Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

What Gave Ratan Tata Great Pleasure

'I get enormous pleasure from seeing the uplift of an underprivileged or poor person.''I feel elated when I walk on the street and see someone who pushes a handcart talking on a cell phone.'A......

'PM Modi Has Transformed India's Image'

'His hopes and dreams for India reach higher and higher and are unstoppable, and his execution has been exemplary.''It inspires all of us to do more.' IMAGE: Chandrika Tandon performs at the......

Reject divisive tendencies based on social hierarchies: President

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday emphasised the need to strengthen affirmative action as a tool for inclusion while urging the rejection of divisive tendencies rooted in perceived social......

Has Modi Sarkar delivered on Budget 2014?

Fifty-six months on, the government's record in implementing these schemes and projects has been mixed, report Arup Roychoudhury and Indivjal Dhasmana. Photograph: PTI Photo In its first Budget......

Govt gets serious about rural development; readies roadmap

A fresh scheme is likely to be released in the upcoming Budget What do Khagaria in Bihar, Paschimi Singhbhum in Jharkhand, Mewat in Haryana, and Shrawasti in Uttar Pradesh have in common? They are......

Modinomics: Indianised capitalism is the need of the hour

The temptation to rehash Manmohanomics is not going to deliver the achche-din that Narendra Modi has promised, warns Sriram Balasubramanian. The recent race related incidents in the United States......

Gujarat model of development: More hype than substance

The Vibrant Gujarat summit in 2013, under Chief Minister Narendra Modi's watch. With facts and figures, the CAG report has highlighted how Gujarat was far from a role model for states across......

When Bollywood Stars Got Romantic!

Bollywood stars make pretty pictures on Valentine's Day. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kajal A Kitchlu/Instagram Kajal A Kitchlu shares a loved up picture with husband Gautam Kitchlu.  ......

'Scale at which this scam operates is shocking'

'There is an eminently fertile ground that perpetrators must be finding in our society.' IMAGE: Shriya Pilgaonkar, left, seen here with Tanuja Chandra, at the screening of Wedding.con. Photograph:......

Ghoomer Trailer: Balki Magic At Play

Life isn't a game of logic, it's all about magic, says the man with ingenious deas R Balki in his latest directorial Ghoomer. Headlined by Abhishek Bachchan and Saiyami Kher, the trailer of the......

Life Of Pi Comes Alive Again

IMAGE: Jonathan David Martin poses with the tiger puppet at the Broadway opening night of Life Of Pi at The Schoenfeld Theatre, in New York, March 30, 2023. Photograph: Michael Loccisano/Getty......

Bike racing champ Alisha Abdullah joins BJP

IMAGE: Alisha Abdullah joins the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday. Photograph: Alisha Abdullah/Twitter India’s first superbike racer Alisha Abdullah joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on......

Ishant in trouble as Sammy seeks apology for racist nickname

'Me being a team man, I thought, hey, team-mates are happy, it must be something funny. You can understand my frustration and my anger when it was pointed out to me that it wasn't funny at all, it......

Sport will lift people's morale: Pietersen

"The nice thing, if you can have a look at something that's nice about this coronavirus, is it's affecting absolutely everybody. So we've all got to come together, understand what's important to......

Captain. Leader. Legend.

Tactical genius, uplifting leader, altruistic individual, a man with unwavering certitude.Dhruv Munjal recounts what made Mahendra Singh Dhoni a great captain. IMAGE: 'He isn't someone who likes......