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......

Want To Have A Good Laugh? See This!

Meet the winners of the Comedy Wildlife Awards 2023. Jason Moore, with his excellent capture of a kangaroo titled Air Guitar Roo won the first prize. This stunning photograph also won the Creatures......

Red Fort's Tryst With India's Destiny

Jawaharlal Nehru did not unfurl the Tricolour at the Red Fort on August 15, 1947.But, in a gesture of nationalistic symbolism -- one that has endured by repetition over the 76 years of independent......

A decade since the detection of God Particle: Why it matters

The Higgs filled a gap with its explanation for mass. Knowing the exact characteristics of the Higgs allows scientists to make better guesses of the structure of the universe in the first 10......

Huawei Honor 6 Plus is stunning, elegant but slightly expensive

The Honor 6 Plus comes with an 8MP dual-camera setup. It's similar to what we saw in the HTC One M8. They say never judge a book by its cover, and like many others, I also subscribe to this......

Hyundai Elantra is good for a pleasant driving experience

The diesel-powered Hyundai Elantra finally enters the MotorBeam garage and we were wanting to lay our hands on one from a long time. We first got the petrol variant which honestly had bad drinking......

Colour Bollywood Is Rocking These Days

Every season, there's a hot colour that every celeb endorses and it seems that lately, it's white. This soothing colour is here to stay. thanks to these lovely ladies, and Namrata Thakker picks up......

Like Ananya's Sari Swag?

November was high on the fashion meter as a lot of celebs made dazzling appearances while attending promotional events and at parties. So who impressed the most in the style department? Namrata......

INSIDE Kriti Sanon's GORGEOUS Home

Kriti Sanon, whose had a good run at the box office recently with films like Tere Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya and Crew, lives in a stunning duplex apartment in Andheri, north west Mumbai, with her......

Inside Janhvi's Beautiful Home

Janhvi Kapoor, who is gearing up for her big Telugu debut Devara, co-starring Jr NTR, bought a stunning duplex apartment in the posh Bandra neighbourhood in north west Mumbai in 2022. The gorgeous......

Draconian decision: Carlsen hits out at Anand, FIDE

For all his good qualities, he is not ready for FIDE job: Magnus Carlsen on Vishy Anand IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen called the officials "robots" who are not capable of making independent decisions.......

Will Rohit's captaincy lead India to victory at Gabba?

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma would be a handful if he is asked to manage one of the two factors -- bounce or seam movement. Photograph: ICC/X Rohit Sharma's elegance and Virat Kohli's class will face......

'Sanju Samson Can Be India's Test Opener'

'People should realise he is an impact player, like Virender Sehwag.''You don't expect these players to score a 70-80 every time they bat, but whenever they score they will win matches for your......

Padikkal eyes Duleep Trophy stint to secure India spot

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI Devdutt Padikkal wants to prepare himself for the upcoming international season by notching up a few big scores in the Duleep Trophy, as the elegant batter believes......

Anush's key to dressage success: Stay in synch with horse

'The horse is the main member of the team, I would say. What really attracted me to dressage was that though power is involved it still has to look elegant and that you are completely in sync with......