Explained: Supreme Court's Property Judgment

'A rigid or overly broad interpretation could lead to a chilling effect on investments and growth in sectors traditionally driven by private initiative.' 'Entrepreneurs may fear that their assets......

God spared my life for a reason: Trump in victory speech

Donald Trump on Wednesday promised to bring a “golden age” for America, as he appeared poised to win the presidential election with a mandate he called “unprecedented and......

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......

Will Vijay Do Business With The BJP?

If the BJP has to work as a junior partner of Vijay's TVK, then either the party will have to change the state leader, or the latter should change himself.Incidentally, ever since Vijay started......

The Machine That Saved Tanishq

Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time.Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then......

Has Paytm Woken Up Too Late?

Has Vijay Shekhar Sharma given up on the bank?For now, he seems to be on a save-OCL mission. The bank will face its logical end, observes Tamal Bandopadhyay. IMAGE: A cobbler uses Paytm as a mode......

'RBI should pause rate hikes'

'It will send a very strong signal that it is now our time to grow.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted the private sector to increase capital......

'We all need a little piece of utopia in our life'

'This was a film, a story that had never been told before.' IMAGE: Koji Yakusho in Perfect Days. For the last four-and-a-half decades German film-maker Wim Wenders has been making compassionate......

The Biggest Hits Of 2023

What a remarkable year 2023 has turned out to be! It saw record-breaking openings, the biggest day wise collections and new benchmarks set for lifetime scores. Here's a look at the biggest hits of......

'Ardh Satya wasn't conceived to showcase Om's talent'

'The ending Vijay Tendulkar had written was different.'According to him, the film ended with Anant Welankar's suicide.''I felt such an ending would be too nihilistic.''Bahut zyada defeatist ho......

'I still live in constant fear'

'The list of betrayals is long.''People, who said they were like family, have backstabbed me most.'   IMAGE: Karishma Tanna in Scoop. Jigna Vora, the journalist on whose book -- and ordeal --......

PIX: Real Madrid snatch comeback win; Arsenal survive!

Images from the UEFA Champions League league matches played on Tuesday.Vinicius grabs hat-trick in Real's comeback win IMAGE: Vinicius Junior scores Real Madrid's fourth goal against Borussia......

PIX: India collapse on Day 4; NZ need 107 to win

IMAGES from Day 4 of the first Test played between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru, on Saturday. Scorecard IMAGE: Matt Henry celebrates the wicket of Ravichandran Ashwin. Photograph: BCCI......

Norris-Verstappen battle heats up as Texas beckons

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen with McLaren's Lando Norris and Mercedes's George Russell. Photograph: Florion Goga/Reuters Formula One leader Max Verstappen is hoping for a quicker Red Bull in......

Paris Olympics: One big target for swimmer Srihari Nataraj

'I think if I make a personal best, it puts me in a good spot to be in the semi-finals.' IMAGE: The entry to the Paris Olympics through the Universality Quota was not ideal by Srihari Nataraj's......

New Head Coach Gambhir 'honoured to serve tricolour'

'I have always taken pride while donning the Indian jersey during my playing days and it is going to be no different when I take up this new role.'   IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir's first assignment......