'When the bombing happened in the Taj Mahal hotel in 2008, that was a very sad moment, but he really took care of the people, took care of everybody and that was when you saw some of his best......
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......
'The first duty of the government is to learn lessons from a bad experience and course correct. It's a pity that the government is making policy without looking at evidence and differentiating......
'When Covid first struck, the lockdown resulted in clean air in major Indian cities.''You were able to see the Himalayan range from Ludhiana.''In Delhi, you were seeing deer and stags all over the......
The protection gained after being fully vaccinated with both doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines against Covid-19 wanes over time, a new UK study reported on Wednesday.......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday identified agriculture, education and health as three sectors where he believes technology can play a big role, and highlighted efforts of his government. In......
'There is no reason why we should break this business up.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Biocon Bengaluru-headquartered biotech major Biocon has been working to reduce its cumulative debt of around......
The western world had largely considered India to be a production hub, and also, a good potential geography for clinical trials, and a big market. But in Covid-19 research, Indian companies and......
Whenever you think of Microsoft, the only name that crosses one's mind is Bill Gates. But the tech behemoth was co-founded in 1975 by Gates and Paul Allen. Photograph: Anthony P......
'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'Excerpts from Anuj Shah's Brightest Investment Minds: Their Journeys, Their Insights. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com How many of......
Dana Reeve, who announced in 2004 that she had lung cancer, is no more.First Christopher Reeve, who the world will always remember as Superman. Now, his wife. Dana Reeve, 44, has died of lung......
Tributes flooded in on Friday for former England manager Bobby Robson, who died peacefully at home from cancer aged 76. Here is a selection: "I cannot think of anybody in the game who was held in......
If he ever makes it to the United States Senate, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will likely suggest one solution to America's energy crisis: 'Cycle to work'. Will he run for......
England's football players have agreed to donate their international wages to charity, according to a report in Saturday's Daily Mail. A new Team England Footballers' Charity has pledged a minimum......