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......

How June 25, 1983 Changed India Forever

That win gave us something no other victory ever would: It gave a young nation hope. It gave us the will to dream, notes Abhishek Mande Bhot. IMAGE: Kapil Dev holds aloft the World Cup on the......

Prez dismisses plea to disqualify 27 AAP MLAs

In a relief to Aam Admi Party, President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected a petition to disqualify 27 of its Delhi MLAs for allegedly holding office of profit by being appointed as chairpersons of Rogi......

Black money case: List of 627 foreign account holders given to SC

The Centre on Wednesday placed a list of names of 627 Indian account holders in HSBC bank, Geneva in the black money case before the Supreme Court which asked a Special Investigation Team to go......

Nirmalaji Listens To Economists' Ideas

'The Budget needs to focus more on social welfare schemes.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the first pre-Budget consultations with leading economists in connection with the......

Bharti ropes in ex-Walmart India head as Group Advisor

Former Walmart India head Raj Jain has been roped in as an advisor by the Bharti Group, which on Wednesday parted ways with the US retail giant to operate stores independently in India. "The......

Bharti names ex Wal-Mart executive Raj Jain as retail CEO

Bharti Retail on Friday announced appointments of former head of Walmart India Raj Jain (Bottom, Left) as its CEO and Pankaj Madan, another senior executive of erstwhile joint venture Bharti......

'No case of bribing by global retailers in India'

In October, media reports suggested that the World's largest retailer Wal-Mart made "suspicious payments" totalling millions of dollars to local officials in India. The government on Friday said no......

10 TERRIFIC Ensemble Movies

When actors and characters of various skills and styles combine under a keen director's supervision, ensemble casts unfold like a treat before the cinephile. Think Padosan, Kalyug, Mandi, Jaane......

2023's Biggest Bollywood Flops So Far

The first half of 2023 has been good to Bollywood, as we saw big blockbusters like Pathaan and The Kerala Story. But there have been flops as well. Some of these have been unfortunate failures......

The Best Vishal Bhardwaj Movie? VOTE!

Versatile not just in thought but talent too, Vishal Bhardwaj's prowess at composing melodies, singing sublime tunes, writing scripts along with masterful direction makes him one of the most......

How Bollywood Treats Its BETIS

Daughters are a blessing, they say. But in Jayeshbhai Jordaar, Ranveer Singh will move heaven and earth to keep his daughter alive after the gynaecologist reveals that his second child is also a......

'The Indian team is not going in the right direction'

IMAGE: India lost to Bangladesh by five runs in the second ODI in Mirpur on Wednesday to concede the series 0-2. Photograph: Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images Former coach Madan Lal on Thursday lashed......

It's June 25 Again For Kapil's Devils!

To celebrate India's glorious World Cup win on June 25, 1983, Paymentz launch The 1983 World Cup Opus exactly 39 years later. The limited edition coffee table book features anecdotes from the World......

Punjab wrest early initiative

Punjab amassed 422 runs in their first innings before reducing Assam to 113 for 3 on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match in Amritsar on Wednesday.Resuming the day at 297 for......

Maybe India needs this Dream XI!

So India lost its first World Twenty20 game on Tuesday night.Maybe, we fielded the wrong team :)Haresh Pandya picks 11 India greats who never played the shortest format, but can take on any team in......

Number Crunching: Figure out the history of England-India Tests

India and England face-off on Wednesday in the first Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, with an eye on the Pataudi Trophy. Under Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's last overseas Test series win was......