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One Month Of Trump: The World Is In Shock

The US is currently Earth's most powerful country and a certain latitude of understanding -- a world view -- is popularly expected from its leadership. From a country identified with freedom,......

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......

Why weekend box-office stars can't make it in 21st century TN politics

Rajinikanth and Kamalahaasan’s new generation movies of the twenty-first century may make bigger money than their earlier films but leave behind a lesser impact. That would make the......

What If Modi Scores Below 200 Seats...

If the BJP gets only 200 seats and wants to remain in power, Modi will have to make way -- either for a proxy of his choice, or for an internal rival, predicts Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay. IMAGE:......

Supreme Court On Article 370: A Landmark Judgment

We must heed what the CJI has said. Challenging every judgment of the central government is inviting chaos, asserts Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: A five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief......

The digital disruption that is tearing through Indian media

Zee and Star, the two largest media companies in India, are undergoing some radical ownership changes. What could it mean? Vanita Kohli Khandekar attempts an answer. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Why is Subhash Chandra RESTLESS?

The chairman of the Essel Group says he has settled 91.2 per cent of the estimated Rs 11,000 crore debt on the group's books.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. IMAGE: By the age of 41, Subhash......

James Murdoch says family is united as he takes helm of Fox

Some investors have questioned whether James is less attached to some parts of the media empire that his father built James Murdoch, who will take the helm of Twenty-First Century Fox next week,......

Why's Modi going against his natural instinct?

The promise of a less suspicious government is surprising.What about the disconnect between the new business stance and earlier push to dictate the narrative in politics and public life, wonders T......

All about income inequality

Unlike in the West, in India we do not see income inequality and all its ramifications as a topic worth debating, writes Ajit Balakrishnan. You cannot be in New York for more than a few......

Will Disney Exit India?

Disney Star India, bought at a valuation of $15 billion, could be on the block for roughly one-third that amount. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters For the first time since it entered India in 1993,......

If Ambani Buys Disney Star...

Assume Voot, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar are merged into one entertainment app, and you have a streaming service with more than 233 million unique visitors.That is a reach just under half of......

My Beloved Aunt, Lata Mangeshkar

'While we conversed in Marathi, she would always make it a point to ask me in English, "Are you okay? Have you eaten?"''I sorely miss that care and concern.' IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar with her......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

The Web Series That Inspired Nikkhil Advani

As 2021 comes to a close, it's time to look back at all the Web series and movies that made a difference. In a new series, Bollywood's towering talents, who themselves made brilliant works this......

India, Kings Under Pressure!

Arshdeep Singh performing under pressure in the Super Over against Sri Lanka can be attributed to meditation and yoga that he practices regularly. The India-Sri Lanka match was cricket's retort to......

Nicholas Pooran retires from international cricket at 29

IMAGE: Nicholas Pooran hit 13 half-centuries in 106 Twenty20 Internationals and amassed 2275 runs to become West Indies' leading scorer in the shortest format. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters......

PIX: Rinku Singh gets engaged to SP MP Priya Saroj

IMAGE: Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj during their engagement in Lucknow on Sunday. Photographs: Rinku Singh/Instagram India's T20 star Rinku Singh and Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj got engaged on......

Biggest transfer in IPL history? AB teases Rohit's move

‘That would be quite a story....’: De Villiers on Rohit's potential move to RCB IMAGE: That will be quite a story if Rohit Sharma moves from Mumbai Indians to RCB. Photograph:......

We have enough funds, Hyderabad will host Bangladesh Test: HCA

'I believe it is some BCCI officials, who probably are disqualified, want to spread baseless rumours. So I put it again, Hyderabad is hosting the Test match.' IMAGE: The Rajiv Gandhi International......