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Rahul Bajaj, World's Favourite Indian

Rahul Bajaj, World's Favourite Indian

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

'Rahul inspired Indian industry with an ethos, an ethos of being more confident, more independent, more thorough, more competitive, more generous, more public-spirited, and more national and more international all at once,' remembers Naushad Forbes.

'Bollywood movies don't have heroism'

'Bollywood movies don't have heroism'

Rediff.com29 Mar 2022

'Why does it happen that our films don't work there, their films work here?'

Pakistan Army's Imran Nightmare

Pakistan Army's Imran Nightmare

Rediff.com14 Nov 2022

There has always been a risk-taking edge to Imran Khan. Like him or hate him, it had to be someone like him to finally threaten to demolish the Pakistani establishment, explains Shekhar Gupta.

Never imagined Sachin getting India cap at 16, says brother Ajit

Never imagined Sachin getting India cap at 16, says brother Ajit

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

Sachin Tendulkar's family members had never thought of him representing India so early in life and then go on to breaking so many cricket records, his brother Ajit said on Monday.

Kapoor And Son: What Thar Is About

Kapoor And Son: What Thar Is About

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

'You can't call this a pure Western. This has got love, passion, violence, suspense.' 'This is a film of today.'

The E-Comm Debate In India

The E-Comm Debate In India

Rediff.com19 Oct 2021

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the state of ecom in a nation of shopkeepers.

Whither The Middle Class?

Whither The Middle Class?

Rediff.com12 Jul 2022

Ajit Balakrishnan on how to arrest a worldwide decline.

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

Few people know Ratan Tata as well as R K Krishna Kumar does. Widely perceived to be among the managers closest to Tata, Krishna Kumar assesses Ratan Tata, the man and business leader, in this exclusive interview to Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

Gavaskar expresses regret over ill-timed comment on Warne

Gavaskar expresses regret over ill-timed comment on Warne

Rediff.com7 Mar 2022

The timing of Sunil Gavaskar's comments upset some of Shane Warne's legion of Indian fans, particularly his suggestion that the Australian's lifestyle had contributed to his early death.

Will resign if Saradha link is proved, says Mamata

Will resign if Saradha link is proved, says Mamata

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

Breaking her silence over the Saradha scam, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she would quit if allegations of her closeness to the ponzi company was proved.

In UP, Modi sounds 'red alert' against 'red caps'

In UP, Modi sounds 'red alert' against 'red caps'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2021

SP leader Akhilesh Yadav reacted quickly to the allegation, tweeting that the red caps are a 'red alert' for the Bharatiya Janata Party itself as they will oust that party from power.

Aryan Episode Won't Affect Brand SRK

Aryan Episode Won't Affect Brand SRK

Rediff.com17 Nov 2021

SRK's persona and brand power has been built over nearly 30 years of public acclaim and love. Brands perhaps believe that his troubles are transitory and that as a human brand he has long legs capable of striding over controversies, explains ad guru Sandeep Goyal.

Aditya Birla Group looks to exit Aroon Purie's Living Media

Aditya Birla Group looks to exit Aroon Purie's Living Media

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

BofA-ML mandated to find buyer for 27.5% stake in media group's holding firm

'I am in my honeymoon phase again'

'I am in my honeymoon phase again'

Rediff.com24 Sep 2022

'I was told so often by people, "Please leave your brains at home".' 'And I would say, "I only have myself to offer. I can't dance like Madhuri Dixit or Shilpa Shetty. I can only come and act."'

The Next Big Tech Revolution

The Next Big Tech Revolution

Rediff.com14 Dec 2021

Blockchain's promise: Dramatically speeding up transactions, explains Ajit Balakrishnan.

US Open: 10 Images to Remember

US Open: 10 Images to Remember

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

10 scenes from Flushing Meadows this year.

Should India play cricket with Pakistan in the UAE?

Should India play cricket with Pakistan in the UAE?

Rediff.com11 May 2015

PCB said on Sunday it expects bilateral series with India to resume.

When Rahul Saw Sheena For The Last Time

When Rahul Saw Sheena For The Last Time

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

A yellow-sari daintily clad Indrani was beaming broadly and it seemed like for the first time, for her, Rahul had done something right. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora Murder Trial.

Bhagat Singh never lived at Khatkar Kalan

Bhagat Singh never lived at Khatkar Kalan

Rediff.com23 Mar 2022

Bhagat Singh was born on September 28, 1907 in Banga village in Lyallpur district, now Faisalabad in Pakistan Punjab.

Mallya to raise a toast to W&M today

Mallya to raise a toast to W&M today

Rediff.com16 May 2007

W&M's single malts and vodka brand could help UB improve its position at the premium end of the Indian spirits market

India slams talk about Quad's 'limited agenda'

India slams talk about Quad's 'limited agenda'

Rediff.com15 Sep 2021

Remarks from Indian External Affairs are significant as it comes after China slammed Quad and said the formation of "exclusive cliques" targeting other countries runs counter to the trend of the times and is "doomed to fail".

Kyrgios takes a dig at Djokovic

Kyrgios takes a dig at Djokovic

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

Nick Kyrgios was among the first players to react to Novak Djokovic being disqualified from the US Open.

Olympics: Biles withdraws from event finals for vault and uneven bars

Olympics: Biles withdraws from event finals for vault and uneven bars

Rediff.com31 Jul 2021

Simone Biles withdrew from the vault and uneven bar apparatus finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as the US gymnast continued to wrestle with mental health issues.

Rags to riches tale of mining mogul Anil Agarwal

Rags to riches tale of mining mogul Anil Agarwal

Rediff.com15 May 2022

A reception often reserved for rockstars came the way of mining mogul Anil Agarwal when he started revealing nuggets of his ascent from a scrap-metal dealer to one of India's most prominent self-made industrialists on social media. And now he has been flooded with booking writing proposals and has even been offered money for a biopic. In February this year, Agarwal, 68, started tweeting his journey from Bihar to Mumbai first and then to London to head a globally diversified natural resources company with interests in zinc-lead-silver, iron ore, steel, copper, aluminium, power, oil and gas.

Police arrest 5 Hindu Sena men for vandalising Owaisi's Delhi home

Police arrest 5 Hindu Sena men for vandalising Owaisi's Delhi home

Rediff.com22 Sep 2021

The Delhi police arrested five members of the Hindu Sena on Tuesday for allegedly vandalising the official residence of AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi at Ashoka Road in Delhi.

Woods opts out as PGA Tour returns next week

Woods opts out as PGA Tour returns next week

Rediff.com6 Jun 2020

The 44-year-old Masters champion last competed on the PGA Tour in mid-February.

Why India must create new programming languages...

Why India must create new programming languages...

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

Why hasn't India produced a single earth-shaking idea like Python or the World Wide Web, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

8 journalists who became politicians

8 journalists who became politicians

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

A list of prominent journalists who also became successful politicians.

An Ill Wind Blowing Over Karnataka

An Ill Wind Blowing Over Karnataka

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

This divisiveness is upsetting social cohesion and can throw the bright young people thronging to Bengaluru with billion dollar ideas in their creative minds off balance, warns Shekhar Gupta.

If Yogi Wins UP.. If Yogi Loses UP...

If Yogi Wins UP.. If Yogi Loses UP...

Rediff.com30 Sep 2021

If he doesn't win next year, it will set back the party's prospects in 2024. If he wins, it will be seen as his win as much as the BJP high command's, points out Shekhar Gupta.

'People of this country are not hardcore communal at all'

'People of this country are not hardcore communal at all'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

'We are losing the battle of secularism, but we have not lost.'

Why Are These Children Being Bullied?

Why Are These Children Being Bullied?

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

The best thing we can pray for is that the courts give a quick judgment in favour of Fundamental Rights so that the government can worry about other things than what it will not let young women wear, hopes Aakar Patel.

Will Markets Fool Majority Once Again?

Will Markets Fool Majority Once Again?

Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

There are overvaluation and excesses in many pockets of the market. This is most obvious in the IPO market, where loss-making companies have inflicted large losses on investors, observes Debashis Basu.

Harnaaz Sandhu speaks out on hijab: Let her live the way she wants to

Harnaaz Sandhu speaks out on hijab: Let her live the way she wants to

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

Days after her remarks on hijab made headlines, Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu on Wednesday said as a youth of the country she simply shared her perspective when asked to comment on the issue.

'Economic activities are expected to improve'

'Economic activities are expected to improve'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

'We are very watchful about inflation and growth. But the main challenge is economic revival and growth.'

COVID-19 is raging across the country

COVID-19 is raging across the country

Rediff.com20 Aug 2020

'Governments have neither any idea of the source of the infection, nor a grip on the disease.' 'Headline management will not work, not in this case,' observes Sunita Narain.

Kargil: How MiG-25 Played A Special Role

Kargil: How MiG-25 Played A Special Role

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

'All enemy positions lay exposed, providing immense information to the Indian Army and IAF to conduct successful flushing out operations.'

Tharoor discharged in Sunanda Pushkar's death case

Tharoor discharged in Sunanda Pushkar's death case

Rediff.com18 Aug 2021

Tharoor thanked the judge, and said it was "an absolute torture for last seven-and-a-half-years" and that it was a "great relief".

Rohit mercilessly trolls Chahal's shirtless picture

Rohit mercilessly trolls Chahal's shirtless picture

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

The right-handed batsman mercilessly trolled his teammate Chahal after a shirtless picture of the leggie

Thallumaala Won't Let You Breathe Or Blink

Thallumaala Won't Let You Breathe Or Blink

Rediff.com19 Aug 2022

Friendships are not merely severed, but built over scuffles. And just about anything can stir things up -- a long-standing feud, a pointless stare, a disrupted moral stance, a fist that ricochets off a face and smacks another face in the near vicinity, observes Sreehari Nair.