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......

'The Judiciary Is Like A Black Hole'

'People don't know about the immense pressures that come with this position -- every decision a judge takes affects real people and their lives.''This is not a job that one can take lightly.'......

'What Bigger Award One Can Hope For?'

'I did not take up research for any award.''What is more important is the medicine that I have developed.''This helps the patient recover and the family is happy that their relative has survived......

Smriti Irani slams Rahul, says people brought Cong to political perish

India's democracy is not in peril but the Congress party has been brought to "political perish" by the people for the kind of behaviour its leader Rahul Gandhi exhibited overseas, Union minister......

Pandemic pushed 37 million into extreme poverty: Gates Foundation

The report said the global economy will lose $12 trillion or more by the end of 2021 despite spending of $18 trillion in trying to stimulate growth around the world. The coronavirus pandemic has......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

Global Dark Economy Clouds Hover Over India

'Rhetoric and chest-thumping are running high on India's recent growth record.''But will the giant waves developing elsewhere allow us to sail smoothly into fair winds?' asks Debashis Basu.......

Ford Foundation funding dries up as Modi clamps down on NGOs

A leading global charity has frozen $4 million in funding to India, squeezing aid to the poor, after a clampdown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on donors deemed to be meddling in domestic politics......

'I Want To Achieve What Lin Dan Did For China'

'If there's no financial support, talent doesn't get a chance to blossom.' IMAGE: Mansi Singh won the women's singles title at the Mangalore India International Challenge. Photograph: Kind......

Agassi hopes to make a generational change in India...

'What I hope to do is provide a vehicle for that scale and growth in literacy and English as a second language here.' IMAGE: Tennis taught me how to navigate a very intense environment and......

Why Tendulkar, Beckham and Djokovic have come together

Ahead of Father's Day, Sachin joins Beckham and Djokovic for UNICEF's Super Dads campaign. IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar......