'Venezuela's Current Leaders Gave Maduro As A Trophy To Trump'

'Trump had done a deal with the current regime minus Maduro. The current regime is giving Trump entry into Venezuelan oil. They are obeying him and doing whatever he says.' 'They are happy because......

Why Freebies May Not Save Stalin's DMK

With deep sorrow we mourn the death on Thursday morning of long-time Rediff Columnist Mr N Sathiya Moorthy after a brief illness.This is Mr Sathiya Moorthy's final column which he filed before he......

'The Key Is Talent, Technology, Trust'

'Our problem is not a budget deficit but a trust deficit. We need to trust our institutions and industries to innovate and lead. That is the way forward for India.' Kindly note that this......

Trump's Language Of Fascism

'Non-compatible with Western Civilization' is about as vague and jingoistic as it gets and Trump saying this gives full license to his acolytes to go full throttle on making life as difficult and......

Sebi agrees in principle to NSE colo-dark fibre settlement

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has, in principle, agreed to the proposed settlement of the long-pending colocation and dark fibre cases filed by the National Stock Exchange......

BofA In SEBI Probe Over Confidential Deal Data Leak

India's market regulator has found that Bank of America shared confidential details ahead of a 2024 block trade and later misled regulators during the investigation. Photograph: Francis......

The Worry Behind Sam Altman's Rs 4.6-Crore Job Offer

By publicly attaching such a large sum to this job, OpenAI is telling the world that fears of rogue-AI has entered the boardroom. Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT's......

Profit-Focused Startups Power India's Strong IPO Revival

Eighteen new-age technology firms went public during the year, a near triple increase from the five firms that debuted in 2023 and 38 per cent more than 2024’s tally of 13. Illustration: Dominic......

'People Know Gandhi As Villain Or Hero'

'They are clueless about the man on the currency notes.''They have been fed with WhatsApp forwards, so either Gandhi is vilified or deified. There's nothing in between.' IMAGE: Pratik Gandhi and......

Big Money Doesn't Guarantee IPL Success

Across 18 IPL seasons, the league's biggest auction cheque has delivered a title just twice. Time and again, the tournament has exposed a harsh truth: The costliest player rarely guarantees a......

'This win will change women's cricket forever'

IMAGE: Smriti Mandana, Jemimah Rodriguez (below) and Radha Yadav (below) were felicitated by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar. Photograph: BCCI Maharashtra Chief Minister......

Lloyd Urges ICC To Rethink WTC Shake-Up

'We need to get a better share of the pie because we were the cash cows for a long time.' IMAGE: West Indies Coach Daren Sammy, left, Brian Lara and Clive Lloyd. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters......

PIX: Liverpool pip Arsenal; Brighton stun Man City

Liverpool edge Arsenal IMAGE: Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai celebrates with teammates after scoring the winner against Arsenal. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai......

Why India-Pak clash in Asia Cup will go on as planned

The sports ministry has maintained that any bilateral sporting engagement with Pakistan is "out of question" at this point. IMAGE: The Asia Cup features a scheduled India-Pakistan fixture on......