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......

Would rather jump in well: Gadkari on Cong leader's offer

Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party veteran Nitin Gadkari has said that a politician once advised him to join the Congress, to which he replied that he would rather die by jumping into a well......

Brazil opens the door for Indian navy and Gripen

SAAB's Sea Gripen constitutes a new option as the INS Vikrant's light fighter. Ajai Shukla reportsBrazil's decision to buy the Swedish JAS-39E/F Gripen (or Gripen NG) has opened a tantalising......

Singapore ends AirAsia jet search

Singapore's search operation to locate the debris of the crashed AirAsia plane came to end on Sunday with its ship that found the jet's fuselage in the Java Sea returning back after days of......

Morgan Stanley sees Sensex at 70,000 by Dec 2022

Despite headwinds, it remains “structurally bullish” on India and expects the Sensex to scale up to the 70,000-mark by December 2022; 80,000 level in a bull-case scenario and hover......

Why Has RBI Scrapped Polymer Currency Notes Idea?

The RBI has shelved its plan for polymer notes more than a decade after it invited interest from global manufacturers for one billion pieces of Rs 10 denomination polymer banknotes, reveals Tamal......

Aircraft makers throng Telangana's aviation meet

Wings India 2018, an international conference on the civil aviation sector, was inaugurated on Thursday at Begumpet airport, Hyderabad, by KT Rama Rao, minister of IT, mines and NRI affairs in the......

IndiGo, SpiceJet stare at huge Q1 losses

Experts expect a net loss of Rs 26.7 billion for IndiGo and Rs 10.1 billion for SpiceJet in Q1FY21 driven by low traffic volume, low fleet utilisation and poor coverage of fixed costs. Budget......

PIX: Kriti, Tiger celebrate 5 years of Heropanti!

Tiger Shroff, Kriti Sanon and director Sabbir Khan's debut film, Heropanti, turned five. The stars posted some interesting pictures and beautiful messages on their Insta feed. Photograph: Kind......

Sindhu makes winning comeback as India stun China

IMAGE:  Returning from injury PV Sindhu beat higher ranked Han Yue. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters Two-time Olympic-medallist P V Sindhu made a winning return from a lengthy injury......

India finish in top four as shuttlers, paddlers add to medal haul

India's final tally at the Commonwealth Games read 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze. They placed behind third-placed Canada, which was far ahead with 92 medals (26-32-34). Australia (67-57-54)......

Sports Shorts: Saina, Kashyap, Srikanth enter 2nd round of Malaysia Masters

IMAGE:  Saina Nehwal. Photograph: Saina Nehwal/Twitter Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap and Kidambi Srikanth entered the second round to mark a fine day for Indian shuttlers......

Meet India's medallists at Birmingham CWG

Indian athletes are on a roll at the ongoing Birmingham Commonwealth Games. With 55 medals thus far, India are 5th on the list of medal winners.    Rediff.com introduces you to the......

Prannoy, Sameer start off with wins at World Championships

IMAGE: HS Prannoy beat New Zealand's Abhinav Manota in straight games to enter the second round at the World Championships. Photograph: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images HS Prannoy and Sameer Verma......