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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......

Kerala Congress(J) splits, PJ Joseph resigns

Kerala Public Works minister P J Joseph resigned from the Left Democratic Front ministry and announced the decision of his party to leave the LDF to merge with the Kerala Congress (Mani). However......

Arun Goel as EC: SC bench recuses from hearing

Supreme Court judge Justice KM Joseph, who headed a bench which ruled that the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and ECs will be done by the President on the recommendation of a......

HC asks govt to curb Instagram influencers, fake therapists

The Karnataka high court has advised the government to come up with some regulatory measures to check the growth of pseudo-therapists and 'Instagram influencers'. Illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters......

Ghulam Nabi Azad, other G-23 leaders to meet Sonia, Rahul soon

Days after a meeting of Congress Working Committee in which the party's abysmal performance in the recently held assembly polls in five states was termed as a 'cause of serious concern,' senior......

Space tech firms urge PM to expedite approvals, fine tune rules

Space technology entrepreneurs, including Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal, on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expedite regulatory approvals, provide his personal......

BWA auction on May 24, eleven players in fray

The government on Friday approved the provisional results for the 3G spectrum sale that fetched it a staggering Rs 67,719-crore (Rs 677.19 billion) bonanza, paving the way for starting the auction......

Why Nayak opposed Shikha Sharma as Axis CEO

Former Axis Bank chairman and CEO PJ Nayak said managements should look at appointing outsiders only when the organisation is weak. "If it's strong, look for insiders," he told Business Standard, a......

Nayak stays as UTI Bank chief for 5 years

The UTI Bank board on Wednesday reversed last week's decision to split the post of chairman and managing director. The board also decided to extend the tenure of the existing CMD, PJ Nayak, by five......

Bigger cheques for bank bosses

The financial year 2005-06, when the retail lending boom peaked, has turned out to be a very remunerative one for the CEOs of ICICI Bank and UTI Bank.KV Kamath, managing director and CEO of ICICI......

Bollywood Gets Ready For 2024

Bollywood's first posts of 2024 are full of warmth and gratitude. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vaani Kapoor/Instagram Vaani Kapoor says 'Hi' to 2024. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena......

Dress Up Like Bollywood This Christmas

Deck the halls in boughs and holly! 'Tis the season to be jolly. Fashionistas, take cue. Christmas is here, it's time to channel in some of its magic in the brightest shades of festive fervour. And......

'I travel the world with a piece of bamboo'

'I will always cherish the fact that I received the first big award of my life, actually two, in the company of legends for an incredible collaboration.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakesh Chaurasia......

#InstaNews: Pooja Hegde's birthday celebration

Happy birthday, Pooja! Pooja Hegde, who made her Bollywood debut opposite Hrithik Roshan with Mohenjo Daro last year, celebrates her birthday today. The celebrations began at midnight......

'Blueberry Hunt got delayed because I was broke'

'I noticed the audience warming up to The Blueberry Hunt at different points. The surprise was the reaction from the aam aadmi (the common man). They loved the film!' Director Anup Kurian......

India taught us how to play in these conditions: Knight

IMAGE: India handed England a crushing defeat in the one-off Test. Photograph: BCCI England captain Heather Knight on Saturday conceded India showed them how to play in testing conditions after......

Virat Kohli's 100th Test: All The Numbers

IMAGE: Virat Kohli will be the 12th Indian cricketer to play 100 Tests. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images Virat Kohli will play his landmark 100th Test in Mohali, today, March 4.......

IPL 2021, Week 3: All the Hits & Misses

Rajneesh Gupta presents all the important numbers after the third week of IPL 2021. IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings' Sam Curran celebrates Mumbai Indian Krunal Pandya's wicket during match 27 at the......

IPL 2022: All The Numbers You Want

Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting facts and figures from IPL 2022. IMAGE: Gujarat Titans celebrate winning the IPL 2022 title after beating the Rajasthan Royals in the final. Photograph:......

NBA: Pascal Siakam nets 40 in Raptors' OT win over Celtics

IMAGE: Cleveland Cavaliers' guard Darius Garland (10) celebrates his three-point basket in the fourth quarter against the Orlando Magic during their NBA match at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in......

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