Ahead of the Mumbai municipal election on January 15, Shiv Sena-UBT leader Aditya Uddhav Thackeray launched a blistering attack on his political rivals in a hard-hitting interview with Rediff.......
Ajit Pawar granted Rediff an interview in Baramati at 6 am. Why?'To be a successful politician one needs to sleep less, and I never sleep for more than 4 hours,' Mr Pawar told Syed Firdaus Ashraf......
'We have given riot-free Maharashtra in our 18-month rule.' IMAGE: Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar speaks to Rediff.com at his home in Baramati. Photograph: Hitesh......
As a child of rich British parents in West Bengal's Tollygunge in the late 1930s, Mark Tully was not allowed to socialise with locals. IMAGE: Veteran journalist Mark Tully breathed his last at a......
'Trump says India will buy over $500 billion of US goods.''At present, India's annual imports of goods and energy from the US are under $50 billion.''Reaching $500 billion would likely require more......
At present, e-mobike penetration in India is close to negligible, unlike the scooter segment, where electric scooters account for nearly 20 per cent of sales. All photographs: Kind courtesy Matter......
'Economic activity appears to have peaked in the second quarter of FY26, with industrial output, exports, and business confidence all softening from October 2025.' Illustration: Dominic......
'For those in for the long haul, this is a God-given opportunity.''Your market is falling despite strong fundamentals, and such a clear roadmap has been announced.' Illustration: Dominic......
Ambareesh Baliga's quick take on the markets after the increase in STT on futures trading to 0.05% (0.02% earlier) and on options to to 0.15% (0.1% earlier) Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff......
'Global uncertainty is something which definitely occupies the minds of officials when we are preparing for the Budget.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the post-Budget press......
'I made a big fuss about playing Manoj Kumar's mother, but he had made up his mind.''He said he would wait until I made up my mind.''I was about 40 then. He was so large and I was so tiny!' IMAGE:......
'If you are trying to tell an authentic Punjab story, it's almost impossible that the NRI fascination or the NRI characters will not be a part of it.' IMAGE: Mona Singh as Inspector Dhanwant Kaur......
Stay updated about the Oscar 2026 movies! Key Points Some of the Oscar 2026 nominated movies are streaming in India. Sinners has broken records by getting as many as 16 nominations. The 98th......
Rimi Sen: 'Even today, Salman Khan or Shah Rukh Khan rule Bollywood but the heroines who started with them are now doing supporting roles, playing sisters or even mothers. A woman's lifespan in the......
A R Rahman: 'I feel blessed to be Indian, which enables me to create a space which always allows freedom of expression and celebrates multicultural voices.' Photograph: Kind courtesy AR......
As he is laid to rest, Indian cricket bids farewell to one of its greatest administrators -- a visionary who understood that breaking monopolies and building stadiums were about the same thing:......
Inderjit Bindra, who raised Indian cricket on the world stage in the 1990s and early years of this century, passed into the ages on Sunday.26 years ago, Mr Bindra spoke at length to Rediff about......
‘You cannot eat biryani and become a world champion -- that's not possible’ ‘If your full attention is on your phone all the time, can you play at world level?’ IMAGE: Pullela Gopichand......
Mumbai Marathon Indian Men's Title Winner Dr Kartik Karkera: 'I want to tell parents that sport and academics don't have to be a choice -- they can go hand in hand.' IMAGE: Kartik Karkera: A......
'My next aim is to go past 2700.' IMAGE: Grandmaster Pranesh M. Photograph: Kind courtesy X Pranesh M, 19, India's 79th chess Grandmaster, was one of 24 Indians who participated in the chess World......