Maps evolve. Boundaries of countries get altered, moving a few kilometres this way or that. New countries are born. The names of nations have changed too. Long before their modern names settled......
From a surge in startups to crewed mission preparations, 2025 marks a transformative year as India eyes $44 billion space economy by 2033. IMAGE: ISRO's LVM3M6, an operational heavy-lift launch......
'A truly original Hindi writer whose writing no other author can match.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The death of celebrated Hindi writer and Jnanpith awardee Vinod Kumar Shukla has......
Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday urged former Congress president Sonia Gandhi to return the correspondence and documents of the first prime minister......
'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......
'Only four or five original companies remain; the rest have been replaced every decade as sectors evolve or leadership shifts.' 'Companies that fail to adapt -- like many textile mills from the......
Yes, the entry of private bankers, particularly with global experience will add value to PSBs, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Last week's column on the......
Average employee salaries in India are set to increase by 9 per cent in 2026, with a renewed focus on short-term incentives and skills-based systems, a report said on Wednesday. Illustration:......
India's $280-billion IT industry heads into 2026, balancing visa-related headwinds and global trade uncertainty against its biggest-ever push into artificial intelligence and the rapid expansion of......
This was perhaps a missed opportunity for India to spotlight a core domestic challenge: The scale of workforce preparation required for a young, populous, rapidly growing country seeking to reach......
IMAGE: Mohanlal, Nagarjuna and VijaySethupathi. Photograph: Rajul Hegde/Rediff The SouthUnbound event brought together Mohanlal, Nagarjuna and VijaySethupathi to promote their respective BiggBoss......
IMAGE: Mrunal Thakur and Adivi Sesh at the Dacoit: Ek Prem Katha launch event in Mumbai, December 18, 2025. Photograph: Hemantkumar Shivsharan/Rediff Mrunal Thakur teams up with Telugu star Adivi......
As the year draws to a close, Rediff Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya takes a look at the hits and misses, the highs and lows, the newsmakers and the dealbreakers in alphabetical order. ......
Christmas Karma narrowly misses being a highway pile up, mainly because its heart is in the right place, believes Deepa Gahlot. The idea sounds good: The Charles Dickens classic 1843 novella A......
'If we don't become part of this, if we don't embrace this particular technology, millionaire brands might go down, which we cannot allow.' Kindly note that this illustration generated using......
'WPL has taken Indian women's game to a certain level, the way India team is performing, the confidence level, their body language, their attitude, that has transformed in last 3-4 years.' IMAGE:......
'It has been 12 weeks of hard work and perseverance, not just in training but also with his diet and habits. He's made a lot of sacrifices, and that has transformed him into, if I may say so, a......
'Someone with a strong record against Australia, especially as a coach, is worth considering. Looking ahead to the Ashes in 2027, England might benefit from a different voice -- that extra 1% that......
'Neither SAI nor state departments have a dedicated sports administration service. Instead, roles are filled by generalist civil servants or contractual staff, often lacking sector-specific......
'In his first 40 ODIs or so, he didn't hit many sixes. But after his double century against Australia in 2013-14, his balls-per-six ratio was 27.' IMAGE: Rohit Sharma, who smashed three sixes in......