The Hindi-speaking Aussie who loves India

Charles 'Biharilal' Thomson, is an Australian who speaks fluent Hindi learnt on the streets, trains and buses of India's hinterland.Biharilal tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih how India has......

Yoga lights up United Nations HQ

The United Nations headquarters in New York was lit up with the word 'Yoga' in commemoration of the third International Day of Yoga. Actor Anupam Kher switched the illumination lights. "Yoga......

Utah governor presents lifetime achievement award to Dr Dinesh Patel

Dr Dinesh Patel, Utah’s most high profile and influential Indian American, was conferred the Willem J Kolff Lifetime Achievement Award at BioUtah’s 2013 Utah Life Science Award, the......

Likely Nobel prize winners for 2014

The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced its 2013 “Nobel-class” Citation Laureates on Wednesday, which names 28 researchers representing 22 distinct academic and......

Over 2 years post Covid, consumer firms see strong festival sales

The festival season has already begun in the west and south of India with Ganesh Chaturthi and Onam, respectively, and consumer companies are witnessing a pick-up in sales compared to pre-Covid......

China's zero-Covid move could hit India's white goods

Consumer durable companies will again start to face a supply issue of components as China extends lockdown due to its zero Covid strategy. This will impact the flow of finished products into the......

Consumer goods: How lockdown 4.0 was different

From fast food and athleisure to ACs, the demand for several non-discretionary items has spiked since May 17, when Lockdown 4.0 was extended till May 31. If the first three phases of the......

Consumer durable firms stare at uncertain future

In 2020 a round of hikes in customs duty on components like compressors, motors and printed circuit boards aggravated the situation, coronavirus crisis is now leaving manufacturers with no option......

Sridevi the eternal screen Goddess of Bollywood

Sridevi had updated her art to become more contemporary than current actors.She was new-age and yet vintage.By making the predictable so precious, she makes it a scene that could hold its head high......

The Meyerowitz Stories: Thank God for Netflix!

If it wasn't for Netflix, we'd never have seen The Meyerowitz Stories in India.J Jagannath is captivated by this film about three disconnected siblings and their even more disconnected father.......

PIX: Anna Kendrick, Julie Delpy, Dev Patel at TIFF 2015

The 40th edition of Toronto International Film Festival drew to a close on September 20. Canadian-Irish drama Room, directed by Lenny Abrahamson and written by Emma Donoghue, won the People's......

PIX: Beeba Boys, Julianne Moore, Clooney at TIFF 2015

The annual Toronto International Film Festival began on September 10.Several Bollywood and Hollywood stars made their presence felt over the weekend at the ongoing Canadian film festival. A look at......

Sports Shorts: Nike's Kaepernick ad spurs spike in sold-out items

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick appears as a face of Nike Inc advertisement marking the 30th anniversary......

What it's like to have the second-most important job in India?

'Of the 32 captains who have led India in Test cricket, only four have been pure bowlers -- Ghulam Ahmed, Venkatraghavan, Bishan Bedi and myself.' 'The captain must lead with only one idea in mind......

'America's Christ on a bicycle' Armstrong's disgrace revisited in film

The Program documents the dark side of professional cycling, which still struggles to shake off suspicions of cheating amid a culture of loyalty to a team's star IMAGE: Lance Armstrong.......

Jiji Thomson quits as SAI DG, slams government for injustice

Sports Authority of India boss Jiji Thomson has quit with immediate effect citing injustice by the Government over his promotion and the IAS officer says his departure comes at an inopportune time......

CAS clears sprinter Dutee Chand for National Games

Sprinter Dutee Chand. Photograph: PTI Indian athlete Dutee Chand has been cleared to participate in next year's National Games after the Court of Arbitration for Sports allowed her to compete......