Increasingly isolated on the global stage, the World Cup has so far helped Vladimir Putin send a defiant message to his opponents that Russia is succeeding despite Western efforts to hold it back.
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
'North Korea could choose to go China's way by selectively opening up the economy, but Kim does not seem enthused by the idea.' 'Getting Pyongyang to give up the nuclear programme may be the best outcome Trump can hope for at the moment,' says Vikram Johri.
Chinese mobile brands are deeply entrenched in the Indian market. A move to bar them may send a bold diplomatic message. But its cost for the local industry is anybody's guess. In the event that Chinese brands face curbs, two handset makers - Samsung and Apple - squarely stand to gain.
'We all live very intense lives. S*** goes down all the time.' 'This 'eureka moment' doesn't really happen.' 'The discipline of writing and polishing a song is way harder,' Prateek Kuhad, the singing sensation, tells Veer Arjun Singh.
Read United States President Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world.
'Have we finally gotten over the holy cow syndrome?' asks Saisuresh Sivaswamy after watching Aisi Taisi Democracy in action.
There are many interesting facts and stats about Dhoni's fabulous career.
'He is not interested in cricket or football.' 'He is interested in singing, dancing and painting.' 'Right now, he thinks he's Lord Rama.'
Hillary Clinton on Friday became the first woman ever to accept a major US party's presidential nomination.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
'I don't believe in the length of the role. But I definitely don't want to be decoration.'
Best vs Best. Tiger vs Tiger. Star India, BCCI team up for a high decibel campaign for the cricket jamboree.
Images from the ICC Champions Trophy Group A match between Australia and West Indies in Johannesburg, on Saturday.
The magnitude of plexiglass, marbonite, landscaping, greenery and all the stylised concrete is grand enough.
Images from the Sri Lanka-New Zealand ODI tri-series match in Colombo on Tuesday.
Designer Anita Dongre launched her new collection Global Desi on August 29 in Delhi. Here's a glimpse of the trendy fashion shoot.
"Indian slums are incredibly productive," said Saumitra Jha, assistant professor of Political Economy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
rediff caught up with actress Kalki and chatted with her about her beauty tips, fashion sense and excercise regime. Take a look.
Hear their thoughts on India's Independence Day.
Here's tracing the lives of the Slumdog kids, six months after the Oscar.
EVMs were used for the first time in general elections in 45 seats in 1999. Polling in the 2004 general elections was entirely on EVMs. This year, again, 671 million voters got the opportunity to vote on EVMs.
The who's who of the south film industry turned out to celebrate the 56th Filmfare Awards (South) in Hyderabad.
Bollywood's ace designers Neeta Lulla and Farah Ali Khan to design the star's outfits for her Sangeet and Swayamvar.
The AAP won in 62 with a total vote share of 53.58 per cent. The BJP recorded victory in eight seats, receiving 38.49 per cent of the total votes. The Congress could not even manage a single seat and ended with 4.27 per cent vote share.
Don't know how to look fashionable while it rains? We have help -- we talked to a few Indian designers to see what they had to say about monsoon fashion trends.
Readers send monsoon photos from different parts of India.
Reader Vipul Sharma sends us photographs of Shah Rukh Khan's new film shoot.
Reader Rajiv Pai sent us a photograph of Sir Vivian Richards.
Actor-director Roopa Iyer on her award-winning Kannada film Mukhaputa.
Here's a list of celebrity beauties that have explored their female fantasies.
From India's fight against COVID-19 to China face-off, Kovind spoke on several issues during the televised address.
Nearly every player who has lifted a club at the Ryder Cup has described that moment standing on the first tee as one of the most nervous of their professional lives.
'The West Indies' pace battery was lethal.' 'Watching Gavaskar, Gaekwad, Amarnath and Vengsarkar play against those bowlers I learnt so much.' 'Everybody was getting hit.' 'Someone got hit on the fingers, someone on the chest, someone on the face, but they all showed guts.'
'Thank you to those citizens of India who, every single day, quietly, anonymously, and decently refrain from targeting, hounding or murdering their neighbours, no matter how much they want to; and thanks also to those who loudly stand up for each other in the face of threat,' says Mitali Saran.
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