America's chances of hosting the 2026 World Cup are not likely to be hurt by a US led corruption investigation that has ensnared key figures in FIFA, world soccer's governing body, analysts said on Thursday.
Obama urged the girls to get into science and math in school, to push back on the idea that it is 'more of a boy thing'.
A soldier cannot justifiably demand faster, easier promotions based on frequent field tenures
Celebrating 50 years of a timeless Hollywood classic.
'In Boyhood, I saw the father that I had been to my son: Not always perfect, but never giving up on the child I helped to bring to this world.'
We look back at the most 'whoa' red carpet appearances of 2014. YOU get to vote for the most outrageous one!
From Beckham to Nyong'o and Lopez to Lawrence, we look back at the year gone by through these red carpet outings. Don't forget to tell us who your favourite is at the end of this page!
Check out the top ten in the list.
The International Cricket Council released the provisional squads of the 12 teams for next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand on Friday. However, co-hosts Australia and minnows Ireland decided against releasing the provisional list although they submitted 30 names to the parent body within the stipulated deadline.
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Rohit Sharma made history on Thursday with a scintillating 264, the highest individual ODI score, as India amassed 404 for five in the fourth one-dayer against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Take a look the ten best scores in ODIs
Here's what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to.
Following is a list of the fastest centuries in test cricket after Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq reached the mark in 56 balls against Australia in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
"Sir Ben," I called out on the red carpet as he arrived to applause from hundreds of admirers at the Elgin theatre in Toronto. "You have played so many ethnic characters starting from Gandhi to Lenin, and now you are a humble New York cabbie. What led you to take this role?"
Dr Kidman was visiting his daughter Antonia in Singapore, when he fell in his hotel room, after having his breakfast.
The Jamaican clocked 9.98 seconds into a slight breeze at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in front of a 20,000 crowd on a new track laid down the side of the infield.
Ashwin Sanghi gets candid with you, our dear readers! Read on!
The Indian Railways has one of the busiest and largest railway networks in the world.
The International Cricket Council on Friday inducted Australia's legendary wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist into its Hall of Fame during the tea interval of the ongoing third Ashes Test at the WACA in Perth.
David Beckham and his son Brooklyn met with an accident after the former soccer star crashed into another car as he pulled out of his Beverly Hills home.
For the first time in the last eight years, India would not have any representative for the post of deputy director general.
As Olympic and twice world long jump champion, Britney Reese has become used to leaving her rivals in a pit of despair, and now the American is determined to win gold at the world championships with her first leap in Moscow.
Sprint king Usain Bolt has not yet reached his peak and can lower his world records in the 100 and 200 metres if he has a rival to push him, according to former world champion Frank Fredericks.
Athletics is set to reintroduce four-year doping bans even though the move risks alienating the sport from the world anti-doping authority (WADA), officials said on Wednesday on the eve of the world championships.
The name of Prince William and Kate Middleton's newborn son is now a hot topic in Britain, with George being bookmakers favourite for the christening of the future King.
Things like the increase in worker diversity can only be all to the good, but what about the steadily rising proportion of 'temporary' workers? Asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Eminent Indian journalist Bobby Ghosh has been named the new editor of Time International.
Three years after she became an emblem of the brutality of the Taliban, a young Afghan woman, who had her nose and ears sliced off as punishment for running away from her abusive husband, has unveiled her reconstructed face to the world.
In this second part of a series, we present some of the final shortlists in the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards in the 'Open' category. The photographs are published with permission from the organisers.
In an online chat with readers on September 24, bestselling author Ashwin Sanghi shared his inspiration for work, the experience of writing the book and more
West Indies batting great, Brian Lara, after being inducted into the ICC's Hall of Fame, dedicated the honour to his late father Bunty and siblings -- brother Winston and sister Agnes -- and said they all played important roles in his development as a cricketer.
Rediff.com takes a look at a few known names who failed to win gold at the premier sporting extravaganza.
Haresh Pandya pays tribute to the former Test run-machine who turns 63 today.
Ten fastest Test centuries after Australian opener David Warner hit a 69-ball ton in the third Test against India on Friday.
If you have a question relating to cricket and did not know who to ask, bounce them off to Rajneesh Gupta.
Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck's suicide continues to be shrouded in mystery, with the South African police refusing to disclose anything even as media reports said he may have taken the extreme step after a complaint of a sexual nature had been made against him by a Facebook friend.
Mystery surrounds the circumstances that led to noted cricket writer Peter Roebuck's suicide with the South African Police refusing to confirm or deny reports that he had been questioned over sexual assault charges.
Renowned cricket writer Peter Roebuck took the extreme step of committing suicide after being questioned by police about an alleged sexual assault, media reports said.
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