Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 rattles New York, New Jersey

A meeting of the UN Security Council was briefly interrupted as a rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the New York area Friday morning. The UN diplomats were in the Security Council chamber for a......

BBC chairman resigns after row over loan deal for BoJo

BBC chairman Richard Sharp resigned on Friday after a report found he broke the rules by failing to disclose the role he played in helping former British prime minister Boris Johnson secure an......

Truss plans shake-up of UK cabinet, Sunak unlikely to join

Britain's Prime Minister-elect Liz Truss will spend Monday putting finishing touches to her new cabinet after being elected Conservative Party leader and is expected to unleash a complete shake up......

Can Earth Avoid Killer Space Rocks?

An asteroid larger than Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, will pass within 1.2 million miles of Earth on Thursday, January 20.Stephen Hawking, in his final book Brief Answers to......

Akshay Has Something To Cheer At Last

IMAGE: Jacqueline Fernandez and Akshay Kumar in Ram Setu. There was a lot of hype around the Diwali releases -- Akshay Kumar's Ram Setu and Ajay Devgn's Thank God. Within exhibition and......

Box Office: Doctor G Flops, Kantara Soars!

IMAGE: Ayushmann Khurrana in Doctor G. Yet again, it's a south dubbed film and a Hollywood release which are bringing some business at the box office while Bollywood is struggling. Doctor G's......

Black Adam Review: Good Fun

Black Adam's true superpower is Dwayne Johnson's likeability. He's good even when he's bad, observes Sukanya Verma. Charm, charisma, muscle, humour, Dwayne Johnson packs it in bulk. As Black Adam,......

Oscars 2020: Joaquin, Renee, Brad win top awards

IMAGE: Joaquin Phoenix, winner of the Actor in a Leading Role award for Joker, Renee Zellweger, winner of the Actress in a Leading Role award for Judy, and Brad Pitt, winner of the Actor in a......

Kabhi Jeet, Mostly Haar

Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a special 4-part series. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus India Part......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

Stoinis powers Australia to series whitewash over Pakistan

IMAGE: Marcus Stoinis celebrates with Tim David. Photograph: PCB/X Marcus Stoinis blasted 61 not out off 27 balls as Australia steamrollered Pakistan by seven wickets in the third T20......

Australia crush Pakistan in 7-over thriller

IMAGE: Australia’s Nathan Ellis celebrates with Josh Inglis. Photograph: ICC/X Australia's second-string pace attack produced a first-rate display to sink Pakistan with a comprehensive......

Stoinis overlooked as Aus name new captain for Pak series

IMAGE: Josh Inglis got picked for the skipper's role ahead of experienced teammates Adam Zampa and Marcus Stoinis. Photograph: BCCI Josh Inglis will stand in as captain for Pat Cummins and......