Salman Rushdie off ventilator, able to talk

Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and was able to talk, a day after the Mumbai-born author was stabbed, in what US authorities said was a 'targeted, unprovoked, preplanned' attack.......

What are Sex-Workers Doing With Cryptos?

The OF saga has led to sex-workers looking at cryptocurrency as an alternative, notes Devangshu Datta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Sex-workers are early adopters of new......

What the world will worry about in 2019

'What matters is that India's perspective on global issues -- climate change, intellectual property, free trade, trade routes being kept free, digital technology -- are listened to with respect,'......

Stunning contenders for Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards

A red fox in a derelict schoolroom, a Bengal Tiger in the forests of Bhutan and walruses are just a few of animals featured in the photos shortlisted for this year’s Wildlife Photographer of......

Budget: All about tax proposals

Giving relief to individual taxpayers, the government on Monday raised the income tax exemption limit by Rs 10,000 for general taxpayers, and by Rs 15,000 for senior citizens. For general......

Cashless payments: quicker and safer

Quicker. More secure. More fun. Stores, credit card companies and banks are giving consumers new ways to pay in the latest evolution of cashless payments.Chase Bank recently rolled out credit cards......

Review: I Am Singh is laughably amateur

Ankur Pathak doesn't even know how a film like this makes it to the theatres The film opens with its title imprinted on the bottom stripes of the American flag. And then an old lady, who eventually......

Stars sizzle in silver and black for MTV

Seems like the colour theme for the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, held on Sunday, is black with slivers of silver every now and then. From classy to whacky, these celebrities grabbed eyeballs......

FIFA WC diary: Beer priced at nearly $14 per half-litre!

IMAGE: A football fan from England bought beers from all 32 countries playing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Gus/ballstothis/Twitter Half a litre of beer will cost 50......

Woods in upbeat mood for next year

Tiger Woods, optimistic as ever, is excited about his prospects for 2005 despite struggling off the tee for most of this year and winning just one title.The former world number one wasted a golden......