Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

Over 200 world leaders urge G7 to help vaccinate world's poorest

Over 200 world leaders, including former presidents, prime ministers and ministers have backed a campaign urging the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations to help vaccinate the world's poorest from......

Well, life is tough, so suck it up

'We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the season -- and all that crap,' mutters Kishore Singh as he draws up a will :)).Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Now that everyone's......

'Peace for Paris' symbol goes viral in solidarity with terror victims

A "Peace for Paris" symbol, combining the city's beloved Eiffel Tower with the peace sign of the Sixties, has gone viral following the Paris terror attacks. Participants observe a minute of......

Multinationals eye India to invest, outsource work

High labour costs coupled with unwillingness of the locals to take up low-end jobs have opened up the prospects of foreign multinationals in Ireland outsourcing their work in India along with a......

India natural ally in economic ties: Ireland

Relations between India and Ireland are expected to take a quantum jump forward when Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern makes a six-day visit to India in January with new frontiers being attempted......

'Judi Dench is obsessed with India'

'He cooked chicken curry and so because of him, curries entered the British royal kitchens.''Eventually, he became a political advisor to the queen.''This guy was disrupting the royal household. It......

'I go to India and every time people go 'Ah Diee Haard''

Jeremy Irons considered maths 'very boring' till he read G H Hardy's A Mathematician's Apology. The actor, who plays the British mathematician in The Man Who Knew Infinity, talks numbers, acting......

Review: Saving Mr Banks is a vintage Disney treat

'It's too long, too sentimental, too hacky in bits, but, ultimately, it’s truly chipper in a way most films have forgotten how to be.' 'It might not be......

A ride on the Hogwarts Express & butterbeer!

JK Rowling, writer of the Harry potter series visited the Harry Potter theme park, the Wizarding World recently. She amazed the onlookers when she spent 300 pounds on delights such as Bertie......

Abebe Bikila: Emperor of the Marathon

Prakash Bhandari salutes the spirit of Abebe Bikila who twice won the Olympic Marathon in record times. IMAGE: Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia, running barefoot, draws away from Abdesselem Rhadi of......

Bookies approached Lee and Johnson: report

The murky saga of bookies making approaches to cricketers widened with revelations that two more Australians, fast bowlers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson, had confronted an alleged Indian bookmaker......

Big guns get comfortable Euro 2010 draw

European champions Spain were handed an easy-looking path to the Euro 2012 finals in Poland and Ukraine in Sunday's qualifying draw, although coach Vicente Del Bosque said afterwards he was taking......

Nigeria advance, Mali bow out

Nigeria scraped into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals on goal difference after beating Benin 2-0 on Tuesday to set up an appetising clash with hosts and arch-rivals Ghana. The Super Eagles......

Bend it like Beckenbauer -- but behind bars

German soccer team Eintracht Fuhlsbuettel have been nearly unbeatable for the past three seasons -- but no matter how much they dominate their division, they can never be promoted. For the only......