Why US won't declare Pak a 'terrorist State'

'Can the US be persuaded to embark on a path of calibrated and stronger sanctions on Pakistan?''India will have to realistically base its strategy on getting the US to reduce/end its financial aid......

New York City Immigrant Affairs chief: I was in tears

'This is not the country certainly that my parents came to -- right? -- that they have made their home.''Many of the people who were detained for hours on end were people like my family,......

May receives UK Parliament's approval to begin Brexit process

United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May received Parliament’s approval to begin the process of Britain’s exit from the European Union after winning a crucial vote in the House......

PHOTOS: The very best of Obama in 2016

As United States President Barack Obama’s second term draws to a close, Chief White House Photographer Pete Souza shared his favourite images captured over the course of the last year.......

Next demonetisation blow: Higher electricity bills

A digital economy can only work with uninterrupted electricity supply. So, states now face the unpleasant task of telling their citizens that electricity rates need to be hiked. Subhomoy......

Ahmedabad: Two steps forward, one step back

Since many of Modi’s urban policies were initiated in Ahmedabad, the city may act as a template to examine what can be expected in a country that is witnessing the biggest migration from......

Apple's Tim Cook says 'proud to be gay'

Apple Inc chief executive Tim Cook publicly came out as gay in an article he wrote in Bloomberg Businessweek, saying he wanted to support others who find it difficult to reveal their sexual......

Costliest cars to own

It remains to be seen if President Obama's $787 billion stimulus bill, with $17.4 billion allocated for automakers, could be the shot in the arm they need to restore flagging sales--which were down......

The Looming Tower: How 9/11 happened

The Looming Tower reveals the bitter CIA-FBI turf battles that led to the worst terrorist attack in America's history.Vikram Johri checks out the gripping series now available in India on Amazon......

Emmy 2015: Veep, Games of Thrones, Viola Davis create history

The 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, on September 20.It was a special night for American prime time television,......

Game Of Thrones, Horror Story lead Emmy 2013 nominations

Nominations for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, to be held on September 22 in Los Angeles and hosted by How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris, have been announced. Hit horror TV......

Review: My Week With Marilyn is fascinating

There's nothingabout Marilyn Monroe inMy Week With Marilyn that we don't already know. But Michelle Williams makes it a fascinating watch, writes Nishi Tiwari.I remember being intrigued when I......

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......

Family, friends say goodbye to Warne at private funeral

IMAGE: Family and friends carry the coffin of Australia cricket legend Shane Warne during the funeral service at St Kilda Football Club in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday. Photograph: David......

Will unbeaten India deny Australia record 5th WT20 crown?

India looking to become just the fourth side -- after Australia, England and West Indies -- to be crowned T20 World champ. IMAGE: Australia's Meg Lanning and India's Harmanpreet Kaur pose with ICC......

Wimbledon PIX: Federer, Nadal advance; Kerber knocked out

IMAGES from the matches played during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, at Wimbledon, in London on Thursday Nadal downs Kyrgios in emotion-filled tie......