IMAGE: Harvey J Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M Rice, are seen on a screen as the three laureates as they are announced as the winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine......
Shashi Tharoor says the British Museum should change its name to Chor Bazaar because whatever it has within its portals is the result of 200 years of theft.The museum is once again in the eye of a......
These photos prove we live in a bizarre world. Image: Magician Lei Xin is seen suspended outside a double-deck bus, next to a woman in a wedding gown, as they participate in a performance on......
What’s a day spent at an iconic destination without a selfie, right? They have become a way of life; even the Pope couldn’t escape one! But not all appreciate the addiction. Some......
Syed Firdaus Ashraf spends a week in Goa in pursuit of his favourite dish, and discovers a few other things about the state as well.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com I had no plans for a......
A peek into the life of a public-sector banker who did well professionally, but paid a price for it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A column on what......
For the villagers of Tamkuha, a dusty hamlet in rural Bihar, Gyanesh Pandey is the modern day alchemist who transformed piles of discarded rice husk to light up their lives. Today, every......
Paper Even though we are increasingly veering towards paperless offices, it still continues to be part and parcel of our daily lives. How much do you know about its origin? Take the......
Jagdish Sheth's rsum runs into 35 pages! But when you've got over 200 published books and papers on marketing to your credit, have taught at Columbia and MIT, and are an American Psychological......
India receives three million foreign tourists a year while a small country like Thailand, with much more limited geographic and historical attraction, receives more than three times that number and......
The complete set of winners on Oscar night! IMAGE: Olivia Colman, winner of Best Actress for The Favourite, Mahershala Ali, winner of Best Supporting Actor for Green Book, and Regina King, winner......
The nominations for the 69th British Academy Film Awards -- or the BAFTAs -- have been announced, and it seems to be a Tom Hanks and Cate Blanchett show all the way! Their films -- Bridge Of......
IMAGE: Italy's players celebrate after qualifying for Euro 2024 following their goalless draw against Ukraine at BayArena, Leverkusen, on Monday. Photograph: Thilo Schmuelgen/Reuters Italy......
The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza. ARGENTINA......
Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday IMAGE: England's Raheem Sterling scores their first goal against Hungary at Puskas Arena, Budapest. Photograph: Carl......
Britain's Justin Rose preserved his two-shot lead in the U.S. Masters second round on Friday as Tiger Woods fought back into contention and golf hailed its future and honoured its past.Englishman......
India v South Africa at Dhaka** Greame Smith became the fifth player to captain South Africa in LOIs, after Clive Rice, Kepler Wessels, Hansie Cronje and Shaun Pollock.** At 22 years 71 days, he......