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Biden stumbles in first presidential debate with Trump

Joe Biden, seeking a second term in the White House, stumbled in his first televised presidential debate with his predecessor Donald Trump, setting off alarm bells among top Democrats about whether......

Kerala family of 4 found dead in US home, police suspect murder-suicide

An Indian-origin family, including their 4-year-old twin boys, has been found dead at their home in California with the police investigating the case as a murder-suicide, in the latest in a string......

'Our community has lost a giant'

Urvashi Vaid dreamed of a common movement for social justice that could address them all: Racism, gender oppression and homophobia.Sandip Roy salutes the memory of Urvashi Vaid, one of America's......

What we learnt about Michelle Obama from her memoir

From her thoughts on a black woman becoming First Lady to marital struggles with her husband Barack, Michelle Obama hasn’t held back in her memoir, which is being praised as honest and......

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them everywhere -- in politics, in research, in the movies, even on YouTube, says......

The house of textbooks

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports on the ongoing battle for the top spot between publishers S Chand and Navneet. IMAGE: Both S Chand and Navneet don’t rule out more acquisitions. And both......

We should kick out the RBI governor: Subramanian Swamy

'People who come from IMF-World Bank backgrounds have no dynamism at all,' Subramanian Swamy said. BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday suggested that Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan......

Meet 10 Indians who head global tech companies

With Sundar Pichai becoming the CEO of Google, India has one more reason to cheer its prowess in the global IT sector. Image: Sundar Pichai with wife Anjali. Photograph: Stephen......

10 Indians who are heading top tech firms, exciting projects

From being ridiculed by the western world for being a land of snake charmers, Indians have established themselves on the global business stage. Image: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Photograph,......

'Achche Din not here but we are moving in the right direction'

'Continuation of tax terrorism, which we witnessed under the UPA, is driving away investors' 'Modi's biggest achievement is bringing inflation under control' Land reforms and environmental......

'I am a people's actor'

'If this is how the audience likes me, I will continue doing it.'Jagdeepsaab, in a Rediff.com interview, 22 years ago. The twinkle has faded a little, the face is lined, but the voice is as nasal......

25 years of Pretty Woman!

Often hailed as one of the best romantic comedies of all time, Richard Gere and Julia Roberts starrer Pretty Woman has aged remarkably well. As the film turns 25 -- it was released on March 23,......

Meet the 10-year-old Indian star in Chicago

Brilliant Indian boy star Akash Chopra of the musical The Jungle Book, currently playing in Chicago, is being applauded for his rare talent. Arthur J Pais reports. He looks so cute and adorable as......

Which of these stars will bag an Oscar this year?

None of the male Best Actor Oscar nominees are featured in a big hit. Even as Crazy Heart is expanding across America and will soon open abroad, it could still be an arthouse hit -- that means it......

An American Hero comes knocking

In decades past, Indian-origin actors in Hollywood were relegated to narrowly-defined, cliched roles like nerdy doctors, penny-pinching store owners and the occasional terrorist. And while that......

Nike shuts down Oregon Project after ban of coach

IMAGE: The Nike Oregon Project (NOP) was a camp designed primarily to develop US endurance athletes and Salazar, a celebrated distance runner who had won three consecutive New York City marathons......

Can you guess which athletes rocked the Time most influential list?

Brady, Kaepernick named to Time most influential list IMAGE: Model Gisele Bundchen and her husband, NFL football player Tom Brady. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters New England Patriots......

Grocery store chain must pay $8.9 million to basketball star Jordan

Michael Jordan. Photograph: Jordan Brand via Getty Images A jury awarded retired basketball player Michael Jordan $8.9 million in his lawsuit against a grocery store chain that used his name in a......

Top 15 Best Paid Sports Teams in the World

English Premier League side Manchester City leads a list of best paid sports team in the world, according to a new study. The Global Sports Salaries Survey 2014, compiled by......

Knicks rated most valuable team again

The New York Knicks are the most valuable professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association for the fourth consecutive year, Forbes magazine reported on Wednesday. The Knicks'......

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