How fog in north India created chaos at Indian airports

It always happens to other people. Or so I thought. Until my flight from balmy Kozhikode to fogged out Delhi was delayed thrice, took off at 12.35 am and then circled over the national capital for......

Writer, historian Patrick French dies after battle with cancer

Award-winning British author, historian and academic Patrick French, best known for his biography of VS Naipaul, The World Is What It Is, and India: A Portrait, died in London on Thursday after a......

Kohinoor belonged to Lord Jagannath: Odisha outfit after Queen's death

A socio-cultural organisation of Odisha has claimed that the Kohinoor diamond belonged to Lord Jagannath, and sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu for its return to the historic Puri......

With Queen's death, Twitterati wants Kohinoor's return to India

The death of Britain's longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II has rekindled social media chatter demanding the return of the Kohinoor diamond to India. With her son Prince Charles succeeding......

US firms fight Obama's anti-Bangalore stance

A month after American President Barack Obama came out with 'Say no to Bangalore, yes to Buffalo' rhetoric, which now echoes in the corridors of Capitol Hill, American companies have launched a......

MM University students create tri-fuel car

In their endeavour to produce a cost-effective and environment-friendly vehicle, the students of  Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala, have developed the first of its kind......

Jobs tumble; Indian firms may cut staff by 20%

About a third of India Inc may reduce its workforce by up to 20 per cent if the gloomy economic scenario persists during the year, a survey has said. "There is a sizable number (of companies),......

Big bucks? Authors too are getting them

Authors have finally started making news in India, with the size of their book advances and not just their books themselves. Ramachandra Guha had publishers vying to offer him upwards of a crore of......

Images: Celebrities' Day Out

Katrina Kaif poses for a picture during a meeting with winners of rediff.com's New York contest in Mumbai on Wednesday. Watch her shake hands with winners Karan Gupta and Pratik Kharde.......

New York talent hunt finalist sings for rediff

Indian American Ashlee Madhukar won the second place at New York's famed Appllo Theatre amateur talent contest last month, beating 11 other hopefuls. Here, the 17-year-old sings......

Dalrymple hoping for Sydney call up

England off-spinner Jamie Dalrymple is hoping for a last-minute call-up for the final Ashes Test against Australia, starting in Sydney on January 2. The 25-year-old was a late inclusion in the......

'Danger to cricket' Kaneria banned for life by ECB

Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria was given a life ban by the England and Wales Cricket Board for his involvement in the Mervyn Westfield spot-fixing case. Apart from Kaneria, the ECB......

England name provisional World Cup squad

England have named a provisional 30-man squad for the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies. England World Cup squad: James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Glen Chapple, Rikki Clarke,......

England pick surprise packet Bopara in Cup 15

England chairman of selectors David Graveney unveiled his 15-man World Cup squad on Wednesday, saying he hoped captain Michael Vaughan would be fit to lead the team in the tournament in the West......

Collingwood guides England to thrilling win

Paul Collingwood hit a superb century to guide England to a nailbiting four-wicket victory over Australia in the opening tri-series final match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.......