Remembering The Day JFK Died

On a sunny Texas day in November 60 years ago, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the president of the United States, and his elegant wife Jacqueline Lee 'Jackie' Bouvier Kennedy touched down in......

Obama would tell daughters to 'go for it' if they wanted to enlist

United States President Barack Obama has said that he would be proud if his daughters decided to serve in the military, but admitted he would be nervous too. “If Malia and Sasha decided that......

Two of Indian-origin indicted in US for fraud

Three men, including two of Indian origin, have been indicted by a US court on charges of fraud and money laundering.Dinesh Dalmia, a key accused in the 2001 stock market scam, and New Jersey-based......

Gerson Da Cunha: The Forever Man

'Gerson existed at the intersection of principle and conscience.'One of our conversations turned to his return to India from Brazil.'He spoke about the choices he made and the things he felt he had......

Stanford guru on consumer habits

Stanford's V Seenu Srinivasan uses mathematical formulae to predict consumer behaviour.You would think he is a soothsayer of sorts. Last year, Adams Distinguished Professor at Stanford Graduate......

Little hope for post-war boom in US economy

The US economy seems to have all but stalled out in recent months -- or perhaps even contracted -- and a raft of gloomy data have economists worried a revival may be difficult even if the Iraq war......

Kolkata's new shopping spree

Is Kolkata catching up with the rest of the country? In one sphere at least, the answer is a definite yes. The east may be red but it's also getting its fair share of ritzy shopping malls.And these......

CEO pay: How about $6.5 mn a year for life?

Fat cat chief executives are almost always used as Exhibit A in the national debate about the rich getting richer. Bolstering that case is a growing body of evidence showing that a burgeoning......

Tom Cruise's new girlfriend

Tom Cruise's sister and publicist Lee AnneDevette hasconfirmedrumoursofaromance between the Hollywood heartthrob and actress Katie Holmes. According to Contactmusic.com, Cruise, 42, who was earlier......

Shami sets up Bengal's win in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami continued to take giant strides in his comeback trail. Photograph: BCCI India's star pacer Mohammed Shami set up Bengal's comfortable win against Meghalaya with a measly......

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......

Indonesia Masters: George, Sen enter second round; Prannoy, Srikanth exit

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen began his tournament with a comfortable win. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Lakshya Sen and Kiran George advanced to the second round but HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth made......

Japan Masters: Prannoy advances, Lakshya exits

IMAGE: H S Prannoy got the better of Hong Kong's Cheuk Yiu in the opening round of the Super 500 event. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Returning to action after recovering from a back injury,......

CWG: Watch out for 14-year-old squash star Anahat!

IMAGE: Anahat Singh won the Under-15 Asian Junior title and German Open to make a strong case for selection in the Commonwealth Games squad. Photograph: British Junior Open/Twitter 14-year-old......