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Students, police in faceoff over Kolkata march on Tuesday

Amid claims by the Trinamool Congress and the West Bengal police of potential disruptions, student organisation Chhatra Samaj insisted that its Tuesday's 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally will be peaceful......

Not only Delhi, 2 more cities' air quality poor post Diwali

Even as the Delhi recorded a jump in pollution levels on Monday morning after residents flouted the ban on firecrackers on Diwali night, situation in other two cities -- Kolkata and Mumbai -- has......

Vijay Diwas 2022

India celebrates December 16 as Vijay Diwas to commemorate the military victory over Pakistan in 1971. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lays a wreath at the National War Memorial on......

India 'firmly in control' of northern border: Army on Tawang face-off

Border areas along the country's northern frontier are “stable” and Indian Armed forces remain “firmly in control”, Eastern Army commander Lt General R P Kalita Friday said.......

Remembering A 1971 War Hero

Lance Naik Albert Ekka, Param Vir Chakra, was only 28 when he made the supreme sacrifice for the Motherland. His Param Vir Chakra citation reads: 'Lance Naik Albert Ekka was in the left forward......

UK rail queries may be answered in India

Britain plans to shift the nation's rail enquiries service to India under a secret plan to save up to 10 million, says the Guardian. According to documents leaked to the Guardian, "train operators......

Tour operators demand discounts on Taj Mahal fares

While the Taj remains popular amongst celebrity guests, many ordinary foreign visitors are skipping it The Taj Mahal, the eternal monument of love, remains a must visit attraction for celebrity......

Why we need to avoid falling into the soft skills trap

A more rigorous training in core skills is required to boost the engineering talent in the country, instead of a varnish of ‘soft skills’, says Ajit Balakrishnan. Whenever......

The 400 Richest Americans

For the third consecutive year the rich got richer. In this, the 24th annual edition of The Forbes 400, the collective net worth of America's wealthiest climbed $125 billion, to $1.13 trillion.All......

Globalisation of Golconda

Part I: The local and global in Hyderabad's development Shri Narasimha Rao would have known that Hyderabad, and its predecessor kingdom of Golconda, had their own 'Look East Policy'. I discovered......

'We are telling the story of our tallest hero'

'The moment the Army approved the script, they told us that they will give their full support and asked us for our full dedication.' IMAGE: Meghna Gulzar's Sam Bahadur tells the life story of......

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt move to London

The latest Hollywood updates. Hollywood's power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have moved to London with their six kids - Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne. The duo settled......

The biggest comeback concert, ever

Michael Jackson has been written off for a while now.His recording collaboration with will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas was a bummer, he had such a bad case of stagefright at the 2006 World Music......

How talent management firms make stars

A clutch of professional talent management firms is changing the balance of demand and supply in India's entertainment industry, discovers Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Director Vikramaditya......

No red carpet welcome for Head of State

In an utterly mediocre week at the box-office, Head Of State received no red carpet welcome. Though it was the most popular film in North America, it harnessed just about $14 million in three days.......

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......

PIX: Messi curls in magical free-kick winner on Inter Miami debut

IMAGE: Lionel Messi scores Inter Miami's second goal from a free-kick in the dying seconds of the Leagues Cup Group J match against Cruz Azul, at DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on......

ISL: Williams' strike helps ATK down Bengaluru FC

IMAGE: ATK's David Williams celebrates scoring the winning goal against Bengaluru FC. Photograph: ISL/Twitter Two-time champions ATK made their Christmas celebrations special, pipping Bengaluru FC......

Football great Shew Mewalal dead

Two-time Olympian Shew Mewalal who guided India to 1951 Asian Games title with his solitary goal, died at the SSKM Hospital in Kolkata late on Friday night following illness. He was 82 and is......

South Africans attend Robbie Williams concert

South African cricketers were more interested at being rocked by popstar Robbie Williams than addressing the world's media on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand.Players such as top......

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