IN PHOTOS: The magnificent Nobel awards ceremonies

Sweden held its lavish annual Nobel awards ceremony on Tuesday attended by laureates and royals, but their ranks were depleted when many VIPs flocked to the memorial for anti-apartheid hero Nelson......

POWER selfies: Top politicos show you how it's done

The selfie craze that shows no sign of letting up has even taken hold of top world leaders. Many of them have been spotted posing for selfies and taking some themselves. Rediff.com has compiled a......

Paris terror attack: First attacker identified by French authorities

French police have identified the first of seven gunmen who killed at least 129 people in a wave of carnage claimed by the Islamic State group, as international investigators stepped up their......

'Arctic to be ice-free in summer in 20 years'

The Arctic may be ice-free during summer within the next 20 years, claims a new research by the Polar Ocean Physics Group from Cambridge University. The researchers arrived at this conclusion after......

Shabana on winning Gandhi Peace Prize

Shabana Azmi makes every Indian stand six inches taller as she becomes the first Indian to receive the prestigious International Gandhi Peace Prize for her contribution in social work.Previous......

BAFTA announces 2012 nominees

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe joined Great Expectations actress Holliday Granger as the young actors announcedthe 2012 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) nominations this......

Ice Cube storms box-office

Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne could not make impressive inroads into box-office territory with Assault on Precinct 13. The hostage drama, which got strong reviews from some major critics,......

How AB became Bade Mia

Kaizad Gustad went to heaven not once but many times while studying filmmaking at New York University. When Martin Scorsese, who was one of the many distinguished guest professors at NYU, took the......

Paris to bid for 2024 Summer Olympic Games

A view shows the illuminated Eiffel Tower and La Defense business district (background) in Paris. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Paris is set to go ahead with a bid to host the 2024 Summer......

'Happy I got the job done,' says Mitchell as NZ make final

SCORECARD IMAGE: New Zealand opener Daryl Mitchell hoists the ball for a six during the T20 World Cup semi-final against England, in Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty......

Rashid Khan reaches 400 wickets in T20 cricket

IMAGE: Rashid achieved the feat in his 289th T20 match as he castled Martin Guptill. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images Afghanistan's premier leg-spinner Rashid Khan picked up his 400th......

Look How High These Bowlers Jumped!

They can measure the speeds at which bowlers hurl the ball, they can measure the distance when batsmen slam sixes, so we ask why can't they measure the height at which bowlers jump when they take a......

PIX: Australia are T20 World CHAMPIONS!

IMAGE: Australia's Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell celebrate winning the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Photograph: Satish Kumar/Reuters......