Devasahayam Pillai, who embraced Christianity in the 18th century, on Sunday became the first Indian layman to be declared a saint by Pope Francis during an impressive canonisation ceremony at the......
Devasahayam Pillai, a Hindu converted to Christianity in the 18th century, will become the first Indian layman to be conferred sainthood. IMAGE: Devasahayam Pillai. Illustration: Kind courtesy......
Some of the 'distant relatives in India' United States President-elect Joe Biden spoke of in 2013 and then again in 2015, have been living in Maharashtra's Nagpur city since 1873, they claimed......
A computer programmer allegedly working for the North Korean government has been charged in the United States with a series of massive cyberattacks around the world, including the WannaCry......
Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam's book India's Wars: A Military History, 1947-1971 gives the reader deep insights into the sharp military minds that shaped battlefield tactics and the precision......
The Rs 2,500-crore Chowgule Group announced a split on Thursday, with businesses being divided between siblings Vijay and Padma, the third generation of the Goa-based family. Illustration: Dominic......
From a jute company to a paper mill to a pharma company, these companies seem to have turned around with their superb quarterly numbers, says Mudar Pathreya. Kopran There was a time when we used......
Mudar Patherya picks 5 stocks that have stood the test of time. The extended first quarter season has kept me buried in sheets of scribbles and expectant extrapolations. This is a sniff of what I......
Advertising growth in emerging markets such as China remained robust this year and would help offset any slowdown in developed countries, according to Miles Young, who takes over as chief executive......
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." Etched at the base of the Statue of Liberty, those words reflected the spirit of the times, when between 1880 and......
Rediff.com's film critic Raja Sen, who has written the dialogues for the zombie-comedy Go Goa Gone, tell us why Saif Ali Khan's character is such a gamechanger.From the very first time I read an......
At least Daddy Cool announced that it was a copy of Frank Oz's Death At A Funeral, unlike most Hindi films who steal inspiration from Hollywood. Unfortunately, the film is just not as cool as its......
'The Odisha government has changed the image of the state by making it a sporting hub of the country with high performance centres, state-of-the-art training facilities and hosting big tournaments.......
IMAGE: India lost the third Test to the visiting Australian side in Indore. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images The Indian batters paid the price for "complacency and overconfidence"......
Shattered after persistent ankle injuries dropped curtains on his career, former captain Dilip Tirkey is contemplating coaching, as he believes he still has a lot to offer to Indian hockey.......
A brilliant performance under the bar by Devesh Chouhan and an inspired show by underdogs Hyderabad Sultans went in vain as Maratha Warriors, who were held 2-2 even after extra-time, edged out......
The Indians had a good look at Munaf Patel and were reasonably pleased with how the lanky medium-fast bowler performed in the two-day game against local Kwazulu-Natal Eleven in Durban on Saturday.......