Indian-American physician named co-chair of Biden's Covid task-force

Indian-American physician Dr Vivek Murthy on Monday was named one of the three co-chairs of the COVID-19 task-force that will guide President-elect Joe Biden on dealing with the coronavirus......

7 MPs split from United Kingdom's Labour Party over Brexit

Britain’s Opposition Labour Party suffered a jolt on Monday as seven anti-Brexit MPs quit the party in protest against its leader Jeremy Corbyn’s approach to issues including Brexit and......

Zika epidemic: Donated blood across US to be screened for virus

In a move to prevent transmission of the Zika virus through blood supply, the United States Food and Drug Administration has recommended that all blood donated in the country and its territories be......

Who is Britain's sexiest MP?

A United Kindom-based website has conducted an online survey asking users to rank 648 sitting Britain MPs in order of who they'd like to sleep with. Sexymp.co.uk has raised eyebrows for its unique......

Oscars 2017: Taraji P Henson, Charlize Theron walk the red carpet

The 89th Academy awards are LIVE in Hollywood, California. Hollywood is looking glamorous on the red carpet. Take a look! Photograph: Frazer Harrison /Getty Images. Hidden Figures......

Golden Globes Red Carpet: Drew Barrymore, Priyanka and more

The 74th Golden Globe awards are underway at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, and the stars are looking glamorous! A look at the red carpet arrivals. Kevin Winter/Getty......

'It took a decade to make The Man Who Knew Infinity'

Director Matt Brown tells Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com what it was about The Man Who Knew Infinity that made him persevere for a decade to turn the book into a film. Filmmaking can be an extremely......

PIX: Inside the George Clooney-Amal Alamuddin wedding

Hollywood A-lister George Clooney got hitched to acclaimed London barrister Amal Alamuddin in an intimate ceremony in Italy over the weekend.Like the contemporary A-list Hollywood weddings,......

Brazil didn't mess up Olympics, nor did it make most of them

The enduring images of the Games will be not just the great sporting achievements - from US swimmer Michael Phelps' 28th Olympic medal to Usain Bolt's historic sprint 'triple triple' - but also the......

SHOCKING! Australia knock Brazil out of Women's World Cup

Brazil's Fabiana is given a yellow card on this play as Australia's Caitlin Foord is tripped. Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images Brazil were knocked out of the Women's World Cup on Sunday after a......

FIH Women's World Cup: Netherlands win seventh title

Olympic gold medallists The Netherlands defeated Australia 2-0 in the title showdown to clinch the women's hockey World Cup at the Kyocera Stadium in The Hague on Saturday. ......

Argentina stun Australia to reach women hockey semis

Three-time Olympic champion Australia had to beat world champions Argentina on Monday to reach the Olympic women's field hockey semi-finals. It never got close. Argentina relentlessly pressed......

Messi voted Argentine sports personality of the year

Barcelona's Lionel Messi was named as Argentina's sports personality of the year on Wednesday, winning the Olimpia de Oro (gold) for the first time. The prize, his first in his home country, is......