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Farewell, Floyd

Aseem Chhabra remembers Master Chef Floyd Cardoz who died of coronavirus in New York on Wednesday. IMAGE: Floyd Cardoz, the legendary chef, at work at his restaurant Tabla in the early 2000s. All......

Dear Barack, thank you for the memories

Oh, Barack Obama, how we will miss you! Over their eight years in the White House, Barack, Michelle, Malia, and Sasha Obama undoubtedly left their mark on history. As he prepares for a life after......

Meet the Indian behind the New York bomber's arrest

Harinder Singh Bains insists he didn't do anything unusual when he led the police to Ahmad Rahami, the suspect in the New York and New Jersey bombings.George Joseph and photographer Paresh Gandhi......

I am not a hero: Sikh-American who IDed bombing suspect

The Sikh-American who helped police capture the man wanted for the weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey, said he feared he might have been mistaken as the perpetrator because of the......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Here's your weekly digest of the most weird, true and funny news from the across the globe. Kuwait pilot loses license after allowing porn star into cockpit A pilot for Kuwait Airways had his......

Diageo stirs USL in bid to shake Indian market

Diageo may have got FMCG veteran Anand Kripalu to run United Spirits and appointed 3 directors on its board, but the road ahead is strewn with problems Diageo, the global spirits major, is on a......

How Diageo plans to leverage Mallya's brands

United Spirits sold a phenomenal 125 million cases of whisky, vodka, rum and gin during last year.A closer look at the numbers reveals that the growth in value is coming from a shade under 8......

Alcohol sales lose 'kick' on input cost, taxes

High input costs, coupled with labour taxes, state excise duties and the widening of the service tax network during the current financial year has left the alcohol industry high and dry -- whether......

Texan town sold for $2.06 million on eBay

An American town has been 'virtually' sold. Albert, a 13-acre historic town in the state of Texas, has been sold for almost 1.5 million ($2.06 million) on auction Web site eBay, The Daily Telegraph......

Budget airlines best symbol of Indian boom: Time

A flight on one of India's budget airlines offers the best opportunity to view the country's economic boom.For those in quest of something like best-for-the-soul experience in an Asian red-light......

Hitch-hiking with Salman

The lasting influence of Amitabh Bachchan's Supremo, a taste of Tom Alter, Padmaavat's best scene and more in Sukanya Verma's Super-Filmi Week. Monday While searching for a file in the......

'I was too foreign looking for Bollywood'

'My children have seen clips of Sultanat and Loha. They laugh.'The gorgeous Karan Kapoor will be back in India soon. Very soon!Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni speaks to the former actor and......

Review: A Million Ways to Die in the West is a Vanity Project

A Million Ways To Die In The West could have done better with more editing and less Seth McFarlane, says Paloma Sharma.'From the guy who brought you Ted,' reads the top of the poster.That's just......

Review: Nebraska is a very special film

Alexander Payne’s new film, Nebraska, is a stunning meditation on the ghostliness of America, raves Raja Sen. Uncle Albert likes to watch the road. He takes a weatherbeaten deckchair and......

1900 Olympics: The only time cricket was played at Games

With the Tokyo Olympics set to start on July 23, here is some trivia from the first two editions of the modern Olympics held in 1896 and 1900. 1896, Greece Olympics: IMAGE: Greece's Spyridon Louis......

Windies must draw on Headingley spirit, says Simmons

'We're trying to bring back memories of Headingley and get the psychology right.' IMAGE: West Indies players celebrate a wicket during Day 3 of their warm-up match at Old Trafford in Manchester,......

Guess what Steve Smith did during his year-long ban

Self introspection and social work during year-long ban has made me grow as better person: Smith IMAGE: Smith was involved in activities to help raise awareness of mental health during his......

USA parties like it's 1999 after Women's World Cup victory

US fans react as they watch the Women's World Cup final match between USA and Japan, at the Underground Pub and Grill in Hermosa Beach, California on Sunday. Patrick T. Fallon/Reuters There were......

Lord's PA - 40th anniversary

"Good morning and welcome to Lord's," announced the public address systemon the first morning of play. And with that, Johnny Dennis, the permanent voice of cricket at Lord's for 12 years and every......

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