Parrikar's biggest takeaways from US visit

'India has been placed at a level, which would ensure that red tape is cut away. That's the biggest assurance that one can get -- the biggest takeaway.' Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports from......

Shanti Bhushan oppose truce between AAP rebels and Kejriwal?

Aam Aadmi Party dissident leader Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday rubbished criticism by former AAP spokesperson Atishi Marlena that he backed out of the reconciliatory talks with Arvind Kejriwal camp......

India, US seal landmark civil nuclear deal

US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold talks at Hyderabad House. Photograph: MEA/Flickr India and the United States broke the seven-year-old logjam in operationalising......

When the next US defence secretary spoke to Rediff.com

Image: Then US Deputy Secretary of Defence Ashton B Carter, now tipped to be America's new defence secretary, greeted by then national security adviser Shivshankar Menon on his visit to New Delhi.......

Will Virgin Galactic's crash end space tourism?

The wait for paying passengers to see Earth from the vantage point of space looked a lot longer on Friday, following the fatal crash of Virgin Galactic’s first spaceship, but aspiring space......

Another Indian quits Obama administration

Secunderabad-born Suresh Kumar, a former Doordarshan sports and news anchor over 30 years ago, who two years ago was appointed by President Obama to lead the Commerce Department's US and Foreign......

FIR against Vikram Pandit in Citi fraud case

The local police on Tuesday registered an FIR naming Indian-born global CEO of the bank Vikram Pandit and 10 other officials in the Rs 300-crore (Rs 3 billion) Citibank fraud case. The fraud at the......

World's top tax havens

When people think of tax havens, they usually picture the Swiss Alps or Caribbean islands. But traditional venues like Switzerland, the duchies of Lichtenstein and Luxembourg and Caribbean......

Gambhir's Choices Face BCCI Roadblocks

IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir has asked for the freedom to manage the Indian team. Photograph: BCCI/X   After the BCCI confirmed Gautam Gambhir as India's new head coach, all eyes are now on his......

Players open up on racism in cricket

Racism in Australian cricket is not in your face but it is definitely there, says Dan Christian Photograph: Kind courtesy Dan Christian/Twitter Racism in Australian cricket is 'not in your face......

Mumbai Indians coach Ponting wants to ignore defending champions tag

IMAGE: Mumbai Indians players Unmukt Chand and Parthiv Patel with the team's head coach Ricky Ponting during a practice session. Photograph: PTI. Mumbai Indians head coach Ricky Ponting believes......

PHOTOS: Cricket legends light up Houston on Diwali even as Blasters lose series

IMAGE: Curtly Ambrose, Brian Lara, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Jonty Rhodes and Jacques Kallis before the commencement of Game 2 of Cricket All-Stars in Houston, Texas on Wednesday.......

India snatch slender lead

Scorecard Anil Kumble picked four wickets as South Africa were dismissed for 374 in their first innings at the end of Day 3 in the third Test in Cape Town on Thursday. Having scored 414 in the......