Afghan Sikh among 2 dead in blasts at Kabul Gurdwara, 3 attackers killed

Several blasts tore through a gurdwara in Kabul on Saturday, killing two persons, including a Sikh, and injuring seven others, while Afghan security personnel thwarted a bigger tragedy by stopping......

'Goli bahut bhayanak chal rahi hai'

'Bola nikal jao. Sala firing karte hai Russi.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Bombs are spitting down from the frosty winter sky in Kyiv. But Mahadev Sahay* sounds rather cheerful.......

'Sometimes I wish ISIS had killed me too'

'At least if I had died, my family would have got the money.' IMAGE: Harjit Masih, centre, flanked by "best friend" Kanwaljit Singh, left, and Harsimranjeet Singh.This photograph was taken near......

Macau for moolah, and fun

Great things are happening to Macau and the tiny 23.8 sq. km. former Portuguese colony of some 4,40,000 people -- which reverted to China in December 1999 -- is on a roll.In the third week of......

Sponsors throng the fast track

What's the best advertisement for an Indian auto company? Tata Engineering is putting its money on the world's fastest Indian, Narain Karthikeyan. For the second year in a row, Narain Karthikeyan......

'Inter-religious marriages were never really encouraged in our society'

'Pre-Partition India wasn't as hunk-dory as we talk about; Hindus and Muslims lived in harmony, sure, but never as miyan-biwi (husband-wife)' 'Unrequited love is very good for a......

F1: Ferrari's Leclerc takes pole at home Grand Prix

  IMAGE: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc celebrates after qualifying in pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix in Circuit de Monaco, Monaco, on Saturday. Photograph: Jennifer Lorenzini/Reuters......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

Sachin Tendulkar goes Karting in Mumbai

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar on the Sky Karting track in Mumbai. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com. Sachin Tendulkar inaugurated a Sky Karting track in Lower Parel, Mumbai (South), on......

'It's not as dramatic as you read in the media'

McLaren's Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain waves to the media as he leaves the hospital where he was hospitalized since Sunday in Sant Cugat after crashing during a test session.......