Normalcy tiptoes into Bangladesh, death toll climbs to 440

The death toll in the anti-government protests in Bangladesh on Tuesday climbed to 440, with 100 more deaths reported after Sheikh Hasina fled the country, according to local media, even as efforts......

US duo William Nordhaus and Paul Romer win Nobel Economics Prize

United States economists William Nordhaus and Paul Romer on Monday shared the 2018 Nobel Economics Prize for integrating innovation and climate with economic growth. Nordhaus, a professor at Yale......

Polls after delimitation, statehood to follow: Amit Shah in Kashmir

In his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after the repeal of Article 370, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday met the kin of victims of terror killings and promised stern action against those......

Sandra Samuel one year after 26/11

rediff.com's Vaihayasi P Daniel traveled to the small Israeli town of Afula and discovered that Sandra Samuel, the heroine of 26/11, is still a mother to baby Moshe. Sandra Samuel opens the......

Allowing crypto may erode RBI's control over money supply: Subbarao

Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao has said the central bank could lose control over money supply and inflation management if cryptocurrency is allowed in the country. Speaking......

'India Inc's profits rising on wage squeeze'

The handsome 25 per cent rise in corporate profits in the September quarter amid a sharp contraction in GDP was on the back of wage squeezes, leading to rise in inequalities in India, economist......

Turban, beard make me stand out in a room: Mastercard CEO

India-born Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga has said that his turban and beard make him stand out in a crowd and has undergone random searches at US airports even though he runs a global company,......

Were international gold prices manipulated?

A new study suggests international gold prices might have been manipulated for the past decade. This has led to calls for changes in the way metal prices are benchmarked. The benchmark is set by......

Lessons from Bollywood: How to study for exams!

Exam tension? Bollywood offers some wise lessons. They might not go to school any more but actors do know a great deal about exams. It’s called Friday when the box office decides the fate of......

'Heroines flocked to him, but...'

'... their love was jinxed.''His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than......

How Shah Rukh got married to Gauri

Shah Rukh Khan is such a romantic on the big screen. But did you know how the superstar wooed Gauri before they got married? Interestingly, Shah Rukh and Gauri have different versions of that......

The world's most powerful celebrities

The rich and famous have had a great year--and a terrible one. Movie attendance dropped 8% last year as fans retreated to their home theaters, complaining of, among other things, high ticket......

Paddler Mudit Dani scripts history

Indian paddler Mudit Dani has entered the history books by becoming the first Indian to win the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) Male Athlete of the Year award for his......

PKL can give the IPL a run for its money

'At a time when sports leagues are often smothered by the allure of spurious glamour, it is easy to forget what makes them so exciting in the first place: The sport itself.''At its core, the PKL......