Nature Like Never Before

Extraordinary award-winning photographs from more than 20,000 images from all over the world. The Nature Photographer of the Year competition, organised by Nature Talks, showcases the artistry of......

Sai's Take: Election 2019: Endgame

'The similarities between the blockbusting Avengers: Endgame and Election 2019 cannot be starker. So who plays who?' asks Saisuresh Sivaswamy. Images visualisation: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com......

Internet trolls, the moral police and an intolerant nation

  'I cannot say I like watching porn, or that I like to party, or that I enjoy my drink and, worse still, that I like Rahul Gandhi,' says Neeta Kolhatkar. India has always been pluralist,......

'US is at war with Islamic fascists'

Warning that Americans 'still are not completely safe,' President George W Bush on Thursday said the foiled terrorist plot to blow up US-bound planes showed that the country was at war with......

The 15 richest fictional characters

The S&P 500 is down about 40% over the last 12 months. There have been nearly 190,000 layoffs at America's 500 largest companies in just the last six weeks. And the U.S. government is spending a......

A stark warning on global warming

Without rapid and substantial spending, global warming will dramatically reduce worldwide productivity, devastate food sources, cause widespread deaths and create hundreds of millions of refugees,......

The art of designing modern homes

Sainik Farms in south Delhi is a paradox. A maze of extremely narrow, potholed lanes, it is nevertheless home to some of the richest and most powerful in the land who live their jetsetting lives......

Top-earning world leaders

When Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair as British prime minister earlier this year, he got an overnight raise of about $100,000 a year, increasing the 136,677-pounds salary he earned as......

Read this before you watch Avengers: Infinity War

Don't worry, no spoilers here! Half a dozen skilled superheroes teamed up to save humanity from the clutches of evil in The Avengers. Through the course of their origin stories and adventurous......

Lessons for Ranbir: A dummy's guide to superhero dressing

This, says Sukanya Verma, is what Ranbir Kapoor's costume should and should not be in Brahmastra. A new Ranbir Kapoor movie is always an occasion for excitement. After portraying Sanjay Dutt in......

Robert Downey Jr paid $50 million for The Avengers

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here!Actor Robert Downey Jr recently confirmed that he was paid $50 million for The Avengers. There were reports after the......

Why we're thrilled about Iron Man 2

We are two Fridays away from the return of Marvel Comic's most brash superhero: the flashy, flamboyant, flirtatious and ferociously cool Iron Man.Here's a look at what makes Tony Stark, his......

PIX: Liverpool go 7 points clear; Man City's slump continues

A summary of Thursday's action in the Premier League. IMAGE: Cody Gakpo scores Liverpool's first goal during the Premier League match against Leicester City at Anfield, on Thursday. Photograph:......

There Will Surely Never Be Another Bishan Singh Bedi

One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday.Rediff.com salutes the legend. IMAGE: Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty......

Cricketing world in shock over Phil Hughes's death

Ricky Ponting consoles Simon Katich at St Vincent's hospital. Photograph: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes died in hospital on Thursday, two days after being......

Rossi double fires Italy to win over US

Guiseppe Rossi set aside the mixed emotions of playing against the country of his birth to inspire Italy to a 3-1 win over the U.S. in Confederations Cup Group B on Monday. The American-born......

Breach of doping code: Thorpe

Ian Thorpe said his reputation had been permanently tarnished by the leaking of a report saying he was under investigation for a doping test. Although doping and swimming officials have confirmed......