Rescue ops intensify as Hurricane Harvey kills 50

Rescue workers are desperately searching flooded neighbourhoods across Texas for survivors stranded by Hurricane Harvey, one of the most destructive storms in American history that......

30 dead as Harvey makes 2nd landfall near Louisiana-Texas border

One Indian student has died after he nearly drowned in a swollen lake in Texas. Tropical Storm Harvey on Wednesday made a second landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border, five days after making......

Obama dines in Kansas with those who wrote to him

Four Kansas residents who wrote letters to Barack Obama about their struggle and success in US's heartland were in for a surprise when they were taken out for a dinner by the President. The dinner......

'Like every human being, I have many identities'

My first exposure to murder occurred when I was eleven,' Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen reminisces in his latest book Identity and Violence, where he recalls how he found an unknown person stumbling......

Avatar, Hurt Locker lead Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards have been announced, and some of our predictions by Aseem Chhabra, Arthur J Pais and Raja Sendid come true! Here's a look at the nominations:......

The Marilyn Monroe Quiz!

There was a time when Marilyn Monroe ruled the hearts of most men, and was the cause of envy for women. Had she been alive, this beautiful actress would have been 80 today. rediff.com quizes you......

B K Modi plans mega Buddha film

Nearly twelve years after Mira Nair abandoned her Buddha movie project because Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci beat her to it with his Little Buddha starring Keanu Reeves as Siddhartha, there......

Calcutta's Red Light Kids contends for the Oscars

Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman's Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids, an upbeat documentary about children of prostitutes in Kolkata who try to start a new life, is a contender for Oscar......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.      ARGENTINA......

Cricket Buzz: BCCI to continue with neutral curators in next Ranji season

IMAGE: The ground staff work on the pitch. Photograph: BCCI Encouraged by the positive feedback during the last domestic season, the Board of Control for Cricket in India will continue with......

Hockey World Cup: India lose to Belgium in opener

India's shaky defence conceded a goal 15 seconds from the hooter to go down 2-3 against Belgium in their opening game of hockey World Cup at the Kyocera Stadium on Saturday. The Indian defenders......

Indian spinners will be under pressure: Khwaja

Australian batsman Usman Khwaja on Monday resorted to playing mind games ahead of the first Test, stating that the expectations to deliver the goods on rank turners could put the Indian spinners......

T20 star Richard Levi likely to represent Mumbai Indians

South African opener Richard Levi, who grabbed the headlines hitting the fastest ever century in T20 internationals, will, in all likelihood,play for Mumbai Indiansin the upcoming edition of the......