Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike amid ceasefire calls

In a significant blow to Hezbollah, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) announced the elimination of Muhammad Hussein Srour, Commander of the organisation's Aerial Command, in a precision airstrike in......

'History is littered with religious conflict'

'The othering of religious groups inevitably leads to violence.''It is sadly a narrative that has echoed through the centuries since man first discovered God.' IMAGE: The Se Cathedral at Old Goa,......

Will Ukraine Get NATO Membership?

Scenes from the NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11, 2023.   4 IMAGE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his wife Olena Zelenska, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda......

Real Heroes Of Web Revolution

The tech creators, or the ones who made billions, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Just the other day, gazing from my home balcony at the distant hills of Raigad, I......

Manchester, Silicon Valley...

Why do Innovation Revolutions happen outside India, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   If you are born, raised and educated in India, high chances are that the......

'Talk to Me' explains a paradigm shift in the way we consume information

And if you have started wondering why such innovations come only from American companies, Ajit Balakrishnan offers the answer. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com If you have ever experienced......

Beating the slowdown with a century-old formula

While American auto titans go begging for their lives, England's tiny Morgan Motor Co. keeps making snazzy, old-school roadsters straight out of Bugsy Malone. Founded in 1909 when Harry Frederick......

How the Web lost its innocence

Ajit Balakrishnan on how the Web could return to its original egalitarian goals.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It all started in 1989 with an inter-office memo, describing in very humble......

PIX: Manchester Utd, Spurs storm in Europa knockouts

IMAGES from Europa League matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Manchester United's Kobbie Mainoo celebrates scoring their second goa against FCSB at National Arena, Bucharest, Romania. Photograph:......

PICS: Marchand sets Olympic record; Martinenghi ends Peaty's 'three-peat' dream

IMAGE: France's Leon Marchand celebrates winning the Olympics men's 400 metres Individual Medley at Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France, on Sunday. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters World......

PIX: McKeown extends reign, Wiffen toast of Ireland

IMAGE: Australia's Kaylee McKeown reacts after winning the Paris Olympics women's 100m Backstroke final at Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, on Tuesday. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters......

PIX: Summer Time for Canada; O'Callaghan stuns Titmus

Images from Monday's swimming action at Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France. IMAGE: Canada's Summer McIntosh celebrates winning gold in the Olympics swimming women's 400m Individual Medley at......

EPL 2024-25: Can Arsenal finally end City's dominance?

IMAGE: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reacts during a pre-season match vs Olympique Lyonnais. Photograph: John Sibley / Reuters Arsenal must step up to another level this season if they are to......