Gina Haspel, Super Spy

Donald Trump's new CIA pick hasn't been greeted with the avalanche of media gush that inevitably follows a woman who becomes the first among her gender to get a top job, says Shuma......

French lawyer can't defend 'Bikini Killer'

Nepal's Supreme Court has barred a French lawyer from defending 'Bikini Killer' Charles Shobhraj, serving a life sentence since 2004 for the murder of an American tourist three decades ago. A......

'Bikini Killer' Sobhraj slams Nepal judiciary

Charles Sobhraj, currently serving life imprisonment in Kathmandu for the murder of an American woman over three decades ago, has alleged that Nepal's Supreme Court was delaying a verdict on his......

Charles Sobhraj to remain in jail: Nepal court

'Bikini Killer' Charles Sobhraj, convicted of murdering an American woman here in 1975, on Wednesday failed to get any reprieve from Nepal's Supreme Court. The apex court ruled that the status quo......

What the Tata Nano is like: Owners speak!

It's now two months since the world's cheapest car, Tata Nano, was handed over to its first owner. Since then, the Nano -- which caught the entire world's attention and has the potential to......

16 incomes that are not taxed in India

Although the taxman has been vested with the task of collecting taxes on the incomes of the citizens, he has deemed certain kinds of incomes as 'not included in total income'. Thus, if any earning......

Cut interest rates, boost economy: FM to banks

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday asked banks to cut interest rates and provide cheap credit to industry in order to spur economic activity. "As a financial intermediary the banks......

Goa cracks down on offshore casinos

Goa government has asked all the six off shore casinos to suspend their operations and sealed restaurants of five of them for not having food and drugs licence. The step follows huge outcry over......

Meet the BEST Bond villains

Chiwetel Ejiofor has some really powerful shoes to fill in his next movie project. Here, in my opinion, is the best thing that came out of 12 Years A Slave. It not be the greatest film, but it did......

So Which Bond Do You Like Best?

What is the magic in the make-up of 007 that keeps us coming back again and again?asks Sandeep Goyal. IMAGE: Daniel Craig as James Bond in No Time to Die, the latest 007 movies. Even the most......

No Time to Die review

To be able to bid farewell to Daniel Craig is an emotion all fans of the Bond franchise must experience, feels Aseem Chhabra. No Time to Die is quite a party. Old friends, nemesis and new ones......

'I'm a nicer version of Jekyll and Hyde'

'I'm usually pretty chilled and cool, but there are random moments when the brain doesn't compute and I don't stop to think.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rinzing Denzongpa/Instagram He's a one-man......

Gambhir is Indian cricketer of the year 2008

Gautam Gambhir edged out his India and Delhi opening partner Virender Sehwag in a close tussle for the Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year Award for 2008. The southpaw, who scored over 1,000 runs......

Another IPL bail fail, KKR's Lynn gets lucky

'I thought (the wicket-keeper) might catch it or the bails might come off, but I got lucky' IMAGE: Dhawan Kulkarni reacts after realising that the ball had lit up the zing bail but failed to......

James Bond would approve of the British Grand Prix

In an afternoon of heroes, Sebastian Vettel played the Bond villain at Silverstone, notes Raja Sen, who returns to Rediff.com as F1 columnist. IMAGE: Daniel Craig, who has essayed the role of......

IPL: Who's paisa vasool and who's not?

As the IPL second season reaches its half-way mark, it's time to take our own strategic break and identify every team's best and worst performers so far. Bangalore Royal ChallengersTop four......

PHOTOS: Hollywood descends upon Vegas for royal megabout

Singers Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z attend the welterweight unification championship bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images Floyd......