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Russian Missiles Hit Kyiv First Time Since April

For the first time since April, Russia fired missiles at Kyiv. According to one newspaper report, Tu-95 strategic bombers fired missiles from the Caspian Sea, located more than 1,000 miles from the......

PHOTOS: The weirdly, wonderful world we live in!

These 10 images prove that it's an odd, odd world out there... Members of the public view a 45-foot-tall giant golden monkey on the side of Inverleith house in Edinburgh, Scotland. The......

20,000 km, 70 days: All aboard the Delhi to London bus

An unforgettable journey awaits you! IMAGE: Adventures Overland, run by Tushar Agarwal and Sanjay Madan, will ferry 20 passengers on a modified luxury bus, in what they describe as a trip of a......

Mr and Mrs Patel wanted to be President...

A husband and wife from Mumbai filed their nominations for Monday's Presidential election.A sign that common Indians like you and me can aspire to be the First Citizen of the land.Rediff.com's......

Migratory birds stay put in Chilika despite heat

IMAGE: Gulls in Chilika Lake in Odisha. Photograph: @biswajitmohanty/ Twitter. Migratory birds including flamingoes and pelicans have stayed put at the famous Chilika Lake in Odisha despite......

Kazakhastan blocked $5-bn bid to buy oilfield stake: OVL

ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) on Wednesday said its $5 billion bid to buy a stake in Kazakhastan's biggest oilfield has been blocked by the central Asian nation. "Based on the communication received......

India loses Kashagan oil field to China

India's ONGC has lost the giant Kashagan oilfield to the Chinese after Kazakhstan blocked its $5 billion deal to buy US energy major ConocoPhillips' stake in the Caspian Sea oilfield. ONGC Videsh,......

India-Pakistan business council to discuss MFN, visa, Tapi pipeline

Industry leaders from India and Pakistan are set to chart out a new road map for doing business in each other’s country in an effort to normalise trading relations during the first-ever......

World's most expensive energy projects

Billions of dollars are spent on energy projects across the world. Kashagan oil field is the world's most expensive energy project. The safety, engineering, logistical and environmental challenges......

OVL-OIL offers $5 bn for 20% in Africa gas field

After buying ConocoPhillips’ 8.4 per cent stake in a Kazakhstan oil field for $5 billion last year, ONGC Videsh Ltd and its partner Oil India Ltd have closed in on another energy asset in......

Review: A ticket to Narnia is well worth it!

Sukanya Verma reviews The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Post YOUR reviews here!It's a never-ending debate. Is the book better than a movie? Truth is, imagining an adventure......

Gowariker's Buddha to get Hollywood touch

Ashutosh Gowariker has signed German cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub, the man behind Hollywood projects like Independence Day and The Jackal, for his epic Buddha. Lindenlaub has also shot......

Drona music: Not very enchanting

Inscribed swords. Sand-faced monsters. Tintin-hair baddie. Bandana-sporting hottie. Everyone's busy seeking Drona. Warrior to some. Saviour for others. One Abhishek Bachchan to do it all. Director......

Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Once a Narnian, always a Narnian. There's something so tempting about an alternate reality, especially if it involves being the hero of chatty woodland creatures, messenger trees, enigmatic fauns......

Take the Narnia Quiz

The wait is finally over. Three years after the first C S Lewis' adaptation of the children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe enthralled......

F1: Vettel completes pole hat-trick in Azerbaijan

IMAGE: Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel celebrates the pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan on Saturday. Photograph: David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters Ferrari's......

PHOTOS: European Games has won over doubters

‘The first Games are on the way to being extremely successful’ Competitors clear the water jump during the women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Baku 2015 European Games. Photograph:......

Check out the surprise guest at European Games opening ceremony...

Recording artist Lady Gaga attends the Opening Ceremony for the Baku 2015 European Games. Photograph: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Pop star Lady Gaga sang John Lennon's Imagine sitting at a......

Azerbaijan to make Formula One debut in 2016

Formula One teams have welcomed the announcement of a Grand Prix in Azerbaijan in 2016, following Russia's debut later this year, but warned on Friday that the sport must keep the balance between......

Baku Open chess: Negi wins 7th round, joint 2nd

India's Parimarjan Negi finally found his winning ways as he beat Tomike Sanikidze of Georgia in the seventh round to grab the joint second spot at the International Chess Festival Baku Open in......

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