'Pope Francis Was Warm And Welcoming'

'Senior Vatican officials were pleasantly surprised at the number of Indians who had come to witness the ceremony.' IMAGE: Pope Francis speaks with new Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad during a......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Modi Preaches World Peace But...

'...We should first look at and acknowledge what we have done to ourselves.' 'To not do so opens us to the accusation of rank hypocrisy and also reduces the stature of our globetrotting peaceniks,'......

Modi hugs Pope Francis at G7; invites him to India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invited Pope Francis to visit India and said he admired the pontiff's commitment to serving the people. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pope Francis......

Muthoot Finance's chairman dies after falling from 4th floor

Mathai George George Muthoot joined the family business as an office assistant and in 1979 he became the managing director and group chairman in February 1993. M G George Muthoot, largely credited......

Looking at Bollywood's religious side

Bollywood is a fairly religious lot. Whether to seek blessings for an upcoming release or personal happiness, often one catches glimpses of celebrity trips to places of worship in different parts......

Colin Firth's Indian connection

The Oscar 1, Oscar 2, Oscar 3, Oscar 4 and Oscar 5 quizzes have been fun, haven't they? Here's one more to sink your teeth into. 1. Colin Firth, the front-runner for this year's......

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale. I usually spend 10 days of February in Berlin attending the Berlinale, the most exciting international film festival in Europe, in the early......

Former Windies pacer Moseley dies in road accident

IMAGE: West Indies pacer Ezra Moseley during England's tour to the West Indies in February 1990. Photograph: Adrian Murrell/Getty Images Former West Indies pacer Ezra Moseley died after his......