The A to Z of 2020

Wow -- 2020, huh? From the deadly coronavirus to lockdowns, wildfires to the Black Lives Matter movement, to the Bihar and US elections, it's been a year we won't forget. It's hard to believe it......

The odd, odd world we live in!

These images prove we live in a wonderfully weird world. IMAGE: People sitting inside a swimming pool play giant cards at a water park on a hot day in Chongqing,......

Stunning winners of this year's Ocean Art underwater photo contest

The Underwater Photography Guide has announced the winners of their 8th annual Ocean Art Underwater Photography Competition: a selection that runs the gamut between beautiful, eye popping and, in......

Spectacular Shortlist for Best Astronomy Photos of the Year

The spectacular Milky Way over the picturesque Bavarian mountain, Herzogstand, the remarkable Horsehead Nebula and the Flame Nebula, a vast cloud of gas and dust where new stars are being born; the......

A giant leap: From advertising to storytelling

  As the level of competition accelerated, more and more advertising people began to see the need to use entertainment as a vehicle to keep customers watching or reading their advertising.......

US' AAA rating at risk, warns Fitch

There is a "material risk" of the United States losing its triple-A status if there is a repeat of the wrangling seen in 2011 over raising the country's self-imposed debt ceiling, rating firm Fitch......

The corporate story of 2015: When minnows humbled the giants

T N Ninan lists a few David-Goliath encounters in the Indian markets, all of which make life interesting, though difficult if you are an investor looking for the next multi-bagger. But then, India......

'The real threat is global imbalance'

Standard & Poor's Chief Economist David Wyss predicts that 2007 will be a reasonably good year as well (4 per cent global growth as compared to 4.5 this year), but sees increasing global imbalances......

Ray of light

Aravind/Harrisburg: I don't know if anybody still reads books written by a guy named Alistair MacLean. I used to feast on his offerings when I was in school. My favorite is Fear Is The Key.And I......

When A Queen Came To Watch Tennis

Wimbledon attracts celebrities the way the US Open, the French Open and the Australian Open can't. Look who turned up to watch the matches at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on......

World Cup 2023: MVPI: Bumrah Only Indian In Top 5

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 23 World Cup 2023 games. IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates dismissing Rashid Khan in the penultimate over of......

MI vs CSK: Turning Point: Varma-Shokeen Partnership

IMAGE: Tilak Varma and Hrithik Shokeen clutched onto their nerves and steadied MI's chase. Photograph: BCCI/IPL Mumbai Indians were chasing only 98 to knock Chennai Super Kings out of the race for......

PIX: Djokovic tames Van Rijthoven, meets Sinner next

Images from the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Sunday. IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his fourth round match against......

1st T20: Finch-led Aus have task at hand against in-form India

IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli and Australia captain Aaron Finch pose with the T20 Trophy on the eve of the first T20 in Brisbane on Tuesday. Photograph: Text The mess that Australian cricket......