Edward Pretty

Rediff.com » News » Edward Pretty

News for Edward Pretty

News
Business
Movies
Sports

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

'We're going to bring these kids home'

'I would put my hand in the ground and have a little listen to what the mountain was doing.''Actually, it was still collapsing.''And there was a very real possibility that at some stage, without......

Colonel Raja Chari Is Ready for Space

On Sunday morning Eastern US time, four astronauts will zoom into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.Commanding the spaceflight is Raja Chari, a United......

Hold Still: UK lockdown caught on camera

After months of anticipation (and 31,000 submissions from the British public), the Duchess of Cambridge’s final selection of images for Hold Still is available to view on the National......

COVID-19: Why are so many young people dying?

'We started analysing young patients and realised that they had causes like undetected diabetes, which suddenly flares up during COVID-19.' 'Secondly, hypothyroidism was one of the factors.' 'And......

Why Uday Kotak Will Step Down In December

Unlike any other business, banking is a turf where the captain's role is the most critical.Often a bank is defined by the personality of the CEO who runs it.Both HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank......

'You can't stand on a podium and preach to India'

'India is no longer the India of the '70s and the '80s.''It's a large country with the fastest growing economy.''In working with India, you just can't go and humiliate the nation publicly.' USIBC......

Gold near 2-week low as Fed puts Dec rate hike in play

Gold ticked up on Thursday but stayed near its lowest level in two weeks after the Federal Reserve hinted at a possible U.S. rate hike in December, bolstering the dollar and reducing the appeal of......

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison steps aside

Larry Ellison, co-founder and leader of Oracle Corp for 37 years, stepped aside as chief executive officer on Thursday, to be replaced by co-CEOs Safra Catz and Mark Hurd, raising questions about a......

Mahindra Satyam net up 17% at Rs 278 crore

IT firm Mahindra Satyam on Tuesday reported a 16.65 per cent jump in its net profit at Rs 277.93 crore (Rs 2.77 billion) for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. This is against a net profit of Rs......

Romance And Sci-Fi Collide On OTT This Week

Sci-fiction buffs rejoice, there's much spectacle to behold on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives her recommendations. Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of FireWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: English......

The Crown Has Lost Its Way

Was descending into the telling of only Diana's tale in four long, slightly-draggy soap-opera-ish episodes of the last season the original premise of The Crown? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. IMAGE:......

Classic revisited: Kishore Kumar's return ticket to childhood

Kishore Kumar gave us brilliant movies to remember him by. One of them was 1962's Half Ticket, where he starred opposite his wife, Madhubala. We celebrate Kishore's 90th birth anniversary on August......

Darkest Hour Review: Exuberant bear. Shrewd fox. Vociferous lion

'The politics of it may be wishy-washy and the saviour at Darkest Hour's centre may well be a racist, an imperialist, and an alcoholic, but in Gary Oldman's nimble skin, smacked in layers and......

25 years of Pretty Woman!

Often hailed as one of the best romantic comedies of all time, Richard Gere and Julia Roberts starrer Pretty Woman has aged remarkably well. As the film turns 25 -- it was released on March 23,......

Markram relieved on getting over mental block vs Dutch

SCORECARD IMAGE: Ottneil Baartman celebrates with his South Africa teammates after taking the wicket of the Netherlands's Max O'Dowd in the T20 World Cup Group D match in New York on Friday.......

Clinical India taking it one game at a time: Rohit

'The results do matter to keep the dressing room lively. We are playing in India, there will be expectations. We wanted to do the job at hand. It's one thing to talk about it, but for everyone to......

Netherlands' hero Paul van Meekeren reveals their 'semis dream'

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Paul van Meekeren/X Netherlands continues to be the giant-killers in the World Cup, with another exceptional performance that led to an impressive 87-run victory over......

Unveiling the secret behind Netherlands' stunning win

We can beat any side if we play our best brand of cricket: Dutch captain Edwards after stunning South Africa IMAGE: The Netherlands players celebrate winning their World Cup match against South......

Can Netherlands check New Zealand's blazing start?

Kane Williamson yet to regain match fitness. IMAGE: New Zealand opener Devon Conway celebrates scoring a hundred during the opening match of the ICC World Cup at Narendra Modi Stadium,......

Rediff News