Asghar Ali Engineer: Simple, fearless, straight from the heart

Renowned Islamic scholar Asghar Ali Engineer, who passed away in Mumbai on Tuesday , was opposed to all forms of religious bigotry including by the clergy of his own faith. For opposing the......

Bodh Gaya attack: The story of culpable neglect

The most basic reality of a dysfunctional enforcement apparatus across India will ensure that coordinated terrorist attacks, like the Bodh Gaya strike, will continue to occur, notes Ajai Sahni. At......

Jobs tumble; Indian firms may cut staff by 20%

About a third of India Inc may reduce its workforce by up to 20 per cent if the gloomy economic scenario persists during the year, a survey has said. "There is a sizable number (of companies),......

Costly sedans run out of steam

Image: Toyota Corolla Altis. Photograph: Courtesy, Toyota Premium sedans such as Toyota Corolla, Chevrolet Cruze, Renault Fluence, Hyundai Elantra, which once were status symbols of their owners,......

New York talent hunt finalist sings for rediff

Indian American Ashlee Madhukar won the second place at New York's famed Appllo Theatre amateur talent contest last month, beating 11 other hopefuls. Here, the 17-year-old sings......

TomKat in Berlin for new film

What do Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz and finally Katie Holmes have in common? Well, the answer is that they have all dated Tom Cruise -- we are sure you got that --and they are all......

Water faces tough competition

Deepa Mehta candidly admits she was more than surprised when she heard that her Water, a Canadian entry, had been selected as one of the 5 foreign film nominees, because the competition was......

Ayesha scores over Rani in Toronto

Rediff India Abroad Managing Editor (Features) Arthur J Pais is in Toronto to cover the Toronto International Film Festival. Don't miss his exclusives dispatches from the biggest film festival in......

Real Madrid, Liverpool to clash in revamped 36-team Champions League

IMAGE: Former Sporting Clube de Portugal, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 140 Champions League goals in 183 appearances, poses with UEFA president......

PIX: Barcelona lose to Monaco; Arsenal held

Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Thursday.Ten-man Barcelona lose to Monaco IMAGE: AS Monaco's players celebrate after winning their Champions League match against Barcelona......

PIX: Real Madrid, Napoli win; Bayern edge Wolfsburg

IMAGE: Endrick scores Real Madrid's third goal against Real Valladolid during the LaLiga match at Santiago Bernabeu, in Madrid on Sunday. Photograph: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters Second-half......

Fans chant 'Toni, stay' as Real Madrid parade UCL trophy

IMAGE: Real Madrid bus arriving to the celebration with fans at Cibeles Fountain. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans celebrated their club's 15th European......

Europa League PIX: Leverkusen win at Roma; Marseille held at home

IMAGES from the Europa League semifinal matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz celebrates scoring their first goal. Photograph: Alberto Lingria/Reuters Goals by......