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Trump orders 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay

United States President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum to set up a 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay to detain "high-priority criminal aliens." IMAGE:......

Trump picks Fox News host as defence secretary

United States President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the nomination of popular Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth, 44, as his defence secretary. IMAGE: ox and Friends co-host......

Julian Assange leaves UK after plea deal with Biden

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to enter a plea deal with the Joe Biden administration that could pave the way for him to avoid imprisonment in the United States, according to recently......

Afghan PM assures 'full protection' of returning ex-officials

Afghanistan's acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund has appealed to former officials of past governments to return to the country and assured them "full protection", saying the period......

Govt of terrorists: US lawmakers on new Taliban govt

Top American lawmakers from the opposition Republican Party on Tuesday hit out at the Taliban over their announcement of an interim government in Afghanistan that includes a specially designated......

US firms fight Obama's anti-Bangalore stance

A month after American President Barack Obama came out with 'Say no to Bangalore, yes to Buffalo' rhetoric, which now echoes in the corridors of Capitol Hill, American companies have launched a......

MM University students create tri-fuel car

In their endeavour to produce a cost-effective and environment-friendly vehicle, the students of Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala, have developed the first of its kind......

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),......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

Review: Joe B Carvalho is a comedy of errors without the comedy

Joe B Carvalho is the crime scene of a murder-suicide where the script kills common sense and then puts the gun to it's own head, says Paloma Sharma Let's start off with the good......

'The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a very American story'

Actor Riz Ahmed tells Aseem Chhabra that most people can relate to the film, as it is the story of an outsider trying to find a home in a new society. Riz Ahmed began his career with Michael......

Cruz, Fox kickstart Toronto Film Festival

Cast member Penelope Cruz poses at the gala screening for Broken Embraces at the Elgin theatre on day one of the 34th Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday. The festival concludes......

Images: Celebrities' Day Out

Katrina Kaif poses for a picture during a meeting with winners of rediff.com's New York contest in Mumbai on Wednesday. Watch her shake hands with winners Karan Gupta and Pratik Kharde.......

World Cup chit-chat: Maradona backs Suarez, says FIFA may as well throw him into Guantanamo

Diego Maradona blasted FIFA's ban on Uruguay striker Luis Suarez as "criminal" and said world soccer's governing body might as well handcuff the striker and lock him up in Guantanamo prison. "Who......

Brazil arrests 10 for 'amateur' terror plot against Rio Olympics

IMAGE: Brazilian marines take part in a simulated hostage situation during a security exercise ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, on July 21, 2016. Photograph: Ueslei......

Russia bars FIFA's Garcia over human rights abuse

Russia made clear on Thursday that FIFA's chief investigator Michael Garcia is barred from entering the country because he is one of the Americans blacklisted in a bitter dispute with the United......

FIFA defends Suarez biting ban that many call excessive

FIFA defended the harsh punishment it handed down to Uruguay striker Luis Suarez for biting an opponent during the World Cup, despite complaints on Friday from his coach, politicians and even the......

Federer starts with military precision

Roger Federer turned up at Wimbledon on Monday resembling an army general ready to conduct his latest campaign and soon disarmed the opposition on the opening day of the grasscourt championships.......

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