Why is Blinken Rushing to Delhi?

The elephant in the room will permeate the conversations, predicts Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be the second high level official of the Biden......

From Lincoln to Trump: A look at inaugurations past

On January 20, the United States will hold its 59th inaugural ceremony to swear in President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The event, held at the US Capitol in Washington,......

Douglas Stuart's Shuggie Bain wins 2020 Booker, Avni Doshi misses out

New York-based Scottish writer Douglas Stuart has won the prestigious 50,000-pound Booker Prize for his autobiographical debut novel Shuggie Bain, a coming of age tale of love and alcoholism set in......

'To Kanti Bhatt, books played god'

Kanti Bhatt, respected Gujarati author and journalist, passed into the ages on August 4, 2019, at the age of 88. In tribute, we reproduce an article his wife Sheela Bhatt wrote about him 19 years......

How I-T dept plans to increase tax mop up

The government has set a target of adding 1.3 crore income tax filers in the current financial year against 1.1 crore new filers added last year. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Income......

Sitharaman delivers 2.17 hr-long Budget speech, earns praises

Nirmala Sitharaman, the country's first full-time woman finance minister, on Friday delivered one of the longest Budget speeches which was peppered with Urdu, Hindi and Tamil couplets. IMAGE:......

Selena Makes Heads Turn At Emmys

The 75th Emmys saw a lot of fashion, but even more talent. Held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, the show was originally scheduled for September 2023, but was pushed back due to the Hollywood......

Lataji Remembered At BAFTAS

The BAFTAs were held at London's Royal Albert Hall and it saw movie royalty walk down the red carpet. The sci-fi film Dune was among the big winners of the night with five awards. Lata Mangeshkar......

Oscars 2021: Nomadland wins BIG!

A quick look at the winners of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards, listed in bold.   IMAGE: Peter Spears, Frances McDormand, Chloe Zhao, Mollye Asher and Dan Janvey win Best Picture for......

Beyonce makes history at Grammys 2021

IMAGE: Beyoncé accepts the Best R&B Performance award for Black Parade. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Women artistes were the big winners at the 63rd Grammy Awards. In fact,......

Transfers: Sterling, Sancho seal loan deals; Toney makes Saudi move

IMAGE: Ivan Toney, once Brentford's lynchpin in attack, moved to Al-Ahli for 40 million pounds ($52.50 million). Photograph: Al-Ahli/X A flurry of activity on transfer deadline day finished with......

EPL 2024-25: Can Arsenal finally end City's dominance?

IMAGE: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reacts during a pre-season match vs Olympique Lyonnais. Photograph: John Sibley / Reuters Arsenal must step up to another level this season if they are to......

PIX: US women survive France scare for basketball gold

IMAGE: The United States women's basketball team pose with their medals after beating France in the gold medal match at Bercy Arena, Paris, on Sunday. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters The United......

EPL: Spurs' top four hopes dented

Spurs' top four hopes dented in 1-1 draw at West Ham IMAGE: West Ham United's Kurt Zouma scores their first goal. Photograph: Tony Obrien/Reuters Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to move......

PIX: Wales one win from Euro 2024; Greece in playoffs

Wales one win away from Euro 2024 after beating Finland 4-1 IMAGE: Wales' David Brooks celebrates scoring their first goal. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Substitute Dan James celebrated his 50th......