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Trump picks anti-vaccine activist as health secretary

United States President-elect Donald Trump announced his decision to nominate former Democratic presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr. as his Secretary of Health and Human Services. The......

Remembering The Day JFK Died

On a sunny Texas day in November 60 years ago, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the president of the United States, and his elegant wife Jacqueline Lee 'Jackie' Bouvier Kennedy touched down in......

'Humans have never learned from history'

'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Writer Amitav Ghosh spent many of those strange, mind-numbing COVID-19 days of......

Trump picks Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ginsberg in US Supreme Court

United States President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court to fill up the vacancy following the death of Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg. IMAGE: US President Donald......

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them everywhere -- in politics, in research, in the movies, even on YouTube, says......

Would you pay to see Sachin, 46, bat today?

'Can Tendulkar recreate the magic of his youth?', asks advertising guru Sandeep Goyal. IMAGE: The 2003 Cricket World Cup: India vs Sri Lanka. The Wanderers stadium, Johannesburg, March 10, 2003.......

FIR against Vikram Pandit in Citi fraud case

The local police on Tuesday registered an FIR naming Indian-born global CEO of the bank Vikram Pandit and 10 other officials in the Rs 300-crore (Rs 3 billion) Citibank fraud case. The fraud at the......

Why people lie when seeking a job

From foolish fibs to full-on fraud, lying on your rsum is one of the most common ways that people stretch the truth. But think twice before you ship off your next half-baked job application. Even......

Another Indian quits Obama administration

Secunderabad-born Suresh Kumar, a former Doordarshan sports and news anchor over 30 years ago, who two years ago was appointed by President Obama to lead the Commerce Department's US and Foreign......

Liv Tyler shares first full photo of baby Sailor

A lowdown on what's going on in Hollywood. Photograph: Liv Tyler/Twitter Liv Tyler showed off her beautiful baby boy, Sailor Gene Gardner, in a Twitter post. In the twitter, Tyler, 37, is seen......

'I won this at the 'last ever' Golden Globes'

'Once, when I was standing around on the set one day, whining about something -- you know we were gonna work through supper or the long hours or whatever, Tommy Lee Jones said to me, 'Isn't it such......

Review: Falling hard for Iron Man 2

He isn't everybody's cup of tea, this Tony Stark. Heck, even fellow superheroes he teams up with are more often beleaguered than besotted by his overdone charm, a boozy womaniser given to far, far......

Sachin@50: 50 Interesting Facts

Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com On Monday, April 24, 2023, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will be 50 years old. For those of us who first saw him stride onto a cricket field aged 16 back in......

Argentina readying to host F1 race in 2014

Argentina, which last hosted a Formula One Grand Prix in 1998, could be back on the calendar from 2014 when a new track near Buenos Aires is completed. Friday marked a ground-breaking ceremony of......

'IPL players were approached for spot-fixing'

Indian Premier League (IPL) cricketers had been approached about spot-fixing over the last two-and-a-half years, former India player Atul Wassan said on Tuesday. Wassan told Reuters that a couple......

Wasim Jaffer appointed Kings XI Punjab's batting coach

IMAGE: Wasim Jaffer's name figured in the official support staff list posted on the team's website. Photograph: PTI Former India player Wasim Jaffer has been appointed as the batting coach of......

Kumble named head coach of Kings XI Punjab; Walsh is talent scout

IMAGE: Anil Kumble is currently the only Indian coach in the IPL. Photograph: BCCI Former India captain Anil Kumble has been appointed as the head coach of Kings XI Punjab for the 13th season of......

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