Will Usha Vance Be First Hindu Second Lady?

Indian-American lawyer Usha Chilukuri Vance has burst into the spotlight after her husband, J D Vance, was named by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as his running mate. Usha, 38,......

Passengers on dunki flight to Nicaragua paid Rs 60-80 lakh

More than 60 people from Gujarat on board the Nicaragua-bound plane, which was sent back from France over suspected human trafficking, had agreed to pay Rs 60 lakh to Rs 80 lakh to immigration......

'Make caste discrimination in schools and colleges a crime'

'The government should immediately enact an Act to make caste discrimination a criminal offence and lay down a procedure similar to that of the Anti-Ragging Act.' 'Ragging has nearly been......

US approves Johnson & Johnson's Covid vaccine

The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine that works with just one dose instead of two for emergency use, giving America its third jab to......

Adi Godrej to step down from GCPL board in Sep; to remain as Chairman Emeritus

Veteran industrialist and Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej will step down from the board of Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) next month. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After stepping......

India is the world's 9th most spammed country

About 98.5 per cent of all spam calls in India originate from domestic numbers. However, spam calls received by users in India have decreased by 34%. India has dropped down to 9th position in......

Will India's Covaxin be world's first COVID-19 drug?

'We need to prove to the world that quality vaccines and R&D are possible in India.' *Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters. Dr Krishna Ella, chairman and MD, Bharat Biotech, is the man of the moment.......

What the Internet holds for India in 2018

Or, what will the Indian policy process allow it to be, says Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Our (India's) single-minded embrace of Digital reminds me of our single- minded......

'If I don't get a film, I will start a canteen in Film City'

'I don’t know about being superstar, but one day if I become like Shah Rukh Khan, I will not mind that.' 'If I get the kind of films that I really want to do, and if I manage to survive in......

A taste of Cannes in India

Rajeev Srinivasan on one of the best film festivals in India. This is the second year in a row that I have managed to make it to the International Film Festival of Kerala in Trivandrum from......

A continental fare at the Kerala film fest

It apparently has become a staple of the season in Thiruvanathapuram -- a little winter fog, a much-hyped Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (as though the wall-to-wall, year-round ads on TV for gold......

Will Smile Pinki win an Oscar for Megan Mylan?

The documentary Smile Pinki,a real-world fairy tale shot entirely in India runs for just about 39 minutes but the film nominated for an Oscar in the short documentary section tells such a......

Remembering Football Legend Tulsidas Balaram

Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal. IMAGE: Tulsidas Balaram,......

France-Croatia final confirms Europe's World Cup dominance

Whether France or Croatia lift the trophy in Moscow on Sunday, it will guarantee a minimum 20-year drought for South American sides. IMAGE: Croatia’s players and staff members pose for a......

Colombians bring salsa spirit to staid Saransk

IMAGE: Colombia fans before the match. Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Reuters With their straw hats, yellow shirts and appetite for a fiesta, Colombian soccer supporters brought a wave of tropical......

Sports Shorts: Koreas target unified march at Asian Games

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: The North Korea and South Korea Olympic teams enter together under the Korean Unification Flag during the Parade of......

How fatherhood has changed Force India's Perez

IMAGE: New dad Sergio Perez is starting his fifth year at Vijay Mallya's Force India. Photograph: Sergio Perez/Instagram Fatherhood has changed Sergio Perez's life since the end of last season and......