26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana moves US court to know extradition status

Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has approached a US court for a status conference after waiting for an order on......

'Modi hasn't forgotten his human touch'

'The prime minister is talking to his Chachaji and he is crying in the PM's lap, it was such an emotional scene.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi speaks to a child at the Indian American......

Why John le Carre will never die

He will be remembered not only as a writer, but as one of the great chroniclers and interrogators of the history of our times, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, as he mourns the passing of a legend......

LeT's Gulf link to serial blasts in Delhi, B'luru

Police from various statesprobing theblasts that rocked various parts the country have uncovered a link to the Gulf in these blasts. Sources told rediff.com that during the course of investigation,......

Tourists yet to warm up to Commonwealth Games

About a month after it was thrown open for bookings, the Games Travel Office (GTO) of the Commonwealth Games does not seem to be generating much response from tourists. "There hasn't been much......

Bangkok's loss is Hong Kong's gain

Europe's and Bangkok's loss is turning out to be gain for several other destinations like Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore. Tourists who had travel plans in the following week to Thailand......

Stranded fliers cause 10% rise in hotel prices

As forecasters said the haze over Europe will stay for five more days, stranded passengers have caused hotel rates in New Delhi and Mumbai to climb 10 per cent. Travellers in large numbers have......

The young and the elderly set to explore the world

The Indian traveller has evolved. From those fresh out of school to retired couples, there is a new emerging segment of travellers keen to see the world in their own specific way. For most tour......

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......

Why Shah Rukh Khan played Devdas

'Unlike the Shah Rukh Khan in Darr, Baazigar, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, there's an amazing child-like vulnerability and honesty in the Shah Rukh of Devdas.' Devdas was......

'The kiss had to be sensual, even sexual, not vulgar'

'Today, 25 years later, Raja Hindustani is as much a Dharmesh Darshan film as it is Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor's 'different' love story.' He was just 24 when he started Raja Hindustani and 27......

'Judi Dench is obsessed with India'

'He cooked chicken curry and so because of him, curries entered the British royal kitchens.''Eventually, he became a political advisor to the queen.''This guy was disrupting the royal household. It......

Why England and Belgium may want to be second

'There is a great temptation to let England finish first' IMAGE: Belgium's Eden Hazard celebrates. Photograph: Jorge Silva/Reuters To win, or not to win? Tug some jersey, or avoid yellow......

Spotted: Leander Paes in Florida

Reader Naveen Polaki sent us this photograph from Florida. 'This photograph was taken by my sister, when we met Leander Paes in Miami. 'Leander was there to play the Key Biscayne Championship in......

5 talking points: England vs New Zealand

The business end of the World Cup has arrived.Defending champions Australia were the first team to secure their semi-final spot last weekend, India could join them on Tuesday and then all eyes will......

How New Zealand and England made the World Cup final

Neither England or New Zealand have won the World Cup before so there will be a new name on the trophy. IMAGES: Will England or New Zealand lift the Cricket World Cup trophy, at Lord’s, on......

My mother made me think like a champion: Saina

Bright, all smiles and confident, India's ace badminton player Saina Nehwal met a packed house in Delhi at the launch of her first autobiography, Playing to Win. She almost surprised a few when......