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......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

'Nitish Kumar lost political battle despite winning trust vote'

'He may be chief minister, but sooner or later he will face the music.' IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, right, meets Rashtriya Janata Dal President Lalu Prasad Yadav (with cap), left,......

Kissinger used racist, misogynist language for then PM Indira Gandhi

Henry Kissinger, the veteran American diplomat who died at the age of 100, was known for his disdain towards India's leadership in the 1970s and even had used racist and misogynist language for the......

M Rajeshwar Rao appointed as RBI deputy governor

The government on Wednesday appointed RBI's senior-most executive director M Rajeshwar Rao as the deputy governor of the central bank. Rao was appointed to the post vacated by N S Vishwanathan, who......

Obama to promote sharing of cyber security threat info

Obama will sign an executive order aimed at encouraging and promoting sharing of cyber security threat information within the private sector and between the private sector and government. Amid......

Indian drugmakers to pay higher facility fees on US hike

The US laws authorise the drug and health watchdog to assess and collect user fees for certain applications and supplements for human generic drug products Drugmakers from India, the biggest source......

Ajay Banga, only Indian among world's best performing CEOs

Only two of the top performing 100 CEOs were women, while only 26 of the top bosses had a MBA degree. Image: Ajay Banga, only Indian among top CEOs.   Mastercard Chief Executive Ajaypal......

BWF seeking 'more clarity' from China over World Tour Finals

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Saturday said it was waiting for "more clarity" from China before it takes a call on the season-ending World Tour Finals scheduled in December. China's......

Throwback 2020: Thiem breaks 'Big Three' hold on Grand Slams

The professional tennis circuit, which requires players to jet around the world, was forced into shutdown in early March as countries went into lockdown and closed their borders to contain the......

I'm just a servant of football, says Blatter

FIFA chief Sepp Blatter. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters FIFA president Sepp Blatter is a mere servant at the service of football, he said on Friday as he re-stated his intention to run for a......

Tiger is on the prowl, folks!

'All is forgiven dear Tiger, come back home to the Winner's Circle now,' says Siddharth Shriram. IMAGE: Tiger Woods during the second day of practice for the 2018 Masters at the Augusta National......

Sports Shorts: Dipa qualifies for final round of Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar performed a higher difficulty Handfront 540 vault for the first time in the competition. Photograph:......