JLF matters

Outside Diggi Palace's walls, things may be getting darker. Speech may be under threat; writers may be getting murdered for their writing. But, inside, it is possible to feel hope that ideas,......

Complaint against authors who read from Satanic Verses

The Salman Rushdie row refused to die down on Sunday with a police complaint being filed against the four authors who read out portions from the controversial author's banned book Satanic Verses at......

Indian-origin paramedic on Time's list

Rahul Singh is "honored and touched" that he is on the Time Magazine's 2010 list of 100 people who have significantlyinfluenced the world in the 20th century. With him on the list are US President......

Ruchira Gupta gets Global Citizen Award

In a glittering ceremony, former United States president Bill Clinton Thursday evening presented six individuals, including New Delhi-based Ruchira Gupta -- journalist, activist and policymaker,......

They quit good jobs to mint millions!

A few good people who decided to quit good jobs for better ideas. ANAND PRAKASH Eight years ago, Anand Prakash, an economics graduate from Delhi University, created a sample card for Rs 100. "It......

Lessons of world's self-made billionaires

April's been busy for George Soros. The billionaire traveled the world to plug his 10th book. He made headlines calling for tighter regulation of hedge funds. He's also reportedly looking into......

At 17, she has built a million-dollar web site

Late last year, Ian Moray stumbled across a cotton-candy-pink Web site called Whateverlife.com. As manager of media development at the online marketing company ValueClick Media, he was searching......

All about Fiat 500

So, you put in lots of green mint toothpaste, which goes to the brakes, which in turn powers the car? Sheer genius!" "How much power should it have? 22,000 horsepower? Perfect." "Talcum powder......

Is she Bollywood's Next Big Thing?

Say hello to John Abraham's new co-star, Aisha Sharma. Aisha Sharma isn't new to the world of glamour. The Kingfisher calendar girl has a filmi connection -- her sister Neha Sharma made her......

Review: Alone is better left that way

Alone is as good as a B-grade film, featuring several sequences that are very corny, says Paloma Sharma. The case in point today, ladies and gents, is a most unusual one. This pale-faced,......

Rani Mukerji: I would like to do a show like Oprah Winfrey

'Mardaani has become a kind of movement. It is beyond being a film.' Rani Mukerji loves the response to her latest film. The box office collections for Mardaani may be average but Rani Mukerji......

Shocking! India's greatest actor has no work!

'After The Hundred-Foot Journey, I don't have any work. Indian cinema seems to have nothing to offer me any more,' Om Puri tells Sonil Dedhia/Rediff.com After having worked in more than 25......

Serena trumps sister Venus to keep calendar Slam on track

IMAGE: Serena Williams celebrates winning her quarter-final match. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Serena Williams kept her bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam on track, powering past big......

Busted! 10 famous sports persons nailed for doping

Lee Chong Wei. Photograph: Stanley Chou/Getty Images Modern day sport is very demanding. Be it football, tennis, cricket or just about any sport for that matter. Being on top of your game is of......

Armstrong ignores USADA deadline to cooperate in probe

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) will push ahead with efforts to clean up cycling without help from Lance Armstrong after the disgraced cyclist rejected another deadline to meet......

Armstrong, USADA squabble over further probe

An attorney for Lance Armstrong said the disgraced cyclist will not meet the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) deadline for him to answer questions under oath, and suggested his client would......

US football club end Livestrong stadium deal

Major League Soccer's Sporting Kansas City have ended their stadium naming deal with Livestrong, the cancer foundation started by disgraced former cycling champion Lance Armstrong, the team said on......