Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

Emergency declared in New York city as torrential rain floods subways, roads

Roads were closed, subway services were disrupted and basements were overwhelmed in the New York City area after “dangerous and life-threatening” torrential rain surged across the......

Shouts of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', 'Vande Mataram'

A lady in a white salwar suit leads the chants of people holding both Indian and US flags.Rediff.com US Contributor Abhijit J Masih reports from the White House. IMAGE: Eera and Mike wait for a......

Pentagon reopens after lockdown due to shooting near Metro station

The Pentagon, which houses the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, was briefly put under a lockdown on Tuesday due to "shooting incident" at a nearby Metro station. The......

Job postings decline in Sep on annual basis

Job postings declined on an annual basis in September but witnessed a marginal uptick compared to August this year, a report said on Tuesday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There was a......

Metro plans stores in Mumbai, Kolkata

Metro Cash & Carry, the global German wholesale major, will invest about Euro 40-45 million for setting up two new marts in Kolkata and Mumbai, expected to become operational by the first quarter......

World's 10 best cities to live in

Image: Five-month old African elephant calf Tuluba and its mother Numbi eat some snow in their enclosure at Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna. Photograph: Reuters     Vienna is the......

The big loopholes in India's smart cities plan

India’s cities are bursting at the seams because poor people are migrating to them in search of work and finding a place to live only in slums, old and new, says Subir Roy.  IMAGE: The......

Bollywood's small-town romances

Love is a universal phenomenon experienced in every nook and corner of the world. Sadly, Hindi movies are often so preoccupied depicting the dating scene in urban scenarios they ignore the beauty......

Can Megamind trump Paranormal Activity 2, Saw 3D?

For families thatare not into Paranormal Activity 2 or Saw 3D, the holiday season will start this Friday with DreamWorks Megamind which is expected to lead the box office across North America. The......

Sharman, Arbaaz and Russian dancers

Life in A... Metro touched upon it, but only briefly. The 'it' in question is call centers, whichactor-turned-director, Atul Agnihotri is making a film on. Based on Chetan Bhagat's bestseller, One......

Funnier than Aishwarya's lips: The week in the movies

Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us. I am in Delhi these days. Delhi, most months, is not an easy city to live in but in May it's just impossible. When not cursing the unbearable......

Rio confident a year before Olympics but questions remain

- 'Brazil isn't all about lack of planning, overpricing and with no commitment to dates and times. There is a part of Brazil that operates properly.' Image: Aerial view of Christ the Redeemer,......

USTA to serve some aces at the Open

Bewteen August 30 and September 12, keep an eye out on those taxi tops. You just might catch the live score from the US Open 2004. The onlyproblem is that there will be only about a hundred such......