The 10 most expensive taxi rides around the world

Mumbai auto rickshaw and taxi fares have once again been hiked after the high court rejected the plea of the Mumbai Grahak Panchayat to stall it. The 38,000 odd black and yellow taxis and 1.05 lakh......

12 risks that could cause THE END of the world

Researchers at the Global Challenges Foundation in Stockholm have released a thorough scientific assessment of what threatens human civilisation, or even possibly, all human life. The assessment is......

The beauty of a lightning strike

That flash of light in the sky followed by thunder can be both mesmerising and scary. Rediff.com presents some amazing pictures of lightning captured by ace lensmen. Lightning bolts strike......

World's longest train tunnel

The Gotthard Base Tunnel is one of the world’s most beautiful engineering marvels.  Image: A journalist walks through an emergency tunnel at a multifunction and emergency stop station of......

After 111 years, 'New FIFA Now' calls for change

‘We did not invite Sepp Blatter. We see him as part of the problem, not part of the solution’ A camera is seen by the FIFA logo outside the FIFA headquarters. Photograph: Harold......

FIFA agrees to publish Garcia report in "appropriate form"

Sepp Blatter. Photograph: Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images FIFA's executive committee has voted to allow publication of former ethics investigator Michael Garcia's investigation into the bidding......

FIFA ethics investigator Garcia resigns in protest

- ‘No independent governance committee, investigator or arbitration panel can change the culture of an organization’ - ‘FIFA's ethics committee was created to increase the......

FIFA's ethics judge says Qatar, Russia World Cup bids 'not compromised'

FIFA President Sepp Blatter (right) shakes hands with Qatar's 2022 World Cup Bid Chief Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani (left) at a news conference. Photograph: Fadi Al-Assaad/Reuters The report said......

Qatar reject suggestions 2022 World Cup may be moved

A woman walks past a logo of the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) at the Home of FIFA in Zurich. Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters The 2022 soccer World Cup will be held......