Cancer cure closer to reality?`

Scientists claim to have come closer to developing a cure for cancer using the body's own immune system to fight tumour cells. Researchers at a British company Immunocore has developed a way of......

Indo-Canadian named in Montreal school shooting

A young Indo-Canadian identified as Kimveer Gill went on a shooting spree with an AK-47 rifleinside Dawson College in central Montreal Wednesday afternoon, killing one woman and injuring 19 before......

BJP youth worker's murder sparks tension in Karnataka

A BJP Yuva Morcha leader's killing by unidentified assailants led to tension at several places in Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka on Wednesday, with instances of stone-pelting and police......

2020: Have the Gods Absconded?

Instead of its once haloed existence as the year of lofty goals and vision statements, it is now staring at an epitaph that may well read: The year when death ran amok and the gods went missing,......

How M S Oberoi became India's greatest hotelier

I was researching India's Industrialists when I met Mohan Singh Oberoi (1900-2002) for the first time. It was 1982, he was no longer a young man. Courtly as always, he offered to make my job......

Women On Top On OTT This Week

Sukanya Verma gives us some interesting options.   Jeongnyeon: The Star Is BornWhere to watch? Disney+HotstarLanguage: Korean (with subtitles) Based on a webtoon of the same name, South......

The sexiest bad girls in the movies

Thank the French for the phrase. 'Femme Fatale' is a direct translation of 'deadly woman', but only in Francaise does it sound so much more intoxicating, like a black widow spider luring in its......

2023's Must Watch Movies From Around The World

2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals. In the post-pandemic situation, as restrictions were......

Ram Gopal Varma: I didn't make Department for critics

Department left quite a few critics and fans wondering what happened to the talent that was once Ram Gopal Varma. The movie received scathing reviews but the director seems unperturbed. He defends......

Remember these sporting moments?

As we sit at home and miss live action, the wondrous phenomenon of sport has delivered so many past glories that we will probably never run out of things to see, recalls Dhruv Munjal. IMAGE:......

Euro 2008: Spain squad

Penpix of Spain's 23-man squad for Euro 2008: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid). Goalkeeper. Born 20.5.81. Caps 75. Goals 0. The undisputed first choice, Casillas is the Spain captain and one of the......

'Unfair to Sachin'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead - Part 2: It was a very good article but I fail to understand why you missed bad umpiring I am sure the bad decisions played a very crucial role in the......

'Tendulkar has lost his fighting abilities'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead feature: It is SPOT ON.I feel we r saying this day only because of our seniors (namely Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman).Please make no......

'Ganguly batting in top gear can win games'

As part of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT on December 8. Following is a transcript of the chat. Transcript of Dec 1 chat: 'On......