Some more glimpses from the year gone by. Part 1 In The Series: Yes, It Happened This Year IMAGE: Cows and buffaloes wade into the polluted Yamuna river on a smoggy morning in New Delhi,......
Al Qaeda's reclusive chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, who played a central role in the 9/11 terror attacks and later created the group's regional affiliate in the Indian subcontinent, was killed in a US......
At a critical time in the history of the United Nations, when the global order itself may be reshaped, following a devastating pandemic, India has chosen an experienced, charming and upright......
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who reigned the North African country for almost 30 years and stepped down from his post following a popular revolution in 2011, breathed his last on......
Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi collapsed during a court session and died, almost six years after he was forced from power in a bloody coup. IMAGE: Mohamed Morsi was to make a statement in......
The British home secretary has granted permission for jeweller Nirav Modi's extradition to India.During their arguments in a London court, his lawyers claimed Modi suffers from mental illness and......
Clare Montgomery, Modi's barrister, made a series of offers to try and convince the judge to grant bail. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi failed in his......
An airline’s birth is a result of passion and enterprise, often not without its challenges and ordeals. And, Tata-run airlines are no exception Image: "Growing organisations in any field......
It was an opportunity too rich to pass up. Prince Alwaleed, one of the world's most successful investors and the wealthiest man in the Middle East, had invited me to spend a week with him in Saudi......
Guess how Lucknow-ites celebrated their New Year's eve? More than the thumri or ghazal or classical music nights, typical to the city's culture, it was the newly opened mall, Sahara Ganj, that......
After an interruption of two years, the Berlin Film Festival returned in full force. A range of remarkable films were show, from new discoveries, return of old masters and a celebration of classic......
The best of India and the Middle East, now at the Dharamsala Film Festival. Mountains. Movies. And a possible glimpse of the Dalai Lama. Yes, one can have it all at the Dharamsala International......
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field Former England and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has announced his retirement from football on Tuesday, bringing the curtain down......
'You don't peak every week. One has to keep playing.''It's a sport where you have to play at least 25, 30 weeks a year.''You have to keep your head down and go with the flow.' Some of tennis's......
The sports world witnessed an outpouring of grief at Phillip Hughes's funeral. The Australia batsman, 25, died in hospital two days after being struck by a ball in a domestic game last month. In an......
India’s Joshna Chinappa put up a valiant fight against Alison Waters but the World No 4 eventually managed to tame the unseeded Indian 3-1 in the Women's Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial......
India's Joshna Chinappa pulled off a sensational second successive upset in the Women's Hong Kong Open to claim her first ever quarter-final berth in a WSA World Series event. After making her......