NYPD to allow Sikh officers to wear turbans, beards

The New York Police Department will allow its Sikh officers to wear turbans and maintain beards, relaxing its uniform policy, a move aimed at inclusiveness. New York Police Commissioner James......

26/11: NYPD goes for special training programme

Wary of copycat attacks in New York after the Mumbai carnage, the largest police department of the United States has launched a counter-terrorism initiative, training officers in tactics for close......

Renee Lobo is human rights commisioner in NY

Community activist and TV journalist Renee Lobo has been appointed to the New York City Commission on Human Rights by Mayor Mike Bloomberg, ending a long void. The commission fights discrimination......

The Rediff News Quiz, 2020

As we are about to enter 2021 with new hope, do take our quiz to find out how much of a news wiz you are.And your time starts now!   1. Which valley in Ladakh was at the centre of the......

16 shows to watch during the lockdown

Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing. Be it videos of penguins being taken for walks around the zoo or cats playing games with their humans, the......

Dear Woody Allen, thank you for standing up for SMOKING

Woody Allen, I salute you for taking a position against the anti-smoking messages in theatres, writes Aseem Chhabra. Dear Woody, I hope you don’t mind me calling you Woody. I don’t......

You must watch these AMAZING movies!

The stars were there. For a small festival in its fourth year, the International Film Festivals and Awards Macao brings quite a few global film personalities to promote their films. French actress......

Coming up, Indian films at the Toronto Film Festival

Here's a look at the line-up at the forthcoming Toronto International Film Festival, coming up in September. Two veteran filmmakers of Indian origin and one comparatively new name will have the......

NYC teacher arrested for flying drone at US Open stadium

Daniel Verley, 26, was charged with reckless endangerment, reckless operation of a drone and operating a drone in a New York City public park outside of a prescribed area for doing so. The......

Football Extras: Mourinho to get his own TV show in Russia

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is......