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London pulls out all stops for Queen's lying-in-state

The UK capital on Wednesday unleashed a major operation to manage the several thousands of people expected to queue over the next few days to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II as she lies in......

A King's Face Shrouded In Sadness

IMAGE: Princess Anne, the princess royal, looks with concern at her brother Britain's King Charles III who seems overwhelmed with sadness at their mother Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in London,......

Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez to headline Biden inauguration

Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Amanda Gorman will perform at the swearing in ceremony of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, the Presidential Inauguration Committee......

Oz: 8 Indians escape as building catches fire

Around eight Indian residents of a flat made a narrow escape, as they evacuated it following an explosion in an internet cafe below due to a "suspicious" fire in the building in the wee hours of......

Biden close to win as his lead grows in battleground states

The Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger said on Friday that there will be a recount given the tight margin.In Pennsylvania, Biden overtook Trump with a narrow lead of 5,587 votes. ......

India's growing coffee culture

Indian coffee shops market over the next four-five years will grow between 6 and 18 per cent CAGR, all due to the growing coffee culture among the youth, increasing urbanisation, rising disposable......

Lessons for CEOs: How to retire gracefully

Most successful and ambitious business leaders feel persuaded that they have no competent successor, says R G Vilakudi. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com There is considerable literature on how......

Jet lost Rs 200 crore during the 5-day stir

Saroj Dutta, executive director of Jet Airways said in Mumbai on Sunday that the five-day long strike by pilots of Jet Airways has cost the company in terms of revenue losses to the......

Foreign buyouts: Is India Inc on right path?

If it pans out, it will be the biggest M&A deal involving an Indian company. The proposed $23-billion mega deal between Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN is even bigger than Tata Steel's......

Dream jobs from around the world

Love what you do for a living?Turns out you aren't alone. Although it sometimes seems that folks do nothing but whine about their jobs, in an informal worldwide poll a shockingly high percentage of......

The ten best on-screen salesmen

Some people close a deal and some people don't. It's that simple.Ranbir Kapoor's trying to prove he's the former in Shimit Amin's upcoming Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year. While we......

Why we should be glad Mad Max didn't win the Oscar for Best Picture

For starters, Mad Max: Fury Road is gloriously nuts, says Raja Sen. IMAGE: A still from Mad Max: Fury Road What is better than winning Best Picture? It sounds bonkers, I grant you, yet hear......

Will The Artist, Hugo benefit from Oscar win?

The Artist and Hugo -- which won five Oscar awards each -- may just get a boost in their collections.With most of the top Oscar winners including The Artist, The Iron Lady and Hugo approaching the......

Four Friends is unreal

Paresh C Palicha reviews the Malayalam movie Four Friends.Once in a while there comes a movie that tries to make the viewer believe that it is dealing with a profound subject in the garb of an out......

Truly, our greatest actor

'It's a joy working there.''It's good work and when you come back it gives you pleasure.''On returning you take a shower and look at the day and say, "Ah! Nice scenes we did!"''Here sometimes you......

Horigome brings Japan skateboarding's first Olympic gold

IMAGE: Yuto Horigome of Japan in action. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Yuto Horigome of Japan claimed the first Olympic gold medal in skateboarding after recovering his composure with......

We live in two Americas, LeBron James says, after Capitol siege

IMAGE: NBA Lakers star LeBron James. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James said the violent mob of President Donald Trump's supporters forcing their......

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:......

Trump Bullies NFL; fine for players on anthem protests

Bowing to Trump, NFL will require players to stand for anthem IMAGE: Houston Texans inside linebacker Benardrick McKinney (55), linebacker Ben Heeney (50), strong safety Marcus Gilchrist (21) and......

US Open champion Del Potro returns home in triumph

US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro was greeted by thousands of fans and feted with rock band Queen's seminal "We are the Champions" when he made a triumphant return to his hometown of Tandil on......

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