'White House shooter tried to kill Obama'

A 21-year-old Hispanic man arrested for firing rifle shots at the White House was charged with attempting to assassinate United States President Barack Obama, or member of his staff. Oscar......

Why South Korean president's visit is important

India chooses the chief guests for its Republic Day celebrations with care and for a purpose. The choice of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak this year clearly indicates that New Delhi wants to......

Why India's diplomacy is in disarray

India has a substantial policy crisis on its hands with the US indicating that the Taliban did not pose a direct threat to its interests, writes M K Bhadrakumar The United States couldn't have......

PM returns home after G-20 summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in New Delhi after attending the G-20 summit in Pittsburg in the US, during which leaders of the world's richest and most influential countries resolved to......

Now, smartphones that can identify knuckle touch

A computer scientist in the US has built a prototype smartphone that can distinguish between touches from the knuckle, fingertip and even fingernail.To open up the smartphone screens to commands......

How to know if Seoul G20 summit is a success

Rediff.com's Saisuresh Sivaswamy travels to Seoul to decipher the G-20 summit.Will the ongoing G20 summit be a success? To know the answer, one may have to be able to read the tea leaves. Or, at......

Stimulus package to stay till full recovery:Pranab

Finance minister said the government was encouraging imports of commodities like sugar, edible oil and pulses to arrest the rise in prices. The economic stimulus package to protect the country from......

Pittsburg getting ready to host G-20 summit

Senior White House officials would on Tuesday meet diplomats from the top economies, including those from India to give a final touch to the preparation for G-20 summit in the US next month, likely......

Directing Raaj, the Showman

Prem, the director of Raaj the Showman is the highest paid director in Kannada having struck gold with three of his four films made so far. His first film Kariya ran for 500 days and made Darshan......

Hollywood beauties-turned-lipstick lesbians

Megan Fox, who recently confessed of enjoying girl-on-girl action, is not the only hottie to have turned into lipstick lesbian in Hollywood. Women like Fergie, Lily Allen and Madonna have all......

The magic of Aishwarya Rai!

The magic of Aishwarya Rai has remainedwith me all these years!Ever since her debut in Aur Pyar Ho Gaya, I have been a devoted Aishwarya fan. Her beauty and talent made me want to see how far she......

Vivek Shokeen packs off Uppal

Vivek Shokeen won the battle of ages as he vanquished seasoned Vishal Uppal 6-1, 6-1 in the second round of the USD 15,000 ITF Futures men's tennis event in New Delhi on Wednesday.Indian favourite......