Trump, Melania Vote In Florida

Glimpses of Election Day across the USA.     IMAGE: Republican presidential nominee Donald J Trump with wife Melania alongside speaks to reporters after he voted at the Mandel Recreation......

Voting For Trump Will Only Hurt America

'To everyone voting for Trump, I have only this simple question: Would you let him have lunch with your daughter or sister or wife or mother?''Then why would you let him have our lunch (and so much......

Guess Their Ages Folks!

There's much talk in the United States about how the main contenders in November's presidential election are old and have dodgy memories. But as The Wall Street Journal newspaper pointed out on......

5 killed, including police officer, in shooting in US state of North Carolina

Five people died after a shooting incident in the city of Raleigh in the US state of North Carolina.   US media reports said two people were taken to a hospital, one of whom was a police......

Infy plans innovation hub in Arizona; to hire 1,000 by 2023

Infosys, like many of its peers, has been ramping local hiring in key markets like the US, the UK and Australia to tackle increasing scrutiny around work visas by various governments. India's......

Infy now plans to spread its wings in Europe, Australia

Even though North America still accounts for 60 per cent of Infosys’s revenue, the company is starting to see good growth in Europe, which contributes around 25 per cent to the......

Businesses created 8 million new jobs in US: Obama

US President Barack Obama has said that businesses have created over eight million new jobs in America due to his new economic policies in the aftermath of the collapse of the country's economy.......

Where the 'pain' will strike next

It's been just 15 months since the implosion of two Bear Stearns hedge funds set off the first bit of sliding snow in this avalanche of a financial crisis. And, oh, how painful it's been.......

Oscars 2022: Ariana, Troy, Jessica WIN!

IMAGE: Ariana DeBose (winner, Actress in a Supporting Role, for West Side Story), Troy Kotsur (winner, Actor in a Supporting Role, for CODA) and Jessica Chastain (winner, Actress in a Leading......

Power Of The Dog, Dune Lead Oscar Noms

The nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards are out. The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms. India......

Anupam Kher's new role

Anupam Kher tells us about his new role. And no, it's not a filmi one.Anupam Kher, whose career spans nearly 400 films and over 100 plays, has been appointed the goodwill ambassador of the Pratham......

Spotted: Konkona, Ranvir Shorey & Vinay Pathak

Reader Sudhir Sharmamet Konkona Sen Sharma,Vinay PathakandRanvir Shorey during their concert in Raleigh, North Carolina. He said they wereall awesome people and pretty funny too....

Sports Shorts: Heena bags gold, Nivetha bronze in Hannover

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday   IMAGE: Heena Sidhu. Photograph: Jono Searle/Getty Images Indian shooter Heena Sidhu clinched the gold medal while compatriot P......

Spotted: Mahesh Bhupathi in New York

ReaderSreekanth Nandagiri sent us this picture from the USA. 'I am Sreekanth Nandagiri from Raleigh, USA, regular reader of rediff.com.Recently we visited New York City and saw Mahesh Bhupathi at......

Marion Jones admits to steroid use

Triple Olympic champion Marion Jones has admitted using steroids in preparation for the 2000 Sydney Games and plans to plead guilty on Friday to lying about her drug use, The Washington Post......

2006 Tour winner Landis guilty of doping

American rider Floyd Landis was banned for two years on Thursday after being found guilty of doping by a US arbitration panel and will be stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title. The United......

Famed track coach indicted in steroid scandal

Trevor Graham, the Jamaican-born track coach who touched off a major sports doping scandal by anonymously sending authorities a syringe, was indicted by a US grand jury on Thursday on three counts......