'Trump Has No Enemies. He Has No Friends'

'In the Indian government there are no illusions about the United States reliability or the possibility of having any kind of preferential treatment from Washington when it comes to trade.' IMAGE:......

Where A Heroic Battle Against The Chinese Was Fought

The Battle of Lhagyala on November 23, 1962, fought by the 4 Rajput Regiment against the Chinese PLA, remains a forgotten chapter of heroism, with no survivors left to tell their story. All......

The Holy Waterfalls and the Great Guru

It is on the exact spot where the Guru is said to have created 108 waterfalls, that the Yangtse clash took place between the Indian Army and the Chinese PLA on the night of December 9, 2022.As it......

The Heroes Who Saved Ladakh For India

Visiting the Rezang La Memorial, one has a feeling of super-humans defending Indian territory against the Chinese onslaught, says Claude Arpi on the 60th anniversary of the heroic battle of the......

Greece faces last chance to stay in euro as cash runs out

Without some firmer pledge of debt relief, neither Greece nor the IMF is likely to accept a deal Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a final chance to present credible reform proposals to an......

The man who cost Greece billions

Once again Alexis Tsipras (see left) was struggling to make a decision. For hours on July 13, the Greek prime minister and Europe's leaders had been trying to thrash out a new deal to bail out......

11 BEAUTIFUL STORIES From Around The World

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films from the recent Toronto International Film Festival. As the pandemic situation began to improve and movie theatres opened up in North America, the Toronto......

Sukanya Verma lists the WORST films of 2016

Mohenjo Daro tops the list. Holding on to bad memories is not my thing. But it’s an annual tradition to recall the worst of the year at the movies. So here are 10 Hindi films I took......

Ranbir, Hrithik, Salman: 14 TRENDIEST men's hairstyles!

Want a new hairstyle? Read this first. It’s not just Priyanka Chopra’s stylish new hairdo and Sonakshi Sinha’s chic bob that grabs eyeballs. Even the guys are catching up with......

Great world cinema at a theatre near you!

At Rs 2,000, says J Jagannath, you can gift yourself an awesome sensory experience for Diwali. IMAGE: A scene from Elle. Last year, the Mumbai Film Festival was an embarrassment of riches. This......

Of French blues and Messi magic

In this World Cup series, France native Claude Arpi, who has lived in India for 36 years, captures the fan's passion for football in an ongoing e-mail exchange with Ivan Crasto, Rediff.com's Sports......

The return of Didier Drogba

Throughout the World Cup, Rediff.com will bring you superb features that capture the heat and dust of the Great Game. In this series, France native Claude Arpi, who has lived in India for 36......

Forlan, the discovery of this World Cup

Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in these entertaining e-mails to Ivan Crasto, Rediff.com's Sports Editor. Read Claude's first e-mailHis secondHis thirdHis fourthHis Revolution......

Paul the Octopus was right

Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in these entertaining e-mails to Ivan Crasto,Rediff.com's Sports Editor. Read Claude'sfirst e-mailHissecondHisthirdHisfourthHis 5th:Revolution is......

An un-divine hand and an Oranje show

Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in these entertaining e-mails to Ivan Crasto,Rediff.com's Sports Editor. Read Claude'sfirst e-mailHissecondHisthirdHisfourthHis 5th:Revolution is......