The American Chinese Leaders Adored

Henry Kissinger, who opened America's doors to China in the early 1970s, died on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at his home in Connecticut at the age of 100. Dr Kissinger, then US president Richard M......

China hikes defence budget by 7.2% to $224 bn, 8th year of increase in a row

China on Sunday hiked its defence budget by 7.2 per cent, marginally higher than last year, to 1.55 trillion yuan (about $224 billion), marking the eighth consecutive year of increase in its......

'Why and how did science in India stagnate?'

'The debate between mythology and "rational" science in India is at least as old as Aryabhata and Brahmagupta and, to this day, has not been resolved in the Indian popular thinking on science.'......

Why do politicians keep their health secret?

'It is not the country's interests alone that lead to all this secrecy.''More usually, the reason is the threat from political rivals: What will they do if they find out?', notes T C A Srinivasa......

Infosys' B G Srinivas to join Hong Kong-based PCCW

Infosys President B G Srinivas will join Hong Kong-based diversified group PCCW as Group Managing Director in July, after ending his 15-year old stint with India's second largest IT services firm.......

Ruia joins Branson to fund 'The Elders' group

Essar Group Chairman Shashi Ruia has joined entrepreneur Richard Branson and activist Peter Gabriel to fund a group of world leaders -- The Elders -- who will contribute their wisdom to tackle some......

They built billion-dollar empires from scratch

While inheriting a billion dollars is still the easiest way to land on our list of the world's wealthiest, it certainly isn't the most common. Almost two-thirds of the world's 946 billionaires made......

Subhash Chandra & version 2.0 of Packer?

The Essel Group website calls him a "karmyogi", defined as someone who believes in action rather than worry about its consequences. Critics say that Subhash Chandra, chairman of the Essel Group......

12 MUST WATCH Movies

'It is always wonderful to discover a gem of film at an international film festival. It is even more exciting when that film is from India.' Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com lists his favourite movies at......

Oscars 2014: Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett win top awards

The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture American HustleGravityTwelve Years A SlaveCaptain PhillipsDallas Buyers......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

LiLo to play Liz Taylor in biopic

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here!Lindsay Lohan's comeback role as Elizabeth Taylor has officially been confirmed. Lifetime network boss Rob Sharenow has......

Leander Paes nominated to International Tennis Hall of Fame!

'After three decades of passion for our sport and playing for 1.3-plus billion Indians in the Olympics and Davis Cup, I am thrilled that my hard work has been recognised.' IMAGE: Leander Paes is a......

French Open PIX: Big three advance; Barty retires

Images from Day 5 of the 2021 French Open, in Paris, on Thursday. IMAGE: Roger Federer argues with chair umpire umpire Emmanuel Joseph during his second round match against Marin Cilic at Roland......

French Open PIX: Nadal, Djokovic enter 2nd round; Rublev upset

Images from Day 3 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Tuesday Nadal up and running in Paris with win over Popyrin IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal in action during his first round......

Sports Shorts: Anand loses to Carlsen in Tata Steel chess

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: The loss might well prove decisive for Anand. Photograph: Tata Steel chess/Twitter Viswanathan Anand's quest for a sixth title......

Sports Shorts: Sindhu, Saina make winning start at Indonesia Masters

IMAGE: Saina will next face another Indonesian Fitriani Fitriani. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Saina Nehwal/Twitter The Indian trio of P V Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth dished out superb......