Empty churches, online masses mark Easter Sunday amid COVID-19 scare

Thousands of Christians across the globe celebrated Easter on Sunday and attended the Easter mass through live-streaming as all religious places remained shut to curb the spread......

Khalid Masood is a product of the West, not Islam

'Did Islam kill those five people in London?''Or did one wacko individual do them in?' asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. IMAGE: Tributes are paid in Westminster following the London terror attack on......

Mr Verma comes to India

Richard Rahul Verma, the first Indian American to serve as US Ambassador to New delhi, quips that surviving the first month in India is his first goal. Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com, the only journalist......

As 'America's Doctor,' Vivek Murthy will hit the ground running

More than a year after he was nominated by President Barack Obama, the US Senate, defying the powerful pro-gun lobby National Rifle Association, voted to confirm Dr Vivek Hellegere Murthy as the......

US senators hint at possible fiscal deal on Tuesday

A month of combat in the US Congress over government spending showed signs on Monday of giving way to a Senate deal to reopen shuttered federal agencies and prevent an economically damaging default......

Former US Ambassadors call for India friendly immigration norms

Five former American ambassadors to India have written to top US lawmakers urging removal of visa provisions which, they say, are not in US economic interests and also stand to complicate relations......

US Immigration Bill passes key legislative test

The controversial Senate Immigration reform bill passed a major legislative test, but not the last by any means, when the democratic leadership managed to round up enough vote to invoke cloture on......

'I felt dirty about it'

Before Michael Winterbottom's A Mighty Heart opened at the Cannes Film Festival, Paramount Vantage delivered a screener of the film to Asra Nomani's home in Morgantown, West Virginia. She watched......

F1: Why Hamilton faces punishment...

'If there is any breach, there is no forgiveness on this.' IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton, the sport's most successful driver of all time and badly affected by the outcome after leading until seven corners......

NZ's oldest surviving Test cricketer John Reid dies at 92

IMAGE: John R Reid was the 1959 Wisden Cricketer of the Year. Photograph: Harrison/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images New Zealand's former captain and their oldest surviving Test cricketer, John R......

Former NZ cricketer Poore dies at 90

IMAGE: Image used for representative purposes. Photograph: BCCI Former New Zealand Test cricketer Matt Poore, who is remembered for catching a stray dog during a match in Bangalore in 1955 and......

India beat South Africa 5-1 to win FIH Series Finals

IMAGE: India played like champions and remained unbeaten throughout the tournament. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter India lived up to their billing and thrashed South Africa 5-1 in the......

EPL PIX: Higuain scores first Chelsea goals, Spurs go second

The win took Chelsea back to fourth place, three points above Arsenal, who visit third-placed Manchester City on Sunday. IMAGE: Gonzalo Higuain celebrates after scoring the first goal for Chelsea.......