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Geneticist Raj Barathur passes into the ages

Raj Barathur -- Indian American entrepreneur, geneticist, professor and biopharmaceutical industry leader -- stayed the course even when diagnosed with lung cancer. IMAGE: Dr Rajendra Barathur.......

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them everywhere -- in politics, in research, in the movies, even on YouTube, says......

When Ishiguro spoke to Rediff.com

Celebrated novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, who has just won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature, spoke to Arthur J Pais of Rediff.com in 2009, recalling his wonderful association with Sonny Mehta,......

Meet Trump's Cabinet and Inner Circle

Incoming US President Donald Trump has assembled a core team that is -- not surprisingly -- overwhelmingly white and male.Monali Sarkar introduces you to Team Trump. IMAGE: Donald Trump, the 45th......

V Ramakrishnan is India Abroad Person of the Year

For Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, the road to international public recognition was spotted with periods of doubt and uncertainty. True, he was a good student with a deep interest in science. But Venki,......

Davidar to be Penguin Canada's publisher

Penguin India took the publishing world by surprise with the announcement that CEO David Davidar would be leaving in January 2004 to take over as publisher of Penguin Canada.The reins at Penguin......

Animal Review: Ruthless Ranbir Goes For The Kill

Animal's violence isn't for the fainted-hearted unless you have an appetite for Korean style mayhem, like Sukanya Verma. Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's stories and characters aren't looking for a......

Seen these FANTASTIC films?

The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films.Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones. It has been the strangest year of our lives, but films have been important in keeping us sane. And......

Which of these films will win Oscars?

Aseem Chhabra lists the films that won his heart at the Toronto International Film Festival. The COVID-19 pandemic hit us hard, but the recently concluded Toronto International Film Festival is a......

Sacred Games: The Gangster as Mumbai

'What would a composite of Dawood, Rajan, and Arun Gawli be like?''What if an absconding mafia boss were to land in Mumbai tomorrow, tired from all the running, and tender his final apology to the......

Why The Godfather is the Bible of cinema

In March 1972, The Godfather was first screened in a New York theatre.The movies were never the same again.46 years later, longtime Rediff movie critic Raja Sen reveals why that film means that......

Rugby World Cup: New Zealand take third place with win over Wales

IMAGE: New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams in action Wales' Justin Tipuric and James Davies. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters The All Blacks bid farewell to coach Steve Hansen and......

Candice Warner says 'it's my fault' for husband's ball-tamper crisis

'Seeing them wearing the masks, to have people staring and pointing and laughing at me, to have the signs, to have, you know, the songs made up about me, I would have to sit there and cop that.'......

Rugby: Fijians send NZ packing, Japan shock again to reach semis

IMAGE: New Zealand's Rieko Ioane reacts after their loss to Fiji in the Rugby men's quarter-final at the Deodoro Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Fiji......

Rio Olympics: Japan stun All Blacks in rugby sevens opener

IMAGE: Japan celebrates after defeating New Zealand in their Pool C preliminary Rugby 7s match at the Rio Olympics in Deodoro Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Photograph: Alessandro......

The Muhammad Ali tribute you MUST read!

'Every Ali obituary I read made the point that he 'transcended his sport' -- a reference to the many battles he fought with America even as he fought in America.''What the obituaries leave out is......

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