IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list......

An Indian-American wins Spelling Bee for 6th straight year

Arvind Mahankali from New York has scripted history by winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee for 2013, becoming the sixth Indian-American to win the title in a row.  Arvind, from New York,......

India's silent killer: Time to wake up

It has always been perceived that cancer is generally restricted to the more affluent class in comparison with the poorer people. This is a myth and a recent report in Lancet has busted it. Sriram......

14 Indian-American kids in 'Spelling Bee' semis

Continuing their magnificent run at the national level, 14 Indian-Americans have made it to the penultimate round of the US 'Spelling Bee' competition, constituting nearly 35 per cent of this......

Cash crisis: Aaj ki taaza khabar!

IMAGE: A bank ATM in Mumbai, November 14, 2016. Photograph: Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com   Recalibrating ATMs to take more than a week, reports Abhijit Lele Bankers said work on recalibration......

Date Night For Aditi Rao Hydari-Siddharth

It was raining stars at the wedding reception of Aamir Khan's only daughter Ira and Nupur Shikhare, as the proud father invited *everyone* from the film industry. We saw the fam jam and the......

'Why are we actors scared to explore darkness?'

'The darker it is, the more our chances of emerging stronger in the light.' IMAGE: Vijay Sethupathi in Merry Christmas. Photograph: Kind courtesy Katrina Kaif/Instagram Vijay Sethupathi wants to......

Agastya Won't Play Laxman To Ranbir's Ram

IMAGE: Agastya with his sister, Navya Naveli. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shweta Bachchan Nanda/Instagram   Scarcely had the casting of Ranbir Kapoor as Ram and Telugu star Sai Pallavi as Sita......

'Is 21 An Age To Die?'

IMAGE: Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, Param Vir Chakra. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The legendary Dharmendra feels rejuvenated as an actor after the global success of Rocky Aur Rani Kii......

Jha checkmates Ganguly

International Master Sriram Jha checkmated top-seeded Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly to lend another twist in the tale of the 43rd National 'A' chess championship now in progress in......

Gupta cruises to Commonwealth Chess Championship title

Grandmaster and former World junior champion Abhijeet Gupta won the Commonwealth Chess Championship after settling for a quick draw with Arghyadip Das in the ninth and final round in New Delhi, on......

Sports Shorts: Anand beats Carlsen but settles for bronze at World Rapid

Indian chess ace Viswanathan Anand came up with a thumping victory over reigning World champion Magnus Carlsen but had to settle for the bronze medal in the World Rapid Chess Championship that......

Ponomariov holds Gelfand again in Chess Cup final

Former World champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine held top seed Boris Gelfand to yet another draw in the second game of the final of the World Chess Cup now underway in Khanty Mansisysk, Moscow.......

Ponomariov, Gelfand draw first game of final

Former World champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine played out a draw with top seed Israeli Boris Gelfand in the first game of the four-game final in the World Chess Cup, now drawing to a close in......