Who will benefit from a BJP-DMDK tieup in TN polls

Subramanian Swamy stole the BJP's thunder in Tamil Nadu by meeting the DMDK’s Vijaykanth in Chennai, and his efforts seem to have paid off, at least in the interim, says N Sathiya Moorthy.......

Early polls likely for TN assembly?

Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK may choose to capitalise on the confusion within opposition ranks and hope to ride to power on Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s popularity, writes N Sathiya......

Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal set to join White House race

Louisiana Governor and potential Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal addresses a legislative luncheon held as part of the "Road to Majority" conference in Washington . Photograph:......

Modi means business on US visit

'We have never before seen an Indian prime minister's visit to the United States so heavily business-oriented and so packed with meetings with the US business community.' Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com......

In US, Gadkari outlines plans to halt road accidents

'Road safety is the highest priority for our government because every year there are 500,000 accidents and about 150,000 deaths.'Rediff.com's Aziz Haniffa reports from Washington, DC. He is keen......

A behavioural theory on why productivity declines

The impact of 'family first' on productivity in developing societies is yet to be modeled, says Agnikalam. Historically, social scientists, in particular economists, have been deeply concerned with......

Moon talks of development goals with India Inc

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Saturday held talks with business leaders in the financial capital on a host of issues relating to furtherance of initiatives under the Millenium Development......

Are Virat's Jokes Making Anushka Laugh?

Ananya shoots with Mike Tyson...Sonali plays with Little Miss Icy... Karisma's lunch with family... Please click on the images for a better look at the stars.   IMAGE: Anushka Sharma......

PIX: The AMAZING life of Kareena Kapoor!

Welcome to the 40s club, Bebo! Kareena Kapoor Khan has turned a year older on September 21, and she's seems to be growing older like fine wine.  As the gorgeous mom-to-be celebrates her 40th......

How do celebrities spend Sunday?

Sundays are for family. Sundays are for fun. When it comes to spending the happiest day of the week, Bollywood is no different from ordinary folk. Sukanya Verma gives us a glimpse of a typical......

Oscars 2020: What you need to know

Every year Hollywood's biggest names gather under one roof to raise a toast to cinema's creme de la creme. Fashion, food, films -- it's a glamourous combination of all these things leading up to......

Kobe Bryant crash: Investigators requests public's help

The dense fog, and its role in the crash, came under scrutiny on Monday IMAGE: Graffiti and a mural memorialize former NBA star Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas,......

PHOTOS: Serena, Aussie cricket stars celebrate Christmas

IMAGE: Serena Williams with daughter, Alexis Olympia. Photograph: Serena Williams/Instagram. Tennis legend Serena Williams spent her first Christmas with her 3-month-old daughter, Alexis Olympia.......

Razzaq guides Pakistan to win

A superb all round display from Abdul Razzaq guided Pakistan to a tense four-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the second one-day international of a three-match series on Sunday. Razzaq starred......

Imran likens Pathan to Akram

Former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan has compared Indian left-arm medium pacer Irfan Pathan to Wasim Akram, saying the 19-year-old has all the qualities that the retired pace spearhead had in his......