Odd PHOTOS from a mad, mad world!

These images from across the globe show that it is a crazy world out there. A performer dances at a housing exhibition in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Photograph: Stringer/Reuters Mexican body......

69 killed, 187 injured in China factory explosion

Sixty-nine workers were killed and over 100 others injured on Saturday when an explosion ripped through a metal factory in China's eastern JiangsuProvince, causing widespread damage to the......

REWIND: 16 photos from the week that was

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 16 images. Model Karlie Kloss presents a creation during the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in London. Photograph: Suzanne......

Bird flu spreads to Taiwan; WHO says H7N9 more lethal

The new strain of bird flu which hit several parts of China has spread to Taiwan as it reported the first case while the World Health Organisation on Wednesday said the deadly H7N9 virus is far......

Coming Soon! RBI's CBDCs Revolution

If CBDCs don't offer interest, why will people shift from cash to CBDCs? asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Ever since Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor T......

Will Govt BAN Cryptos?

As lobbying and counter-lobbying intensify, right now, it looks like a T20 match, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Is it a bird? Is it a plane? At a......

How NIIT became a big success in China

The job placement rate for students trained by NIIT in China is over 90 per cent.A revealing excerpt from Saibal Dasgupta's Running With The Dragon: How India Should Do Business With China.  ......

Liberty House buys Tata Steel UK's specialty steel business

The struggling steelmaker said the sale includes several South Yorkshire-based assets, including electric arc steelworks and bar mill at Rotherham, steel-purifying facility in Stocksbridge and a......

2025 Diamond League calendar is out!

IMAGE: Yared Nuguse of the United States celebrates winning the men's 1500 metres run in the Diamond League meeting at Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich, on September 5, 2024. Photograph: Denis......

Long jumper Sreeshankar out of Paris Olympics with injury

IMAGE: Murali Sreeshankar had made the cut for the Paris Olympics after recording an 8.37m jump en route to a silver medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships. Photograph: Kai......

Unstoppable Duplantis breaks World record for 8th time!

IMAGE: Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record with a 6.24 metres effort in the first Diamond League meeting in Xiamen, China. Photographs: Tingshu Wang/Reuters Armand Duplantis put......

Chinese Taipei whip India in Sudirman Cup opener

World No 17 Treesa Jolly and P Gayatri Gopichand prevent clean sweep, beating Lee Chia Hsin and Teng Chun Hsun in the final women's doubles tie. IMAGE: India's Prateek K. Sai and Tanisha Crasto in......

Sudirman Cup: With eyes on maiden medal, India pick balanced squad

IMAGE: HS Prannoy will lead India’s charge along with PV Sindhu. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Getty Images World No. 9 HS Prannoy and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will lead the Indian......