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1 dead in clashes after Hindu leader's arrest in Bangladesh

A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a court in the port city of......

Bangladeshi Hindu leader held for sedition denied bail

A Bangladeshi court on Tuesday denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges, and sent him to prison, triggering protests by community members......

Hindu family's house torched in Bangladesh: Report

Arsonists torched a house belonging to a Hindu family with no political affiliation in northwest Bangladesh, a media report said on Wednesday, in the latest incident of targeted attacks on the......

News Events That Shook The World In 2023

From the landing of Chandrayaan 3 to the bombardment of Palestine by Israel, a look at some events that shaped the world in the second half of 2023. The events are listed in the order of their......

6.2-magnitude earthquake kills 127 in China

At least 127 people were killed and over 700 others injured when a powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted a mountainous region of northwestern China late Monday night, the deadliest quake in the......

Monsoon progress: Near-normal rainfall in first 10 days

Likely to reach central India by June 25; might cover entire country by June-end, except Northwest The first 10 days of the southwest monsoon had a strong showing in the eastern and northeastern......

Amazing photos of $50m French chateau in China

A Chinese multi-millionaire real-estate developer Zhang Yuchen has built an identical replica of the Paris landmark Chateau de Maisons-Laffitte in the suburbs of Beijing for $50 million, according......

Chinese woman dies of electrocution while using iPhone

A 23-year-old Chinese woman has died after being electrocuted while using iPhone, her family alleged. The incident happened in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has gone viral online,......

Boosting staff self-esteem may backfire

A fascinating research suggests that giving employees positive feedback in the hope of promoting better decision making could backfire. According to the study, which is set to be published in the......

Gail spurts on gas find news

Gail (India) spurted for the second straight today after reports suggested that the gas distributor has struck oil and gas onshore Gujarat. The upbeat news saw the scrip stride up 3.6% to Rs 117.50......

'I don't want to look back at my characters'

'Until I remove that character from my head and empty the space, other characters cannot take that place,' Nawazuddin Siddique tells Rediff.com's Jahnavi Patel IMAGE: What are you thinking, Nawaz?......

When Chinese ultramarathon turned deadly

China punishes 27 officials after deadly ultramarathon IMAGE: Rescue workers carry a stretcher as they work at the site where extreme cold weather killed participants of an 100-km ultramarathon......

Shanghai gearing up for F-1

Shanghai, China's largest city is getting ready to host the country's first-ever formula one race in September and offering low-priced tickets to watch Michael Schumacher and other top......

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