G20 summit: Delhi civic body makes big plans to fight dengue

Municipal authorities have envisioned a comprehensive and pro-active plan to combat dengue this year with focussed fumigation at monument sites and markets in Delhi, which will host the G20 summit......

Americans mourn killing of first Sikh cop in Texas

Lieutenant Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal put the Sikh imperative of selfless service on display for all and touched a nation with his example, a senior United States official has said, amid an unbridled......

George H W Bush to lie in state in US Capitol till Wednesday

George H W Bush, the 41st United States President who died in Houston on Friday at the age of 94, is to be honoured with a state funeral at National Cathedral in Washington on Wednesday,......

Protests sparked by George Floyd death rage on sixth day

The United States remained a tinderbox of anger and emotion as violent protests erupted for a sixth day across the country over the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd, resulting in......

Zee Turner to take channels off Hathway

Zee Turner,TV channel distribution joint venture between the Turner Group and the Essel Group, has said it would stop Hathway Datacomm from airing 33 channels, since Hathway had defaulted on its......

Now catch Potter in Hindi, Tamil

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, in popular parlance, Harry Potter 5 may not be opening with the same fanfare as the super hit Spiderman 3. But Warner Brothers is making sure this fourth......

The Mahindra Thar: Beauty and the beast

As Mahindra readies to unveil its latest version of the off-roader that is so beloved of adventure enthusiasts, the urban crowd as well as the countryside, Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com traces the......

What Telecom Man reveals about India's business-politics links

'It's the brazen corruption involving politicians that makes you sit up years after the event,' notes Nivedita Mookerji after reading B K Syngal's Telecom Man. IMAGE: Brijendra K Syngal. Some......

Thank you George for the good times!

'I swayed my arms in the air with strangers when George Michael sang Careless Whispers.''I was in heaven.'Aseem Chhabra remembers a night in when he was mesmerised by George Michael. On December 25......

Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is brilliant

According to Sukanya Verma, The Hobbit series continues to exhilarate and astound with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.With over a decade spent immersed in Middle Earth......

'I was nervous': Chakaravarthy reveals what helped him

IMAGE: Varun Chakaravarthy credited senior players for helping him settle his nerves during the game. Photograph: BCCI/X Varun Chakaravarthy stole the spotlight in just his second ODI, delivering......

Ranji Trophy: Jadeja picks 12 as Saurashtra trounce Pant's Delhi

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja bagged 7/38 in the second innings to take his match tally to 12 as Saurashtra thrashed Delhi by 10 wickets in Rajkot on Friday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Ravindra Jadeja......

'Embarrassing' India slammed as their 'ploy boomeranged'

'This is embarrassing display by team India at home. Lot to ponder over by the decision makers' 'Losing a series is bad enough. But to lose to pace, to spin and in the heat, all three, is......

Ranji: Mulani, Himanshu power Mumbai to big win!

IMAGE: Shams Mulani was adjudged the Player of the Match for his impact in the outcome of the match. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mumbai Cricket Association Spinners Shams Mulani (5/71) and Himanshu......

Kishan, Iyer eye redemption as Ranji Trophy kicks off

IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer will be hoping for a 1,321-run reason like he had in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy edition which brought him into national reckoning. Photograph: BCCI Shreyas Iyer would be aiming......