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Anti-hijab protests in Iran: India skips voting on UN resolution

India on Thursday abstained from voting on a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution to set up a fact-finding mission to investigate the alleged Human Rights violation committed on......

'A lot of Israeli soldiers will lose their lives'

''Hamas is going to be prepared. There will be booby traps and tunnels; it's going to be door to door fighting.' IMAGE: Smoke and flames billow after Israeli forces struck a high-rise tower in......

South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu dies at 90

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South Africa's anti-apartheid icon who won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting racial discrimination in the country, died on Sunday. He was 90. IMAGE: Archbishop Desmond......

AWESOME Images Of The Heavens!

The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the shortlisted images for the 2022 Astronomy Photographer of the Year! The Awe-Inspiring scenes of the Milky Way rising, galaxies colliding, stellar......

South Africa teen planning to join IS pulled off plane

A 15-year-old South African girl was deboarded from a flight to Turkey moments before she was allegedly trying to flee the country to join the dreaded Islamic State militant group. “We......

Bharti Airtel: Bond with 'Special 5'

Reasserting its emotional connect with consumers -- something that is at the core of its brand philosophy --, Bharti Airtel last week rolled out a new plan called Special 5 for all its 100 million......

TCS eyes $200 mn from S Africa

Tata Consultancy Serviceshas estimated to earn revenues worth $200 million by 2010 from its South African operations against $28 million in 2005-06. TCS, one of the first Indian software companies......

Aviation companies to get cheaper credit

The Union Cabinet on Monday gave its approval for accession to the Cape Town Convention/Protocol by India. The convention provides an international legal and institutional framework for creation,......

When did Coca-Cola re-enter India?

Coca-ColaWhen did Coca-Cola re-enter India?Coca-Cola is the world's leading manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. Take the Rediff Business Quiz......

The Left's own 'foreign links'!

India's Planning Commission is in the eye of a controversy on the inclusion of foreign consultants in some of the consultative and advisory groups on key areas that include industry, agriculture,......

'I have worked hard to reach here'

'I have worked hard to reach here, and enjoyed myself too. I have been lucky to get the right people. The Miss India organisation supports me, and have a lot of people to guide me.' Calendar girl......

When Sonam Kapoor met Stan Lee

The Marvel legend has passed into the ages. Stan Lee, the legendary comic book writer, editor and publisher, passed away on Monday morning. He was 95. As soon as the news broke, celebrities across......

Review: Logan is a powerful finish to the Wolverine saga

Logan is a relentless and thrilling film, a film that takes things farther than you may imagine, writes Raja Sen. Wolverine was always a cowboy. Sitting at the saloon bar downing a whiskey while......

Like the new poster of A Flying Jatt?

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Tiger Shroff took to Twitter to share the new poster of his superhero film A Flying Jatt. 'Cape-check! Mask-check!......

I'm very hurt: Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar is hurt.His latest release, Raj Kanwar's Andaaz, may well become 2003'sfirst blockbuster. Yet, the Hindi film industry refuses to acknowledge it! The film, which also stars former Miss......

'WTC has made it worse for Test cricket'

'But this is just a surrender, if you ask me.' IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates a wicket during the second and final Test against South Africa in Cape Town. Photograph: Esa Alexander/Reuters......

How 'Guru Gary' is using cricket to keep slum kids away from drugs

Photograph: Andrew Couldridge Livepic via Reuters Notorious for drugs and crime and afflicted by large-scale poverty, the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town is better known for being one of the......

Ex-captain Taylor says Smith's return could heal old wounds

IMAGE: Steve Smith was appointed as the Test vice captain recently. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Former skipper Mark Taylor has backed the appointment of Steve Smith as......

Kirsten's new mantra for Team India

A secret four-part document detailing the benefits of sex, and put together by India cricket coach Gary Kirsten and mental conditioning expert Paddy Upton, has been handed over to members of the......

Woolmer died of heart failure: Jamaica police

Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer almost certainly died of heart failure, Jamaica police said on Wednesday, a day after ending a high-profile murder investigation into his March death. In an......

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