Salman Rushdie: The free speech champion whose 'verses' put his life at risk

The attack on Rushdie sent shock waves around the world, with world leaders and literary stalwarts saying they were appalled at the attack on the author who championed free speech and lived under......

'Xi's Main Challenge Is Taking Over Taiwan'

'Even though as Xi will seemingly continue to stay in power beyond his third term, competitions for the post-Xi leadership would be inevitably unfolded beneath the surface of water, and that will......

China protests US ban on TikTok, WeChat; warns counter measures

China on Saturday said it was resolutely opposed to the United States' move of blocking downloads of WeChat and TikTok apps and warned counter measures to protect the interest of Chinese companies.......

Nikki Haley poised to win nomination

Indian-American Nikki Haley is the favourite to win the run-off for the Republican party's nomination in South Carolina's gubernatorial race on Tuesday. Rediff.com's George Joseph and Paresh......

A revelation in Florence

Florence can overwhelm a visitor. Very few cities in Europe or even the world match it for its atmosphere. The buildings are striking, the churches are historic, its galleries stuffed with......

Mother courage and her children

My organisation, the NCAER, has had a long-standing and productive relationship with the Self-Employed Women's Association, based in Ahmedabad.SEWA in turn is an active member of a global alliance......

Shanghai rising!

Benjamin Wood swings his bulky frame over the saddle, straps on his helmet, and settles onto a vintage motorcycle with sidecar. The American architect kicks the engine into life with a single......

The puppet masters of viral marketing

He woke up in a pool of sweat, with bruises on his arms, his ankle badly swollen. He'd had another terrifying blackout, the kind he'd been experiencing ever since he began beta-testing Sega's......

Oppenheimer: Film-Making At Its Exhilarating Best

The narrative is faithful to the source, American Prometheus, but what makes it absolutely spell-binding is Christopher Nolan's technique, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Cillian Murphy as J......

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......

When a gora produced a Bollywood movie

'The first time we actually got to meet a Bollywood star, it was Salman Khan.''We met him at his farm house.''For Pia, an actor is just an actor. There is no such thing as a star in her world, and......

Will La La Land lose out at the Oscars?

There is a group of La La Land haters -- especially jazz aficionados who feel the film gives too much importance to a white man who sets out to save the musical genre associated with the African......

PIX: Fiorentina's Bove in ICU after on-field collapse!

IMAGE: Fiorentina and Inter Milan players react after Fiorentina's Edoardo Bove, 22, collapses as the Serie A match is suspended at Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy, on Sunday. Photograph:......

PIX! 'Every game is precious' Messi superfan joins scores of giddy fans

IMAGE: Superfan Zhang Jiao poses next to cutouts of Lionel Messi and his teammate Angel Di Maria. Photograph: Florence Lo/Reuters For thirtysomething Zhang Jiao, after realising her dream of......

PIX: Fraser-Pryce leads Jamaican sweep in women's 100m

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday, Day 3. IMAGE: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce celebrates winning the women's 100 metres final alongside......