US shoots down Chinese 'spy balloon', China warns of repercussions

The United States military has downed the suspected Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean and launched a mission to recover all the equipment from its debris, drawing a strong reaction from......

US Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta in Action

IMAGE: US Attorney General Merrick Garland looks on as Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta speaks at the news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, August 2, 2022. All......

'Washington felt like a war zone'

'Even as the National Guard kept up the show of strength, safety was kept in mind.''Their guns were not loaded. They didn't want to scare people unless they posed a threat.' IMAGE: Nithya Ramani......

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

A 68-year-old woman in Delhi became the country's second victim of coronavirus on Friday as several states went into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19, shutting down schools, theatres......

Beware Zohnerism!

Zohnerism drives our daily consumption of news and shaping our understanding of most issues, warns Sandeep Goyal.   Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com In 1997, a 14-year-old schoolboy,......

The return of the activist State

The middle class's long push to force the State to retreat from the economy may be reversing, says Ajit Balakrishnan. There is probably a generation of Indians, now in their twenties and early......

Mark Zuckerberg: No tax benefit from philanthropic initiative

Image: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg walks with his wife Priscilla Chan at the annual Allen and Co. conference at the Sun Valley, Idaho Resort. Photograph: Rick Wilking/Reuters Facebook Inc......

Bill and Melinda Gates world's wealthiest couple

Image: Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates and his wife Melinda. Photograph: Reuters Bill and Melinda Gates are the world's wealthiest couple with a combined net worth of $85.7 billion, a report......

Review: La La Land IS the film of the year

Raja Sen confesses to not being able to stop raving about the spectacular La La Land.  Twenty Decembers ago, Woody Allen’s underrated Everyone Says I Love You had the director dance with......

India made 3D movie on Oscar longlist

Most major critics slammed it for its bland visuals and a dull, predictable plot, calling Alpha and Omegaa run in 2010's animated litter. But the film, whose key animation was done at Crest......

Top 25 on-screen prostitues!

Julia Roberts has topped an online poll for the 25 Most Memorable On-Screen Prostitutes. The Oscar winner's role in Pretty Woman saw her beating off competition from other actresses. Second on......

When Gurinder met the Coen Bros

Two years ago Gurinder Chadha was approached by a group of producersplanning a unique film-- a collection of short love stories set in Paris, to be directed by today's top international......

Sports Shorts: Ex Commissioner made NBA 'truly global brand' dies

IMAGE: David Stern's greatest accomplishment as commissioner is widely considered to be the way he transformed the NBA, once largely an unknown commodity outside the United States, into a globally......

The most dangerous stunt ever!

Extreme sports legend Dean Potter died attempting parachute jump in Yosemite Dean Potter attempts parachute jump with friends. Photograph: Courtesy: deanpotter.com Rock climber Dean Potter and......

Davis Cup: Serbia, Canada eye semis berth after epic wins

Serbia and Canada both won marathon doubles matches on Saturday to seize control of their Davis Cup quarter-finals in North America. Both matches were decided in the 28th game of the fifth and......

Davis Cup: Djokovic eyes return to form in tie against US

Novak Djokovic believes he has left his recent poor form behind and will be in top shape when he leads Serbia in this weekend's Davis Cup quarter-final tie against the United States. -Veteran Paes......

Gangjee falters in final round, finishes tied 18th

Overnight joint leader Rahil Gangjee faltered in the final round, managing a disappointing card of two-over 73 to finish tied 18th in the Nationwide Tour's Albertsons Boise Open golf tournament in......