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It doesn't matter that Kamala Harris is half-Indian

What the Indian economy looks like next January will influence her view on India, not her genetics, notes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris accepts......

US government shutdown set to drag on to 2019 as Trump, Democrats stick to their stands

The partial United States government shutdown is all set to drag on to the new year as opposition Democrats and Republicans refused to show any sign of compromise on Thursday to end the impasse......

What the fiddich! Why are books so fat?

Just as scotch bottles have become bigger, novels have also become fatter. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. A few days ago, a friend said he doesn’t read fiction. This reminded me of......

Seema Verma: The Indian-American in-charge of remaking US health care policy

Seema Verma, who was confirmed by the US Senate on a vote of 55-43, will play a key role in the Trump administration's bid to repeal and replace Obamacare and head the Centers of Medicare and......

'Smoke detected' inside cabin before EgyptAir crash: reports

Smoke alerts were triggered inside the cabin of the ill-fated EgyptAir jet minutes before it plunged into the Mediterranean Sea with 66 people on board, according to new details emerging shortly......

Microsoft co-founder, Jimi Hendrix fan, sports team owner... The incredible life and times of Paul Allen

Whenever you think of Microsoft, the only name that crosses one's mind is Bill Gates. But the tech behemoth was co-founded in 1975 by Gates and Paul Allen. Photograph: Anthony P......

Food trucks: It's a hot and happening business in Bengaluru!

Bengaluru has seven eye-catching trucks roaming the city streets, up from just one in 2013. Photograph, courtesy: Ya Habibi It is past 6 pm on a weekday and a game of badminton is......

Check out these smart touchscreen phones

What you need to flaunt this season are touchscreen phones that are smart and sassy, writes Priyanka Joshi. Last year's iPhone 3G has blown into a big boom this year. Predictably, the prices of......

Asia Society Conference: PM's speech

This is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech inaugurating the Asia Society's 16th Asian Corporate Conference -- whose theme is 'Driving Global Business: India's New Priorities, Asia's......

Cut costs via open source tech

For institutions world-over which have already invested heavily in proprietary technologies such as Microsoft Windows, the option to migrate to open source technologies such as Linux might just be......

When India Showed Up For The Oscars

You'll bump into a desi at every corner of the globe. But one of the largest film industries in the world, India is yet to make great strides at the Oscars. Between a handful of wins, nominations......

'Mumtaz looked great in Western clothes'

'Other designers take empty suitcases and go shopping for the actors's clothes in New York.''To me, this is bankruptcy of imagination.' IMAGE: Mumtaz with Feroz Khan and Dharmendra in Aadmi Aur......

How Bollywood's Best Costumes Were Made

Oscar winner Bhanu Athaiya passed into the ages on Thursday.We pay homage to a true legend by celebrating her best creations. Some of the biggest movies in Hindi cinema -- Gandhi, Lekin, Guide,......

Dressing up for the Oscars 2019!

Stars get ready for Oscars! Eight-time Oscars host Billy Crystal once said, 'Nothing can take the sting off the world's economic problems like watching millionaires present each other golden......

Raja Sen's Top 10 Hindi Films

And you won't guess which film tops Raja's list! And why. 2016 has been a year of makeshift marvel. You have seen my Best Actor and Best Actress selections, but this set of movies makes it clear......

Revenge on CSK's mind as LSG eye a heist in Dhoni's bastion

IMAGE: The Super Kings have been a force to be reckoned with at home. Photograph: BCCI Revenge will be on defending champions Chennai Super Kings' minds when they host an unpredictable......

Can P T Usha Fix The IOA?

Ms Usha may soon discover that winning four gold medals at the Asian Games and qualifying for the Los Angeles Olympics is a walk in the park compared with the challenges of stabilising governance......

How Rajput transformed Zimbabwe cricket in 4 years

IMAGE: Team mates get around Bradley Evans of Zimbabwe after winning the match against Pakistan. Photograph: Paul Kane/Getty Images Lalchand Rajput has forgotten the exact date but remembers......

A Match of Many Records

A 'second-string Indian team', as described by former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga, proved too strong for Sri Lanka in the first One-Day International. Led by Shikhar Dhawan, the young......

When Milkha Singh chatted with Rediff Readers

Four years before the arrival of the new century, long before Facebook Live and InstaChats, arrived the Rediff Chat, the Internet's first forum where Readers could chat with Newsmakers. Among the......

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