Pepsi pulls ad accused of mocking 'Black Lives Matter' protests

Pepsi has pulled an advertisement after it was widely mocked and criticised for appearing to trivialise protests for social justice causes. IMAGE: A still from the ad showing model Kendall Jenner......

'Would Mira Nair make a Missouri Masala now?'

Civil rights activist Deepa Iyer, former executive director, South Asian Americans Leading Together, a social justice organisation thought after a visit to the minority businesses hit in recent......

US civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks dead

Rosa Parks, the woman who defied a diktat requiring Blacks to give up bus seats to Whites and inadvertently sparked off the historic civil rights movement in America, is dead. The 92-year-old Parks......

What makes a brand authentic?

There were compelling reasons to send Juan Valdez off to the old folks home for advertising's ex-celebs. The fictional coffee-growing icon had been featured in ads for decades, helping establish......

Booing Aboriginal footballer sparks race debate in Australia

‘I don't know what else you need to do in Australia to be a good Australian’ ‘The relentless booing of Adam Goodes breaks this spirit of good sportsmanship. It must stop’......

Barcelona's Villa fractures leg

Barcelona forward David Villa fractured his leg during the Club World Cup semi-final against Al Sadd of Qatar on Thursday, the Spanish champions said. "Bad news for David Villa and Barca, the......

'Why is Alonso such a bad loser?'

The Formula 1 Championship battle has never been more alive, with Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso tied on points, and Michael barely ahead by the merit of winning seven races to Alonso's......

'Can Schumacher come back?'

Formula One is in shock.Michael Schumacher's retirement decision has resulted in heartbreak across the globe, and rediff readers too felt let down by the legend's decision. Tributes to the great......

Alonso measures up to Schumacher

Up until five years ago, Fernando Alonso could have walked past Michael Schumacher without either man recognising the other.One was a little-known Spanish teenager, the other a champion well on his......