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Peter Higgs, Nobel laurate behind 'God' particle, dead

Peter Higgs, the British physicist and Nobel Prize winner behind the 'God' particle, passed away at his home in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the age of 94, The Washington Post reported. IMAGE: Peter......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

'Ambedkar's contribution is bigger than Gandhi's'

'For no other leader of India do so many people turn up for an event every year without invitation.' IMAGE: Chaityabhumi in Dadar, north central Mumbai, on December 6, observed every year as......

'India can secure release of naval officers'

'There is a view that there is a Pakistan angle to this. Pakistan has a large presence in Qatar and would want India to be blacklisted.' IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from......

'Securing release of ex navy men will be tough'

'Instead of shouting at cricket matches, why don't we raise our voices for the release of the Indian Navy veterans in Qatar?' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi meets with Qatar's Emir Tamim......

Tasks Cut Out For New Commerce Secretary

The government is targeting export of goods and services worth $2 trillion by 2030. IMAGE: Sunil Barthwal, then secretary, ministry of labour and employment, right, as Labour Minister Bhupender......

Starbucks names Laxman Narasimhan as its new CEO

Laxman Narasimhan, a veteran in leading and advising global consumer-facing brands, has been named as the new CEO of coffee giant Starbucks, joining a growing cohort of Indian-origin business......

What Brought Economy to Its Knees

A combination of demonetisation, a poorly and hurriedly implemented GST, and more recently the "botched up" lockdown of the economy to control the spread of Covid has brought the economy to its......

Amartya Sen, Home in the World

Amartyada, says Omkar Goswami, thank you for being the humane, caring and socially concerned economist that you are. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Born in 1933, Amartya Sen......

'As finance minister, it is very difficult to do as much as one should'

'Since the NDA took office in 2014, and aggressively since 2019, the Union government seems hell bent on centralising all power and resources, only to fail spectacularly,' Tamil Nadu Finance......

Plan Your Weekend OTT Watch

Bring on the popcorn, the OTT scene is buzzing with three things -- entertainment, entertainment, entertainment. Salaar: Part 1-- CeasefireWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Telugu (with subtitles)......

'I am not very intimidated by stars'

'... because we are all characters.' IMAGE: Aseem Hattangady, seated centre, with Jisshu Sengupta to his right and Shyam Kishore to his left, and Shruti Bisht and Sujani Juneja standing, in Suparn......

The Katrina@40 Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about Katrina Kaif. She was born in Hong Kong, made her debut in Boom, loves dancing, pancakes and Vicky Kaushal. And she just turned 40......

Bollywood's Getting All Mushy On V-Day!

Bollywood stars celebrate Valentine's Day with loved-up pictures and messages. Photograph: Kind courtesy Arjun Kapoor/Instagram Arjun Kapoor gets romantic with ladylove Malaika Arora. ......

When Sara Decides To Shop...

New Year's Eve is over and we are firmly in 2023 but the stars are in no hurry to rush home! We catch up with their travel diaries. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sara Ali Khan/Instagram Sara Ali Khan......

Forget football, these Brits are obsessed with kabaddi!

IMAGE: George Wellington tackles a player during a Kabaddi match at the London School of Economics. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters The mention of kabaddi often leaves Britons scratching their......

Asian Games: Historic GOLD for Indian equestrian team

IMAGE: The Indian equestrian team ended a long wait to pick up gold in the Dressage Team Event. Photograph: SAI Media/X India's dressage team cantered to its first ever Asian Games gold and......

Dada, Dona Attend Sana's Convocation

IMAGE: Dona and Sourav Ganguly with their only child Sana. Photographs: Sourav Ganguly/Instagram Dancer Dona Ganguly and retired cricketer Sourav Ganguly attended daughter Sana's......

Pele's Story Is A Story Of Hope

More than the story of any other footballer or athlete, Pele's life helped democratise his sport; made it the stuff of a widely shared dream.Shyam G Menon salutes the memory of the greatest......

Fast-spreading Omicron to test Beijing Winter Games bubble

IMAGE: Workers in PPE stand next to the Olympic rings inside the closed loop area near the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, where the opening and closing ceremonies of Beijing 2022 Winter......

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