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Delta variant may spread as easily as chickenpox: Reports

The Delta variant of the coronavirus may cause more severe illness than all other known versions of the virus and spread as easily as chickenpox, media reports quoting an internal document from the......

US VP Mike Pence receives COVID-19 vaccine on camera

United States Vice President Mike Pence on Friday received a COVID-19 vaccine in front of journalists and television cameras as part of the Trump administration's efforts to bring confidence among......

Over 130 US Secret Service officers infected with Covid in wake of Trump's campaign travel

More than 130 secret service officers who help protect the White House and US president have been asked to isolate or quarantine because they have been tested positive for coronavirus or had close......

REWIND: Best moments from October

United States polls, coronavirus lockdowns and protests... Here's a look at the best images from October. A man pushes against police officers during an anti-government protest, in Bangkok,......

China will pay big price for spreading COVID-19 globally: Trump

United States President Donald Trump has warned that China will have to "pay a big price" for the spread of coronavirus globally. Less than 50 hours after he returned to the White House from a......

How Grahams ran Washington Post through generations

For years, the Graham family, owners of the Washington Post, would fly two dozen senior editors to a luxury resort in Puerto Rico, where they would mingle with then-chairwoman Katharine Graham and......

Note-worthy: Whose face is on which currency?

Countries through the world feature prominent personalities on their banknotes to acknowledge their contribution to the nation. For example, there are about 49 personalities that feature on......

Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs' biographer, on the legend

Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs' biographer, reveals his most memorable interactions with the Apple founder and international legend, in a fascinating chat with Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.......

Two cheers for the stress tests

Within the first month of the Obama administration, a nervous Timothy Geithner announced the Treasury's four-part Financial Stability Plan to shore up American banks and capital markets. The plan......

US radio host: Indians are 'slumdogs'

American talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who fashions himself as the new 'face' of the US Republican Party, has been accused of a lot of things: misogynist comments, prejudiced opinion on African......

Kumar Pallana, we will miss you!

Actor Kumar Pallana, 94, who passed away on October 10, has acted in films like in Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Darjeeling Limited. Aseem Chhabra pays tribute. In 1996, I......

Game Of Thrones, Horror Story lead Emmy 2013 nominations

Nominations for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, to be held on September 22 in Los Angeles and hosted by How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris, have been announced. Hit horror TV......

Argo, Life of Pi win at Oscars 2013

The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les......

Life Of Pi, Django Unchained bag Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards are out, and it has its fair share of surprises and expected nods. The nominations were announced by Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlene in Los Angeles. The......

Review: Don't miss The Taking of Pelham 123

Tony Scott, brother of Ridley, creator of cinematic testosterone fests that helped finance the future of Quentin Tarantino and paved the way for the jock cinema of Michael Bay, released a new movie......

Gambhir on why Rohit should captain India's T20 team

'Virat is not a bad Captain, but the discussion here is, who is a better Captain and that is Rohit Sharma!' IMAGE: Rohit Sharma led Mumbai Indians to their fifth IPL title, after they outclassed......

Palermo Open to restart WTA Tour next month

IMAGE: WTA chief Steve Simon said the Tour was looking to stage as many tournaments as possible in 2020 and the second week of the patched-together calendar will see events in Prague and the......

India eye 5-0 NZ sweep in experimental mode

Will Rishabh Pant take over wicket-keeping duties from in-form K L Rahul in fifth T20I against New Zealand? IMAGE: Captain Virat Kohli and his India teammates celebrate the dismissal of Ross......

'Thought we were gone; New Zealand deserved to win'

'I told our coach that they deserved to win. The way Kane (Williamson) was batting, on 95... feel bad for him.' - SCORECARD IMAGE: India's players celebrate the dismissal of Ross Taylor during the......

The Winning the Match with a 6 Club

Only 5 batsmen have hit a six to take their team to victory when they needed 4 or more off the final ball.Rajneesh Gupta gives us the numbers. IMAGE: Dinesh Karthik is congratulated by Washington......

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