Be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027: Xi has told PLA

In a startling revelation of intelligence input, the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns claimed that Beijing is still determining whether its potential invasion......

'Humans have never learned from history'

'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Writer Amitav Ghosh spent many of those strange, mind-numbing COVID-19 days of......

CIA director held secret meeting with Taliban leader in Kabul: Report

America's top spy held a secret meeting with the Taliban's de facto leader Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul on Monday in the highest-level face-to-face encounter between the two sides since the......

Life-changing experience to see Earth from space: Bandla

Indian-American astronaut Sirisha Bandla says it was an “incredible" and a "life-changing" experience to see the Earth from space during her maiden trip on Virgin Galactic's first......

US Fed raises interest rates by 75 basis points to tame inflation

In the backdrop of an over four-decade high inflation, the US Federal Open Market Committee has raised its key policy interest rate by 75 basis points to 2.25-2.50 per cent, anticipating that the......

Why did ED freeze Amway's Rs 757 crore?

Amway maintains the action was related to a case in 2011 and it has been cooperating with the investigative agency. Photograph: Nicky Loh/Reuters The Enforcement Directorate last month attached......

Apple launches iPhone 11, new iPad; TV+ on Nov 1

The new iPhones are "jam packed with new capabilities and an incredible new design", said Apple chief executive Tim Cook at a glitzy launch event in Cupertino, Los Angeles, on Tuesday. IMAGE: The......

Apple launches iPhone 11, new iPad; TV+ on Nov 1

Technology giant Apple on Tuesday unveiled the iPhone 11, a new version of the Apple Watch and iPad, announced the first all-original video subscription service and a new gaming service at its......

Harry & Meghan: Extremely One-Sided

There's so much left unsaid in the Netflix documentary Harry & Meghan. Is Meghan Markle really the victim of a racist section of the media? What was the real cause of Harry's estrangement from his......

King Richard Review

Will Smith, who had once portrayed the irreverent Muhammad Ali with such aplomb, brings the character of Richard Williams alive.The accent, the dialect, the body-language and the ever-present chip......

Penelope, Bradley, Rintu Get Together for Oscars Luncheon

Nominees for the Academy Awards enjoyed a special Oscar luncheon at the Fairmont Century Plaza in California on Monday, March 7, 20 days before the big day on March 27. It was a special collection......

Salute the Power & Glory of Indian Cinema!

It is the most potent symbol of India's soft power -- more perhaps than the IT industry and our managerial skill, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in a scene from......

Lizaad Williams joins DC as replacement for Harry Brook

Photograph: Delhi Capitals/X South African fast bowler Lizaad Williams was on Monday roped in by Delhi Capitals as a replacement for batter Harry Brook in the ongoing Indian Premier League after......

World Athletics PIX: Watson wins a thriller to claim 400m gold!

Watson pips Hudson-Smith to take 400m gold IMAGE: Jamaica's Antonio Watson crosses the line to win the men's 400m final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Thursday. Photograph:......

Serena's championship odds cut amid US Open run

The American great only trails Poland's world number one Iga Swiatek (3-1), Caroline Garcia (10-1), compatriot Coco Gauff (10-1), Ludmilla Samsonova (11-1) and Aryna Sabalenka (13-1) in the odds on......

Clinton, Tyson, Jackman cheer Serena

It's rare that a world number one and defending champion is the warm up act at the US Open, but that was the case on Monday, August 29, 2022, as Daniil Medvedev played second fiddle to Serena......

US Open: Like Serena, Like Olympia

IMAGE: Alexis Olympia Ohanian donned braids with white beads on them, just as her mother Serena did when she first won the US Open as a teenager in 1999. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images  ......