The moments that shaped 2016

'The year in pictures' treks across the globe, looking back on the moments that shaped 2016. From the United States presidential race, to demonetisation in India to the refugee crisis, the news......

REWIND: Events that shaped India in the past week

We bring you some of the best pictures from across the nation in the last one week.  Cat fight! A nearly two-year-old leopard was beaten to death on Thursday by villagers near......

REWIND: Stunning PHOTOS of the week that was

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 13 images. Image: Bolivian wrestlers Yenny Mamani (R), nicknamed Martha "La Altena” and Leonor Cordova, nicknamed Anglea......

A meeting with Che Guevara

1965 was a very eventful year in Algeria. Jammu and Kashmir leader Sheikh Abdullah, who had been released from prison in India, under the pretext of seeing Algerian Revolutionary leader and......

Can Gujarat's GIFT city be Asia's next financial hub?

'GIFT City is now on a growth trajectory,' says Tapan Ray, MD and group CEO, GIFT City, 'The time has come for the GIFT City to take the big leap and emerge as the next financial hub of Asia.'......

Banned Chinese apps may shift servers to India

The Indian authorities feared that these apps were transferring consumer data to locations outside the country, especially China, in an unauthorised and surreptitious manner. With servers in India,......

Why India's telecom secretary feels like a chess player

'I feel more like a chess player, thinking for long hours how to make the next move," Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan tells Surajeet Das Gupta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com She says......

Surat set to get global diamond exchange in 3 years

Contract finally given for Rs 2,400-cr project, with GIFT City-like features The fragmented and largely unorganised diamond polishing and trading industry would shortly organise itself at a single......

Images: Ponting, Katich tons hoist Australia

Graeme Swann scored a breezy 47 not out from 40 balls in the morning session to push England beyond 400 in their first innings on day two of the first Ashes Test in Cardiff, on Thursday. Swann......