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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......

Israel-Hamas truce begins, 13 hostages to be freed from Gaza

A four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will begin on Friday morning, with civilian hostages and Palestinian prisoners set to be freed later in the afternoon, Qatar announced on Thursday.......

'Oppenheimer' sparks social media row over scene involving Bhagavad Gita

A scene in Oppenheimer, in which the titular character appears to have sex as he reads out verses from an ancient Sanskrit scripture, has irked a section of social media users, who claimed the......

'Tremendous vigour': Tharoor credits Modi for UP polls win

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling him 'a man of tremendous vigour and dynamism' and gave credit to him for the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in......

Author Sunjeev Sahota among Booker's 13 contenders this year

Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel China Room, alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro......

Growing crops in space, reaping the benefits on Earth

The ongoing experiments on Moon, Mars and elsewhere could translate into better crop yields and hardier plants that could thrive in inhospitable parts of the world, says Devangshu Datta. IMAGE:......

Harvey Weinstein's lessons for India

'It is important whenever such accusations arise to provide whatever support we can to the accusers who, with inspiring bravery, have decided to take on men far more powerful than they are,' says......

Champions Trophy says cheers to Mallya's Kingfisher beer

Vijay Mallya strikes a clever deal with International Cricket Council. His company will pay a modest sum in lieu of a wider outreach for his Kingfisher beer in the British market. Even as he is......

Study contests government's cooking gas subsidy claim

The International Institute for Sustainable Development, a Canada-based research organisation has contested the government's claim of savings through cash transfer of the cooking gas subsidy. The......

Ripley Review: Mind-Blowing!

The show takes its own pace to pick up, but then when you least expect, it grabs you by the throat, notes Aseem Chhabra. 'Does the world need another cinematic representation of the Ripley story?'......

All Kinds Of Romance On OTT This Week

Robot girlfriends, wish-granting stars, creepy aliens, private detectives, brace yourself for unlimited excitement on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations. Teri Baaton Mein......

Oscars: Robert Downey Jr Thanks His 'Terrible Childhood'

IMAGE: Robert Downey Jr poses with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Oppenheimer. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters Robert Downey Jr bagged his first ever Oscar award for his performance in the......

Christopher Nolan Remembers 'Dear Friend' Heath Ledger

IMAGE: Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas at the 81st Golden Globes. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters Oppenheimer bagged five awards out of its eight Golden Globe nominations,......

Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr Win Golden Globes

Here's a quick look at the winners of the 81st Annual Golden Globe awards. Best Motion Picture – Drama IMAGE: Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr pose with their awards for......

Veteran Ghosal calls time from professional squash

Will continue to play for India in multi disciplinary events IMAGE: Saurav Ghosal remains the only Indian to reach the world's top 10, achieving the career-high ranking in April 2019 and spending......

Berger's stolen Ferrari recovered almost three decades later!

IMAGE: Former Formula One driver Gerhard Berger (file photo). Photograph: Flavio lo Scalzo/Reuters A Ferrari Testarossa sports car stolen from Austrian Formula One driver Gerhard Berger......

Check out the list of Formula One world champions

Max Verstappen won his first Formula One Championship title on Sunday, after edging defending champion Lewis Hamilton in the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. Following’s......

F1: Hamilton hunts down Verstappen for victory in Brazil

IMAGE: World champion Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday. Photograph: Buda Mendes/Getty Images Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton hunted down Max......

Boxing World C'ship: Indians off to winning starts

IMAGE: Indian boxer Akash Sangwan in action against Turkey's Furkan Adem in his 67kg bout at the AIBA men's world championships in Belgrade on Monday. Photograph: BFI Official/Twitter Indian boxer......

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