CAUTION! Fraudsters posing as tax officials dupe Indian Americans

The Indian-American community is increasingly being targeted by telephone fraudsters. Rediff.com's George Joseph reports from New York. On January 29, a woman (who does not want to be named for......

Celebrating Raksha Bandhan

Raksha Bandhan, symbolising the eternal bond of love between brother and sister, was celebrated on Wednesday with traditional fervour with people visiting their siblings with gifts and......

The safest countries in the world

The Antipodean islands have long been regarded as one of the best places to live. New Zealand has always been near the top of the Global Peace Index. The 2009 Global Peace Index ranks New Zealand......

Hillary Clinton as New York Governor?

Terrified that their bloody primary campaign will doom them in the November presidential elections in the US, some Democrats are floating a consolation prize for Hillary Clinton -- Governor of New......

Sonia opens Infosys's new centre in Mysore

Congress president Sonia Gandhi inaugurated Infosys's Global Education Center-II at its Mysore campus on Tuesday. Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and Leader of the Opposition,......

Americans keen to buy Indian, Chinese cars

Americans are ready to buy cars from India and China, a survey in the US has revealed. Results of the survey called 'Opportunity for Chinese and Indian Brands in the USA' shows that 15 per cent of......

What we need to learn from people

F Scott Fitzgerald is renowned for being the chronicler of America's 'Gilded Age'. That was the period between the First World War and the Depression, when American plutocracy came into its own,......

Winners at a glance!

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and many more expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture AvatarJames......

Avatar, Hurt Locker lead Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards have been announced, and some of our predictions by Aseem Chhabra, Arthur J Pais and Raja Sendid come true! Here's a look at the nominations:......

Meet the men who want to marry Rakhi Sawant

Rakhi Sawant has men pouring in from all over India, wanting to marry her live on television, in her upcoming show, Rakhi Ka Swayamvara. And Rakhi has quite a varied choice -- from a policeman in......

Brad Pitt makes MTV debut!

Brad Pitt is everywhere these days.The star of An Interview With The Vampire, Fight Club, and Ocean's Eleven is actively promoting his new movie, Troy. Directed by German filmmaker Wolfgang......

Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2 in Australia after Verstappen retires

Mark Verstappen, the winner in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, started on pole for the third time this season but retired on the fourth lap with a brake problem as flames leaped out of the right rear of......

Verstappen on pole at Australian Grand Prix

IMAGERed Bull's Max Verstappen, after qualifying in pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, with second-placed Ferrari's Carlos Sainz Jr. and third-placed Red Bull's Sergio Perez. Photograph:......

Bumrah batters Broad; breaks Lara's WORLD RECORD

Jasprit Bumrah breaks Brian Lara's World record; hits Broad for 29 in an over SCORECARD IMAGE: India's Jasprit Bumrah hits a six off England pacer Stuart Broad while scoring 29, as 35 runs were......

'Yuvi hai ya Bumrah': Sachin showers praise on Bumrah

'BOOM What play, captain saab' 'Kya yeh Yuvi hai ya Bumrah!? 2007 ki yaad dilaa di..' IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah hits a boundary off a delivery from Stuart Broad. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images......

De Villiers won't make SA return for T20 World Cup

Meanwhile, South Africa have included uncapped off-spinner Prenelan Subrayen and seamer Lizaad Williams in their squad for the two-Test series in the West Indies that starts on June 10. IMAGE: AB......