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'We couldn't imagine this 15 years ago'

'At the heart of the strategic relationship between our countries are economic ties.' US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken charts out the route for the 'defining relationship' of the 21st century......

Indian American teen crashes truck into White House barrier, aimed to 'seize power'

A 19-year-old Indian-origin teen accused of deliberately crashing a rented U-Haul truck into a White House barrier told authorities that he wanted to get inside the mansion to "seize power" and......

Jaishankar hails Vajpayee's post-Pokhran diplomacy

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday lauded then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's handling of the diplomatic situation following the nuclear tests in 1998 and said that within a......

Omicron may be dominant strain globally in 2022, claim Singapore experts

The new and highly transmissible Omicron variant of the deadly coronavirus has increased immune escape compared with the Delta variant and appears likely to become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain......

Latest from China: Falling rocket debris from the sky

Breaking its silence on its tumbling space rocket, whose debris is expected to fall on Earth this weekend, China said most of it would be burnt during re-entry and it is “highly......

Starbucks names Laxman Narasimhan as its new CEO

Laxman Narasimhan, a veteran in leading and advising global consumer-facing brands, has been named as the new CEO of coffee giant Starbucks, joining a growing cohort of Indian-origin business......

India's growing coffee culture

Indian coffee shops market over the next four-five years will grow between 6 and 18 per cent CAGR, all due to the growing coffee culture among the youth, increasing urbanisation, rising disposable......

Lessons from the Mistry-Tata confrontation

Successors work hard, and many of them succeed and stay for many years.'But when they don't it is best to be civil and part ways than seek confrontation which might prove acrimonious and......

Ajay Banga, Nadella among world's top 50 biz leaders

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is at the second place. MasterCard's Ajay Banga and Microsoft's Satya Nadella have been named among the top 50 global business leaders by Fortune magazine, a list that is......

250 laid-off at Disney, replaced with Indian H1-B workers: Report

Around 250 Disney employees were told in late October last year that they would be laid off and many of their jobs were transferred to immigrants on H1-B visas brought in by an outsourcing firm......

The 100 Best Films, RANKED

My exposure to cinema was by watching mainstream Hindi films, with occasional big budget Hollywood products thrown in. It was not until I was in my late teens that I was introduced to world cinema,......

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies of colon cancer

American actor Cadwick Boseman, best known for his titular superhero role in Black Panther and as baseball icon Jackie Robinson in 42, has died after a four-year-long secret battle with colon......

What are Priyanka's plans after her wedding?

Will Priyanka start a family? Or does she have some career aces up her sleeve?Longtime Rediff.com contributor Aseem Chhabra, author of Priyanka Chopra: The Incredible Story Of A Global Bollywood......

Beyond Octopussy: Roger Moore's India connections

The James Bond actor spent months in India shooting for another film, but his connection to India goes much deeper than that, reveals Monali Sarkar. IMAGE: From left, Roger Moore, Mohan Agashe and......

Review: Pete's Dragon is a mellow, charming ride

Pete's Dragon feels like a rare breath of clean air in the cluttered, loud blockbuster universe, says Raja Sen. The first shot in Pete's Dragon is that of the back of a head, and it is an......

Kim's cheer squad 'charm offensive'

They cheer, dance and sing in perfect unison. But these are not your ordinary cheerleaders. Charm offensive IMAGE: North Korean cheerleaders perform during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics.......

Bacca goal guides Colombia to third place in Copa America

IMAGE: Colombia's players celebrate a goal against the United States during the third place match at the 2016 Copa America Centenario soccer tournament. Photograph: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY......

PHOTOS: Ali feted by the famous and fans in final farewell

IMAGE: A hearse carrying the body of the late Muhammad Ali enters Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky, US. Photograph: John Sommers II /Reuters Religious and political leaders joined......

Fiancee makes appeal on Twitter to pray for Muamba

Fans around the world have been asked by the fiancee of Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba to pray for him as he remains in a critical condition in hospital after collapsing during Saturday's FA Cup......

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