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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......

Trump appeared before this Indian-American judge

Indian-American Judge Moxila A Upadhyaya has presided over the initial appearance of former US president Donald Trump in a federal courthouse in downtown Washington, DC on charges of trying to stay......

Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

Was absolutely not surprised Trump got Covid: Fauci

America's top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci says he was "absolutely not" surprised when Donald Trump contracted COVID-19 after seeing the president surrounded by several people not......

Melania Trump says son Barron had Covid but is negative now

Barron Trump, the teenage son of United States President Donald Trump, contracted coronavirus after his parents tested positive for COVID-19 but has since tested negative, First Lady Melania Trump......

World's 100 most ethical companies

Food and beverages maker PepsiCo and software manufacturer Adobe Systems have made it to the list of world's most ethical companies for this year which are led by CEOs of Indian origin. PepsiCo......

America's customer service champions

Bob Emig was flying home from St. Louis on Southwest Airlines this past December when an all-too-familiar travel nightmare began to unfold. After his airplane backed away from the gate, he and his......

The 400 richest Americans

The nine-figure fortune won't get you much mention these days, at least not on these pages. This year, for the first time, everyone in The Forbes 400 has at least $1 billion. The collective net......

Why people lie when seeking a job

From foolish fibs to full-on fraud, lying on your rsum is one of the most common ways that people stretch the truth. But think twice before you ship off your next half-baked job application. Even......

India, the hottest investment destination

If it's investment, it's India.From software giant Microsoft to telecom biggies Nokia and Samsung to auto majors Honda and Toyota, global players now eye India as the most attractive destination......

Oscars 2018: Meet the BIG Winners!

The 90th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold. IMAGE: Sam Rockwell (Best Supporting Actor, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,......

Shape Of Water leads Oscars nominations

Dunkirk may have been missed at the year's earlier awards shows, but thanks god, Chris Nolan's classic gets enough play at the Oscar noms. IMAGE: Sally Hawkins' stunning portrayal as a mute in The......

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The......

Birdman, Boyhood, American Sniper sweep Oscar 2015 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy awards nominations were announced by directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, at the......

Oscars 2014: Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett win top awards

The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture American HustleGravityTwelve Years A SlaveCaptain PhillipsDallas Buyers......

Here's a complete list of Wimbledon men's singles champions

Novak Djokovic clinched a fifth Wimbledon title and 16th major on Sunday, shattering Roger Federer's bid to become the oldest Grand Slam champion in the longest final ever played at the tournament.......

The greatest player ever at Wimbledon

No player has left such an impression on Wimbledon as Bjorn Borg, who won 5 consecutive Wimbledon titles.Bikash Mohapatra/Rediff.com on why the The Spectacular Swede's legacy at Wimbledon remains......

World Cup blogs: Miandad to Pakistan: No more experiments please

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup. Pakistan players Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Irfan and Rahat Ali during the practice session at the Adelaide Oval. Photograph: Vipin......

Davenport heads list of Hall of Fame nominations

Former American World No 1 Lindsay Davenport, a winner of three Grand Slam singles titles, headlined the list of nominees up for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Davenport was......

Chelsea relieve pressure on Scolari

Chelsea went some way to relieving the pressure on coach Luiz Felipe Scolari by coming from behind to beat Southend United 4-1 in an entertaining FA Cup third-round replay on Wednesday. Goals from......

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