US Surgeon General Vivek H Murthy, India Abroad Person of the Year 2014

The India Abroad Person of the Year Awards, held at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York City on Friday June 12, honoured 14 achievers in seven categories. Image: US Surgeon......

Mathematician John Nash, who inspired 'A Beautiful Mind', killed in car crash

Noted American mathematician John Nash, who inspired the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind, has died in a car crash. Before the academic world could fully recognize his achievement, Dr Nash......

Satyarthi's autographed chair among memorabilia at Nobel museum

"For me this chair is still empty and waiting and inviting millions of left out children," wrote Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi under a chair at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, thus......

My father has a mind of his own: Manmohan's daughter on memoir

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has to make up his mind whether or not he wants to write his autobiography, his daughter Daman Singh has said. "My father has a mind of his own. Am sure whether......

UK's most expensive house sells for 80 mn pounds

In one of UK's biggest ever property deals, a terraced house, sprawling over a vast 21,500 square feet, has sold for a record 80 million pounds -- triple the asking price.The house opposite......

Relax, capitalism is not the problem

The choice for policy-makers is not between free markets and central planning but in getting the right mix of regulation, says Gurcharan Das. The epic, Mahabharata, thinks that human beings are......

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......

Economics Nobel winners through history

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for 2005 will be declared on Monday, October 10. Here we present a list of all the recipients of the Economics Nobel that was first given in 1969. 2005......

Emmy 2019: Jodie Comer, Game Of Thrones win

The 71st Emmy Awards have been announced, and there have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:   IMAGE: Cast and crew......

The Super 30 Review

'What Super 30 really wants to say is Hrithik Roshan can be an action hero without showing off his sculpted torso,' says Sukanya Verma. 'Directed by Vikas Bahl' announces the opening credits, only......

5 performances that may win an Oscar

Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com picks his 10 favourite movies from the Telluride Film Festival. The Telluride Film Festival was a terrific opportunity to view some of the best films of the year. While 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......

Revealed! What Tendulkar liked and disliked in New Zealand

Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, his wife Anjali and 14-month-old daughter Sara, visit the Royal Albatross Colony on the Otago Peninsula north of Dunedin, December 20, 1998. Photograph: Simon......

NBA: Bulls feel the Heat in Miami

The Miami Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls 83-72 in an ill-tempered and physical encounter between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference on Thursday. Both teams have long secured postseason......

Chicago's Derrick Rose wins NBA MVP award

Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls was voted the 2010-11 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player. Rose, who does not turn 23 until October 4, becomes the league's youngest MVP, a distinction previously held by......

Factbox: English Premier League transfers

Factbox on the 20 Premier League clubs after the transfer window closed (amounts in pounds unless stated) Arsenal: In: Laurent Koscielny (Undisclosed, FC Lorient), Marouane Chamakh (Free,......

Gayle renamed Windies skipper for Oz tour

West Indies have named Chris Gayle as captain for the three-Test tour of Australia starting on November 18 with the Caribbean side anxious to put the tribulations of the recent players' strike......