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'Modi hasn't forgotten his human touch'

'The prime minister is talking to his Chachaji and he is crying in the PM's lap, it was such an emotional scene.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi speaks to a child at the Indian American......

Court order on 26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana's extradition expected in 30 days

A US court in California has dismissed a status conference motion moved by imprisoned Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai......

26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana moves US court to know extradition status

Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has approached a US court for a status conference after waiting for an order on......

'Goli bahut bhayanak chal rahi hai'

'Bola nikal jao. Sala firing karte hai Russi.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Bombs are spitting down from the frosty winter sky in Kyiv. But Mahadev Sahay* sounds rather cheerful.......

Why John le Carre will never die

He will be remembered not only as a writer, but as one of the great chroniclers and interrogators of the history of our times, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, as he mourns the passing of a legend......

Paris package gets green light from 196 nations

Penultimate draft for climate pact cleared; solution to all other issues to be resolved by ministers in the second week of negotiations On Saturday, after four years of negotiations that began in......

BJP manifesto: Tourism awaits new lease of life

With tourism high on the agenda of the new government, industry is hoping the sector would get a “fresh lease of life” if the promises made in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)......

Weak rupee, Egypt crisis could mean rollicking time for Goa

This year, chartered flights to Goa are expected to be 34 per cent more than last winter, as the rupee's depreciation has made the Indian state an attractive holiday destination for......

Tourists yet to warm up to Commonwealth Games

About a month after it was thrown open for bookings, the Games Travel Office (GTO) of the Commonwealth Games does not seem to be generating much response from tourists. "There hasn't been much......

Bangkok's loss is Hong Kong's gain

Europe's and Bangkok's loss is turning out to be gain for several other destinations like Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore. Tourists who had travel plans in the following week to Thailand......

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......

'The kiss had to be sensual, even sexual, not vulgar'

'Today, 25 years later, Raja Hindustani is as much a Dharmesh Darshan film as it is Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor's 'different' love story.' He was just 24 when he started Raja Hindustani and 27......

Why Shah Rukh Khan played Devdas

'Unlike the Shah Rukh Khan in Darr, Baazigar, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, there's an amazing child-like vulnerability and honesty in the Shah Rukh of Devdas.' Devdas was......

'Judi Dench is obsessed with India'

'He cooked chicken curry and so because of him, curries entered the British royal kitchens.''Eventually, he became a political advisor to the queen.''This guy was disrupting the royal household. It......

How New Zealand and England made the World Cup final

Neither England or New Zealand have won the World Cup before so there will be a new name on the trophy. IMAGES: Will England or New Zealand lift the Cricket World Cup trophy, at Lord’s, on......

5 talking points: England vs New Zealand

The business end of the World Cup has arrived.Defending champions Australia were the first team to secure their semi-final spot last weekend, India could join them on Tuesday and then all eyes will......

Why England and Belgium may want to be second

'There is a great temptation to let England finish first' IMAGE: Belgium's Eden Hazard celebrates. Photograph: Jorge Silva/Reuters To win, or not to win? Tug some jersey, or avoid yellow......

My mother made me think like a champion: Saina

Bright, all smiles and confident, India's ace badminton player Saina Nehwal met a packed house in Delhi at the launch of her first autobiography, Playing to Win. She almost surprised a few when......

Spotted: Leander Paes in Florida

Reader Naveen Polaki sent us this photograph from Florida. 'This photograph was taken by my sister, when we met Leander Paes in Miami. 'Leander was there to play the Key Biscayne Championship in......

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