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Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

North America goes into raptures over full solar eclipse

Millions of people across parts of Mexico, Canada, and the United States watched the rare total solar eclipse on Monday. The path of totality, a tiny area where the Moon completely obscures the......

Need to get out of 'cult worship' that Nehru era was 'great years': Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday took a critical view of some of the key decisions made by the Jawaharlal Nehru government, and said one needs to get out of this "cult worship"......

'India Is A Meat-Eating Country'

'Our study finds that only about 20% of Indians are vegetarians and the rest of the 80% are non-vegetarians or meat-eaters.' 'Your eating habits have a lot to do with where you live.' Kindly note......

'Modi can help break Gaza siege'

'India is respected by both Israel and Palestine.''India can push the international community for the peace process.' IMAGE: Israeli soldiers gather near tanks as violence around the nearby Gaza......

Cognizant splits global growth markets by appointing 2 internal leaders

Cognizant Technology Solutions has restructured its global growth markets (GGM) by appointing two internal leaders who will now share the responsibility. Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters The move......

Big relief for Indian IT as Biden administration removes H-1B visa curbs

Dept of Homeland Security vacates rule that would have redefined H-1B specialty occupations, curbed off site placement and raised employer compliance obligations. Illustration: Uttam......

Lawsuit filed against Trump's new H-1B visa rules

Several individuals and organisations, including the US Chambers of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's recent rules......

US judge blocks Trump's H-1B visa ban

In a major relief to thousands of Indian IT professionals, a federal judge in the US on Thursday blocked the enforcement of a temporary visa ban by the Trump administration on a large number of......

How to give the economy some animal spirit

Fix India's real estate sector. Fix India's public sector banks, advises Tamal Bandyopadhyay.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com This is an apocryphal story narrated by Rabindranath......

10 Things You Didn't Know About Gone With The Wind

Did you know Clark Gable nearly didn't say 'Frankly, my dear I don't give a damn' in Gone With The Wind?Or about the film's India connections? IMAGE: Rhett Butler and the widowed Scarlett O'Hara......

WC Qualifiers: Argentina, England, Egypt secure wins, Italy held

Images from the FIFA World Cup qualifiers matches. IMAGE: Angel Di Maria of Argentina celebrates after scoring the first goal of his team during a match between Uruguay and......

Europe's football teams back in action after 10-month gap

'After not playing for so long, there's even more desire to get back on the pitch and again see the beautiful Italy team which we left behind so many months ago.' IMAGE: Portugal's players......

Noose found in garage of black US racing driver

Photograph: Kind, courtesy Bubba Wallace/Instagram NASCAR has stepped up security around Bubba Wallace for the rain-delayed Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, on Monday, after a noose was found......

Extras: City's appeal against financial probe thrown out

News of all that transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Manchester City's attempt to halt a UEFA investigation into......

Extras: Neymar rape accuser charged with extortion

IMAGE: Neymar Jr was accused of raping Najila Trindade in a Paris hotel room in May. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Police in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo said on Tuesday they had......

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