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China, India and the New Asia

'It was China's rise that caused the New Cold War in Asia as it prompted the United States to rebalance its forces in Asia to experiment with engagement and containment at the same time,' says T P......

The press cannot be at the whim sof a few

The whole gamut of media needs to be looked into to determine, among other things, the relationship between owner and editor, journalist and owner, says Kuldip Nayar WhattheNew Yorker,anAmerican......

Have reforms weakened national political parties?

Given our long and disastrous history of regional satrapies, to allow central institutions to weaken further would be playing with fire, says Sonali Ranade BS Yeddyurappa, former chief minister of......

It's not just about chasing out Taliban anymore

In the first major military confrontation since US President Barack Obama ordered the deployment of an additional 30,000 US troops late last year attack, thousands of American, Afghan and British......

Mid-air crash in New York kills nine

Nine persons were killed when a helicopter carrying a group of Italian tourists had a mid-air collision with a small private plane over the Hudson river in New York, authorities said on Sunday.The......

Paying bills becomes iPhones' biggest attraction

The addition of a mobile payments service to Apple Inc's next iPhone could help to boost sales of the larger-screen phones and claw back market share lost to mobiles running on Google Inc's Android......

American business honchos plan big investments for UP

As many as 39 business giants from the United States arrived in Lucknow on Wednesday to assure Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav that they have serious plans of pumping investments in the......

HK's Severn Road is world's most expensive address

Severn Road in Hong Kong has topped the list of the world's most expensive addresses.According to Financial News, the list includes London's Kensington Palace Gardens, New York's Fifth Avenue and......

Intel chips to power smartphones, tablets

World's largest chip manufacturer Intel is redrawing its strategy to tap the mobile segment. This has been an area where the company has very limited presence, competing with the likes of Texas......

G20, Manmohan, and the 'only good news'

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has returned from Washington after attending the G-20 conference summoned by the lame duck US President George W Bush on November 15 to discuss the current economic......

Mariah Carey: I'm pregnant

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Mariah Carey has confirmed that she is pregnant and her baby with husband Nick Cannon is due this spring. 'Yes, we are......

Mel Gibson's finest performances

At one point of time, Mel Gibson was among the biggest movie stars in the world. We've watched Mel charm us with awesome action franchises like Lethal Weapon and Mad Max, do the rogue routine in......

The pied piper of Tamil TV

The name indicates a musical instrument; Yazhini, and when she speaks, it is melodious and pleasing to the ears. Compere of one of Tamil television's most popular children's shows, Pattampoochi......

Sunny Deol: I don't fit in now

One of Bollywood's top hit-makers at one point, Sunny Deol has been lying low these days. Known for his patriotic action image, the actor now wants to try other genres as well. His next......

Venus descends with first round Wimbledon defeat

Looking as though she could barely be bothered to get off her chair, five-times former champion Venus Williams went out of Wimbledon's opening round on Monday, thrashed 6-1, 6-3 by Russian Elena......

Vettel cuts through techno-speak with raw pace

While talk ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix was all about tyre degradation and the speed-boosting KERS system, Red Bulls's Sebastian Vettel sent out a reminder that raw pace remains the key......

Silly Point: India-England match was a classic!

After Sunday's thriller between India and England, Rediff staffers Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande analyse the game. So did Dhoni let the game drift? Or did......

Sehwag rockets to No 5 in Test rankings

India opener Virender Sehwag stormed into the top five in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after scoring a superlative double-century against Sri Lanka in the......

It is about justice, not world domination

Here we go again - no sooner does India protest some gross inequity, than some bloke (and in such cases, a couple of English journalists and Robert Craddock from Australia are the usual suspects)......

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