Gotabaya Rajapaksa: A 'war hero' detested by his admirers

Though dubbed as the "war hero", the role of Rajapaksa in ending the conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam with the death of its supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran in 2009 is quite......

Taliban: What are India's Options?

'It is a testing time for our foreign policy which may involve a certain element of taking risks, assessing costs, and expecting failures,' asserts Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd). IMAGE: A......

Biden nominates LA Mayor Eric Garcetti as envoy to India

United States President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as his ambassador to India. IMAGE: Eric M Garcetti has been the mayor of the City of Los Angeles since 2013,......

Gotabaya: Controversial 'war hero' who finished LTTE

  IMAGE: Sri Lanka People's Front party presidential election candidate and former wartime defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa waves to his supporters during an election campaign rally in......

Titanic director's firm files for bankruptcy

Digital Domain Media Group, multi-Academy Award-winning digital production company has filed for bankruptcy protection and agreed to sell its core business to Searchlight Capital Partners for $15......

Stricter US visa norm continues to plague IT cos

High unemployment rates and increased scrutiny by the immigration department in the US have increased the woes of Indian information technology services companies.These firms are already affected......

Most livable cities: Vancouver tops, Mumbai 117th

Australia and Canada are home to the world's top ten most liveable cities. Vancouver, the city which is hosting the Winter Olympics, is the world's best city to live in, according to a survey by......

America's most polluted cities

This time of year, many Americans are concerned with sunburns. In some areas, they should pay more attention to smog. The reason? Though it's often invisible, air pollution is a threat to 186......

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......

Check out these Olympic firsts!

As the Rio Games begins, Rediff.com's Bikash Mohapatra presents the milestones.Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Olympics is not just about sport, but tradition. The first event.........

Sachin's Blasters vs Warne's Warriors: Game On!

Sachin's Blasters has Lara, Sehwag, Mahela, Murali and, of course, Tendulkar! Warne's Warriers has Ponting, Kallis, Sanga, Akram and Donald... P Rajendran/Rediff.com was present at the unveiling of......

How much will it cost tax payers to host an Olympics?

Hamburg Olympics would cost tax payers 7.4 billion euros USA's freestyle skier Maddie Bowman poses with a fan in the Olympic Park. Photograph: Scott Halleran/Getty Images Holding the 2024......

Sports Shorts: Beckham likely to come out of retirement

Former England captain David Beckham has indicated that he could come out of retirement to play for the Major League Soccer team he is aiming to launch in Miami. The 39-year-old hung up his boots......