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'You are aware Sheena is alive'

I don't think Rahul Mukerjea once referred to Sheena as killed or murdered and always referred to it as her disappearance. It felt like he still used the word 'disappear' because killed had a......

The deadliest mass shootings in US history

At least 50 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas - the deadliest mass shooting in the history of United States. IMAGE: A Las Vegas......

Death toll in London inferno hits 30, and is likely to climb to over 100

Amid fears that bodies of those found in the Grenfell Tower won’t be recognised ever, the Queen and Prince William visit victims and families of those affected. IMAGE: Fire......

Out of the 9/11 ashes, the One World Trade Center stands tall

Two skyscrapers were decimated the day 2,996 died, 15 years ago.George Joseph profiles the monument that has replaced them. IMAGE: The setting sun reflects off the One World Trade Centre and......

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

This week’s digest of stories that are weird and crazy! 1) This Great Dane is literally scared of everything This six foot tall Great Dane could definitely win the title of......

Why India's telecom secretary feels like a chess player

'I feel more like a chess player, thinking for long hours how to make the next move," Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan tells Surajeet Das Gupta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com She says......

Sony NY HQ sale: Highest-priced US bldg in two years

Japan's Sony Corp said it would sell its US headquarters building in New York City for $1.1 billion (around Rs 5,983 crore), the highest price paid for a single US office building in two years, to......

10 Super Towers felled by recession

In the heady days of high finance, cheap credit and expensive oil, there was so much money sloshing around the world that it was difficult to find ways to spend it. Many developers, especially in......

Ajit Jain: Berkshire's next Oracle?

Ajit came to Berkshire in 1986. Very quickly, I realised that we had acquired an extraordinary talent. So I did the logical thing: I wrote to his parents in New Delhi and asked if they had another......

World's tallest towers

Seventy-five years after it opened its doors, the Empire State Building looms large--and not just on the Manhattan skyline. In many minds, it remains the ultimate skyscraper, though it has been......

A standing ovation for the Oscars

Subhash K Jha applauds the Oscars for Anthony Hopkins and Frances McDormand. Giving the Best Actor award to Anthony Hopkins in place of the late (and no doubt great) Chadwick Boseman is an act of......

'National Award has come as a big surprise'

The hugely talented singer Shreya Ghosal bagged her third National Award for her song, Yeh Ishq Hai, from the film Jab We Met. She had earlier bagged awards in the Best Playback Singer category......

You Got Served dances to the top

Clint Eastwood's searing psychological murder mystery Mystic River, which has been nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture and Director, clearly benefited most by the Oscar nominations......

Ravi Shastri, Indian Cricket's Mr Indispensable

'In the merry-go-round of Indian cricket, amid abhorrent match-fixing scandals and incessant politicking, Ravi Shastri is a multifaceted personality who, when called upon, can don any hat with......

Spurs saved by late own goal, Liverpool hit six

A late Emmerson Boyce own goal gave Champions League-chasing Tottenham Hotspur a 2-2 draw at lowly Wigan Athletic that did little to help either side at contrasting ends of the Premier League table......

Dubai C'ships: Kvitova wins, Stosur extends miserable run

Czech Petra Kvitova defeated titleholder Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-4 in the Dubai Championships on Thursday to set up a semi-final against Caroline Wozniacki. Italian Roberta Vinci will play......

Celebs keep coming to the Flushing Meadows

Maria Francisca Perello, girlfriend of Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, is seen at US Open VIP gallery in New York. Xisca, as she better known as, comes from Nadal's home town of Palma, in......

Fisichella gives Force India first pole

Giancarlo Fisichella gave Force India an astonishing first pole position while Formula One championship leader Jenson Button qualified only 14th for the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday. The Force......

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