Senators slam bulldozer display at India Day Parade in US, organisers apologise

Two top American senators have condemned the display of a bulldozer at the India Day Parade in Edison, New Jersey, last month. IMAGE: A bulldozer being displayed during the India Day Parade in New......

'Honoured' Joe Biden wins White House race

Joe Biden, who triumphed over incumbent United States President Donald Trump in a divisive, bitter and closely-fought presidential election, appealed to fellow Americans on Saturday that it is time......

'Indian Americans are professionals at creating problems for themselves''

'When I knocked on doors (while campaigning), Indian Americans talked more about politics in India -- and I had to tell them this was about elections in New Jersey.'P Rajendran reports from New......

US polls: Which states are still counting votes?

The outcome of the US presidential election hangs in the balance as several states continued to count their ballots, including some of the most competitive battlegrounds where the tally could take......

Lessons for foreign firms from SoftBank Energy's exit

This marks the largest investor exit from the Indian renewable energy market. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com SoftBank Energy India (SB Energy) ended its short five-year tryst with India......

Zee's repayment woes force fund houses to reschedule

According to industry players, over 50 FMPs have exposure to Zee Group companies. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Mutual fund (MF) houses, with exposure of over Rs 8,000 crore to Zee......

The case for boomerang hires

A growing number of firms are putting in formal policy frameworks to tap into company alumni and facilitate the return of former employees, discovers Sangeeta Tanwar. IMAGE: Increasingly,......

Why Sumant Sinha is betting on the wind

His father is a former finance minister.His brother is a minister in the Modi government.But Sumant Sinha wants nothing to do with politics and tells Shreya Jai why he is bullish on the renewable......

Suhana, Khushi, Agastya Win Our Hearts

I grew up reading Archie comics. They were a part of our teens and we knew every character by their habits and their interests. Archie loved Veronica who loved herself and when a boy tells her "I......

What's Amitabh Bachchan doing in New Jersey?

Indian American Gopi Seth has installed a life-size statue of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan at his home in Edison City, New Jersey. Seth, an Internet security engineer, spent about Rs 6......

How India's FIRST feature film was made

At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead......

How a desi is making waves at MoMA

'We'll certainly have Hollywood productions, so why wouldn't we have Bollywood?'Indira Kannan reports. IMAGE: Members of the 69th Berlin film festival's international jury arrive for the awards......

When Pelemania Gripped India

The enormous structured global advertising machinery that surrounds every football game on the planet today?Pele was perhaps single-handedly responsible for all of it.By just being brilliant,......

Australia stun Peru to qualify for Qatar 2022 WC

IMAGE: IMAGE: Australia players celebrate after qualifying for the FIFA World Cup. Photograph:  REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous. Australia's dancing substitute goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne......

MSD@40: Dhoni's Awesome Journey

Mahendra Singh Dhoni turns 40 on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. One of India's most loved cricketers, MSD led India to three World Cup titles and the No 1 ranking in Test cricket. As the legend turns 40,......

Pele @80: Milestones in the soccer legend's career

IMAGE: Brazilian footballer Pele in training for Brazil's match against England on January 1, 1963. Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images Brazilian football great Pele celebrated his 80th......

Until we educate the entire human race, racism will not stop: Holding

'We are being brainwashed, not just black people, white people are being brainwashed in different ways.' IMAGE: Former West Indies fast bowler said over the years, people have been brainwashed by......