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Pope elevates Kerala nun Mariam Thresia to sainthood

Photograph: Wikimedia Commons Indian nun Mariam Thresia and four others were declared Saints by Pope Francis at a grand ceremony at the Vatican City on Sunday. Mariam Thresia, who founded the......

MUST READ: 10 things you didn't know about Stephen Hawking

Image: File image of Stephen Hawking addressing a public meeting in Cape Town. Photograph: Reuters. On Wednesday, world-famous theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking passed......

Italy quake: Death toll rises to 247 as search for survivors continues

The death toll from the powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck central Italy on Wednesday has climbed to at least 247. Fabrizio Curcio, head of Italy’s civil protection agency, revised......

Yes, we luv to party, so what?

Love is made for gossip.Who's seeing who? Who dumped who? Who's two timing who? Who's on a man hunt?Bitching about creepy girl/boyfriends is fun. Romance is the juiciest part of all conversations,......

Stories they don't want told

I know this will come as news to many: The 'VII' in the title of my last column is not an exaggerated 'peace' sign; it is the Roman numeral signifying '7.' Meaning, that was the seventh in the......

Virtual mobile networks set to enter India

Mobile users can expect a sharp fall in tariffs and access to a range of sophisticated services if the government accepts recommendations by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to permit......

Mobile phones that fit your budget

The Nokia 1200 will never win a beauty contest. Slightly clunky, with a basic candy bar shape, the phone is pure practicality, from its monochrome black-and-green screen to its plastic one-piece......

Virgin Mobile targets young India

Outrageous, flamboyant, unconventional maverick entrepreneur Richard Branson is all that, and more. So it really wasn't too surprising when the billionaire chairman and founder of the Virgin group......

Virgin goes mobile in India, finds Tata Tele ally

The UK-based Virgin Group, owned by British billionaire Richard Branson, has launched its telecom brand -- Virgin Mobile -- in India under a franchisee agreement with CDMA major Tata Teleservices.......

War cry by IMI to stop music piracy

The music industry worldwide would be suffering a loss of 40 per cent by 2010 due to piracy, mostly in the retail form.Among the many challenges, the advent of Internet has made detection of the......

Thoovanathumbikal: The masterpiece that got away from its maker

Cinema entertains, exhilarates and enlightens. Its ability to relate and inform the viewer through universal, timeless emotions are what contributes to its legacy, now available more easily than......

Chetan Bhagat: Hello is a masala film with soul

Fans ofauthor Chetan Bhagatgota chance to discuss hisbestsellers like Five Point Someone, One Night @ A Call Centre and The 3 Mistakes of My Life duringa chat on Wednesday. He especially spoke......

Jackie Chan in Indian filmmaker's next

Mallika Sherawat seems to have impressed Jackie Chanabout Bollywood so much that the marshal arts star-cum-producerisnow considering teaming up withDannyDeVitofor Indian filmmaker Iqbal Rizvi's......

Weekend Watch: Dil Se

As Shah Rukh Khan turns 40 on November 2, we at rediff.com decided to look back and recommend some of his best filmsto you on DVD, as part ofour regular Weekend Watch feature. Please write in if......

Thank an ad crisis for Parineeta's music

For Lucknow-born Shantanu Moitra, composing the score for Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Saif Ali Khan starrer Parineeta was a dream come true. The 37 year old had always "fantasised about Kolkata in the......

Sports Shorts: Anand out of contention in Norway

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand had to hold himself with black and he survived many anxious and nearly catastrophic positions under the normal......

Vettel pips Hamilton for Spa pole

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel charged to pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday after denying McLaren's Lewis Hamilton the top slot in the final seconds of qualifying.......

Hamilton fights back after costly crash

Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton suffered a costly crash in practice for the German Grand Prix Friday while rivals Ferrari and Red Bull showed off their speed. McLaren's Hamilton had......

Webber on pole for Spanish Grand Prix

Australian Mark Webber seized pole position for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix ahead of German team mate Sebastian Vettel on an all Red Bull front row. The pole was the team's fifth in five races, and......

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