The software could hide the fact that the emission levels of diesel cars were 40 times higher than the level of pollutants allowed in the US.
Banks can collapse, markets can be rigged, investment instruments can become worthless overnight, auditors can fail to blow the whistle, board directors can be asleep, and regulators can be incompetent, notes T N Ninan.
When you can travel globally is when tennis can come back, from a pro level. From a local level, we can start right away and that's what we would be focused on at the beginning, says Tennis Australia head Craig Tiley.
Images from Day 1 of the US Open in New York, on Monday.
Making her film debut with The Householder, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote more screenplays than novels, winning two Oscars -- for A Room with a View and Howards End. She kept her distance from the film crowd, seeking refuge in the 'protective' company of her two life-long collaborators, Director James Ivory and Producer Ismail Merchant.
The eight men to watch during the US Open which starts on Monday.
Angelique Kerber feels vindicated that she now belongs at the upper echelons of the women's game after four years of consistency helped her into her first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open on Thursday.
A look at the top men's contenders at the 2020 French Open.
Modi, who will be addressing the General Debate for the first time in five years, has a packed bilateral and multilateral agenda beginning September 23 till September 27.
With supermodels and BFFs re-uniting, Diane Von Furstenberg's NYFW show was a sheer delight.
Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.
Four Indian-Americans, including top US attorney Preet Bharara, are among 38 distinguished personalities who have been honoured with this year's prestigious "Great Immigrants: The Pride of America" award.
A look at how Brazilian model Aline Weber took the world of fashion by storm.
US Open, the final Grand Slam of the season, starts Monday, August 28, at Flushing Meadows in New York.
Some of the best photographs, clicked across the globe in January.
Images from Day 3 of the 2020 US Open in New York, on Wednesday.
On Saturday, the young guns showed no signs of breaking the stranglehold of the three men who collectively own 50 Grand Slam titles and also split the season's first three majors.
IMAGES from Australian Open matches played at Melbourne Park on Friday
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 14 images.
Kenya's top runners have urged athletics fans and sports enthusiasts across the world to keep faith in them, despite media allegations of widespread doping in the east African nation famed for its top-class runners.
It was exactly 25 years when Mohammad Azharuddin-led India got the better of Sri Lanka in the final to win their fourth Asia Cup title, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, on April 14, 1995.
Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza notched up her first ever victory on Arthur Ashe Stadium with a 6-0, 6-3 win over American Varvara Lepchenko at the US Open on Monday.
Six of the most memorable bouts to have ever taken place in the history of boxing.
Serena Williams overpowered German Carina Witthoeft 6-2, 6-2 to set up a third-round clash with big sister Venus at the US Open on Wednesday.
In 2020, Indian users went up by 400 per cent, making it the fastest growing market in the world for Duolingo, with China coming in second.
A former employee of Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid has accused FIFA investigators of violating confidentiality promises made when she agreed to provide evidence of alleged corruption related to the bid.
Serena, a six-times champion in New York who is seeded 17th, will start her campaign against Polish world number 60 Magda Linette and could face Venus in the third round before a possible fourth-round showdown with Romanian top seed Halep.
The Indian government may be contemplating whether or not it will ruin a perfect, wintery Christmas holiday for school kids, but Santa Claus is certain to rock the town.
Rediff.com presents a selection of the Pultizer Prize winning images that unveil Europe's massive refugee crisis.
Here's a collection of some of the best photos from around the world shot in the last 24 hours
Volkswagen has come under fire from various authorities.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 14 images
From the boys who used to hand out tickets to people on the streets and invite them to their concerts free of charge to the men selling out Wembley Stadium in less than a day, having about 20 songs on Billboards #1, BTS have come a long way, says Maya Dominic, a fan of the Korean pop band.
Vladimir Putin is MIA (missing in action) and the Internet is obsessing over it!
Images from Day 4 of the US Open in New York on Thursday.
Top seeded Ash Barty overcame a slow start to defeat Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-1, while Simona Halep battled past Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic and Rogerer Federer loom over Melbourne Park for the year's opening Grand Slam as favourites for the Australian Open as questions remain as to whether one of Generation Next could finally end their stranglehold.
It would be perfectly safe for Serena Williams to continue with rigorous training throughout pregnancy, but how quickly the 35-year-old would return to tournament tennis is uncertain.
American great John McEnroe expects Roger Federer's sensational comeback season to continue in New York when the US Open kicks off on Monday.
Here's your weekly digest of photographs that prove that it's a odd, crazy world out there!
