Three suicide bombers struck in Saudi Arabia on Monday, including a shocking attack at Islam's second holiest site, the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, where four security guards were killed.
Vibhor Sen tells Divya Nair/Rediff.com about the struggles he faced before he finally accepted his sexuality.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
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Neymar scored all four goals in a sumptuous display for Brazil as the five-times world champions routed an under-strength Japan 4-0 in a friendly in Singapore on Tuesday to maintain Dunga's perfect start since returning as coach.
Woods, who had not played competitive golf since the PGA Championship in August due to back troubles, struggled with all facets of his game en route to a five-over-par 77 that left him 11 shots back of rising American talent Spieth.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates has urged Tokyo to consider moving more events to venues outside the capital, including one hundreds of kilometres away, in a bid to rein in spending for the 2020 Summer Games.
It's the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history -- and the fifth deadliest in modern US history.
A 19-year-old boy from Venezuela has broken the Guinness World Record for the largest feet.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field on Saturday
The 14-times major winner, struggling in his return to competitive golf after a long layoff due to a back injury, had six bogeys, two double bogeys, a triple bogey and two birdies in the round.
Making fashion history one awards edition at a time.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Obama met the 80-year-old spiritual leader in the historic Map Room of the White House. The meeting was closed for the press.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The San Antonio Spurs raised their championship banner then elevated their game when it mattered to edge the Dallas Mavericks 101-100 in a season-opening win on Tuesday.
A 25-member West Indies contingent, including support staff, checked in at Kolkata on Monday to play a three-day practice match and the opening Test of the two-match series that will be the swansong for batting great Sachin Tendulkar.
Few in India know that Elvis & Namrata won at the World Salsa Summit in Miami!
Satnam Singh may have endured a tough time with the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA, but he isn't ready to give up just yet.
'There is a possibility of a technological 'explosion' in India'
Experts believe that the incident, which US President Donald Trump termed as an "act of pure evil", is unlikely to bridge the bitter differences between the pro- and anti-gun control law lobbies in the country.
The White House on Tuesday ruled out any possibility of withdrawing the order and exuded confidence of winning the case.
The parallels between Modi's direct and indirect methods and his fan base, and those of Trump, are blinding.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
Soaked in patriotism, hundreds of Indians on Monday proudly marked the country's 70th Independence Day, as the tricolour fluttered and the national anthem reverberated at Indian missions across the world.
Ghana outclassed Colombia 1-0, while New Zealand held Turkey to a 1-1 draw in the opening matches of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup on Friday.
Mayhem and panic gripped a country music festival in Las Vegas when a gunman opened fire on revellers.
The returning Scot also announced his withdrawal from next week's Rogers Cup in Toronto.
Sukanya Verma treasures every bit of this eventful journey called Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
India's two-wheeler giant, the Hero Group, has signed American golf legend Tiger Woods as its brand ambassador in a four-year deal that targets capturing new markets in North America and Europe.
His death highlighted the problem of gun violence in South Africa only days after Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was jailed for five years for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
Rediff.com's Manu Shankar had the privilege to visit the Mandela House in 2010. He recollects his experience.
At least 10 children are among the dead in the Riviera city following a "cowardly and barbaric" atrocity believed to have been carried out by 31-year-old Mohamed Bouhlel.
Retired England soccer star David Beckham told a live online Facebook event in London on Wednesday that he is "very interested" in launching a Major League Soccer team in Miami, appearing to confirm media reports he had chosen the Florida city over other destinations.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday.
The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners.
If the radical Islamic movement had been largely peaceful, Headley would have probably found another way to ensure real life excitement.' 'But I really do believe that his relationship with radical Islam is real. Very real.' 'It was a match for his desires.'
Success eluded them on the European and the PGA Tour but Indian golfers enjoyed a decent run in Asia, with rising talents Rashid Khan and Anirban Lahiri sharing four titles between them even as some seasoned veterans struggled in a mixed year for the sport.
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