The death of George Floyd -- a 46-year-old Black man -- on May 25 in Minneapolis, United States as he was being detained by four police officers sparked fury across the United States, but has also proven to be the catalyst for anti-racism movements around the world. The killing has spurred millions of people into taking action, with protesters filling the streets and taking to social media. Agora, a photography app company that compiles photographs submitted by its users -- both amateur and professional -- and that runs photography awards to showcase the best submissions has released a series of images taken during the Black Lives Matter movement as part of the company's own #StopRacism campaign.
Biden is best qualified to address the root cause of the polarisation in American politics before it turns into terminal malignancy, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Some great stars feature in our final Oscars quiz.
Biden has urged the Senate not to act on the vacancy until the American people select their next president and the next Congress.
'You will still want to take all the necessary precautions, which is the right thing to do.'
The funniest moments captured for the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
'...that has plants and flowers of all colours and hues in it.' 'Do you think a garden with just one plant or one type of flower will be appealing?' 'No. It will look drab, uninteresting and lustreless because a garden would be captivating only if it had many flowers of different colours.'
Readers share their monsoon pics. You can share yours too.
India's number one singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran beat Jay Clarke of Great Britain in straight sets to enter the main draw of the Miami Open, on Wednesday.
Take the Rediff business quiz and find out how much you know about the publishing industry.
President Trump has been calling for a merit-based immigration system, a move that would benefit the Indian professionals.
Kings XI skipper George Bailey said his team deserved to beat Mumbai Indians by a bigger margin for the way his bowlers delivered earlier in Sunday's match at the Wankhede stadium.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
Some of the memorable inaugural ball gowns through the years.
Rising Pune Supergiants all-rounder Rajat Bhatia has said no side can do much if the players get injured but it gives chance to other players to showcase their talent.
Hungary reach Euro finals with last-gasp 2-1 win over Iceland
Indian companies stole the show at the annual Pacific Area Writers Travel Association Awards at the ITB Berlin tourism fair in Berlin on Friday, with hospitality majors, ITC hotels, The Taj Group of Hotels and Kingfisher Airlines winning major honour
Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, announced on Friday that he will not make another White House run in 2016, ending weeks of speculation over his possible bid.
The screenplay moves back and forth in a confusing manner, unnecessarily lengthening the run time of the film, says Paresh Palicha.
Pitching for a greater role for India globally, former US President George W Bush favoured its entry into the expanded UN Security Council, which he acknowledged had got caught into political complications over questions like size and criteria.
Irrepressible Ibrahimovic scores twice as Milan win opener
The directors bagged the Venice Film Festival's lifetime achievement award.
'Le Carré's spies were nothing like the exotic Kim of Kipling or the caricature that is James Bond.' 'Driven by a simple patriotism, held back by incompetence and politics, his characters use deceit and treachery to win their morally Pyrrhic victories,' notes P Rajendran.
Had he not been a student, admirer and follower of Amartya Sen, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan feels it might have been a Padma Bhushan.
The teams for both the matches are a mix of experience and youth.
Wicketkeeper Kona Bharat has showcased his skills with the gloves and bat in the several games he has played for India 'A' in the past year or so and is close to selection in the Test team.
Australian cricket officials are still no closer to knowing whether Michael Clarke will be fit enough to play in next year's World Cup.
'With his passing comes the end of Indian cricket history.'
After pipping Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel with a lap of one minute 23.599 seconds in the first practice, the Briton shaved almost a second in FP2, his quickest lap clocked at 1:22.60.
The pole was a record-extending 88th of Hamilton's career and fifth of the season.
We present our alphabet of 2020, pulling in everything you'll remember about this year we'd rather forget.
Ferrari made a strong start to the first day of Formula One testing, on Monday, with four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel top of the timesheets at lunchtime with 72 laps completed.
Anju Bobby George, who managed a best leap of 6.54m, finished sixth in the women's long jump at the Commonwealth Games.
The India ace's best jump was 6.34 metres, way below the cut-off mark of 6.55m, in the women's long jump at the World Indoor Athletics Championships.
Mumbai Indians beat the Bangalore Royal Challengers by 16 runs in their Indian Premier League match at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth on Sunday. Chasing 158 to win their second straight game against Mumbai, Bangalore could only muster 141 for seven. The fact that none of their main batsmen could make a significant contribution, as well as the lack of any sizeable partnership, proved to be the bane of Bangalore's batting.
Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.
United States striker Tim Weah says his side felt like playing at home during their 5-0 thrashing of Paraguay in their FIFA U-17 World Cup pre-quarterfinal match, in New Delhi, on Monday.
