Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

The Times They Are A-Changin'

... And what explains the directions of change? asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There was a time when I was in my late teens and preparing to embark on a train from......

Titanic tourist submersible carrying 5 goes missing

Hamish Harding, a British businessman who collaborated with the Indian government to reintroduce eight wild cheetahs from Namibia to India, is among five people who went missing in the Atlantic......

Stranded in Russia for 2 days, Air India flyers finally reach US

An Air India flight landed safely in San Francisco on Thursday carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members from Magadan in far east Russia where they were stranded for two days after the original......

Hindujas turn London's World War II era war office into a luxury hotel

The Old War Office (OWO) of Britain's World War II era prime minister Winston Churchill opened its doors as a brand-new luxury hotel in London with a glittering launch event, complete with surprise......

Want To Send Your Car To The Graveyard?

One of the challenges for those car graves is that Indian owners often find markets for their old cars rather than send them to scrapyards. IMAGE: A wrecked car is seen in the scrapyard.......

Goa's 2nd airport a big boost for regional aviation

Goa’s second airport began operations last week and if all goes according to plans, the state will be the base for a new regional airline, Fly91. Photograph: Greg Baker/Reuters Promoted by......

UDAN international plan under cloud as AirAsia India fails to get permit

Tata group-owned AirAsia India’s inability to get approval for international flights is hurting UDAN, the Indian government’s regional air connectivity project that also aims to link......

'Every song is born with a destiny'

'There was this music director who approached me for a song. He called me to his house for practice.''I took my mother with me and I felt he did not like that.''It took me a while to gauge his......

COMING UP In October: Ganapath, Dono, Tejas

Tiger Shroff returns to the big screen after 18 months... Kangana plays a fighter pilot...Vidhu Vinod Chopra directs 12th Fail and much more... There's so much to watch on OTT this October. And so......

Bollywood's FABULOUS train journeys!

On the silver screen, the significance of trains can be traced all the way back through its use in innumerable movies. As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in......

2020's 12 Lessons from Bollywood

Every year has its ups and downs. But pandemic-ridden 2020 was so hopeless and horrid, many would like to erase it altogether from the calendar if not memory. Bollywood couldn't escape its wrath......

EPL PIX: Nunez scores late winner for Liverpool; Spurs win

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.Liverpool edge Forest; go four points clear IMAGE: Darwin Nunez scores the winner for Liverpool in the 99th minute during the......

PIX: Haaland strikes to lift City within a point of Liverpool

IMAGES from the Premier League match played between Manchester City and Brentford at Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain, on Tuesday IMAGE: Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland scores their......

ISL: Mumbai's goal-fest leaves BFC in shambles

Bengaluru FC go down 0-4 against Mumbai City FC Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mumbai City FC/X Bengaluru FC fell to a heavy defeat at the hands of Mumbai City FC, losing 0-4 against the visitors in an......

Ahmedabad hotel rooms surge to 2 lakh for WC final!

IMAGE: The fever for the world cup final is reaching its peak. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Hotel room tariff in Gujarat's Ahmedabad and airfares to the city have skyrocketed in view of......

PIX: Haaland powers City into last 16; Milan down PSG

Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday night.City cruise into last 16 IMAGE: Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates scoring their first goal against Young Boys at......