When Brazil's Health Minister Alexandre Padilha was a young boy, his father Anivaldo, a Methodist minister, sought refuge in the United States from Brazil's brutal two-decade dictatorship. Kindly......
He was a storyteller who made me feel the pulse of history, the stakes of human ambition, and the thrill of a well-told tale.Prem Panicker recalls his debt to Frederick Forsyth, who passed away on......
'In 50 seconds, the pilots were fighting drag, trying relight, throttling up and avoiding obstacles.''They had neither height nor speed. There was no margin.' IMAGE: Wreckage of a Boeing 787......
For NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, an eight-day mission to the International Space Station turned out to be a challenge of a lifetime as problems cropped up on their Boeing space flight that......
Photograph: Kind courtesy: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205053514/Wikimedia Commons Which was the largest prison break of World War II? Was it when 76 plucky Allied POWs fled the......
Actress and social media sensation Avneet Kaur celebrates her 24th birthday on October 13. Namrata Thakker lists seven reasons why everyone should watch out for her. Starting out young Photograph:......
The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is extra special for India. It will see the world premiere of Hansal Mehta's Gandhi, the first Indian series ever to be premiered at......
'I realised why the farmers and the rural folks are going for Trump. They are so insecure and vulnerable that anybody who is throwing a line of hope to them, they seize it.' IMAGE: US President......
'For the longest time, he was not an activist.''He was just trying to build his own self-identity, self-respect and ambition.' Rediff Senior Contributor Aseem Chhabra speaks to Hansal Mehta,......
'They are clueless about the man on the currency notes.''They have been fed with WhatsApp forwards, so either Gandhi is vilified or deified. There's nothing in between.' IMAGE: Pratik Gandhi and......
IMAGE: Rain played spoilsport as the opening T20I between New Zealand and England in Christchurch was called off on Saturday. Photograph: Kind courtesy England Cricket/X The opening game of New......
SCORECARD IMAGE: Fast bowler Blair Tickner finished with 4 for 64 to help New Zealand restrict England in the first ODI in Wellington on Saturday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Derbyshiire CCC/X......
IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal's 156 off 174 balls against Rajasthan contained 18 boundaries and a six. Photograph: BCCI Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal warmed up nicely for the upcoming Test series against......
IMAGE: Mohammed Azharuddeen will lead South Zone in Duleep Trophy semifinals, in the absence of regular captain Tilak Varma. Photograph: Kind courtesy RCB/X Kerala batter Mohammed Azharuddeen on......
The home team took only two wickets on a day of miserable toil on Friday as bat totally dominated ball. IMAGE: New Zealand's Henry Nicholls in action during Day 2 of the second Test against......