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Bengal varsity paper terms revolutionaries as 'terrorists'

A controversy erupted in West Bengal after a history question paper at the state-run Vidyasagar University described Indian revolutionaries as 'terrorists,' triggering strong political reactions......

History in Minutes: When Nehru's Kerchief Became Sudan's Flag

On Jawaharlal Nehru's 61st death anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra recalls how India's first prime minister cultivated a unique role for the newly independent country on the world stage. IMAGE: Prime......

Ball dance, signing ceremony: How Trump's inauguration will unfold

The stage is set for a grand ceremony leading up to United States President-Elect Donald Trump's swearing-in on Monday. IMAGE: Snow falls at the US Capitol the night before the 2025 Presidential......

All about the church service ahead of Trump's inauguration

US President-elect Donald Trump and his family arrived at the St, Johns Episcopal Church to attend a church service ahead of his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States. IMAGE: US......

Kamala Harris Marches On!

'Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday she had secured enough verbal commitments from delegates to the Democratic National Convention to clinch the party's presidential nomination with her home......

Why Is SEBI Probing A Trading Giant?

Sebi's probe against Jane Street is part of its efforts to mitigate losses for individual derivative traders. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The Securities and Exchange Board of India is......

Douglas Baillie: A Lever lifer

Hindustan Lever Limited, which has traditionally been the cradle for nourishing talent and supplying CEOs to parent Unilever's various outfits across the globe, is getting an expat CEO after 34......

Douglas Engelbart, inventor of computer mouse, dies at 88

Douglas Engelbart, a technologist who conceived of the computer mouse and laid out a vision of an Internet decades before others brought those ideas to the mass market, died on Tuesday night. He......

As wealth inequality grows, is it time for an Indian inheritance tax?

Billionaire Bill Gates, in a 2019 interview, supported bringing back a regulation in the US to require the super-rich to pay a 55 per cent tax when they inherit their family fortune. Illustration:......

Breaking Up Business Groups Would Create More Problems

Policies to break down the business group format are far more likely to be effective, argues Simon Commander. IMAGE: A Youth Congress activist holds a placard featuring Gautam Adani, chairman of......

The Family Man Or The Kapoors: What Will You Watch On OTT?

Prepare to stay glued on your television screens all weekend.From India's entry to the Oscars to the foodie flamboyance of Bollywood's first family to Srikant Tiwari's hope for a hat-trick and......

Diane Keaton Had My Heart

This weekend, we lost Diane Keaton, that piece of American heart, Hollywood's darling hummingbird.Thank God she is still alive in her films.Aseem Chhabra on the Hollywood star he was in love with.......

Hollywood Icon Robert Redford Dies In His Sleep

Legendary actor-director Robert Redford, best known for films like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, All The President's Men and Ordinary People, passed away on Tuesday at the age of......

Kirk Douglas, Hollywood legend, dies at 103

Kirk Douglas, one of the great Hollywood leading men, who starred in movies like Spartacus and Champion, has died, according to his son, actor Michael Douglas. He was 103. IMAGE:......

Michael Douglas' mother no more

Michael Douglas' mother Diana Douglas dies battling with cancer Hollywood actress and mother of Michael Douglas, Diana Douglas, has passed away at the age of 92 at the Motion Picture and Television......

Boxing Worlds: Bartwal beats much-fancied Brazilian

IMAGE: Pawan Bartwal emerged victorious in the keenly contested first-round bout against Brazilian Michael Douglas Trindade. Photograph: BFI Indian boxers Pawan Bartwal and Sakshi Chaudhary......

Taylor answers Samoa's call for T20 WC push

IMAGE: Ross Taylor made 450 appearances for New Zealand before hanging up his boots in 2022. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI from the Rediff Archives Former New Zealand run machine Ross Taylor......

From 1932 To 2021: When India Reigned At Lord's

With the emergence of their battery of fast bowlers, India have turned the tide at Lord's with two of their victories coming from their last three Tests -- in 2014 and 2021. IMAGE: India's players......

'Surprising That Sachin Is Not Outraged'

'The Pataudi Trophy vanished overnight -- no farewell, no tribute, just a quiet replacement.''If a name can be erased this easily, what faith can we place in the permanence of Tendulkar-Anderson?'......

Matt Henry Haunts India Again!

IMAGE: Matt Henry celebrates after taking the wicket of Shubman Gill. Photograph: Satish Kumar/Reuters New Zealand pacer Matt Henry once again proved to be India's nemesis in ICC......