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Ecuador grants citizenship to Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was granted Ecuador citizenship on Thursday, after he spent more than five years living in London embassy. The country's foreign minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa......

World mourns India's beloved Sushma Swaraj

Condolences continued to pour in from world dignitaries for former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj who breathed her last due to cardiac arrest on Tuesday night. IMAGE: Sushma Swaraj with......

Revere Mother for her work, not 'miracles'

For the thousands of destitute that Mother Teresa treated, she was 'god incarnate' and her hand was the miracle of love the poor needed. Attributing scientifically-unproven remedies as miracles......

Pak eyes UN climate chief's post

Pakistan has nominated its candidate Tariq Banuri for the position of the head of United Nations Framework on Climate Change that will be filled by July when the current UN Climate chief Yvo de......

Blocked in China, Twitter still courts Chinese firms for ads

It already works with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, online shopping giant Alibaba Group , white goods producer Qingdao Haier and flag carrier Air China to target customers abroad Despite being......

Transforming India: From data poor to data rich

Entirely new businesses have been built using data to disrupt traditional companies. Sam Santosh is building a data company. The genomics information that he and his firm MedGenome collect of......

India must ban asbestos urgently

Among the most deprived communities in India live and work under asbestos roofs.The National Institute for Health and Family Welfare estimates exposure to asbestos has resulted in higher incidence......

Rediff's Oscar Predictions: Will Anora Win?

The 97th Academy Awards are days away, and there are some strong contenders for the top awards. Anora and The Brutalist are among the favourites but while critics may be divided in their Best Film......

Oscars 2025: Anora Bags Five, Including Best Picture

The 97th Annual Academy Awards are live at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Here's a quick look at the winners. IMAGE: Director Sean Baker with Mikey Madison and his team after......

Oscars 2025: The Brutalist, Emilia Prez Get Nominated

The nominations for the 97th Annual Academy Awards were announced by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. India has reason to celebrate as Anuja, backed by Priyanka Chopra and Guneet Monga, gets......

The Curious Case Of Miley's Missing Eyebrows

Hollywood's biggest night was high on glitz and glamour but lacked the edge and excitement of the movies it was celebrating, observes Sukanya Verma. IMAGE: Mikey Madison won the Best Actress Oscar......

Golden Globes 2025: The Brutalist, Emilia Perez Win

A quick look at the winners of the 82nd Annual Golden Globe awards. IMAGE: Adrien Brody poses with his The Brutalist co-stars, Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters......

Bose, Guguloth clinch AIFF Player of the Year honours

IMAGE: Mohun Bagan Super Giant's captain Subhasish Bose capped off a remarkable season by emerging as the country's best male footballer. Photograph: Mohun Bagan Super Giant India defender......

Shooting World Cup: Vijayveer wins India's fourth gold

IMAGE: Vijayveer Sidhu claimed the gold medal in the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Buenos Aires. Photograph: SAI Media/X Paris Olympian Vijayveer Sidhu won India's......

Karman becomes first woman after Sania to achieve this feat

IMAGE: Karman Kaur Thandi won the W60 ITF title at the Evansville event. Photograph: Kind courtesy Karman Kaur Thandi/Twitter India's Karman Kaur Thandi has clinched her second W60 ITF title of......

COVID scare at Olympics: Three athletes ruled out after positive test

Dutch skateboarder Jacobs says heartbroken after testing COVID-positive IMAGE: Netherlands' Candy Jacobs was forced to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19 on......

Three more athletes test positive for COVID-19 at Tokyo Games

IMAGE: A sign is seen as a man walks to the PCR sample collection room at the main press center ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters The COVID-19 cases......