On strike, at play: The two faces of France

As football fans arrive to watch Euro 2016, France's trade unions have undertaken a series of strikes to provoke a make-or-break situation.Claude Arpi encounters both Gallic beauty and ugliness in......

Celebrating US elections in Mumbai

Americans and desis came together to watch the US election results live at Mumbai's Hard Rock Cafe. Rediff.com's Nadisha Daniel and Abhishek Mande were at the venue. Photographs and video: Rajesh......

The idea of justice in India is indeed vague

Actor Shah Rukh Khan gets held up at New Jersey Airport for two hours (one hour, six minutes if you were to believe US Immigration). The nation is seething in anger because a) he is a Muslim and it......

88 die in Egyptian resort blast

Three car bombs exploded in quick succession in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik early on Saturday, ripping through a hotel and a coffee shop packed with European and Egyptian tourists. The......

Ola plugs into the IPL frenzy

The company markets itself to young commuters in the shadow of the ongoing tournament, but is caught on the wrong foot as its campaign comes under fire on social media In India, there is hardly......

The other empire Azim Premji built as Wipro boss

Founded in 2006, PremjiInvest’s assets under management are worth over $2 billion across India Even as he was spearheading information technology (IT) services provider Wipro over the past......

Connaught Place has something for everyone!

Once in decline, the central Delhi landmark is buzzing with new restaurants, cafés and public events. Image: Connaught Place, New Delhi. Photograph: Reuters Walking through the colonnades......

Small stores go out of business as consumers flock online

Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon, one of the biggest online retailers in world. Photograph: Reuters It is a breezy evening and the Delhi weather is perfect for......

Spotted! A Mermaid Called Riya

Nargis Fakhri holidays in Italy... Ananya gets into a bikini... Sunny promotes his movie... Photograph: Kind courtesy Riya Sen/Instagram Riya Sen takes a dip in the ocean off Kanawa island in......

'Yeh Bachchan saab hain ka?'

'He made me feel like a crorepati even without sitting in the hot seat.' Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters Rediff.com Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya reels back to her interactions......

Can you watch 309 films in a year?

On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days. IMAGE: Joanne Froggatt in Downton Abbey. I......

PIX: Varun Dhawan, Vidya Balan at Mirchi Top 20 Awards

The Mirchi Top 20 awards was held by Radio Mirchi at the Hard Rock Cafe, Andheri, a western suburb of Mumbai, on May 20. Quite a few stars trouped up for the big night. ABCD......

Miami In Love With Messi Already!

Lionel Messi has Miami in a spell! With the Argentine superstar set to make his Major League Soccer debut with Inter Miami next week, the city has been bitten by the Messi bug. Everything from a......

Federer sets the standard

U.S. Open champion Roger Federer breezed into New York's Hard Rock cafe on Monday clutching his latest piece of silverware.Maybe the venue was chosen in anticipation of an Andy Roddick victory, all......