A photo symbolising "love and compassion" of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent "hug curtain" has been named the World Press......
Celebrating Kamala Harris as America's first woman vice president, a unique glass portrait in her honour has been unveiled in front of the historic Lincoln Memorial. IMAGE: A woman takes a snap of......
A massive winter storm has pummelled the United States' east coast, grounding flights, shuttering vaccination sites in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New York and affecting 60 million people. A......
United States President Joe Biden on the day one of his presidency sent a comprehensive immigration bill to Congress which proposes major overhauls to the system, including granting legal status......
Fireworks lit up the sky behind the Washington Monument to mark the end of Inauguration Day for United States President Joe Biden. Biden and first lady Jill Biden watched the end of the day's......
Indra Nooyi joins several prominent persons of Indian-origin who have donated generously to US universities. The prestigious Yale School of Management will name its deanship in honour of......
'My great grandfather Henry Ford would have been very happy with the lifestyle I am leading and the things I believe in.' He's a servant of god. A temple builder. Manu Shah meets the Ford who......
President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans came no closer to ending a standoff on Tuesday that has forced the first government shutdown in 17 years and thrown hundreds of thousands of......
President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans came no closer to ending a standoff on Tuesday that has forced the first government shutdown in 17 years and thrown hundreds of thousands of......
Shopping for a luxury car during the downturn? The timing is certainly right since there are plenty of great deals to be found. But for those who want a premium ride at the lowest possible price,......
There is a world that Satyajit Ray created in his films that I wanted to be a part of -- as Durga bathed in the rain to Ravi Shankar's music; when Charulata sat on the swing regretting she never......
Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series. In......
A few months ago, there wasn't much buzz for Silver Linings Playbook, an engaging comedy-drama about a man returning home from a psychiatric ward. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence,......
Smita Patil continues to engage audiences around the world, 24 years after she died suddenly in a Mumbai hospital. The Film Society of the Lincoln Centre, the distinguished New York cultural......
Towards the beginning of Zoya Akhtar's Luck By Chance, Vikram Jaisingh (played by the director's brother Farhan) is attending the graduation ceremony of his acting class-- Nand Kishore School of......
At least eight people were killed and 38 injured in a stampede at the Yaounde Olembe Stadium in Cameroon on Monday before their Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 game against Comoros, the......
IMAGE: During the camp back home, Devon Conway sprinkled cat litter on practice wickets to simulate spin bowling on the rough, hoping it will help him counter the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin......
IMAGE: Roarie Deacon of Sutton United battles for the ball with Theo Walcott and Gabriel Paulista of Arsenal during the FA Cup. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Sutton United's FA Cup fairytale......
Holders Chelsea will face Premier League opposition in the third round of the FA Cup after Sunday's draw gave them a tricky start to their defence away to Southampton. Last season's runners-up......
Irfan Pathan's form may have deserted him, but his charm radiates. The handsome Baroda pacer barely avoided embarrassment on Monday when a female fan in Kolkata tried to kiss him in......