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Ireland's Indian-origin PM Varadkar steps down, all eyes on successor

Ireland's Indian-origin Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Wednesday sent shockwaves across the country by announcing his sudden resignation from the post and party leadership citing "personal and......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

Fleeing The Israeli Army In Gaza

More than 100,000 Palestinians have fled south over the past two days, according to Israel, but they still face bombardment and dire conditions. Palestinians have been able to evacuate due to a......

UK PM signs 'historic' Brexit deal after overwhelming vote in Parliament

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson added his formal signature of the Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Wednesday soon after members of Parliament voted overwhelmingly for it,......

Hurriyat delegation meets Irish diplomats

The separatist outfit wants to understand the Northern Ireland peace process and determine if it can be applied to the Kashmir problem.An All-Parties Hurriyat Conference delegation on Wednesday met......

Ranbaxy gets US FDA nod for Cefadroxil dosage

Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to market an oral suspension form of Warner Chilcott's Duricef antibiotic, the Bombay Stock......

ICICI One to hire 1,000 in N Ireland

ICICI OneSource, which has 8,000 staff in Bangalore and Mumbai, plans to create 1,000 jobs in its call centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland."This is not about moving work from India to the United......

Reliance Industries sells Peru oil block stake

Reliance Industries has divested its 30 per cent stake in an oil and gas block in Peru to Australia's Woodside Petroleum and Pluspetrol of Argentina to trim its overseas properties. The company, in......

English Cricket, Bank of England: The Great Revival

'These are interesting days for watchers of English cricket and central banking,' points out Amol Agrawal. IMAGE: The England team celebrates Aaron Finch's wicket during the World Cup semi-final......

How Brexit will affect India, global economy

A referendum will be held on Thursday, June 23, to decide whether Britain should exit (Britain’s exit, hence the term Brexit) or remain in the European Union. IMAGE: The process of leaving......

Lawrence Of Arabia actor Peter O'Toole dies at 81

Irish actor Peter O'Toole, the starred in 1962 Oscar-winning epic Lawrence of Arabia passed away on Sunday, December 15. He was 81. The actor's agent Steve Kenis said, "He was one of a......

Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dead

46 is no age to die. IMAGE: Dolores O'Riordan performs at the Vatican Christmas Concert, December 3, 2005. Photograph: Franco Origlia/Getty Images Dolores O'Riordan, the lead singer of The......

10 Things You Didn't Know About Gone With The Wind

Did you know Clark Gable nearly didn't say 'Frankly, my dear I don't give a damn' in Gone With The Wind?Or about the film's India connections? IMAGE: Rhett Butler and the widowed Scarlett O'Hara......

Soccer: Northern Irish striker Lafferty charged for betting

Norwich City and Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty has been charged with a betting offence, the Football Association said on Friday. "It is alleged that on 20 February 2016, the Norwich City......

PIX: Sweden stunned at home, World Cup dream in ruins

IMAGE: Kosovo's Fisnik Asllani and Veldin Hodza celebrate after the match. Photograph: TT News Agency via Reuters Sweden's World Cup hopes were dealt a crushing blow as they suffered a 1-0 home......

Boos, heartbreak: Sweden's World Cup hopes fade

Sweden's World Cup hopes in shreds after 2-0 defeat by Switzerland IMAGE: Switzerland's Ricardo Rodriguez in action with Sweden's Viktor Gyokeres Jonas Ekstromer. Photograph: TT News......

Euro 2016: Northern Ireland fan dies in Nice

Image for representative purpose: Northern Ireland's Kyle Lafferty looks dejected after the defeat against Poland. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/ Livepic/Reuters. A Northern Irish soccer fan died in......

What Germany MUST do against Northern Ireland

Germany need to be more clinical in front of goal IMAGE: Joachim Loew, head coach of Germany talks to his players prior to a team training session. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty......