'Humans have never learned from history'

'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Writer Amitav Ghosh spent many of those strange, mind-numbing COVID-19 days of......

Trump announces troop cuts in Afghanistan, Iraq; draws fire

The United States has announced to reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each by January 15 next year, which drew sharp reaction from influential lawmakers across......

White House press secretary tests positive for COVID-19

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Monday that she has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the latest high-profile official in President Donald Trump's immediate circle to be......

China's Xi Jinping wishes Trump, Melania speedy recovery

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday wished a speedy recovery to his United States counterpart Donald Trump and first lady Melania who have tested positive for coronavirus. US President Trump......

These 18 companies are most dangerous competitors in tech

The competition in the tech is the fiercest compared to any other industry in the world where big companies easily kill the small ones or stunt their growth. Photograph: Kevin......

US firms fight Obama's anti-Bangalore stance

A month after American President Barack Obama came out with 'Say no to Bangalore, yes to Buffalo' rhetoric, which now echoes in the corridors of Capitol Hill, American companies have launched a......

When school kids turn entrepreneurs

At the tender age of 17, Bill Gates had laid the foundation of what would become the most storied technology firm ever. But the man behind Microsoft got a late start compared with some......

Bill Gates is back as world's richest

The world has become a wealth wasteland. Like the rest of us, the richest people in the world have endured a financial disaster over the past year. Today there are 793 people on our list of the......

Power Of The Dog, Dune Lead Oscar Noms

The nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards are out. The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms. India......

Met Gala 2019: Salma Hayek, Penelope Cruz rock the pink carpet

The fashion industry's top-billed event, the annual Met Gala, is an invitation-only fundraiser held for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. The Gala is held on the first......

Shah Rukh Khan: The King's Speech

Even as Mumbai's teenybopper population was drowning in Beiber-sized disappointment, my super-filmi week delighted in a breathtaking journey to Amazon, Satyajit Ray's fabulous use of fantasy to......

10 movie gems from Berlin

Here are Aseem Chhabra's picks -- 'films that mattered to me, entertained me and will stay with me through the year.' With nearly 400 films in several different sections, this year's Berlinale was......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.      ARGENTINA......

IPL: Williamson, Bravo among big names let go

IMAGE: Kane Williamson was let go by SRH possibly due to their lacklustre performances under his captaincy. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images IPL giants Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday......

T20 World Cup: The Biggest Upsets

The T20 World Cup in Australia has all the twists and turns with several teams punching above their weight. In the 2022 competition, we have seen Ireland defeat England, Zimbabwe getting the better......

PICS: McLaughlin breaks 400m hurdles World record

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday, Day 8. IMAGE: Sydney McLaughlin of the United States celebrates winning the women's 400 metres hurdles final and setting......

Remembering Spin Legend Sonny Ramadhin

From Rohan Kanhai the swashbuckler to Alvin Kallicharan to Shivnarine Chanderpaul to Ramnaresh Sarwan to Sunil Narine, Indian origin cricketers from the Caribbean have often been the toast of the......