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139-yr-old house rolls through San Francisco to new address

A 139-year-old Victorian house was moved in one piece through the streets of San Francisco to its new home Sunday. The 5,170-square-foot house, known as the Englander House, was relocated from its......

'Your faith in me brought me to this moment': Kamala remembers mom

Kamala Harris, who scripted history by becoming the first-ever woman Vice President of the United States, has credited her Indian mother for showing faith in her and always reminding her two......

Ready to serve: Harris' first tweet as US Vice President

"Ready to serve," Kamala Harris said soon after she was sworn-in as America's first woman vice president during a historic inauguration at the West Front of the Capitol on Wednesday. IMAGE: US......

Kamala Harris sworn in as America's first woman vice president

Kamala Harris was on Wednesday sworn in as America's first woman vice president during a historic inauguration at the West Front of the Capitol. IMAGE: Kamala Harris is sworn in as US Vice......

Rest In Peace, Onkar Singh, Superman of News

Onkar Singh, a valuable member of the Rediff.com team over the years, breathed his last on January 13.Syed Firdaus Ashraf, who knew him intimately, remembers the ultimate newsman. Illustration:......

The A is now The Quorum: Rana Kapoor family-led business club changes hands

The Quorum in Mumbai aims to introduce and extend its blend of hospitality and philosophy of being community-led, content-driven, design-focused and experiential. Almost a year after the country......

Bengaluru world's fastest growing tech hub, Mumbai 6th

Bengaluru has emerged as the world's fastest-growing mature tech ecosystem in the world since 2016, followed by the European cities of London, Munich, Berlin and Paris, with India's financial......

Explained: How humans will travel in hyperloop

What engineering problems make it hard to use 17th century physics to move lots of people quickly across serious distances? Devangshu Datta has the answers. IMAGE: Pune to Mumbai in under 30......

India-born US judge will decide antitrust case against Google

India-born US district judge Amit Mehta, an Obama appointee, has been assigned the justice department's crucial lawsuit against internet search giant Google. IMAGE: US district judge Amit P Mehta.......

Facebook's Hate Content Crisis is Ajit Mohan's biggest headache

'The reality is no one, including some of the names that have shown up in the last few weeks, have any unilateral decision-making power in this,' Facebook India MD Ajit Mohan tells Peerzada Abrar.......

Sean Connery's 10 Landmark Roles

Diamonds are Forever. So is Sean Connery. Bond. James Bond. To have the world's best-known introduction to your credit. To play a character so indelibly that half a dozen actors try and cannot......

Why we must watch Meel Patthar

'We are a young nation. But I wanted to explore the conflict between the young and the old.''The cynicism of people who have lived it versus the optimism and naiveté of the young.' IMAGE: A......

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: Priyanka-Nick's first Karva Chauth

Priyanka Chopra celebrated her first Karva Chauth with husband Nick Jonas at the Jonas Brothers concert in San Francisco. The couple had married at the Umaid Bhavan palace in Rajasthan last......

Baseball legend, 'Hammerin' Hank' Aaron, dies at 86

'He grew up poor and faced racism as he worked to become one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Hank never let the hatred he faced consume him.' IMAGE: Atlanta Braves legend Hank Aaron......

Athletes bring fight for equality into sporting arena in 2020

'From the soccer pitches of the English Premier League to the US Open tennis hardcourts, there was no ignoring the fight for racial equality' 'Black Lives Matter was stenciled onto NFL fields and......

Shorts: Rijiju intervenes as chess player pays customs for medals

IMAGE: Chess player Srinath Narayanan with the gold medal. Photograph: Srinath Narayanan/Twitter Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that Indian chess player Srinath Narayanan will get a......

MLB's first woman general manager gets Obama, Clinton praise

IMAGE: Miami Marlins is the first Asian-American general manager in Major League Baseball. Photograph: Joseph Guzy/Miami Marlins Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports As she sat on a stool at home......

PIX: Fans climb ladders, peer through fences to cheer for Tiger

IMAGE: A young fan cheers on Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship through a gate at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California, on Saturday. Photograph: Rory Carroll/Reuters Golf fans not......

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Marshall Wace, Morgan Stanley, ICICI Pru, others invest in BoB's Rs 4,500-cr QIP

Among the other backers of the QIP are Hong Kong-based asset manager Sigantii, Prudential Plc's Eastspring Investments, San Francisco-based hedge... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/marshall-wace-morgan-stanley-icici-pru-others-invest-in-bobs-rs-4500-cr-qip/articleshow/81314550.cms

BTPL increases production at Tarapur plant from 100,000 meters to 150,000 meters per day

Recently, BTPL completed an Rs240 crore equity infusion from a consortium of marquee financial investors led by JM Financial India Fund II (an... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/garments-/-textiles/btpl-increases-production-at-tarapur-plant-from-100000-meters-to-150000-meters-per-day/articleshow/81269746.cms

The tide seems to be turning on ‘Work from Goa’ trend

Mumbai: "The exodus has finally begun", a local real estate agent told Devika Sarin recently.Sarin, the co-founder of a boutique bed and breakfast... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/the-tide-seems-to-be-turning-on-pandemics-work-from-goa-trend/articleshow/81233768.cms

139-Year-Old Victorian House Moves Down Road In Jaw-Dropping Video

This Sunday morning in San Francisco, hundreds of onlookers cheered as a historic Victorian house rolled down to its new address in a jaw-dropping... ...

https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/139-year-old-victorian-house-moves-down-road-in-jaw-dropping-video-2376602

Google's Waymo Self Driving Car Unit Starts Robo-Taxis In San Francisco

Waymo One currently delivers rides with a network of 600 autonomous cars from Phoenix 24 hours a day, seven days a week. By Sahil Gupta| Updated:... ...

https://www.carandbike.com/news/googles-waymo-self-driving-car-unit-starts-robo-taxis-in-san-francisco-2373248

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