Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 rattles New York, New Jersey

A meeting of the UN Security Council was briefly interrupted as a rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the New York area Friday morning. The UN diplomats were in the Security Council chamber for a......

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......

Kissinger used racist, misogynist language for then PM Indira Gandhi

Henry Kissinger, the veteran American diplomat who died at the age of 100, was known for his disdain towards India's leadership in the 1970s and even had used racist and misogynist language for the......

Will Iranian Women Bring Down The Ayatollahs?

Mahsa Amini's tragic custodial death in Tehran has triggered protests across Iran.Defiant, jean clad women minus their tunics and hijabs are marching in unison and shouting 'Down with the......

Lenders to gain as home loan size set to increase

HFCs and banks expect a drop in demand for housing loans in the short-term. The easing of property prices following the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes will prove beneficial for lenders......

Paharpur Business Centre: Inside the 'healthiest' building in Delhi

In a city with the worst air quality globally, Kamal Meattle has built a building that is among the purest in the world, finds Dhruv Munjal. Image: The six-storey building, which is spread across......

For Subrata Roy, anxiety rises as deal unravels

Subrata Roy of the Sahara group is back to square one after his plan to leverage trophy assets abroad falls through For Subrata Roy, the jailed chief of the Sahara group, 2015 had begun on an......

10 STUNNING Films I Watched In Cannes

With the mad rush of celebrities, paparazzi, official photographers and influencers on red carpets and parties, people almost forget that the Cannes Film Festival is firstly, a celebration of world......

Mammootty Gets Off A Bus; Goes Down A Rabbit Hole

Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam is a masterpiece, and like most masterpieces of the cinema, it's a great act of folly, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mammootty in Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam. In Nanpakal......

Seen these FANTASTIC films?

The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films.Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones. It has been the strangest year of our lives, but films have been important in keeping us sane. And......

How a movie star cheated death

'I had no idea whatsoever about my condition.''When I asked for a mirror to see how I looked, the nurses and doctors exchanged wary glances with each other, refusing to oblige me.''I learnt many......

Vihari: 'For me, every Test match is my last'

'It helps me get into a mindset that I have nothing to lose and play accordingly.'   IMAGE: Hanuma Vihari has made an impressive start to his international career scorin 456 runs in six Tests,......

Indian cricket's superstar culture will continue to thrive

'Indian cricket, it seems, pays overwhelming obeisance to a vapid, old adage: The more it changes, the more it remains the same,' says Dhruv Munjal. IMAGE: India Captain Virat Kohli, Cricket......

Learnt a lot from Dhoni seeing the way he made decisions: Kohli

IMAGE: Virat Kohli (left) speaks to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Photograph: Solaris Images. Virat Kohli, who turns 28 next month, is already one of India's most accomplished Test captains. Kohli's......

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.' IMAGE: V V S Laxman celebrates his double century in the memorable Eden......

'Indian cricket's colourful story is still being written'

'What is true khadoos? Stubborn? Dogged? Unyielding? Relentless? Or something in between that? Or all of it together?' 'Just like you can't translate it, you can't teach a kid to be khadoos either.......