Odd PHOTOS from a mad, mad world!

These images from across the globe show that it is a crazy world out there. A performer dances at a housing exhibition in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Photograph: Stringer/Reuters Mexican body......

Award-winning images from the World Press Photo contest

The jury of the 58th annual World Press Photo Contest has selected an image by Danish photographer Mads Nissen as the World Press Photo of the Year 2014. The World Press Photo is an......

REWIND: 16 photos from the week that was

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 16 images. Model Karlie Kloss presents a creation during the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in London. Photograph: Suzanne......

69 killed, 187 injured in China factory explosion

Sixty-nine workers were killed and over 100 others injured on Saturday when an explosion ripped through a metal factory in China's eastern JiangsuProvince, causing widespread damage to the......

Coming Soon! RBI's CBDCs Revolution

If CBDCs don't offer interest, why will people shift from cash to CBDCs? asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Ever since Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor T......

Will Govt BAN Cryptos?

As lobbying and counter-lobbying intensify, right now, it looks like a T20 match, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Is it a bird? Is it a plane? At a......

How NIIT became a big success in China

The job placement rate for students trained by NIIT in China is over 90 per cent.A revealing excerpt from Saibal Dasgupta's Running With The Dragon: How India Should Do Business With China.  ......

Liberty House buys Tata Steel UK's specialty steel business

The struggling steelmaker said the sale includes several South Yorkshire-based assets, including electric arc steelworks and bar mill at Rotherham, steel-purifying facility in Stocksbridge and a......

Unstoppable Duplantis breaks World record for 8th time!

IMAGE: Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record with a 6.24 metres effort in the first Diamond League meeting in Xiamen, China. Photographs: Tingshu Wang/Reuters Armand Duplantis put......

Long jumper Sreeshankar out of Paris Olympics with injury

IMAGE: Murali Sreeshankar had made the cut for the Paris Olympics after recording an 8.37m jump en route to a silver medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships. Photograph: Kai......

Srikanth, Sindhu lose as India crash out of Sudirman Cup

IMAGE: Kidambi Srikanth went down against world no. 8 Lee Zii Jia in a one-sided contest. Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images Star stuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu suffered......

Chinese Taipei whip India in Sudirman Cup opener

World No 17 Treesa Jolly and P Gayatri Gopichand prevent clean sweep, beating Lee Chia Hsin and Teng Chun Hsun in the final women's doubles tie. IMAGE: India's Prateek K. Sai and Tanisha Crasto in......

Sudirman Cup: With eyes on maiden medal, India pick balanced squad

IMAGE: HS Prannoy will lead India’s charge along with PV Sindhu. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Getty Images World No. 9 HS Prannoy and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will lead the Indian......