Eleven days, 18 hours and 45 minutes after setting out from California, Srinivas Gokulnath created history by becoming the first Indian to complete what is considered to be the toughest cycle race in the world -- the 4,900-km Race Across America (RAAM) in the solo category.
The UK and Canadian governments are among those being consulted by royal aides to work out a solution after Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, announced their decision to step back as senior royals and assume more financially independent roles while dividing their time between Britain and North America.
With Tangled and their 1942 classic Bambi doing well in DVD sales, Disney's having a great month.
Frenchman Benoit Paire confirmed that he had tested positive for COVID-19. This has meant they have been barred from using any on site player facilities.
India has much paranoia in India about a new 'Terroristan' coming up between Pakistan and a Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Pakistan has zero ability economically, diplomatically, geostrategically or militarily to create one. If they try, it will be great for India as they will destroy themselves yet again, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
Hollywood dresses up for the biggest night of the year!
The White Tiger makes a stinging commentary on New India's half-baked vision, but Ramin Bahrani isn't telling a Slumdog fairy tale here, observes Sukanya Verma.
The Taliban have been known for using violence to force the people to accept their agenda and views, he added.
According to Amritaj, the Indian cinema-Western cinema fusion is destined to be, just not immediately.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
As Venezuelans continue to flee the starvation, crime and the horrific inflation that continues to mark the worst crisis it has ever faced, Radha Biswas looks back at a devastated country she continues to love deeply.
Senior commanders of the Yemeni wing of the Al Qaeda have urged Muslims in the region to wage a jihad against Christians and Jews.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to work towards becoming 'financially independent'.
The Economic Survey, to be tabled in Parliament on Thursday, is likely to provide an assessment of the impact of the global financial meltdown on the Indian economy and outline the strategy to spur growth and contain the mounting fiscal deficit.
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.
September 15, 2008 -- shockwaves went through the world financial markets, as it was hit by the biggest bankruptcy in history.
Donning the role of a commander ill-equipped to save the Titanic of banking world, Citigroup's India-born chief Vikram Pandit has found a place among the 20 worst ever CEOs in the American history, but the top honours has gone to bankrupt Lehman Brothers' Dick Fuld.
The day is here! As Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will marry, over 1,00,000 fevered fans have gathered outside in the glorious British sunshine at WindsorCastle. The 2,000-plus excited guests have also started to arrive at Windsor Castle for the biggest royal wedding in Britain since Prince William married Kate in 2011 with more than 21million UK household set to watch and 23 million expected to tune in from America. Here are some of the guests walking in for the event of the year!
Edward Kennedy, prominent member of one of America's most famous political families, died Tuesday after a year-long battle with brain cancer
After one of the most disastrous weeks in the history of Wall Street, Warren Buffett decided to invest $5 billion there.
Noel, Ratan Tata's half-brother and Mistry's brother-in-law, was a contender for the top position when Mistry was chosen as chairman in 2011.
Modi's hardline policy towards Pakistan and J&K has created numerous leverages and bargaining positions that New Delhi can bring to the bargaining table and translate into concessions, argues Ajai Shukla.
'I draw inspiration from superheroes. I don't like gruesome action. I don't like showing blood.'
Waking up to death threats and abuse on the social media has become a regular occurrence for the Indian-American education advocate. Nikita Puri reports.
The BSE Realty index slumped 7.7% at 4,335. The IT index dropped 5.5% to 3,597, and the Metal index shed 4.5% at 10,391. The market breadth was extremely negative - out of 2,662 stocks traded, 2,263 declined, 359 advanced and 40 were unchanged on Monday.
Argentina, the Czech Republic and Spain also booked their places in the last eight by opening up 3-0 leads.
The Kennedys have put their considerable clout behind Barack Obama's campaign to be the first coloured man to be President of the United States of America.
Here's a look at some of the protests which has unravelled in America post the elections.
'Mucor is an environmental fungus, and it's much more prevalent in hot and humid areas.' 'The amount of fungus in the air is much higher in India than some other parts of the world.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The Emmy nominations for 2018.
Nyle DiMarco has won America's Next Top Model AND Dancing With the Stars, and he is now the driving force behind a campaign to better 70 million deaf lives worldwide!
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Salopek is on an intercontinental journey of 24,000 miles, tracing humankind's movement out of Africa right down to South America.
'If a 'two-front war' develops, Iron Brother may only turn out to be a drag on the PLA, since Pakistan is in no position to wage a war with India,' argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Check out the impressive line-up at the International Film Festival of South Asia.
'What Jaishankar says is simplistic.' 'The past does not matter that much.' 'If we think that it does it is because we are not good enough at running the nation competently today and are searching for excuses why,' argues Aakar Patel.
'What made him different was that he was not a banker at all by temperament.' 'He was a businessman, a typical lalaji at that.' 'He had to win at any cost.'
