Ahead of a meeting of oil producers' cartel OPEC, India on Tuesday said the current oil prices are "very challenging" and rates need to be a "little bit sober" lest they impact a consumption-led recovery of the global economy. Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who last week again urged OPEC to phase out its production cuts, said India is a price-sensitive market and it will buy oil wherever it gets competitive rates. The rebound in international oil prices from lows hit last month on the back of demand recovery has led to a spike in petrol and diesel retail prices in India.
Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola feels the three great actors are far past their prime.
Lady Gaga will perform the national anthem. There will be a musical performance by Lopez, who has used her voice during the coronavirus pandemic to speak out against its disproportionate toll on minority communities.
Rediff.com takes a look at the crazy but heartfelt world of Halloween revelers.
The actor is selling memorabilia from his private collection for charity.
The lawsuit outlined years of institutionalized gender discrimination, claiming travel conditions, medical personnel, promotion of games and training are less favorable for female players, who have won the World Cup four times, than for their male counterparts.
From Ireland to Poland, Thailand to the United States, women from more than 50 countries are getting involved in the first International Women's Strike to show solidarity with an energised global women's movement.
The European Parliament had discussed last week a draft report on Kashmir prepared by Baroness Emma Nicholson.
The Paris-based firm, which employs over 120,000 people in 40 countries, is a major provider of consulting, technology and outsourcing services with revenue of more than Euro10 billion (about $13 billion) last year.
The five-year (2015-16 to 2020-21, or FY21) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the overall auto industry is now negative at 2 per cent, against 5.7-per cent growth it saw in the previous five years (from 2010-11 to 2015-16).
Barty's best performance for Heat came against Melbourne Stars, scoring a quickfire 39 off 27 balls. She went onto amass 68 runs in seven innings in the tournament before switching her focus back to tennis.
The year is ending, but the OTT shows no signs of slowing down. Sukanya Verma brings you everything you can catch this week.
The sprinter said he was out Christmas shopping on December 9 accusing anti-doping agents of setting a trap to get him.
Legendary Argentine World Cup winner Diego Maradona died following a heart attack on Wednesday, aged 60.
Amartyada, says Omkar Goswami, thank you for being the humane, caring and socially concerned economist that you are.
The unconventional music of the Nobel Laureate might have nothing connecting Indians to it, but there is a reason he has a following here, notes T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
'It ranks right at the top. Under the circumstances, playing against Nadal, such an important match, it's amazing," the 31-year-old told reporters after needing barely two hours to extend his perfect record in seven Australian Open finals'
it's the first all-wheel drive electric car.
He also hopes to play some part in a friendly against the club's Under-19 side.
French paddler Denis Gargaud Chanut won Olympic gold in the canoe slalom C1 final on Tuesday as world champion and favourite David Florence surprisingly failed to feature.
Violin star Vanessa-Mae will put on her slalom skis next month to become only the third person to represent tropical Thailand at the Winter Olympics.
'Vigilance is the enemy of the virus.' 'We need to be alert all the time, about this, until we fully understand it.' 'And that's going to take years, actually.'
We bring you best images from week one of the 2019 Australian Open Championships at Melbourne Park
American refiners closed some of their production, leading to futures trade benchmarked to the West Texas Intermediate going negative.
Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has escaped unhurt after a large rental truck sideswiped his SUV while he was returning home from his son's football game in Baton Rouge.
Despite the smaller scale of the event, the mood at the ceremony was cheerful, notes Aseem Chhabra.
Suspended Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola has been found guilty of unauthorised expenditure at a disciplinary hearing to investigate the IPL II bonuses he paid to himself and other CSA staff.
Rediff.com tries to recap the debate and presents the highlights from the event.
The incoming player, who will be allowed to bat and bowl, must be deemed a "like for like" replacement approved by the match referee.
Eleven years after their first meeting in the Australian Open final, Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will take a trip down memory lane on Thursday to renew their rivalry in the second round in Melbourne.
IMAGES from the Australian Open final played on Sunday
Rediff.com encapsulates all the sporting action from the past week in this eye-catching photo feature.
A pair of Turkish ice dancers on Tuesday said they take care to ensure their relatively conservative costumes are firmly in place when they compete but maintained it was not due to any pressure from their government.
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education, has signed a deal for a whopping $3 million to pen down her memoir.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has suspended its chief executive Gerald Majola even as its Brand and Corporate Relations Manager Kass Naidoo became the latest senior staff member to tender her resignation.
Japan's quest to reach a third consecutive women's World Cup final began with a frustrating goalless draw against unheralded Argentina in Paris on Monday.
There seems no end to suspended Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola, who was questioned by an elite police unit probing possible criminal charges related to the IPL bonuses that were paid to CSA staff after the 2009 edition held in Johannesburg.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Gerald Majola should face possible criminal charges and be suspended for accepting and distributing unauthorised bonuses, an inquiry committee set up by the government recommended on Friday.
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