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These Pix Will Make You SMILE!

The Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2023 has revealed the top 25 Funniest entries of 2023 in its final shortlist. There are some absolute crackers to make you smile! Among the top finalists, there is a cat......

DOTUS: Bidens to bring back dogs to White House

United States President-elect Joe Biden is set to restore a time-honoured tradition back to the White House this January: bringing in pups for the first time to what has been a pet-free zone for......

14 hilarious winners from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Everyone likes to see an animal doing silly things. This week the winners of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards were announced, and they don’t disappoint. ......

3 Indians sentenced to 517-year jail term in fraud case in UAE

Two Indian men and a woman have been sentenced to 517 years each in jail by a Dubai court for swindling thousands of people in a multi-million-dollar fraud case, the UAE media reported. Sydney......

Britain finally discovers how the Raj hurt India

Unlike the Germans, Britons began to face the hard truths about their colonial empire only recently, says Kanika Datta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It has taken a little under seven......

Uber acknowledges 'mistakes'; says it's a changed company now

With a report on Uber by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) opening a Pandora’s box, the company is in a damage-control mode. Illustration: Uttam......

Textile hub Tirupur in trouble as world brands cut down export orders

MotherCare, the baby and maternity clothes retailer that annually sourced garments worth Rs 100 crore from a single exporter in Tirupur, filed for bankruptcy in the UK and will close all its 79......

Lessons for CEOs: How to retire gracefully

Most successful and ambitious business leaders feel persuaded that they have no competent successor, says R G Vilakudi. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com There is considerable literature on how......

'Nothing to worry, Infosys is in a comfortable position now'

  'Till you get back to the industry leading growth, it’s too much of an arrogance to call yourself a bellwether.' 'As a company, we have a healthy leadership pipeline.' 'By and large,......

The Apple Watch: Is it a gadget or a fashion statement?

Apple CEO Tim Cook summed up the problem during a conversation with sales staff at a London Apple Store: "We've never sold anything as a company that people could try on before." With the expected......

10 Things Textbooks Won't Tell You About Mohenjo Daro

Sukanya Verma tells you what, only the way she can! Love it, hate it but you just cannot ignore the bewildering depiction of the Indus Valley Civilisation in the promo of Ashutosh Gowarikar's......

Wish list: What if Ileana was cast in Friends?

What if we these popular American television series were made in India? After remaking every film in sight, how could television be spared? The most interesting writing in America can currently be......

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE American Sniper  Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The......

Billy Crystal, Hugh Jackman, Frank Sinatra: Top 10 Oscar hosts

Oscar 2015 host Neil Patrick Harris has several big shoes to fill in. Neil Patrick Harris is an extraordinary performer, one who has not just played iconic television characters Doogie Howser and......

Birdman, Boyhood, American Sniper sweep Oscar 2015 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy awards nominations were announced by directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, at the......

England pulls out of men's Jr Hockey WC in Bhubaneswar

England Hockey cited the Indian government's mandatory 10-day quarantine protocol for all UK nationals as one of the reasons for withdrawal. IMAGE: The FIH Men's Junior World Cup is scheduled to......

'Can 55 years of hurt really be about to end?'

The English media praised manager Gareth Southgate, who has carried the pain of his penalty shoot-out miss at the semi-finals of Euro 96 and often been criticised for his tactics.   IMAGE:......

British media go ga-ga over World Cup champs

British media have hailed Eoin Morgan's men for ending a 44-year wait for a 50-overs World Cup title in a nail-biting final. "England do not win World Cups very often but when they do, blimey,......

'Football can be very beautiful and it can be very cruel'

'Incredible, we've seen two footballing miracles in two nights and Tottenham only had 45 minutes to score three goals, incredible.' Reaction to Tottenham Hotspur's last-gasp 3-2 Champions League......

How South African media reacted after ball tampering scandal

South Africans bemused by brazen Australian tampering 'They were caught red handed! They had to admit it after that. They (are) only upset because they were caught' IMAGE: Steven Smith and Cameron......

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