'Wise for US to have a good relationship with India'

'While we may speculate about personality politics, the reality is that there are more important issues that drive the India-US relationship.' IMAGE: Los Altos Hills Mayor Kavita Tankha, centre,......

17 Indo-Canadians triumph as Trudeau returns to power sans majority

Seventeen Indo-Canadians, including NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, won Canada's parliamentary elections on Tuesday with Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister Justin......

Why Justin Trudeau's India visit is important

'The India-Canada relationship has suffered benign neglect. Its full potential has not yet been realised,' says Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Baisakhi......

Looking forward to visiting China from May 14, says Modi on Weibo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday officially announced his three-day visit to China from May 14 on the Chinese microblog website Weibo, saying he is looking forward to holding productive......

'Demonetisation is theft'

'Demonetisation, is in principal, a mistake, because it involves a theft -- a taking of private property by the State.''It is one of those bad Indian ideas that has been tried twice in the past,......

Sensex ends 205 points lower; Nifty holds 8,500

  Markets slipped in late trades, amid weak European cues, as investors booked profits after recent gains while the uncertainty over the passage of the GST Bill continued to weigh on investor......

The investor who took a $1.1billion bet on Modi

The IIT-Madras alumnus, Prem Watsa, who moved to Canada for an MBA programme and settled there, is not new to investing in India. Image: Prem Watsa’s track record is rather impressive.......

Truth behind SRK's business ventures

Khan seems to be sitting on significant gains on account of exchange rate gains as the pound has strengthened from Rs 60 to Rs 100 during the period. The Enforcement Directorate suspects that Khan......

How Punyakoti, Sanskrit's 1st animation film, got made

Seven years ago, Ravishankar Venkateswaran heard a story during a bus ride.Indira Kannan finds out what happened next. Seven years ago, Ravishankar Venkateswaran, then an employee of Infosys,......

What made the Oscars SO DIFFERENT this year

The 91st Annual Academy Awards was anything but boring, feels Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Rami Malek, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Mahershala Ali hold up their Oscars. Photograph: Frazer......

Why Meghna Gulzar made Talvar

'Taking a side could be a fallacy to do. Because you don't have all the answers. So how do you take one particular side?' Meghna Gulzar asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com IMAGE: Konkona......

Thank you, Mr Ebert, for taking us on this journey

We will always remember Roger Ebert at the movies, says Arthur J Pais, in his tribute to the prolific movie critic, who passed away on April 4.Roger Ebert, the prolific movie critic, author of half......

CAS upholds FIFA ban on Russian teams while court deliberates

IMAGE: CAS said in a statement on Friday that the suspension of all Russian teams and clubs from FIFA's competitions would remain in force. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters Russia's......

'BCCI must allow IPL teams to play exhibition games overseas'

IMAGE: Punjab Kings co-owner Ness Wadia is confident that the BCCI will continue to break new barriers by allowing IPL teams to play exhibition matches away from home in the off-season.......

Fans betting on sentimental favourite Serena to win US Open

IMAGE: The last 12 months have been an emotional rollercoaster for Williams, filled with rage and tears. Photograph: Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images In the twilight of her remarkable career......

Cricket Buzz: NZ name spin quartet for Sri Lanka tour

IMAGE: New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner (right) has been named in the Test squad after 18 months on the sideline. Photograph: ICC/File Mitchell Santner, who last played a Test in December......

Tennis round-up: Serena Williams withdraws from Rogers Cup

IMAGE: Serena Williams. Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup in Montreal for "personal reasons", Tennis Canada said on Saturday, delaying the......