6-inch lifeline pipe reaches trapped men in Silkyara, to send food and oxygen

Rescuers on Monday pushed a six-inch-wide pipeline through the rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel, a breakthrough that will help them supply larger quantities of food and possibly allow live......

Why Great Men Worship Light of Asia

Count among The Light of Asia's many, many admirers over 132 years: Gandhi, Tagore, Vivekananda, Nehru and Ambedkar, Tolstoy and Kipling, Yeats and Eliot, Alfred Nobel, Dmitri Mendeleev and C V......

'To oppose the BJP does not mean one is unpatriotic'

'The propagation of an absolutist narrative that shuts down any dissent is dangerous, irresponsible, and unbecoming of India's proud democracy.''The government must do better.' IMAGE: Prime......

Brave Mind, Fearless Conscience-Keeper

Mohammad Sajjad profiles Professor Riazur Rahman Sherwani, 94, versatile mind, intrepid intellectual.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India must have vernacular public intellectuals who can......

Review: Escape Plan is entertaining yet a forgettable ride

According to Paloma Sharma, you'll love Escape Plan if you're a fan of the Terminator and Rambo series of films.Swedish filmmaker Mikael Hafstrom’s Escape Plan promises the viewer......

The man who made Aamir Khan a star

One of the best things Aamir Khan said he did during the making of Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na was bring cousin and ace director Mansoor Khan back to Bollywood. And we have to agree. Mansoorhas......

Pistorius released 11 years after murdering girlfriend

IMAGE: Oscar Pistorius is being released from jail after nearly 11 years. Photograph: Kim Ludbrook//Reuters South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on......

Manchester City win record-equalling fourth straight League Cup

IMAGE: Manchester City players pose with the trophy as they celebrate after winning the Carabao Cup. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Manchester City claimed a record-equalling fourth......

Football Focus: Guardiola hopes Messi ends career at Barcelona

IMAGE: 'I have huge gratitude for what Barcelona have done for me. I want him to finish his career there.' Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he is......

Blatter to fight eight-year FIFA ban, vows to be back

'I am sorry for the 400-plus FIFA members who work there. I'm sorry. I am sorry about how I am treated in this world of humanitarian qualities. I'm sorry for the Federation Internationale de......

All you need to know about 'Blade Runner' Pistorius

IMAGE: Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius stands beside his sister Aimee during court proceedings. Photograph: Leon Sadiki/Pool/Reuters South Africa's Supreme Court found on......