4 killed in shooting at New York skyscraper, shooter dead

At least four people, including a New York City police officer, were killed in a shooting in New York's central Manhattan on Monday (local time). IMAGE: Police officers work near the scene of a......

What Links Chennai And Yale University?

Elihu Yale rose up the ranks of the East India Company to become governor of Madras and is the controversial benefactor after whom the famed Yale University is named. IMAGE: Portrait of Elihu Yale......

India's First Emperor

Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India.He died a monk. IMAGE: The Chandragupta Maurya stamp issued in 2001. Photograph: Kind courtesy Wikimedia Commons Chandragupta......

The Lady Who Bought Husain Painting For Rs 118 Cr

Art Collector Kiran Nadar is reported to have bought M F Husain's 'Untitled (Gram Yatra)' painting which sold for a record Rs 118 crore/Rs 1.18 billion in New York on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.......

Art in a pandemic: Openings delayed, museums embrace technology

India’s state-owned institutes have literally been forced to embrace technologies to go digital - however reluctantly. Till the museum reopen, the magic mantra has been “online”,......

Indian art boom inspires bigger canvas for galleries

The recent India Art Fair in New Delhi generated greater in­t­erest than before in local contemporary artists among a growing cohort of Indian collectors, including millennials. Image used......

Mumbai's classy T2 terminal to rival world-class art museums

Mumbai International Airport's new T2 terminal has an art collection to rival world-class museums, a miscellany of cultural nuances that embodies India. So there's the Louvre in Paris, and then......

Mercedes Benz classics take over Mumbai's streets!

The 11th edition of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Car Rally in Mumbai on Sunday featured headturners that left the audience gasping in awe. Rajesh Alva/Rediff.com presents a ringside view. IMAGE: The......

Priyanka Wears Polka Dots To MET GALA

Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/ Reuters Fashion met nostalgia, romance, and haute couture as Priyanka Chopra Jonas graced the Met Gala 2025 carpet alongside husband and singer Nick Jonas, hand in hand,......

Diljit Dosanjh Gives Met Gala A Taste Of Punjab

Photograph: Kind courtesy Diljit Dosanjh/Instagram Diljit Dosanjh walked the iconic stairs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, blending Punjabi royalty with a modern vision, on May......

King Khan Rules MET Gala

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sabyasachi/Instagram Social media has been abuzz with pictures and videos of Shah Rukh Khan ever since he made his Met Gala debut in New York on Monday, May 5.......

'Everyone Hated Me And I Loved It'

'Mrs shows a dark side to the son and the father. I had to do things that I wouldn't dare to do in real life.' IMAGE: Sanya Malhotra and Kanwaljit Singh in Mrs. Kanwaljit Singh, 73, had as many as......

'Life Has Truly Come Full Circle'

'Today, to have my portrait unveiled at this very place is a feeling that's hard to put into words.' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar joins a rare group of cricketers to be commemorated in the museum at......

Caravaggio And Djokovic Reshaped The Light

Both Caravaggio and Djokovic entered worlds ruled by giants, shattered conventions with defiance, and redefined greatness within the rigid lines of their craft.One with a brush, the other with a......

Serena, Simone, Sha'Carri Rule Met Gala

The 2025 Met Gala wasn't just a celebration of fashion -- it was a powerful reminder that athletes are the new style icons. From Grand Slam champions to Olympic gold medalists, some of the world's......

Serena, Maria, Venus Shine At Met Gala

IMAGE: Serena Williams at the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening......

21-year-old Lim Si-hyeon sets World, Olympic archery mark

IMAGE: South Korea's Lim Si-hyeon set a World and Olympic record 694 in the Olympics women's individual ranking round at the stunning Esplanade des Invalides in Paris on Thursday. Photograph:......