India only wants to cause harm to Pakistan: Saeed

Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed on Thursday rubbished Pakistan governments efforts to improve relations with India, alleging that country had engaged in dialogue only to 'cause harm' to......

Obama falters in Af-Pak: Where's India's response?

New Delhi will have to fashion a pro-active foreign policy response that relies less on Washington in crafting an appropriate response to the changing dynamic in Af-Pak, says Harsh V Pant. In its......

Quran burning an act of intolerance: Obama

United States President Barack Obama has condemned the burning of the holy Quran by a US pastor as "an act of extreme intolerance" and said the killings in Afghanistan triggered by the incident......

No laptop, internet for Assange in prison

There was so much interest in WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange when he was brought to London's Wandsworth prison that authorities had to transfer him to the prison's segregation unit where he has......

UK govt ready to acquire 25% stake in Tata Steel plants

Besides a minority stake, the UK and Welsh governments are considering additional grant funding The UK government on Thursday announced it is willing to acquire 25 per cent minority equity stake......

Young executives do not mean life ends at 50

Ouch! That was probably the reaction of a few readers to the news this week that Tim Mason, the 50-year-old head of Tesco's US operations, is ruling himself out of the race to succeed Terry Leahy......

Corus fined 3 million pounds for fatal blast

Anglo-Dutch steel company Corus, currently in the midst of a takeover bid by India's Tata Steel and Brazil's CSN, has been fined more than three million pounds for breaching health and safety laws......

Vivek Paul amid world's most respected CEOs

Barron's, the Dow Jones business and financial weekly, has named Vivek Paul, Vice Chairman, Wipro Ltd., as one of the world's most respected CEOs.In the list, Barron's has identified 30 top-flight......

Oscars 2010: Winners at a glance!

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and many more expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture AvatarJames......

Winners at a glance!

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and many more expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture AvatarJames......

Avatar, Hurt Locker lead Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards have been announced, and some of our predictions by Aseem Chhabra, Arthur J Pais and Raja Sendid come true! Here's a look at the nominations:......

Weekend Watch: Monty Python

What are you doing now?' asks God. 'Averting our eyes, oh Lord,' replies King Arthur. 'Well, don't.' God retorts. 'It's just like those miserable psalms, always so depressing.'It's this brand of......

Sports Shorts: Another podium finish for Jehan Daruvala

IMAGE: Jehan Daruvala came 3rd for a podium finish in the F2 race on the sidelines of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah on Sunday. Photograph: Jehan Daruvala/Twitter Indian racer Jehan......

'Tied Test changed Australian cricket'

'As a player, the biggest question you ask yourself is whether you are good enough to be on the same ground as Gavaskar, Dev, Border and company.' This interview was first published on Rediff.com......

Tottenham sign off from the Lane in a blaze of glory

It is their best finish for 54 years, since the glory days of the 1960s when the club was setting new standards in English football under Bill Nicholson. IMAGE: Tottenham's players celebrate after......

EPL PHOTOS: Fabregas gets red as Chelsea slump at West Brom

‘Am I guilty? Yes, but I think the top contenders for the title are also guilty, because they didn't give us a big fight’ ‘You can't expect us to get on the bus crying because we......

Hockey India League: Waveriders thrash Lancers

Delhi Waveriders showed no mercy on the Kalinga Lancers as they inflicted a humiliating 5-0 defeat on the Odisha-based side in match seven of the Hero Hockey India League (HHIL) in New Delhi. For......