Seen The Ring of Fire?

IMAGE: The solar eclipse seen from Edzna in Campeche state, Mexico October 14, 2023, here and below. Photograph: Henry Romero/Reuters   Photograph: Henry Romero/Reuters   Photograph:......

Indian American teen crashes truck into White House barrier, aimed to 'seize power'

A 19-year-old Indian-origin teen accused of deliberately crashing a rented U-Haul truck into a White House barrier told authorities that he wanted to get inside the mansion to "seize power" and......

Real Heroes Of Web Revolution

The tech creators, or the ones who made billions, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Just the other day, gazing from my home balcony at the distant hills of Raigad, I......

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

A 68-year-old woman in Delhi became the country's second victim of coronavirus on Friday as several states went into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19, shutting down schools, theatres......

Indian firms ink 8 deals with US counterparts

Members of industry chamber Confederation of Indian Industry have signed eight memoranda of understandings with American companies. The signing of agreements coincides with Prime Minister Manmohan......

Alabama's 1st trade mission to India in May '10

Alabama governor Bob Riley announced last week the first ever delegation of state and business leaders on an economic development mission to India in May 2010. The governor said that the economic......

Detroit bailout not about saving auto firms

In the ongoing power struggle between Republicans and Democrats, Detroit is the latest, and possibly the bloodiest, battleground. And because it is a battle of ideologies with no apparent......

How to laugh your way to success

As winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing, John Heffron isn't exactly a typical business tycoon. But in recent years, with sales of his That Guy! bachelorette card game skyrocketing, he and his......

Golden Globes: When stars let down their guard

'To me,' says Aseem Chhabra, 'the Golden Globes hold the most meaning as one gets to see stars celebrating, getting emotional, letting their guard down and showing us their regular human side.'......

'Wow. The power of women'

'I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue.' Stirring......

The A to Z of Shah Rukh Khan

Bollywood's Badshah turns 50 on November 2, and it's time to celebrate his life and movies. 'Tu toh bilkul hero nahi lagta (you don't look like a hero at all).' In candid interviews over the years,......

White Blah Blah Blah...

Vinta Nanda is a name that has traumatised housewives for years, agonising them in the closing stages of each episode of her soap, Tara, where, without fail, a character would, in extreme close-up,......

Happy 60th, Carl Lewis!

His 9-gold athletic haul at the Olympics remains unrivalled with Usain Bolt coming close with 8.Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry, salutes Carl Lewis, 'Sportsman of......

All you need to know about Augusta Masters champion Danny Willett

IMAGE: Danny Willett walks to the green jacket ceremony after winning the 2016 The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday. Photograph: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports/via......

After Asian Games success, Myneni hoping to break into ATP top 100

Saketh Myneni celebrates with partner Sania Mirza after winning mixed doubles gold at the Incheon Asian Games. Photograph: PTI Saketh Myneni tells Manu Shankar what went into the making of the......

Chinese smash records in Doha

Rowers bobbed like corks in a jacuzzi while cyclists earned something of a reprieve as a wild desert wind swept through the Asian Games on Sunday. Indoors, away from the elements, China continued......