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Trump appeared before this Indian-American judge

Indian-American Judge Moxila A Upadhyaya has presided over the initial appearance of former US president Donald Trump in a federal courthouse in downtown Washington, DC on charges of trying to stay......

7-year-old air crash survivor praised for her courage

Sailor Gutzler of Nashville, Illinois, escaped death when the Piper PA-34 aircraft went down on Friday evening in rural western Kentucky, killing her parents, her sister and a cousin. Kentucky......

Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

The Nobels and the Age Problem

Science is a young person's game.An award to a young scientist could free up that person to do productive work, or help win more grants by enhancing reputation, argues Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Sir......

Bestselling fantasy author Terry Pratchett dies

Terry Pratchett was first diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2007, but continued writing. One of Britain's best known authors and creator of the Discworld series, Terry Pratchett, has died. He was 66.......

Wilkins eyes ad biz in India

Jon Wilkins, founding partner of Naked Communications, which gives communication consultancy to some of the world's biggest companies such as Coca-Cola, Nestle and Nokia, is looking for people to......

Volvo XC90 Excellence PHEV launched at Rs 1.25 crore

It is powered by the T8 Petrol-Electric Hybrid system Volvo Auto India has launched the range-topping Volvo XC90 Excellence PHEV in India at Rs 1.25 crore, ex-showroom, New Delhi. Like the XC90 D5......

The luxurious Volvo XC60 D5 Inscription is a treat

I was particularly impressed with the radar-enabled car, which assists you to keep to your marked lanes at speeds between 40 kmph to 160 kmph, says P Tharyan. The all-new Volvo XC60 comes in......

Sixth-generation BMW M5 is monster of a car

'With 600 horses under the hood, the M5 that comes in a four-wheel drive avatar has historically been a track car, which means it's not going to be at its spirited best on city streets.' 'But this......

Volvo V90: New definition of estates in India

The Volvo V90 Cross Country could make Indians fall in love with station wagons, says P Tharyan. All photographs: Courtesy volvocars.com Station wagons or estates were never really popular in......

Review: Mary Poppins Returns will put a smile on your faces

It's worth a watch, Aarush S promises. It's not easy to reboot a perfect classic. When Julie Andrews floated down from the London skies in Disney's Mary Poppins, she was so impressive......

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The......

Birdman, Boyhood, American Sniper sweep Oscar 2015 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy awards nominations were announced by directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, at the......

Commentary with Sunny, Ravi, Harsha: Alan Wilkins reveals all

'Sunny Gavaskar is very mischievous, Harsha Bhogle is like a schoolboy,' sports broadcaster Alan Wilkins tells Rediff.com/Norma Godinho in an exclusive interview. IMAGE: Alan Wilkins, right,......

Poonia training under Olympic champ Wilkins in US

Laid low by injuries for most of the first half of the season, ace discus thrower Krishna Poonia has begun training under Olympic champion Mac Wilkins in the United States in a bid to qualify for......

Spotted: Vijay Amritraj and Alan Wilkins

Reader Kanishka sent us this picture from Augusta, Georgia, USA. 'Hi, I'm Kanishka and here is a picture taken during the Augusta Masters Golf tournament when Mr Vijay Amritraj (left) and former......

Pakistan legend Zaheer Abbas in ICU after testing COVID positive

IMAGE: Former Pakistan cricketer Zaheer Abbas (centre) displays a plate carrying portraits of 12 great Pakistan cricketers as India's Sourav Ganguly (right) and Sachin Tendulkar look......

'If Test cricket has to survive, it has to embrace change'

'T20 cricket is popular because everything is faster and people want things quicker.''Test cricket is going to battle, but I would like to think that it is going to be around and stay around......