Obama weighed in on Biden's choice of Kamala Harris as VP nominee

Obama, the first Black American president, said Harris "is more than prepared for the job," adding that it is "a good day for our country". IMAGE: Biden and Harris during a campaign stop in......

The Making of A Terrorist

How did Mansoor Peerbhoy, an academically bright, suave and soft-spoken young man, who never exhibited any jihadist tendencies, go on to head the Indian Mujahideen's media cell?Best-selling author......

4 PIOs elected to Congress; Bera's result goes for recounting

An unprecedented ‘desi’ wave hit the United States general elections as a record number of four Indian-Americans were on Wednesday elected to the US Congress, while the fifth......

US midterm polls: Ro Khanna continues to trail, final result may take days

The California state secretary spokesperson told Rediff.com that there were still hundreds of mail ballots that need to be counted, and might take many more days for a final result to be......

Boomerang CEOs at Infosys: A band-aid solution

It's debatable whether going back in time -- twice in a span of four years -- by bringing back a once-proven leader at the top is the correct thing to do when Infosys desperately needs to be made......

37% fall in H1-B visas for top 7 Indian cos in 2016

The top seven India-based outsourcing companies in the US received fewer H-1B visas in 2016 as compared to 2015, and as a group their numbers dropped 37 per cent, according to a new report. The......

How Jack Ma grew from 'shrimp' to whale

Often described as the Rockefeller of his age, the 51-year-old Jack Ma, who started life as an English teacher, is courted by business tycoons, political leaders and Hollywood stars. This is not......

7 lessons on innovation from David Bowie

If 'innovation' were a person, he or she would have looked like David Bowie, says Bhaskar Chakravorti. Image: David Bowie performs during the Fashion Rocks concert at New York City's Radio......

Bollywood's Amazing Dads

Admit it. Cine-Ma is so called because it is obsessed with the mother figure. Whether it is Nargis in Mother India or Nirupa Roy in Deewaar, Mama's a scene stealer while Dad is just a shadow. Does......

Rocket Boys: Our heroes have come back in flesh and blood

Rocket Boys offer an overwhelming experience to me and many others who saw Homi Bhabha in action at Trombay, notes Dr K S Parthasarathy, former Secretary, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board. IMAGE:......

Ranveer, Salman, SRK: Ritziest Rulers on Reel

Meet the Bollywood royals. Remember the emperor who loved clothes so much he wound up wearing nothing in the name of fashion? Things don't have to be this drastic, of course. But when it comes to......

Raja Sen reviews The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man's Spider-Man soars and director Marc Webb lets us tag along for the ride, writes Raja SenWe've seen it before, of course. We know he gets bitten by accident, yahoos about his......

Trump raps US captain for spurning potential White House invite

Rapinoe was one of the first American athletes to join former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's protest against police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem.   IMAGE: 'Megan should......

'Dhoni is a very good One-day leader, an average-to-poor Test captain...'

It's a lump-in-the-throat moment for Indians to see their team knocked out in the semis by Australia, but clearly the better team on the day made it to the final.For India, it was a long and......