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| March 29, 2008 | |
At Bangalore, Rahul Gandhi fails to impress KPN Photo
Rahul Gandhi put up a disappointing show in Bangalore.
Salaam Mira Nair! Paresh Gandhi
Snapshots from The India Abroad Awards, 2007.
Mira Nair is India Abroad Person of the Year 2007
Paresh Gandhi
Professors Padma Desai and Jagdish Bhagwati were conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr Renu Khator, President and Chancellor of the University of Houston, was given the Publisher's Special Award for Excellence. The Youth Achiever 2007 Award was given to 24-year-old Somdev Dev Burman, the first Indian to win the US collegiate tennis title. The Community Service Award went to Dr Navin Shah, while Dr Joy Cherian received the Lifetime Award for Service to the Community.
The Week In News
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| March 28, 2008 | |
Rahul's familiarisation exercise Atul Yadav/PTI Photo
Rahul Gandhi's tour of rural Karnataka came to an end at Raichur on Friday.
Bhutan's new PM wants to visit India first Findlay Kember/AFP/Getty Image
Bhutan's Prime Minister-in waiting Jigmi Y Thinley has said India will be the first country he will like to visit after the country's inaugural democratic government assumes office. "The prime minister of Bhutan will look forward to being invited to India as the first country that he will visit as the leader of the first democratically elected government of the country," he told reporters at his house in Chungkhar, Pemagatshel.
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| March 26, 2008 | |
Love for youth & hate for protocol KPN Photos
Rahul Gandhi once again breaks protocol just to show his love for students in Hubli, Karnataka, during his Discover India tour.
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| March 25, 2008 | |
On why he wrote the book Reuben N V
'My Country, My Life,' former deputy prime minister Lal Kishenchand Advani's memoirs, which was launched with much fanfare in New Delhi on March 19, on Tuesday got a low profile and quiet launch in Mumbai.
Ragi rotis for Rahul Gandhi KPN Photos
The Congress general seceretary kicks off a five-day tour of Karnataka.
Pranab discusses N-deal with Bush Jay Mandal/On Assignment
Bush and Mukherjee discussed the width and depth of the United States-India relations.
Gillani sworn in as Pakistan's 25th PM Farooq Naeem/Getty Images
Clad in a black traditional sherwani, Gillani, the country's 25th prime minister and the first premier from the Pakistan People's Party who is not a member of the Bhutto family, was administered the oath by Musharraf in the central hall of the Aiwan-e-Sadr or presidency in Islamabad. The ceremony was delayed by almost an hour as Gillani had gone to Karachi on Monday to attend the wedding of his son and had to rush back to the federal capital on Tuesday.
President Bush meets Easter Bunny Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
The theme of the annual event, which was started by President Rutherford B Hayes in 1878, was ocean conservation.
Pranab meets Bush, discusses N-deal, bilateral ties Jay Mandal
Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee met United States President George W Bush at the White House in Washington on Monday and discussed the entire gamut of bilateral ties, including the civil nuclear deal.Bush and Mukherjee are said to have exchanged not only pleasantries but also discussed the width and depth of the United States-India relations that included the civilian nuclear initiative.Specific details of the meeting have not been made available to the media.
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| March 24, 2008 | |
'We will continue to work on the agreement' Jay Mandal/On Assignment
External affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, who met Condoleezza Rice in the US, said.
A martyred hero and his extraordinary parents Sanjay Sawant and Bal Hadapkar
The story of Lieutenant Colonel Manish Kadam, who was killed in Kashmir, is more of parenting than bravery or courage.
Mukherjee meets Rice over Indo-US nuclear deal Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images
The minister also had a separate meeting with President George W Bush.
Pranab arrives in US on maiden bilateral visit Jay Mandal
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has arrived in Washington as part of his maiden bilateral visit to the United States, during which the civil nuclear deal is expected to dominate the parleys.Mukherjee is scheduled to meet Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tomorrow at 8:45 am (6:15 pm IST). The minister will go to the White House in the afternoon to meet President George W Bush as well as National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley.
Bhutan poll ends successfully Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFP/Getty Images
Bhutan, sandwitched between its giant neighbours India and China, on Monday became the world's 124th democracy as its people voted overwhelmingly in a historic general election, bringing the curtains down on a century of absolute monarchy. The election is a closely fought contest between two parties -- the People's Democratic Party and the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa.
US casualites in Iraq touch 4,000 Kimberly White/Getty Images
It was yet another psychological blow to US forces in Iraq, as four more soldiers fell prey to extremist fury in southern Iraq on Sunday -- the number of American casualties touching the 4,000 mark.
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| March 21, 2008 | |
Dalai Lama with Nancy Pelosi Vatsayana/AFP/Getty Images
Dalai Lama with Speaker of United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.
Husain's paintings auctioned amid protests Snaps India
Fine arts auction house Christie's on Thursday sold artist MF Husain's paintings, including one for a hammer price of $ 1.4 million. Outside the Christie's building in New York, up to 30 supporters of the Indian American Intellectual Forum staged a two-hour protest chanting 'Shame, shame, MF Husain' and 'Boycott Christie's!'. At least 12 of Husain's paintings were auctioned, where the theme was South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art.
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| March 20, 2008 | |
India & Shobhaa De: Going strong at sixty Hitesh Harisinghani
Shobha De launches books by debutant authors. Talks about her forthcoming book.
Shobhaa De aids literary revenge Hitesh Harisinghani
In an age of megamillion dollar deals from overseas, the self-publishing phenomenon seems fresh, a fact heralded by the Mukherjee's guest, iconic Indian columnist Shobhaa De.
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| March 19, 2008 | |
Five years on, where Iraq stands Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images
Five years ago, the Americans toppled the brutal authoritarian government of Saddam Hussein.
Car bomb shatters calm in Srinagar Umar Ganie
After a lull of several months, Srinagar was rocked by a massive explosion in which at least 17 persons were injured, one of them critically.
Holi: The traditional way Photographs courtesy: Mahesh Keni
How the Kolis of Mumbai celebrate the festival of colours.
Arthur C Clarke's final odyssey Luis Enrique Ascui/Getty Images
Sci-fi writer Arthur C Clarke passes away in Colombo at 90.
Karnataka Tibetan camp wears a deserted look
A slideshow on the Bayalakuppe Tibetan camp.
Arthur C Clarke with a fan
Rediff.com reader Kalyan sends in a picture of his friend Georgios Georgiadis, from when he met Sir Clarke in Sri Lanka in 2001. "It's a great feeling to meet such a great fiction writer," writes Kalyan.
Fehmida Mirza is Pak's first woman speaker AFP/Getty Images
Paksitan's People's Party nominee Fehmida Mirza, a loyalist of slain former Premier Benazir Bhutto, was on Wednesday elected the first woman Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament. 51-year-old Mirza, who has been thrice elected to Parliament, won 249 of the 324 votes cast by the newly-elected members of the National Assembly.
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| March 18, 2008 | |
Tibetan ire rages as dragon spits fire Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images
China has buckled under intense international pressure and stated that it is still open to talks with the Dalai Lama.
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| March 14, 2008 | |
Nandigram: A year later Dipak Chakraborty
A year later after the Nandigram tragedy, rediff.com revisits the trouble-torn Nandigram in West Bengal to see how things are at present.
Locals say Goa needs an image change
The Scarlette Keeling case has taken a toll on Goa. Goa which is generally known for its serene environment, beautiful beaches, carefree culture is now in the news for all the wrong reasons.
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| March 11, 2008 | |
Asma Jahangir meets Bal Thackeray Arun Patil
Jahangir, chairperson of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, is preparing a report for the United Nations on violence relating to religion for which she is meeting various persons.
Hyderabad tense over detention of women
The women allege that the police had falsely detained Motasim, adding he was being targeted unnecessarily. They have also accused the police of ill treatment and using foul language. The protestors have demanded the withdrawal of cases against the women and children and action against police officers who are anti-Muslim.
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| March 06, 2008 | |
Bush endorses McCain's presidential bid Alex Wong/Getty Images
Despite his low approval rating, Bush is very popular among conservative Republicans, whose support McCain needs to win the general election. Bush can also help in fund raising.
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| March 03, 2008 | |
Meet America's first female Muslim chaplain
Shareda Hosein, a US Army reservist, says she will fight to be a chaplain in the army – though the army has rejected her application.
Putin's protege is new Russian President
Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images
Medvedev, who will be the youngest elected Head of the nation in Russian history, is expected to continue the policy of developing strategic ties with India with focus shifting to economy. Medvedev represents a new generation of post-Soviet politicians, but his election ensures that Putin, who is not eligible to return to office after serving two successive terms as president, continues to wield power in the Kremlin.
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