All stories by Yoshita Singh
Why Gates is impressed by Modi's cleanliness drive
Rediff.com7 Oct 2014Bill Gates discussed with the Indian leader the opportunity to design 21st century toilets that do not need big sewage systems and water treatment plants.
India contributes $1 million to UN women's body
Rediff.com2 Oct 2014India is one of the founding members of the Executive Board of the UN Women, and is presently serving on the UN Women's Executive Board.
Five Indian-Americans in Forbes list of US' richest
Rediff.com30 Sep 2014Five Indian-Americans have been named among the 400 richest people in the US by Forbes, a list topped by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for the 21st year in a row with a net worth of $81 billion.
Reward for serving court summons to Modi: $10,000
Rediff.com27 Sep 2014The civil rights body behind a lawsuit filed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots case has offered a reward of $10,000 to anyone who could serve him with the court summons.
India rejects 'untenable comments' by Sharif on J&K in UN
Rediff.com27 Sep 2014India on Saturday strongly rejected the "untenable comments" made by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Jammu and Kashmir in the United Nations General Assembly, asserting that the people of the state have peacefully chosen their destiny in accordance with universally accepted democratic principles.
Border standoff with China in Ladakh resolved: Govt
Rediff.com26 Sep 2014India and China have resolved the stand-off at the Ladakh border and withdrawal of troops will begin on Friday and be completed by September 30, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said describing the resolution of the issue as a "big accomplishment."
Govt invites global firms to 'Make in India'
Rediff.com25 Sep 2014The leaders discussed other topical issues before the United Nations during the ongoing 69th Session of the General Assembly.
Bin Laden's son-in-law gets life in jail on terror charges
Rediff.com24 Sep 2014Slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghayth was on Tuesday sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to kill US nationals and providing material support to terrorists.
India to focus on terrorism, peacekeeping at UNGA
Rediff.com23 Sep 2014Early reform of the United Nations Security Council, terrorism and peacekeeping will be among the main issues that India will pursue during the world body's General Assembly session, Indian ambassador to the UN has said.
Indra Nooyi is world's third most powerful woman in business
Rediff.com19 Sep 2014PepsiCo's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi has been ranked third most powerful businesswoman by Fortune, the only Indian-origin woman on the 2014 list topped by IBM Chairman and CEO Ginni Rometty and General Motors CEO Mary Barra.
When nature strikes: 2 million displaced in India due to natural calamities
Rediff.com18 Sep 2014About 2.14 million people were displaced in India last year due to natural disasters, according to a United Nations-backed report which said the country was third after the Philippines and China to record the highest levels of displacement in 2013.
UNSC to hold emergency meeting on Ebola
Rediff.com16 Sep 2014The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting this week to discuss the Ebola outbreak that has gripped West Africa and claimed over 2,200 lives, the president of the 15-member body has said.
India, no country for young girls
Rediff.com12 Sep 2014India had the highest number of unregistered children under age five between 2000 and 2012 and the second-highest number of child marriages, according to a UN report which said the country still needs to improve immunisation coverage and stop gender-based sex selection.
The sorry state of India's teenage girls
Rediff.com5 Sep 2014About 77 per cent of girls aged between 15 and 19 in India have been subjected to sexual violence by their spouses, according to a report by UNICEF which said more than half of the girls in the age group faced physical abuse at the hands of their parents.
12 Indian firms in Forbes' 50 best companies in Asia-Pacific
Rediff.com2 Sep 2014Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HCL Technologies and HDFC Bank are among the 50 best public companies in Asia-Pacific according to a compilation by Forbes, which ranked India second behind China as home to the "world's next growth engines".
UN chief urges India, 7 others to ratify N-test ban treaty
Rediff.com26 Aug 2014United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has appealed to India, China and the US along with five other nations to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, saying the international community should complete the "unfinished business" of achieving a world free of atomic weapons.
Gap's first stores to come in Delhi, Mumbai
Rediff.com22 Aug 2014The brand plans to open about 40 franchise-operated Gap stores in India, the company said in a statement.
LinkedIn's top executive Deep Nishar quits
Rediff.com22 Aug 2014Global professional network LinkedIn's Indian-origin top executive Deep Nishar is leaving the company after a tenure of six years during which he "transformed" the member experience and helped increase the user base tenfold to 313 million around the world.
Why Microsoft CEO Nadella was drenched with ice water
Rediff.com14 Aug 2014Satya Nadella was drenched with a bucket of ice water on his head as part of a challenge he took to raise awareness about a neurodegenerative disease and in turn challenged Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Google co-founder Larry Page to do the same.
More than 1 million affected by Ebola outbreak: WHO
Rediff.com14 Aug 2014With more than one million people affected by the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the World Health Organisation has warned that there is "no early end in sight" to the severe health crisis and called for "extraordinary measures" to stop the transmission of the disease.