As the co-founder of Comat Technologies, leading provider of e-governance solutions, Sriram Raghavan initiated the concept of rural business process outsourcing units and rural business centres.

Tamil actor turned politician Sharat Kumar on why he launched a new party and his aims in public life.

Instituted by the US Center for Citizen Diplomacy, the awards recognize the honorees 'for inspiring others through their exemplary work as citizen diplomats and for promoting cultural understanding around the world.'

The text of US President George W Bush's final State of the Union address delivered to Congress on Monday.

Miss A Gupta recently graduated with a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Texas A&M University. Here she shares some of her experiences with rediff.com.

L'Oreal India presents a series of seminars and scholarships in order to encourage women to continue studying in the sciences.

After Gujarat, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday turned her attention to Himachal Pradesh elections, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of "dividing the society on religious lines".

Professor Dr Aravinda Chakravarti of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, who is president-elect of the American Society of Human Genetics, and Professor Dr K Ranga Rama Krishnan of the Duke University Medical Center, who is now setting up a medical school in Singapore for Duke, have been elected to the Institute of Medicine, one of the three components of the National Academy of Sciences.

With all of Dr Kalam's American interlocutors, the idea that a scientist could reach such a high public office in a democracy evoked awe and admiration.

The documentary Divided We Fall looks into the violence the Sikh community faced after 9/11.

AT 26, he set up his own matrimony portal and managed it in his spare time from his living room at home. Murugavel Janakiraman, founder CEO of BharatMatrimony.com, shares how he went about making teh website one of the leading portals in its field.

Is there a well-concealed additional vision of an 'arc of democracy'? That is the nagging question in the Chinese mind. It will nag even more after they have read Dr Singh's positive reaction to the idea of closer co-operation among major democracies

'I cannot think of being a writer in any other city in India!' says poet Sampurna Chattarji.

Leading players realise that the best way to source the skilled manpower required to fuel their ambitious growth plans is to develop it themselves by working with leading education institutes.

As long as PepsiCo is in the beverage business in places like India, it will remind potential customers of a resource that's increasingly in short supply.

Microsoft in association with Nasscom announced on Friday three teams of student innovators from India, of which one will compete at the worldwide finals of 'Imagine Cup' in August at Seoul, Korea for a prize money of $1,70,000 (about Rs 76,50,000).

Though India churns out over 325,000 lakh engineering graduates every year, experts say just a third of these are actually "industry-ready".

Find out all about overseas Indians in alternate professions with huge fan followings.

Shaeen Mistry gives thousands of poor, underprivileged children what many of us take for granted -- a decent education, skills to follow dreams, and an opportunity to shine in life.

India's fashion industry has ambitions for a design style mingling Indian craftsmanship and Bollywood-style cool to tempt buyers worldwide.

The online gaming industry in India is worth Rs 21 crore (Rs 210 million), according to a report published by IMRB International on behalf of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).

GramIT brings tech-services jobs to rural areas-and transforms villagers' lives.

Satish Magar speaks about his long journey on what often seemed like a road to Utopia.

Transcript of the chat with Sumant Singa, chief financial officer of the Aditya Birla Group.

Only 10 per cent of the population of these communities had access to college education at present, the prime minister pointed out.

Can you get a scholarship? What is the student culture like? Ranga Rao, Director of Admissions, has the answers.

The vandals caused $200,000 in damage to the partly-built temple.

Readers pay tribute to their moms

'They do not want us to construct roads or to conduct health camps. I see no logic in their demands,' says West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya.

Almost nothing is known of the singular influx of Indian talent and wisdom that has enriched America in a big way.