Long written off as a political force, K N Govindacharya made a strong comeback this week, bringing together a million people -- most of them farmers -- on the platform of alternative development.
Kejriwal was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.
Leucoderma Awareness Movement, a Chennai-based LAM-India is a non-profit, non-government organisation that has been striving to eradicate the stigma attached to this skin condition, is organising a mass 'swayamvaram' for affected people to choose their partners at Tiruchirapalli's National College on January 27.
The 36th India Day Parade ran through about 13 streets in Madison avenue in Manhattan.
The Russians had appealed their exclusion from the Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the doping scandal from the 2014 Sochi Games.
Harsha Bhogle, whom cricket lovers worldwide last year voted as their 'most favorite commentator', discusses the state of the game with Prem Panicker.
On the actor's 54th birthday on November 2, we write another tome about the boy with big dreams and a regrettable haircut, who defied incredible odds to become one of the most loved actors on the planet.
Content marketing is perhaps part of the tectonic shift that is under way in media with the advent of the web, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
'As an aspirational district, one of the main challenges is health and nutrition of the tribal community.' 'They are 1.5 lakhs to 1.6 lakhs tribals in this district.' 'The major issue among tribals is malnutrition and anaemia.'
The traffic department, which started the highly successful and widely emulated drive against drunken driving last year, has roped in a host of NGOs, automobile associations, as well as schools and colleges to sensitise over 1.5 million motorists about the campaign.
The United States Olympic Committee told US sports federations that athletes and staff concerned for their health over the Zika virus should consider not going to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in August.
About 4,200 government doctors under the banner of the Bihar State Health Services Association are on strike on Thursday and Friday to protest the failure of the state government to fulfil their demands, which include a central pay scale and implementation of an assured career promotion scheme.
The Haryana police on Sunday said that they did not rule out the possibility of the alleged mastermind of the kidney racket, Dr Amit Kumar, having fled the country, taking advantage of the network of some of his foreign clients.
After storming back to power eight months ago, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Tuesday celebrated her 52nd birthday with great fan-fare, launching the Rs 40,000 crore Ganga Expressway project to link Noida and Ballia besides a host of other schemes.
The doctors decided to go on an indefinite strike starting December 5 after the state government failed to concede to their demands. The high court has asked the doctors to desist from going ahead with the strike.
As the South African city of Pretoria gears up to host the second IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) summit, rediff.com provides you a ready reckoner.
The West Bengal government plans to enter into joint venture partnership with private real estate developers to promote LIG and MIG housing complexes in New Town near Rajarhat.
Gas affected areas in Bhopal are still bereft of basic amenities.
'Amit Shah and Modi have a disciple and guru relationship. But Modi and Jaitley's relationship was based on friendship. That's the difference.'
A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party's big defeat in Bihar, disgruntled party MP Shatrughan Sinha on Monday said those responsible for the debacle should be taken to task and responsibility fixed for the loss.
The Argentine soccer great was given sedatives to curb alcohol cravings at a Buenos Aires hospital.
"I'm in. And I'm in to win," Hillary, a former first lady now representing New York in the US Senate, said in a banner headline on her Web site.
Babumoshai Bandookbaaz actress Bidita Bag gives us a ringside view of Bollywood.
As the international community focuses its attention on the presidential elections, front runners Nasheed and Abdullah Yameen have warned of poll time violence, reports Shubha Singh
The police action came when an estimated 400 agitators moved from the scheduled venue of protest at Jantar Mantar triggering a scuffle between the two sides.
A top aide of embattled Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday said a military coup was underway in the country, with a travel ban being slapped on the Islamist leader after he refused to quit following the end of a 48-hour army deadline for him to meet people's demands.
Dr Sanjiv Malik is national president-elect of Indian Medical Association.
A coalition of Asian-American groups led by activist Deepa Iyer recently met United States President Barack Obama to urge him to support family reunification in the new comprehensive immigration reform bill.
He said he visited the holy place following requests from people there, including Ujjal Dosanjh, the Health Minister of Canada.
In a major political development, Praja Rajyam Party chief and Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi resigned from the state assembly on Thursday, in a bid to throw his weight for a united Andhra Pradesh.
Banner Healthcare on Monday announced a tie-up with K K Modi Group company Healthcare Placements India Pvt Ltd for recruiting nursing professionals from India.
A beaming Amarinder Singh thanked the people of the state for their overwhelming support, saying he was committed to good governance and tackling the drug menace.
Kharagpur IIT-ians, who have several firsts to their credit, have come out with a 10-point agenda to transform India into an economic power with 10-12 per cent annual growth.
Pakistan's ruling Pakistan People's Party chief Asif Ali Zardari appears set to sweep Saturday's presidential poll and would be expected to tackle problems like rising militancy and economic malaise after his election.Sources said that Zardari expects to poll over 60 per cent of the 700 members in the electoral college, in an election necessitated by former President Pervez Musharraf's resignation on August 18.
The celebrations after the 2017 World Cup went on for the next few months. But there was one question that the Indian cricketers failed to respond to in their interviews. 'What was their next assignment?' Nobody knew; the players were waiting for the BCCI to tell them. The BCCI, with barely any time from its endless legal tangles, had nothing in mind immediately. The likes of Australia and England were back on the field, battling it out in the Ashes in front of sizeable crowds. But for Mithali Raj and team, there was no road ahead.
'George was a politician with a difference. He had the ability to stand alone, take a position, however extreme, and sustain that position,' remembers Arun Jaitley.
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