There has been overwhelming elation from across United States from Indian American community leaders and activists over the decision by the government of India to appoint Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao as the new Indian Ambassador to the US, to succeed Meera Shankar whose term ends on July 31 after which she is expected to go into retirement from the Indian Foreign Service.
This column will try to sit up and laugh, or at least smirk, at the general insanity of our lives.
'Two of my friends are gone. I miss their voices and their company. I can't hug them. I can't joke with them any more but I have the gift of the experience of what life is. A lot of people don't understand this.' Canadian actor Michael Rudder was shot three times at the Oberoi hotel.
'I am glad the book reaches India after America and England. I thought that would make it difficult for some people to run down the book because they do not like my journalism,' says Aniruddha Bahal.
"I do not believe in superstars. For me the only superstar has been Dilip Kumar and he will always be. I don't consider anybody after him as a superstar," said Bollywood actress and MP Jaya Bachchan in New Delhi, while interacting with Indian Women's Press Corps.
'The Germans acknowledged the Holocaust. I would like to see the British coming to terms with their colonial past and acknowledge the harm they have done,' author Madhusree Mukerjee tells Arthur J Pais.
Rajeev Srinivasan samples the fare at the 14th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala 2009 underway in Thiruvanathapuram.
One of the brightest Tamil directors after the unprecedented success of his first film, Chennai 600028, Venkat Prabhu got candid with his fans during a rediff.com chat.
Padma Viswanathan discusses her semi-biographical novel The Toss of a Lemon with rediff India Abroad's Arthur J Pais.
Readers' anecdotes of when they met Sam Manekshaw.
No more countdowns, no more artistes - television's music channels have rescinded their niche for non-music reality shows.
Apparently what happened in Australia over the course of the Sydney Test and in its immediate aftermath is, in the eyes of some at least, an Indian end run for world domination and if that doesn't strike you as hilarious even as you read it, your sense of humor needs fine-tuning.
I don't know about you, but speaking for myself, I am heartily sick of the amount of discussion and debate that currently centers around "mind games", writes Prem Panicker.
Many words in English look and sound the same, but have different meanings. Do you understand the differences between them? Read on
Homonyms can be a hassle. Today, we look at more common errors made when words look and sound the same, but have completely different meanings!
How the Ginger chain of hotels plans to go places.
The appeal--and risks--of authenticity. A guide to making your brand real.
Rediff readers chat with Honeymoon Travels director Reema Kagti.
'I wouldn't want Hrithik Roshan, his muscles are too big. Aamir Khan would make the part too serious. And \n\ncertainly not Aishwarya Rai.' Novelist Hari Kunzru on Bollywood and his latest book.
'As the Indian economy continues to grow, we expect that India will be an ever more important partner and that the already strong people-to-people ties between our two countries will continue to prosper.'
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