First-choice strikers Roy Makaay and Claudio Pizarro are in line to return from injury as Bayern attempt to overturn their 4-2 defeat from the first leg.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday made a strong case for Bangladesh granting transit and connectivity to India, contending that this can pave the way for greater integration in South and South East Asia.
India's first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine is a considerable achievement -- and should have an impact on security strategy
Rahul Gandhi has the potential to grow into a good, effective, leader of the Opposition provided he puts his heart and soul into it, with a willingness to learn, says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant who worked closely with India's first three prime ministers.
Champions Manchester United crashed to a sensational 3-1 home defeat by Fulham, while Chelsea went top with a 1-0 victory over Manchester City.
The Emmy nominations for 2018.
Since the Saradha group of companies went bust with its owner Sudipta Sen in police custody from 2013, its agents have been left penniless, homeless and have lost all hope of living a peaceful life. They are out on the streets, crying themselves hoarse for compensation. One of them writes an open letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for help.
In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Randhir Kapoor and Jaya Bhaduri's 1972 film, Jawani Diwani.
Here's looking at the winners of the 84th Annual Academy Awards
'It is important to destroy, to undermine, to debunk the narrative of ISIS,' Olivier Roy -- one of the world's leading experts on radical Islam -- tells Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel in an exclusive interview.
'They are not affected by ISIS' sentiment of avenging the suffering of the global ummah.' 'They have a huge ummah of their own in India, a huge Muslim population.' 'And because of that, they have to take into consideration the political and social conditions of Muslims in India.' 'They have to express themselves in a more political way and not through terrorism.'
Although Chelsea's two championships have come 50 years apart, it is highly unlikely they will need to wait another half-century for a third.
'Let us rescue history from the leftist high priests of history. In the process, let us also rescue history from the narrow mindset of the political right that has reduced reconstruction of history to an exercise in political victimhood.' Shashi Shekhar on the furore over the removal of an essay on the Ramayana from the syllabus of Delhi University.
Given the region's already higher unemployment rates, compared to national averages, it would be difficult to find alternative jobs.
They beat Millwall to win the FA Cup final 3-0 and lift the trophy for a record 11th time.\n\n
A quick look at the Oscar 2015 nominations.
Ananth Mahadevan takes on the audience.
The broader market breadth ended weak with 1,509 stocks advancing and 1189 shares declining.
India and England will play three ODI games beginning Sunday. Rajneesh Gupta surveys the career figures of the players who will head to battle in Pune.
After his hurried departure from Liverpool, Torres finds himself the focal point of supporters' hatred, ire, and disgust. Nobody would believe the line thrown that he wanted to leave because of his desire to play at the highest levels. It is a case of reaching the other side of football that has thrown him into the roubles masquerading as pounds. It has happened before, most notably David Beckham and Michael Owen. And neither is welcome where they left, says Manvendra Singh
'The year in pictures' treks across the globe, looking back on the moments that shaped 2016. From the United States presidential race, to demonetisation in India to the refugee crisis, the news has kept pouring in. Here are our top 50 moments from the world.
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has adopted a 'wait and watch' policy in his bid to solve the Singur impasse with opposition Trinamool Congress rejecting his offer of talks on land acquisition on Thursday.
"Moreover, PBD has a lot to do with government and each government takes advantage of it and utilises it for its vested interest."
'I believe politics was imposed on it by the censor board, when it gave the film's trailer an A certificate, hoping to deny children, teenagers the opportunity to watch it during prime time television shows,' says Aseem Chhabra.
The most thrilling, romantic, terrifying, musical and comical tring tring moments!
If money allocations, investment commitments are a sign of better things to come, the state can be optimistic.
Sandip Roy tells the story of Shye Ben-Tzur, a Israeli musician who found his calling in Sufi music.
If Indonesia can keep up its political will, we're going to see a new business centre emerge in Asia.