Meet the Daredevil biker on Republic Day

Captain Shikha Surabhi is the first woman to lead a formation of 36 men and 9 Royal Enfields of the Indian Army's motorcycle display team on Republic Day.She tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih how......

2 Indian Americans likely to be in Biden admin's cabinet

Two eminent India-Americans, including former United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, are among the potential Cabinet picks in the next Biden-Harris Administration, according to media reports.......

Desi among 12 NASA astronauts chosen from 18,300

Lt Col Raja "Grinder" Chari, 39, is in the batch of 2017. IMAGE: Lt Col Raja "Grinder" Chari, 39, front row, far right, is part of NASA’s brand new batch of 2017 astronauts. The 12......

Indian-American chosen as 'Scientist of the Year'

Indian-American Abhijit Mahalanobis, who developed vital 'pattern recognition' components in missile defence system for the US Army, has been chosen as 'Scientist of the Year' by the prestigious......

Global IT cos to hire 40,000 people in India

At the time when the Indian IT majors are going slow on hiring due to rising rupee and a downturn in the US economy, global software firms are hiking their staff capacity in the country and plans......

CSC to buy Covansys for $1.3 bn

The US-based IT company Computer Sciences Corp. will buy rival Covansys for $1.3 billion in an all-cash deal and double its staff in India to 14,000. The acquisition increases CSC's India delivery......

CSC to double staff in India to 1,600

Computer Sciences Corp aims to double its staff strength in India to 1,600 by April 2004 and set up more centres as it seeks to make its Indian unit a strategic technology hub.Stating that the......

Accenture to double staff in India tech hub

Accenture Ltd, the world's No 1 consulting firm, said on Thursday it will hire another 1,500 employees to make its Indian technology centre a strategic hub as clients seek more value for......

Microsoft backs cricket to woo Indian employees

On a cloudless summer day, Manish Prabhu stares out at a converted soccer field thousands of miles from his native India and watches a cricket ball skip past some fielders dressed in white. It is......

PCB chief defends Woolmer's selection as coach

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shahryar Khan had a nostalgic visit to the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai on Thursday.As an 11-year-old he had sneaked out to see the great Vijay Merchant and K C......