Vivekananda, Desh ki Dharti on Modi show in New York

The US State Department and other lobbies who denied Modi a visa when he was chief minister of Gujarat, says one organiser of the Madison Square Garden event, will get a clear idea of what kind of......

Sociologist G Nanjundappa dead

Professor Gangadharappa Nanjundappa, a 35-year faculty member at California State University at Fullerton, died September 3 at the Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, where he was being treated......

Of interrupted ghosts and Hrithik Roshan

Scott Wilder, the founder of The Cold Spot, a ghost-hunting firm in San Francisco, knows that running away from ghosts and tripping and breaking necks kills people, says Sonia Singh, the......

This start-up can help the next 100 million loan seekers

Credit Vidya helps lenders assess credit and fraud risk for thin-file and new-to-credit customers. Ranju Sarkar reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com When Riyaz Ahmed from Erode in......

'India's pace of economic reforms disappointing'

Singapore's Fullerton Fund pumps more into China, cuts exposure in India * Pace of economic reform encouraging for China, "disappointing" for India* China reform to benefit consumer,......

US Fed rate hike puts bonds, rupee under pressure

Hawkish guidance by the US Fed raises concerns it could tie the hands of RBI from trimming rates. Image: US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen holds a news conference following day two of the......

Auto firms' finance subsidiaries rev up

The withdrawal of ICICI Bank from advancing loans at two-wheeler dealerships has forced automobile companies such as Bajaj Auto and Hero Honda -- two of India's biggest motorcycle manufacturers --......

Young Indian archer Fuge misses maiden World Cup medal

IMAGE: After losing the semi-final, Prathmesh Fuge went down in the bronze play-off, losing to world champion Mike Schloesser 146-150. Photograph: Screengrab/X Rising star Prathamesh Fuge pushed......

Indian women archers grab hat-trick of World Cup gold medals

Photograph: Kind courtesy SAI Media/X The Indian compound women's archery team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur continued their imperious form this season, securing a......

Indian archer Jawkar grabs silver in World Cup final

Indian archer Prathamesh Jawkar signs off with silver at World Cup Final; Verma, Aditi, Jyothi falter Photograph: Kind Courtesy World Archery/Instagram Indian compound archer Prathamesh Jawkar's......

Mallya promises to nurse Daruvala into becoming F1 driver

India has no Formula One driver and there will be no Grand Prix here next year but Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya believes he has unearthed the country's next driving talent in a Mumbai......

'Anju can jump more than 7 metres'

Mike Powell is the current world record holder in the men's long jump and also a technical adviser to India's very own long jumping ace, Anju Bobby George. The American, who had surpassed Bob......