Outrage after rats nibble at farmer's body in Haryana hospital

The body of a 72-year-old farmer was allegedly gnawed at by rats at the mortuary of the civil hospital in Haryana's Sonipat district, prompting the authorities to order a probe. The incident came......

Modi extends $150m credit to Caribbean nations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the leaders of the Caribbean Community and Common Market during the first-ever India-Caricom leaders' summit at the United Nations, with a focus on fighting climate......

Have the lives of young Dalits changed?

'It is very hard to get the police to file a report against someone from an upper caste.''Things are so bad that sometimes we have to sit on a dharna with the body of a Dalit victim to get the......

Tamil Nadu, India's model for organ transplants

"Tamil Nadu has the most efficient and effective cadaver transplant programme in India," says Virginia Vaidhyanathan of the India-US Transplant Foundation.Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com discovers how the......

India-born Arvind Krishna elected CEO of IBM

Indian-origin technology executive Arvind Krishna has been elected chief executive officer of American IT giant IBM after a "world-class succession process", succeeding Virginia Rometty, who......

Sitharaman breaks into Forbes 100 powerful women list

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, HCL Corporation CEO and executive director Roshni Nadar Malhotra and Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw have been named among the world's 100 most powerful......

Modi meets 42 global CEOs, pushes Startup India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged global CEOs and top American executives to leverage the 'Startup India' innovation platforms to formulate solutions for the entire world on challenging issues......

Jobs are plenty, but techies in India lack necessary skillsets: IBM chief

There have been reports that nearly three-fourths of the millions of engineers and B-school graduates are simply not employable at all, speaking volumes about the quality of both the academics as......

'No One Like You, Kareena'

Dia writes a letter... Mouni sends a postcard...Kapil twins with family... Photograph: Kind courtesy Poonam Damania/Instagram Kareena Kapoor Khan's manager Poonam Damania shares a BTS picture from......

It's Bollywood Quiz Time!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. It's quiz time, folks! All you have to do is identify the movie from the options listed below. You have to answer each......

What Makes Yami Gautam Such A Star

Photograph: Kind courtesy Yami Gautam/Instagram Yami Gautam's career is flying high. Article 370, ehr latest film, is a superhit and adds to the list of successes to her credit, right from her......

Preity Is Grateful For The Love

Bollywood is having a party on social media, and you're invited! Photograph: Kind courtesy Preity Zinta/Instagram Preity Zinta turned 49 on January 31 and she's grateful for the love she's......

Impressive Blake lays down marker for Bolt

World 100 metres champion Yohan Blake showed he was in good heart to challenge compatriot Usain Bolt for Olympic sprint dominance in London by clocking 9.85 seconds to win at a meeting in Lucerne......

Blake fails to break season's 100m record set by Bolt

Jamaican world champion Yohan Blake missed the fastest 100 metres of the year by the blink of an eye on Wednesday, his 9.84 seconds a mere 0.02 behind world record holder and training partner Usain......

Obama, Romney agree: Admit women to Augusta Golf Club

President Barack Obama believes women should be allowed to join the all-male Augusta National Golf Club, the White House said on Thursday, adding pressure on the exclusive 80-year-old organization......