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She Helps Girls Get Education

What are the reasons why a girl's education falls by the wayside? IMAGE: Safeena Husain, founder NGO, Educate Girls. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera for Rediff.com Your mission in life is chosen. It's......

From media to NBFCs, Ramoji Rao left his imprint in many industries

Veteran media personality and business tycoon Ch Ramoji Rao, who passed away in Hyderabad on Saturday, is a versatile genius whose work is unparalleled across various fields like media,......

All you need to know about Bharat Ratna MS Swaminathan

Agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan's research as a plant geneticist addressed the issue of food insecurity and helped small farmers augment their income by enhancing productivity. IMAGE: In his......

PIX: President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna awards

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday conferred Bharat Ratna on former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan and two-time former Bihar......

How much is Shashi Tharoor worth?

Shashi Tharoor, who is eyeing a fourth consecutive win from the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, has declared assets of over Rs 55 crore in his nomination papers. IMAGE: Congress candidate......

Ratan Tata receives honorary doctorate from York University

Former TATA Group Chairman Ratan Tata has been conferred an honorary doctor of laws degree by Canada's prestigious YorkUniversity for his achievements in promoting innovations, exemplary leadership......

Nilekani donates Rs 315 cr to alma mater IIT-Bombay

Nandan Nilekani, co-founder and chairman of Infosys and the founding chairman of UIDAI, has donated Rs 315 crore to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. IMAGE: Nandan Nilekani.......

Industrialist Rahul Bajaj passes away

Eminent industrialist and former chairman of the Bajaj group Rahul Bajaj passed away on Saturday due to illness at his home in Pune, according to a group official. Bajaj (83), who stood down......

Chanda Kochhar gets honorary degree from Canadian university

Chanda Kochhar, MD and CEO, ICICI Bank received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Carleton University, Canada. The University said it conferred the honour in recognition of her pioneering......

Pitroda to get doctorate from Illinois varsity

Telecom technoczar Sam Pitroda, who is also the advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on infrastructure and innovation, has been selected for honorary doctorate in Human Letters by the......

Looking At Varun's 'Happy Place'

Aahana-Karisma make new friends... Divya takes a taxi ride... Nia goes bungee-jumping... Photograph: Kind courtesy Varun Dhawan/Instagram Varun Dhawan finds his 'happy place' in the Maldives.......

PIX: Shah Rukh gets an honorary doctorate

Shah Rukh Khan was conferred an honorary doctorate by the Maulana Azad National Urdu University in Hyderabad for contribution towards promotion of Urdu culture. Chancellor......

Honorary doctorate for A R Rahman

Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahman and former Sahitya Academy President Gopi Chand Narang will be conferred honorary doctorates of Aligarh Muslim University at its convocation here on June 7.......

Hema Malini to receive honorary doctorate

"I never imagined even in my wildest dream that I'd be Dr Hema Malini one day," says the veteran actress who will be conferred upon with a honorary doctorate at the Singhania University in......

'A genuinely kind man who, despite his stardom, approaches life as an artist first'

'We bonded over the fact that we are both from Delhi and he spent a lot of his childhood in the same neighbourhood as me.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sanjeeta Bhattacharya Indie singer Sanjeeta......

Rashford gets honorary doctorate from University of Manchester

'I'm here to receive my honorary doctorate for my work around child poverty. Yesterday, millions of families across the UK lost a lifeline and a means of staying afloat," he added, referring to the......

Honorary doctorate for Vishy Anand

World Chess champion Vishwanathan Anand was,on Tuesday,conferred an honorary doctorate, the first for him, by the Sathyabama University in Chennai. The doctorate was conferred upon at a special......

MS Dhoni gets honorary doctorate

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Monday awarded an honorary doctorate by De Montfort University after the conclusion of a Twenty20 practice match against Leicestershire. Dhoni was praised......

Rashford to receive honorary degree from University of Manchester

IMAGE: Marcus Rashford's collaboration with poverty and food waste charity, FareShare, led to £20million being raised in financial and food donations and 3.9 million meals being distributed......

Rashford's mother says struggled to put food on table

'Sometimes it was really bad, I'd rather give the food to the kids than give it to myself, sometimes I didn't get anything to eat.' IMAGE: Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford said his......

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