An India like no other

Every year, for thousands of years, the Sonepur Mela, transforms a small rural town in north Bihar into a giant fair.Rediff.com's Archana Masih spent a day in the rural fair that once drew......

Iran or Israel: India must make the choice

India must reduce its dependence on Iran and demonstrate its friendship with Israel more forecefully, argues Harsh V Pant. The battle between Iran and Israel had now landed on Indian shores. New......

The moments that shaped 2016

'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......

'Wherever Mukesh puts up a plant, I put up a school'

'I sat down and asked what they would want in their new school. One student said a football field, another one asked for computers. One little girl came and sat next to me and said, "A separate......

Santosh Trophy returns to Hyderabad after 57 years!

IMAGE: Hyderabad's Gachibowli Stadium will host the final of the Santosh Trophy 2024. Photograph: AIFF Hyderabad will host the final rounds of the 78th National Football Championship for the......

Another lockdown leaves Kashmir footballers frustrated

'This is a very different lockdown from what we have witnessed here from last many decades as this threat is global, but the people in Kashmir very much know how to survive in situations like this'......

Football growing in Kashmir, defying all odds

The beautiful game is defying all odds as, despite the continuing trouble in the state, it has been turning into an all consuming passion for the youth of both sexes given that some have......

Football coach to leave Kashmir after threats

Argentine football coach Juan Marcos, who started and International Football Academy Trust to train the Valley's youth four years ago, has decided to leave following death threats and attacks on......

Real Kashmir FC coach honoured with British Empire Medal

Photographs: Kind Courtesy AIFF Media David Alexander Robertson, coach of Kashmir's famous football club Real Kashmir FC, has been honoured with British Empire Medal (BEM) for his services to......