Meet America's new vice president: Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris becomes the first woman, the first Black American and the first Asian American to hold the country's second highest office, and is now in a strong position to run for the top job four......

Joe Biden names Indian-American Kamala Harris as running mate

In a major breakthrough for Indian-Americans in United States politics, Joe Biden has picked Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate to woo the Black voters and the influential Indian diaspora......

Kamala Harris: The inspiring story of many firsts

Indian-origin Senator Kamala Devi Harris scripted history when she became the first Black woman to be appointed as running mate by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the November......

PM Modi receives UN's highest environmental honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded with the United Nations’ highest environmental honour, bestowed upon five other individuals and organisations, for his leadership of the......

'Whatever we do, we have to make an impact'

'Professors can teach even when they are 90 because they don't lose their skill with words. Go deeper and there's spirituality in it,' Dr Swati Piramal tells Pavan Lall. Illustrations: Dominic......

Tokyo Olympics: Yen for Losing Money

Atanu Biswas explains the economics behind hosting a Games in pandemic times. IMAGE: Fireworks light up the Olympic stadium in Tokyo during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, July......

'Digital payments have become a fashion statement'

N Sundaresha Subramanian digs deeper into what Catalyst, an Indo-US project, brings to the payments ecosystem. IMAGE: The fast changes in technology are making payments a confusing sector for......

India, US announce steps to promote clean energy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dismissed that there was any pressure to ink a pact similar to US-China agreement on emission cuts as India and the US announced important steps to promote......

Tiger awardee Vipin Vijay speaks

He is the first Indian to win the prestigiousTiger Award at the Rotterdam International Film FestivalonJanuary 29 for his Malayalam documentary film Video Game. Meet Vipin Vijay, a student of the......

A Century Of Inspiring Olympic Moments

IMAGE: US gymnast Simone Biles is the most decorated man or woman her sport has ever seen. Photograph: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters The Olympics have captured the world's imagination......

The Greatest Olympians!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Michael Phelps/Instagram   Every four years, the world holds its breath, as the Olympics bring the world together. Athletes, trained to peak perfection, compete for......

Untold story of Thierry Henry's mental health battles

'I must have been in depression my entire career' IMAGE: Thierry Henry ended his glittering 20-year club career in 2014, which also included stints at Monaco, Juventus, Barcelona and New York Red......

PIX: Alcaraz rediscovers the joy of tennis at US Open

'I'm going to work hard again after this week, this amazing two weeks. I'm going to fight for have more of this.' IMAGE: US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest world number one......

When Milkha Singh chatted with Rediff Readers

Four years before the arrival of the new century, long before Facebook Live and InstaChats, arrived the Rediff Chat, the Internet's first forum where Readers could chat with Newsmakers. Among the......