Shiv Sena-UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi amid rumblings in the opposition Maha Vikasa Aghadi after Nationalist Congress Party-SP chief Sharad Pawar felicitated......
A military flight will deport 119 individuals, who were in the United States illegally and will reach Amritsar in India on Saturday, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted the need to......
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......
The Union home ministry has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) for alleged violation of laws, a move the public think-tank......
Asserting that terrorism is not linked to any religion, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday said it is no coincidence that despite there being around 200 million Muslims, the......
Advertising industry veteran Gerson da Cunha, a multi-faceted personality passionate about civic activism in later years, died in Mumbai on Friday after a brief illness, a former colleague said.......
Given the scale of India’s energy needs the numbers of ‘Solar Mamas’, as they have been called in a documentary film, may not seem very promising, rues Rajni Bakshi Bunker Roy,......
Left without as much work for all its employees, Infosys is offering some of them an option to work with a non-profit organisation for a year and get paid half their salary by the IT major, its......
Playing a character put off by the idea of retirement is becoming on Bachchan.Hands in pocket, eyes firmly focused on his mission, conviction inks his speech while his serene, sensitive, portrayal......
Bollywood's stars had a packed weekend... Take a look. This weekend, some Bollywood folk were busy promoting their movies. Others found time to play football. Jacqueline Fernandez got ready......
The stars get together for an evening of awards. The 20th Beti Flo Gr8 awards, conceived by Anu Ranjan, founder of the NGO Beti, was held in Mumbai. Women achievers were saluted for their......
Vinay Rai made his debut in late Jeeva's Tamil film Unnale Unnale. The film was an unprecedented hit. Vinay's second film, Jayam Kondan also hit the marquee's eye. His third film Modhi......
Salman Khan will be the brand ambassador of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Charity Initiative, which includes housing, literacy and rehabilitation measures for the people......
IMAGE: Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Lars Burgsmuller in the first round of the French Open at Roland Garros, May 23, 2005. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters Rafael Nadal is preparing......
IMAGE: Australian cricketers visited Yuwa, an NGO based in Ranchi in 2017. The event was managed in partnership with the Australian High Commission in India Yuwa, a Jharkhand-based NGO which works......
IMAGE: PV Sindhu celebrates winning the Badminton World Championships in August. Photograph: Vincent Kessler/Reuters Legendary Sachin Tendulkar along with chess wizard Viswanathan Anand and tennis......
Novak Djokovic took the honours at the Laureus Sports Awards last week but it was a Jharkhand-based NGO that put India in the spotlight at the 'Oscars of Sports'. The week rounded off with PV......
‘Why do you need to give Arjuna every year. Is it necessary? We are now throwing the awards away’ ‘You can't beg for award or demand it’ IMAGE: Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit......