Top B'desh, SL, Nepal leaders to attend Modi's swearing-in ceremony

Top leaders of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius and Seychelles are likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the weekend,......

World leaders congratulate Modi on third term

Over 50 world leaders have congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he is set to take oath this week for a third straight term at the top office following victory of the National Democratic......

BJP likely to keep big 4 portfolios, culture, education

Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi is set to take oath on Sunday for a third straight term as the head of a coalition government after two full tenures in which the Bharatiya Janata Party......

Modi sworn in as PM for 3rd time; 42 ministers from OBC, SC/STs

Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday for a record-equalling third term, heading a 72-member Union council of ministers that put emphasis on continuity, youth and experience while......

'Arrest Chitra, find others involved in NSE scam'

'This issue is related to national security because they were compromising the entire capital markets's core infrastructure by leaking confidential information.''What would have happened if the......

Seychelles seeks stronger biz ties with India

Seychelles, an African country located in the mid-western part of the Indian Ocean, has sought greater business cooperation with India, especially in the field of energy and technology.In these......

'China can learn from India's manpower training in Africa'

China may have bigger trade and investments in Africa but it can learn from India's approach of manpower training and technical support to African people, a Chinese daily said on Tuesday,......

How TED hopes to change the world

'Our real future is the boy in the slum and the girl in the village.''We need to find the voices that can empower them to lead a better life,' TED Talks' Chris Anderson tells Niraj......

Aashka-Brent's amazing Andaman holiday

Stars go for the loveliest holidays. Hina Khan went on a holiday to Dubai. Malaika Arora Khan had a lovely holiday in the Maldives. Celina Jaitly visited Shanghai, Beijing, Sanya with her family.......

Parineeti Chopra's AWESOME Australian holiday!

Stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in.We bring you their travels in a special series. Aamir Khan went on a family holiday to Italy. Karisma......

Ajith's Vedalam teaser is a huge hit!

A lowdown on what's happening in the Tamil film industry. Ajith's Vedalam teaser has been creating waves since its release on October 8.  The 45-second teaser had 50,000 likes within the......

The Tabu Interview: 'I feel alone'

'When I was younger, 15 years or 20 years seemed like a really long time. But, as you journey though life, you don't realise where the years disappear...' Birthday girl Tabu lets Rediff.com's......

12 killed in stampede at Madagascar's national stadium

IMAGE: A stampede happened when sports fans tried to enter Madagascar's national stadium for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games. Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters A......

Aussie IPL stars return home; CA 'grateful' to BCCI

Photograph: Kind courtesy Steve Smith/Instagram Australia's IPL players, including Pat Cummins and Steve Smith, arrived in Sydney on Monday after a stop-over at Maldives due to travel ban......

Viv Richards, Richie thank PM Modi for COVID-19 vaccines

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Vivian Richards/Twitter Former West Indies cricketers Vivian Richards, Richie Richardson, Jimmy Adams and Ramnaresh Sarwan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for......

Transparency and accountability in IPL functioning

Former cricketer Kirti Azad on Sunday sat on a hunger strike, lambasting the "greed, lust for money and sleaze" in the IPL and demanded transparency in the cash-rich league's functioning. -MCA......

Ronaldinho to play tsunami benefit match

World Player of the Year Ronaldinho and European Footballer of the Year Andriy Shevchenko will lead two teams at the Nou Camp on Tuesday in a benefit match to raise funds for victims of the Asian......