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Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'

'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.' IMAGE: A Tiranga walkathon on the eve of Independence Day in Mumbai, August 14, 2023.......

My First Walk In Free India

'At school, on August 15, the Indian flag was raised. There was no national anthem at that time and we sang Rise India Thy Millions Lead,' recalls military legend Major General Ian Cardozo (retd).......

ISRO Satellite, Developed By 750 Schoolgirls

AzaadiSAT had around 75 small payloads developed by schoolgirls of 75 rural schools. IMAGE: Students of St Francis Girls High School pose for a picture as ISRO launched SSLV-D1 carrying an Earth......

Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

Neal Mohan, a shy student who is now YouTube boss

What does Neal Mohan, anointed the next CEO of YouTube, have in common with Sir Cliff Richard? They are alumni of St Francis’ College. Mohan, who will take over the reins of the social media......

Good to see Bikhchandani, Banga on the rich list

'To all the MBAs that burn the candle at both ends, travel half-a-million miles every year, and spend little or no quality time with their families, the rise to riches of Mr Bikhchandani and Mr......

Irani moots autonomy for IIT, IIMs

Jamshed J Irani, former managing director of Tata Steel, believes that professional educational institutions such as Indian Institute of Technologies and Indian Institute of Managements should be......

Nagpur to PK, Rajkumar Hirani's amazing journey

As Rajkumar Hirani's PK gets ready for release, we re-publish our special on the director, published in December 2009. Barring a Shah Rukh Khan, an Akshay Kumar or a Preity Zinta, it is......

Fans Celebrate India On R-Day!

The atmosphere at the Rajiv Gandhi international stadium in Hyderabad has been electric as India push England into a corner in the opening Test of the five match series. With the Republic Day......

Sports Shorts: Manpreet suspended for doping; Kashyap knocks out top seed

AFI provisionally suspends Manpreet for second dope offence IMAGE: Manpreet Kaur poses with her gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar. Photograph: PTI Top Indian......

Pranav Dhanawade makes history; scores 1009 runs in an innings

IMAGE: Pranav Dhanawade of Smt. KC Gandhi School (Kalyan) Pranav Dhanawade, a school cricketer from Kalyan, on the outskirts of Mumbai, scripted history by becoming the first batsman to score......

Record was not on mind, says Mumbai schoolboy Shaw after hitting 546

Fourteen-year-old Prithvi Shaw tells Harish Kotian he was not aware of the new record in Mumbai schools cricket even after breaching the 500-run mark.Cricket fans may be saddened that Sachin......

14-year-old Prithvi Shaw scores record 546 in schools cricket

Prithvi Shaw is back in the headlines. The 14-year-old batsman scored a marathon 546, as Rizvi Springfield amassed 991, in reply to St Francis D’Assisi’s first innings total of 92 in......

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