9/11: 20 Years Later, A Father Mourns A Dead Son

Death anniversaries are simply dates on a calendar.But dates like 9/11 should never be allowed to pass by forgotten because terrorism is not to be borne, inhumanity is not to borne.Nor disasters......

Biden plans to host a global Summit for Democracy in 1st yr of Presidency

During his first year of presidency, Joe Biden plans to bring together the democracies of the world by hosting a global Summit for Democracy to 'renew the spirit and shared purpose' of the nations......

After Rahul's jibe, 'govt sources' say UPA started process to buy VVIP jets

The process for procuring two VVIP aircraft, over whose acquisition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi government on Tuesday, had begun under the United Progressive Alliance government,......

REWIND: Best of the month -- August

Here are the images that encapsulated the biggest moments in the month of August. An aerial view shows smoke rising over a deforested plot of the Amazon jungle in Porto Velho, Rondonia State,......

'Public sector banks fear being hounded by the 3Cs'

'Public sector banks are like an extended arm of the government.''They rush to rescue certain sectors or they rush to invest in certain sectors to prop up the economy which the private banks......

Globalisation is alive and well, don't panic

We are witnessing a new phase where business leaders are realising globalisation has to take into account national identities and cultures, says Claude Smadja. One fashionable idea these days is......

How India paid the price for 'EPW types'

Had it not been for the intellectual dominance and political legitimacy of the Leftist philosophy since 1970, would EPW have become what it did? After all, there were other more established......

In US, Gadkari outlines plans to halt road accidents

'Road safety is the highest priority for our government because every year there are 500,000 accidents and about 150,000 deaths.'Rediff.com's Aziz Haniffa reports from Washington, DC. He is keen......

Travel woes and halal food hunt plague Afghan cricketers

Afghanistan players turn chefs to overcome a ‘beefy' issue Photograph: Kind courtesy ACB/X For the Afghanistan cricketers, it was a meatball-sized problem to fork through! The......

Ryder Cup: US have slight edge over Europe

After three days of practice in sunny weather, the 39th Ryder Cup finally gets underway on Friday at Medinah Country Club with hosts the United States appearing to hold a wafer-thin advantage over......

'It's in my contract not to speak to media'

India's newly-appointed cricket coach Duncan Fletcher was more of a bystander than conductor of his first practice session with the team ahead of Saturday's Twenty20 match against the West......

Our young players are extremely motivated: Raina

A depleted Indianteam, sans senior players Sachin Tendulkar and regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, arrivedin the Carbbeanfor a limited overs series against the West Indies, starting on Saturday.......