Maya Angelou passes away: Her life in PHOTOS

Maya Angelou, the celebrated poet, writer and activist who rose from a childhood of poverty in Arkansas to become an American literary icon, died on Wednesday morning at her home in Winston-Salem,......

US seeks arrest of Cong Rajya Sabha MP on bribery charges

The United States has requested India for “provisional arrest” of Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member K V P Ramachandra Rao after he was indicted by an American court in an alleged......

Rajya Sabha MP, close to Jagan, indicted in US

US indicts Rajya Sabha MP K V P Ramachandra Rao, a close associate of Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and his son Jaganmohan Reddy, in bribery and corruption case. Rediff.com's Suman Guha Mozumder reports......

Best places for career & business in US

The news on the economy in recent months has been uninspiring. The subprime lending mess threatens to accelerate the housing slowdown. Gas is at its highest price in eight months. Gross domestic......

Top 10 digital cities in the US

The most technology-advanced cities in America have been named by the Center for Digital Government based on its 2004 Digital Cities Survey. The annual survey examines how American city governments......

Ajay Patel is dean of US B-school

Ajay Patel, a non-resident Indian, has been appointed as dean of the prestigious Babcock Graduate School of Management by the Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina."Ajay has......

Nagal makes early exit from Winston-Salem Open

IMAGE: Sumit Nagal. Photograph: Ciro De Luca/Reuters India's top singles player Sumit Nagal bowed out of the Winston-Salem Open, an ATP 250 event, after a straight set defeat against Borna Coric......

US Open PIX: Alcaraz, Medvedev in quarters; Jabeur sent packing

IMAGES from Day 8 of the action at the US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows in New York on Monday. Alcaraz makes quick work of Arnaldi to reach last eight......

US Open PIX: Error-prone Alcaraz into third round; Murray out

IMAGES from matches on Day 4 of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows in New York on Thursday. IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his......

All about US Open champion Daniil Medvedev

IMAGE: Daniil Medvedev delivered the performance of a lifetime to win the US Open on Sunday and deny Novak Djokovic a rare calendar year Grand Slam. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images......

Tennis: Osaka stunned by Teichmann at Cincinnati

IMAGE: Japan's Naomi Osaka made 41 unforced errors in her 3rd round loss to Jil Teichmann in the Western & Southern Open third round in Cincinnati on Thursday. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters An......