The Aussie who took on the British for Rani Laxmibai

John Lang represented Rani Laxmibai in her legal battle against the East India Company to stop the annexation of her kingdom of Jhansi.Rediff.com's Archana Masih profiles the maverick Aussie who......

Former Indian envoy to US Abid Hussain dies

Veteran bureaucrat and former Indian ambassador to the United States, Dr Abid Hussain, died in a hotel in London on Thursday morning following a heart attack. Hussain, a former Ambassador to the US......

GoM to bring in major changes to curb corruption

The Group of Ministers headed by Finance Pranab Mukherjee constituted tackle corruption and improve transparency on Friday enunciated some major steps like creating a directorate of prosecution,......

NRIs catalyst in US-India ties

A Los Angeles-based think tank has, for the first time in the history of analysis of US-India relations, pointed to the integral role the Indian-American community has played in enhancing ties......

Ranji Trophy: Delhi stare at defeat against Andhra

A round-up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Punjab's Mandeep Singh after completing his double century against Hyderabad during Ranji Trophy match at Dhruv Pandove......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara shines for Saurashtra; Fifer for Mithun

A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday. IMAGE: Saurahtra's Cheteshwar Pujara scored an unbeaten half-century against Railways on Day 2 of their Ranji match on......