Dr M S Swaminathan, who made India self-sufficient in food, passes away

M S Swaminathan, renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who bet on sustainable farming passed away in Chennai on Thursday. He was 98 and is survived by three......

Full Text: PM Modi's address to US Congress

Here's the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to a joint session of the United States Congress, delivered on Thursday. IMAGE: US Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the......

Mumbai's Angel In Disguise

Not a day goes by when the cancer-afflicted near Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai go hungry.Satish Bodas/Rediff.com meets hunger warrior Bulbul Roy. Everybody knows where to find the best-tasting......

Extraordinary Indian: Daniel Ponraj

Migrant workers. Poor students. School dropouts. Impoverished women.Daniel Ponraj and his Shubh Sandesh Foundation are helping them all. IMAGE: Daniel Ponraj with 36 migrant girls who were rescued......

This poor farmer has the answer to India's food crisis

Apni kheti, apna khaad / Apna beej, apna swaad (Our own farm, our own fertiliser / Our own seeds, our own taste) -- Prakash Singh Raghuvanshi. A farmer from Tandia village in Varanasi has a......