The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

SC strikes down Maratha quota, terms it unconstitutional

The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs, terming it as “unconstitutional", and held there were no......

For how many generations will reservations continue, asks SC

For how many generations would reservations in jobs and education continue, the Supreme Court sought to know during the Maratha quota case hearing on Friday and raised concerns over 'resultant......

PM congratulates Sundar Pichai on new role

With India-born Sundar Pichai set to head a re-organised Google as its Chief Executive Officer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated the IIT alumni on his new role at the internet......

Overseas Indians to discuss country's growth

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, steel magnate L N Mittal and Pepsi chief Indra Nooyi are among global leaders of Indian origin who will meet in New Delhi during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas next month......

IITians to confer on future agenda in NYC

The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, is gearing up to host the biggest ever gathering of IIT alumni in New York this year to mark the 50th anniversary of its founding. The July 18 through 20......

Rohm and Haas to invest $100 million in India

Rohm and Haas, one of the largest speciality material manufacturers in the world, plans to invest $100 million (about Rs 410 crore) in India to develop manufacturing and research and development......

The Movie *Everyone* Turned Up To See!

Director Anubhav Sinha's screening of his new film Anek, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Andrea Kevichusa, Manoj Pahwa and Kumud Mishra, was a houseful affair! Actors and directors turned up to see......

Bollywood's LOVABLE Grandmoms

There was a time Nirupa Roy and Sulochana played grandmothers in numerous films. Years later, we saw Farida Jalal and Reema Lagoo take over this character. Quite a few actresses have, in fact,......

PIX: Karishma, Nia, Nushrat at a Diwali party

Producer Krishan Kumar and his wife Tanya threw a grand Diwali bash, and invited all their friends over. The party saw a mix of film as well as television personalities.   Karishma Tanna.......

Salman, Kareena, Bachchans condole with Ajay Devgn, Kajol

Bollywood came in large numbers to bid adieu to one of their own. Action director Veeru Devgan had contributed to the film industry for over four decades, and his son Ajay Devgn has continued the......

101 cricketers sever ties with ICL

Former internationals Rohan Gavaskar, Deep Dasgupta and Hemang Badani are among 101 cricketers who have severed links with the rebel Indian Cricket League and applied to the Board of Control for......

Gopichand advances, Abhinn out

Former All England champion Pullela Gopichand advanced to the second round of the Singapore Open badminton tournament while national champion Abhinn Shyam Gupta bowed out in the first.Gopichand......