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Giant In The Earth: M S Swaminathan

Dr Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to Dr M S Swaminathan, the renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who passed away in Chennai last week. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'

'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.' IMAGE: A Tiranga walkathon on the eve of Independence Day in Mumbai, August 14, 2023.......

Minorities more safe in India than in US: Ex-VP

Secularism is in the blood of Indian people, former vice president Venkaiah Naidu has said, asserting that minorities are more safe and secure in India than in many countries including in the......

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,......

NDA 11,000 Votes Short In Presidential Poll

That's a deficit the NDA will have to make up with the help of 'friendly' alliance partners, the very groupings the PM has said are 'family-run', reports Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: President Ram Nath......

The remorseful CEO

Today, apologies by CEOs of global corporations have become so common that you get case studies on the subject. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. Facebook, Apple, Toyota, Microsoft, Uber,......

Oil plummets to $29 per barrel, dragging world stocks lower

Skittish investors snapped up gold and other safe-haven assets amid fears of a global economic slowdown Oil prices plummeted to $29 a barrel on Friday on the impending resumption of Iranian oil......

US Inc sing Modi's 'Make in India' tune

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during a speech. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters Ahead of a reception for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Madison Square Garden in New York City on......

FDI can spur innovation, ideas and industries

FDI can encourage a healthy flow of research and development in either direction. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is vital to world economic growth as well as for India. Hence, I was delighted to......

Remembering Amar Bose: The label 'Great Man' fits him to a T

Sree Sreenivasan recalls his encounters with the pioneer of sound who passed away on Friday and gives a sense of how many lives he touched -- in big and small ways. There are two......

The Magical World Of Muzaffar Ali

'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through,' notes Mohammad Sajjad. IMAGE:......

When Satyajit Ray got UPSET

There is a world that Satyajit Ray created in his films that I wanted to be a part of -- as Durga bathed in the rain to Ravi Shankar's music; when Charulata sat on the swing regretting she never......

Review: The Road, bleak but touching

An often heard comment at the Toronto International Film Festival where The Road was shown in September: It is bleak and numbing, and yet I could not get myself give up on it. Of course, many of......

Kailasa's international outing

Kailash Kher will perform in Perelman Theatre in Philadelphia on July 30, along with his band Kailasa. The performance is part of the weekly Global Grooves world music dance parties being held......

Slumdog Millionaire wins Brit awards

Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, an art house hit in America and Canada and which will roll out of across the United Kingdom next month, grabbed a trio of top awards at the British Independent......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza. ARGENTINA......

Shorts: Rublev outlasts Djokovic to claim Serbia Open crown

IMAGE: Russian Andrey Rublev won his 11th ATP title with Serbian Open crown. Photograph: ATP Tour/Twitter World No 1 Novak Djokovic's barren title spell in 2022 continued as he went down 6-2, 6-7......

Soccer: Police launch probe after Bodo coach attacks Roma staff

IMAGE: Roma coach Jose Mourinho was also unhappy with the artificial pitch in Norway, blaming the synthetic surface for defender Gianluca Mancini's injury that forced him to be withdrawn on......

Happy 60th, Carl Lewis!

His 9-gold athletic haul at the Olympics remains unrivalled with Usain Bolt coming close with 8.Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry, salutes Carl Lewis, 'Sportsman of......

Bryant was one of basketball's greatest

In 2008, Kobe Bryant was named the NBA Most Valuable Player. He won two Olympic gold medals, part of the United States team in 2008 and 2012. IMAGE: A small forward and shooting guard, Kobe Bryant......

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