'Modi phenomenon' captures US ahead of state visit

Hundreds of enthusiastic Indian-Americans have gathered at iconic locations across 20 US cities and organised unity marches to send a message of welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi days ahead......

Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in US; India demands action

Unknown miscreants have vandalised, broken and ripped from the base a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in a park in the US state of California, evoking a strong response from India which sought a thorough......

Indian American convicted of drug charges killed

An Indian American and his wife were shot at by an unidentified assailant in Sacramento, California on Thursday. While Balbir Singh Dhami was killed, his wife Kuldip Kaur Dhami was taken to the......

Pakistani indicted for 'waging jihad' in US

One of five Pakistani men arrested from the a suburban Sacramento mosque earlier this year was indicted on federal charges alleging he intended "to wage jihad in the United States." Hamid Hayat,......

CalPERS puts India on investment radar

Now India is one up on China. CalPERS (California Public Employees' Retirement System, the largest pension fund in the United States), has decided to put India on its investment radar. China......

Obama names Indian American to senior trade post

Nearly six months after he nominated Dr Islam A 'Isi' Siddiqui to be the chief agricultural negotiator at the office of the US Trade Representative, US President Barack Obama -- fed up with what......

Which country owns most gold?

Gold Which nation has largest monetary gold reserves?Take the Rediff Business Quiz and see how much you know about the history of gold Biz Quiz is best viewed in Internet Explorer (IE) and Netscape......

The Ugly Truth is not a bad movie

If one of the posters for The Ugly Truth is to be believed, women experience love with their heads while men approach the whole enterprise from a place further south on their anatomy charts. Now......

Iconic Nigerian player and manager Keshi dies aged 54

IMAGE: Nigeria's coach Stephen Keshi cheers on his team during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game against France at the Brasilia national stadium in Brasilia June 30, 2014. Photograph: Ueslei......

Sim Bhullar, a man of superlatives

Simanta Roy looks beyond Sim Bhullar’s 7’5” tall, 360-pound frame to the first player of Indian descent to play in the high-profile NBA. FIRST PUBLISHED IN INDIA ABROAD......

Clijsters, Henin storm into third round

On a day when fans at Wimbledon hope Roger Federer does not clown around again when he plays a challenger nicknamed 'Bozo', Belgians Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin wiped the smiles off their......

'Satnam, Bhullar can inspire Indian kids to dream of shot at NBA'

On his first visit to India, former three-time NBA champion Brian Shaw talks of the potential Indian youngsters possess to make the cut in the NBA and the sensational Stephen Curry. Norma......

2006 a mixed bag for Indian sports

Below-par shows in most of the crowd-puller team games notwithstanding, a slew of heroic individual performances and fairy tale successes of the shooters made 2006 a year to cherish in Indian......