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220 cr in India, Pak to face deadly heat if...: Study

If global temperatures rise by 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, around 2.2 billion (220 crore) people living in the Indus River Valley in northern India and eastern Pakistan may......

Shouts of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', 'Vande Mataram'

A lady in a white salwar suit leads the chants of people holding both Indian and US flags.Rediff.com US Contributor Abhijit J Masih reports from the White House. IMAGE: Eera and Mike wait for a......

Jill Biden's personal touch behind menu and dcor for state dinner

First Lady Jill Biden said after years of strengthening ties, the US-India partnership is deep and expansive as the two countries jointly tackle global challenges. She also previewed to the media......

Stalin's Breakfast Scheme A Social Revolution

'Within a short span, it increased attendance, improved children's physical fitness, and led to a rise in the enrolment ratio.' IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin feeds a student at the......

'Unless we get 15% exports growth, 8-9% GDP will be difficult'

'I think that the hope of making the Indian economy globally competitive, especially under conditions when the exchange rate is losing competitiveness and against an international environment of......

Meet Ajit Pai, the man at the center of the US net neutrality debate

The chief of America's Federal Communications Commission is not a fan of net neutrality.So what's his vision of communications and digital policy in these times?We find out... IMAGE: Ajit Pai at a......

Now, a device which can generate power from waste water!

In what may turn out to be a boon for developing countries, scientists claim to have created a device which can generate electricity from waste water.A team at Pennsylvania State University in the......

World's largest searchable audio database soon

A new database enabling visitors to search for spoken English ranging from people talking to their dogs to ministers addressing their congregation is being created at the Oxford University......

15 of world's top 20 pension funds head for India

Foreign pension funds are making a beeline for India despite the turmoil in global markets. More than 40 such funds (endowments and university and family foundations) have registered with the......

''I'm producing Comedy Central's first Diwali movie'

'Hot Mess Holiday airs on December 11 -- it's a really fun story.' IMAGE: Kal Penn on the cover of his memoir, You Can't Be Serious. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kal Penn/Instagram Kal Penn discusses......

What are Priyanka's plans after her wedding?

Will Priyanka start a family? Or does she have some career aces up her sleeve?Longtime Rediff.com contributor Aseem Chhabra, author of Priyanka Chopra: The Incredible Story Of A Global Bollywood......

Kal Penn: I would love to shoot five Bollywood films simultaneously

'...But my strong suit will not be dancing,' Kal Penn tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com, in the concluding part of the interview. Part I of the interview: 'I'm not related to......

'I'm not related to Narendra Modi!'

From the hilariously funny Harold and Kumar series, Kal Penn moves on to the more serious Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain, his first Hindi film. On the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy,......

Review: The Tree Of Life is a brave vision

Shaikh Ayaz says The Tree Of Life is sheer poetry as it glides from one moment to another. Post YOUR reviews here!There are very few, almost only handful films as compellingly personal in its scope......

UP-born baseballers meet Obama at White House

It was a weekend to remember for Uttar Pradesh-born US baseball league players Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel as they met US President Barack Obama and Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho at the White......

NRI gymnast fights back to win

"An unbelievable feeling. It truly is an experience I will cherish all my life." Those are the words of Kyle Fernandez, a member of the Oklahoma University (OU) 'Sooners' Men's Gymnastics team,......

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