Indian-origin journalist wins Pulitzer Prize

Megha Rajagopalan, an Indian-origin journalist, along with two contributors has won the Pulitzer Prize for innovative investigative reports that exposed a vast infrastructure of prisons and mass......

Sheena Bora Trial: And Sheena's passports turn up...

Her elfin face could be seen and once more after many days the victim of this murder had a face and a presence.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.Illustration: Uttam......

The Malayali Christian who built a mosque in the UAE

'It made me sad that these people had to spend a minimum of 20 dirhams from the meagre 800 dirhams they get, to pray.''God had helped me many times in my life, it was my duty to help these......

The Hindi-speaking Aussie who loves India

Charles 'Biharilal' Thomson, is an Australian who speaks fluent Hindi learnt on the streets, trains and buses of India's hinterland.Biharilal tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih how India has......

Mehul Choksi: 'I want to clear my name'

'I was shocked by the kidnapping episode. I could have lost my life.' IMAGE: Mehul Choksi. Photograph: PTI Photo   Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi claims he had planned to leave the country......

PayU buys BillDesk for $4.7 bn in one of largest Indian fintech deals

Over the next three years, RBI expects more than 200 million new users to adopt digital payments, with the average annual transactions per capita rising tenfold from 22 to 220. IMAGE: Anirban......

As Work From Home Deepens...

… Are far-reaching social changes coming with it, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Sir, when will you open the office for all of us to come every......

Infosys charters a flight to bring back staff stuck in US

76 families took a Qatar Airways flight from San Francisco on Sunday evening and reached Bangalore International Airport after a 20-hour flight. These employees were stuck in the US due to various......

Indian wrestlers' desperate plea: A fight for their future

IMAGE: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) was on Thursday forced to pull all three Indian teams out of the championships. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Barely 48 hours before they are......

Why did Britain's top shooters miss the World Cup?

IMAGE: The World Cup final got underway at the Karni Singh Ranges with elite shooters from across the world. Photograph: NRAI/X The ISSF World Cup final in New Delhi has been robbed of some sheen......

Won't retire until I get Olympic medal: Deepika

'I really want to win an Olympic medal, and I won't quit until I achieve that' IMAGE: India's Deepika Kumari in action during the Archery Women's Individual Quarterfinals in Invalides, Paris,......

Kerala man cycles 22,000 km to cheer for Neeraj in Paris

IMAGE: Fayis Asraf Ali, right, met Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra in Budapest last year. Photograph: Ecowheelers/X India's star athlete Neeraj Chopra will have a special supporter at the Paris......

Missing Indian wushu player breaks silence

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mepung Lamgu/X Indian wushu player Mepung Lamgu, who failed to make it to the Asian Games because of diplomatic issues with China, on Saturday said she is 'alright',......