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'Unity in diversity has helped us survive'

'The BJP is trying to change this mantra.' Photograph: ANI Photo On December 30, freedom fighter Dr G G Parikh, who was jailed during the 1942 Quit India movement and again during the Emergency,......

AIIMS-Like Centre For Animals In Delhi

Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In a major development, the Centre, for the first time, has initiated a draft proposal for setting up an All India Institute of Medical Sciences......

California senate panel passes bill to end caste bias

A bill seeking to explicitly ban caste discrimination in California has been unanimously passed by the state's Senate Judiciary Committee, amidst strong opposition from Indian-American business and......

Biden appoints 2 Indian-Americans to advisory panel for trade policy

US President Joe Biden on Friday named two Indian-Americans -- Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, and Manish Bapna, CEO of the Natural Resources Defence Council -- to the advisory committee for trade......

Jaishankar tears into George Soros over Modi remarks

Billionaire investor George Soros is old, rich, opinionated, and dangerous and invests resources in shaping narratives, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said. IMAGE: External......

H-4 visa holders may get an automatic right to work in America

Two US lawmakers have introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that aims at granting an automatic right to H-4 visa holders to work in the country, a move which will benefit the spouses of......

Rs 1.45 Trillion In MFs Since March 2021

And there have been months when flows have exceeded $3 billion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Often heavy buying by mutual funds (MFs) gets highlighted. But it is the individual......

New twist to H-1B visas for Indians

The current per-country cap on issuing of green cards in the US has resulted in Indian professionals, mostly from the IT sector, having to wait for decades for their legal permanent residency.......

How Delhi plans to curb and control pollution

In December 2016, the Supreme Court directed the central government to have a graded action plan to tackle the menace of air pollution. There are two plans - Comprehensive Action Plan and Graded......

'Why are even our sewing needles made in China?'

'We are not able to manufacture even low-end products as cheaply as China.''We are not buying Chinese goods today out of any love for China.' IMAGE: A mango vendor opposes Chinese products as......

'The spirit of Manto is the spirit of the film'

Nandita Das wears many hats simultaneously. She is a mother and an actress. She has served on several national and international film juries and has chaired The Children's Film Society. In......

FIDE's decision on transgender women sparks debate

IMAGE: In the scenario where a player transitions from male to female, the federation decrees that participation in official FIDE events for women is not permissible until FIDE reaches a......

Iran female soccer fan dies after self-immolation

Sahar Khodayari, arrested for trying to enter a football stadium, set herself on fire last week outside a courthouse. 'Her only 'crime' was being a woman in a country where women face......

Sports Shorts: India demolish Australia in Thomas and Uber Cup

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Saina Nehwal in action. Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images Indian men's and women's badminton teams expectedly......

FIFA scandal: Banks did not do enough, says global agency

Activists from advocacy group Avaaz demonstrate near the Hallenstadion, in Zurich. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters A global group of government anti-money-laundering agencies said that financial......

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