'Those days, 'jail-returned' was like 'foreign-returned', something to aspire for'

'Gandhi had given the call 'Do or Die'. And with all the leaders arrested, you had to be your own leader.' IMAGE: Dr G G Parikh with Yusuf Meherally's potrait behind him at the Yusuf Meherally......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

Who will clean the Indian education system?

'Education is disconnected from social reality and does not even attempt to solve the real problems of our country,' observe Peehu Pardeshi and Sandeep Pandey. IMAGE: Amrendra Narayan. Photograph:......

Indians hold anti-CAA protests in 30 US cities

India's 71st Republic day celebrations in the United States on Sunday were marred by protests and marches, albeit peaceful ones, against recent changes in the citizenship law by large number of......

Corporate misuse of water a key concern

People in India and around the world are drawing attention to the global water crisis - and promoting solutions that ensure water is a public good, not a commodity to be bought and sold. Corporate......

MIT Technovator awards for 15 Indians

Fifteen achievers of Indian origin from various fields of academic interest have been chosen for this year's Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan's Global Indus Technovators Awards.The......

Rift forgotten, Kumble gives Virushka his best

Was any cricketer missing at the skipper's wedding reception in Mumbai?   IMAGE: Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli at their reception in Mumbai. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar The big surprise at......

Ranji round up: TN oust Karnataka, champions Mumbai in trouble

Tamil Nadu outclassed Karnataka in a low-scoring encounter, while defending champions Mumbai find themselves in trouble against Hyderabad. A round-up of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches:......

Guess the most successful IPL team!

Image: The IPL trophy The cricketing world is all set for another feast with the Indian Premier League, which commences on April 8. The IPL in its 8th season will feature some exciting fresh......

Which is the most successfull team in IPL history?

Image: IPL trophy Barely days after the World Cup, the cricketing world is all set for another feast of cricket with the Indian Premier League, which commences on April 8. IPL in its 8th season,......

Maxwell still the Most Valuable Player in IPL-7

So 52 games have already been played in the Indian Premier League this season. Here are the Most Valuable players and some random observations by Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle. When you......