Yoshita Singh, PTI

Stories by Yoshita Singh, PTI

Here's why Elon Musk congratulated Modi

Here's why Elon Musk congratulated Modi

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2024

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being the most followed leader in the world on social media platform X with over 100 million followers.

'India Has Changed So Much'

'India Has Changed So Much'

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2024

'I don't feel like going back to India, to the old Delhi that I grew up in. Because the place doesn't exist anymore.'

'No Nation Will Question Our Power'

'No Nation Will Question Our Power'

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2024

'No enemy will doubt our might.'

US cop who laughed after Indian student's death fired

US cop who laughed after Indian student's death fired

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2024

Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, was struck by a police vehicle driven by Seattle Police Officer Kevin Dave as she was crossing a street on January 23.

Unjustified pressure on India over energy ties: Russia

Unjustified pressure on India over energy ties: Russia

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2024

India is a great power that determines its national interests and chooses its partners, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, describing as "completely unjustified" the "enormous pressure" on New Delhi due to its energy cooperation with Moscow.

'We Were Fighting With Our Backs To The Wall'

'We Were Fighting With Our Backs To The Wall'

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2024

'There is a sense of achievement but it has come at a great cost.'

India's population to peak in 2060s at 1.7bn before declining: UN

India's population to peak in 2060s at 1.7bn before declining: UN

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2024

India's population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12 per cent, but the country will remain the world's most populous throughout the century, the United Nations has said.

India abstains from UNGA resolution on Russian aggression against Ukraine

India abstains from UNGA resolution on Russian aggression against Ukraine

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2024

India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that demanded that Russia immediately cease its aggression against Ukraine and urgently withdraw its military and other unauthorised personnel from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

What To Expect From Mirzapur 3

What To Expect From Mirzapur 3

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2024

'With Mirzapur characters, you don't know what's going to happen -- mid season, first episode, last episode -- you could be taken out anytime.'

PIX: Yoga at New York's Times Square

PIX: Yoga at New York's Times Square

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2024

Thousands of Yoga enthusiasts and practitioners assembled at the iconic Times Square in New York for day-long sessions of the ancient Indian practice on the eve of the commemoration of the International Day of Yoga.

Pratik Gandhi Suffers Mishap On Gandhi Set

Pratik Gandhi Suffers Mishap On Gandhi Set

Rediff.com   31 May 2024

'I'm better now. A ceramic pot fell on me while rehearsing for a next scene to shoot. And I got a deep cut on my right-hand knuckle.'

Nancy Tyagi Stitches Her Way To Cannes

Nancy Tyagi Stitches Her Way To Cannes

Rediff.com   28 May 2024

'I chose the colour pink and I looked like a doll in it.' 'I worked on the pink gown single-handed and it took me one month...'

'Modi will win with largest majority ever recorded'

'Modi will win with largest majority ever recorded'

Rediff.com   25 May 2024

Ron Somers, founder and CEO of India First Group and the former President of leading business advocacy group US-India Business Council said that when Lok Sabha election results are declared on June 4, "I believe that Narendra Modi will win Parliament by the largest majority ever recorded in the country's history.

Indians Win Awards At Cannes

Indians Win Awards At Cannes

Rediff.com   24 May 2024

Chidananda S Naik's Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know... won the first prize and Mansi Maheshwari's animation film Bunnyhood won the third prize in the La Cinef competition in Cannes.

Retired Indian colonel working for UN killed in Rafah

Retired Indian colonel working for UN killed in Rafah

Rediff.com   14 May 2024

A retired Indian colonel working with the United Nations was killed in Gaza when the vehicle he was travelling in came under attack in strife-torn Rafah, the 'first international' casualty for the world body since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

India backs Palestine's bid for full UN membership

India backs Palestine's bid for full UN membership

Rediff.com   2 May 2024

India has voiced hope that Palestine's bid to become a full member of the United Nations, which was blocked by the United States last month, will be reconsidered and its endeavour to become a member of the world organisation will get endorsed.

Indian-origin man killed while evading arrest in US

Indian-origin man killed while evading arrest in US

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2024

A 42-year-old Indian-origin man in the United States was shot and killed by police in San Antonio after he struck two officers with his vehicle as they were trying to arrest him in connection with an aggravated assault case against a woman.

EC 'Super Super Cautious' About Modi

EC 'Super Super Cautious' About Modi

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2024

The first time the Election Commission has taken cognisance of a model code of conduct complaint against a sitting prime minister.

US vetoes Palestinian bid to gain statehood at UN

US vetoes Palestinian bid to gain statehood at UN

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2024

The United States has vetoed a resolution in the UN Security Council on the latest Palestinian bid to be granted full membership of the United Nations, an outcome lauded by Israel but criticised by Palestine as 'unfair, immoral, and unjustified'.

World Bank president Ajay Banga in TIME's 100 most influential people list

World Bank president Ajay Banga in TIME's 100 most influential people list

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2024

World Bank president Ajay Banga is among the Indians who have made it to the prestigious Times's list of 100 most influential people in the world released on Wednesday. Time's profile of the former Mastercard CEO, written by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, said, "It's not easy to find a leader with the skill and drive to take on the monumental task of transforming an essential institution, but since becoming World Bank president last June, Ajay Banga has done just that." She said Banga comes to the World Bank after leading a global organisation through which he brought millions of unbanked people into the digital economy.