A spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the world body 'hopes' that in India and any country that is having elections, people's 'political and civil rights' are 'protected' and everyone is able to vote in a 'free and fair' atmosphere.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty assured India of a men's doubles medal at the Badminton Asia Championships after 52 years after making it to the semi-finals in Dubai.
Winning the gold at the World Championships in August and breaching the magical 90m mark are Neeraj Chopra's targets this year.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa notched up an upset win over the World No 8 and second-seeded Indonesian pair of Hafiz Faizal and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja in the opening round.
P V Sindhu will be eager to return to the podium as former winner Saina Nehwal looks to regain her touch
Chen scores world record for massive lead over shocked Hanyu
The family members said the government has reached out to them in 'our time of need and anxiety' and the external affairs minister as well as an official of the ministry had spoken to them in the past two days.
India's Next Top Model winner Danielle Canute shares her winning story with Rediff.com contributor Rajul Hegde.
In the seventh edition of Jaipur Literature Festival, not only there would be writers to discuss topics ranging from economics to food, politics to fiction and everything else in between but there would be a smartphone app for new age art and literature lovers while 240 speakers will comprises writers of 20 languages.
Obama and his wife Michelle began the annual event eight years ago to celebrate music that has helped shape the US.
H S Prannoy lost in the opening round even as compatriots Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu entered the second round of the $ 350,000 India Open Super 500 tournament, in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
This does not mean isolating parochialism but of new way of thinking about economic systems, says Rajni Bakshi.
What if we these popular American television series were made in India?
Here are Aseem Chhabra's picks -- 'films that mattered to me, entertained me and will stay with me through the year.'
