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'I Want The South Asian Community To Feel They Have A Voice At City Hall'

'As Mayor, I will use my platform to reject any efforts by the Trump administration to curtail immigration.' IMAGE: James Solomon with his wife and three daughters. Photograph: Kind courtesy James......

US lawmakers praise Indo-American community

US lawmakers Phil Gingrey, a Republican from Georgia, and Christoper Van Hollen, Jr, a Democrat from Maryland, showered lavish praise on the Indian American community as an invaluable bridge in......

Trump's Language Of Fascism

'Non-compatible with Western Civilization' is about as vague and jingoistic as it gets and Trump saying this gives full license to his acolytes to go full throttle on making life as difficult and......

'After Quit India, There Could Be No Retreat'

On the 83rd anniversary of the Quit India movement, Utkarsh Mishra/Rediff recalls the conditions under which the Congress, led by Mahatma Gandhi, launched the final struggle for independence.......

What You Must Know About The CEC

As an IAS officer in Kerala, Gyanesh Kumar -- who the Congress described as Amit Shah's 'right hand man' -- had a good working equation with the state's Congress and Left leaders. IMAGE: Chief......

India Inc making workplace more inclusive for persons with disabilities

As the world celebrated International Day of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) on December 3, corporate India has kept up with efforts to make workplaces more inclusive and accessible. Image used......

'We talk about India in every board meeting'

'India has a lot of potential, not just in commercial aspects, but also in hiring of people and sourcing of products.' Photograph: Daniel Becerril/Reuters In an indication that Walmart's......

Infosys money to help teach computer science to American kids

Foundation partners with Code.org to do so, with Vandana Sikka joining latter’s board Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of India’s second largest information technology services......

Ban on H-1B visas to hit innovation, investment: America Inc

Massive restrictions on legal immigration - including restricting immigrants who contribute to medicine, science, and research in the United States, and who are working to develop treatments for......

US Inc sing Modi's 'Make in India' tune

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during a speech. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters Ahead of a reception for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Madison Square Garden in New York City on......

Samantha-Jacqueline Celebrate India In New York

Photograph: ANI/Twitter The world's largest India Day Parade outside India kicked off on Sunday afternoon in New York City, with the celebration witnessing huge floats and marching groups......

Will La La Land lose out at the Oscars?

There is a group of La La Land haters -- especially jazz aficionados who feel the film gives too much importance to a white man who sets out to save the musical genre associated with the African......

Golden Globes: Black Lives Matter!

'Stories can change people.''But there's a story we have been afraid to see and hear about ourselves in this industry.''A story about which voices we respect and elevate, and which we tune......

Kal Penn: I would love to shoot five Bollywood films simultaneously

'...But my strong suit will not be dancing,' Kal Penn tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com, in the concluding part of the interview. Part I of the interview: 'I'm not related to......

Is soccer safe for women? Study reveals disturbing truth

Nearly half of women fans in England and Wales suffer sexist abuse at soccer matches IMAGE: South Korea fans reacts in the stands before the match. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Close to half......

No silver for Vinesh as CAS rejects appeal

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat was left heartbroken after she was disqualified ahead of her gold-medal bout in freestyle 50kg for being 100gm overweight in the morning weigh-in, crushing her Olympic......

WOW Moments From Paris Olympics!

The Paris Olympics had it all -- glamour (cuing for Snoop Dogg here), humour (the inventive Internet producing memes after memes) and some controversy too -- Vinesh Phogat's disqualification and......

Cricket in Olympics: Multi-billion dollar broadcast market, BCCI's push and ICC pitch perfect presentation

IMAGE: Cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 LA Olympics was an outcome of a ‘pitch perfect’ presentation alongside several major contributing factors. Photograph: Adnan......

'Big Three' join #BlackoutTuesday campaign against racial injustice

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were among the tennis players who joined the......