IMAGES from the matches played on Day 4 of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Thursday
Pune architects Dhruvang Hingmire and Priyanka Gunjikar are building houses out of mud and stone, employing local artists and contributing to the village economy.
In a conversation with Rediff.com's Indrani Roy veteran civil engineer Subhash Bhattacharya tries to ascertain the causes behind the collapse of the Vivekananda Setu, an under-construction flyover in Kolkata last Thursday.
These 12 photographs show what a mad, mad world we live in!
Markets under pressure; IT financials grab spotlight.
Briton Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position at the German Grand Prix on a mixed Saturday for Mercedes, whose misjudgement left last week's Silverstone winner Nico Rosberg 11th on the grid for their home race.
Ajit Balakrishnan on mapping the Business Serengeti.
'I went to slums in India which were quite destitute, where people were clearly really struggling, but typically there is a sort of sense of purpose.' 'People are hustling.' 'What that tells you is that if the country was so organised in a way to give these people opportunity, then they would make something of it.'
China now world's second largest share market, India is 7th
Investors will remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
The 30-share Sensex ended down by 59 points at 27,027 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 7 points at 8,087.
A formidable Indian cricket team is likely to revel in home conditions, as they prepare to host and dominate New Zealand in the first Test in Kanpur, from Thursday, heralding the beginning of a long 13-match home season.
On the occasion of the first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru's 125th birth anniversary, Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com visits his residence of 16 years, and comes away marvelling at his enduring legacy.
No tyres of any description have rolled out of its factories in Sahagunj (West Bengal) or Ambattur (Tamil Nadu) since 2011 and 2012, respectively.
A round-up of results from Davis Cup matches played on and Sunday
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The 30-share Sensex lost 22 points to close at 27,090 and the 50-share Nifty gained 7 points to end at 8,121.
Few top honchos of India Inc did very well in 2014.
After two decisive defeats at the hands of Usain Bolt in the space of five days, Justin Gatlin is showing the strain.
These images from across the globe tell that it is a crazy world out there!
T S Sudhir, who was present at the occasion, reports
A childhood favourite turned silver. A childhood icon passed away. And a childhood heartthrob from Hollywood showed up to surprise a movie screening. Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week.
'A man, probably a lawyer, in black trousers and a white shirt, next to me, was talking to a woman in white.' 'My stock-taking stopped frozen in its tracks.' 'I was sitting almost right next to Indrani Mukerjea.'
The global economy may just be entering a new phase.
Markets ended lower following expiry of July F&O contracts and sales by foreign funds.
The UK has had a complex relationship and checkered history with the EU.
A historic railway service flounders for an inflexible privatisation policy.
Weak GDP data and unfaouvrable global data has pulled down Sensex, Nifty.
Barack Obama will still be in the Oval Office till the morning of January 20, but gosh, we are already beginning to miss him.
What will be the impact on the Euro itself? Will it devalue and to what extent?
Images from all the action from Day 1 of the Wimbledon on Monday.
Of all the other cities in India, Bangalore is one city, where you can actually walk around and take in the crowd and confusion, says Sumit Ganguli.
Images from Day 6 of the Australian Open in Melbourne, on Saturday.
It is in coal consumption that India most diverges from the rest of the world
Anil Shastri, one of the late prime minister's six children, recounts memories of his father.
'India today has to fight many a battle, all of which cry out for innovation. This is where the experience of the Diaspora could be the most productive well-spring.'
These models have inherited their celebrity parents' good looks and genes.
Second seed Garbine Muguruza, bidding to add the Wimbledon crown to her French Open title, was sensationally beaten in the second round on Thursday by Slovakian qualifier Jana Cepelova 6-3, 6-2 in the shock of the tournament so far.
What we need to do straightaway is to get our act together and educate children better than merely award degrees. Since English cannot be thrown away, it would be better to learn it well. The crux lies there. Lowering standards of UPSC tests is no use, says Mahesh Vijapurkar.
BSE Mid-cap and BSE Small-cap lost 2.5% and 3.1% after oil prices soared
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