Milind Makwana, according to his close friends and family, spoke at the City Council meeting on July 18 against SB403, the anti-caste discrimination bill in California State Assembly.
To be a leader you will have to deliver value to your clients and build trust, says rediffGURU Baqar Iftikhar Naqvi, CEO, Upriver.
Karisma is in Paris... Samantha makes a new friend... Jasmin cherishes love in Italy...
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Popular doesn't always mean best. Here's why.
Keshav Ranjan Banerjee, Dhoni's first coach and the mentor who was instrumental in him taking up the game, is training aspiring cricketers at the DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir in Ranchi, the school which gave wings to the celebrated cricketer's dreams.
Images from the English Premier League matches on Saturday.
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has urged his players to stick around for next season after helping the club to a remarkable English Premier League triumph.
'Training was incredible and thrilling, be it firing weapons, drill or 10 km runs and push-ups. It gave us unforgettable memories and inculcated soldier like qualities.'
The Indian golfing sensation has firmly set his eyes on making the International team which will face a Tiger Woods-led United States team in the Presidents Cup next year.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah is willing to put his Champions League ambitions on the back-burner to help the Merseyside club claim their first English league crown in 29 years, the Egyptian forward has said.
Ae Watan Mere Watan tries to get a grasp on the mind of youngsters, shaped by the words of inspiring leaders, committed to the cause of independent India. It's significant because their support isn't based on 'andh bhakti', but leadership that encourages questions, observes Sukanya Verma.
Shannon K lives in Los Angeles and has always wanted to work in Hindi films.
Manchester City crushed Watford 6-0 in the FA Cup final on Saturday
Livelihood and skilling programmes focus on new skills while traditional skills wait for a messiah.
The Army believes the children, after returning from their multi-city tour, will narrate their experiences to other young Kashmiris, encouraging them to join the next group.
'Neither did I approach the BJP nor did they ask me to join them. It was a natural choice for both of us to make.' 'It was never for me to ask or for them to give.'
'The prime minister took a meeting recently and he asked for suggestions and ideas for a plan till 2047.'
Comedies are a difficult genre to pull off in today's day and age, thanks to the audiences' increasing exposure to diverse content and dwindling attention spans. Still, there are quite a few Tamil movies that can bring on the laughs. Arjun Menon lists the recent releases you can watch at home.
Lorenzo Insigne curled a quite wonderful shot beyond the reach of Belgium goal-keeper Thibaut Courtois after jinking in from the left flank.
HSIIDC and promoter Sabeer Bhatia signed a memorandum of understanding in 2006 to set up a knowledge hub, Nano City, under the public-private partnership model, which was to be spread over 11,138 acres of land, covering 23 villages at Raipur Rani in Panchkula district of Haryana.
A summary of Sunday's Premier League matches
'You treat me like eye candy and I will leave you like you're a wrapper.'
Punjab Kings' Sikandar Raza took the game away from Lucknow Super Giants as he hammered his maiden IPL half-century.
Erick Callejas, 10, can be found on weekends blowing his whistle and calling the shots at local games, inspired by his referee father Ramiro.
'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr Leo Varadkar who will step down as Ireland's taoiseach (prime minister) next week.
A second-half goal by forward Lautaro Martinez earned Inter Milan a 1-0 victory over rivals AC Milan in their Champions League semi-final second leg.
'Laapataa Ladies opened a lot of doors for me.' 'I have gotten so much love from audiences and seniors in the industry that it's overwhelming.' 'I get calls from superstars. I'm holding my heart and it's like, "Oh my God, they are calling me? I am their fan and they love my work!"'
Mumbai... the financial capital of India, the city of dreams and aspirations, the city that never sleeps... The list of reasons to be here are endless.
Emotional Hardik recalls late father's sacrifices
Images from the Premier League matches played on Saturday, March 9.
'I joined Heeramandi's shoot right after completing Laapataa Ladies.' 'When I landed on the Heeramandi sets, I was like "Oh my God!" because this was for the first time I was seeing such a huge set in my life.'
'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through,' notes Mohammad Sajjad.
Manchester City forward and Wales captain Craig Bellamy has moved to Championship (division two) club Cardiff City on a season-long loan deal and says he wants to lead them to the Premier League.
His Brazilian fans loved him for his idiosyncratic personality and unapologetic nationalism. He liked to say he was born with victory at his side and was rarely shy to challenge those who said his teams were too defensive.
Qualifying Newcastle United for the Champions League was not even in Eddie Howe's thoughts at the start of the season
Meet Sini Shetty who will represent India at the 71st Miss World beauty pageant on March 9.
There is an atmosphere of festivity and enthusiasm, and the country has been filled with renewed self-confidence, he said, asking parliamentarians to give maximum time to the short session.
The Delhi services bill that entails the creation of an authority for the transfer and posting of Group-A officers in the national capital and gives the central government primacy over such appointments has received presidential assent.
'I have saved your name on my phone, but I cannot read or pronounce it.' 'I am able to recognise my wife's name today because after seeing it for so long, it has been imprinted in my mind as a picture and not the letters.'
