Trump to meet 'communist' Mamdani at White House on Friday

United States President Donald Trump has said that New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will meet him at the White House on Friday.  IMAGE: Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump have been critical......

P Somasundaran wins Columbia University award

When his former students organised a symposium at the University of Florida, Gainesville, last year to mark his 60th birthday, the tribute to Professor P Somasundaran read: 'Teacher, lecturer,......

Mamdani invokes Nehru to project 'new-age' leadership

New York's newly-elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani quoted India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru's famous 'Tryst with Destiny' address in his victory speech, projecting himself as the leader of......

Mamdani flaunts his Indian roots at victory speech

From Nehru's 'Tryst with Destiny' to 'Dhoom Macha le' New York's newly elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani, did not forget to flaunt his Indian roots during his first victory speech, although he did not......

Jagdish Bhagwati chair at Columbia University

The prestigious Columbia University in the United States has established a chair in Indian Political Economy to be named after noted economist Jagdish Bhagwati.The chair, endowed by multiple......

Foreign universities awaiting govt nod

Stanford University, Georgia Tech University, British Columbia University, McGill University, Simon Fraser University, Cubec University, and Montreal University are some of the international......

Former NITI Aayog VC Arvind Panagariya to head Finance Commission

The government on Sunday appointed former Niti Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya as the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives Joint Secretary......

Panagariya resigns from Niti Aayog, will get back to academics

Columbia University, where Panagariya teaches Indian political economy, refused to give any further extension. Niti Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya on Tuesday said he has written to Prime......

The Katrina@40 Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about Katrina Kaif. She was born in Hong Kong, made her debut in Boom, loves dancing, pancakes and Vicky Kaushal. And she just turned 40......

'My Dream Is To Keep Our Flag Flying High'

'It's a dream that I have achieved.' All photographs: Kind courtesy Anandkumar Velkumar   Anandkumar Velkumar, 22, is the first Indian skater to win a gold medal at a World Championship; he did......

Mystery Girl At The IPL Auction Was...

IMAGE: What's Juhi Chawla sharing with Nita Ambani? Jhanvi Mehta looks on intently! Photographs: BCCI   Kolkata Knight Riders Co-Owner Juhi Chawla's daughter Jhanvi Mehta made quite an impact......

The Indian who runs US soccer

Columbia University Professor Sunil Gulati, President of the US Soccer Federation, speaks to Suman Guha Mozumder/Rediff.com about America's chances in the World Cup Ahead of the World Cup kicking......