'Some of his decisions were not so good, but his intentions were always guided by a deep national interest.'
Free-flowing France blew away in-form Switzerland with a three-goal first-half barrage en route to a thumping 5-2 World Cup Group E victory on Friday that virtually assures them qualification to the second round.
We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top photos of 2019. Together these images tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak, triumph and tragedy.
In all the highs and lows that India's most powerful, and only woman, prime minister faced in her life, the death of her younger son Sanjay was probably the most soul-destroying.
'The non-violent movement would not have brought freedom to the country, that had to be an armed struggle.'
Soccer fans mock as England dumped out of Europe twice in a week.
BharatShakti.in Founder Nitin A Gokhale pays homage to Mr E N Rammohan and Colonel M B Ravindranath, two genuine Indian heroes who sadly passed into the ages on Sunday
Images of the events that shaped the world in March.
As Congress President Sonia Gandhi turns 70, here's recalling her extraordinary life in pictures.
Almost 24 years after Diana, Princess of Wales visited the Taj Mahal -- one of the most famous symbols of India -- Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, followed in the Princess's footsteps.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Images from the football matches played across Europe on Sunday
From a shy bride to a passionate campaigner, the story of Diana, 'the People's Princess', was more often than not told through photographs.
We present our alphabet of 2020, pulling in everything you'll remember about this year we'd rather forget.
'The trust vote would have been closer had the DMK not been expelled,' O Panneerselvam tells A Ganesh Nadar at the launch of an e-learning portal in Jayalalithaa's name.
On the 10th anniversary of the global financial crisis, a multi-part series analyses the lessons learnt and those not learnt.
Whether it's about colonising Mars or donning Net-connected apparel, 2022 is a year everyone seems to be planning for, says Nivedita Mookerji.
Here's a glimpse at what happened around the world last week
Many factors leading to the 2008 financial crisis still exist.
The rice bucket challenge, over the last two months, has voluntarily been taken up by individuals and organisations.
In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Madhubala and Kishore Kumar's Half Ticket (1962).
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
While trying to persuade North Korea to give up its provocative actions, engaging China is the first hurdle that world leaders will have to deal with, says Rajaram Panda.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
In Rio, over 10,000 athletes will compete for the biggest prize in sport -- an Olympic gold medal.
The White House on Wednesday released its annual collection of some of the most interesting photographs of President Barack Obama and his family.
No prime minister of India ever had greater experience of running a state than Narendra Modi.
The latest news on models, designers and actors from the world of glamour and fashion.
Some stunning moments of the week that was
Rediff.com lists a few other dramatic and frightful hostage situations that sent governments and security agencies into a tizzy.
The chaos on its stock markets, a fierce battle between the old and new guard in the Communist Party and the restive border provinces of Tibet and Xinjiang forebode tough times ahead for China, says Claude Arpi.
'After Lagaan, Aamir would sit up the whole night and drink an entire bottle of Bacardi.'
'It was a mission undertaken in darkness in every sense -- literally, because Afghanistan had no electricity at that time; and, metaphorically because Delhi historically dealt only with the Pashtuns of Afghanistan and the foreign ministry's vast archives had nothing to offer on the culture and politics of the northern tribes in the Hindu Kush.'
On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back excerpts from a Rediff interview with the brilliant filmmaker, just after the release of his last film, Jhoot Bole Kauwa Kate.
