US Worried About Security Leaks From India

GSOMIA does not cover the exchange of classified information with Indian private industry.Washington wanted this covered too, given New Delhi's emphasis on the proposed 'strategic partnership'......

60% Goa MLAs switched parties in last 5 yrs, an Indian 'record'

As many as 24 legislators in Goa, which is 60 per cent of the total strength of the 40-member state assembly, have switched parties in the last five years, a report by an organisation has said.......

Cong caught off guard in Goa as 10 MLAs join BJP

A group of ten Congress MLAs in Goa led by Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Chandrakant Kavlekar on Wednesday merged with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, increasing the saffron party's......

Mira Nair's son wins election to New York State assembly

Indian-Ugandan Zohran Kwame Mamdani, son of filmmaker Mira Nair, has won the election for New York State Assembly, one of two candidates of Indian-origin elected to NY state office.  ......

How best to protect your identity from thieves

Documents such as PAN card, Aadhaar card and I-T return papers, which are used for KYC, can get leaked from a number of sources, says Sanjay Kumar Singh, including the local xerox shop. Recently,......

Vidya, the bindas girl in college

We asked readers to tell us if they had grown up or studied with movie or television celebrities. And we got a great response! Sharing her memories is Averyl D'sa, who studied withVidya Balan.......

The BRILLIANCE of Hrishikesh Mukherjee

On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back a Rediff Special done on the brilliant filmmaker in December 2002. Read on: Hrishikesh Mukherjee's cinema could make......

Match-fixing in Indian football: AIFF launches probe

IMAGE: Suspicions of match-fixing came to light in a Delhi league match on Monday when Ahbab FC, who were winning 4-0, conceded two dubious-looking own goals late in the match against Rangers FC.......

Golden Boys! Satwik-Chirag bag Asiad badminton gold!

Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty earned India's first-ever badminton gold medal at the Asian Games It was also India's first medal in men's doubles in 41 years since......

Humpy, K Srikanth and Sai Praneeth nominated for Khel Ratna

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Koneru Humpy/Twitter Reigning women's world rapid chess champion Koneru Humpy has been nominated for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the All India Chess......

5 Indian shuttlers in main draw

Five Indians qualified for the men's singles main draw of 32 in the Tata Open India Badminton Challenge at the Cricket Club of India courts in Mumbai on Tuesday. Advancing to the main round were......

Indian Football Roundup: BFC leave it late to break NorthEast hearts

IMAGE: Bengaluru FC's Sunil Chhetri, left, in action. Photograph: ISL Media Bengaluru FC sealed their place in the final of the Hero Indian Super League for the second successive year with a 3-0......