A peek into the first 'langar' on Capitol Hill

Members of the United States Congress break bread to celebrate the contributions of Sikh Americans. Rediff.com’s Aziz Haniffa reports Photograph: Les Talusan/SALDEF In a historic first, the......

EXCLUSIVE! Obama didn't know of Modi's US visa ban

The President was apparently unaware of the Narendra Modi visa ban controversy till April. Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com has the scoop. President Barack Obama was apparently totally unaware of the raging......

'Strong Indo-US partnership important for Afghan peace'

Lauding India's contribution to the Afghanistan reconstruction efforts, an influential American senator has said a strong India-United States partnership is an important factor for the peace and......

Raja Krishnamoorthi eyes Illinois Lt governor post

Raja Krishnamoorthi, who lost the party primary for comptroller of Illinois, US, earlier this year by a whisker, last week submitted his application to the Democratic State Central Committee to be......

Why reservation won't work

There have been enough discussions on the merits and demerits of reservation in central educational institutions. So far these institutions have been above caste- and religion-based quotas, except......