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Historic first: Indian NGO 'Educate Girls' wins Magsaysay award

'Educate Girls' was founded in 2007 by Safeena Husain, a graduate of the London School of Economics, then working in San Francisco, who decided to return home to India to take on the challenge of......

Renowned British Indian economist Lord Meghnad Desai dies at 85

Lord Meghnad Desai, a renowned British Indian economist and House of Lords peer, died on Tuesday at the age of 85. IMAGE: renowned British Indian economist and House of Lords peer Lord Meghnad......

'Israel Is Weaponising Hunger'

'Famine in Gaza is not a failure of logistics or aid. What is to blame is deliberate starvation caused by a brutal war.''Any child dying in a war zone is a vote of no confidence against humanity.'......

Gandhi Called Him 'Father Of The Nation'

On his 200th birth anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra/Rediff traces the life, thought, and legacy of Dadabhai Naoroji, the Grand Old Man of India. IMAGE: Dadabhai Naoroji. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons......

The 25 Books Banned In Kashmir

IMAGE: Police personnel search a bookstore in Srinagar, August 7, 2025, following the Union Territory government's ban on 25 books accused of promoting secessionism and false narratives in Jammu......

Trio win Nobel Economics for explaining how innovation fosters economic growth

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Monday that it has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Economics 2025 to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt "for having explained......

IG Patel chair at London School of Economics

A new chair in the memory of former Reserve Bank of India Governor IG Patel will be created at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Nicholas Stern, second permanent secretary of......

Nitish Kumar invited to London School of Economics

After former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, it is the turn of another prominent Bihar politician to take centre stage at a university meet abroad and the person in question is none other than Chief......

UK confers Honorary Knighthood to Tata Group Chief N Chandrasekaran

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran has been conferred Honorary Knighthood by the United Kingdom for his services to the UK-India business relations, the group said on Friday. Photograph: Danish......

Sitharaman on how India will remain an engine of growth despite Trump's tariff

The resilience of the economy and strength of domestic demand will continue to make India an engine of growth amid the rapidly evolving global trade landscape as a result of US tariffs, Finance......

'I Feel Like I Have Lost My Father Again'

'After Om's untimely demise, he would call us every Sunday for the next two years to ask, "How are you doing my dear? How's the young fella?"' IMAGE: Shyam Benegal with Om Puri on his son Ishaan's......

'We Sometimes Underestimate Our Parents'

'But when we actually express ourselves, sometimes our parents can surprise us, because they just love their children.''Sometimes it's just that simple. That is what I wanted to show in this film.'......

May 13: When Parineeti-Raghav...

Parineeti Chopra and Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha are set to get engaged. Sources said the duo will exchange rings on May 13 in Delhi. Around 150 family members and friends have been invited......

Parineeti-Raghav Snapped Together Again

Amid wedding rumours, Parineeti Chopra and Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha were spotted together at Delhi airport on Wednesday night. Avoiding the media, they were seen hurriedly entering a car.......

'I Wanted To Beat People Up...'

'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.''It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.''Whether it's a series, a movie or......

Forget football, these Brits are obsessed with kabaddi!

IMAGE: George Wellington tackles a player during a Kabaddi match at the London School of Economics. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters The mention of kabaddi often leaves Britons scratching their......

London 2012: Bomb-proof bins installed before Games

A London-based business has reinvented the rubbish bin, making its new recycling containers bomb-proof and sticking LCD screens on the side to tell Londoners about market moves and breaking news.......

Dada, Dona Attend Sana's Convocation

IMAGE: Dona and Sourav Ganguly with their only child Sana. Photographs: Sourav Ganguly/Instagram Dancer Dona Ganguly and retired cricketer Sourav Ganguly attended daughter Sana's......