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Should India Be Worried About Asim Munir?

India had better be prepared. Munir could be back at our throats soon, even within the next 12 months, warns Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir. Photograph: Inter-Services......

History in Minutes: When Nehru's Kerchief Became Sudan's Flag

On Jawaharlal Nehru's 61st death anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra recalls how India's first prime minister cultivated a unique role for the newly independent country on the world stage. IMAGE: Prime......

MacArthur Fellowship for 2 Indian-American scientists

Two Indian-American scientists are among 23 scientists who have won this year's prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for showing exceptional creativity in their respective fields. The Indian-Americans......

2 Indians win MacArthur's 'genius' fellowship

Two Indians are among the 24 talented individuals named for the prestigious MacArthur fellowship programme 2009. Computer Vision Technologist Maneesh Agrawala and Applied Mathematics specialist L......

Meet MacArthur Genius Sujatha Baliga

Sujatha Baliga won America's most prestigious fellowship for her work on the journey to forgiveness and restorative justice.P Rajendran reports from New York. IMAGE: Sujatha Baliga, the only......

Indian-American named MacArthur Fellow

Indian-American environmental engineer Kartik Chandran, left, has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow and given a 'genius' grant of $625,000 for working on a novel solution to the world's need for......

Breaking Up Business Groups Would Create More Problems

Policies to break down the business group format are far more likely to be effective, argues Simon Commander. IMAGE: A Youth Congress activist holds a placard featuring Gautam Adani, chairman of......

StanChart and Mittal eye India issue

Standard Chartered, the UK-based emerging markets bank, and ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel company, are considering listing in India using a domestic depositary receipt programme. The......

ArcelorMittal to spend $5bn on Kazakh plant

ArcelorMittal is spending $5bn to double the output of its plant in Kazakhstan in a further expression of confidence by the world's biggest steelmaker in the likelihood of robust economic growth......

MIT congratulates Abhijit Banerjee, wife Esther Duflo

MIT, in a release, said the 'work of Duflo and Banerjee has emphasised the use of field experiments in research, to bring the principles of laboratory-style randomised, controlled trials to......

Vijay Iyer: America's Indian Jazz Genius

Vijay Iyer, the critically acclaimed jazz musician, is the only Indian American among this year's 24 MacArthur Geniuses. Rediff.com's Chaya Babu speaks to the musical genius. "They just call you up......

Review: Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada is worth a watch

Director Gautham Menon's Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada may not be what you expect but watch it for the haunting music, writes S Saraswathi. After the spectacular success of Vinnaithaandi......

Review: Yennai Arindhaal is an interesting cop film

The backdrop of Yennai Arindhaal is new and the plot is engaging, but the characters, the situation, and even the dialogues are reminiscences of director Gautham Menon's previous cop films,......

Will Ronaldo play in India? FC Goa drawn with Al Nassr

IMAGE: While the 40-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to play against FC Goa in Al Nassr's home fixture, his appearance in India is doubtful. Photograph: Reuters Indian Super League side FC......

AFC Cup: Odisha FC down Mohun Bagan in goal fest

IMAGE: Odisha FC's Roy Krishna celebrates his 29th-minute equaliser. Photograph: Odisha FC/X Fans of Mohun Bagan FC were left crestfallen after a dominant Odisha FC humiliated reigning ISL......

Australia FA condemns 'anti-social behaviour' at Cup final

IMAGE: Pictures on social media appeared to show Nazi salutes being performed by supporters of Sydney United 58, who were founded as Sydney Croatia in 1958 and were a powerhouse in the National......

Bolt fires two goals in Mariners trial

IMAGE: Usain Bolt scored two goals for Central Coast Mariners in their trial match against Macarthur South West United on Friday. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Usain St. Leo Bolt/Twitter Olympic......

Football: Maradona autopsy shows no drink or illegal drugs

IMAGE: The more detailed autopsy confirmed the results of one carried out immediately after his death that said Diego Maradona died from "acute pulmonary edema secondary to exacerbated chronic......