HC sets aside CIC order to disclose Modi's degree

The Delhi high court on Monday set aside a CIC order directing disclosure of details related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bachelor's degree, saying only because he was holding a public office,......

When Gujarati Muslims Dominated Bombay Politics

'They wanted the city to be a great business hub. They didn't like the fact that taxes collected in Bombay would go outside the city.' IMAGE: Anjuman-E-Islam was established in 1874 by a group of......

Only 28.5% Youth Are Digitally Literate

Goa has the highest number of people who could 'search the Internet for information and can send or receive e-mails and can perform online banking transactions'. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has......

History In A Minute: Sarojini Naidu

A salute to Sarojini Naidu freedom fighter, poet, women's right activist on her 146th birth anniversary. IMAGE: A garlanded portrait of Sarojini Naidu on her birth anniversary at Old Parliament......

A quiet, studious, boy none of his school teachers remember

'Ever since I heard the news, I have been trying to recollect his face. Unfortunately I have not been able to.' 'It seems he was a very quiet, studious boy.' 'I still do not know how I might have......

Congratulate Google CEO Sundar Pichai!

Join Rediff.com in congratulating Sundar on his new job and wish him all the very best here! Bringing huge cheer to Indians in the mother country and the world over is the news that Sundar Pichai......

This CEO used to wash dishes as a young boy!

'Looking back, I feel we were poor, but back then it did not feel poor.' This is my second meeting with Mayank Ashar, chief executive officer and managing director, Cairn India, and I soon realise......

Happy Birthday, Arya!

Tamil actor and producer Arya turns 36. IMAGE: Arya poses for a selfie with his parents and brother Jamshad Cethirakath, better known by his stage name Arya, was born in Trikaripur, Kerala, to a......

Remembering Shammi: The Life and Times

'I sometimes fight with God and tell him, "Bahut ho gaya yaar, I should go now, call me".'Shammi, the well known character actress, passed into the ages, March 6.Rediff.com's Patcy N remembers her......

How new law will counter age fraud in Indian sports

The revised code requires all aspiring as well as registered athletes to submit three mandatory documents for age verification. IMAGE: In 2018, the All India Football Federation imposed a......

Bihar bicycle girl to attend trials but studies top priority

'We will surely send for the trials after the lockdown is lifted.' IMAGE: 15-year-old Jyoti Kumari cycled her ailing father from from Gurugram to her native village in Bihar’s Darbhanga......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

Meet these chess superstars!

Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar meets up with 10-year-old Praggnanandha -- the world's youngest International Master -- and his elder sister Vaishali -- a woman International Master -- to find out more......

Remembering Football Legend Tulsidas Balaram

Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal. IMAGE: Tulsidas Balaram,......