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How Facebook, Twitter, YouTube can save lives

How Facebook, Twitter, YouTube can save lives

Rediff.com1 Feb 2011

A Stanford professor spearheads an innovative campaign for bone marrow donations, discovers Arthur J Pais.

The success story of an Indian who won the Rhodes scholarship

The success story of an Indian who won the Rhodes scholarship

Rediff.com2 Dec 2011

Mohit Agrawal had previously turned down the final Rhodes interview previously and vied for the Mitchell scholarship, the Irish version of Rhodes because he thought studying in Ireland would be more exciting than being in the United Kingdom on a Rhodes Scholarship. Here's his journey.

Infosys halts loan schemes for employees

Infosys halts loan schemes for employees

Rediff.com31 Jan 2011

Infosys Technologies, India's second largest information technology services firm, has discontinued some of its loan schemes for employees.

This Rhodes scholar worked as a grocery store checker

This Rhodes scholar worked as a grocery store checker

Rediff.com1 Dec 2011

Meet Indian-American Aysha Bagchi who is perhaps the most traveled of the 32 Rhodes Scholars for 2012. She shares her journey here.

Colombia's Gutierrez voted South American player of year

Colombia's Gutierrez voted South American player of year

Rediff.com1 Jan 2015

Colombia striker Teofilo Gutierrez has been voted South America's footballer of the year and their Argentine coach Jose Pekerman the best coach for the third time in a row.

Why China is most vulnerable today

Why China is most vulnerable today

Rediff.com21 Nov 2011

External, economic or ethnic, the sources of vulnerability are getting worse, and China's leaders do not have a switch to turn these off, writes Nitin Pai

Review: Safe House is a stylish thriller

Review: Safe House is a stylish thriller

Rediff.com10 Feb 2012

This one's a career-making performance for both actor Ryan Reynolds and director Daniel Espinosa.

Immortals: Moving away from staid classical story-telling

Immortals: Moving away from staid classical story-telling

Rediff.com8 Nov 2011

Filmmaker Tarsem Singh is ready with a new 3D adventure film titled Immortals starring Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto, Kellan Lutz among others.

Balakrishnan, Vemuri likely to join Infosys board

Balakrishnan, Vemuri likely to join Infosys board

Rediff.com19 Apr 2011

Infosys Technologies will soon induct two of its top executives to its board, to fill the vacancies left by the resignations of human resources and administration director Mohandas Pai and co-founder K Dinesh.

How Punyakoti, Sanskrit's 1st animation film, got made

How Punyakoti, Sanskrit's 1st animation film, got made

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

Seven years ago, Ravishankar Venkateswaran heard a story during a bus ride.

'Dev Anand was too much in love with himself'

'Dev Anand was too much in love with himself'

Rediff.com2 Jan 2012

Arthur J Pais wonders why the evergreen legend did not make brilliant films even in his old age, like some of his peers in the West.

Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is engaging

Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is engaging

Rediff.com22 Dec 2011

The $100 million film is poised to become a box office hit.

9/11: 'Around Swarna, I was in presence of possibly an angel'

9/11: 'Around Swarna, I was in presence of possibly an angel'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2011

It's been 10 years since Swarna Chalasani breathed her last. But even today, the legacy of this 9/11 victim lives on. Students and abused women continue to benefit from her work. Arthur J Pais reports

'20 days after 9/11 we concluded he was gone'

'20 days after 9/11 we concluded he was gone'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2011

Neil G Shastri's family has found solace in founding a trust in his name. Arthur J Pais reports.

'20 days after 9/11 we concluded he was gone'

'20 days after 9/11 we concluded he was gone'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2011

Neil G Shastri's family has found solace in founding a trust in his name. Arthur J Pais reports.

9/11: 'Love leaves a memory no one can steal'

9/11: 'Love leaves a memory no one can steal'

Rediff.com13 Sep 2011

After Joseph Mathai's death his wife Teresa found solace in doing service in his memory. Arthur J Pais reports

Grand nephew turns Netaji's biographer

Grand nephew turns Netaji's biographer

Rediff.com1 Jun 2011

Sugata Bose, author of revolutionary freedom-fighter Subhas Chandra Bose's biography His Majesty's Opponent, talks to Arthur J Pais about his grand uncle, one of the freedom movement's enigmatic figures. The first of a four-part interview.

Grand nephew turns Netaji's biographer

Grand nephew turns Netaji's biographer

Rediff.com31 May 2011

Sugata Bose, author of revolutionary freedom-fighter Subhas Chandra Bose's biography His Majesty's Opponent, talks to Arthur J Pais about his grand uncle, one of the freedom movement's enigmatic figures. The first of a four-part interview.

The fascinating journey of the Indian Rhodes Scholar from Mexico to Haiti

The fascinating journey of the Indian Rhodes Scholar from Mexico to Haiti

Rediff.com1 Dec 2011

This year's Rhodes scholar Anand Habib volunteered for a halfway house for immigrants who had risked their lives to come to America through the Mexican border during his high school days. He shares his journey here.

Readers recommend colleges in Gujarat

Readers recommend colleges in Gujarat

Rediff.com21 Jun 2010

We invited readers to share their college recommendations to the Class of 2010 -- the colleges with the best teachers, facilities, study programmes. Here we present the responses we recieved for colleges in Gujarat.

The fascinating journey of the Indian Rhodes Scholar from Mexico to Haiti

The fascinating journey of the Indian Rhodes Scholar from Mexico to Haiti

Rediff.com30 Nov 2011

This year's Rhodes scholar Anand Habib volunteered for a halfway house for immigrants who had risked their lives to come to America through the Mexican border during his high school days. He shares his journey here.

'Are you sure Elvis is not imitating Shammi?'

'Are you sure Elvis is not imitating Shammi?'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2011

From Shammi Kapoor's first hit to the character roles in his autumn years, Arthur J Pais has hoarded many memories of the actor.

India Inc adds star power to list of Padma nominee

India Inc adds star power to list of Padma nominee

Rediff.com24 Jan 2011

The committee is considering 1,300 names for this year's awards from which it is likely to select 120.

NY's happy meal treat for 13 lakh unprivileged Indian students

NY's happy meal treat for 13 lakh unprivileged Indian students

Rediff.com11 Nov 2011

Fundraisers held in New York, San Francisco and Atlanta for India-based non-government organisation Akshaya Patra that strives for wholesome school kitchens is expected to raise a whopping Rs 5 crore in charities this year. Arthur J Pais reports

Are the Lenovo Smart Band and Smart Scale right for you?

Are the Lenovo Smart Band and Smart Scale right for you?

Rediff.com11 Apr 2018

How well do they track your health goals and achievements?

Corruption: Take two

Corruption: Take two

Rediff.com14 Apr 2011

Civil society may be better off lobbying for faster liberalisation than another cumbersome institution.

Review: Ra.One disappoints New York

Review: Ra.One disappoints New York

Rediff.com26 Oct 2011

Like viewers in India, the NRI audience did not enjoy the film either.

Can yoga be dangerous? Some think so

Can yoga be dangerous? Some think so

Rediff.com8 Apr 2011

Yoga's connection with Hinduism is a cause of worry for some, finds Arthur J Pais

Interview/Joseph Lelyveld, author of the controversial book on Mahatma Gandhi

Interview/Joseph Lelyveld, author of the controversial book on Mahatma Gandhi

Rediff.com7 Apr 2011

Joseph Lelyveld, whose book on Mahatma Gandhi has infuriated many, tells Arthur J Pais how the controversy went viral.

When your employer defaults on TDS payment

When your employer defaults on TDS payment

Rediff.com12 Jul 2011

In case the company defaulted on depositing the TDS collected, it shall be liable to pay interest at the prescribed rate on the tax amount.

Churchill caused the Bengal famine: Madhusree Mukerjee

Churchill caused the Bengal famine: Madhusree Mukerjee

Rediff.com2 Dec 2010

Arthur J Pais on author Madhusree Mukerjee's rebuttal of historian Arthur Herman's critique.

Rewind: Best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Rewind: Best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Rediff.com28 Jun 2011

Presenting some of the best PHOTOGRAPHS from around the globe in the last 48 hours

Mascherano sentenced to a year in prison over tax fraud: Reports

Mascherano sentenced to a year in prison over tax fraud: Reports

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano accepted a one-year prison sentence for tax evasion on Thursday as part of a plea bargain, Spanish media reported, although he is unlikely to serve time in jail. The 31-year-old Argentina international, who joined Barca in August 2010, pleaded guilty last year to defrauding the Spanish tax authorities of more than 1.5 million euros by concealing earnings from his image rights by using companies set up in the United States and Portugal.

9/11: '10 yrs on, my son can't come to term with his dad's loss'

9/11: '10 yrs on, my son can't come to term with his dad's loss'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2011

Jupiter Yambem met world leaders and business tycoons while working at the Windows on the World restaurant at the World Trade Centre, but he always remained connected to India. On the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, his wife remembers her husband and the painful journey after his loss. Arthur J Pais reports

'Netaji had a romantic, deeply emotional side to him'

'Netaji had a romantic, deeply emotional side to him'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2011

While a lot has been said about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 1941 escape from British India and his perilous 90-day submarine voyage, his marriage continues to remain a secret. In the second part of the four-part interview to Arthur Pais, biographer Sugata Bose talks about Netaji's love story.

'Netaji was able to both respect and transcend religious differences'

'Netaji was able to both respect and transcend religious differences'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2011

In 1941, at the height of the Second World War, Subhas Chandra Bose went to Germany to seek Adolf Hitler's help in organising an Indian army to fight their common enemy, England. In the third part of his four-part interview to Arthur Pais, biographer Sugata Bose talks about Netaji's time in Europe.

Amitabh, Prince Aga Khan receive Padma Vibhushan

Amitabh, Prince Aga Khan receive Padma Vibhushan

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Prince Karim Aga Khan were among the eminent personalities awarded the Padma Vibhushan, country's second highest civilian honour, by President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Infosys plans to keep employees from quitting

Infosys plans to keep employees from quitting

Rediff.com21 Jan 2011

Move is also aimed at increasing billing rate and margins.

How the Spanish media reacted to Real Madrid's victory

How the Spanish media reacted to Real Madrid's victory

Rediff.com4 Jun 2017

Madrid hailed as 'Masters of the Universe' after crushing Juve

Is GenNext at Infosys ready for the challenge?

Is GenNext at Infosys ready for the challenge?

Rediff.com18 Apr 2011

Infosys Technologies appears to have set out on a journey of generational change which will unravel over the next few years.