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'Get us out of this hellhole': SOS messages by UN staff in Gaza

The 13,000-strong staff working with the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees is “terrified and tired” and described the situation in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip as a......

'India's greatest message is non-violence'

'Every religion is sacred and beautiful. There's no reason for people to hate each other because they practise different faiths.' IMAGE: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan with his sons, Amaan and Ayaan Ali......

The faces from Gujarat in new Modi Cabinet

Influential Patel community leader Parshottam Rupala, minister in the first Narendra Modi government Mansukh Mandaviya and three-time MP Darshana Jardosh, all from Gujarat, were among those......

How Modi government is helping COVID orphans

'As far as possible, the child should be with his or her family.''The next option is foster care. Shelter homes are the last resort.' Caution: Graphic content. Viewer discretion advised. IMAGE: A......

Global vaccine supply hit due to Covid surge in India:

The 'terrible' surge of the coronavirus cases in India has severely impacted COVAX's vaccine supply in the second quarter of this year to the extent that there will be a shortfall of 190 million......

'Under Mamata, Bengal grew faster than India'

'Our government has created 10 million jobs when the Indian unemployment rate is at a 45-year high.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com "During Mamata's regime, capital expenditure grew 11......

Who will benefit from the Child Labour Act, Mr Modi?

Amendments to the Child Labour Act say children can work in ‘family enterprises’ but the definition isn’t clear, points out Shyamal Majumdar. Varun Gandhi may have gone overboard......

Muktangan empowers poor women to become teachers

As the teachers began gaining confidence, it also drew the attention of other women in the community, leading to greater demand for teaching jobs, finds Ranjita Ganesan. Image: Muktangan......

The smile that stole Priyanka's heart

'NO child deserves a life without hope for the future.' Priyanka Chopra has been spreading joy and happiness at the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. She headed to Dhaka soon after......

The role Roger Moore most cherished

He played James Bond seven times.But the role Roger Moore most cherished was a different one.Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to the gentleman Bond. IMAGE: Roger Moore on the sets of Live and Let......

Cannes 2016: Mallika Sherawat attends UNICEF Gala

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Mallika Sherawat, whose film Time Raiders was screened at the 69th Cannes International Film Festival, attended the UNICEF......

Ram Gopal Varma slams Aamir Khan on Twitter

A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: After Shah Rukh Khan, it's Bollywood actor Aamir Khan who has spoken out against the rising intolerance in the......

Charity brings out the best in Mallika Sherawat

Ever since Mallika Sherawat was awardedhonourary citizenship by the city of Los Angeles, the stunnerwas spotted at various events in the city. Most recently she was spotted ata UNICEF charity event......

World Cup 2023: Beckham savours 'incredible' Wankhede experience

IMAGE: David Beckham with Sachin Tendulkar at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. Photograph: ICC/X He came, he saw and he left, mesmerised by the electric atmosphere at Mumbai's Wankhede......

Don't constantly think about cricket: Tendulkar to Kohli & Co

'You can take a bit of off-time from cricket, mentally as well as physically.' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar at the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin, Feburary 17, 2020.Sachin being lifted on......

How the Women in Blue make India proud

The celebrations after the 2017 World Cup went on for the next few months.But there was one question that the Indian cricketers failed to respond to in their interviews. 'What was their next......

Soccer Aid PHOTOS: When Mo Farah duelled with Usain Bolt for charity

The 7th edition of UNICEF’s Soccer Aid charity football match saw famous faces from music, cricket, celebrity chefs as well as football veterans battle it out for charity at Old Trafford on......

Tendulkar takes strike with UNICEF for total sanitation

Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar became UNICEF's first brand ambassador for South Asia on Thursday and vowed to work towards promoting hygiene and sanitation in the region. "Thanks for allowing me......

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