The India-friendly president of the Yale University, Richard Levin, has announced stepping down from the helm of the prestigious American varsity at the end of the current academic session after a 20-year stint.
A "very manly" Australian woman threatened two young Indian women and slapped one across the face here in a "racial attack", prompting Victoria police to launch a probe into the assault.
Sachin Tendulkar sees a shadow of himself in Virat Kohli but the young Indian batsman says he literally worships the iconic cricketer and matching his feats would be nothing short of "mission impossible" for him.
In the lead-up to the World T20, India have hit good form, beating hosts Sri Lanka before blanking Australia A at home. What should give them additional confidence going into the opener is the wins against reigning champions West Indies and England in the warm-up matches.
Rediff reader and Senior Researcher, Centre for Investment, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad Nupur Pavan Bang lists out his objections about Chetan Bhagat's new book, What Young India Wants.
Miss Teen World 2019 Sushmita Singh shares her inspiring journey to the top.
A student of criminal law, 20-year-old Madhu Valli is a hip hop artist from USA.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
India's appetite for music tourism is only growing.
Young Indian shooter Lakshay claimed the silver medal in the men's trap event of the Asian Games, in Palembang, on Monday.
Kane Williamson has shown that classically elegant batsmen, too, could prosper big time in the slam-bang world of Indian Premier League cricket and former Australia batsman Dean Jones wants the likes of Ajinkya Rahane and Gautam Gambhir, who have struggled in this year's IPL, to take cues from the New Zealand captain.
Arun Pandit who runs a popular motivational website -- dontgiveupworld.com -- writes about how he almost ended his life but decided to give life one more shot and became a successful entrepreneur. This is his story.
A 21-year-old Australian man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a young Indian woman whose dismembered body was discovered in a suitcase in a Sydney canal last year. The body of Tosha Thakkar, 24, was found in the suitcase floating in a canal near the Parramatta River at Meadowbank in March 2011.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
A young Indian national, Mahesh Guda who came to the United States to pursue undergraduate studies, but half-way into his programme joined the US Army and was deployed in Afghanistan, has been awarded the US Army's Commendation Medal for his efforts in that war-ravaged country.
Anoop Jain was named recipient of the 2014 Waislitz Global Citizen Award for his 'exemplified values of a Global Citizen' through his work in founding Humanure Power in Bihar in 2011 that builds community sanitation facilities in rural India.
Young Indian batsman Unmukt Chand drew lavish praise from his Delhi Daredevils skipper Mahela Jayawardene, who said the teenager showed a lot of maturity in his 40-run knock that proved crucial in the team's win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Champions League Twenty20 in Johannesburg.
'Because of the Supreme Court judgment, I am being denied my freedom of religion.'
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
A start-up by three young Indians is making it easier to order in your daily groceries. This is their story.
The protesting students claimed that when they reached Red Fort, police did not allow them to take out the march but they did not budge and said they would make their voices heard.
He is one among the few top overseas players to have regularly featured in the cash-rich Indian Premier League and Michael Hussey believes that his bond with it has got stronger over the years having played the role of a "mentor" to young Indian players.
Young Indian Davis Cupper Sanam Singh put up a valiant fight against former world number three Nikolay Davydenko before losing in straight sets to the Russian in the opening round of the Malaysian Open.
The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) has said it will leave no stone unturned in its attempt to make next year's World Twenty20 a grand success.
'One goal of the Congress would surely have been to rebuild its organisation so that it begins to match that of the BJP.' 'However, this has not happened, though Rahul Gandhi has been in the party for 15 years now,' says Aakar Patel.
Syria has taken four Indian youth in its custody, who were planning to the join terrorist outfit Islamic State, and asked the Indian authorities the verify their details.
All India Tennis Association (AITA) will stick to the young Indian side and will not include Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna in the Davis Cup squad until the country moves up from the Asia/Oceania Group.
Orissa MP Jay Panda defends his state's anti-Maoist record.
A social media survey attempted to bust some myths about what is acceptable to girls when it comes to finding a life partner.
Reacting strongly to attempts by Norwegian authorities to extend the Residence Permits of two Indian children in foster care there, India today told Norway that they are neither orphans nor stateless persons, and enjoy the protection of the Indian State.
Left-arm seamer Delorn Johnson and skipper Veeraswamy Permaul wreaked havoc as West Indies 'A' thrashed India 'A' by 125 runs in the second unofficial Test and levelled the three-match series at 1-1.
Corporate etiquette trainer Shital Kakkar Mehra identifies the challenges facing young Indian professionals and tells us why one should not feel guilty about making investments on one's attire and communication skills for success in career.
Brigadier M P Bajwa (retd), commander of the troops that captured Tiger Hill, tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih how a band of young soldiers won the Kargil War's most famous battle with their blood and grit.
The girls aged 6 and 9 were among three Indian survivors of the crash in which the Dronier aircraft got buried after hitting a mountain peak straddling the airport.
A person was arrested on Sunday in connection with a case of firing on a police team, which had gone to Ajaygarh to probe illegal mining in the area, by the sand mafia, the police said.
Expressing happiness over winning their IPL match against Deccan Chargers to reclaim the top position, Delhi Daredevils batsman David Warner said the team has to keep its good show going to do well in tournament ahead.
A young Indian Police Services officer, Narendra Kumar Singh, was allegedly crushed to death under the wheels of a tractor-trolley on Thursday by the mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh, when he tried stopping the vehicle carrying stones at Banmore town in Morena district.
Stating that players of Sachin Tendulkar's calibre would not be playing forever, former South Africa cricketer Jonty Rhodes said it is important that the youngsters who emerge from tournaments like the Indian Premier League are good all-round cricketers.
