November 2014, 13 years after the 9/11 attacks, the true spirit of America earned a new emblem when the felled Twin Towers were reincarnated as the impressive Freedom Tower. Today, two years later, the 1,776-foot glass and steel monolith, with its unique shining eight-isosceles triangle finish, adds magic to New York’s distinctive skyline. “It is good to see the gaping Read More

Former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Mohammad ‘Saheb’ Shahabuddin on Saturday walked out of jail after 11 years, as the Patna high court granted him bail in the Rajiv Roshan murder case. Rajiv Roshan, an eyewitness in the acid attack case of Siwan, was gunned down allegedly by Shahabuddin’s sharp shooters in 2011. Roshan was the eyewitness in the murder of Read More

the monsoon ends, it’s time you make a trip to the picture postcard hill station of Panchgani. While you’re there, ditch the touristy spots for these 8 experiences, which have rewards of their own. Read on… IMAGE: It’s here that serenity rules. All photographs: Anita Aikara/Rediff.com 1. Quaint homestays You don’t really need to splurge on an expensive hotel at Read More

Former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Mohammad ‘Saheb’ Shahabuddin on Saturday walked out of jail after 11 years, as the Patna high court granted him bail in the Rajiv Roshan murder case. Rajiv Roshan, an eyewitness in the acid attack case of Siwan, was gunned down allegedly by Shahabuddin’s sharp shooters in 2011. Roshan was the eyewitness in the murder of Read More

India has ranked 59th in the Rule of law index 2015 compiled by The World Justice Project gaining an overall score of 0.51 out of 1. Rule of law index measures adherence to the rule of law by looking at policy outcomes such as whether people have access to courts or whether crime is effectively controlled. The top five countries Read More

Had the Turakhia brothers not executed the world’s largest advertising tech deal on Monday, the two would have continued to be unknown, something they’ve enjoyed through their nearly-two decades long journey as tech entrepreneurs. On Monday, their firm Medianet was acquired by China-listed Beijing Miteno Communication Technology (BMCT) for about $900 million. Bhavin (36) and Divyank (34), commerce graduates from Read More

While the delegation, led by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, met mainstream sections, five members of the group broke away to meet the separatists. Four MPs — Communist Party of India-Marxist’s General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI leader D Raja, Janata Dal-United’s Sharad Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Jay Prakash Narayan — went to meet hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani at Read More

Urjit Patel who took over as the 24th Governor of Reserve Bank will have a tough task in maintaining the legacy of his predecessor, Raghuram Rajan, and balance them need to contain inflation without hurting growth. Patel assumed charge effective September 4, 2016, after serving as deputy governor since January 2013, RBI said in a statement on Sunday. He was Read More

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Adopting a tough stance, separatists on Sunday rebuffed attempts by five opposition MPs to talk to them even as an all-party parliamentary delegation explored ways to end the 56-day-old unrest by holding discussions with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and some other mainstream leaders. During the first day of its visit, the delegation met about 200 members in about 30 delegations Read More