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July 31, 2007
'Adam's Bridge a man-made structure'   Sreeram Selvaraj
Adam's Bridge is a man-made structure, says Geologist Dr Badrinarayanan.

2 million affected by Bihar floods   Strdel/AFP/Getty Images
Nearly two million people, spread over eleven districts in Bihar, grimly endure a spell of floods with many major rivers, including the Ganga, Punpun, Bagmati, Gandak and Kosi, in spate.

Sanjay Dutt: Another Day, Another Time   Sebastian D'Souza/AFP/Getty Images
October 17, 1995. The day Sanjay Dutt was released on bail after 14 months in prison.

Sanjay Dutt sentenced to 6 years in prison   Getty Images
Russi Nalla was let off with a probation.
July 30, 2007
Happy homecoming for Haneef   Vicky Nanjappa
Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef arrives in Bangalore.

`This was a place of tears, of suffering, of humiliation'   AFP/Getty Images
T P Sreenivasan on an unusual conference for the future.
July 27, 2007
Dr Mohammed Haneef is finally free   Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images
Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, held by Australian police on terror charges, was on Friday released from custody.
July 26, 2007
'I am now professor, not President'   Sreeram Selvaraj
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam addresses students and faculty of Anna University in Chennai.
July 25, 2007
Babri Masjid & spread of jihad   Rouf Bhat/AFP/Getty Images
An extract that explains what went on behind the scenes during the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992 and then prime minister Narasimha Rao's handling of the situation.

Lights, Camera, Freedom for Monica...   Snapsindia
Monica Bedi's out on bail.

Pratibha takes over as India's 13th Prez   Rashtrapati Bhavan
Pratibha Patil was on July 25 sworn in as the country's first woman President.
July 24, 2007
Britain's battle against floods    Cate Gillon/Getty Images
The Army and emergency services were battling to protect power supplies for 5,00,000 from rising waters.

Goodbye Dr Kalam   AFP/Getty Images
President A P J Abdul Kalam has been one of the most popular and unusual presidents India has seen.
July 23, 2007
The death of a king   Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images
Mohammed Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan, passed away.

Dr Kalam bids farewell   Rashtrapati Bhavan
The People's President exits what he calls the People's Bhavan.

Indian Air Force's Duniya Darshan    Jay Mandal
Providence, Rhode Island.

Kalam's message to parliamentarians    Rashtrapati Bhawan
Kalam's message to MPs.

Swaminarayan temple opened in Canada   Ajit Jain
According to the temple literature, 1,800 craftsmen were engaged for 18 months, sculpting 24,000 pieces which were later transported to the temple site in suburban Etobicoke, North-West of Toronto, and assembled together.
July 21, 2007
President Pratibha Patil   Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
Meet India's first woman President.

The Week in News   
July 20, 2007
Life after Rashtrapati Bhavan   
rediff.com looks at what our Presidents did after they left the majestic portals of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
July 19, 2007
NSA meets Condi Rice    Jay Mandal
The nuclear deal, in the last stages.

Mumbai's building crash: The day after    Rajesh Karkera
Mumbai building collpase in suburban Borivli.

Politicians vote for new President    Courtesy: PIB
Politicians vote for the new President of India.

Another building crashes in Mumbai    Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images
A portion of the 20-year old Laxmi Chhaya building came crashing down on Wednesday evening.

NSA Narayanan, Condi Rice in N-deal talks    Jay Mandal
Despite optimism that the deal will be sealed, differences marred talks between the two sides.

Mumbai building collapse: Toll rises    Getty Images
Shopkeepers, customers and some residents are suspected to be amongst those trapped, police said.
July 18, 2007
Kakodkar to remain low-key during N-talks    Dieter Nagl/AFP/Getty Images
The final leg of the nuclear deal.

Lal Masjid: The Aftermath    Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images
Pakistan tightens security after Lal Masjid.

The great speeches of modern India    
The memorable speech made before Nehru’s Freedom at Midnight speech. An exclusive excerpt from Great Speeches of Modern India.

Brazil’s worst air disaster    Roberto SETTON/AFP/Getty Images
Airbus 320 skidded off a wet runway and crashed into a building, bursting into flames in Brazil's worst air disaster.

Pro-Haneef protest SIMmers in Sydney    Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images
The protestors displayed placards referring to cricketer Shane Warne's mobile phone text messaging scandal.

Pele, Eto'o fete Mandela @ 89    AFP/Getty Images
They would take part in a special match between a World X1 and African X1 in Cape Town, the proceeds of which will go to charity.
July 17, 2007
'Yoga has nothing to do with religion. It is not Hinduism'   Paresh Gandhi
Baba Ramdev, in outspoken mode.
July 16, 2007
Quake measuring 6.8 rocks Japan    Getty Images
The impact of the quake was such that it even triggered a fire at the Kashiwazaki nuclear power plant.

Haneef to appeal against revoking of visa   Getty Images
Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, who will be in custody under immigration laws despite being granted bail in connection with the failed UK terror plot, will appeal against the authorities' decision of revoking his visa, his lawyer said.

Karzai rewards boy jihadi, sends him back to Pakistan   
On Sunday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai not only released Rafiqullah but also gave him $ 2000 for traveling back to his home in Pakistan.

Court artist sketch of Mohammed Haneef    Nine Network Australia via Getty Images
This court artist sketch shows Mohammed Haneef, who was granted bail by the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday in Brisbane, Australia.
June 14, 2007
The Week in News   
July 13, 2007
US Senate opens with Hindu prayers    Paresh Gandhi/Aziz Haniffa
Rajan Zed, a Hindu chaplain, created history by opening the Senate with a Hindu prayer on Thursday.

Astad Deboo, 60    Farrokh Chothia
India's master of modern dance on his craft.

Children of 11/7: 'Yes, they miss him'    Raja Sen
Bhoomi says she misses him, and hushes up for a second before breaking into a smile and normality. Vrishank pretends he doesn't understand, then flashes an inscrutable grin.
July 12, 2007
'To become an artist requires a life's dedication'   SnapsIndia
MF Husain talks about his art and missing India.
July 11, 2007
Mumbai remembers 11/7    Uday Kuckian
How the city remembered the victims of the blasts.

For the record: The 11/7 chargesheet    Arun Patil
The summary of the chargesheet filed by the Mumbai police in the case of the 11/7 blasts.

This is what terrorism does    Reuben N V
A year after the bomb blast in his train carriage, Amit Singh, the passionate volley ball player, continues to be unconscious.

Blasts accused show no regret    Sebastian D'Souza/AFP/Getty Images
`They show no remorse for what they did,' a member of Maharashtra's Anti-Terror Squad said.

The 11/7 blast trains, a year later    N V Reuben
'Every day for the past one year, my friends and I check under the seats and the overhead racks for any suspicious objects. Most people laugh at us, make fun of us.'

The children of 11/7: 'Papa was the best'    Binoy Valsan
Seven-year-old Beeba Joseph's mother left her when she was four month old. Her dad departed last year on 11/7.
July 10, 2007
Pak army smokes out Lal Masjid rebels    AFP/Getty Images
Some portions of the mosque were damaged in the firing as the militants were using the minarets as trenches.

Pak army smokes out Lal Masjid rebels    AFP/Getty Images
50 radicals and eight commandos were killed in Operation Silence.
July 09, 2007
The new wonderful 7!    AFP/Getty Images
Come and meet the seven new wonders of the world.
June 07, 2007
The Week in News   
July 06, 2007
Aboard the USS Nimitz    Astad Deboo
Astad Deboo tours the American warship.

Hyderabad welcomes Pratibha Patil    SnapsIndia
Pratibha Patil in Hyderabad as part of her campaign.
July 05, 2007
11/7. A year later, Big Brother's watching   Uday Kuckian
Have the lessons from that day been learnt? Rediff.com decided to find out.

Chandrababu Naidu in New Jersey   Mohammed Jaffer-SnapsIndia
Naidu is in the United States to promote philanthropy.

Lal Masjid wilts under pressure   Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images
Musharraf may well have tided over his worst headache in recent history.

July 4 Celebrations in New Jersey   Paresh Gandhi
A true pyro-musical extravaganza.
July 04, 2007
Chandrababu Naidu in the US   Mohammed Jaffer-SnapsIndia
Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Candrababu Naidu is on a 12-day tour of US.

The fury of the monsoons   AFP/Getty Images
Gujarat, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Kerala and Maharashtra battered by hundreds of millimetres of rain.

State of war in Pakistan   AFP/Getty Images
The pent up pressure of the past six months blew up on Tuesday. Toll:12.

Besieged Lal Masjid still defiant   AFP/Getty Images
The stand-off between Pakistani troops and militant clerics and students of Lal Masjid has escalated.

US on alert on Independence Day   David Paul Morris/Getty Images
In line with its aviation security policy, the threat level at US airports has been raised to orange, which indicates a high risk of terrorist attack.
July 03, 2007
Mamta takes Singur fight to Delhi   AFP/Getty Images
Banerjee also demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the case.

'Jihad' in Islamabad   Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images
The six-month stand-off turned violent.

All about the Lal Masjid stand-off    Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images
Is the Musharraf's most thorny crisis yet?

MoU signed for US consulate in Hyderabad    SnapsIndia
"We have a long history of relations with people of this state. Many professionals from this state were settled in US decades ago and today they are successful and are important players in American life," Mulford pointed out.
July 02, 2007
Swami Ramdev woos New York   Paresh Gandhi
Baba Ramdev unveiled his brand of yoga in the US.

Protestors take battle to Coca-Cola museum    
An image of a protest at the Coca Cola museum.
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