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Indian American teen invents 20-second charger (21 May 12:46 pm)

The inventor, Eesha Khare, has been awarded USD 50,000 for further developing the tiny device.

PHOTOS: The real villains of Jalna (21 May 11:49 am)

The struggle for water in the drought-hit Jalna district of Maharashtra through eyes of rediff.com\'s Uttam Ghosh.

Rajiv Gandhi remembered on death anniversary (21 May 11:49 am)

President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the late leader\'s wife and Congress President Sonia Gandhi offered flowers at his memorial \'Vir Bhumi\'.

Jammu: Soldier guns down 2 colleagues (21 May 11:49 am)

Two soldiers of the Sashastra Seema Bal were killed and two others injured after a regiment trooper opened indiscriminate fire at them inside a camp in hilly Kishtwar district of Jammu region around

Shinde takes counter-terrorism lesson in US (21 May 11:49 am)

Shinde is leading a high-powered India delegation for the second India-US Homeland Security Dialogue with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.

Germany's $835 million blunder! (21 May 11:49 am)

Germany\'s Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere has come under fire over scrapping of a prestigious drone project after investing around $835 million to build a prototype of the unmanned reconnaissance

PIX: Vidya Balan, Mallika Sherawat in Cannes (21 May 11:49 am)

Bollywood actresses make their presence felt in the French riverside town.

Spot-fixing: Former Railways Ranji player arrested (21 May 10:49 am)

Former Ranji player Baburao Yadav was arrested on Monday in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal even as police said it is likely to seek further custody of three arrested players and some

UP: 199 monumental scamsters and 1 question mark (21 May 10:49 am)

Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta indicted 199 government officials, including two ministers, in the Rs 1,410 cr memorial scam. However, the omission of then chief minister Mayawati from the list has raised

PHOTOS: They defy DEATH, with style! (21 May 10:49 am)

We present recent and archive Reuters images of daredevils performing out-of-the-world stunts.

How Apple DODGED billions in taxes (21 May 10:49 am)

One of Apple\'s Irish affiliates reported profits of $30 billion between 2009 and 2012, but because it did not technically belong to any country, it paid no taxes to any government.

PIX: Aishwarya's second day out in Cannes (21 May 10:49 am)

What do you think of the actress\'s day two look? TELL US!

The ten best knocks of IPL 6 (21 May 09:48 am)

Ahead of the play-offs, Harish Kotian takes a look at the top 10 innings of this year\'s Indian Premier League.

Tornado slams Oklahoma; 20 kids among 51 dead (21 May 09:48 am)

At least 51 people, including 20 children, were killed when a massive tornado struck an area outside the American city of Oklahoma on Monday afternoon, officials said.

Sexual harassment claim: iGate sacks Phaneesh Murthy (21 May 09:48 am)

The US-listed company, which has bulk of its employees in India, has appointed Gerhard Watzinger as interim chief executive with immediate effect.

TOP 10: World's friendliest countries for tourists (21 May 09:46 am)

Head out to these nations for a warm welcome.

Staggering '83 pc Indians see China as major security threat' (21 May 08:48 am)

A staggering 83 per cent of Indians view China as a major security threat, even as 63 per cent would like relation with the neighbouring country to be strengthened, an opinion poll has claimed.

Zardari blames 'international forces' for poll debacle (21 May 02:49 am)

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Monday blamed national and international forces for his Pakistan Peoples Party defeat in the May 11 polls while the party\'s losing candidates held former premiers

Is polarisation of votes BJP's Lok Sabha poll strategy? (21 May 01:49 am)

The recent Bharatiya Janata Party state in-charge appointments have sparked certain speculation over the party\'s strategy in the upcoming general elections, notes Renu Mittal.

Maharashtra traders agree to call off LBT strike (20 May 11:54 pm)

Section of traders in Maharashtra on Monday night agreed to call off their prolonged agitation protest against the Local Body Tax after a meeting with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in Mumbai.

Guns are no solution, talks a better option: Sharif (20 May 11:54 pm)

Prime minister-designate Nawaz Sharif, known for being soft towards militant groups, on Monday said the Pakistani Taliban\'s offer of talks should be taken seriously because the problem of militancy

Karzai arrives in India; to seek military aid (20 May 11:54 pm)

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai arrived in the country on Monday on a three-day visit during which he will seek increased military aid from India and discuss recent cross-border clashes with

Border issue absent from Li's comments circulated in China (20 May 11:54 pm)

Even though the border stand off in Ladakh figured prominently during the talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Premier Li Keqiang in New Delhi, the issue was conspicuously missing from the

These 11 popular SMALL cars just got BETTER! (20 May 11:50 pm)

Here is an extensive list of enhanced hatchbacks that are impressive from buyers\' viewpoint.

In the cult of violence, Pak has kept a place for India (20 May 11:50 pm)

Both India and Pakistan need to exercise restraint, but we also need to lay down a threshold which says -- this far and no more, says Colonel (retired) Jaibans Singh