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August 31, 2007
The People's Princess   Alejandro Pagni/Liaison/Getty Images
On Princess Diana's 10th death anniversary, people around the world remember a regal princess, who was especially human too.

A memento for Dr Singh   Arun Patil
PM at the Taraput atomic energy plant.

Hillary Clinton with Indian-Americans at NJ fundraiser    Mohammed Jaffer, SnapsIndia
US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton poses with Indian-Americans beneath the Sardar Patel statue at the Albert Palace in New Jersey during a fundraiser on Thursday.
August 30, 2007
The many faces of Ganpati   Arun Patil
Rediff presents various artist version of Lord Ganesha.

Srinagar is like any other Indian city now   Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Image
`Tonight I am doing something I have never done before: Sit by the fading Dal Lake, without fear of the Kalashnikov.'

Lumbini Park reopens   Snaps India
Lumbini Park, one of the sites of the twin blasts in Hyderabad has reopened with additional security.
August 29, 2007
A day with your brother   
Readers send their Rakhi pics.

Flowers and remembrances in Hyderabad   AFP/Getty Images
Bouquets and candles for the Hyderabad blast victims.

'Dear Queen of Hearts, thank you for your warm smile '    Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
The flowers are returning to Kensington Palace.
August 28, 2007
Celebrating Di   Pool/Liaison/Getty Images
Ten years later, we remember the People’s Princess.

'It is a miracle that India has survived... for 60 years'   Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images
Historian Ramachandra Guha reviews the nation's progress in a must-read interview.

Sowing the seeds of peace   Dominic Xavier
13 teenagers from Mumbai laid out a future of tolerance, peace and understanding.

Every man has a sister   Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images
Raksha Bandan celebrations from around the country.

Iraqi youth seek spiritual solace in Bangalore   Art Of Living Foundation
55 Iraqi youth undergo Art of Living programme.
August 27, 2007
Onashamshakal   Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images
Onam celebrates the golden age of this Asura ruler, who returns from Pathalam or the underworld to visit his people.

Mumbai's most famous Ganesh   Arun Patil
The famous Lalbaug Ganesh of Mumbai being taken to the mandap on Monday.
August 25, 2007
Terror Strikes Hyderabad Again   SnapsIndia
Two blasts claimed 40 lives, while a third was defused.

Salman Khan sent to jail   Getty Images
Salman was picked up from the airport by a police team headed by Additional Superintendent of Police Sawai Singh Godhara when he arrived by a Jet Airways flight accompanied by his brother Sohail and lawyer Dipesh Mehta.

The Week in News   
August 24, 2007
Nawaz Sharif's supporters celebrate   Tariq Mahmood/AFP/Getty Images
Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s supporters welcome the court order allowing him to return to the country.

President Putin's abs-olutely hot!   Dmitry Astakhov/AFP/Getty Images
The Russian President on holiday.

'The odds were stacked against India'   AFP/Getty Images
In the sixtieth year of India's independence, historian Ramachandra Guha reviews the nation's progress.

Shiva's holy mace leaves for Amarnath   AFP/Getty Images
It is an age-old tradition to take the holy mace to different temples to perform religious rituals before finally taking it to the holy Amarnath cave on the day of Rakshabandan.

Mother Teresa's legacy lives on    Strdel/AFP/Getty Images
Akie Abe, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife, visits Mother Teresa's home in Kolkata.

Nawaz Sharif: Hair today, gone yesterday   Berthand Langlois/AFP/Getty Images
The gent who returns to his country looks different from the leader who went into exile in Saudi Arabia seven years ago.
August 23, 2007
Munnabhai goes home   
Sanjay Dutt released from jail.

Sonia in South Africa   Paballo Thekiso/AFP/Getty Images
The chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance is in South Africa to enhance political, economic and cultural relations between her country and South Africa.

Shinzo Abe's date with India's history   Uttam Ghosh
'We felt honoured when he told Parliament that Japan-Bengal ties go a long way, one of the reasons being Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.'

PMs bring India, Japan closer   Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe comes to India on a 3-day visit.

'My father became a hero in Japan'    Uttam Ghosh
Meet Prasanta Pal, who Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet in Kolkata.

Attack on Taslima: MLAs produced in court    Snaps India
The trio were arrested on August 9 for trying to attack Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen.
August 22, 2007
Abe wows New Delhi    Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hameed Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi.

Dr Singh welcomes Japanese PM   PIB
Dr Singh and his wife hosted a private dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, reflecting the importance accorded to the visiting dignitary.
August 21, 2007
Welcoming the new year    Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images
Parsis bring in the new year.

Japan PM arrives with yen for business    Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was accompanied by a large delegation of 212 top business executives and 12 vice chancellors of elite universities.
August 20, 2007
A prayer for Netaji in Japan    Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is remembered every year on his death anniversary in Japan.

Get ready for Ganesh Puja!    Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images
There are just 26 days left for Ganesh Chaturthi!

PM, Sonia remember Rajiv Gandhi on birthday    Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
It was the late leader's 63rd birth anniversary.
August 18, 2007
The Week in News   
August 17, 2007
George Bush's daughter is engaged   Getty Images
Jenna Bush was engaged to Henry hager on August 15.
August 16, 2007
'I hope I can return and build a peace treaty with India'    Bertrand Langlois/AFP/Getty Images
Former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto in an exclusive interview.

Chai with the President    Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
There is a quiet dignity about her at the event that confounds and eventually impresses the diehard sceptic.
August 15, 2007
India turns 60   Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images
India welcomes its 60th year of freedom.

Happy Birthday India!    Manpreet Romana/AFP/Getty Images
A great nation turns senior citizen.
August 14, 2007
Five decisions that changed India    Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images
K Subrahmanyam on the wisest strategic decisions taken by the Indian leadership.

A 60-year partition of minds    Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images
A young liberal scholar from Pakistan and an ageing Indian journalist assess the meaning of freedom.

The speech that predicted better India-US ties    
Presenting a collection of inspiring words by our visionary leaders.

'I am returning to prevent a militant takeover of Pakistan'    John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images
Former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto in an exclusive interview.

India: Rewind 200 years   Photograph courtesy Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Rare images from long ago.
August 13, 2007
Indian-Americans kickstart I-Day celebrations   Snaps India
The community displays its love for India.

Big Ben stops   Scott Barbour/Getty Images
For six weeks, the famous clock is being shutdown for repairs.

Bush's brain departs   Win McNamee/AFP/Getty Images
The two came together when Bush ran for Governor of Texas in 1992.
August 11, 2007
Heavy rains kill 29 in Karachi    AFP/Getty Images
Flood havoc in Pakistan.

The Week in News   
August 10, 2007
Teaching the world to be better human beings    Sreeram Selvaraj
A unique way of social service.
August 09, 2007
Remembering a rain of ruin    Getty Images
Honouring the dead at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
August 08, 2007
Flood misery continues   Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images
Floodwaters cause misery in Bihar, Assam and Uttar Pradesh.
August 07, 2007
Afghanistan: Just normal mayhem    Matthew Cavanaugh-Pool/Getty Images
George Bush's confidence regarding all things Afghanistan.
August 06, 2007
The Crisis of Civilization   
The great speeches of modern India.

'India is anything but static'   Ami Vitale/Getty Images
An exploration of India's culture through food.
August 04, 2007
The Week in News   
August 03, 2007
New India belongs to them    A Ganesh Nadar
How four youngsters made light of poverty and proved it is no sin to dream big, even if you are poor.

Floods displace millions    Biju Boro/AFP/Getty Images
Rising floods waters affects millions across north India.
August 02, 2007
Tragedy on the Mississippi   Rod Johnson/AFP/Getty Images
Bridge over the Mississippi river collapses in Minnesota.

Sanjay Dutt shifted to jail near Pune    Getty Images
Actor Sanjay Dutt was on Thursday shifted from the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai to Yerwada Jail near Pune after he withdrew his application to be kept in a prison in Mumbai.
August 01, 2007
A letter from Gandhiji    Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images
Letters written by Mahatma Gandhi before he was assassinated have come home.
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