South Africa

Did you know last year about 41,000 vehicles were stolen in Delhi while the rate of recovery was only 30 cars per month?

Here is the untold story of the barefoot Bengalis who beat a British football team to become national icons way before the Non-Cooperation Movement!

Mumbai's BMC has an imposing and impressive statue of this man outside the main building.

Selected from a pool of over 20,000 people from 191 countries, Preethi Herman will join 19 other fellows to "collaborate, exchange and inspire a wave of civic innovation".

A train that has truly lived up to its name, the Lifeline Express continues to take medical aid to the doorstep of thousands of poor patients in India.

The intriguing origins of this delicious fusion dish can be traced to one of the largest Indian communities outside India.

Acclaimed American biomedical researcher, Robert Gallo, known for his discovery that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the infectious agent responsible for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), bestowed the award at the 19th international meeting of the IHV.

Hailing from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, Dr Shiny Kaki is no ordinary general physician. Over the last three years, she has served in conflict zones marred with civil wars and helped save civilians wounded in wars and successfully saved lives during epidemic outbreaks.

Affectionately known as "Uncle Kathy", Ahmed Kathrada was one of Nelson Mandela's closest aides and played a major role in shaping South Africa’s post-apartheid policies.

By completing a 5,000 km solo road trip in Siberia in the freezing winter, 35-year-old Nidhi has become the first Indian to drive to the coldest permanently inhabited place on earth -- Oymyakon in Siberia, also known as the Pole of Cold.