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Lalu's son floats new political outfit ahead of Bihar polls

Lalu's son floats new political outfit ahead of Bihar polls

Rediff.com26 Sep 2025

RJD president Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav, recently expelled from the party, has announced the formation of a new political outfit, 'Jan Shakti Janata Dal', ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in Bihar.

LG India signals 'future-ready' push with Rs 11.6K cr IPO

LG India signals 'future-ready' push with Rs 11.6K cr IPO

Rediff.com2 Oct 2025

For LG Electronics India, the Rs 11,607 crore initial public offering (IPO) is not just a fundraising exercise. The company's senior executives describe it as a step towards becoming "future-ready", showcasing financial strength while preparing for the next phase of growth in a market they see as still underpenetrated.

Aap Jaisa Koi Review: Romance Done Right

Aap Jaisa Koi Review: Romance Done Right

Rediff.com11 Jul 2025

A fanciful air envelopes Aap Jaisa Koi's modest drama, of a story lost in its own bubble that's only burst by villains in the form of judgemental jerks and heroes in need of rescuing, observes Sukanya Verma..

Kerala: The Puzzled Book Of Questions

Kerala: The Puzzled Book Of Questions

Rediff.com11 Jun 2025

Can a culture survive as a way of life, even as the language and writing at its core, alter with time? Can we be rational and Malayalee or do we have to necessarily be religious and proudly cultural to be Malayalee? asks Shyam G Menon.

From Udupi to Auckland: Lord Ganesha's Pix

From Udupi to Auckland: Lord Ganesha's Pix

Rediff.com8 Sep 2024

ou can e-mail your pictures to getahead@rediff.co.in (My Lord Ganesha Pix) with your name, location, details about your Lord Ganesha and what this festival means to you. We will publish the best entries right here on Rediff.com.

Udhayanidhi Stalin And The Sound of Silence

Udhayanidhi Stalin And The Sound of Silence

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has reacted to Andhra Pradesh counterpart Pawan Kalyan's out-of-turn taunts with a one-liner, 'Let's wait', and thereby hangs a tale, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Hardik Pandya Back To Daddy Duties!

Hardik Pandya Back To Daddy Duties!

Rediff.com14 Sep 2022

Back from the Asia Cup in the UAE, Hardik Pandya is spending time with his family before he hits the road with the Indian team.

Summer Journeys And Nannari Sherbat

Summer Journeys And Nannari Sherbat

Rediff.com30 Apr 2024

The prime ingredient in Nannari Sherbat is sarsaparilla syrup, made from a tropical root or vine,

RSS's Lack Of Enthusiasm Is Showing

RSS's Lack Of Enthusiasm Is Showing

Rediff.com12 May 2024

According to insiders, their lack of enthusiasm is showing on the ground. There is nothing to suggest that their enthusiasm will return in the final four phases of polling, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

A Flying Legend Takes Off For The Ages

A Flying Legend Takes Off For The Ages

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

Valhalla is undoubtedly enriched by the presence of Unnikrishnan Gangadharan Kartha. He would have already convened the 'fall in' and regaled his friends with tales of the distant land that they once inhabited.

Is Nora This Week's Style Champ?

Is Nora This Week's Style Champ?

Rediff.com27 Jan 2023

If you don't have a bash, ball or wedding to waft off to, you have to simply step a fashionable manicured toe into the 24-hour non-stop Instagram party whirl, where the red carpet never gets rolled up.

'Mother Teresa must have been God incarnate'

'Mother Teresa must have been God incarnate'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

'When one was with Mother, one realised you were with somebody who was the nearest person to God.' 'She must have been God incarnate.'

OUTRAGEOUS! Can you study like this?

OUTRAGEOUS! Can you study like this?

Rediff.com23 May 2022

Every week, we bring you fascinating videos, chosen by you, through your likes.

'You will succeed as long as you remember that the project is bigger than you'

'You will succeed as long as you remember that the project is bigger than you'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

'When a Project Director is appointed, the whole organization -- including the Chairman ISRO -- works for his success. It is a lesson that has been of abiding value all through the other projects I have worked on,' recalls the late President, one of the earliest pioneers at ISRO.

The Teacher Who Changed My Life

The Teacher Who Changed My Life

Rediff.com5 Sep 2022

On this Teachers Day, I once again bow my head as I remember all the teachers who had taught me in school, college, military academy, army courses and so on. But Ms Shantha Potty Aunty, this one more head bow is specially for you, admirably says Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd).

PIX: Totti meets girl who woke from coma after his message

PIX: Totti meets girl who woke from coma after his message

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

Ilenia Matilli, 19, has been in hospital since December, after a car crash which killed her best friend. In her gradual awakening from a coma, a video message of support from former AS Roma great Francesco Totti played a part.

Extraordinary Indian: The Teacher Of The Street

Extraordinary Indian: The Teacher Of The Street

Rediff.com8 Oct 2021

Undeterred by the pandemic, Deep Narayan Nayak, a school teacher in a village in Bengal, changes countless lives for the better. Payal Singh Mohanka reports on this Extraordinary Indian.

Gujarat minister misspells elephant, says it was 'intentional'

Gujarat minister misspells elephant, says it was 'intentional'

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

As the issue became a hot topic of discussion among citizens on social media platforms, Chaudhary, who claims to hold a master of business administration degree, came out with a clarification, saying he deliberately misspelt the word to test the ability of schoolchildren to detect spelling errors.

Next gen from Apollo Tyres family floats trucking start-up

Next gen from Apollo Tyres family floats trucking start-up

Rediff.com10 Dec 2020

The solution works on the pricing and scheduling algorithms that define key parameters necessary for most efficiently matching the supply and demand of freight and trucks.

Amar Bose: A life in pursuit of excellence

Amar Bose: A life in pursuit of excellence

Rediff.com16 Jul 2013

Amar Bose never grew old. He simply oozed positive energy. He visibly cringed if anybody called him an icon but used to jump up to the blackboard with a chalk and wave his hand all over if you discussed physics, recalls Shivanand Kanavi

From teachers' training to new institutes: Benefits to education sector

From teachers' training to new institutes: Benefits to education sector

Rediff.com1 Feb 2018

The minister announced an overall allocation of Rs 1.38 lakh crore for 2018-19 from Rs 1.22 lakh crore in current fiscal on health, education and social security.

Go Intern, Go!

Go Intern, Go!

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

Ajit Balakrishnan on an idea that could change India.

'I carried my own water, I wore a lungi'

'I carried my own water, I wore a lungi'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2011

Dr. Molly Maguire Teas, Senior Advisor for Education, US Department of State in an interview recalls her experience of teaching at a school in a Nepalese village with no blackboard, chalk or electricity. Read on.

Raja Sen reviews 3 Idiots

Raja Sen reviews 3 Idiots

Rediff.com24 Dec 2009

Raja Sen reviews Aamir Khan-starrer 3 Idiots.

China earthquake toll crosses 1700

China earthquake toll crosses 1700

Rediff.com18 Apr 2010

"There will be new schools! There will be new homes!," wrote Chinese President Hu Jintao on the blackboard of a makeshift classroom in Qinghai, as he visited the quake-devastated region where the death toll in last week's 7.1 temblor mounted to 1,706 on Sunday.

'Dil Bole Hadippa is a cut or two above the routine masala films'

'Dil Bole Hadippa is a cut or two above the routine masala films'

Rediff.com15 Sep 2009

Anurag Singh opens up about the Shahid Kapoor-Rani Mukherji starrer and it's reception at the Toronto International Film Festival.

EC rejects AAP complaints of booth capturing in Amethi

EC rejects AAP complaints of booth capturing in Amethi

Rediff.com7 May 2014

The Aam Admi Party on Wednesday complained to the Election Commission that several booths in Amethi in UP have been captured, but the poll panel found the charge to be unfounded after verification and said voting there was progressing peacefully.

Will this man bring down Mulayam?

Will this man bring down Mulayam?

Rediff.com8 Mar 2007

'People who speak English fear taking on powerful people. We don't have fears because I don't have much to lose,' says Vishwanath Chaturvedi.

Should you do your MBA online?

Should you do your MBA online?

Rediff.com4 Oct 2005

Is such a concept even viable to begin with?

Why Sonu Walia QUIT FILMS

Why Sonu Walia QUIT FILMS

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

'Everywhere, people would ask me why I had left films. They wanted to see more of me.' 'Their words were music to my ears.'

Is your child's school IT enabled?

Is your child's school IT enabled?

Rediff.com23 Sep 2004

Can't spell, can't calculate: Bihar's ignorant school principals

Can't spell, can't calculate: Bihar's ignorant school principals

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

Not just students, even school teachers and principals are part of the rot afflicting Bihar's education system.

In show of warmth, Modi sits next to Karunanidhi, holds his hands

In show of warmth, Modi sits next to Karunanidhi, holds his hands

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

The meeting between the two leaders lasted about 20 minutes.

Why final results were delayed in MP

Why final results were delayed in MP

Rediff.com13 Dec 2018

With parties blaming the electronic voting machines, the poll panel was extra cautious in its approach.

The Super 30 Review

The Super 30 Review

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

'What Super 30 really wants to say is Hrithik Roshan can be an action hero without showing off his sculpted torso,' says Sukanya Verma.

Outrageous: Carol Gracias in a curtain cloth!

Outrageous: Carol Gracias in a curtain cloth!

Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

Take a look at some crazy outfits we spotted on the Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2016 ramp.

Euro 2016: Struggles in front of goal concern Spain coach Del Bosque

Euro 2016: Struggles in front of goal concern Spain coach Del Bosque

Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

Spain are among the favourites to win the European Championship this summer but the team's 1-0 home defeat to Georgia on Tuesday has set alarm bells ringing. In their last warm-up game before the tournament and nearly two years on from their first-round exit at the World Cup in Brazil, Spain lost to a team ranked number 137 by FIFA. "Gatillazo" (Damp squib) was the headline in Wednesday's AS newspaper after the team's loss in Getafe.

Apple iPad 2018: An education-centric tablet

Apple iPad 2018: An education-centric tablet

Rediff.com23 May 2018

The latest avatar of the iPad, at least outwardly, is a dead ringer for its predecessor from last year. The biggest change, however, is support for the stylus, says Abhik Sen.

How e-learning is changing the way India studies

How e-learning is changing the way India studies

Rediff.com7 Jun 2018

Convergence of online and offline is the new mantra which is changing the education map of the country.

Ooty church signs landmark deal with US abuse victim

Ooty church signs landmark deal with US abuse victim

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

Diocese agrees to revoke molester priest's return to the priesthood and keep him away from children.