Saving India, One Helmet At A Time

IMAGE: Raghvendra Kumar wants every Indian rider to wear a helmet. Photograph: ANI When Garba is played with swords... The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. Also see: The......

The Cutest Singham You've Ever Met

The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. IMAGE: Singham, a white tiger cub, lives at the Maitri Bagh Zoo. Photograph: MP/CG/Rajasthan/ANI Photo Kalakot gets its first road! When......

'Babu, don't worry. The Army has come'

Babu R was trapped in a mountain gorge without food or water for two days till the Indian Army rescued him in a daring mission.Archana Masih/Rediff.com recounts what transpired during Operation......

'Know your limits and the limits of the aircraft'

Sometimes it is the man behind the machine who makes mistakes, sometimes it is the machine which does so, and sometimes it is a combination of both and some other factors that leads to an accident,......

Indian Railways' heritage routes likely to be monetised

The railways heritage lines that are part of the UNESCO-accorded sites list include Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and Kalka Shimla Railway. As part of its plan to monetise......

Your favourite cup of tea could be in trouble!

The world-famous Darjeeling tea is losing its flavour even as it struggles with falling production, says Avishek Rakshit.  IMAGE: The key problem which plagues the Darjeeling gardens is the......

How realtors have profited from rising India, China

In the days of the Raj, the British and the maharajas used to retreat from the hot and humid capitals of Calcutta, Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore, and Madras and head for the hills. They created a......

30 STUNNING heritage trains of the world

A heritage railway tells a lot about a particular nation and its history. It adds to a country's glamour quotient and draws tourists from across the world. Such a rail is, at times, run by......

This Indian Navyman ran the toughest marathon on earth

Not everyone completes the Badwater Marathon, Breeze Sharma did so, the fastest Indian ever.Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi spoke to the Indian Navyman to find out how he did it. Not every man survives a......