Henry Blofeld, who charmed the cricket world for more than 40 years, bids farewell to the microphone come September. Haresh Pandya salutes the Master.
Sharks, mating frogs, seals playing with photographers... these are the amazing photos which offer an enchanting breadth of what's beyond the shoreline. Underwater Photographer of the Year has just announced the winners of its 2019 photo contest and photographer Richard Barnden, from the UK, was named Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019. Prizes and commendations were handed out in categories including Wide Angle, Macro, Wrecks, Behaviour, Portrait, Black and White, Compact, Up and Coming, and in British waters, Wide Angle, Living Together, Compact, and Macro Shots.
This Puja-typical behaviour invariably tells you how enthusiastic Bengalis are when it comes to Devi Durga and dhunuchi naach and everything in between.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The world famous Mughal Gardens in Rashtrapati Bhavan will be open for public from Friday.
Experts believe MNCs, which look for a strong foothold in the Indian kitchen appliances space, target the leading organised players in the industry.
'I was tense the night before the shoot; I developed cold feet. However, when I got up in the morning, I was confident and looking forward to playing Sandhya.' Niharika Konidela gets candid about her first film, Ok Manasu.
The silver-tongued boxing champion's life story is full of inspiration.
With four back to back hits, the shy lad from Chandigarh is an unlikely movie star. Ayushmann Khurrana tells Ronjita Kulkarni/Rediff.com how it all came together and how he prepares to confront the toughest three months of his life.
Ankita Raina and top seeds men's doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan assured India of at least a couple of bronze medals in the tennis competition by progressing to the semifinals at the Asian Games, in Palembang, on Wednesday.
Modi has been wrong in thinking that he can influence people and win friends in Pakistan through his high-octane brand of diplomacy. That is why his Pakistan policy that started off on the high note of saree-and-shawl diplomacy now threatens to end with a whimper with cloak-and-dagger games, says Rajeev Sharma.
"The mountains I climbed, the butterflies I counted, the streams I swam, the jungles I walked along, all called me back. The urge to go back to nature was very strong," says Tibin Parakal from Trissur who quit a lucrative engineering job in Delhi to start a restaurant but then ultimately became a farmer.
Malayalam film 101 Chodyangal is a touching tale.
The e-commerce story in India has begun to look up.
After 800 days, is it a little clearer that Accused No 1 through 4 are responsible for her death?
Rediff reader Yatin tell us how he met his wife Chaitali in the year 1997.
Raksha Gopal scored 99.6 per cent to top the Central Board of Secondary Education's Class 12 results this year.
Love at first sight -- happens or not -- Nisha Jamvwal explores the possibilities here.
Three major central banks have hit the zero limit, the Fed, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan.
The Masterchef interacted with readers and judged the culinary talent of Rediff staffers.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Here is a flashback of the top moments from the just concluded quadrennial Games...
Two unassuming young women saved India the humiliation of returning empty-handed from the Olympics for the first time since Barcelona in 1992 with awe-inspiring performances at Rio.
Check out the gold medal winners on Day 7 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Friday:
Swimming's top nations are setting their sights on how to deal with midnight finishes during the Rio 2016 Olympics.
'It affects our economy, it is very important in many ways.' 'So we have to be the foremost experts in the world on the monsoon.' 'But the best minds in India have not devoted their time to the study of monsoon and they have followed the fashions of the West.'
The inaugural European Games has won over the doubters, even with low profile athletics and swimming events.
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If it ain't love, it ain't entrepreneurship.
Meet first-time Indian athletes hoping to make an impression in Rio.
Ginger and tulsi flavoured tea is passe. Exotic ingredients are now finding their way into the kettle.
Curses, folklore and family feuds swirl around Tughlaqabad Fort
Jitu Rai struck gold twice with his pistol while Kerala's swimming sensation Sajan Prakash continued to shatter records and accumulate gold medals, adding a fifth to his tally, on the fifth day of competitions in the 35th National Games in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.
Anushka Saboo explores the possibilities of whether the grass is really greener on the other side.
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.There are other things in the socio-economic arena which becomes more important than becoming an athlete.'
Crimson Peak is not for everyone, but the mood is set very early on, says Raja Sen.
Five inspiring women who travelled thousands of miles to Hyderabad recently to grow their business and skills share their tales of global entrepreneurship. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel listened in.
Anti-GM voices have inadvertently spurred farm scientists to support the use of gene manipulation for producing stress-resistant crops.
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