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Pix: Elizabeth Taylor laid to rest

Pix: Elizabeth Taylor laid to rest

Rediff.com25 Mar 2011

Elizabeth Taylor was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, in California.

What these hot models have been up to!

What these hot models have been up to!

Rediff.com22 Jan 2015

A round-up of all the action from the lives of India's top models... as seen through their Instagram feeds :-) So here's what India's top models have been up to:

Sania-Nestor off to a flier

Sania-Nestor off to a flier

Rediff.com5 Sep 2009

Sania Mirza teamed up with Canadian Daniel Nestor to outplay Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan and Ashley Fisher of Australia 6-3, 6-1 in the first round of the mixed doubles.

Reva car promoters to sell company?

Reva car promoters to sell company?

Rediff.com18 May 2010

Bangalore-based Reva Electric Car Company, one of the world's most recognised electric car manufacturing companies, may see a change of ownership, with its current promoters holding talks with an international automotive investor for a sell-out.

Paes-Bhupathi knocked out of French Open

Paes-Bhupathi knocked out of French Open

Rediff.com28 May 2011

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi bowed out of the French Open men's doubles event with a straight-set defeat against unseeded Australian combination of Stephen Huss and Ashley Fisher in Paris on Saturday.

Bollywood Girl in Hollywood

Bollywood Girl in Hollywood

Rediff.com30 Jun 2021

Meet Joya Nandy Kazi, Hollywood's go-to-choreographer for Indian traditional dance and Bollywood style dance routines.

William Penn: Quest for fine pens

William Penn: Quest for fine pens

Rediff.com3 Feb 2010

Founded in 1924 by Arnold Schweitzer, Caran d'Ache is a product of Switzerland's long history of watch-making and jewellery manufacture.

Audubon photography awards show breathtaking beauty of birds

Audubon photography awards show breathtaking beauty of birds

Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

It's another year of beautiful birds for the Audubon Photography awards. The Grand Prize went to Kathrin Swoboda for her photo of a Red-winged Blackbird. The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organisation dedicated to conservation. It protects birds and their habitats throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. See all of the winners below, and if you are still craving more avian photography.

Obama donates Noble prize money to charities

Obama donates Noble prize money to charities

Rediff.com12 Mar 2010

US President Barack Obama announced on Friday that he would donate his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize award money among several charities, including $200,000 to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund and $250,000 to Fisher House, which provides housing to families of patients at military medical centers.

Salman, Akshay, John and Sanju go to lunch

Salman, Akshay, John and Sanju go to lunch

Rediff.com12 Nov 2010

Look what your favourite stars have tweeted.

Golden Globes 2020: Sofia Vergara on the red carpet

Golden Globes 2020: Sofia Vergara on the red carpet

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

The 77th Golden Globe awards is live at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, and is seeing Hollywood's glamorous set in attendance.

Indian to head Monterey policy institute

Indian to head Monterey policy institute

Rediff.com9 Jul 2008

As president of the institute, Sunder Ramaswamy will also have under his purview the Graduate School of International Policy Studies, the Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation, the Fisher Graduate School of International Business and the Graduate School of Language and Educational Linguistics, and the renowned James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and Center for East Asian Studies.

These funny animals are just what we need right now!

These funny animals are just what we need right now!

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

The world feels like complete panda-monium right now. But thanks to the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, we can all take a brief break from the news cycle and focus on otter things -- like pictures of animals being complete goofballs. The animals were pictured by photographers competing in the sixth annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, which saw thousands of pictures entered, taken around the world. As well as providing a smile, the competition works alongside the Born Free Foundation to highlight a more serious matter -- the importance of conserving our planet's beautiful wildlife. We share a selection of the best finalists' photos...

Grieving for Princess Leia

Grieving for Princess Leia

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

'2016 may have been unkind, more than other years, but we are here and we owe it to the ones who are gone -- to live and love fully this wonderful gift of life,' says filmmaker Suparn Verma.

Xi's aggressive moves against India 'unexpectedly flopped': US magazine

Xi's aggressive moves against India 'unexpectedly flopped': US magazine

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

Xi, 67, already roiling the Communist Party with a 'rectification' campaign and mass persecution of foes, will launch 'another brutal purge' following the Chinese army's failures on the Indian border, the Newsweek said in an opinion piece.

Jeev bows out after successive defeats

Jeev bows out after successive defeats

Rediff.com31 Oct 2009

Ace Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh crashed out of the Volvo World Matchplay Championship after successive defeats to Camilo Villegas and Ross Fischer in Casares, Spain. The highest ranked Indian golfer, first from the sub-continent to qualify for the elite tournament, could not build on his stunning first round win against Lee Westwood.

Kalki Koechlin: The perfect Lolita

Kalki Koechlin: The perfect Lolita

Rediff.com30 Sep 2009

Dev D's Kalki Koechlin could be the most unlikely Bollywood starlet ever. On the sidelines of this exclusive photo shoot, she talks about life with Anurag Kashyap, her future plans, and do's and don'ts in dating.

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 12 TN fishermen

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 12 TN fishermen

Rediff.com21 Dec 2016

The arrest comes a day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam asked the Centre to send a 'firm message' to the island nation over continued apprehension of the state's fishermen.

When Nature Challenges A CM

When Nature Challenges A CM

Rediff.com6 Jan 2022

The chief minister still has time to repair the damage but he will have to act all-round, both at the government and party levels, suggests N Sathiya Moorthy.

Jeev stuns world no 5 Westwood

Jeev stuns world no 5 Westwood

Rediff.com30 Oct 2009

Ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh began with a bang, humbling world number five Lee Westwood to top Group D after the opening day of the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Casares (Spain).

Bopanna-Qureshi concede quarter-final

Bopanna-Qureshi concede quarter-final

Rediff.com18 Jul 2008

Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Qureshi finished their Indianapolis Tennis Championships campaign on a sordid note after pulling out of their quarter-final encounter midway due to a back injury to the Indian. The unseeded Indo-Pakistani were trailing 2-6, 0-1 against the Australian-American pair of Ashley Fisher and Tripp Phillips when Bopanna decided to pull out.

Stocks: 'Returns will be much more modest'

Stocks: 'Returns will be much more modest'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

'Valuations were depressed at 8,000 (Nifty 50 index) levels. It was a free ride to 12,000 levels.' 'What went down had to come up. Now fundamentals have to support further gains.'

'We'e a long way to go to make growth inclusive'

'We'e a long way to go to make growth inclusive'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2008

Sateesh Andra, co-convenor, Tie-ISB, talks to Shobha Warrier about growth, entrepreneurship and the need to look at new business directions.

Must read: BlackBerry tips from CEOs

Must read: BlackBerry tips from CEOs

Rediff.com1 Apr 2009

Secrets from CEOs for whom the little hunk of hardware is the life breath of work efficiency.

Why can't we create a Big Bang Theory?

Why can't we create a Big Bang Theory?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

'Where are the funny writers on Indian television and OTT platforms?' 'Where are the sitcoms?' asks Vanita Kohli Khandekar.

PIX: Priyanka Chopra parties in Hollywood

PIX: Priyanka Chopra parties in Hollywood

Rediff.com13 May 2015

A look at the pictures.

Amritraj's doubles campaign ends

Amritraj's doubles campaign ends

Rediff.com12 Jul 2008

Prakash Amritraj's doubles campaign at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships ended after he and partner Giles Muller lost in the the quarter-finals in Newport. Wild card entrants Amritraj-Muller went down 4-6, 2-6 against Rik de Voest of South Africa and Ashley Fisher of Australia.

Paes, Sania advance, Bhupathi ousted

Paes, Sania advance, Bhupathi ousted

Rediff.com27 Jun 2008

Indians had a reasonably good day in the Wimbledon doubles' competition with Leander Paes and Sania Mirza winning their respective matches but it was curtains for Mahesh Bhupathi, who was sent packing in the first round itself. Paes, partnering Czech Lukas Dlouhy, advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-3 win over the combination of American Eric Butorac and Australian Ashley Fisher last night.

Double tragedy in US sports: Former boxing champ shot dead; Footballer shot at

Double tragedy in US sports: Former boxing champ shot dead; Footballer shot at

Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

Forty-year-old O'Neil Bell was killed during a robbery in Atlanta, while suspended St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey underwent surgery after shootout

India set to have 150 unicorns by 2025

India set to have 150 unicorns by 2025

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

$47.6 bn capital invested across 921 deals in India in 2020, despite pandemic.

Somdev in semis of US Challenger

Somdev in semis of US Challenger

Rediff.com7 Nov 2008

Unseeded Indian Davis Cupper Somdev Devvarman beat third seed and world No 94 Jesse Levine of the United States 7-6(5), 6-2 to enter the semi-finals of the US $75,000 ATP Challenger in Nashville, US.

Indian epic, universal resonance

Indian epic, universal resonance

Rediff.com23 Oct 2008

The Ramayana remains ever popular across the globe, and now it has gone to Broadway, finds Arthur J Pais.

Braila Lake renamed after Salim Ali

Braila Lake renamed after Salim Ali

Rediff.com9 May 2007

The lake, situated at Braila village under Patepur block, is a lifeline to several biological creatures like Pragmitis, Tifa, Hydrila, Utroculeria and other micro-organisms.

Bopanna-Qureshi bow out

Bopanna-Qureshi bow out

Rediff.com14 Aug 2008

Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq-Qureshi crashed out of the $ 508,000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic tournament after suffering a sets first round defeat in Washington.

Bopanna-Qureshi topple fourth seeds

Bopanna-Qureshi topple fourth seeds

Rediff.com16 Jul 2008

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi rallied from a set down to topple fourth seeded Russian duo of Dmitry Tursunov and Igor Kunitsyn in the first round in Indianapolis.

20 ventures you can start with Rs 5 lakh!

20 ventures you can start with Rs 5 lakh!

Rediff.com26 Oct 2007

It's much easier to be an entrepreneur now -exciting areas are opening up in a brave new India and you do not need a pot of gold to make them fly.

How FM plans to tackle air pollution and save environment

How FM plans to tackle air pollution and save environment

Rediff.com1 Feb 2021

The Centre on Monday earmarked a separate Rs 2,217 crore for 42 urban centres to tackle air pollution and announced the much-awaited voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and polluting vehicles, even as it shrunk the budgetary allocation for the environment ministry from the last fiscal by nearly eight percent. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech for 2021-22, announced a total of Rs 2869.93 crore for the ministry, Rs 230 crore less than the last fiscal. Officials said the outlay has been lesser this time as the economy is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Posco suggests fish and pickle deal for land-loser

Posco suggests fish and pickle deal for land-loser

Rediff.com4 Sep 2007

Korean major considers offering locals an export market in addition to compensation.

Chinese toys: Are our kids safe?

Chinese toys: Are our kids safe?

Rediff.com14 Aug 2007

World's largest toymaker Mattel Inc has recalled millions of toys on Tuesday due to hazards from small, powerful magnets and lead paint. These toys were made in China.

Reshuffle: Modi snubs AIADMK again

Reshuffle: Modi snubs AIADMK again

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam is said to be upset at his son Raveendranath Kumar, a Lok Sabha MP, being denied a ministerial chance for a second time in a row, beginning with the formation of Modi 2.0 in 2019, reveals N Sathiya Moorthy.