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'There's more to life than just marks'

'There's more to life than just marks'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2017

At 15, she has already written two books on poetry and a novel. Meet the fascinating Zuni Chopra.

She wants to change the way Indians dress

She wants to change the way Indians dress

Rediff.com29 Jan 2019

'Stop wearing clothes which might be trendy, but doesn't go well with your body type.'

It was Jason's 'Day' at PGA

It was Jason's 'Day' at PGA

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Australia's Jason Day endured several close calls at the majors before finally landing one with a three-shot victory at the PGA Championship on Sunday.

'Don't worry! Modi won't arrest you!

'Don't worry! Modi won't arrest you!

Rediff.com14 Jan 2019

'If one is saying the Modi government makes me feel insecure or will put me in jail if I say anything against him, do not worry, as he won't do any such thing.'

'I have never wanted to distance myself from India'

'I have never wanted to distance myself from India'

Rediff.com12 Sep 2016

'The more I lived in India, the more I realised that America was my home too.'

When a US president wanted Indian minister sacked!

When a US president wanted Indian minister sacked!

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

'Galbraith had a powerful ally in Washington -- not as blunt and direct as the ambassador -- but committed to see Krishna Menon go.' 'This was President Kennedy himself.'

Lessons from Bollywood: How to dress for a date

Lessons from Bollywood: How to dress for a date

Rediff.com8 Feb 2016

Cool tips to dress up pretty!

Zurich Challenge: Anand beaten by Aronian in opener

Zurich Challenge: Anand beaten by Aronian in opener

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand began his campaign in the Zurich Chess Challenge on a losing note, beaten by Armenia's Levon Aronian in the first round.

This Indian girl stuck in Pakistan needs a 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan'

This Indian girl stuck in Pakistan needs a 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2015

23-year-old Geeta, who can neither speak nor hear, is stuck in Pakistan for 13 years

Meet the creator of the world's tallest statue

Meet the creator of the world's tallest statue

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

Ram V Sutar, 89, has already created more than 200 distinct statues, many of them massive. Now, he is a leading contender for the commission to produce the world's largest statue: A 597-foot tall rendering of Sardar Patel, an independence leader who played a crucial role in uniting India's fractious states.

How Russia's synchro stars provide bright contrast their doping scandal

How Russia's synchro stars provide bright contrast their doping scandal

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

Two namesake coaches who have propelled Russian synchronised swimming to one medal after another hope to blow rivals out of the water once again at the Rio Olympic Games.

Samsung ordered to pay $120 million to Apple

Samsung ordered to pay $120 million to Apple

Rediff.com3 May 2014

Jury finds that Samsung had infringed two Apple patents

When a Nobel Laureate comes to town!

When a Nobel Laureate comes to town!

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

What does Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee thinks about India's education sector?

Luxury car, old notes seized from Dera; rooms sealed

Luxury car, old notes seized from Dera; rooms sealed

Rediff.com8 Sep 2017

The premises of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's sect is spread over 800 acres and houses educational institutions, markets, hospital, stadium, recreational areas and houses.

Ham operators pick up suspicious 'cross border conversation' of GJM activists

Ham operators pick up suspicious 'cross border conversation' of GJM activists

Rediff.com25 Jun 2017

Most of the coded signals and communications were in Nepali and Tibetan languages.

Review: Divergent is engaging but lacks intensity

Review: Divergent is engaging but lacks intensity

Rediff.com11 Apr 2014

Divergent is clearly made for its already existent fan base, with the best loved bits and pieces of the book shoved on to screen with hardly any adhesive to keep them together, feels Paloma Sharma.

Why Modi deserves praise for this Budget

Why Modi deserves praise for this Budget

Rediff.com12 Feb 2018

'If anything, he is a fiscal hawk.' 'He has avoided fiscal profligacy completely for the past four years.' 'The fiscal deficits since 2014 are clear proof of this.' 'The point is not that it is not 3 per cent yet; it is that it is not 6, 7 or 8 per cent, which it could easily have been.' 'For this he needs to be congratulated.' 'He has recognised it no longer pays to spend other people's money to win elections,' points out T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

'Our appeal to Indians is to buy Indian and wear Indian'

'Our appeal to Indians is to buy Indian and wear Indian'

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

Designers Shraddha Nigam and Mayank Anand tell us why they're committed to the cause of empowering Indian weavers through their label.

Fashion Queen Sonam Kapoor's 15 MOST experimental avatars!

Fashion Queen Sonam Kapoor's 15 MOST experimental avatars!

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

Sonam Kapoor turns 31 today!

No bitter feelings, says Ajay Sharma after being cleared of match-fixing

No bitter feelings, says Ajay Sharma after being cleared of match-fixing

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

Former Delhi captain Ajay Sharma can finally look forward to beginning a new chapter in life after a District Court cleared him of all charges related to match-fixing, which led the Board of Control for Cricket in India to impose a life ban on him.

Russian hooligans see themselves as Kremlin foot soldiers

Russian hooligans see themselves as Kremlin foot soldiers

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

Ultra-nationalist and schooled in their country's historical grievances, Russian soccer hooligans see themselves as fighting the Kremlin's geopolitical battles in miniature when they clash with foreign fans at the Euro 2016 tournament.

I am not training the way I used to train 20 years ago: Paes

I am not training the way I used to train 20 years ago: Paes

Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

Practising his strokes for over seven million times has given him an unforgettable muscle memory and an uncompromising diet has kept his enviable fitness intact in an astonishing 25-year long career but Leander Paes is not training the way he used to train 20 years ago. The 43-year-old has just finished another season in his glorious career and he is not finished yet. Rather, he has set himself a new target - taking his Grand Slam tally to 20. Passion for the game and a knack for creating history has kept him going but it also involves pain of hard work that may become difficult to sustain year after year.

Mission incomplete: Rajan's plan to transform RBI into a modern bank

Mission incomplete: Rajan's plan to transform RBI into a modern bank

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan wanted to improve training for staff, through initiatives such as sending them to other central banks for short stints.

'Wayanad will be Rahul's Waterloo'

'Wayanad will be Rahul's Waterloo'

Rediff.com15 Apr 2019

Unlike the LDF and NDA nominees who are at ground zero and campaigning hard every day, the Congress candidate's campaign is undertaken in absentia, dependent on an army of local and imported from the rest of Kerala Congresswomen and men.

Why US kept cool during India-Pak crisis

Why US kept cool during India-Pak crisis

Rediff.com4 Mar 2019

'Traditionally, the US tried to tamp down tensions whenever a crisis situation arose and deputed officials from Washington to travel to Delhi to counsel restraint.' 'This time around, no US envoy flew down to Delhi -- not even when tensions spiked and a flashpoint was reached last week,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

By 2020, there will be no newspapers

By 2020, there will be no newspapers

Rediff.com19 Jan 2017

The end of newspaper reporting will produce a landscape so barren that it will be terrifying, says Aakar Patel.

Alzheimer victims may thank Kiran Bhaskar soon

Alzheimer victims may thank Kiran Bhaskar soon

Rediff.com18 Jul 2019

Rediff.com Senior Contributor P Rajendran reports from New York on how the Indian-American researcher's pioneering work may wipe out the visible effect of Alzheimer's disease.

'The new singers can't sing good'

'The new singers can't sing good'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

'There were no singers like Lata, Kishore, Rafi or Mukesh. And until now, there is nobody. Nobody with that kind of voice, nobody with that kind of brain to learn. Not only to learn, but to improvise. We improvised music, we improvised the songs. Nowadays, they just listen and copy.'

Amitabh, Jaya and a musical book launch...

Amitabh, Jaya and a musical book launch...

Rediff.com16 Nov 2018

Amitabh: "There is a very famous limerick that aptly describes my presence tonight, ladies and gentleman: A funny young man from Clyde In a funeral carriage was spied; When asked, "Who is dead?" He giggled and said, "I don't know; I just came for the ride."

This man believes Modi's degrees are fake

This man believes Modi's degrees are fake

Rediff.com12 May 2016

Roshan Shah, a Canadian citizen and an Overseas Citizen of India, filed a Right to Information application in Gujarat in 2013 to demand that Narendra Modi, then the Gujarat chief minister, make his educational qualifications public.

Activists planned Rajiv-type incident to end 'Modi raj', held meetings abroad: Police

Activists planned Rajiv-type incident to end 'Modi raj', held meetings abroad: Police

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

Some of the letters exchanged between the arrested activists spoke of planning 'some big action' which would attract attention, Singh said.

First look: Pooja Hegde as Chaani in Mohenjo Daro

First look: Pooja Hegde as Chaani in Mohenjo Daro

Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Why Cricket is not like Indian politics or movies

Why Cricket is not like Indian politics or movies

Rediff.com1 Dec 2017

'"Who you know" does not help in scoring runs or taking wickets in front of hundreds of millions of fans, which alone determines your selection to play for your team.'

At 80, this bodybuilder's life is an inspiration to all

At 80, this bodybuilder's life is an inspiration to all

Rediff.com23 Nov 2016

How a former school secretary ditched her sedentary lifestyle and adopted fitness is a story you can't miss reading.

How the Bose family discovered Netaji had a child

How the Bose family discovered Netaji had a child

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

'Our daughter's name is ANITA-BRIGITTE. She should actually bear the name of AMITA, but the German authorities would have certainly objected to such an unusual name so we chose the name Anita which is almost sounding like Amita.' 'Brigitte was chosen by me because its short form in German is Gita.' Netaji's family had no idea that he had married and had a child till his brother Sarat Chandra Bose received a letter from Emilie Schenkl. A fascinating glimpse from Madhuri Bose's book, The Bose Brothers and Indian Independence, An Insider's Account.

Sheena Bora trial: Was the driver lying?

Sheena Bora trial: Was the driver lying?

Rediff.com8 Dec 2017

Trepidation made its home firmly on his face on Thursday, announcing its presence with lines of anxiety and the repeated jumpy widening of his eyes.

The 10 WORST Films of Govinda

The 10 WORST Films of Govinda

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

Before Kill Dil, Govinda featured in these awful movies.

'Shashi Kapoor didn't need to pretend'

'Shashi Kapoor didn't need to pretend'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

In Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star, Aseem Chahbra gives us glimpses of one of Bollywood's best loved actors.

What Tiger's Baaghi has in common with Salman's!

What Tiger's Baaghi has in common with Salman's!

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

We drew a few curious comparisons between Salman Khan-Nagma and Tiger Shroff-Shraddha Kapoor's Baaghi.

Alibaba lobbies to stay off US blacklist list for fakes

Alibaba lobbies to stay off US blacklist list for fakes

Rediff.com18 Oct 2015

At least three industry bodies have alleged counterfeits remain widespread on Alibaba's sites