That flash of light in the sky followed by thunder can be both mesmerising and scary. Rediff.com presents some amazing pictures of lightning captured by ace lensmen.
Trump's views run contrary to the Obama administration, which had imposed economic sanctions against Russia.
For an AIDS-scary world, there is some good news. AIDS may have been one of the biggest epidemics, but scientists now believe that the size and the course of the disease have been grossly over-estimated over a decade. In what could be a stunning revelation, the United Nations top AIDS scientists will soon acknowledge the 'mistakes', especially in sub-Saharan Africa, say media reports.
'You are unable to attack creation of black money.' 'You have not stopped that, but are now coming up with such rules.' 'It is so stupid and unbelievable.' 'This ordinance is a very scary way of going about it.'
The sharp rise in oil prices is threatening to derail not only the long-term expansion plans of government oil marketing companies, which control over 95 per cent of the market, but also their day-to-day operations.
This Deepavali is very special for Priya. Her second film, Kannamoochi Enada is releasing this festive season.
No arrest has been made yet in this connection.
Anita Hassdandani talks about her epic role and her Fear Factor experiences.
Do you think the Bigg Boss 11 house is better than the houses of the previous 10 seasons?
An NGO is putting up art installations to highlight the dismal conditions of the roads.
They would gain access as pizza delivery boys; they would be armed with assault weapons, and they would seek to kill as many as they could before they were overpowered, or killed.
'The security forces and the state mechanism have virtually wiped the indigenous people out of the hills of Chittagong.'
The Jharkhand cricket team, including their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, on Friday escaped unhurt after a fire broke out at a five star hotel in Dwarka, New Delhi leading to postponement of the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-final against Bengal.
Dealers expect 10-15% fall in April sales; car makers look at lowering total cost of ownership for consumers.
'Most important were the breathing exercises -- whatever way you like.' 'Pranayam or just deep breathing...' 'Breathing is very, very, very, very, very, very important.'
The fashion police has already started complaining about these looks.
The Last Legion, however, is disappointing.
'We got so many calls after the attack.' 'Loved ones told us forget all this, nothing was more valuable than our lives.' 'But we said, 'No, this wasn't the way forward -- the people, society, the country needs us at this time.'
Images from Wednesday's World Cup match between India and South Africa, at Southampton.
'India serves itself poorly with its latter-day discovery of Pakistan as an instrument in domestic politics,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
On an average, Symantec reports two lakh malware submissions per month and anti-spyware product company Max Secure Software has identified over two lakh anti-spyware threats.
Missed the #ComicCon at Mumbai. Take a look at these fun pictures from the event!
Global meltdown has triggered a panic. But it is a much-abused term. This downslide actually means investors should stay invested and await the turnaround.
Whether you invest in short-term securities or long-term securities, the interest rate that you will get on either is similar. Which should you choose? Should you invest in short term debt or invest money for a long period?
Don't get bullied into doing anything that does not make you uncomfortable. The key is truly to trust yourself and your instinct.
It would be a huge achievement if the new administration manages a successful transition to some sense of domestic and international normalcy in these frantic times marked by the pandemic and rise of illiberal regimes across the world, observes Shreekant Sambrani.
Injury caution for Tom Cruise? He throws it out of the window before you can say Mission Impossible!
There appears to be a new charity craze sweeping social media - #wakeupcall, in which the famous take pictures of themselves after they've just woken up. UNICEF has begun the campaign to raise money to support their work with children in Syria. The task is simple: Just take a photo of yourself as soon as you've woken up, post to a social network with the hashtag #WakeUpCall, donate 5 (Rs 494) to UNICEF and nominate three friends to do the same. And in the spirit of charity some celebs have taken the challenge. Here's their #wakeupcall
After Aprilia, legendary Italian motorcycle major MV Agusta has finally entered the Indian two-wheeler market in collaboration with the Kinetic Group.
Daniil Medvedev and Karen Khachanov crushed second seed Dominic Thiem and third seed Alexander Zverev respectively to set up an all-Russian semi-final at the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Friday.
Three-times Grand Slam winner Murray has struggled to regain form since undergoing hip surgery last January and was knocked out in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday having said the tournament could be his last as a professional.
According to J L Gautam, Operations Head of National Centre for Seismology, "The earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale at a depth of 190 km hit Hindukush mountain region at 3:58 pm."
Actor Vishal tells Subhash K Jha what made him take the political plunge.
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