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Sonam, Shanaya, Rhea Woo Paris

Sonam, Shanaya, Rhea Woo Paris

Rediff.com30 Jan 2025

The Kapoor sisters, Sonam, Rhea and Shanaya were guests at the invite-only Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week shows.

Madhubala-Dilip Kumar To Star In 2025 Movie?

Madhubala-Dilip Kumar To Star In 2025 Movie?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2024

Digital ghosts have opened a new can of worms for digital experts.

DON'T MISS: NASA'S STUNNING images of the cosmos

DON'T MISS: NASA'S STUNNING images of the cosmos

Rediff.com13 Mar 2014

Take a look at these absolutely superb pictures from space, as seen by NASA.

When US almost blew up the moon to prove a point

When US almost blew up the moon to prove a point

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

At the height of the space race, the US considered detonating an atom bomb on the moon as a display of America's Cold War muscle.

The business of blogging

The business of blogging

Rediff.com9 Apr 2008

According to blog search engine Technorati, there are over 112 million blogs in the blogosphere, which swells by over 175,000 blogs every day. With the immense potential of sharing views and creating public opinion, blogs are not only being tapped for publicity and brand promotion, their successful monetisation by displaying ads has allowed bloggers to turn full-timers from being hobby-bloggers. Though many bloggers abhor making money from blogs, it's becoming widely popular.

Message in a bottle: How one golden disk carries human history into the cosmos

Message in a bottle: How one golden disk carries human history into the cosmos

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

Prathmesh Kher/Rediff.com recalls how a planetary mission became interstellar in scope with the addition of a simple gold-plated disk.

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren goes on clicking spree from space

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren goes on clicking spree from space

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

Rediff.com takes a look at these awe-inspiring images of Earth tweeted by ISS astronaut Kjell Lindgren.

All you need to know about earth-like Proxima b

All you need to know about earth-like Proxima b

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

Here are some interesting facts about this newly discovered planet.

Is there Life Out There?

Is there Life Out There?

Rediff.com31 Oct 2020

The presence of phosphine in Venus's thick atmosphere has revived the age-old question: Are we alone?

Has anyone seen Mumbai as Sudhir Patwardhan has?

Has anyone seen Mumbai as Sudhir Patwardhan has?

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

It is impossible for Mumbaikars not to glimpse themselves or someone they know in Sudhir Patwardhan's paintings.

Dalit scholar Rohith's last words: 'From shadows to the stars'

Dalit scholar Rohith's last words: 'From shadows to the stars'

Rediff.com19 Jan 2016

In his suicide letter, Rohith chose not to chronicle the events that led him to make his decision to kill himself but instead wanted human beings to be treated as minds, "as glorious things made up of star dust, in every field, in studies, in streets, in life and in death".

Things to look forward to in 2015

Things to look forward to in 2015

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

'Tis the season for hope and for forecasts. So here we look at the things we want and hope will be granted in 2015.

MH-370 enigma: Is there a top-secret India angle?

MH-370 enigma: Is there a top-secret India angle?

Rediff.com5 May 2014

Two months after the Malaysia Airlines plane vanished into the skies, conspiracies have floated to explain the enigma of the vanishing flight. Amid these claims, one is that the plane was hijacked and is being prepped for a terror attack by the Taliban or by Israeli terrorists. Anvar Alikhan tries to piece this puzzle together and find out the truth behind flight MH370.

The Stephen Hawking I knew

The Stephen Hawking I knew

Rediff.com22 Mar 2018

When I met him last year for his 75th birthday, he seemed frail. There was a sense of urgency. I will miss Stephen. His passing fills me with sadness.