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Modi among world's 10 most powerful people in Forbes list

Modi among world's 10 most powerful people in Forbes list

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

Modi ranks 9th on the Forbes list of 74 of the World's Most Powerful People.

AbRam imitates dad Shah Rukh Khan's signature pose

AbRam imitates dad Shah Rukh Khan's signature pose

Rediff.com31 Jul 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Candid pictures from Bipasha-Karan's DREAMY wedding!

Candid pictures from Bipasha-Karan's DREAMY wedding!

Rediff.com2 May 2016

While we wish the newlyweds a blissful marital life, here's taking a look at the candid pictures from Bipasha and Karan's DREAMY wedding!

'The world has been transformed into a huge laboratory'

'The world has been transformed into a huge laboratory'

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

'Hopefully, people will understand that, beyond medical vaccination plans, in the future we will also need to implement some 'social inoculation' plans.'

4G may bring much cheer to consumers in 2015

4G may bring much cheer to consumers in 2015

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

Theoretically, 4G promises download speeds of up to 100 Mbps, compared with the speed of 21 Mbps that 3G supports.

Modi 9th on Forbes' most powerful person list; Xi tops

Modi 9th on Forbes' most powerful person list; Xi tops

Rediff.com9 May 2018

The Chinese President dethroned Russian President Vladimir Putin as the most influential person on the planet.

10 jaw-dropping photos from National Geographic Traveler photo contest

10 jaw-dropping photos from National Geographic Traveler photo contest

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

Be prepared to have a serious case wanderlust when you're scrolling through these awe-inspiring photographs of our Planet Earth.

The end is nigh: Ageing rhino's death could be the end of his species

The end is nigh: Ageing rhino's death could be the end of his species

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

What would it be like to be the last man on earth? Many have pondered over the question never to have found an answer. If only Sudan could speak he could have solved that philosophical quandary.

10 celebs who practice what they preach

10 celebs who practice what they preach

Rediff.com5 Jun 2015

Today is World Environment Day; apt then we look at what contribution some of the best-looking people we feature on our pages make to it!

25 years in orbit: Cosmic wonders captured by Hubble

25 years in orbit: Cosmic wonders captured by Hubble

Rediff.com23 Apr 2015

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's lift-off from Earth on April 24, here are some of the cosmic wonders it has captured over its lifetime.

Pachauri resigns from UN climate panel after sex harassment charges

Pachauri resigns from UN climate panel after sex harassment charges

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

Buffeted by allegations of sexual harassment, R K Pachauri on Tuesday quit as chairman of United Nation's prestigious Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, whose meeting here he has avoided.

Review: Doctor Strange is another league of visual magnificence

Review: Doctor Strange is another league of visual magnificence

Rediff.com4 Nov 2016

Just when it looked as though CGI overkill has ruined the fun of spectacle, here comes a film that charms with its kaleidoscopic vision and meticulous combats, says Sukanya Verma, who can't wait for more!

What connects Flipkart and extra-terrestrial life?

What connects Flipkart and extra-terrestrial life?

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

How much do you know Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, who has invested $ 100 million in a project to find extra-terrestrial life?

They still won't say the 'C' word

They still won't say the 'C' word

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

Donald Trump denied it. Hillary Clinton avoided saying it. But the Climate Change crisis is frighteningly real, says Sunita Narain.

The ancient Indian myth that could save our oceans

The ancient Indian myth that could save our oceans

Rediff.com19 May 2017

Today humanity is churning the ocean with a thoughtless vengeance -- with toxic wastes, plastics and hazardous substances being dumped into our once pristine seas. And there is no benign Lord Shiva to rescue us from our collective greed, says Shyam Saran.

Modi-Trump meet: Who will say what?

Modi-Trump meet: Who will say what?

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

'Even in this age of self-willed and authoritarian leaders and spontaneous gestures, a script is still written,' notes Ambassador B S Prakash, imagining the 'talking points' are for the India-US summit on June 26.

Review: Transformers: Age of Extinction is a yawn fest

Review: Transformers: Age of Extinction is a yawn fest

Rediff.com26 Jun 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction is a relentless clang-clang of metallic scrap and flying bullets, where there are more explosions than an entire day's production of popcorn at a multiplex.

'India is blazing down a tunnel'

'India is blazing down a tunnel'

Rediff.com7 Nov 2017

'Anything that is anti-growth is demonised because growth is the biggest religion.' 'Growth is synonymous with progress. In fact, it is the opposite.' 'Exponential growth is cancer.'

A bomb worse than an atom bomb in Kim Jong-un's hands!

A bomb worse than an atom bomb in Kim Jong-un's hands!

Rediff.com6 Sep 2017

North Korea is unlikely to strike first, but its response in retaliation, if attacked, could be massive even at the expense of its own destruction, says Rajaram Panda.

Ignite your minds! Kalam to India's youth

Ignite your minds! Kalam to India's youth

Rediff.com27 Jul 2017

India's beloved President -- there has been no other who has influenced the nation as much -- never stepped back from inspiring people to be the very best that they could be.

They indicated the Missile Man had flown away, forever

They indicated the Missile Man had flown away, forever

Rediff.com28 Jul 2015

Srijan Pal Singh, advisor to President A P J Abdul Kalam, recalls his final journey to IIM-Shillong.

When A P J Abdul Kalam met Pramukh Swami Maharaj

When A P J Abdul Kalam met Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Rediff.com14 Aug 2016

'This can lift us out of confusion, misery, melancholy and failure, and indeed guide us when it is contacted.' 'For us to ignite our spirituality, we need to look inward and transcend our egos. We need to recognize, connect with and integrate the eternal spirit within,' says A P J Abdul Kalam in his latest book, Transcendence.

21 award-winning wildlife photographs of the year!

21 award-winning wildlife photographs of the year!

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

Presenting the best of Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Awards 2015.

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