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These Scientists Shaped India

I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims.We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing......

Big Tech Is Rushing To Train AI In Local Languages

Indian mobile and Web consumers speak in 30 languages and around 1,600 dialects. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Users of smart devices in India often find their artificial......

Assam continues to burn, 2 die in police firing, DGP's car attacked

PM Modi appealed for calm and sought to assuage the concerns of protesters, insisting his government was committed to safeguard their rights. IMAGE: A policeman fires teargas shells to disperse......

Army deployed in Assam; stones pelted at CM's home

Guwahati, the epicentre of anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protests, was placed under indefinite curfew and Army was deployed in the city and Assam Rifles personnel were deployed......

High voter turnout in Assam, West Bengal polls

Record 85 per cent votes were cast in Assam while 79.51 per cent votes were cast in West Bengal. High voter turnout was recorded in the assembly polls in Assam and West Bengal where an......

How to buy the best health insurance

Health insurance expert Anil Rego in an online chat with readers answers health insurance queries. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Prashant Soni: Can I buy 2-3 policies and pay the final......

All hay and no sunshine for paddy farmers

High food prices have driven inflation to new highs, leading the Centre to clamp down on export of farm commodities. But have the high retail prices in any way benefited the farmers? How has their......

Cola row: JPC meet on Tuesday

The first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on pesticide residues in safety standards for soft drinks, fruit juices and other beverages will be held on Tuesday.According to official......

Remembering Hema Malini's unforgettable roar in Lal Patthar

In this series, we re-visit great Hindi film classics. Today, we look back at Raaj Kumar-Hema Malini-Raakhee-Vinod Mehra starrer, Lal Patthar (1971). What extreme repercussions can......

Ranji Roundup: Mumbai in control; Karnataka on top

A round-up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday Mumbai close in on win against Odisha IMAGE: Arshdeep Singh was the pick of the Punjab bowlers and picked a 5-wicket haul versus......

Football lover, Chuni fan Dilip Kumar had a 'run-in' with spectators during Rovers Cup final

Photograph: Kind Courtesy AIFF Media Legendary actor Dilip Kumar was an avid football lover, shared a deep connect with one of Kolkata's big three legacy clubs, Mohammedan Sporting, and was a huge......

Narang conferred Khel Ratna, Zaheer misses event

Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who wonfour gold medals at last year's Commonwealth Games, wasconferred the country's highest sporting honour -- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award -- ata glittering......

Gagan Narang to be conferred Khel Ratna on Aug 29

Ace shooter Gagan Narang will be conferred the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna by President Pratibha Patil on August 29. The government officially announced the names of sportspersons who will......

Narang named for Khel Ratna, Zaheer for Arjuna

Ace Indian shooter Gagan Narang, who won four gold medals at last year's Commonwealth Games, is set to be conferred the country's highest sporting honour -- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- after......

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