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Preeti Shenoy: Swimming with the dolphins

Preeti Shenoy: Swimming with the dolphins

Rediff.com21 Mar 2016

What if a celebrity told you about their favourite holiday destination? Told you about all the things they like to do there -- be it tasting the local cuisine, indulging in leisure activities or haunting museums.

2018's Top 10 Hindi Movies

2018's Top 10 Hindi Movies

Rediff.com3 Jan 2019

Sukanya Verma lists the 2018 films that impressive her.

'Over time, Rahul seems to have changed'

'Over time, Rahul seems to have changed'

Rediff.com6 May 2019

'It is the regional parties and their leaders who are the ones we have to watch.'

A wasted year

A wasted year

Rediff.com12 May 2015

The National Democratic Alliance government has adopted half measures instead of moving decisively on defence.

BMW X3 redefines comfort and luxury in SUVs

BMW X3 redefines comfort and luxury in SUVs

Rediff.com31 Jul 2018

The new BMW X3 Luxury Line is definitely a technologically superior car compared to its predecessor and is a lot savvier than I imagined, says P Tharyan.

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 75 Songs

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 75 Songs

Rediff.com1 Oct 2020

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.

'I don't think healthy eating should be boring'

'I don't think healthy eating should be boring'

Rediff.com17 May 2017

'People always associate being thin or fit with starving yourself. I keep reading articles about actors doing some orange diet, eating one banana and black coffee a day. We grow up with so many insecurities and want to look like those air-brushed models we see.'

PICS: Ten-man Manchester City sunk by third-tier Wigan in FA Cup

PICS: Ten-man Manchester City sunk by third-tier Wigan in FA Cup

Rediff.com20 Feb 2018

Manchester City were sensationally knocked out of the FA Cup on Monday by third-tier Wigan Athletic who beat the 10-man Premier League leaders 1-0 in a stunning fifth round upset with a late goal by their talisman Will Grigg.

Stunning photos from the week gone by

Stunning photos from the week gone by

Rediff.com9 Mar 2015

Images of the events that shaped the world last week.

No one holidays anymore, they have 'experiences'

No one holidays anymore, they have 'experiences'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

Tailored luxury experiences with the most minute of details charted out for discerning travellers is the way forward, says Nikita Puri.

Auto biggies all set to launch electric vehicles at Expo

Auto biggies all set to launch electric vehicles at Expo

Rediff.com6 Feb 2018

Maruti will showcase its first concept electric vehicle, the e-SURVIVOR; M&M it's six new EVs, including two futuristic concepts

8 lessons from Tharoor's electrifying Oxford speech

8 lessons from Tharoor's electrifying Oxford speech

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

Here are some highlights:

PHOTOS: Top moments from the week gone by

PHOTOS: Top moments from the week gone by

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

Top 20 images of all the events of the week that was.

Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead, gunman shouted 'Don't forget Aleppo'

Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead, gunman shouted 'Don't forget Aleppo'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

Russia has described the killing of Andrey Karlov at an art exhibition in Ankara as a terror attack.

26/11: Sheer paralysis gripped the government

26/11: Sheer paralysis gripped the government

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

'The government, supposedly manned by wise and experienced officers, was all at sea, unable to act cohesively, and with restraint. Each agency was out to score brownie points.'

Why Juhi Chawla is waging war against cell phone radiation

Why Juhi Chawla is waging war against cell phone radiation

Rediff.com21 Feb 2019

'We have created an enemy we can't even see and that enemy is entertaining us while tightening the noose around our necks.' 'As the radiation increases, it will affect everything -- from your little bumble bee to plants to every living cell.' 'By the time the effects are understood, it might be too late.'

Amyra Dastur's selfie with Jackie Chan

Amyra Dastur's selfie with Jackie Chan

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

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

How to stop your smartphone controlling your life

How to stop your smartphone controlling your life

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

Nir Eyal lists 4 urgent steps to save yourself countless hours of mindless phone time.

You will hardly find any fault with the new Skoda Octavia RS

You will hardly find any fault with the new Skoda Octavia RS

Rediff.com26 Feb 2018

If you're someone looking for some serious performance along with a practical family sedan with generous cabin space and do not mind spending more on fuel and the company's after-sales service, then this is all the car you'll ever need.

Will Modi's France visit help save the Rafale deal?

Will Modi's France visit help save the Rafale deal?

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

Suspense continued on Tuesday over whether the issue of Rafale fighter deal, which has been stuck over cost, will figure in talks that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have with French President Francois Hollande during his visit beginning on Thursday.

Meet Bandicoot, the robot

Meet Bandicoot, the robot

Rediff.com22 Jun 2018

How robots may eradicate manual scavenging in India.

Vajpayee cremated with state honours, daughter lights funeral pyre

Vajpayee cremated with state honours, daughter lights funeral pyre

Rediff.com17 Aug 2018

Vajpayee's ashes will be immersed in rivers in all the districts in Uttar Pradesh -- his karmabhoomi.

A soldier returns to Sri Lanka

A soldier returns to Sri Lanka

Rediff.com11 Apr 2018

'As I went around Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Jaffna and Mannar, my mind went back to my visit in January 1990 at the fag end of the IPKFs mission in Sri Lanka,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Pangong Tso: Where 3 Idiots ended

Pangong Tso: Where 3 Idiots ended

Rediff.com27 Jul 2016

'All those photographs I had seen before about Ladakh were not photoshopped.' 'Ladakh, truly, was nature's masterpiece.'

The army needs a new strategy for Kashmir

The army needs a new strategy for Kashmir

Rediff.com1 Jul 2017

'A new doctrine now needs to be evolved for a new situation, and the army will do it.' 'You won't see more Kashmiris driven in front of army columns.' 'Nor will the army massacre hundreds, Dyer style,' says Shekhar Gupta.

What the Raksha Mantri needs to do

What the Raksha Mantri needs to do

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

'It is the government's most important duty to ensure that when war breaks out, the armed forces are absolutely ready to face the adversary -- well equipped, well trained and in high spirits,' says Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).

'Hindus have always been the most powerful vote bank'

'Hindus have always been the most powerful vote bank'

Rediff.com21 Apr 2019

'Had Muslims been a vote bank, they wouldn't be in the condition they are now,' Asaduddin Owaisi tells Jyoti Punwani.

These Indo-Pak games have gone on for a long time

These Indo-Pak games have gone on for a long time

Rediff.com15 May 2017

'There are retaliatory incursions, ambushes, captures and killings by Indian forces along the 700 km border; alleged spies are caught on both sides, then mutually traded as pawns; envoys are summoned in both capitals to be routinely given dressing downs.' 'And there is always a handy courier pigeon, like Sajjan Jindal, sent over to test the troubled waters,' says Sunil Sethi.

'Gen Manekshaw could speak to politicians like no other chief has'

'Gen Manekshaw could speak to politicians like no other chief has'

Rediff.com2 Jan 2017

'General Sam Manekshaw looked from left to right and said, "Gentlemen, I have come to have a look at you. I am taking a good look at your faces. When I come back after the war is over, some faces may not be here".'

Critical thinking about history is dying

Critical thinking about history is dying

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

Books like Sunil Khilnani's Incarnations: India in 50 Lives, simple and straightforward though they appear, are instead powerful arguments for complexity, for empathy, and for curiosity

Arrests of ISI agents tip of spying iceberg

Arrests of ISI agents tip of spying iceberg

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

The ISI network of spies has been operating in India for over a decade.

Sports Shorts: Dutee Chand signs two-year deal with Puma

Sports Shorts: Dutee Chand signs two-year deal with Puma

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.

A cancer interview we must all read

A cancer interview we must all read

Rediff.com12 May 2017

'Our body functions in a particular system. We pass urine. We pass motions. We swallow food. We drink water. We breathe properly.' 'If there is an obstruction to any of these things -- difficulty swallowing, difficulty passing urine, passing blood in the urine, passing blood in the stools or severe pain anywhere, lasting for more than a month, or for example the skin, which covers our body, has a few moles that start increasing or bleeding... then you need to see a specialist.'

Are we any closer to knowing Who Killed Sheena Bora?

Are we any closer to knowing Who Killed Sheena Bora?

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

After 800 days, is it a little clearer that Accused No 1 through 4 are responsible for her death?

Finally, Pujara heads for England; set to make County debut against Glamorgan

Finally, Pujara heads for England; set to make County debut against Glamorgan

Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has been issued a British work permit and is set to join Derbyshire County Cricket Club this week for the remainder of the English County Championship.

'Everybody is here to earn money'

'Everybody is here to earn money'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

'I don't get involved in my movie characters. That's fake. Let's be practical. We get a nice air-conditioned vanity van to sit in, which has lovely fruits and dry fruits. We get to work with lovely ladies. So it is not taxing at all!' Akshay Kumar gets candid.

Meet IBM's Transformation Man

Meet IBM's Transformation Man

Rediff.com8 Sep 2017

'My simple instruction to every IBM salesperson is, "When you go to the customer, use less of this (he points to his mouth) and more of this (ear)".' 'Talk less, listen more",' Karan Bajwa tells Raghu Krishnan.

How the Howrah Bridge played out in Bollywood

How the Howrah Bridge played out in Bollywood

Rediff.com24 Feb 2018

'To this day, not a year passes when Bollywood does not head to Kolkata to train its cameras on the magnificence of the bridge and the flow of life that pulses along the river across which it spans,' says Saibal Chatterjee.

Venezuela: Before the Implosion

Venezuela: Before the Implosion

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

As Venezuelans continue to flee the starvation, crime and the horrific inflation that continues to mark the worst crisis it has ever faced, Radha Biswas looks back at a devastated country she continues to love deeply.

The daredevil fighter pilot who survived a Pakistani bullet

The daredevil fighter pilot who survived a Pakistani bullet

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

'We were firing at Patton tanks that were moving towards India.' 'Fighter aircraft are the biggest menace for tanks because they come at great speed, attack from a height and their rockets are lethal.' 'The Hunter travels at 400, 420 knots. One knot is 1.6 times a km, so it was at a speed of 700, 800 km/hr.' 'You come at great speed and when you see the tanks, you pull up because attacks are always done in a dive.' 'You go up to 3,000 to 4,000 feet and then dive on to the target and let off your rockets...'