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You will miss this model at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2017

You will miss this model at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2017

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

Gigi Hadid not walking in 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

6 pocket-friendly foreign destinations to head to

6 pocket-friendly foreign destinations to head to

Rediff.com5 Nov 2018

The destinations have a lot to offer in terms of adventure, culture and entertainment.

Why Hrishida Made HAPPY FILMS

Why Hrishida Made HAPPY FILMS

Rediff.com30 Sep 2021

'To keep laughing is the most important thing in life.'

Rail Budget: New slogans, fancy acronyms mask disappointing facts

Rail Budget: New slogans, fancy acronyms mask disappointing facts

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

Suresh Prabhu is trapped in the 'rhetoric of his own government'.

I-B Minister Javadekar criticises 'TRP-centric' journalism

I-B Minister Javadekar criticises 'TRP-centric' journalism

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

He also asserted that the freedom of press has to be preserved at any cost in a democracy but media should remember that freedom comes with responsibility.

Venue allotted for Modi's Kanpur rally

Venue allotted for Modi's Kanpur rally

Rediff.com7 Oct 2013

After a lot of dilly dallying, the Kanpur administration has finally granted permission to Bharatiya Janata Party to hold Narendra Modi's rally at BuddhaPark in Indiranagar on October 19.

ABVP threatens to 'cut off' legs of Leftists Jadavpur University students

ABVP threatens to 'cut off' legs of Leftists Jadavpur University students

Rediff.com9 May 2016

The ABVP state secretary Subir Haldar threatened to "cut off" the legs of "anti-national" Left-aligned students of Jadavpur University if they stepped out of the campus.

Arunachal Pradesh has ALWAYS been part of India

Arunachal Pradesh has ALWAYS been part of India

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

China has long coveted Arunachal Pradesh, which it calls Southern Tibet. But, as Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan explains, in 1947, the present state of Arunachal Pradesh constituted the North East Frontier Tract of Assam. When India adopted its Constitution on 26 January 1950, NEFT became 'a separate politico-administrative entity' although it was constitutionally still a part of Assam. Its administration was brought directly under the President of India with the Governor of Assam acting as his agent. A revealing excerpt from his book The Origin Story of India's States.

Islamic State in India: The Jihadist Reboot

Islamic State in India: The Jihadist Reboot

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

'The undiminished threat, therefore, has the potency of sustaining itself in multiple ways in the near and medium term.' 'The state agencies need to utilize innovative methods in countering radicalization and violent extremism to address this growing threat'.

All 5 accused in 2013 Bodh Gaya blasts get life imprisonment

All 5 accused in 2013 Bodh Gaya blasts get life imprisonment

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

The explosions on July 7, 2013, were carried out with an intention to kill domestic and foreign pilgrims, especially Buddhists in order to create terror at a place of worship.

It's jihad: Imran on Kashmir after returning from US

It's jihad: Imran on Kashmir after returning from US

Rediff.com29 Sep 2019

"We are doing it because we want Allah to be happy with us," he said.

F1 Pitlane Tales: Nicole gears up as Hamilton prepares for title

F1 Pitlane Tales: Nicole gears up as Hamilton prepares for title

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

Singer Nicole Scherzinger who is currently dating Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, is all geared for the Formula One championship.

F1: Why does success-hungry Hamilton want to visit India?

F1: Why does success-hungry Hamilton want to visit India?

Rediff.com24 Jul 2014

Lewis Hamilton may not be putting the Buddha into Budapest this weekend but he could be tempted to seek divine assistance if luck goes against him in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

What Savarkar Thought of Independence

What Savarkar Thought of Independence

Rediff.com20 Dec 2021

Savarkar believed Swarajya is more than the mere geographical independence of a stretch of earth called India. There was no point in fighting and sacrificing one's life for a Swarajya (mere territorial independence) at the cost of our Svatva (self-existence) or Hindutva itself! A revealing excerpt from Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit's Veer Savarkar: The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition.

Coronavirus inspires world graffiti

Coronavirus inspires world graffiti

Rediff.com7 Apr 2020

As countries around the world are in lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, street artists everywhere are responding, bringing a dose of colour -- and urgent messaging -- to a weary public.

Grenade blast in Poonch in J&K: At least 11 injured

Grenade blast in Poonch in J&K: At least 11 injured

Rediff.com14 Aug 2016

In the blast, 11 people were injured, one of them critically, he said. While 7 of the injured are locals, 4 others are outsiders.

Doctor with a Difference

Doctor with a Difference

Rediff.com17 Aug 2021

'I consider myself to be a 50 year old with a 16-year-young mind, ready to conquer more continents,' Dr Shuvendu Sen tells Payal Singh Mohanka.

Buddhists of the world, unite

Buddhists of the world, unite

Rediff.com27 Dec 2005

The tiny town of Amravati, cradle of the Mahayana school of thought, will see over 150,000 monks coming from different parts of the globe, including the Far East and South East Asian countries.

'I attract anger from PM Modi because he views me as a threat'

'I attract anger from PM Modi because he views me as a threat'

Rediff.com10 May 2018

The Congress president also hit out at the PM for raking up the issue of Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin, saying she was "more Indian" than many Indians.

'The story of Naa Bangaru Talli is quite shocking'

'The story of Naa Bangaru Talli is quite shocking'

Rediff.com10 Mar 2014

The filmmaker talks about his new feature film.

Look what washed up on the shores of this beach!

Look what washed up on the shores of this beach!

Rediff.com25 Oct 2018

From a giant buddha-like man on a cliff to works made using 3D printers, Sydney's Sculpture by the Sea is back and serving up its usual, unusual selection of works. Now in its 22nd edition, the exhibition turns one of Australia's most iconic stretches of coastline into a huge outdoor sculpture park. Let's take a look at some of the weird and wacky creations to wash up at this year's event.

Kalam visits Shwedagon Pagoda

Kalam visits Shwedagon Pagoda

Rediff.com9 Mar 2006

'If the Taliban see my father, they could harm him'

'If the Taliban see my father, they could harm him'

Rediff.com17 Sep 2021

For Afghans in India, including medical tourists from the war-torn country as well as migrants and refugees staying here much longer, the safety of friends and families is the biggest concern - particularly for those linked to the now collapsed government or who have had work ties with the US.

Will India ever get its treasures back?

Will India ever get its treasures back?

Rediff.com18 Jul 2018

'Does a thousand-year-old sculpture worshipped in a thriving religion belong to a foreign museum or the temple from which it was extracted?' Congress MP Shashi Tharoor asked angrily. 'They legitimately belonged to India and people of past, present and future generations are interested in re-possessing them,' a central information commissioner declared last month.

ISIS operative armed with IEDs held in Delhi; major attack averted

ISIS operative armed with IEDs held in Delhi; major attack averted

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

The two IEDs he was found with were 'fully ready' and just needed to be activated with a timer, police said. Security was stepped up in the national capital and in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh following the arrest.

Quiz Time: What profession did Deven Verma choose before he got into acting?

Quiz Time: What profession did Deven Verma choose before he got into acting?

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!

Iddarammayilatho gets a hot new item number

Iddarammayilatho gets a hot new item number

Rediff.com24 Mar 2013

The song will be picturised on actress Devshi Khanduri.

In 7 encounters, two wanted criminals killed in UP within 24 hours

In 7 encounters, two wanted criminals killed in UP within 24 hours

Rediff.com25 Mar 2018

Seven other criminals were arrested in separate seven encounters in four districts

India has Reason To Worry about Taliban

India has Reason To Worry about Taliban

Rediff.com23 Sep 2021

India is worried about Pakistan getting the Taliban to ignite trouble in Kashmir, observes Ramesh Menon.

Bodh Gaya attack: The story of culpable neglect

Bodh Gaya attack: The story of culpable neglect

Rediff.com9 Jul 2013

The most basic reality of a dysfunctional enforcement apparatus across India will ensure that coordinated terrorist attacks, like the Bodh Gaya strike, will continue to occur, notes Ajai Sahni.

More to Nehru's Absence from Azadi Poster Than Ideological Conflict

More to Nehru's Absence from Azadi Poster Than Ideological Conflict

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

Public intellectuals who frame the ideological antipathy between the RSS & Co and Jawaharlal Nehru in the light of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination and Hindu Raj alone, miss the point by a yard, argues Shaan Kashyap.

Taliban leader writes to Malala, invokes 'Gandhiji'

Taliban leader writes to Malala, invokes 'Gandhiji'

Rediff.com18 Jul 2013

A former Pakistan Air Force member-turned Taliban commander has invoked Mahatma Gandhi, Jesus and Lord Buddha in a letter to teen activist Malala Yousufzai, asking her to return home and "use" her pen for Islam.

Day after quitting RJD, Raghuvansh reaches out to Nitish

Day after quitting RJD, Raghuvansh reaches out to Nitish

Rediff.com11 Sep 2020

In his letter to Kumar, the veteran leader has made a series of suggestions including an amendment in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act, bringing Lord Buddha's begging bowl from Kabul and hoisting tricolor at Vaishali, the land of world's first Republic.

Guru Purnima: What you must know

Guru Purnima: What you must know

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

Today is Guru Purnima. Here is everything you should know about the Hindu festival.

Bihar: Rajapaksa offers prayers at Mahabodhi temple

Bihar: Rajapaksa offers prayers at Mahabodhi temple

Rediff.com8 Feb 2013

Amid protests by various political parties to his visit Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who arrived in Indian early on Friday morning, offered prayers at the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya in Bihar, soon after his arrival.

Bhutan: Tiger's Nest, giant momos, Happiness

Bhutan: Tiger's Nest, giant momos, Happiness

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera takes in the best of Bhutan, a beautiful little kingdom that has bundles and bundles of goodness to offer.

Mesmerising winners of the Epson panoramic awards

Mesmerising winners of the Epson panoramic awards

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

Truly, a sight for lockdown-weary eyes. These mesmerising panoramic shots have been revealed as the winners and shortlisted entries in the 2020 Epson International Pano Awards. Organisers reported that they received 5,859 entries from 1,452 photographers in 96 countries this year, competing for the top spots in five categories, for several special awards, and for some of the cash prizes offered. Scroll down to see the shots the judges declared had the wow factor...

Callous answer costs UP top bureaucrat his job

Callous answer costs UP top bureaucrat his job

Rediff.com22 May 2013

R N Upadhyaya, the secretary (home) of the Uttar Pradesh government, on Wednesday stirred a row after he brushed off a reporter's query about the death of four members of a family by saying, "Birth is the reason behind the death".

10 UP cops caught in sting op suspended

10 UP cops caught in sting op suspended

Rediff.com29 Jul 2013

Ten policemen, posted in Gautam Buddha Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh, were suspended after they were caught on camera purportedly accepting commissions from private hospitals for bringing accident victims.