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Decked churches, midnight masses: India celebrates Christmas

Decked churches, midnight masses: India celebrates Christmas

Rediff.com25 Dec 2025

Christmas was celebrated with devotion and festive gaiety across India, with churches decked in lights, midnight masses, and community events spreading cheer. Leaders extended greetings, and celebrations took place in various states with prayers for peace and harmony.

Church of England appoints first-ever female archbishop

Church of England appoints first-ever female archbishop

Rediff.com3 Oct 2025

The Church of England has appointed Sarah Mullally as its first-ever female Archbishop of Canterbury. The appointment follows the resignation of Reverend Justin Welby and was approved by King Charles III.

'If she doesn't...': US VP Vance hopes wife Usha 'comes to Christ'

'If she doesn't...': US VP Vance hopes wife Usha 'comes to Christ'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2025

Vance's remarks drew applause from the conservative audience at the event and highlighted the couple's approach to balancing faith, family, and personal belief.

What Teachers Don't Want From You

What Teachers Don't Want From You

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

Let teachers tell you what they'd like as a Teachers Day gift.

10 tips to revise properly before a board exam

10 tips to revise properly before a board exam

Rediff.com27 Feb 2012

Carl Laurie, principal, Christ Church School, Byculla explains why students must make the most of their revision time.

Scrapping of Class X board exam is welcome

Scrapping of Class X board exam is welcome

Rediff.com30 Jun 2009

Carl Laurie, pricipal of Christ Church School, Mumbai, shares his views on the proposal to scrap the Class X board exams.

Bihar: 7-yr-old kidnapped from high security area

Bihar: 7-yr-old kidnapped from high security area

Rediff.com14 Sep 2009

A seven-year-old boy was kidnapped from the high security Gandhi Maidan area in Patna on Monday.

Kolkata: Angry parents ransack school after girl's death

Kolkata: Angry parents ransack school after girl's death

Rediff.com12 Sep 2013

Guardians of students on Thursday ransacked the office premises of Christ Church Girls High School in Dum Dum after the death of a Class V girl in Kolkata.

Christmas Recipe: Lorraine Woodman's No-Cook Marzipan

Christmas Recipe: Lorraine Woodman's No-Cook Marzipan

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

Time to bring out your chef's hat and whip up a Christmas delicacy that's no-fuss, no-sweat and utterly deicious.

15 dead, 80 injured in suicide blasts at two churches in Pakistan

15 dead, 80 injured in suicide blasts at two churches in Pakistan

Rediff.com15 Mar 2015

At least 15 persons were killed and 80 others injured when Taliban suicide attackers targeted two packed churches during mass on Sunday in Pakistan's biggest Christian neighbourhood in Lahore, the capital of Punjab.

T20 WC PIX: Buttler blazes England into semis

T20 WC PIX: Buttler blazes England into semis

Rediff.com23 Jun 2024

IMAGES from the Super Eight Match of the T20 World Cup, played between England and USA, in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Sunday.

Student's death: Mamata assures mother to look into the matter

Student's death: Mamata assures mother to look into the matter

Rediff.com12 Sep 2013

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday assured the mother of the deceased student who was allegedly locked inside a toilet by her seniors last week, that she would look into the matter.

Russi Mody: A man manager par excellence

Russi Mody: A man manager par excellence

Rediff.com18 May 2014

On Mody's death, Tata on Friday said, "Russi Mody was an institution at Tata Steel. Under his leadership, the company grew significantly and he instituted many human resource initiatives.

World's stunning college campuses

World's stunning college campuses

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

Who would want to study in a classroom when you have such a gorgeous campus around you?

'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'

'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.'

Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

Rediff.com29 Mar 2024

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not even seem to recognise that they too have crossed a red line themselves, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

'What was wrong was the bland version of Indian history'

'What was wrong was the bland version of Indian history'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

'Even apart from the Bengal famine, there was a great deal more bloodshed and deceit than I was prepared for.' 'Almost every one of the acquisitions was won by extreme extortionate methods and what came out was that these relatively honest officers found themselves doing very dishonest things.'

'We Will Bring The Oscar'

'We Will Bring The Oscar'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.' 'Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.'

Indian-origin teacher suspended for mock Trump 'assassination'

Indian-origin teacher suspended for mock Trump 'assassination'

Rediff.com29 Jan 2017

An Indian-origin teacher has been suspended after a video of a controversial classroom stunt that shows her firing a water gun at an image of President Donald Trump and yelling "die" went viral online.

Modi tightens noose around NGOs

Modi tightens noose around NGOs

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

The MHA order says the cancelled NGOs did not submit to the ministry details of amount of foreign contribution they received

'I was stubborn, ambitious, passionate about flying'

'I was stubborn, ambitious, passionate about flying'

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

Ayesha Aziz has always aimed for the sky.

Pope confers sainthood on father and nun from Kerala

Pope confers sainthood on father and nun from Kerala

Rediff.com23 Nov 2014

Pope Francis on Sunday declared Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia Eluventhinkal from India as saints at Vatican.

The Magic of Madhvi Parekh

The Magic of Madhvi Parekh

Rediff.com3 Nov 2017

No conversation about Indian art is complete without mention of Madhvi Parekh

Commercial MNCs are checked, so why not religious MNCs?

Commercial MNCs are checked, so why not religious MNCs?

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

Anti-conversion laws are needed since thrusting the idea of a competitive battlefield of religion onto India's pluralistic traditions can only lead to greater communal conflict, says Sankrant Sanu

'We are not film stars'

'We are not film stars'

Rediff.com24 Apr 2019

In the heat and dust of a Baramati rally with Supriya Sule.