News for 'Google Doodle'

Google doodles for India's first passenger train journey

Google doodles for India's first passenger train journey

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

160 years since the first passenger train chugged out of Bori Bunder for Thane.

The 14-year-old Indian whose doodle floored Google

The 14-year-old Indian whose doodle floored Google

Rediff.com19 Nov 2012

Meet Arun Kumar Yadav who won Doodle for Google competition this year. The doodle you saw on Google India's homepage on Childern's Day was his.

C.V. Raman: Google doodles for India's superstar physicist

C.V. Raman: Google doodles for India's superstar physicist

Rediff.com7 Nov 2013

On what would have been CV Raman's 125th birthday, the search engine giant pays its tribute to India's Nobel Prize-winning physicist.

Louis Daguerre's 224th birthday honoured by Google doodle

Louis Daguerre's 224th birthday honoured by Google doodle

Rediff.com18 Nov 2011

French artist-physicist-inventor Louis Daguerre, widely credited for successfully capturing permanent photographs on a commercial scale lines a long list of inventors, artists, scientists that Google honours by showcasing their doodles on their search engine page.

Google pays tribute to this India cricket great with special doodle

Google pays tribute to this India cricket great with special doodle

Rediff.com8 Aug 2018

Sardesai, who was considered India's best batsman against spin bowling, died in Mumbai on June 2, 2007.

Google celebrates KL Saigal's birthday with a doodle

Google celebrates KL Saigal's birthday with a doodle

Rediff.com11 Apr 2018

The doodle is designed by Vidhya Nagarajan.

Google doodles for Rembrandt van Rijn's 407th birthday

Google doodles for Rembrandt van Rijn's 407th birthday

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

The search engine is celebrating the 407th birthday of the Dutch artist

Google celebrates Mark Twain's 176th birthday with a doodle

Google celebrates Mark Twain's 176th birthday with a doodle

Rediff.com30 Nov 2011

The search engine pays tribute to America's greatest humourist on his 176th birthday.

How a Mumbai student designed Google's Children's Day doodle

How a Mumbai student designed Google's Children's Day doodle

Rediff.com14 Nov 2018

Rahul Pingla from Mumbai shares the thought behind Google's Children's Day doodle.

Google doodles for Jorge Luis Borges

Google doodles for Jorge Luis Borges

Rediff.com24 Aug 2011

Search engine giant Google celebrates the writings of the Argentine author who would have been 112 today.

Google doodle honours poet Kamala Das

Google doodle honours poet Kamala Das

Rediff.com1 Feb 2018

On this day, February 1, in 1976, the Kerala-born poet released her autobiography, My Story.

Earth Day 2013: Google doodles for the planet

Earth Day 2013: Google doodles for the planet

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

The search engine giant celebrates Earth Day 2013 with a doodle.

Google doodles father of genetics Gregor Mendel

Google doodles father of genetics Gregor Mendel

Rediff.com20 Jul 2011

To commemorate the 189th birthday of German geneticist and monk Gregor Johann Mendel Google today surprised its visitors with a Google doodle shaped like green peas.

When the incredible woman in today's Google Doodle told us her story

When the incredible woman in today's Google Doodle told us her story

Rediff.com9 Dec 2017

India's first female photojournalist gave this interview to Rediff.com a year before she died.

Children's Day: Pune girl Vaidehi Reddy doodles for Google

Children's Day: Pune girl Vaidehi Reddy doodles for Google

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

The doodle you're seeing on Google's home page today is created by Vaidehi Reddy, a class 9 student of Army Public School, Pune.

Why Google is celebrating India's Chipko movement

Why Google is celebrating India's Chipko movement

Rediff.com26 Mar 2018

Google pays a fitting tribute to the women who sacrificed their lives to protect India's forests.

Doodle 4 Google: 15-year-old's doodle on Google's homepage

Doodle 4 Google: 15-year-old's doodle on Google's homepage

Rediff.com14 Nov 2013

The search engine giant has featured the work of Gayatri Ketharaman to celebrate Children's Day

Video: Google doodles for Freddie Mercury

Video: Google doodles for Freddie Mercury

Rediff.com5 Sep 2011

One of the greatest rock stars of all time would have turned 65 on September 5, 2011.

Video: Google doodles for Freddie Mercury

Video: Google doodles for Freddie Mercury

Rediff.com5 Sep 2011

One of the greatest rock stars of all time would have turned 65 on September 5, 2011.

Why Google is celebrating Cornelia Sorabji

Why Google is celebrating Cornelia Sorabji

Rediff.com15 Nov 2017

Lesser known facts about India's first female lawyer.

Graphic designer Saul Bass immortalised with a doodle

Graphic designer Saul Bass immortalised with a doodle

Rediff.com8 May 2013

The search engine giant pays American graphic designer and filmmaker a tribute

Children's Day: Chandigarh boy doodles for Google

Children's Day: Chandigarh boy doodles for Google

Rediff.com14 Nov 2012

Class 9 student Arun Kumar Yadav's award winning doodle is displayed on the Google home page today.

Children's day India: Google celebrates with a doodle

Children's day India: Google celebrates with a doodle

Rediff.com14 Nov 2011

Keeping with the tradition of celebrating landmark occasions, the search engine giant has yet another doodle on its homepage today.

Google's Republic Day doodle

Google's Republic Day doodle

Rediff.com26 Jan 2012

The 'doodle', which appears as a rangoli-like motif in the background, depicts three decorated elephants each carrying two children and a tricoloured umbrella on it's back, a reference to the Bravery Award recipients who took part in the Republic Day parade.

Happy birthday Ismat Chugtai, says Google

Happy birthday Ismat Chugtai, says Google

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

The Indian author was born August 21, 1915.

How Google uses doodles to honour artists

How Google uses doodles to honour artists

Rediff.com21 Dec 2012

Google's use of doodle to commemorate artists and events have become quite famous.

George Ferris: Google's new doodle for Valentine's Day

George Ferris: Google's new doodle for Valentine's Day

Rediff.com14 Feb 2013

The Ferris wheel in the doodle is a tribute to American engineer George Ferris who was born on February 14.

Rio Olympics celebrated with a doodle fruit!

Rio Olympics celebrated with a doodle fruit!

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

As the Rio Olympics is all set to go underway, the search engine giant celebrates it with an interactive doodle.

Why Google honoured Dr Har Gobind Khorana

Why Google honoured Dr Har Gobind Khorana

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

He's the Indian Nobel Prize winner you probably haven't heard of.

T20 World Cup celebrated with a doodle!

T20 World Cup celebrated with a doodle!

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

Google has dedicated its doodle to mark the start of the 2016 edition of ICC T20 World Cup.

Earth Day 2013: Stunning images of our planet

Earth Day 2013: Stunning images of our planet

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

Revealing the splendour of Mother Earth through ten amazing photographs from across the world.

M. S. Subbulakshmi commemorated with a doodle

M. S. Subbulakshmi commemorated with a doodle

Rediff.com16 Sep 2013

Google celebrates the 97th birth anniversary of the legendary Carnatic singer.

Google celebrated her 100th birthday. Who was Dr Asima Chatterjee?

Google celebrated her 100th birthday. Who was Dr Asima Chatterjee?

Rediff.com24 Sep 2017

5 things you must know about this scientific trailblazer.

Why Savitribai's life is an inspiration for all

Why Savitribai's life is an inspiration for all

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

How did a young girl with no formal education become one of India's most inspiring teachers and social reformers?

Trump beating Clinton in Google searches

Trump beating Clinton in Google searches

Rediff.com8 Nov 2016

When it comes to Mr Trump, people still want to know more, a social media expert said.

Google celebrates Mrinalini Sarabai's 100th birthday

Google celebrates Mrinalini Sarabai's 100th birthday

Rediff.com11 May 2018

Today's doodle, illustrated by Sudeepti Tucker, shows Sarabhai with her signature parasol while her students are dancing on stage.

April Fools' Day prank? Pac-Man on Google Maps :-)

April Fools' Day prank? Pac-Man on Google Maps :-)

Rediff.com1 Apr 2017

This April Fool's Day you can play your retro Pac-Man game on Google Maps, says Ashish Narsale.

15 amazing facts that trace the rise of Google

15 amazing facts that trace the rise of Google

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

Let's take a look at some amazing facts that trace its history.

Why the world is talking about 18th century scientist Eva Ekeblad

Why the world is talking about 18th century scientist Eva Ekeblad

Rediff.com10 Jul 2017

She paved the way for potato vodka and gluten-free baking. 300 years ago! And that's only two of the many cool things about this Swedish scientist the world is talking about.

Tomatina is back! Tomato fest leaves Spanish town red

Tomatina is back! Tomato fest leaves Spanish town red

Rediff.com31 Aug 2015

Yes, it's that time of year again when people start hurling mushy tomatoes at each other in the street of Spain for absolutely no reason.