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Lamp that runs for 8 hours on water and salt

Lamp that runs for 8 hours on water and salt

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

The lamp is expected to hit the markets by 2016.

Time for Aung San Suu Kyi to step aside?

Time for Aung San Suu Kyi to step aside?

Rediff.com10 Feb 2021

Some believe she should no longer be the face of the struggle to free Myanmar from the new military dictatorship, observes Prakash Bhandari.

Life during lockdown: Clean, cook, binge, repeat...

Life during lockdown: Clean, cook, binge, repeat...

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

If everybody is 'working' from home, then how has TV consumption gone up? Who is making all that gourmet food being posted on social media?

Why would one of the world's finest reporters join Starbucks?

Why would one of the world's finest reporters join Starbucks?

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

Rajiv Chandrasekaran wrote Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Baghdad's Green Zone, based on his days as the Washington Post's correspondent in Baghdad. It was made into a movie, starring Matt Damon.

The farmer's son and India's big boxing hope

The farmer's son and India's big boxing hope

Rediff.com3 Feb 2018

Manish Kaushik has announced his arrival on the senior scene in grand fashion.

WhatsApp encryption: What's in it for you

WhatsApp encryption: What's in it for you

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

With not even WhatsApp having the decryption key, users now enjoy a new level of privacy, however, this is also a concerning development for the Indian government, says Himanshu Juneja

9 dead, several others injured in Texas shooting

9 dead, several others injured in Texas shooting

Rediff.com18 May 2015

At least nine people were killed and several others injured after a shootout erupted between rival biker gangs at a restaurant in the US state of Texas, police said on Monday.

Selfie daredevil dies, but the extreme selfie madness lives on

Selfie daredevil dies, but the extreme selfie madness lives on

Rediff.com14 Dec 2017

In photos: When people go to the heights of danger for a 'cool' selfie.

Here are the cars that will drive into 2019

Here are the cars that will drive into 2019

Rediff.com14 Jan 2019

From Audi A8 to Honda Civic, here's what the auto industry has lined up in 2019.

West Bengal win Santosh Trophy for 32nd time

West Bengal win Santosh Trophy for 32nd time

Rediff.com26 Mar 2017

West Bengal, on Sunday, lifted the Santosh Trophy for the 32nd time after Manvir Singh struck in the 119th minute for a 1-0 win over Goa, extending their domination in the premier domestic football tournament.

49 dead in terrorist attack at 2 mosques in New Zealand shooting

49 dead in terrorist attack at 2 mosques in New Zealand shooting

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

-- The gunman live-streamed the mass shooting inside the Al Noor Mosque -- Witnesses have said they saw 'blood everywhere' -- Four people are in custody after the shootings, including one woman and three men -- New Zealand Prime Minister said the shootings were 'an unprecedented act of violence, an act that has absolutely no place in New Zealand. This is not who we are'.

How to create a bestseller

How to create a bestseller

Rediff.com3 Apr 2017

Shuma Raha finds out how writers are using social media to produce bestsellers.

Ashish Khetan resigns from AAP

Ashish Khetan resigns from AAP

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

Khetan, who did not deny the resignation, said he was not involved in "active politics at the moment" and was not interested in rumours.

'I'd like to live the way my brother Chandrahasan did'

'I'd like to live the way my brother Chandrahasan did'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2017

'A lot of what I am was determined by what he was.'

No need of revealing identity of rape victims for public sympathy: HC

No need of revealing identity of rape victims for public sympathy: HC

Rediff.com25 Apr 2018

The court also said that under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, even intermediaries like social media platforms Google, Facebook and Yahoo could be held liable for penal action for display and circulation of photos and name of the victim by others.

'Posting videos on TikTok was my bread and butter'

'Posting videos on TikTok was my bread and butter'

Rediff.com1 Jul 2020

'But I understand the need for this government move.' 'I completely support Mr Modi.'

From Bihar to Dubai in the lockdown: Traveller's tale

From Bihar to Dubai in the lockdown: Traveller's tale

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

'Through multiple transportation modes, flood waters, a couple of PPE kits, multiple temperature checks, quarantine check point, immigration approval, health declaration forms and through two Covid tests, which thankfully were negative, I finally reached home in Dubai.' Abhijit Masih reveals what it takes to embark on an international journey in the times of the pandemic.

Thrashed for love: Bengaluru father beats up girl in public

Thrashed for love: Bengaluru father beats up girl in public

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

A man, said to be a Tamil Nadu police sub-inspector, allegedly beat up his daughter on a street in Bengaluru.

The spectacular photos of the month: April

The spectacular photos of the month: April

Rediff.com3 May 2018

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month, in 14 images.

'We started as a democracy, but have regressed to a banana republic'

'We started as a democracy, but have regressed to a banana republic'

Rediff.com25 Jan 2021

'Governments, democratically elected governments, are custodians for a short- specified time.' 'Parents don't let baby sitters decide the course of their child's future.'

'Religious leaders are trying to suppress Muslim women'

'Religious leaders are trying to suppress Muslim women'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

'Male domination is not coming down but women have started standing up and questioning the authority of men.' 'I was attacked in such a crude manner only because I am a woman. Had this been written by a man, he would not have been attacked like this.' 'If at all the fascists are using this as a stick to attack Islam, it is not because of my post but because of the intolerance of those who abused me in foul language.' V P Rajeena, who created an online stir by claiming that a madrassa teacher had sexually abused her, says what she wrote on her Facebook page is just a sample, more will follow.

Hero professor who died saving his students in Pak university massacre

Hero professor who died saving his students in Pak university massacre

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

A Pakistani chemistry professor lost his life while trying to protect his students using his licensed pistol against armed Taliban militants who stormed the university.

After 18 days, all 12 boys, coach rescued from Thai cave

After 18 days, all 12 boys, coach rescued from Thai cave

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

8 Thai boys were brought out of the over the first two days.

One dead as four SAI women athletes attempt suicide

One dead as four SAI women athletes attempt suicide

Rediff.com7 May 2015

Four teenaged sportswomen, who were undergoing training at Sports Authority of India's, Water Sports Centre in Alapuzha, Kerala, attempted suicide on Wednesday afternoon.

Can Mumbai's landmark theatres survive?

Can Mumbai's landmark theatres survive?

Rediff.com1 Mar 2019

'If we keep losing such institutions, we will soon become a city and culture of short-term memory.' 'Nothing to remind us of the years gone by and eventually with nothing to remember.'

Is Nayattu anti-Dalit? Is Karnan pro-Dalit?

Is Nayattu anti-Dalit? Is Karnan pro-Dalit?

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

'If questioning and dethroning hierarchies is your primary motive, why not put an end to the practice of announcing your shining star, your box office draw, in big flaming letters and mentioning everyone else's name in small font at the bottom of the screen?' asks Sreehari Nair.

IndiGo, Air India suspend Kunal Kamra from flying

IndiGo, Air India suspend Kunal Kamra from flying

Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

Kamra allegedly heckled Goswami, the editor of Republic TV, on IndiGo's Mumbai-Lucknow (6E5317) flight on Tuesday.

iPhone privacy: Apple grapples with internal conflicts

iPhone privacy: Apple grapples with internal conflicts

Rediff.com21 Mar 2016

Apple is loathe to use customer data to deliver targeted advertising.

26/11 Mumbai attack insight helped save many lives in Vegas: Sheriff

26/11 Mumbai attack insight helped save many lives in Vegas: Sheriff

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

Lombardo had traveled to Mumbai after the November 2008 terrorist attacks on hotels and other sites.

3 yrs after Costa Concordia tragedy, Indian crewmember's body found

3 yrs after Costa Concordia tragedy, Indian crewmember's body found

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

The body of an Indian waiter, who was the last missing victim of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia, has been found while dismantling the vessel, nearly three years after Italy's worst postwar maritime disaster.

Have you seen a car collection like this?!

Have you seen a car collection like this?!

Rediff.com4 May 2019

Dr Ravi Prakash's 250 vintage car collection includes J R D Tata's 1940 Buick Limousine and a Sunbeam-Talbot used by Lord Mountbatten.

Why desis supported Trumpism

Why desis supported Trumpism

Rediff.com14 Nov 2020

In this moment there has to be honest acknowledgement of how so many in our community willingly voted for another four years of Trump, based on the morally flimsiest of reasons, points out Suleman Din.

29 dead as bus falls off Yamuna Expressway into drain

29 dead as bus falls off Yamuna Expressway into drain

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

The double-decker bus belonged to Awadh Depot and was going to New Delhi from Lucknow.

I-League: Aizawl FC edge plucky DSK Shivajians

I-League: Aizawl FC edge plucky DSK Shivajians

Rediff.com17 Apr 2016

Missed chances cost DSK Shivajians, who went down fighting 0-1 to Aizawl FC in the final home game of the Hero I-League 2015-16 at the Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex in Mhalunge-Balewadi on Saturday.

SpiceJet, GoAir ban Kamra; AirAsia Vistara say 'reviewing' matter

SpiceJet, GoAir ban Kamra; AirAsia Vistara say 'reviewing' matter

Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

Air India and IndiGo have already suspended Kamra from flying until further notice and six months, respectively.

Violence erupts in Pakistan after govt crackdown on protesters

Violence erupts in Pakistan after govt crackdown on protesters

Rediff.com25 Nov 2017

About 2,000 activists of Tehreek-i-Khatm-i-Nabuwwat, Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah and the Sunni Tehreek Pakistan for more than two weeks have been blocking the Islamabad Expressway and Murree Road that connect Islamabad with its only airport and the garrison city of Rawalpindi.

Discrimination at IIT-Madras? 'It's subtle, you can feel it'

Discrimination at IIT-Madras? 'It's subtle, you can feel it'

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

In the wake of Fathima Lateef's tragic suicide at IIT-Madras, A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com speaks to students and professors to find out if one of India's leading educational institutions has a dark side to it.

Decoding Zakir Naik: A TV preacher or a threat?

Decoding Zakir Naik: A TV preacher or a threat?

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Here is what we know about this extremely controversial figure

Why ban Internet when alienation drives Kashmir protests?

Why ban Internet when alienation drives Kashmir protests?

Rediff.com16 Jul 2016

Mobile Internet, of course, helped Burhan Wani to spread his message. And some rumour-mongers at the inception of the current unrest spread falsehoods at least on two occasions, but why ban all mobile communication including cellular network and cable TV when deep-seated alienation among youth has shaped their ideology which is now playing out in the form of massive protests, asks Athar Parvaiz.

Anybody can have a girlfriend: Manjhi on son's alleged affair

Anybody can have a girlfriend: Manjhi on son's alleged affair

Rediff.com16 Aug 2014

Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi who has come under attack of the Bharatiya Janata Party over reports of his son getting involved in alleged sexual escapade with a lady policewoman, on Saturday defended his son saying anybody could have a "girl friend".