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Pics: Neymar, Mbappe grace Paris Fashion Week ramp

Pics: Neymar, Mbappe grace Paris Fashion Week ramp

Rediff.com30 Sep 2018

Neymar and Mbappe satins are Paris fashion must-haves.

'The RSS is no longer in charge'

'The RSS is no longer in charge'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2022

'The RSS ideology has been borrowed from fascism and is not borne out of Hinduism.' 'They want India to have one historical identity whereas India is a land full of divergence which goes in every direction.'

Pix: India Arts Festival opens in Mumbai

Pix: India Arts Festival opens in Mumbai

Rediff.com17 Feb 2018

Sonu Nigam, Mahima Chaudhary, Lesle Lewis and chef Sanjeev Kapoor attended the event.

PIX: Mamata, Hasina inaugurate historic pink ball Test

PIX: Mamata, Hasina inaugurate historic pink ball Test

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly invited the Bangladesh PM for the historic occasion.

'India's divider in chief': PM on Time magazine cover

'India's divider in chief': PM on Time magazine cover

Rediff.com10 May 2019

The article also said that the opposition Congress party has little to offer other than the dynastic principle.

The best currency note of the year... it's not India's

The best currency note of the year... it's not India's

Rediff.com7 Dec 2016

A look at the current contenders International Bank Note Society's Banknote of the Year

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.

India shows off its cultural diversity at R-Day parade

India shows off its cultural diversity at R-Day parade

Rediff.com26 Jan 2018

India celebrated its 69th Republic Day with a grand parade at Rajpath, which was witnessed by thousands of people. As part of the celebrations, tableaux,including those representing various states, ministries, the All India Radio among others, rolled down Rajpath. Take a look at the colourful cultural pieces.

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.

The Best Wildlife Photographs, 2022!

The Best Wildlife Photographs, 2022!

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

The winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London. American photographer Karine Aigner was announced as this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

'The artist in me does get dissatisfied'

'The artist in me does get dissatisfied'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

'In the whole of my career, some ten-twenty characters might have really satisfied me.'

How Shivaji Taught Aurangzeb Tolerance

How Shivaji Taught Aurangzeb Tolerance

Rediff.com19 Feb 2022

'Aurangzeb, who had destroyed the Hindu temples of Mathura and Kashi and many others in the north, was a very different ruler when he came to Maharashtra.' 'He did not touch a single temple in Maharashtra.' 'It was possibly the greatest triumph of Shivaji's statesmanship,' notes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd), the well known military historian.

HC rejects DMK plea for disqualification of OPS, 10 other MLAs

HC rejects DMK plea for disqualification of OPS, 10 other MLAs

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

Panneerselvam had opposed the petition saying the whip was issued only to the 122 MLAs who were then camping in a resort and not his erstwhile group.

PHOTOS: Treasures of India

PHOTOS: Treasures of India

Rediff.com20 Jun 2019

When you think of Indian Maharajas of yore what is the one thing that comes to mind? Jewels! And that is exactly what the world will witness at Christie's, New York during its upcoming auction -- "Maharajas and Mughal Magnificence". The "unprecedented group" of objects is from The Al Thani Collection of the royal family of Qatar. It is expected to see competitive bidding from across the globe. As per Christie's, this collection is poised to be the most valuable auction of jewellery and jewelled objects. The current record is held by The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor, which totals $144 million (Rs 1,003 crore). Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's jade hilted dagger, the priceless jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad, and a string of pearls belonging to Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur are among the 400 royal artefacts that would be auctioned on Wednesday. Here's a glimpse of the astounding jewels that will be auctioned.

India's soft power is on the rise: Shashi Tharoor

India's soft power is on the rise: Shashi Tharoor

Rediff.com3 Feb 2008

He said India's diversity was its biggest asset and could propel it towards becoming a great power among nations if this diversity was not undermined by religious intolerance and political opportunism.

In photos: India in a New York subway

In photos: India in a New York subway

Rediff.com5 Jan 2017

New York City's newly inaugurated Second Avenue subway line features museum quality mosaic art, including portraits of Sikh-American designer Waris Ahluwalia and an Indian woman in a sari. Inside the stations that were a century in the making.

First Look: The realme 6 series

First Look: The realme 6 series

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

For a starting price of Rs 16,999 and Rs 12,999, both the realme 6 Pro and realme 6 offer real value for money, says Rediff.com's Ashish Narsale.

Package India: A health & pilgrim hub

Package India: A health & pilgrim hub

Rediff.com9 Jun 2004

The message of Incredible India is as clear as it can get. As the portrait of a woman in a yoga posture melts into a still of a temple with damsels dancing before it, the Department of Tourism zeroes in on one of its greatest potential money-spinners

Shershaah review

Shershaah review

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

This is the meatiest role of Sidharth Malhotra's career and the man sure enough gives it his all. There's charm, swagger, warmth, empathy, verve, authority -- a lively portrait of a lion, a legend, applauds Sukanya Verma.

Covering of Imran's pictures highly regrettable, PCB tells BCCI

Covering of Imran's pictures highly regrettable, PCB tells BCCI

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

The Pakistan Cricket Board has said it will take up with the Board of Control for Cricket in India the 'regrettable' removal of pictures of its former players at a couple of venues in India, owing to the Pulwama terror attack.

How India must deal with the all-powerful Xi Jinping

How India must deal with the all-powerful Xi Jinping

Rediff.com27 Feb 2018

'The boundary dispute notwithstanding, China has always had leaders who have been, on the whole, positively disposed towards India.' 'Given the centrality of the Chinese Communist Party, we need to strengthen the linkages with the crucial personalities in the highest echelons of the Communist party and political leadership,' notes China expert Alka Acharya.

How BRICS Is Expanded Is Crucial

How BRICS Is Expanded Is Crucial

Rediff.com25 Jun 2022

With its political colour dominated by less than democratic trends, BRICS currently leaves some of us wondering -- where in this grouping is there an assurance that human freedom will be respected unconditionally? It would be nice to see the new members of BRICS drawn from the ranks of countries wedded to preserving and guarding human freedom, observes Shyam G Menon.

Assam To New York: A Supermodel's Journey

Assam To New York: A Supermodel's Journey

Rediff.com27 Jan 2022

The girl from the north east who now walks for the best names in international fashion today was content wearing hand-me-downs from cousins those days.

Centre to issue Rs 100, Rs 5 coins to mark MGR birth centenary

Centre to issue Rs 100, Rs 5 coins to mark MGR birth centenary

Rediff.com13 Sep 2017

The coins will bear MGR's portrait in the centre along with the inscription 'DR M G Ramachandran Birth Centenary'.

'Modi cannot afford to lose Gujarat'

'Modi cannot afford to lose Gujarat'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

'If he loses Gujarat, then he has a major, major, problem coming up in 2024.'

When Biden spoke of distant relatives living in Mumbai

When Biden spoke of distant relatives living in Mumbai

Rediff.com8 Nov 2020

Decades after he received a letter from someone by the last name of Biden from Mumbai, soon after becoming a senator, Biden learned that his 'great, great, great, great, great grandfather' had worked in the East India Company. "There are five Bidens in Mumbai, India," Biden, then Vice President, told a Washington audience in 2015 at an event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of India-US civil nuclear deal.

'Samantha is a blessing to me'

'Samantha is a blessing to me'

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

'When I used to shoot my friends or cousins, I used to tell myself: I want to make them look a better version of themselves.' 'That's how I started: "I don't care who you are or who you think you are. When you are in front of my camera, I'll make you look better than what you think you are".'

Owaisi's remark on Savarkar: AG refuses nod for contempt proceedings

Owaisi's remark on Savarkar: AG refuses nod for contempt proceedings

Rediff.com31 Oct 2021

Venugopal said it is true that the judgment of the top court also notes the fact that Savarkar has been found not guilty of Gandhiji's murder in the criminal trial. However, if one reads the judgment as a whole, it is clear that the court was disinclined to go into the findings of the Justice Kapoor Commission of Inquiry, the AG said.

Images: India's ten most photogenic women!

Images: India's ten most photogenic women!

Rediff.com8 Mar 2011

Celebrity photographer Subi Samuel lists the best feminine faces ever to face the flashbulbs.

'It is important to go back to India'

'It is important to go back to India'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2004

'When you go to the top of a mountain, and someone points to the Gangotri, you want to learn more about it. Every little town and village in India has something to do with religion and tradition,' says Stephen Alter.

Pulwama attack: After CCI, RCA removes photographs of Pakistan players

Pulwama attack: After CCI, RCA removes photographs of Pakistan players

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) Monday pulled down pictures of Pakistan players from its lobby, protesting against the terrorist attack in Pulwama.

How the Mughals changed India

How the Mughals changed India

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

'It was the Mughals who first established standard units of measurement and maintained offices of meticulous record keepers and auditors, departing from the more haphazard methods of earlier regimes.' 'By the end of the 16th century, their revenue and judicial administrations exhibited an obsessive preoccupation with order, the efficient management of time, and a spirit of rational self-control -- all of them characteristics of early modernity,' point out Sheldon Pollock and Benjamin Ellman.

Shame! Convict Jayalalithaa on Tamil Nadu tableau

Shame! Convict Jayalalithaa on Tamil Nadu tableau

Rediff.com26 Jan 2015

Display of Jayalalithaa's portrait in the Republic Day tableaux in Chennai has stirred up a row

PM visits 'dear friend' Arun Jaitley's family

PM visits 'dear friend' Arun Jaitley's family

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

The prime minister spent about 20-25 minutes at Jaitley's residence.

#377: Don't look, but India is changing!

#377: Don't look, but India is changing!

Rediff.com6 Oct 2018

In the past decade-and-a-half, sections of urban India have become much more liberal about accepting gay men and women than our colonial-era laws might have suggested, says Rahul Jacob.

How Kharge Can Change Indian Politics

How Kharge Can Change Indian Politics

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

A new Congress leader may make an electoral impact by his very presence. Congress voters who had moved away from the party, after being influenced by the BJP's 'family rule' campaign, can now return with a certain moral satisfaction, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Gifts, beach stroll: Day 2 of Modi-Xi summit

Gifts, beach stroll: Day 2 of Modi-Xi summit

Rediff.com12 Oct 2019

On Day 2 of the summit, Modi and Xi held a fresh round of one-on-one discussion at the Taj Fisherman's Cove Hotel.

Crossing The World's Most Dramatic Border

Crossing The World's Most Dramatic Border

Rediff.com29 Mar 2022

Today, the two countries, ruthlessly divided by the Radcliffe line that pierced their very heart, grapple with the political challenges of the present. Yet, when friendships develop there are no borders, observes Payal Singh Mohanka.

Special prayers at Mother House on St Teresa's birth anniversary

Special prayers at Mother House on St Teresa's birth anniversary

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Nuns of the order congregated at the prayer hall keeping safe distance from each other and lit candles before a large portrait of St Teresa, still fondly called Mother Teresa. They prayed to her for the well being of the people, specially the poor for whom she had devoted her entire life.

Class 5 girl writes to CJI, lauds SC for saving lives in Covid fight

Class 5 girl writes to CJI, lauds SC for saving lives in Covid fight

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

Amid debate whether the Centre's decision to provide free COVID-19 vaccine to all above 18 years was triggered by the Supreme Court's recent remarks on the jab policy, a class Vth student of Kerala, Lidwina Joseph, has written to Chief Justice N V Ramana lauding the top court for its effective intervention and saving lives in the fight against pandemic.