Scientists believe the unique geological locations where they are situated makes them worthy of veneration.
If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.
The funds raised through the auction, held at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi, will go to the government's flagship project 'Namami Gange'.
So it is over. Two weeks of intriguing tennis where the world's best competed for the year's first Grand Slam. While the match-fixing report cast a shadow over the start of the Australian Open, the tournament gained momentum as it progressed. Rediff.com encapsulates the best moments from the Rod Laver Arena.
Braving threats from conservatives and the tough terrains of the hillock, K B Valsala Kumari, then collector of Pathanamthitta district, visited the temple complex at least four times during 1994-95.
Coffee is a very small part of the magic that envelopes this beautiful land.
These photos prove we live in a bizarre world.
A round-up of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers played on Thursday
What does one do when one day, out of the blue, one is told to go on a road trip to the Everest Base Camp?
The capital of Portugal has reinvented itself as one of the hottest travel destinations in Europe.
France are favourites as Moscow basked in sweltering summer sun
What happens when two former ministers go up against each other? No sparks fly, reports A Ganesh Nadar from the Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, but it is the summer heat that has the last word on the campaign.
Can Modi enthuse BJP workers to pursue the end of single-use plastic with the same vigour and enthusiasm as they celebrated the attack on a neighbour, asks Aditi Phadnis.
Suspected pro-Tamil protesters attacked and damaged a hotel run by a native of Karnataka in Chennai.
Real Madrid lifted the FIFA Club World Cup for a record fourth time on Saturday after thrashing local side Al Ain 4-1 in the final in Abu Dhabi with the help of impressive distance strikes in either half from midfielders Luka Modric and Marcos Llorente.
The problem, say experts, is not so much the use of plastic as the lack of effort to recycle and reuse it.
British royal couple Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton on Thursday visited the Kaziranga National Park in a jeep safari.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Jayalalithaa, recuperating at a corporate hospital in Chennai, said she could not attend the meeting as she was hospitalised.
Headed to this dreamy hill station in Maharashtra? Here's what you can do there, says Anita Aikara.
Mahendra Raj is a towering figure of 20th century Indian architecture.
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera takes in the best of Bhutan, a beautiful little kingdom that has bundles and bundles of goodness to offer.
Here are the winners of this year's National Geographic Travel Photographer Of The Year.
Government officials working overtime to dismantle the Tata plant and return land to farmers, says Ishita Ayan Dutt.
Tibetan refugees in India face a bleak future, says Greg C Bruno.
TripAdvisor published a list of the world's Top 10 fine dining restaurants as part of their 2016 Travellers' Choice Awards series.
Time to pack your bags and pamper the wanderlust in you.
Want a detox from the city crowds? Visit Dharamkot and watch the glorious sunset!
Very few today realise that without Brigadier John Dalvi's courage, we would never have known what really happened during those tragic days of October/November 1962, reveals Claude Arpi.
Two worthies were overheard mulling recent political developments
Saturday marks the Zoroastrian New Year or Navroze. Coomi Selod shares with us these special recipes that are prepared on this special day.
Extensive anthropogenic interference, as part of developmental activities, is a significant factor that increases this hazard manifold. As a result, the landscape in the Himalayan, north-eastern regions and many other regions of India are highly susceptible to reoccurrence of landslides, says Dr Nitish Priyadarshi.
A quick guide into the life of Serena Williams, the GOAT - The Greatest of All Time!
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera made an 11-day road voyage across some of South Asia's most deserted, challenging, terrain, always under the gaze of the sacred, dazzling Himalaya.
A curious fox cub, an inquisitive orca all play starring roles in images from the finalists of Wildlife Photographer of the Year's fifty-second competition.
Peter told Judge Jagdale that there was only jewellery in the locker -- some of it that he had "gifted to my wife" and some that "she had received" at the time of their marriage, that the CBI had already inspected the locker in his presence and were aware of what was there.
Pricing can help prioritise the best use of conservation efforts and funding
We present an excerpt from Kishore Kumar: Method In Madness by Derek Bose.
Maintaining that the situation is peaceful, police said stringent action would be taken against miscreants or vandals.
Bring out your earthenware and clay pots, don your apron and get cooking!
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