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Top 5 wearable gadgets to watch out for in 2015

Top 5 wearable gadgets to watch out for in 2015

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

These are some of the most anticipated wearable gadgets of 2015

How Ikea plans to woo Indians

How Ikea plans to woo Indians

Rediff.com18 Jan 2018

Pricing isn't at the heart of Ikea's strategy. It is understanding how Indians live.

Farewell, Babulal

Farewell, Babulal

Rediff.com21 Apr 2018

'One of the most important lessons I learnt from Babulal was on stoicism.' 'As a young man, he had lost the fingers of his right hand in an accident.' 'Without missing a beat, he taught himself to use the spade and shovel with his left hand and carried on working,' says Geetanjali Krishna.

Why Obama is critical of India in his book

Why Obama is critical of India in his book

Rediff.com20 Nov 2020

He had come in search of jobs in America to rescue his presidency and India failed him in more ways than one, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

10 TIPS to achieve your FITNESS goals

10 TIPS to achieve your FITNESS goals

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

Embrace a daily sport. Cook and eat your meals with love. Ditch the pills. Hydrate well.

What Indian brands don't understand

What Indian brands don't understand

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

'Indian creative and digital agencies seem to be completely missing the mark,' says advertising and media veteran Sandeep Goyal.

Celebrating Heroes: Meet the IAF's first para rower

Celebrating Heroes: Meet the IAF's first para rower

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

'I am grateful to God that I am alive and he has made me differently-abled for a greater cause,' says Wing Commander Shantanu.

A celebration of the versatile ikat

A celebration of the versatile ikat

Rediff.com3 Jun 2018

One of the first things to strike one about Cinnamon, a 19-year-old designer boutique hub, is its architecture and feel.

7 ways your job could shorten your life

7 ways your job could shorten your life

Rediff.com6 Oct 2010

If work enriches our lives in many ways, it can shorten them too. Here are the seven ways your job could put you at risk and how you can nip some of these problems in the bud for a better chance of a longer, healthier life.

Who will clean the Indian education system?

Who will clean the Indian education system?

Rediff.com5 Sep 2020

'Education is disconnected from social reality and does not even attempt to solve the real problems of our country,' observe Peehu Pardeshi and Sandeep Pandey.

Apple launches iPhone 11, new iPad; TV+ on Nov 1

Apple launches iPhone 11, new iPad; TV+ on Nov 1

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

The new iPhones are "jam packed with new capabilities and an incredible new design", said Apple chief executive Tim Cook.

Sundar Pichai's eight steps to Net a billion Indians

Sundar Pichai's eight steps to Net a billion Indians

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

Pichai wants to get a billion Indians online.

The disadvantage with Xbox One X is...

The disadvantage with Xbox One X is...

Rediff.com19 Mar 2018

Despite its 4k and multimedia capabilities, there were other glitches, says Abhik Sen.

Will education loan interest subsidy reach students?

Will education loan interest subsidy reach students?

Rediff.com13 Jan 2011

The last few financial budgets have announced some very good schemes for students availing of education loans. But, alas, the benefits are not reaching the students yet. Find out why.

BJP's Karnataka manifesto promises farm loan waiver, cow protection commission

BJP's Karnataka manifesto promises farm loan waiver, cow protection commission

Rediff.com4 May 2018

BJP said if voted to power, it would bring out a 'white paper' on the financial health of the state under the Congress rule.

Swamy backtracks, claims bloodshed means chaos

Swamy backtracks, claims bloodshed means chaos

Rediff.com25 Jun 2016

In another somersault, the BJP MP claims Arun Jaitley looks smart in a suit.

In-form SRH stand in way of KKR

In-form SRH stand in way of KKR

Rediff.com13 Apr 2018

Sunrisers Hyderabad stand in the way of two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders, who would be looking to bring their campaign back on track at home during an Indian Premier League T20 cricket clash, in Kolkata, on Saturday.

Is your smartphone robbing your sleep?

Is your smartphone robbing your sleep?

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

When the human body is exposed to too much artificial light at night, the body's biological clock gets confused and this natural sleep pattern starts disrupting.

'Twitter has never been more vibrant than it is now'

'Twitter has never been more vibrant than it is now'

Rediff.com14 Mar 2016

'Why Twitter? To reiterate, because Live is powerful'.

Good intention, bad drafting

Good intention, bad drafting

Rediff.com20 Jul 2009

For once, the Indian diplomats have been outsmarted by the Pakistanis in Egypt, says T P Sreenivasan.

Google chips in with $5,00,000 for child safety

Google chips in with $5,00,000 for child safety

Rediff.com18 May 2015

Google has donated over $100 million in grants.

Despite new launches, Samsung continues to lag behind Xiaomi in India

Despite new launches, Samsung continues to lag behind Xiaomi in India

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

It has 18.9 per cent share of the market, down from 22.6 per cent for the third quarter of 2018 while Xiaomi has 27.1 per cent share.

Mohanlal would be perfect as Georgekutty.. 25 years ago

Mohanlal would be perfect as Georgekutty.. 25 years ago

Rediff.com5 Mar 2021

The curse of stardom, especially in a country like India -- which wants its Gods to be tidy and punctilious -- is that stardom forces you to stop exploring the frozen sea inside you, and instead inspires you more and more to perform out of a small puddle, observes Sreehari Nair.

Return of the city-centric magazine

Return of the city-centric magazine

Rediff.com25 Sep 2004

'Bollywood can definitely be a better place'

'Bollywood can definitely be a better place'

Rediff.com19 Oct 2020

'Discussions of favouritism and the #MeToo movement really unearthed a lot.' 'I really hope that these movements force people to look inwards and be nicer to each other.' 'But it's definitely not as bad as it's made out to be.'

Review: Chumbak is magical, magnetic

Review: Chumbak is magical, magnetic

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

Sandeep Modi's Chumbak spins a magical web around you, says Prasanna D Zore.

Doggie Dilemma

Doggie Dilemma

Rediff.com26 Jun 2009

The animation of Bolt is pretty good (for a non-Pixar movie) and the tale delivers enough of a message about faith and identity for it to be more than merely a kids' cartoon.

Five tips for keeping New Year resolutions

Five tips for keeping New Year resolutions

Rediff.com29 Dec 2008

New Year brings with it a host of new resolutions like losing weight, shaping up and treading cautiously with money. However, the 'vows' often remain unaccomplished.

5 golden rules of tax planning

5 golden rules of tax planning

Rediff.com26 Dec 2008

Just as rules are important for good living, so also there are some golden rules of tax planning.

Govt's tax amnesty scheme sees little success

Govt's tax amnesty scheme sees little success

Rediff.com8 Nov 2019

By November 3, only 17,000 applications with tax payable amounting to Rs 1,100 crore have been received by the government, under the Sabka Vishwas Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme. The scheme gives a deep discount of 70 per cent for cases pending appeal where tax demand is more than Rs 50 lakh, and 50 per cent waiver beyond that amount.

How to provide 24x7 electricity for all Indians by 2027

How to provide 24x7 electricity for all Indians by 2027

Rediff.com26 Apr 2018

'The 24x7 power for all vision is inspiring, because as we've so often seen, where India leads, the world follows,' says Rajiv J Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation.

Hyderabad, India's first 1Gbps-enabled city

Hyderabad, India's first 1Gbps-enabled city

Rediff.com31 Mar 2017

A recent study on internet speed in India put Hyderabad on top with 6.5 Mbps download and 4.5 Mbps upload speed

India's Most Wanted review: Death by boredom

India's Most Wanted review: Death by boredom

Rediff.com24 May 2019

Arjun Kapoor doesn't know the difference between restrained and reactionless.

'Sheena was always bubbling with energy'

'Sheena was always bubbling with energy'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

'Sheena was helpful and generous, kind and respectful of her elders,' an employee at the Disneyland High School in Guwahati, where she studied from nursery to Class 10, told Indrani Roy/Rediff.com

Do people ever recover from COVID-19?

Do people ever recover from COVID-19?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

'People who have already got diabetes or heart disease or high blood pressure seem to be more badly affected by the disease.'

After Amphan, Bengal is an area of darkness

After Amphan, Bengal is an area of darkness

Rediff.com22 May 2020

'For around five hours the storm, reportedly the strongest one ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal, that mother of many a deathly vortex, shook Kolkata like a toddler playing with a rattling toy,' observes Debashish Chatterjee.

Love Aaj Kal Review

Love Aaj Kal Review

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

'A poorly conceived reboot that's overlong, overdramatic and overdone, Love Aaj Kal simply cannot differentiate between pyaar and parody,' says Sukanya Verma.

Pavlychenko gives Spurs win over Blackburn

Pavlychenko gives Spurs win over Blackburn

Rediff.com23 Nov 2008

Tottenham Hotspur continued their slow climb away from the Premier League danger zone when Roman Pavlychenko's early goal gave them a scrappy 1-0 home win over 10-man Blackburn Rovers on Sunday.

Discover your inner James Bond at this spy museum

Discover your inner James Bond at this spy museum

Rediff.com27 Feb 2018

It's not easy to be a spy. The job requires a unique set of skills, including mastery of a wide range of gadgets and devices. Now, at the new Spyscape museum in New York, one can not only experience what being a 007 spy entails, but also learn about the history of espionage.