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World's most innovative nations, India's rank slips further

World's most innovative nations, India's rank slips further

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

Europe reigns supreme among the world's most innovative nations.

Who is the mystery backer of world's costliest burger?

Who is the mystery backer of world's costliest burger?

Rediff.com5 Aug 2013

The cultured beef burger was created after five years of research at an institute in the Netherlands

How the Nirav Modi show manages to go on

How the Nirav Modi show manages to go on

Rediff.com15 Feb 2018

Modi has been relentless in building his brand regardless of banks having a problem of fraudulent and unauthorised transactions with his companies.

This Palestinian swimmer glides past obstacles to reach Rio Games

This Palestinian swimmer glides past obstacles to reach Rio Games

Rediff.com29 Jun 2016

Palestinian swimmer Mary al-Atrash can't wait to make a splash at the Rio Olympics in August, but participation, rather than a podium finish, is probably the best she can hope for.

Football Briefs: Rangers name Gerrard as manager

Football Briefs: Rangers name Gerrard as manager

Rediff.com4 May 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

A teacher like no one else

A teacher like no one else

Rediff.com5 Feb 2020

Anjuli Bhargava discovers Brand Abha Adams.

2019: The year in photos

2019: The year in photos

Rediff.com2 Jan 2020

We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top photos of 2019. Together these images tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak, triumph and tragedy.

Awesome photos of the month: February

Awesome photos of the month: February

Rediff.com2 Mar 2015

Awesome photos of the month: February Here are some of the best photographs clicked across the globe in the month of February.

A politician who means business

A politician who means business

Rediff.com5 Apr 2018

'She really doesn't care if she is called heartless.' 'For her, the job needs to be done. That's all that matters.'

No final decision taken on visa bond: UK

No final decision taken on visa bond: UK

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

Tourists aged 18 and over would be forced to hand over 3,000 pounds for a six-month visit visa

'I'm being called a Pakistani whore'

'I'm being called a Pakistani whore'

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

'If this is the India you're talking about, where there is no space for minorities, where you have hate, where people can enter universities and beat students up, let me be anti-national.' 'I'll carry that as a badge of honour.'

Veteran British broadcaster David Frost dies at 74

Veteran British broadcaster David Frost dies at 74

Rediff.com1 Sep 2013

Veteran British journalist and broadcaster Sir David Frost, best known for his series of interviews with disgraced United States President Richard Nixon, has died after a suspected heart attack while on board a cruise ship. He was 74.

PHOTOS: Tendulkar felicitates Indian Paralympics medal winners

PHOTOS: Tendulkar felicitates Indian Paralympics medal winners

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

Four Indian Paralympics medal winners at the Rio Games last month -- Devendra Jhajharia, Mariyappan Thangavelu, Deepa Malik and Varun Singh Bhati -- were on Monday felicitated by a host of personalities, including cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.

Gay athletes part of U.S. delegation for Sochi Games

Gay athletes part of U.S. delegation for Sochi Games

Rediff.com18 Dec 2013

The United States has named former tennis star Billie Jean King, one of the first prominent athletes to publicly acknowledge her homosexuality, to be in the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, where Russia's anti-gay policies have stirred controversy.

Apple may finally dip its toes in Indian retail pool

Apple may finally dip its toes in Indian retail pool

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

Still, the earliest India will get to experience Apple online will be early 2020 and the company's first fully-owned signature store should be up around 2022 -- almost two decades after it had opened its first store worldwide, writes Nivedita Mookerji.

'Bear market' reviving in Google searches

'Bear market' reviving in Google searches

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

Average monthly searches for 'bull market' have gone down significantly from May-June peak.

The BEST MOMENTS of Aahana Kumra's Life

The BEST MOMENTS of Aahana Kumra's Life

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

"From a very early age, I imagined myself playing powerful characters," she says, and she proves it with her filmography.

Where does Creativity come from?

Where does Creativity come from?

Rediff.com24 Mar 2018

'Creativity and invention come from engaging with the physical world.' 'This is something that we in the upper classes of India do not do as much as the rest of the world,' says Aakar Patel.

Pound tumbles to 30-year low as Brexit result agonisingly close

Pound tumbles to 30-year low as Brexit result agonisingly close

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

Sterling was last at $1.4450, having carved out a massive range of $1.4000 to $1.5022.

Why was Saibaba denied bail?

Why was Saibaba denied bail?

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

'Rejection of bail means they want him to die.'

'Terrorists don't come from India's Muslims'

'Terrorists don't come from India's Muslims'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2017

'They are not affected by ISIS' sentiment of avenging the suffering of the global ummah.' 'They have a huge ummah of their own in India, a huge Muslim population.' 'And because of that, they have to take into consideration the political and social conditions of Muslims in India.' 'They have to express themselves in a more political way and not through terrorism.'

'RBI Governor need not have a rock star status'

'RBI Governor need not have a rock star status'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

It's unfair to over-emphasise Urjit Patel's shy and reticent image.

Hooray! The book fairies have landed in India

Hooray! The book fairies have landed in India

Rediff.com7 Aug 2017

An army of 'book fairies' are anonymously dropping off some delightful books in public places across the world.

The Thai charmer who made a fortune and won soccer's biggest league

The Thai charmer who made a fortune and won soccer's biggest league

Rediff.com29 Oct 2018

It was just outside the stadium that Vichai crashed in the helicopter he used to take off from the pitch and fly back to London after games.

This Australian model has an Indian connection

This Australian model has an Indian connection

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

Australian model Ilana Davies gets candid with Rediff.com's Tista Sengupta.

'No idea can be anti-national'

'No idea can be anti-national'

Rediff.com24 Feb 2016

'Not allowing people to speak or listen is the biggest act of anti-nationalism,' says Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, one of India's finest poets.

10 models with celebrity parents

10 models with celebrity parents

Rediff.com13 May 2016

They have inherited their parents' good genes.

South Asian Games: Mary, Sarita out-punch opponents to claim gold

South Asian Games: Mary, Sarita out-punch opponents to claim gold

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

M C Mary Kom and Pooja Rani knocked out their respective opponents while L Sarita Devi survived a scare as India grabbed all the three gold medals on offer in women's boxing for an overall clean-sweep of top honours in the 12th South Asian Games in Shillong on Tuesday.

Politics may not be Rahul's calling, but it's in his blood

Politics may not be Rahul's calling, but it's in his blood

Rediff.com5 Dec 2017

The Congress scion will step into his mother Sonia Gandhi's shoes as the party president next week.

REWIND: BEST images in the last 24 hours

REWIND: BEST images in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

Here's a collection of some of the best photos from around the world shot in the last 24 hours

UK parents told to take away passports of girls at terror risk

UK parents told to take away passports of girls at terror risk

Rediff.com22 Feb 2015

Amid reports that three missing British Muslim schoolgirls may have crossed over to Syria to join Islamic State terrorists, parents in Britain are being asked to confiscate the passports of their children if they feel they were at a similar risk.

Have you met a Bluffocrat?

Have you met a Bluffocrat?

Rediff.com21 Sep 2018

'If the school of bluffers includes those who get to the top not from deep knowledge but from delivering 'a clever quip or a leftfield surprise argument', then Modi is the undisputed Bluffocrat Emeritus,' says Sunil Sethi.

Narayanan to Kovind, a tale of two Dalit Presidents

Narayanan to Kovind, a tale of two Dalit Presidents

Rediff.com20 Jun 2017

While it is the right-leaning Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) which chose Kovind, Narayanan, a diplomat-turned politician, became vice president in 1992 and the president in 1997 courtesy active support from the Left, which had proposed his name first

Antibiotic crisis needs global response: Experts

Antibiotic crisis needs global response: Experts

Rediff.com23 May 2014

Yet the international response to this threat caused by the overuse and misuse of antimicrobial drugs has been feeble, they said.

Conrad Sangma sworn-in as Meghalaya CM

Conrad Sangma sworn-in as Meghalaya CM

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

Apart from Sangma, 11 other cabinet ministers were also sworn in by the governor.

Athletics Worlds: USA finish with three more gold on final day

Athletics Worlds: USA finish with three more gold on final day

Rediff.com7 Oct 2019

A round-up of results from the final day of the World Athletics Championships in Doha on Sunday

When Venezuela's star stopped shining

When Venezuela's star stopped shining

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

Devastation struck Venezuela when oil prices started collapsing in 1982, following a global oil glut. The country's economy contracted overnight.

Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung quits; Kejriwal calls it surprising

Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung quits; Kejriwal calls it surprising

Rediff.com22 Dec 2016

In a brief statement, Jung's office said he has submitted his resignation to the government of India and that he would be returning back to academics, 'his first love'.

'The reality of Talvar is haunting'

'The reality of Talvar is haunting'

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Buying a home abroad not just a dream anymore

Buying a home abroad not just a dream anymore

Rediff.com6 Jun 2016

Indians are the biggest non-Arab investors in Dubai's real estate market.