Chest hair, ill-fitted blouses and spandex? Just who were we kidding?
Train journeys are almost always a memorable experience.
Take this quiz and find out how well you know these homonyms.
Vishwaroopam is flawed and a big disappointment from Kamal Haasan, writes Prasanna D Zore.
Let's take a look at some of the fastest trains in the world.
Chinese author Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature. Mo Yan is often referred to as the Chinese answer to Franz Kafka or Joseph Heller, according to Wikipedia.
The standard line that is used for anyone -- academics, minorities, farmers, dissident industrialists -- who points out that what the government is doing is wrong is being anti-national and separatists, reveals Aakar Patel.
'Learning to learn should be given more importance than what is actually being learnt,' recommends Zaki Ansari.
The Forest costars Nandana Sen and Ankur Vikal recently caught up with their fans on Rediff Chat.
Even attempting it would be a colossal waste of time and public resources.
Funding challenges are not limited to just one think tank. Several scholars say that access for conducting research and getting foreign funds has become a major hurdle for think tanks, with the government raising many questions regarding such inflows. As a result, many think tanks are keeping a low profile and becoming less prolific.
Indian Railways has 114,500 kilometres of total track over a route of 65,000 kilometres and 7,500 stations.
McLaren F1 is a supercar designed and manufactured by McLaren Automotive.
Gayatri Parameswaran brings to light the fact that there are individuals who are just not interested in sex -- at all.
Wheat is grown on more land area than any other commercial crop.
We present in this slide show, 30 heritage railways from the pages of history.
Internet cannot be regulated by 20th century notions of intellectual property. That is simply because the moment you 'see' something on the Internet it has, in a sense, already been copied onto your computer.
The central bank held 72.5 per cent equity in Nabard worth Rs 1,450 crore, of which 71.5 per cent amounting to Rs 1,430 crore were divested way back in October 2010 and the residual shareholding was divested on February 26, 2019.
A serial entrepreneur, according to the Wikipedia definition, is one who continuously comes up with new ideas and invests in new businesses. While there is no data on serial entrepreneurs in India, industry experts say the trend is on the rise.
E-commerce major Flipkart has been ranked second among top book sellers of the world.
Sadly, Padma Shri T S Satyan (1923-2009), one of the most eminent and earliest photojournalists in the country, doesn't find an entry in Wikipedia. But his never-seen-before compositions, powered by his supreme aesthetic sense, etch into the hearts of his many fans across the globe.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, despite being a cricket star like no other, was never entirely a cricket story. He was, still is and will always remain a social story.
Titanic won its fans all over again when it was re-released in 3D recently. Aseem Chhabra presents his wishlist of Hindi films that could make great comebacks with 3D!
Tech start-ups will continue to take the lead in bolstering the regional economy, says Murali Talasila.
So what should you gift your dad this Father's Day? Here are 10 suggestions.
Although the manifestation of the symptoms of back pain, the intensity, and the causes vary in different individuals, home remedies can provide relief in most cases.
Several reports claimed on July 30 that the actress had passed away following a cancer battle.
Boston-based One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organisation, is targeting to sell 1 million OLPC XO laptops in India by the end of the current financial year.
Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to bringing free content to the world, is setting up an office outside the US for the first time as part of its five-year strategy focused on Global South. Wikimedia is also increasing its focus on Brazil, and other regions of Africa and Asia.
The natural beauty of Langkawi and the idyllic time we spent left us craving for more, says Pamela Sinha.
Seven years after she rose to fame with Amber Dhara, actress Kashmira Irani returns to televsion with a youth-based show.
The four-day event, which will conclude on March 11, saw many foreign aircraft companies display their flying machines. Rediff.com's Venkata Sathish gives a preview.
Other events singled out by the New York-based International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, which has presented the annual Webby awards since 1996, were the Iranian election in 2009 when protests demonstrated the power of Twitter and other social network in reshaping democracy.
Thinking of migrating to a more agreeable locale? Then perhaps you should consider moving to Vienna, which has been named the best city to live in for the tenth year in a row. However, the news isn't that great for Indians, with the list released by global consulting firm Mercer showing that Indian cities fared badly in the quality of living survey. The comprehensive survey is done with many factors being considered like housing, crime, political stability, leisure, air pollution, infrastructure, health system, education and economy.
The cricketer got engaged to British model-turned-actress Hazel Keech in Bali recently, and we hear the couple is planning to tie the knot in February 2016.
The cricketer got engaged to British model-turned-actress Hazel Keech in Bali recently, and we hear the couple is planning to tie the knot in February 2016.
'People are just putting the mask below their nose.' 'They are only protecting the mouth, but not the nose.' 'People need to understand that it is the nose which has to be protected.'
One is really left wondering how India can ever claim to fare better than the United States and the United Kingdom in this space.
George Fernandes' underground crusade against the Emergency catapulted him among the leading opposition figures.
'You can still acquire the COVID-19 virus even if you are vaccinated.' 'But if you develop the disease, (after being vaccinated) the likelihood is that it will be mild.' 'It just makes sense to continue to take precautions, because you may be around a lot of unvaccinated people.'
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