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Datawind unveils 3G handsets with free data

Datawind unveils 3G handsets with free data

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

Smartphones are powered with free unlimited Internet browsing for a year.

Cricket Buzz: ICC probes UAE T20 league

Cricket Buzz: ICC probes UAE T20 league

Rediff.com31 Jan 2018

"There is currently an ICC Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) investigation underway in relation to the Ajman All Stars League held recently in Ajman, UAE," ACU general manager Alex Marshall said in a statement.

Meet Karan Sidhu, the first Indian to get his eyeballs tattooed

Meet Karan Sidhu, the first Indian to get his eyeballs tattooed

Rediff.com2 Nov 2017

There was a 50% chance that Karan Sidhu would lose his vision!

People 'left to suffer': SC on Dengue and Chikungunya menace in Delhi

People 'left to suffer': SC on Dengue and Chikungunya menace in Delhi

Rediff.com6 Oct 2016

The Supreme Court on Thursday said the authorities were "not interested" and the people have been "left to suffer".

'AB showing why he's simply the best'

'AB showing why he's simply the best'

Rediff.com18 Jan 2015

Reaction to South African AB de Villiers smashing the fastest ever one-day century in 31 balls against the West Indies at The Wanderers on Sunday.

How Google's India projects will ease our lives

How Google's India projects will ease our lives

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

Though India is a low-bandwidth geography with relatively low Internet penetration, it has a very large number of sophisticated surfers and skilled computer users

India's batting great Sehwag retires from international cricket

India's batting great Sehwag retires from international cricket

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

The right-handed opener is regarded as one of the greats of Indian cricket and was one of their biggest match-winners, especially in Test cricket, where he scored 8,586 runs in 104 matches, with a strike rate of 82.23 and an average of 49.34, with 23 centuries, including two triple hundreds.

Campus horror: JNU student attacked with axe battles for life

Campus horror: JNU student attacked with axe battles for life

Rediff.com1 Aug 2013

A 23-year-old student of Jawaharlal Nehru University attacked a woman friend inside a classroom with an axe, leaving her severely injured before taking his own life by consuming poison and slitting his throat on Monday.

IPL8: Emotions, eyesores, and things besides cricket

IPL8: Emotions, eyesores, and things besides cricket

Rediff.com19 May 2015

'Sehwag, Yuvraj, Zaheer, Harbhajan and Irfan Pathan. The bunch that formed the formidable force of Dada's team. Have we seen the last of them?' wonders Abhijit Masih.

Tendulkar, Shah Rukh condole demise of young Bengal cricketer

Tendulkar, Shah Rukh condole demise of young Bengal cricketer

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

Sachin Tendulkar condoled the demise of young batsman Ankit Keshri, who passed away following a freak on-field collision during a Cricket Association of Bengal's senior one-day knock-out match on April 17.

'Well done team India on a good and brave World Cup campaign'

'Well done team India on a good and brave World Cup campaign'

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

India lost the World Cup semi-final to Australia by 95 runs but that did not stop cricketers and other athletes the world over from acknowledging their good work in the mega event.

Is Vitamin D deficiency India's new epidemic?

Is Vitamin D deficiency India's new epidemic?

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

Our busy schedules, our living conditions where sunlight is often a luxury, pollution as also social mores that frown upon exposure are collectively responsible.

Big firms' honchos fuelling exodus from start-ups

Big firms' honchos fuelling exodus from start-ups

Rediff.com11 Jul 2015

Bringing in people with large corporate experience also helps in bringing in world class processes in quality and compliance

'There is no loyalty among the Bigg Boss housemates'

'There is no loyalty among the Bigg Boss housemates'

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

Lucinda Nicholas, who got evicted from the popular reality show, tells you everything you must know if you ever participate in Bigg Boss.

India's battle with anorexia and bulimia

India's battle with anorexia and bulimia

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

It's more common than majority of Indians realise.

Review: Bobby Jasoos is a very confused film

Review: Bobby Jasoos is a very confused film

Rediff.com4 Jul 2014

Bobby Jasoos works only because of Vidya Balan and the strong supporting cast, says Paloma Sharma.

Want to play games for a living?

Want to play games for a living?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

Every day at 9 am, five 20-somethings who live in a 4-bedroom apartment in Bengaluru have a session with their physical trainer. After a workout, they spend the next 8 to 10 hours in their spacious living room, headphones in place and computer screens in front of them. Their salaried job: To play video games for the rest of the day.

Thane ATM heist: 6 people arrested, Rs 3.12 crore recovered

Thane ATM heist: 6 people arrested, Rs 3.12 crore recovered

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

As per police, the company handled cash for bank ATMs, malls and jewellers. At the time of the incident, the cash collected was kept in the office.

India Inc sees red on voting rights for preference shares

India Inc sees red on voting rights for preference shares

Rediff.com8 Nov 2013

Many members of ministry panel give dissent note on clause; no clarity yet on whether it will apply to existing shares or new ones.

How Sohail Khan celebrated his 46th birthday

How Sohail Khan celebrated his 46th birthday

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

'Money and fame will come and go, but love will never leave us'

'Money and fame will come and go, but love will never leave us'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

'Nowadays, every week there is a comparison.' 'This week someone is on top, next week someone else.' 'For me, the love that I got made my legs strong, not my head.'

Weak rupee to push up mobile phone prices

Weak rupee to push up mobile phone prices

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

Come July, mobile phone prices are expected to be dearer by up to 10 per cent due to the steep depreciation in the value of rupee against dollar.

Traditional retail staffers rush to join online bandwagon

Traditional retail staffers rush to join online bandwagon

Rediff.com5 Nov 2014

12,000: Number of people Flipkart plans to hire in FY15.

Discover India's poshest homes

Discover India's poshest homes

Rediff.com6 Aug 2018

These exist in a unique world of by-invitation-only properties -- those that are never advertised and which money alone cannot buy. One cannot simply walk in for a tour of these apartments. A buyer must first meet the developer's targeted social criteria to get invited for a walkthrough of the property.

Bedi vows to fight DDCA's 'shameful activities'

Bedi vows to fight DDCA's 'shameful activities'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi is well aware that it is a near-impossible task for him to beat Sneh Bansal in the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association's presidential elections on December 30, but he is not ready to go down without a fight against the "shameful activities" of the current regime.

Momos: Safe or not?

Momos: Safe or not?

Rediff.com29 Jun 2017

Jammu and Kashmir MLA Ramesh Arora wants momos banned, but are they really unhygienic and harmful?

Meet the underdogs: Lesser known brands that can take on biggies

Meet the underdogs: Lesser known brands that can take on biggies

Rediff.com3 Apr 2015

The InFocus M2, priced at Rs 4,999, has got a good response online.

Vijay Hazare Trophy round-up: Jharkhand stare at elimination

Vijay Hazare Trophy round-up: Jharkhand stare at elimination

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

A round-up of Vijay Hazare Trophy matches played across the country on Friday

Decoding Kota: India's coaching capital

Decoding Kota: India's coaching capital

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

Kota, Rajasthan, is both a beacon for the educationally deprived and a cynical place in which 16-year-olds live in Dickensian boarding houses, while teachers drive Audis.

'Prostitutes are doing a favour to the nation'

'Prostitutes are doing a favour to the nation'

Rediff.com3 Apr 2017

'Unfortunately, prostitution is looked down upon.' 'It should be legalised.' 'Imagine the sexual frustration in the country if it didn't exist!' Chunky Pandey tells Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni how he bagged Begum Jaan and more.

Why Meeruthiya Gangsters is an absolute original

Why Meeruthiya Gangsters is an absolute original

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

'Why is it that we are so forgiving of the glaring problems in grand multi-starrers like Dil Dhadakne Do,' asks Sreehari Nair, 'but when a small film with a truly personal vision seeks our approval, we analyse it through a prism of formal perfection?' 'With its Seinfeldian humour, episodic structure and performers who play off each other's energies, Meeruthiya Gangsters goes farther than most Hindi movies.'

Think before accusing the armed forces

Think before accusing the armed forces

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

Two lessons from the closure of the Barak investigation: be careful with investigations, and buy from the US or Russia through transparent protocols. Premvir Das examines

IIM grad Shuvajit Payne gave up a cushy job to work in rural India

IIM grad Shuvajit Payne gave up a cushy job to work in rural India

Rediff.com29 Jul 2015

Shuvajit was confident of making a huge difference in the lives of people in rural India.

The NEET-UG fiasco: A medical aspirant narrates his experience

The NEET-UG fiasco: A medical aspirant narrates his experience

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

Ishan Sardesai, who took the country's first NEET-UG on May 5, 2013 narrates the chaos he went through while appearing for the common medical entrance examination.

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