Olympic ceremony's Last Supper sketch 'never meant to disrespect'
Images from the 2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony in Paris on Wednesday.
French organisers turned Paris into an open-air Olympic playground where everyone was invited, with or without a ticket.
Prime Minister Narendra D Modi visited the Science City in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.
Glimpses of the Ireland Scarecrow Championship in Durrow, Ireland.
The exhibition of artefacts -- in physical and digital form -- has been set up on the same floor where the leaders' meetings took place.
Kidney patients have a reason to cheer as Nadiad - a sleepy town lying between Ahmedabad and Vadodara, would soon have a robot conducting urology surgeries on them.
A look at the cast and crew who turned up for the world premiere of the sequel to Da Vinci Code.
Hemang Agarwal's Tattva collection is gorgeous representation of harmony.
Archaeologists have inched closer to unravelling the secret behind Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile, as they believe to have discovered the skeleton of the model who posed for Da Vinci's masterpiece.
The art world's most enduring mystery surrounding the identity of the woman in Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait Mona Lisa may soon be solved.
The average salary received by students during campus placements for 2021-2022 was Rs 21.48 lakh per annum. The highest salary offered was $250,000.
Doctors say robots reduce fatigue and give them greater precision.
Five centuries of accumulated dust and chemical changes are starting to take their toll on the famous painting.
How much would collectors be willing to pay for owning a part of Indian history, asks Kishore Singh.
The Kerala Story is among a long list of films that invited bans and censorship.
The exhibition of artefacts -- in physical and digital formats -- will be done on the same floor level where the leaders' meetings will take place, and they will walk through this 'cultural corridor' while moving into and out of the summit room, official sources said.
'Human society is a conflict-prone society... You cannot have complete peace of the graveyard... Switzerland had 500 years of peace and what did they produce? The Cuckoo Clock... Italy had always been in turmoil and they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance.' Meghalaya Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary, a former head of the BSF and NSG, in a rare and candid interview with Rediff.com's Archana Masih.
Barely days after it faced flak for displaying a painting of Jesus alongside Communist icons at an exhibition, the Communist Party of India-Marxist in Kerala has landed itself in another soup after a billboard carrying a political spoof, allegedly put up by party workers, raised hackles here.
An erotic book dubbed as 'mummy porn' has beaten the J K Rowling authored Harry Potter's record in the United Kingdom's book sales chart, becoming the fastest selling paperback of all time in just one week.
Yes, this museum does not have a sign that says 'Don't touch the art work'
Arun Gulani, described as "Leonardo Da Vinci of eye surgery", designs his own suits.
The rediff quiz on aviation sector
Eight images that prove we live in a wonderfully weird world!
Artist Ratan Parimoo paints his filmi version of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece.
The scientists found that the Catholics seemed to be able to block out much of the pain. And, using the latest brain-scanning techniques, they also discovered that the Catholics were able to activate part of the brain associated with conditioning experience of pain, the Daily Mail reported.
Florence can overwhelm a visitor. Very few cities in Europe or even the world match it for its atmosphere.
No, we're not talking about Leonardo DaVinci's famous painting. We're talking about the singer-turned-actor's new heroine in the Pooja Bhatt-directed film.
The Priyanka-Rahul Gandhi Brigade has announced the reward
I see an interesting pattern emerging, linking the dramatis personae of the UPA government and Team India, says M R Venkatesh.
The hotly-anticipated Warner Brothers film is creating a lot of buzz.
Thanks to some inexplicable reasons, rubber futures contracts are witnessing a steep fall for the past few days. This has also hit the spot marker now with prices of benchmark grade RSS 4 dropping below Rs 90 a kg to close at Rs 87 on Friday.
Are we as a people losing our liberalism? Have your say.
These pix are going to turn you green with envy.
It beats Netflix any day, exclaims Prithvi Singh.
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