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6 ways to make Lord Ganesha happy

6 ways to make Lord Ganesha happy

Rediff.com18 Sep 2015

This Ganesh Chaturthi, pledge to do these things do if you really want to please Lord Ganesha

How Bankruptcy Law FAILED Home Buyers

How Bankruptcy Law FAILED Home Buyers

Rediff.com31 Aug 2021

Property buyers fund the project cost and the entire debt and entire equity servicing, and yet, have no locus standi in the IBC process, points out Debashis Basu.

Kerala Needs To Confront Reality

Kerala Needs To Confront Reality

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

Beginning with the bird's eye view of itself -- a narrow state of hills, rivers and high population density, in a tapering part of the Indian subcontinent. It can be a beautiful place shaped by aesthetic founded in appropriate lifestyle and progressive views, or a junkyard shaped by money and what money buys. The choice is Kerala's, notes Shyam G Menon.

Why this lady hid during Covid drive

Why this lady hid during Covid drive

Rediff.com11 Jun 2021

Shailajanand Mishra lists The Top Videos of the Week.

Why India was made the Fall Guy at COP26

Why India was made the Fall Guy at COP26

Rediff.com17 Nov 2021

The game plan is to pressure India and China to come back and commit to further emissions cuts by next year's UN meeting. Neither China nor India has 2030 targets anywhere near in line with a 1.5 degree centigrade pathway, and so will be on the target list of nations under pressure to return next year with more ambition, predicts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Festival Blues? 10 Tips to Fight Anxiety

Festival Blues? 10 Tips to Fight Anxiety

Rediff.com24 Aug 2021

Kanchan Rai, mental and emotional wellbeing coach, and founder, Let Us Talk tells us how to manage negative emotions and fight anxiety during the festive season.

IOC Should Not DIE!

IOC Should Not DIE!

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

If IOC is not allowed to run its own affairs, then we can see it close down in the next 10 to 15 years, warns Sudhir Bisht.

PM should stop protecting Lalit Modi, sack Sushma: Rahul Gandhi

PM should stop protecting Lalit Modi, sack Sushma: Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

He targeted the prime minister over the controversy, saying "one Modi is standing by another Modi".

What's in a name, Ganesha has 108!

What's in a name, Ganesha has 108!

Rediff.com10 Sep 2016

The god of wisdom and success, Ganesha has 108 names.Each name represents one aspect of the god.

How can Hindutva be compared to ISIS?

How can Hindutva be compared to ISIS?

Rediff.com6 Dec 2021

Irrespective of their voting preferences, most voters would find this comparison with ISIS revolting. More specifically, would it persuade anybody who voted for Narendra Modi to change her or his mind? asks Shekhar Gupta.

The Ganesha quiz you must take

The Ganesha quiz you must take

Rediff.com25 Aug 2017

For each right answer, Ganesha will bless you.

Photos! Top 10 landmarks in India

Photos! Top 10 landmarks in India

Rediff.com23 May 2018

How many of these have you visited?

Maya's jumbo troubles: Statues expose Rs 60-crore scam!

Maya's jumbo troubles: Statues expose Rs 60-crore scam!

Rediff.com15 May 2012

The Lucknow police have begun a probe into an alleged financial fraud in the elephants statues installed by the Bahujam Samaj Party government in Lucknow and Noida.

'We are trying to conquer space, and we don't have tigers and elephants'

'We are trying to conquer space, and we don't have tigers and elephants'

Rediff.com31 Dec 2013

Vinodini Jayaraman began painting as a way to help her get over a frustrating stutter early in life. Now her work, an ode to conservation, covers a 100-foot wall at the University of Memphis.

Subroto Bagchi: Your purpose determines your power

Subroto Bagchi: Your purpose determines your power

Rediff.com17 Sep 2013

Define your purpose in your mind, and from thereon, it becomes easy to scale, says entrepreneur Subroto Bagchi who recently released his fifth book The Elephant Catchers.

Duchess of Cornwall's brother Mark Shand dies in fall

Duchess of Cornwall's brother Mark Shand dies in fall

Rediff.com24 Apr 2014

The Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles' brother Mark Shand has died after sustaining a serious head injury. Shand was chairman of the Elephant Family, a movement which exists to save the endangered Asian elephant in countries such as India.

Ganesha recipes: Sweet Kachori, Modak, Karanji and more

Ganesha recipes: Sweet Kachori, Modak, Karanji and more

Rediff.com8 Sep 2013

Whip up these delicious traditional preparations to celebrate the festive season.

From Shy Kid To Rhodes Scholar: Ritika Mukherji's Journey

From Shy Kid To Rhodes Scholar: Ritika Mukherji's Journey

Rediff.com17 Jan 2022

It's not every day that an undergraduate from India wins a scholarship to study at one of the prestigious universities in the world.

Sneak peek into Xi's hotel during meet with Modi

Sneak peek into Xi's hotel during meet with Modi

Rediff.com11 Oct 2019

India is leaving no stone unturned in the grand welcome and stay of China's President Xi Jinping during his visit to the shore town of Mahabalipuram for his second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. From a grand welcome to cultural programmes, Jinping is getting the royal treatment. During his stay for the summit, Jinping will be housed at ITC Grand Chola Hotel, a 5-star hotel, where comfort and opulence is guaranteed. Take a look.

When Indian skippers and selectors crossed swords...

When Indian skippers and selectors crossed swords...

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

The breakdown in communication between national selectors, led by chairman Chetan Sharma, and the team management comprising skipper Virat Kohli over Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's contentious selection, is not the first such instance in Indian cricket.

5 wildlife getaways to make the most of your Diwali weekend

5 wildlife getaways to make the most of your Diwali weekend

Rediff.com10 Oct 2017

Still unsure about where you want to travel during the long Diwali weekend? We'll help you out.

Gisele Bundchen ditches top, talks about saving rivers

Gisele Bundchen ditches top, talks about saving rivers

Rediff.com5 Jul 2019

The supermodel wore just a mini skirt as she flaunted some serious skin on the cover of Elle.

10 Shows on OTT To Watch

10 Shows on OTT To Watch

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

Ready to plan your week's binging schedule on the OTT? Sukanya Verma offers a menu full of curious offerings.

Bhutan-China Treaty: Setback For India

Bhutan-China Treaty: Setback For India

Rediff.com19 Oct 2021

Thimpu apparently didn't think it necessary to take Delhi into confidence. Bhutan is loathe to getting dragged into the geopolitical rivalry between India and China. And for Beijing, this was too good an opportunity to be missed to thumb its nose at the powers-that-be in Delhi, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

These photos from space will surely make you gasp!

These photos from space will surely make you gasp!

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

If you want a reminder of just how gorgeous our universe is, then take some time to browse the winners of the 2020 Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. French photographer Nicolas Lefaudeux took the top prize with a tilt-shift perspective on the Andromeda Galaxy. The winning images are part of an exhibition opening on October 23 at the National Maritime Museum in London and have been collected into a book. Cue some truly innovative an unexpected captures of galaxies, nebulae, planets, the Moon and even SpaceX satellites.

Fab or drab? Huma in a kimono!

Fab or drab? Huma in a kimono!

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

The actress and her brother, Saqib, walked for Two Point Two at the on-going Lakme Fashion Week.

Meet Team Lioness: Kenya's all-female park rangers

Meet Team Lioness: Kenya's all-female park rangers

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

On the sweeping plains at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, a group of female wildlife rangers is making history by defying patriarchal norms.

The Roots of the Taliban

The Roots of the Taliban

Rediff.com7 Aug 2021

Internal strife and tribalism is endemic to Afghanistan, notes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Jumbos threat for Karnataka election

Jumbos threat for Karnataka election

Rediff.com24 Apr 2013

Sixty-eight of the 75 polling booths on the borders of Sakleshpur forests are giving poll officers the jitters and have been categorised as hypersensitive -- all due to the jumbo menace.

Ganpati recipe: How to make a dry fruit modak

Ganpati recipe: How to make a dry fruit modak

Rediff.com2 Sep 2019

If you're planning to go healthy this Ganesh Utsav, then this recipe is for you.

10 unique things to experience in Kerala

10 unique things to experience in Kerala

Rediff.com30 Aug 2019

Rediff.com's Satish Bodas takes us on a trip to Kerala with these stunning pictures.

Want to be considered a mature team player at work? Read this!

Want to be considered a mature team player at work? Read this!

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

Presenting 10 jargon phrases that you can use to impress your boss at work.

PHOTOS: The quiet dignity of Sri Lanka

PHOTOS: The quiet dignity of Sri Lanka

Rediff.com17 May 2013

There is more in common between Sri Lanka and India than we can imagine. Part three of a travelogue.

Vote: Which Indian designer dressed Beyonce best?

Vote: Which Indian designer dressed Beyonce best?

Rediff.com11 Dec 2018

The singer wore three different outfits. Tell us which one impressed you the most.

PIX: President Kovind confers Padma awards on 73

PIX: President Kovind confers Padma awards on 73

Rediff.com8 Nov 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday.

How Insolvency Process is being Gamed

How Insolvency Process is being Gamed

Rediff.com15 Jul 2021

The brand new bankruptcy process is being brazenly gamed by those with connections and money. The touts and fixers of the previous regime have been replaced by a new set close to this one, observes Debashis Basu.

Madhuri stands up for a cause

Madhuri stands up for a cause

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to.

Madhuri stands up for a cause

Madhuri stands up for a cause

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to.

Turtle with an attitude problem is 2020's funniest wildlife photo

Turtle with an attitude problem is 2020's funniest wildlife photo

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

What are you looking at? Terry the grumpy giant turtle summed up the general feeling towards a year that has been particularly cruel to both travel and wildlife. A photo of him "flipping the bird" was recently named funniest animal photo in the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020. As the winner of the 2020 contest, Fitzpatrick won a safari in Masai Mara, Kenya, a Think Tank photography bag, and a Nikon camera. Scroll down to see some more hilarious images.

Want the perfect Instagram pic? Head to London's Selfie Factory

Want the perfect Instagram pic? Head to London's Selfie Factory

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

Are you an Instagram buff? Then the Selfie Factory in London's Westfield is a haven for you. A nirvana of bathtubs overspilling with coloured balls, a 'confetti cove' and walls peppered with fake plastic doughnuts, this place, according to the website, is the chance to "capture the best photos of your life!" Here's a sneak peak at this seriously 'grammable pop-up.