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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.

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 The touts and fixers of the previous regime have been replaced by a new set close to this one, observes Debashis Basu.

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.

Scorching summers leave India hot and sweaty!

Scorching summers leave India hot and sweaty!

Rediff.com9 May 2019

Melting roads, deserted streets, exhausted pedestrians, and thirsty animals is what the scorching summer has left Indians with. Severe heat wave conditions currently prevail over many parts of the nation with temperatures in central and western India soar beyond 45C. Take a look!

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.

Pix: Inside the magnificent Mysore palace

Pix: Inside the magnificent Mysore palace

Rediff.com8 Jul 2018

Rediff readers share their best travel photos of India.

Here's why you should watch Earth

Here's why you should watch Earth

Rediff.com22 Apr 2009

Earth which opens in thousands of screens on Earth Day (April 22) is narrated by the veteran actor James Earl Jones; there is plenty of funny, romantic and feisty scenes in the film apart from poignant stories. It offers compellingly fascinating stories of three animal families and their amazing journeys across the planet over a year.

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.

Statue fraud could be worth Rs 40,000 crore: Akhilesh

Statue fraud could be worth Rs 40,000 crore: Akhilesh

Rediff.com15 May 2012

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has claimed that an alleged financial fraud to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore could emerge in the installation of statues of elephants and memorials by the previous Mayawati government in the state. Akhilesh made the claim a day after a search was carried out by the police at the office of Rajkiya Nirman Nigam in Gomti Nagar for alleged irregularities in erection of statues of elephants at parks in Lucknow and Noida.

PIX: Shilpa Shetty brings home Lord Ganesha

PIX: Shilpa Shetty brings home Lord Ganesha

Rediff.com4 Sep 2016

The Baazigar actress will keep the idol of Lord Ganesha at her home for five days.

Salman Khan supports children's film festival

Salman Khan supports children's film festival

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

The International Children's Film Festival will be held in Hyderabad in November.

PIX: Aishwarya visits Lalbaugcha Raja

PIX: Aishwarya visits Lalbaugcha Raja

Rediff.com5 Sep 2017

Take a look at the pictures.

EC dubs criticism on statues' order as 'ill-informed'

EC dubs criticism on statues' order as 'ill-informed'

Rediff.com9 Jan 2012

The Election Commission on Monday said that the range of comments on its direction to cover statues of Mayawati and elephant are not based on substance and are misleading and suggest "a lack of understanding of facts".

Somewhere along the way we lost humanity

Somewhere along the way we lost humanity

Rediff.com28 Jul 2018

'Are you so scared for your own skin that you will not help a lady or a weak man from attack?' asks an anguished A Ganesh Nadar.

What PETA said to the EC about UP polls

What PETA said to the EC about UP polls

Rediff.com13 Jan 2012

Animal rights body People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals on Friday appealed to the Election Commission to allow it to use the covered up elephant statues in Uttar Pradesh as a platform to expose cruelty against jumbos in circuses. In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi, PETA urged him to request the Uttar Pradesh government to open the city's parks for them.

The Rediff News Quiz, 2020

The Rediff News Quiz, 2020

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

Take our quiz to find out just how much of a news wiz you are.

It's time for Ponting to retire: Cairns

It's time for Ponting to retire: Cairns

Rediff.com30 Nov 2011

Describing Ricky Ponting as the "elephant in the room", former New Zealand captain Chris Cairns has said that Cricket Australia (CA) needs to end his 16-year long Test career in order to move forward.

Sorry, folks, the Samosa Is Not Indian

Sorry, folks, the Samosa Is Not Indian

Rediff.com3 Dec 2021

Where paneer came to India from... How sambar got its name... Gulab jamun does not have Indian roots...

An India like no other

An India like no other

Rediff.com29 Nov 2017

Every year, for thousands of years, the Sonepur Mela, transforms a small rural town in north Bihar into a giant fair.

HOLI HAI! India celebrates festival of colours

HOLI HAI! India celebrates festival of colours

Rediff.com24 Mar 2016

Celebration of Holi at Mathura, Vrindavan and Barsana in Uttar Pradesh is world famous and it attracts tourists from across the globe.

Akshay Kumar's Thank You premieres

Akshay Kumar's Thank You premieres

Rediff.com7 Apr 2011

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

Why you must head to Kerala this summer

Why you must head to Kerala this summer

Rediff.com20 Mar 2018

Rediff reader Vishal Sharma's stunning photos will inspire you.

Cong holds nationwide protests over rising fuel prices

Cong holds nationwide protests over rising fuel prices

Rediff.com20 Feb 2021

The Congress took out marches and observed bandh at several places on Saturday to protest against rising fuel prices.

Your ultimate holiday calendar for May

Your ultimate holiday calendar for May

Rediff.com5 May 2017

This is your chance to squeeze in a quick trip before the monsoon sets in.

'I was told I am not beautiful': Miss India Teen 2019

'I was told I am not beautiful': Miss India Teen 2019

Rediff.com6 Jun 2019

Sushmita Singh is the first Indian to win Miss Teen World 2019.

Didn't expect Dhoni to be picked for SA T20Is: Ganguly

Didn't expect Dhoni to be picked for SA T20Is: Ganguly

Rediff.com31 Aug 2019

or every elite athlete at the business end of their careers, a situation comes where they have to take a hard call, believes former India captain Sourav Ganguly.

Maha govt calls for low-key Ganeshotsav celebrations

Maha govt calls for low-key Ganeshotsav celebrations

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

The government said that processions should not be taken out before installing and immersing idols.

Why has SBI's stock risen 127.46%?

Why has SBI's stock risen 127.46%?

Rediff.com16 Jun 2021

Why are investors gung-ho about State Bank? asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

PHOTOS: India celebrates Ganesh festival amid pandemic

PHOTOS: India celebrates Ganesh festival amid pandemic

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

The 10-day Ganesh festival began on Saturday under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, with devotees restricting celebrations to their homes and using online platforms to get 'darshan' of the Lord at temples, amid strict COVID-19 restrictions imposed by governments.

Ganpati@Home: From Chinchpokli to Chandigarh

Ganpati@Home: From Chinchpokli to Chandigarh

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

Rediff readers share photos of their beloved Ganpati.

2020: Supreme Court in many shades of grey

2020: Supreme Court in many shades of grey

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

Sensitive cases like the validity of the scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution, the Citizenship Act, and states challenging perceived assault on federalism were on the back burner. An analysis of the judgments delivered in the past months would show that it was acting more like a court of appeal rather than a Constitutional court, observes M J Antony.

A polo match that caused jumbo troubles

A polo match that caused jumbo troubles

Rediff.com8 Dec 2006

The high court issued a notice to the Rajasthan government on Thursday on a public interest litigation filed after the global controversy over a elephant polo match organised recently in Jaipur.

Photos! This globetrotter practices yoga in the most unlikely places

Photos! This globetrotter practices yoga in the most unlikely places

Rediff.com10 Apr 2018

She can break into a yoga pose just about anywhere.

'I am the godfather of disco'

'I am the godfather of disco'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2022

'You make a hit, everything is fit.'

Laden killed, protests in Assam

Laden killed, protests in Assam

Rediff.com20 Dec 2006

No, it was not Osama Bin Laden, the most wanted terrorist on the planet, but a wild elephant proclaimed rogue by the Assam Wildlife and Forest Department.

Stumpy is 2011 cricket World Cup mascot

Stumpy is 2011 cricket World Cup mascot

Rediff.com3 Aug 2010

The mascot of the 2011 World Cup, which is an elephant, has been named Stumpy.

Will bullet train start running from 2023?

Will bullet train start running from 2023?

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

Apart from land acquisition, another major cause for concern before the project is cost escalation owing to a fall in the rupee against the Japanese yen.

I just concentrate on playing my natural game: Sehwag

I just concentrate on playing my natural game: Sehwag

Rediff.com15 Sep 2010

Not amused with the praise and brickbats he gets in equal measure from them, Indian opener Virender Sehwag hit out at his critics, saying that he has never been bothered by their comments and would concentrate on playing his natural game.

Jalsaghar is a viewing treat you owe yourself

Jalsaghar is a viewing treat you owe yourself

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

Exquisitely shot, with shadows and light capturing the hypnotic mood of the film, Jalsaghar is a viewing treat you owe yourself.