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Hiroshima memory must never fade, says Obama on historic visit

Hiroshima memory must never fade, says Obama on historic visit

Rediff.com27 May 2016

Accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Obama lay flowers at the cenotaph in Hiroshima, which sits in the shadow of a domed building, whose skeleton has been left standing in silent testament to the victims of the first ever nuclear attack.

Karan Johar to make a biopic on Dhyan Chand

Karan Johar to make a biopic on Dhyan Chand

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Who deserves to be India's President

Who deserves to be India's President

Rediff.com17 Jul 2017

It was never the quality of the CV that defined an incumbent's performance or legacy.

Review: Policegiri is deafening, dowdy and drudging!

Review: Policegiri is deafening, dowdy and drudging!

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

This Sanjay Dutt starrer is cringe-inducing fare.

Republican Congressman, others shot during baseball practice

Republican Congressman, others shot during baseball practice

Rediff.com14 Jun 2017

President Trump has condemned the shooting incident.

Amazing story of a businessman who gifted cars, flats to staff

Amazing story of a businessman who gifted cars, flats to staff

Rediff.com24 Oct 2014

For the last few days, Surat-based diamond exporter Savji Dholakia has been inundated with job applications.

Are Bihar floods a man-made disaster?

Are Bihar floods a man-made disaster?

Rediff.com7 Sep 2016

Year after year, floods cause mayhem in Bihar but the government is not paying adequate attention to water management.

I am the Best! I am the Best!

I am the Best! I am the Best!

Rediff.com21 May 2015

'I told all those Indians in Cheen there are some netas who go on holiday and don't work. Here I am, working and working, going on so many yatras, shaking hands with all big world netas till my hands feel they will fall off' 'Hai Hai, so much remains to be done, so many countries still to be visited...'

Fast ends, but Sharmila's fight continues

Fast ends, but Sharmila's fight continues

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

Irom Sharmila's decision to end her 16-year-old fast against the AFSPA continues to be hotly debated and contested in Imphal.

Yeh fevicol se bhi zyada mazboot jod hai: PM on ties with Japan

Yeh fevicol se bhi zyada mazboot jod hai: PM on ties with Japan

Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday termed his Japan trip as "very successful" and hoped that India's infrastructure will improve and the country will become clean with the help of $35 billion promised by Japan over five years, the highest ever amount ever.

Football Briefs: Guardiola prefers improving performance over points record

Football Briefs: Guardiola prefers improving performance over points record

Rediff.com8 Aug 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

'Happy birthday, Dilipsaab!'

'Happy birthday, Dilipsaab!'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

CBI gives clean chit to Raja Bhaiyya in UP cop's murder

CBI gives clean chit to Raja Bhaiyya in UP cop's murder

Rediff.com1 Aug 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation may give a clean chit to former Uttar Pradesh Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya in the murder of Kunda Deputy Superintendent of Police Zia-ul-Haq as it has not found any anomaly in the lie detector test conducted on him.

I could picture Bapu walking up on stage, says Nobel winner Satyarthi

I could picture Bapu walking up on stage, says Nobel winner Satyarthi

Rediff.com14 Dec 2014

After receiving the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday and captivating the minds of people around the world for his simplicity and modesty, Kailash Satyarthi, the engineer-turned-child rights activist, returned home to India from Oslo on Saturday night.

No need for the world to fear Trump

No need for the world to fear Trump

Rediff.com21 Jan 2017

Other countries need not be worried by Trump putting America first, says B S Raghavan. 'That is what the imperative duty is of everyone heading his country's government: To put his own country first, and make it great.' 'That is what Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping, Theresa May, Angela Merkel, Shinzo Abe and all the democratically elected heads of governments, with the interest of their people at heart, are doing.'

For the Oswals, a 6-year, multi-billion-dollar legal drama ends

For the Oswals, a 6-year, multi-billion-dollar legal drama ends

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

After reaching a deal with ANZ in a six-year tussle, Pankaj and Radhika Oswal have left Australia and plan to start a new venture in New York

Jodhpur RIFF 2014: Dance of the dunes

Jodhpur RIFF 2014: Dance of the dunes

Rediff.com29 Oct 2014

The traditional male dancers of Rajasthan produce seductive movement that has colour and beat.

Rajan's 'resignation' letter to RBI staff

Rajan's 'resignation' letter to RBI staff

Rediff.com18 Jun 2016

"I am an academic and I have always made it clear that my ultimate home is in the realm of ideas," Rajan said in a letter to staff.

President confers Bharat Ratna on former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee

President confers Bharat Ratna on former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Rediff.com27 Mar 2015

Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee was on Friday conferred with the Bharat Ratna.

Kangana steals the show at National Awards

Kangana steals the show at National Awards

Rediff.com3 May 2016

The actress stood out in an off-shoulder shimmery dust blue gown. She teamed her gown with a classic bob, which is similar to the look that she will be seen sporting in her upcoming film Rangoon.

Are you addicted to stress?

Are you addicted to stress?

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

Here are 8 ways to let go.

ALERT! The Chinese are wiping out Tibet

ALERT! The Chinese are wiping out Tibet

Rediff.com13 Oct 2016

The world must hang its head in shame for being a mute spectator to the 'cultural holocaust' in Tibet, says Major General Mrinal Suman (retd).

'You want to push that few extra miles but the body decides not to respond'

'You want to push that few extra miles but the body decides not to respond'

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

As I was training for the upcoming season, it dawned on me that my shoulder may not last the rigours of bowling nearly eighteen overs a day, and that's when I knew it was time, says Zaheer Khan after his retirement from international cricket.

Salman out on bail after 5-year sentence suspended

Salman out on bail after 5-year sentence suspended

Rediff.com8 May 2015

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will not have to go to jail pending disposal of his appeal against conviction in the 2002 hit-and-run case after the Bombay high court suspended his sentence and granted him bail.

US-China trade war: What India must do

US-China trade war: What India must do

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

'If we play our cards right, we may even benefit from the competition between the US and China as seen from increased investment from each of these countries into India.' 'The size of our market gives us an important lever of power which we shall have to play adroitly and intelligently,' points out Ambassador Gautam Bambawale -- who served as India's envoy to China -- in the Professor V M Dandekar Memorial Lecture 2019, delivered on March 8, 2019 in Pune.

The extraordinary man who set up India's extraordinary electoral system

The extraordinary man who set up India's extraordinary electoral system

Rediff.com9 Apr 2014

As the 16th Indian parliamentary elections get underway, Vikas Lather profiles Sukumar Sen, India's first chief election commissioner.

Pravasi Special: 'Modi has enthused the Diaspora'

Pravasi Special: 'Modi has enthused the Diaspora'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

The Diaspora is no longer a mere remittance economy. It today claims dual loyalty and demands a say in Indian politics, says sociologist Shiv Visvanathan

Serving the living through the dead

Serving the living through the dead

Rediff.com18 May 2015

Ashraf Palarakunnummal has one mission in life -- to ensure the dignity of the dead. This he does by seeing to it that expats who die in the Gulf are transported back to their home countries without too many hassles for the bereaved families. Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com talks to the Good Samaritan who was honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman recently.

Pakistan's Muslim women and the 'Fun' word

Pakistan's Muslim women and the 'Fun' word

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

'Obedience, service and an over-glorified stress on keeping the family's honour intact keep Muslim women from focusing on their own happiness. So they stay joyless and 'pious,' with an ever-present hint of bitterness for the fun-loving women,' says Zoia Tariq.

Must we choose between democracy and vikas?

Must we choose between democracy and vikas?

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

'A dangerous and false binary is now surfacing in Indian political discourse, which must be firmly rejected.' 'It is that we have to choose between freedom and development.' 'For us freedom is neither merely an instrument for development nor to be subordinated to development.' 'It is, as our founding fathers proclaimed early in our freedom struggle, 'our birthright' on which we shall never compromise.' 'Growth, wealth and development are fruits of democracy, not substitutes.' Dr Manmohan Singh's thoughts on democracy: A Must Read!

First look: Pooja Hegde as Chaani in Mohenjo Daro

First look: Pooja Hegde as Chaani in Mohenjo Daro

Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

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

'Afro-phobia' is not the norm in India

'Afro-phobia' is not the norm in India

Rediff.com31 May 2016

'Our countrymen should be made aware of the need to be polite and friendly to our African guests.' 'They should know the dictum, athithi devo bhava, whether they are black or white,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, who once served as India's high commissioner to Kenya.

Is he Obama's nominee for the US Supreme Court?

Is he Obama's nominee for the US Supreme Court?

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

Judge Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan is the front-runner to replace the late Justice Anthony Scalia on the US Supreme Court.

'I don't want to be a big wave; just a drop in the ocean'

'I don't want to be a big wave; just a drop in the ocean'

Rediff.com28 May 2015

Angeline Dias, program manager (PM) at Teach for India (TFI) talks about the lessons she's learned as part of her journey.

General Jake: One of the greatest Indians I've known

General Jake: One of the greatest Indians I've known

Rediff.com16 Jan 2016

'His Promised Land was India.' Shekhar Gupta salutes General J F R Jacob, the incredible soldier who passed into the ages this week.

Golden Globes 2016: The Best Moments

Golden Globes 2016: The Best Moments

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

Raja Sen's favourite bits from what was, overall, a glitzy but forgettable awards show.

Kashmir floods: The army gains where media fails

Kashmir floods: The army gains where media fails

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

The stage on which the Jammu and Kashmir flood disaster played out is littered with protagonists, most of whom did not receive the attention they deserve, says Ajai Shukla

Vandana Maurya's story: From a biotech researcher to a social worker

Vandana Maurya's story: From a biotech researcher to a social worker

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

Vandana has been attempting to bring in radical changes in the unhealthy food habits amongst the tribals.

Box Office boost for Oscar-winning movies?

Box Office boost for Oscar-winning movies?

Rediff.com3 Mar 2014

Arthur J Pais analyses Oscar 2014 big wins and losses.

Odd, curious, heartwarming: What Bollywood tweeted in 2014

Odd, curious, heartwarming: What Bollywood tweeted in 2014

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

From odd to heartwarming, the best of Twitter conversations in 2014.