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The odd, odd world we live in!

The odd, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

These images from across the globe tell that it is a crazy world out there!

Mistry keen to see more women at top positions at TGB

Mistry keen to see more women at top positions at TGB

Rediff.com19 Jun 2013

Women have been and continue to be an integral part of Tata Global Beverages' business, across the world, says Cyrus Mistry.

8 bizarre festivals from around the world

8 bizarre festivals from around the world

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

Have you heard of the Burning Man festival? Or the Monkey Buffet festival?

'It's society that teaches children that transgender people are bad'

'It's society that teaches children that transgender people are bad'

Rediff.com16 Apr 2018

But this project is changing that -- one public artwork at a time.

'Abhi toh Olympic ticket mila hai, medal ki koshish karungi'

'Abhi toh Olympic ticket mila hai, medal ki koshish karungi'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2016

India sprinter Dutee Chand, who qualified for the Rio Olympics, at an event in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Saturday, tells Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com that she gives her best when pushed by better and faster athletes.

FIFA faces day of reckoning as threats mount

FIFA faces day of reckoning as threats mount

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

The spotlight at next week's FIFA Congress will fall on the presidential election - but the real key to the future of football's beleaguered governing body is embedded in a document with the unglamorous title 'Draft statutes - Congress 2016'.

V-Day poll: Vote for the hottest couple

V-Day poll: Vote for the hottest couple

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

Irina-Bradley or Deepika-Ranbir? Who gets your vote?

India's women can't live in constant fear, Mr Prime Minister

India's women can't live in constant fear, Mr Prime Minister

Rediff.com7 Jul 2014

Enrich a woman and you can enrich a nation. Hurt women, deny women equitable rights, and a nation's death sentence will soon commence, says Dr Krishan Jeyarajasingham.

First time at the Olympics... they offer hope at Rio

First time at the Olympics... they offer hope at Rio

Rediff.com27 Jul 2016

Meet first-time Indian athletes hoping to make an impression in Rio.

Kashmiris brave the cold to come out and vote

Kashmiris brave the cold to come out and vote

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

Enthusiasm to take part in the democratic process by exercising their right to franchise transcended the age boundaries on Tuesday as old and young alike, the many-time voters and the first-time ones, came out to vote in the first phase of elections in Kashmir.

How working women are taking charge of their money

How working women are taking charge of their money

Rediff.com17 Sep 2015

Women have been leaving the investment decision to husbands.

Half full, half empty: 10 years of NREGA

Half full, half empty: 10 years of NREGA

Rediff.com10 Feb 2016

At its peak five years ago, it was a lifeline for 5.5 crore, or one in every three rural homes

#Artivism: This 17-yr-old is using art to change mindsets

#Artivism: This 17-yr-old is using art to change mindsets

Rediff.com3 Jun 2016

Kaanchi Chopra's blog posts talk about issues like body shaming, colour discrimination, gender inequality.

Birthday Special: Kamal Haasan's 60 years of excellence

Birthday Special: Kamal Haasan's 60 years of excellence

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

As the legendary actor turns 60 today, we look at his finest performances in the last six decades.

An interview students MUST read

An interview students MUST read

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

'Adaptability is what is needed right now and students have to continuously learn the new tools to remain relevant in the career they choose.'

She helps women find a career after a break

She helps women find a career after a break

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

Saundarya Rajesh has helped more than 8,000 women get back to work.

How brands are wagging the digital tail

How brands are wagging the digital tail

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

According to Nielsen India online viewership has doubled since 2011.

Are you a selfie addict? 10 landmarks you CAN'T visit

Are you a selfie addict? 10 landmarks you CAN'T visit

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

A guide to where you can't use the selfie stick.

Ek Ladki's Amazing Bollywood Journey

Ek Ladki's Amazing Bollywood Journey

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

'There are enough LGBTQ people in the industry, so I don't feel like a misfit.'

Mitra, the robot, steals the show from NaMo, Ivanka

Mitra, the robot, steals the show from NaMo, Ivanka

Rediff.com29 Nov 2017

Ivanka spoke for a good 15 minutes, gracefully, looking straight at her audience, her face wreathed often in winning smiles. She is an articulate, striking, woman who charmed her audience.

'I won't apologise, come what may'

'I won't apologise, come what may'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2016

The young politician seems unfazed about the complaint and tells Subhash K Jha that she would return to the neighbouring country to foster peace.

As I cheered for Dipa, a part of me wept too

As I cheered for Dipa, a part of me wept too

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

It is time we support Dipa Karmakar and not forget her by the time Tokyo Olympics roll in, the way we've forgotten so many others -- medal winners who have died in penury, who have had to sell their medals to survive, who have taken auto-rickshaws home from the airport. It is time that talent, and not money, decided who gets to be nominated into the International Olympic Committee.

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

This week's digest of stories that are weird, true and funny.

'I don't have any bold scenes with Sunny Leone'

'I don't have any bold scenes with Sunny Leone'

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

'I don't want to be known just for my kissing,' Jay Bhanushali tells Sonil Dedhia/ Rediff.com

India can't grow as fast as China, Japan

India can't grow as fast as China, Japan

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

High growth is also much easier to log in a small business than in a Reliance.

6 workplace rights every woman must know

6 workplace rights every woman must know

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

Take charge and use these laws wisely.

Sheena Bora Trial: Why did Peter want a broom?

Sheena Bora Trial: Why did Peter want a broom?

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Peter said he needed a broom to sweep his cell because, he joked, there are no vacuum cleaners in jail.

Massive turnout in J&K: 70 pc voting recorded

Massive turnout in J&K: 70 pc voting recorded

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

Ignoring the boycott call by separatist groups and braving cold weather, nearly 70 per cent polling was on Tuesday, in most of the 15 constituencies going to polls in first of the five-phased polls in Jammu and Kashmir.

For Make in India to succeed, stop wasting crores on useless manpower, Mr PM

For Make in India to succeed, stop wasting crores on useless manpower, Mr PM

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

India must first improve working condition, then it can concentrate on Make in India concept.

India's job market is ailing, do we have a remedy?

India's job market is ailing, do we have a remedy?

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

Whether India can create labour-intensive factory jobs instead that it needs to put millions to work in the next few years looks very unlikely.

FULL TEXT of PM Modi's I-Day address

FULL TEXT of PM Modi's I-Day address

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.

These siblings are on a mission to cure oral cancer

These siblings are on a mission to cure oral cancer

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

Dr Preeti Adil Chandrakar and her engineer brother Praveen Adil travel in a mobile dentist lab to reach unusual patients.

Street art: From the margins to mainstream

Street art: From the margins to mainstream

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

Street art has emerged from its rebellious underground existence to a growing art genre in its own right. Ritika Bhatia maps the Indian leg of the movement.

India's Olympics report card: Sindhu, Sakshi save the blushes

India's Olympics report card: Sindhu, Sakshi save the blushes

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

Two unassuming young women saved India the humiliation of returning empty-handed from the Olympics for the first time since Barcelona in 1992 with awe-inspiring performances at Rio.

'The Mahagathbandhan is for personal survival'

'The Mahagathbandhan is for personal survival'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2018

'The Opposition has no option but to make it an 'All versus One' fight to even think about winning.'

Modi, a modernist whose motivation is very Indian

Modi, a modernist whose motivation is very Indian

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

'For a vision to manifest in action one should know the path. Modi knows the path. That is why he repeatedly exhorted that he wanted the support of every political party, the industrialists, the Indians abroad, the youth, women, parents... practically his agenda involved every Indian. He wants to make every Indian a stake-holder in India's progress and he thinks that it is possible,' says Ram Madhav.

Odisha: Of unkept promises and chasing big-ticket investments

Odisha: Of unkept promises and chasing big-ticket investments

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

A large chunk of the Rs 8.8 lakh crore of investments the Patnaik government had attracted is in uncertain territory.

Modi among Time's most influential leaders

Modi among Time's most influential leaders

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

We take a look at Time magazines top world leaders.

There is only one faction in the Congress: Sachin Pilot

There is only one faction in the Congress: Sachin Pilot

Rediff.com10 Nov 2013

Refuting allegations of divisions in the Congress in Rajasthan, Corporate Affairs Minister and Member of Parliament from Ajmer, Sachin Pilot, speaks to Kavita Chowdhury on a range of issues, including the Congress's prospects in the coming Rajasthan Assembly polls.

The girl who ran

The girl who ran

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

Shibani Gharat loves to run. So this September the 29-year-old decided to test her limits and ran 72 kilometres along the world's highest motorable path. This is her story.