News for 'hearing-impaired'

So long, Nemai Ghosh; Goodbye, Satish Gujral

So long, Nemai Ghosh; Goodbye, Satish Gujral

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

Nemaida's misfortune in life was to be known as Satyajit Ray's 'Boswell'; History will remember Satish Gujral as a renaissance man whose imprint over New Delhi is huge.

Don't miss! Exciting Tamil releases this weekend

Don't miss! Exciting Tamil releases this weekend

Rediff.com14 May 2015

Popular actor Jyothika makes a comeback to the silver screen with 36 Vayadhinile.

Indian Railways should be made disable-friendly: NGO

Indian Railways should be made disable-friendly: NGO

Rediff.com25 Feb 2016

'At least one specially designed fully accessible railway car should be added to every train'.

Review: Naanum Rowdy Dhaan is refreshing

Review: Naanum Rowdy Dhaan is refreshing

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

Simple, sweet and uncomplicated, Naanum Rowdy Dhaan is a romantic comedy that deserves a watch, writes S Saraswathi.

CM Fadnavis defends minister who carried a gun to a school event

CM Fadnavis defends minister who carried a gun to a school event

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

A minister in Maharashtra has come under criticism after he was spotted with a revolver tucked under his belt at an event organised for children with speech and hearing impairment.

Why is this designer painting taxis?

Why is this designer painting taxis?

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

Sanket Avlani started Taxi Fabric to provide a platform for young and upcoming designers who deserve a stage.

'Organising a Test match is like a daughter's marriage'

'Organising a Test match is like a daughter's marriage'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

Describing his maiden experience of overseeing the organisation of a Test match as an "interesting experience", high court-appointed observer Justice Mukul Mudgal said it feels like a 'daughter's marriage'.

Why is this beauty queen upset with India

Why is this beauty queen upset with India

Rediff.com24 Jul 2018

Despite being the third runner-up in the Miss International (Deaf) contest, she is the beauty queen you haven't heard about!

Our fearless future: 30 young Indians the world should know about

Our fearless future: 30 young Indians the world should know about

Rediff.com6 Feb 2018

Meet the new class of Forbes India 30 Under 30.

Why these grandmas are going to school

Why these grandmas are going to school

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

The idea for opening the Shala struck Bangar last year when he found that nearly all elderly women in the village were illiterate.

Deaf-mute people can now 'talk' with this innovative device

Deaf-mute people can now 'talk' with this innovative device

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

Mudra glove can be worn like any other riding glove.

Pakistan boy stuck in India awaits Geeta-like fairy tale to come true

Pakistan boy stuck in India awaits Geeta-like fairy tale to come true

Rediff.com2 Nov 2015

The run-away boy landed in Ranchi and after wandering in Mumbai, and New Delhi reached Bhopal station where the police caught him and handed him over to Umeed, he said.

Meet India's centenarian WWII hero

Meet India's centenarian WWII hero

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

During the World War, Singh fought alongside the Allied Forces in North West Frontier province, Eritrea, Abyssinia (now Ethiopia), Libya, Egypt and Italy.

IRS officer Nandini tops civil services exam

IRS officer Nandini tops civil services exam

Rediff.com31 May 2017

She had got 849th rank in the 2014 civil services exam and was allotted the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise).

Legendary Pak philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi dies

Legendary Pak philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi dies

Rediff.com9 Jul 2016

Legendary Pakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, who had dedicated his life to humanity and serving the poor, died in Karachi from renal failure. He was 92.

No carcinogen in our daily bread please!

No carcinogen in our daily bread please!

Rediff.com30 May 2016

Pramod Kumar Julka, former dean and professor of oncology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, tells Nikita Puri why this is a cause for concern.

Inside the thriving world of India's private detectives

Inside the thriving world of India's private detectives

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

There's a certain amount of drama to the profession. Sample these taglines: 'We can see the unseen'; 'I can plant my detective in your guest bedroom.' One agency has even ensured that all its phone numbers end in '007'.

Police apathy compromises gang-rape case

Police apathy compromises gang-rape case

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

How the Tamil Nadu police bungled the brutal gangrape of a differently-abled teenager and the family's fight for justice.

'You don't need Rs 100 crore to make a film with great special effects these days'

'You don't need Rs 100 crore to make a film with great special effects these days'

Rediff.com5 May 2016

'Sci-fi is a very expensive genre; I need to become a much bigger star for people to invest that kind of money in me.' 1920 London actor Sharman Joshi talks about his favourite genre, and why he won't be doing it anytime soon.

'I wanted Anirudh Ravichander as the hero of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan'

'I wanted Anirudh Ravichander as the hero of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

'A good entertaining story is the key to any successful film.' Director Vignesh Shivan reveals the secret of his Naanum Rowdy Dhaan success.

The Power of Assured Indian Innovation

The Power of Assured Indian Innovation

Rediff.com25 May 2018

Can we make high speed 4G Internet available at 10 cents per GB, and make all voice calls free of cost -- that too in a large and diverse country like India? Can we make high-quality but simple breast cancer screening available to every woman, that too at the extremely affordable cost of $1 per scan? Can we make a portable, high-tech ECG machine which can provide reports immediately and that too at the cost of 8 cents a test? Can we make an eye imaging device that is portable, non-invasive and costs 3 times less that conventional devices? Can we make a robust test for mosquito-borne dengue, which can detect the disease on day 1, and that too at the cost of $2 per test? Amazingly, says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, all this has been achieved in India, not only by using technological innovation but also non-technological innovation.

« Prev  |