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What men want: 14 secrets unleashed!

What men want: 14 secrets unleashed!

Rediff.com28 Jul 2011

What does it take to woo a man? What motivates him? Does he express his feelings openly? We explore 14 little-known facts about the stronger sex!

Older employees more productive than young ones

Older employees more productive than young ones

Rediff.com18 Apr 2011

Researchers have found that more mature staffers may be weaker and less agile than their junior colleagues but they more than compensate with their greater experience, ability to work in teams, and success at coping when things go wrong.

Migrants row: There is no stopping Rahul

Migrants row: There is no stopping Rahul

Rediff.com3 Feb 2010

Addressing the media in Patna, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi once again slammed regional parties of Maharashtra for igniting the migrants' row. He once again reiterated his single concept that India belongs to Indians

He set up India's first 'Green Garage'

He set up India's first 'Green Garage'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2010

A story of how Raghav Rangarajan chased his dream and became an entrepreneur.

Russia elects new athletics chief to clean up sport

Russia elects new athletics chief to clean up sport

Rediff.com16 Jan 2016

Russia's new athletics head said his priority was to ensure Russian sportsmen and women compete at the 2016 Olympics as the sport tries to tackle rampant doping. "This is not an easy time for Russia, it is not an easy time for athletics," said Dmitry Shlyakhtin, who was elected as the new president of the Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA) on Saturday. "Going to the Olympic Games is task number one."

Pakistan's anti-blasphemy law is wrong in Islam

Pakistan's anti-blasphemy law is wrong in Islam

Rediff.com21 Jan 2011

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan's 1986 essay, centred on a case of perceived insult to the Prophet Muhammed and the violent Muslim response to it, bears immediate relevance to the issues being hotly debated today with regard to the anti-blasphemy law in Pakistan, says Yoginder Sikand

China's Yao retires from basketball

China's Yao retires from basketball

Rediff.com20 Jul 2011

Yao Ming, who ignited China's interest in the NBA and became one of Asia's best-known athletes, announced his retirement from basketball on Wednesday.

EPL PIX: Sterling strikes, Luiz sent off as City outclass Arsenal; Sheffield-Villa draw

EPL PIX: Sterling strikes, Luiz sent off as City outclass Arsenal; Sheffield-Villa draw

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

The English Premier League resumed on Wednesday, after the forced break due to COVID-19. Here are IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Wednesday.

Why 100 million Indians are left out of the food ration system

Why 100 million Indians are left out of the food ration system

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

A recent study shows that more than 100 million people are excluded from the public distribution system because the central government insists on using 2011 population figures to calculate state-wise PDS coverage, which effectively leaves out 100 million people, reports Sanjeeb Mukherjee.

India's ration story: Mounting stocks but hungry mouths

India's ration story: Mounting stocks but hungry mouths

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

A study by eminent economists, by Jean Drze, Reetika Khera and Meghana Mungikar released few days back shows that more than 100 million people are excluded from the PDS because the central government insists on using 2011 population figures to calculate state-wise coverage under the National Food Security Act.

Bobby Fischer, the greatest chess player ever

Bobby Fischer, the greatest chess player ever

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

He possessed an IQ of 180, higher than Albert Einstein's, but his life and career took unexpectedly bizarre routes. Dhruv Munjal salutes the strange genius of Bobby Fischer.

Melbourne should ditch F1 GP, says local MP

Melbourne should ditch F1 GP, says local MP

Rediff.com21 Feb 2011

Melbourne should cut its losses and not renew its contract to host the Formula One Grand Prix when the current deal runs out in 2015, a local lawmaker told Australia's parliament on Monday.

Kobe Bryant crash: Investigators requests public's help

Kobe Bryant crash: Investigators requests public's help

Rediff.com28 Jan 2020

Investigators call for civilian photos of weather in Kobe Bryant helicopter wreck

Any terror strike will worsen Indo-Pak tension: US

Any terror strike will worsen Indo-Pak tension: US

Rediff.com18 Mar 2010

While stressing that bilateral talks between India and Pakistan are key to reducing heightened tension in the region, United States Central Command Chief General David Petraeus has warned that any Mumbai-type terror strike in India will certainly 're-ignite' hostility between the two nuclear powered nations.Testifying before the US Senate Armed Services Committee, General Petraeus said any significant terror strike in India will severely dent efforts to reduce tension.

Indians light lamps to unite in fight against COVID-19

Indians light lamps to unite in fight against COVID-19

Rediff.com5 Apr 2020

Modi had on Friday urged people to turn off lights at their homes for nine minutes at 9pm to display the country's collective resolve and solidarity to defeat the virus.

Ambani family truce: Good news for investors

Ambani family truce: Good news for investors

Rediff.com21 Jun 2010

Ambani family truce unlocks RIL growth potential.

In PHOTOS: South and North Korea on brink of war again

In PHOTOS: South and North Korea on brink of war again

Rediff.com20 Dec 2010

The South Korean military on Monday fired shells into disputed waters in the Yellow Sea in a live-fire drill that could re-ignite tensions with North Korea

When A R Rahman kickstarted this desi's career

When A R Rahman kickstarted this desi's career

Rediff.com8 Sep 2010

Jeffrey Iqbal on how a generous moment from A R Rahman ignited his musical career.

Keane indicates Fergie has told lies in 'autobiography'

Keane indicates Fergie has told lies in 'autobiography'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2013

Former Manchester United skipper Roy Keane has re-ignited his feud with Sir Alex Ferguson, calling claims in his former boss's recently published autobiography "lies".

FULL TEXT: President's address on the eve of 72nd Republic Day

FULL TEXT: President's address on the eve of 72nd Republic Day

Rediff.com25 Jan 2021

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the nation on the eve of 72nd Republic Day.

Will Guzaarish will be the next Kaagaz Ke Phool?

Will Guzaarish will be the next Kaagaz Ke Phool?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2010

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Asian Games torch arrives in host city Guangzhou

Asian Games torch arrives in host city Guangzhou

Rediff.com6 Nov 2010

The Asian Games torch has arrived in the host city Guangzhou after a nationwide tour, one week before the start of the world's second-largest sporting event after the Olympics.

Indian worker killed in rebel attack in Libya

Indian worker killed in rebel attack in Libya

Rediff.com4 Aug 2014

A Keralite working in a private company in Libyan capital of Tripoli was killed in a shell attack by rebel forces on Sunday, according to information received by his family members.

5 most expensive bikes in India

5 most expensive bikes in India

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

In the Rs 35-50 lakh range, these superbikes can make your presence special, wherever you take them

Cracker blast brings down Kanpur building, 2 dead

Cracker blast brings down Kanpur building, 2 dead

Rediff.com28 Oct 2010

Ruling out a terrorist angle behind the blast, District Magistrate Mukesh Meshram said: "Apparently, the explosion occurred following igniting of a large stock of diwali crackers in a house."

'China has received a setback'

'China has received a setback'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

'India is not the India of 1962. We are not carrying that baggage of history anymore.'

Now, an app that helps you confess your sins

Now, an app that helps you confess your sins

Rediff.com17 Jun 2013

The app also includes a description of Reconciliation, as well as related tips.

Furious techie crashes plane into Texas tax building

Furious techie crashes plane into Texas tax building

Rediff.com19 Feb 2010

Furious with the United States tax agency Internal Revenue Service, a software engineer crashed his small plane into a seven-storey building in Texas housing nearly 200 federal tax employees, igniting a raging fire that sent workers running for their lives.

Greatest batsman ever: Bradman or Tendulkar?

Greatest batsman ever: Bradman or Tendulkar?

Rediff.com21 Dec 2010

Sachin Tendulkar scoring a historic 50th Test ton has re-ignited the debate on who is the greatest batsman of all time -- he or Don Bradman. A poll commissioned by an Australian newspaper put the Indian icon in front though voting is yet to be over.

Six dead in fire near San Francisco

Six dead in fire near San Francisco

Rediff.com11 Sep 2010

A massive explosion believed to have been caused by a gas line break sparked an inferno that killed at least six person and engulfed several houses in a neighbourhood near San Francisco.

Was Babri Masjid demolition justified?

Was Babri Masjid demolition justified?

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

'The outrage that followed the destruction of the Babri Masjid was an inability to see the event for what it was: The rectification of a grave historical wrong, the restitution of a hurt of a people and the countering of moral injustice,' argues Vivek Gumaste.

German device can sniff out terrorists from crowd

German device can sniff out terrorists from crowd

Rediff.com14 Jan 2010

Hundreds of people hurry through a long airport corridor. Among them are two terrorists, who've merged themselves into the crowd.

China to build two nuclear reactors in Pakistan

China to build two nuclear reactors in Pakistan

Rediff.com29 Apr 2010

China tacitly acknowledged on Thursday that it will build two new nuclear reactors in Pakistan in a deal that could re-ignite persistent concerns about proliferation and safety of atomic materials in the restive South Asian nation.

Cruise with 4,500 on board adrift in Pacific

Cruise with 4,500 on board adrift in Pacific

Rediff.com10 Nov 2010

The ship, which departed from Long Beach, Calif., Sunday on a seven-day voyage to the Mexican Riviera, was about 200 miles south of San Diego when a fire ignited in the engine room, cutting off power, telephone service and air conditioning.

ISRO meet on Saturday to probe GSLV-D3 failure

ISRO meet on Saturday to probe GSLV-D3 failure

Rediff.com16 Apr 2010

India's top space scientists will be meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday to analyse the data and find the cause for failure of GSLV-D3 rocket, which was launched for the first time on Thursday using an indigenously made cryogenic engine.

US fears another 26/11 type attack on India

US fears another 26/11 type attack on India

Rediff.com22 Jul 2010

Talking to media-persons on his special aircraft en route to New Delhi, United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen, while praising India for showing restraint after the ghastly 26/11 attacks, said extremists may try to repeat the incident that left 166 dead and over 300 injured. "I've worried a great deal about a repeat attack, of something like that," The Dawn newspaper quoted Mullen as saying

'Police is not concerned about why you are agitating'

'Police is not concerned about why you are agitating'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2019

'Human trafficking from Bangladesh is a regular phenomenon and those people come here to work or in search of greener pastures. They are all over the country. We are giving them legal recognition and making them citizens so that they don't have to live in fear,' says R Nataraj, AIADMK MLA from Tamil Nadu.

11 tips to LOSE weight and get a six-pack

11 tips to LOSE weight and get a six-pack

Rediff.com27 Apr 2020

If you want to get shredded in very short span, you must eliminate dairy or other milk products from your diet plan.

AC Milan agree to sign Barca's Ibrahimovic

AC Milan agree to sign Barca's Ibrahimovic

Rediff.com29 Aug 2010

AC Milan reached an agreement with Barcelona on Saturday to bring former Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic back to Italy in a move the club hope will ignite their title chances.

Saisuresh Sivaswamy on the state of India

Saisuresh Sivaswamy on the state of India

Rediff.com17 Aug 2010

Saisuresh Sivaswamy believes that glitz, glamour and 'ignited' minds apart, there exists an unbridgeable disconnect between the ruler and the ruled.