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Kareena, Deepika, Alia: Dress like B-town divas this wedding season!

Kareena, Deepika, Alia: Dress like B-town divas this wedding season!

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

Get inspired from Bollywood beauties this wedding season!

There is only one way to measure employment

There is only one way to measure employment

Rediff.com28 Mar 2019

It's high time we now turn the popular question on its head -- when there is no growth in jobs for several years, how can the real GDP grow at 7 per cent per annum, says Mahesh Vyas.

Srinivas Kuchibhotla would have been India's future

Srinivas Kuchibhotla would have been India's future

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

Had the slain Indian-American engineer stayed in India, he would have earned less but his life might have been spared, Sunanda K Datta-Ray says, pondering the question of where one belongs.

Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Women are great team players and collaborators, 'but they don't put themselves forward,' Dr Gagandeep Kang, the first Indian woman scientist to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, tells Veenu Sandhu.

Review: The Man Who Knew Infinity is worth a watch!

Review: The Man Who Knew Infinity is worth a watch!

Rediff.com29 Apr 2016

The film truly belong to Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons courtesy their powerful performances, says Namrata Thakker

Eminent scientist P M Bhargava passes away

Eminent scientist P M Bhargava passes away

Rediff.com1 Aug 2017

Bhargava is a pioneer in the field of biotechnology in the country.

India-born author Manil Suri wins 'Bad Sex in Fiction Award'

India-born author Manil Suri wins 'Bad Sex in Fiction Award'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

Indian-born author Manil Suri has bagged this year's Bad Sex in Fiction Award, a dubious distinction given annually by Britain's 'Literary Review'.

Kings XI Punjab's main concern is...

Kings XI Punjab's main concern is...

Rediff.com9 May 2018

"We have got some extremely talented players and we need them to lift a little bit and contribute a little bit more to what they are doing."

India GP: Vettel leads Red Bull one-two in practice

India GP: Vettel leads Red Bull one-two in practice

Rediff.com25 Oct 2013

Sebastian Vettel led a Red Bull one-two in Friday's first free practice for an Indian Grand Prix that looks sure to secure the German a fourth successive Formula One title.

Au revoir, brands?

Au revoir, brands?

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

The current focus on data to measure marketing success could herald the end of an era -- or the beginning of a hype cycle, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

Under par Sri Lanka not short on belief

Under par Sri Lanka not short on belief

Rediff.com26 Aug 2017

Kapugedera denied that the team was low on confidence. Instead, he said Sri Lanka finally have found some momentum for the first time in the ongoing series, what if they are yet to taste a victory against the Indians.

I'm glad that an Indian & Pakistani can be united in peace: Malala

I'm glad that an Indian & Pakistani can be united in peace: Malala

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

At 17, Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel laureate. She was conferred the joint Peace Prize along with India's Kailash Satyarthi at Oslo on Wednesday. Here is the full transcript of her speech.

A case for bitcoin

A case for bitcoin

Rediff.com2 Oct 2017

A small percentage of asset allocation to bitcoin seems like a reasonable gamble, as it could be a major gainer in an uncertain global environment, says Devangshu Datta.

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).

PHOTOS: Sunrisers win by 7 wickets, Daredevils out of IPL

PHOTOS: Sunrisers win by 7 wickets, Daredevils out of IPL

Rediff.com6 May 2018

Delhi Daredevils paid the price for flawed team selection and poor fielding as Sunrisers Hyderabad pushed them towards exit door with a seven-wicket victory in an IPL encounter, in Hyderabad, on Saturday night.

F1: Vettel takes 7th pole of the season at India Grand Prix

F1: Vettel takes 7th pole of the season at India Grand Prix

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel put himself on pole position for a fourth successive Formula One title after lapping the Indian Grand Prix circuit faster than any driver ever before on Saturday.

The Stephen Hawking I knew

The Stephen Hawking I knew

Rediff.com22 Mar 2018

When I met him last year for his 75th birthday, he seemed frail. There was a sense of urgency. I will miss Stephen. His passing fills me with sadness.

'There will be a drastic drop with the lockdown'

'There will be a drastic drop with the lockdown'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

'Without it, it is going to be much, much, much, much worse.' 'In the meantime, we really need to work on a sort of war footing, given that it is a natural disaster, provide relief, provide essentials, till we get biological herd immunity, we need to get economic immunity, and also social immunity.'

Rise and fall of the Dosa King

Rise and fall of the Dosa King

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

His blind faith in astrology took him down a tragic path that has now come to define his life.

Naresh Goyal flew too close to the sun

Naresh Goyal flew too close to the sun

Rediff.com29 Apr 2019

'The airline business is very dynamic. If you are unable to keep up and lead, you end up last.' 'This is what has happened to Jet.'

Sports Shorts: Cueist O'Sullivan blasts new snooker record

Sports Shorts: Cueist O'Sullivan blasts new snooker record

Rediff.com11 Mar 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday

'Sab bhagwan ke haath mein hai'

'Sab bhagwan ke haath mein hai'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

'Our Lockdown Life has a sort of schizophrenic, Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde personality about it,' says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

Now, computer chip based on human brain

Now, computer chip based on human brain

Rediff.com16 Aug 2013

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, are developing a computer chip that mimics the human brain.

Mahua Moitra and the Goebbelsian onslaught on Modi

Mahua Moitra and the Goebbelsian onslaught on Modi

Rediff.com10 Jul 2019

'It disappoints and saddens me no end that Mahua has allowed herself to be carried away by the Goebbelsian onslaught mounted on the BJP and Narendra Modi by certain vested interests which find themselves exposed and thrown out of the gravy train,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

Lahore Lions aim to edge past Chennai Super Kings in semi-final race

Lahore Lions aim to edge past Chennai Super Kings in semi-final race

Rediff.com29 Sep 2014

After registering a win against Dolphins in the last encounter, Pakistan champions Lahore Lions will go a for the kill to qualify for the semi-final when they lock horns against a formidable Perth Scorchers in the Oppo Champions League T20 in Bangalore.

She is 19, 6 ft tall, and wants to be a supermodel

She is 19, 6 ft tall, and wants to be a supermodel

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

At 19, Aishwarya Sheoran is doing what other girls her age can only dream of!

Petrol cars in driver's seat as diesel price goes up

Petrol cars in driver's seat as diesel price goes up

Rediff.com6 Jul 2016

One litre of petrol now costs Rs 64.76 while the diesel price is Rs 54.70 a litre in Delhi

Can you prepare for multiple entrance exams simultaneously?

Can you prepare for multiple entrance exams simultaneously?

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Nilkancha Badhiye who is currently pursuing her MBA in International Business from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi tells us how she cracked the entrance examination while pursuing her final year of graduation.

Trump's visa reforms are not even protecting American workers: Nasscom

Trump's visa reforms are not even protecting American workers: Nasscom

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

From the perspective of an American worker who is being displaced it does not make a difference whether he is displaced by a visa-dependent company or a non-visa-dependent company or a 50-50 company or whatever: Nasscom president.

Why the Raees trailer offends me

Why the Raees trailer offends me

Rediff.com8 Dec 2016

It reinforces the Muslim stereotype, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Judith Faulkner: The billionaire who took on TCS

Judith Faulkner: The billionaire who took on TCS

Rediff.com22 Apr 2016

Judith Faulkner's entrepreneurial journey could well be a case study for people worldwide.

Scientists quarrel over India's tiger numbers

Scientists quarrel over India's tiger numbers

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

Have India's tigers increased by 30 per cent in the last four years?

India needs to shoot for 10pc growth target

India needs to shoot for 10pc growth target

Rediff.com15 Oct 2017

Policy discussions now should urgently focus on the road map for serious economic and institutional reforms to put India on a sustained high growth trajectory like the Chinese economy, says Jayanta Roy.

'It took a decade to make The Man Who Knew Infinity'

'It took a decade to make The Man Who Knew Infinity'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

Director Matt Brown tells Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com what it was about The Man Who Knew Infinity that made him persevere for a decade to turn the book into a film.

'We are more interested in the monsoon than anyone else in the world'

'We are more interested in the monsoon than anyone else in the world'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2018

'It affects our economy, it is very important in many ways.' 'So we have to be the foremost experts in the world on the monsoon.' 'But the best minds in India have not devoted their time to the study of monsoon and they have followed the fashions of the West.'

Ancient achievements or state-supported pseudo-science?

Ancient achievements or state-supported pseudo-science?

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

The 102nd Indian Science Congress, which concluded last week, saw claims on ancient aviation and surgery, and created quite a stir

'We cannot allow political ideology to hijack science'

'We cannot allow political ideology to hijack science'

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

'Such kind of mythology-based talks do not in any way contribute to science'. 'My biggest concern is these things will (eventually) become part of school curriculum (in India), and that is completely unacceptable.' Ramprasad Gandhiraman, a scientist at NASA's Ames Research Centre in California, has launched a petition demanding that a lecture on Ancient Indian Aviation Technology to be delivered at the 102nd Indian Science Congress in Mumbai be scrapped. Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports.

10 Americanisms that are downright confusing!

10 Americanisms that are downright confusing!

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

Dear supporters of Indian English, take heart! You have company. :-)

Forget Aadhaar, protect your phone first

Forget Aadhaar, protect your phone first

Rediff.com25 Jan 2018

From your fingerprint to most private images and financial info -- all your privacy is under constant threat from hackers.

Desi kids co-crowned US Spelling Bee champs for second straight year

Desi kids co-crowned US Spelling Bee champs for second straight year

Rediff.com29 May 2015

Indian American children maintained their complete dominance in the annual US Scripps National Spelling Bee contest by winning the prestigious competition for the eighth year in a row.