News for 'life-lessons'

Oscar Winners On OTT This Week

Oscar Winners On OTT This Week

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

Crime, climate change and cool Oscar winners dominate the OTT menu this week.

Life lessons from 138-year-old Habib Miyan

Life lessons from 138-year-old Habib Miyan

Rediff.com24 May 2007

In the age when people suffer many diseases, Miyan has his teeth intact and has no sugar, blood pressure and is a meat lover.

Life lessons to learn from ghee, trees and other oddities

Life lessons to learn from ghee, trees and other oddities

Rediff.com7 Jun 2013

These lessons will help you overcome your challenges and move ahead in your life and career.

My Superhero: Doctor who fought Covid

My Superhero: Doctor who fought Covid

Rediff.com7 Mar 2022

Mithileysh Sathiyanarayanan from London writes about the lessons he learned from Dr Sharanya Rajan's commitment to work and society during the pandemic.

When Modi recalled his mother's struggles

When Modi recalled his mother's struggles

Rediff.com30 Dec 2022

The prime minister recalled the innumerable every day adversities that his mother encountered and successfully overcame.

'Don't give in to people's opinions easily'

'Don't give in to people's opinions easily'

Rediff.com15 Apr 2019

S Balaji from Trichy shares an important life lesson he learnt.

My Superhero: 'My wife taught me an important lesson'

My Superhero: 'My wife taught me an important lesson'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

'Even though I had forgotten about the people who had helped me during our difficult times, my wife remembered and reminded me to repay their dues during my good days,' says R K Chand.

'Overdoing something good for others is a burden'

'Overdoing something good for others is a burden'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2019

Prof Palanki Suryanarayana, 75, from Bengaluru shares a lesson he learnt.

'It is only when love dies that you start blaming the other'

'It is only when love dies that you start blaming the other'

Rediff.com30 May 2023

'Love, be it between a boy and a girl or your passion for your craft, carries with it no complaints.'

'Success is not permanent, failure is not final'

'Success is not permanent, failure is not final'

Rediff.com29 Apr 2019

We'd asked you, dear readers to tell us what is the one life lesson you would want to share.

All about Panga

All about Panga

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

All you wanted to know about Panga.

'I think I am a natural ajji'

'I think I am a natural ajji'

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

'Children are curious by nature, so I thought of writing these books, which provide creative but convincing explanations and also teach values like sharing is caring,' Sudha Murty tells Chintan Girish Modi.

Women's Day: Who Is Your Superhero?

Women's Day: Who Is Your Superhero?

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

This International Women's Day, let's celebrate the women who make our lives more meaningful.

What You Can Watch On OTT This Week

What You Can Watch On OTT This Week

Rediff.com21 Feb 2022

From world cinema to old-fashioned whodunits, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes her recommendations.

What makes Hrithik Look So GOOD?

What makes Hrithik Look So GOOD?

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

Akshay promotes Atrangi Re... Emraan gets a surprise from Dubai...

What missing a bus taught me about life

What missing a bus taught me about life

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

Purushotham Joshi shares an episode that taught him the importance of each moment in life.

My Superhero: 'I admire her self-respect'

My Superhero: 'I admire her self-respect'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2022

Prabhat Kumar from Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir explains how his wife Ranjana supported him and kept his family together in difficult times.

SEE: Neeraj Chopra enthrals students from 75 schools

SEE: Neeraj Chopra enthrals students from 75 schools

Rediff.com4 Dec 2021

Neeraj Chopra launches outreach programme, interacts with students from 75 schools

Chitrangda Looks Fabulous!

Chitrangda Looks Fabulous!

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

Brace yourself for eye-catching pics of the actress walking down the ramp.

Father's best advice: Save. Never borrow. Avoid debts

Father's best advice: Save. Never borrow. Avoid debts

Rediff.com28 Jun 2019

Varaprasad Kandiraju from Bengaluru tells us what he learned from his late father Ranga Raju.

Alia makes an announcement

Alia makes an announcement

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

Summer is some weeks away, but it's swimsuit time in Bollywood...

My Superhero: 'Woman With A Golden Heart'

My Superhero: 'Woman With A Golden Heart'

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

Parag Sejpal tells us about the woman who inspires him.

Jhunjhunwala: The RARE big bull and unabashed wealth creator

Jhunjhunwala: The RARE big bull and unabashed wealth creator

Rediff.com14 Aug 2022

Stock market investments are always said to involve risks and people who made big fortunes often made headlines as scamsters, leading to Dalal Street always being looked at with suspicion, but Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was broadly an exception. Jhunjhunwala, a partner at RARE Enterprises, who rose to amass a $5.8 billion fortune and earn the tag of the country's biggest individual investor, leaves behind a relatively cleaner slate, as was seen in the most common description for him -- 'India's own Warren Buffett'. Unlike names like Harshad Mehta and Ketan Parekh, whose rise in fortunes in post-liberalised India was tainted with scam links, the newest 'Big Bull' in the more-regulated market had lesser baggage on this front.

Best advice: How my father saved me from debt

Best advice: How my father saved me from debt

Rediff.com17 Jun 2019

Dr Bharat Shah, 64 from Harrow, London writes about the greatest lesson he learned from his late father Manubhai Shah.

What missing a bus taught me about life

What missing a bus taught me about life

Rediff.com8 Apr 2019

Purushotham Joshi shares an episode that taught him the importance of each moment in life.

PIX: Bollywood gets GLAMOROUS!

PIX: Bollywood gets GLAMOROUS!

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

Film folk have been posting glamorous pictures, and we bring some of them to you.

Mouni Roy Gets Married!

Mouni Roy Gets Married!

Rediff.com27 Jan 2022

After a traditional Malayali wedding, the Naagin actress will marry her entrepreneur beau Suraj Nambiar in a Bengali ceremony on January 27.

Why his daughter has 'no caste, no religion'

Why his daughter has 'no caste, no religion'

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

'By birth, you are not superior or inferior to anyone.' 'There are millions of people who want to have a casteless society. I am one of them.'

Aww! Dwayne Johnson has beautiful post to share

Aww! Dwayne Johnson has beautiful post to share

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

Dwayne Johnson's daughter taught him an adorable life lesson at his wedding. Read on to find out more!

Modi pens heartfelt blog on his mother's 100th birthday

Modi pens heartfelt blog on his mother's 100th birthday

Rediff.com18 Jun 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a blog dedicated to his mother as she entered the 100th year of her life on Saturday, highlighting her sacrifices and various aspects of her life which 'shaped' his mind, personality, and self-confidence.

'A fight for justice that has been dragging on for too long'

'A fight for justice that has been dragging on for too long'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

'Now, it feels like the darkness has descended again.'

The Soldier Who Became An Icon

The Soldier Who Became An Icon

Rediff.com26 Jul 2022

'...Cliffy with utter disregard to his personal safety, charged through the fire zone, closed in on the enemy, threw hand grenades inside their bunkers and killed six enemy soldiers!' '...He was hit by a volley of bullets. Even before breathing his last, Cliffy killed a Pakistani soldier in hand-to-hand combat...' Captain Keishing Clifford Nongrum, who was just 24, received the Mahavir Chakra posthumously for his superhuman act of valour in the Kargil War just 18 months after he joined the Indian Army. Archana Masih/Rediff.com remembers one of India's Bravest Of The Brave as the nation salutes the 527 soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice for the Motherland on Vijay Diwas.

#Mom&Me: 'Without her, we will be lost'

#Mom&Me: 'Without her, we will be lost'

Rediff.com8 May 2022

Rediff readers from across the world tell us why their mothers are special.

10 Ways To Reduce Screen Time For Kids

10 Ways To Reduce Screen Time For Kids

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

Read a story. Cook together. Make recycled home decor crafts.

How my father's advice helped me score 97 percentile

How my father's advice helped me score 97 percentile

Rediff.com25 Jun 2019

Rediff reader Sudhir Kumar, 38 from Kanpur tells us how his father Anup Singh's advice turned his life around.

'Happy one month my love'

'Happy one month my love'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2022

What is Bollywood celebrating?

Top 20 Scenes From Yash Chopra's Movies

Top 20 Scenes From Yash Chopra's Movies

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

On his 90th birth anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 20 of her favourite scenes that reiterate his extraordinary grasp on the language of cinema and connect with the viewer.

Happy 60th To The Chetak And HTS!

Happy 60th To The Chetak And HTS!

Rediff.com2 Apr 2022

'As I set course for the Helicopter Training School this morning,' notes IAF Helicopter Veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe, 'I bow my head in respect for the institution which made me the man I am.' 'I also salute the Chetak which taught me much more than flying.' 'Both these institutions, in their own right, justify the crest and motto of the School: Achievement through Knowledge.'

Test cricket teaches you how to live life: Chris Gayle

Test cricket teaches you how to live life: Chris Gayle

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

Often accused of focussing entirely on the shorter formats, Chris Gayle encouraged youngsters to strive to play Tests

Father's best advice: Shine like a diamond

Father's best advice: Shine like a diamond

Rediff.com22 Jun 2019

Heera Nawaz, 59 from Bengaluru, Karnataka writes about her late father Mohammed Khader Nawaz.