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Aarti Jajoo, B Sc at 14, M Sc at 16

Aarti Jajoo, B Sc at 14, M Sc at 16

Rediff.com4 Jul 2005

She also holds the record of being the youngest graduate in the country at the age of 14, they said.

Yoga@19,000 feet! How Indian women army officers set a new record

Yoga@19,000 feet! How Indian women army officers set a new record

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

They set a new world record of performing Yoga at the highest altitude.

Tuning for Television

Tuning for Television

Rediff.com11 Jul 2003

Beggar accepts alms on PhonePe, Paytm

Beggar accepts alms on PhonePe, Paytm

Rediff.com16 Feb 2022

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Shah unveils 5.5 lakh 'thank you' letters to PM on CAA

Shah unveils 5.5 lakh 'thank you' letters to PM on CAA

Rediff.com12 Jan 2020

Shah challenged "Rahul Baba", Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal to show if any provision of the CAA took away the citizenship of Indian Muslims.

Not yet five, and she studies in Class 9

Not yet five, and she studies in Class 9

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

Virendra Singh Rawat discovers that this child prodigy has never been to school.

PIX: A Sneak Peek of Budhia Singh - Born to Run!

PIX: A Sneak Peek of Budhia Singh - Born to Run!

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

The sports biographical drama is slated to hit the screens on August 5.

Being paralysed doesn't stop Eric Paul from setting records

Being paralysed doesn't stop Eric Paul from setting records

Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

He has driven into the Limca Book of Records twice. Tamanna Naseer finds out more about the battles Eric Paul fights despite being paraplegic.

World's Fastest Human Calculator is an Indian

World's Fastest Human Calculator is an Indian

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

'You have to get past the phobia that Math is difficult.' 'The brain is exercising when you do arithmetic.'

Dr KK Aggarwal, former IMA president, dies of Covid-19

Dr KK Aggarwal, former IMA president, dies of Covid-19

Rediff.com18 May 2021

Aggarwal, 62, who was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi and was on ventilator support since last week, died at 11.30 pm on Monday after a lengthy battle with Covid-19, according to the statement.

Can Dushyant Chautala claim Devi Lal's legacy?

Can Dushyant Chautala claim Devi Lal's legacy?

Rediff.com5 Nov 2019

In the years to come, Dushyant may need to compete for the leadership of the Jat community with Hooda's son Deepender, and other Jat leaders, reports Archis Mohan.

AAP's political novices topple heavyweights in Delhi

AAP's political novices topple heavyweights in Delhi

Rediff.com8 Dec 2013

The Delhi poll results have thrown up several "giant killers" who led a life of anonymity and were political novices before they entered the electoral battle on AAP tickets.

Salute This Hero of the 1971 War!

Salute This Hero of the 1971 War!

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

'Our men had suffered so much pain for the independence of other people in a foreign land.'

AI's new chief features in record books, has garden named after him

AI's new chief features in record books, has garden named after him

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

Air India's new chief Ashwani Lohani is a man of many parts. Here are 10 interesting facts about him.

'It's a big relief that Balika Vadhu is going off air'

'It's a big relief that Balika Vadhu is going off air'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

Ruslaan Mumtaz is relieved, as well as disappointed, about his new show Balika Vadhu wrapping up.

Indian prodigies we should be proud of!

Indian prodigies we should be proud of!

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

As we celebrate the spirit of childhood, here are some children who've made India proud.

Pedal to the metal: One girl, 19 days and a 1,800 km bicycle ride to Kanyakumari

Pedal to the metal: One girl, 19 days and a 1,800 km bicycle ride to Kanyakumari

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

22-year-old Prisiliya Madan pedalled her way through 1,800 km journeying from people's homes to the southernmost tip of the country.

Ex-IAF officer creates calendar that has no 'Friday the 13th'

Ex-IAF officer creates calendar that has no 'Friday the 13th'

Rediff.com12 Nov 2015

The former air force officer, who has now moved to the United States, has introduced a new concept of calculation for the formation of calendar which he calls as "decimalisation of minutes and hours."

Review: Budhia soars on the strength of its fine actors, honest efforts

Review: Budhia soars on the strength of its fine actors, honest efforts

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

Budhia Singh: Born To Run is not so much a film as it is a passionate appeal to remind and regain an opportunity for Odisha's erstwhile Wonder Boy, now a forgotten teenager, writes Sukanya Verma.

Why the Ambanis love this woman

Why the Ambanis love this woman

Rediff.com26 Jun 2019

Dolly Jain knows 325 ways of draping the sari, a talent that has taken her to the Limca Book Records.

What it means to be the world's smallest woman

What it means to be the world's smallest woman

Rediff.com24 Feb 2018

Jyoti Amge explains while Sadiya Upade listens in.

The Chhattisgarh tragedy and Indian surgeons' love for speed

The Chhattisgarh tragedy and Indian surgeons' love for speed

Rediff.com28 Nov 2014

This cult of speed reaches its crowning glory during that peculiar Indian spectacle called medical camps. Medical camps are an activity in which doctors from cities travel to underserved areas, often on weekends, where the poor are then herded in hundreds for deliverance, photo-ops and freebies. In their more evolved form, there are surgical camps where bewildered and overawed patients are put onto operating tables and, much like an assembly line, a series of operations are performed in rapid succession. The surgical instruments are often magically sterilised in minutes between procedures, says Dr Sanjay Nagral.

'World's longest' human chain against booze

'World's longest' human chain against booze

Rediff.com21 Jan 2017

11,292 km. 20 million (Nitish Kumar says 30 million) Biharis. 45 minutes.

India honours its most talented and bravest kids

India honours its most talented and bravest kids

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

With a medal, a commemoration letter and a pat of encouragement on their shoulders, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday handed the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement to 20 talented and brave children on the occasion of Children's Day.

Asia's first woman to drive a diesel train is an Indian

Asia's first woman to drive a diesel train is an Indian

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Mumtaz Kazi recounts her life's journey in her own words.

Balika Vadhu: An insider speaks

Balika Vadhu: An insider speaks

Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

'We felt why not have the hope that is intrinsic in every child's life, embodied in our happy protagonist and let viewers see the world full of double standards and confused adults around her through her innocent and questioning eyes?'

This Indian Navyman ran the toughest marathon on earth

This Indian Navyman ran the toughest marathon on earth

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

Not everyone completes the Badwater Marathon. Breeze Sharma did so, as the fastest Indian ever.

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