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Cannes 2016: Aishwarya makes a bold statement with purple lips

Cannes 2016: Aishwarya makes a bold statement with purple lips

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Aishwarya goes bold with purple lips on red carpet for her third outing at Cannes 2016!

After his latest missile, what does Kim want?

After his latest missile, what does Kim want?

Rediff.com18 May 2017

'Pyongyang's strategy seems to be a cry to be treated as equal with the US and Beijing and this aspiration is premised on equipping itself with weapons as devastating as theirs,' says Rajaram Panda.

India's Submarine Dilemma

India's Submarine Dilemma

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

Hydrography (underwater geography) prevents the Indian Navy for opting for an all-conventional, or all-nuclear submarine fleet.

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

Rediff.com6 May 2022

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021.

Ash, Sonam, Freida: Who looked the best at Cannes?

Ash, Sonam, Freida: Who looked the best at Cannes?

Rediff.com23 May 2016

Vote and tell us who truly rocked the red carpet this year at Cannes!

Ex-J-K minister Altaf Bukhari floats new political outfit JK Apni Party

Ex-J-K minister Altaf Bukhari floats new political outfit JK Apni Party

Rediff.com8 Mar 2020

Bukhari, who was elected president of the JKAP, said the party's core agenda would be the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and its residents' domicile rights in land and jobs.

Gujarat first Indian state to launch ago-solar policy

Gujarat first Indian state to launch ago-solar policy

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Gujarat has earlier made a strong pitch in the area of solar energy.

10 Year Old Indian Wins Top Photo Contest

10 Year Old Indian Wins Top Photo Contest

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

The Natural History Museum's annual competition and exhibition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year has been the longest-running and most prestigious nature and wildlife photography competition that has been recognising the world's best nature photography every year since 1965.

BJP wrestles with populism vs pragmatism debate in K'taka

BJP wrestles with populism vs pragmatism debate in K'taka

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

Ahead of the assembly elections next year, the BJP has been wallowing in a welter of ideas that has resurrected the debate on populism versus pragmatism, as it has to pander to two important but incompatible constituencies, of the freebie consuming masses and Bengaluru's heavy hitters craving for even roads, pristine lakes and unbroken power supply, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.

Mile record anniversary stirs up memories

Mile record anniversary stirs up memories

Rediff.com27 Jan 2004

Fifty years ago in May, 25-year-old British medical student Roger Bannister was acclaimed as the first man to run a sub-four-minute mile.

Mr President, do you know the answers?

Mr President, do you know the answers?

Rediff.com8 Aug 2004

How does a rocket fly? Why can't we live on moon? Why don't crafts land on sun? are some of the questions the students of a school in Eintkhedi village plan to throw at A P J Abdul Kalam.

Aashka-Brent's amazing Andaman holiday

Aashka-Brent's amazing Andaman holiday

Rediff.com9 Apr 2018

Stars go for the loveliest holidays.

'Made on Earth by humans'

'Made on Earth by humans'

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

'How will someone who has stood on Mars and looked at Earth, only a tiny blue dot in space, then see the idea of nations and religions and all of our divisions?' says Aakar Patel.

Lodha to spend over Rs 5,000 cr to develop property in Worli

Lodha to spend over Rs 5,000 cr to develop property in Worli

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

The company will develop residential and commercial real estate on the 17-acre land in the plush area, which it bought from DLF last year.

What the world expects from Biden

What the world expects from Biden

Rediff.com11 Nov 2020

It would be a huge achievement if the new administration manages a successful transition to some sense of domestic and international normalcy in these frantic times marked by the pandemic and rise of illiberal regimes across the world, observes Shreekant Sambrani.

Thousands participate in People's Climate March in Peru

Thousands participate in People's Climate March in Peru

Rediff.com11 Dec 2014

Organisers claimed that nearly 15,000 people participated in the march in the city which is hosting the crucial UN Climate Change Summit.

The odd, odd world we live in!

The odd, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

This week's collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world.

FREEZE! Animals on the Prowl

FREEZE! Animals on the Prowl

Rediff.com9 Sep 2021

Take a look at some of the jaw-dropping images.

'What I'm on social media is what I'm in life'

'What I'm on social media is what I'm in life'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

'My mom, dad, sister and husband often yell at me to get off the phone. but I say, let me check this picture for the last time...'

Why Kashmiri Pandits are going back after 30 years

Why Kashmiri Pandits are going back after 30 years

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

'We know the situation has worsened in the valley, but we are taking the first step.' 'We have lost 30 years of our life. We do not want to wait any longer.' 'The political class always said, you come down to Kashmir.' 'So, we are going to be there and we are going to demand a place to stay.' 'After all, it is our own land.'

No need to lose heart: Leaders rally round ISRO

No need to lose heart: Leaders rally round ISRO

Rediff.com7 Sep 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman, Amit Shah, Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi also expressed solidarity with ISRO.

ISRO launches indigenously made communication satellite GSAT-6A

ISRO launches indigenously made communication satellite GSAT-6A

Rediff.com29 Mar 2018

The satellite would provide a thrust to mobile communication through multi-beam coverage facility, the ISRO said.

Your starry predictions for 2021!

Your starry predictions for 2021!

Rediff.com22 Jan 2021

Will 2021 be better than 2020?

Want to travel to space? Get tickets for $100,000 in Dubai

Want to travel to space? Get tickets for $100,000 in Dubai

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

Netherlands-based Space Expedition Corporation is in the final stages of producing a reusable spaceship that will allow four one-hour flights into space each day.

Boeing's India Man

Boeing's India Man

Rediff.com14 Dec 2018

Till high school, his medium of learning was Marathi. Later, he completed his doctorate under Neil Armstrong's guidance. He has travelled to close to 50 countries, sold $350 billion worth of aircraft. Anjuli Bhargava meets Boeing SVP Dinesh Keskar.

How Indian students built world's thinnest satellite in 6 days

How Indian students built world's thinnest satellite in 6 days

Rediff.com21 Feb 2019

They made history for India and the world.

IMAGES: The place where space tourism dreams turn real

IMAGES: The place where space tourism dreams turn real

Rediff.com5 Nov 2014

Despite the recent crash of Virgin Galactic spacecraft, people who have signed up for out of the world travel are gung ho about the space tourism.

Is he the greatest Marathoner of all time?

Is he the greatest Marathoner of all time?

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

Eliud Kipchoge's story is unusual because when he came into competitive running it was not in the marathon. Fortunately for himself and the rest of us, he then turned to the marathon. Aakar Patel salutes the great runner's incomparable spirit.

North Korea no longer a nuclear threat to US: Trump

North Korea no longer a nuclear threat to US: Trump

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

Trump also said in a separate tweet that North Korea is 'no longer' the US' 'biggest and most dangerous problem', telling Americans and the rest of the world they can 'sleep well tonight!'

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 75 Songs

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 75 Songs

Rediff.com1 Oct 2020

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.

It's an incredibly BIZARRE world out there

It's an incredibly BIZARRE world out there

Rediff.com4 Mar 2015

Here's your weekly digest of photographs that prove that it's a bizarre world out there!

US Seals were ready if Pak failed to free Boyle family: Report

US Seals were ready if Pak failed to free Boyle family: Report

Rediff.com18 Oct 2017

The US were ready to mount an operation inside Pakistan, similar to the covert raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

The actor who became a chowkidar

The actor who became a chowkidar

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

'My fate could have been much worse.'

6 unbelievable places on Earth

6 unbelievable places on Earth

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

Hard to believe that some of these surreal places do exist.

India, Bangladesh satisfied with smooth implementation of boundary pact

India, Bangladesh satisfied with smooth implementation of boundary pact

Rediff.com25 Sep 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina had a 'very good meeting'

'Mars was something new for all of us...'

'Mars was something new for all of us...'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

'ISRO provides a very positive atmosphere. What matters here is your talent, not your gender,' says Ritu Karidhal, Deputy Operations Director, India's Mars orbital mission, Mangalyaan. A fascinating excerpt from Minnie Vaid's Those Magnificent Women And Their Flying Machines, Isro's Mission To Mars.

Review: Kaashmora is a fun watch

Review: Kaashmora is a fun watch

Rediff.com30 Oct 2016

The film starts out well with plenty of fun and intrigue, but the second half does not live up to the promises of the first, writes S Saraswathi.

Govt defends pace of change, promises faster growth

Govt defends pace of change, promises faster growth

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected last year on hopes he would revive a languishing economy.

NASA images reveal how we light up the world at night

NASA images reveal how we light up the world at night

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

NASA has released new global maps of Earth at night.