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Are Indian models not getting their due?

Are Indian models not getting their due?

Rediff.com21 Mar 2015

Mumbai-based model and design graduate Ritu Rathod gets candid.

Bajaj Auto to launch bike from metal used in INS Vikrant

Bajaj Auto to launch bike from metal used in INS Vikrant

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

The Pune-based two- and three-wheeler maker will roll out the 150-cc bike, christened 'V', on February 1

Terror on the tracks: A deadly history of attacks on trains

Terror on the tracks: A deadly history of attacks on trains

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

Here are some of the worst terror attacks in recent history with trains and passengers as intended targets.

'India had never seen anything like Bhopal'

'India had never seen anything like Bhopal'

Rediff.com3 Dec 2016

Photojournalist Chandu Mhatre, one of the first to reach Bhopal after India's worst industrial disaster ravaged the city, remembers his worst seven days, in a conversation with Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com.

'I don't believe in marriage for religious reasons'

'I don't believe in marriage for religious reasons'

Rediff.com21 Nov 2019

'Marriage is a practical solution in terms of bureaucracy, but it's not a real validation of whether your relationship is successful or not.'

14 sensational murders that shook India

14 sensational murders that shook India

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

Rediff.com looks at other sensational murder mysteries that left India shell-shocked.

#JobSearch: 'I believed securing a job would be a cakewalk'

#JobSearch: 'I believed securing a job would be a cakewalk'

Rediff.com22 May 2015

'I would mostly survive on sugarcane juice and vada pav during the day.' 'Sometimes my friend and I would cheat on our budget only to regret it later. Regret because we were now supposedly marine engineers who should ideally be sailing and earning in dollars instead of calling our parents for money.'

Paytm employee tests positive, India's coronavirus count rises to 29

Paytm employee tests positive, India's coronavirus count rises to 29

Rediff.com4 Mar 2020

All international passengers will henceforth be screened at airports, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said at a press conference. Earlier, travellers from only 12 countries were screened at airports for the disease that has claimed over 3,000 lives and infected more than 90,000 worldwide.

India's COVID-19 toll rises to 169; total cases 5,865

India's COVID-19 toll rises to 169; total cases 5,865

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

Of the 20 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, eight were from Maharashtra, three each from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, two from Jammu and Kashmir and one each from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

India's homoeopathic state of mind

India's homoeopathic state of mind

Rediff.com11 Oct 2017

A homoeopathic state of mind pervades our thinking in governance and infrastructure-building. Do it in small, harmless doses, but nothing bitter, sharp, or bloody, says Shekhar Gupta.

Cute and quirky: Honda Navi, first ride

Cute and quirky: Honda Navi, first ride

Rediff.com29 Apr 2016

The Honda Navi is quirky in its nature and has a love-it-or-hate-it aura about it, but one thing is for sure that you can't ignore it, says Naveen Soni

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

The Union Health ministry put the number of positive cases at 82, eight more since Thursday night, which includes the woman and a 76-year-old man from Karnataka who became the country's first coronavirus fatality besides 17 foreign nationals, Health Ministry officials said.

Old meets new: Kolkata's yellow cabs say Ola!

Old meets new: Kolkata's yellow cabs say Ola!

Rediff.com29 Aug 2015

About 1,000 such cabs have been registered on the company's platform so far

Can the Mercedes Benz S-Class Maybach S650 be made better?

Can the Mercedes Benz S-Class Maybach S650 be made better?

Rediff.com14 Oct 2018

The Maybach S650's focus on luxury would make a private jet's interiors appear pedestrian, says Pavan Lall. Does it mean it has no room for improvement?

To save Delhi, first neglect it

To save Delhi, first neglect it

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

Few reforms can make Delhi a better place to live in, says an expert.

Married? Why should you let it affect your career?

Married? Why should you let it affect your career?

Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

Faced with a situation where the spouse's transferable job keeps taking the family to different locations, thus jeopardising their own careers, many women simply fall off their career track and resign themselves to relocation every time their husband gets transferred, says Sudha Menon.

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.

2019: The year in photos

2019: The year in photos

Rediff.com2 Jan 2020

We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top photos of 2019. Together these images tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak, triumph and tragedy.

Jaipur fast becoming the next start-up hub

Jaipur fast becoming the next start-up hub

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

What work in Jaipur's favour are lower costs, a good talent pool, better quality of life, and proximity to the Delhi National Capital Region

What no party in UP wants to talk about

What no party in UP wants to talk about

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

None of the political parties in UP has any effective plans to create jobs.

Silicon Valley start-up Uber may find India ride bumpy

Silicon Valley start-up Uber may find India ride bumpy

Rediff.com20 Jul 2014

With Uber dipping into its generous war chest to subsidise its service, its pampered clientele should sit back and enjoy the ride.

Justice will be done after convicts are hanged: 7/11 blast victims' kin

Justice will be done after convicts are hanged: 7/11 blast victims' kin

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

What happened to us should not happen to anyone else in future. A strong message has to be sent by our judicial system that such acts will not be dealt with lightly," said one of the victim's father.

Travel no more than three hours for Cancer treatment

Travel no more than three hours for Cancer treatment

Rediff.com8 Oct 2018

Patients from any part of the country will soon need to travel no more than three hours for treatment of the kind available in large metros.

Rahul Gandhi, lost and found?

Rahul Gandhi, lost and found?

Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

'I hope Rahul Gandhi's interventions in Parliament are not flashes in the pan and that he is in it for the long haul.'

Kolkata bridge collapse: Toll hits 2; railway had issued warning in July

Kolkata bridge collapse: Toll hits 2; railway had issued warning in July

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

The police lodged a suo motu case against unknown persons in connection with their involvement in the mishap, a police officer said.

Karnataka to Uber, Ola: Get licence or go off roads

Karnataka to Uber, Ola: Get licence or go off roads

Rediff.com30 May 2016

Ola and Uber have committed to spending Rs 15,000 cr to win the taxi market.

5 pieces of riding gear for your safety

5 pieces of riding gear for your safety

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

A complete riding gear may as well save you from dying or from serious injuries. And if you say that riding gear is too hot to wear, remember -- it is always better to have sweat on yourself than blood.

When a gora produced a Bollywood movie

When a gora produced a Bollywood movie

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

'The first time we actually got to meet a Bollywood star, it was Salman Khan.' 'We met him at his farm house.' 'For Pia, an actor is just an actor. There is no such thing as a star in her world, and that may or may not go down well with some people.'

Why Yakub Memon is being hanged

Why Yakub Memon is being hanged

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

'I got to know the men accused of the blasts regularly meeting them in court and jail. Some of them, like Dutt, are back in jail. Others, like Mohammed Jindran, a quiet and well spoken middle class man, were killed. And now of course Yakub is ready to be hanged. The first in the case to do so,' says Aakar Patel.

Congress leaders stoke controversy with remarks on Yakub's hanging

Congress leaders stoke controversy with remarks on Yakub's hanging

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

Stoking a controversy, Congress leader Digvijay Singh on said the credibility of government and judiciary was at stake after the "urgency" shown in Yakub Memon's case while his party MP Shashi Tharoor questioned the efficacy of death sentence in serving as a deterrent.

Note ban affects the aam aadmi

Note ban affects the aam aadmi

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

Daily wage earners and casual low income group workers were the worst affected

Strike evokes mixed response; banking, transport services hit

Strike evokes mixed response; banking, transport services hit

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

While some states like Kerala and Telangana were badly hit by the strike, the impact was partial in Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra

Government to build 13 new expressways

Government to build 13 new expressways

Rediff.com26 May 2017

'Our target is to award Rs 25 lakh crore worth of projects that would result in creating 25 million jobs'

As India steps on gas for infra building, repairs are left out

As India steps on gas for infra building, repairs are left out

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

Little attention is being paid to keep roads, bridges and flyovers in good shape

'The pantry services in Deccan Queen is excellent'

'The pantry services in Deccan Queen is excellent'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

Readers reminisce their bitter sweet experiences of ordering meals in the Indian Railways.

Salman Khan's victim leads his life with a new identity. As Salman

Salman Khan's victim leads his life with a new identity. As Salman

Rediff.com7 May 2015

'He ruined my life but he did not help me with a single paisa. I wonder what kind of charity he does when he does not pay the very people who are the victims of his bad deeds. All he did was to pay the compensation the court ordered him to pay me,' Abdullah Rauf Sheikh tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com.

'Rainfall is one of the hardest things to predict'

'Rainfall is one of the hardest things to predict'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2018

'Temperature and wind can be predicted more easily than rainfall.' 'Rainfall, as common experience suggests, is very spotty.' 'The last bit of physics required that tells us whether it is going to rain or not is very hard.' Professor Roddam Narasimha, the eminent scientist, explains the monsoon, climate change and global warming, in a fascinating conversation with Shivanand Kanavi.

Bollywood studios eye profits at last as India goes smartphone mad

Bollywood studios eye profits at last as India goes smartphone mad

Rediff.com6 Apr 2016

The profit boost for studios will in large part be driven by the rush for local-language content from platforms like Netflix Inc

8 ways to make the most of your day!

8 ways to make the most of your day!

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

Use the first one hour of your day to review your pending tasks and finish them.

Yoga: The hip new fad in the land of its birth

Yoga: The hip new fad in the land of its birth

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

Today, it is modish to be part of a yoga class, to post stories on Instagram while striking an impressively complex asana in a bralette and crop-top paired with neon yoga pants, to bond over green tea and yoga bars after a strenuous session at the studio and have subscriptions to yoga studios, not ashrams, says Manavi Kapur.