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WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

Weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world.

Sony takes the small town route via KBC

Sony takes the small town route via KBC

Rediff.com31 Jul 2014

Shooting in small towns, to establish a connect, will increase the sampling of the channel itself.

Wallet stolen? Here's how you can get back on your feet

Wallet stolen? Here's how you can get back on your feet

Rediff.com6 Jan 2015

Going through these steps are by no stretch of imagination fun things to do, but if you do indeed lose your wallet, these steps may come in handy and reduce your stress.

Kanhaiya, the Leela begins now

Kanhaiya, the Leela begins now

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

'His prosecutors have no doubt turned a student union leader into a national figure - howsoever briefly - with their miscalculations and misdeeds, and have done Kanhaiya a huge favour.' 'But he will soon realise that it is a double-edged sword that he has been handed,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Over 400 missing hours after Chinese ship sinks, captain held

Over 400 missing hours after Chinese ship sinks, captain held

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

A cruise ship carrying over 450 people, mostly elderly, capsized because of a cyclone in the murky waters of Asia's longest Yangtze River in China's Hubei province as rescuers on Monday raced against time to find survivors with hundreds missing and at least five dead.

'America spying should not surprise India at all'

'America spying should not surprise India at all'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2013

'The Lashkar-e-Tayiba has always been sensitive about how it is perceived internationally,' says Stephen Tankel, discussing PRISM, the Lashkar's presence in Myanmar and Mohammad Saeed's recent dare with Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa.

PHOTOS: Mumbai received 10 days worth of rain in 24 hours; 2 killed

PHOTOS: Mumbai received 10 days worth of rain in 24 hours; 2 killed

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

Heavy rains pummelled Mumbai and its suburbs in which two persons died of electrocution and bringing normal life to a grinding halt on Friday with several areas waterlogged.

7 reasons why Modi's visit to China was different

7 reasons why Modi's visit to China was different

Rediff.com18 May 2015

Unlike in the past, Modi made candid, frank and direct remarks on his hosts by suggesting that the Chinese side is holding back on further improving relations, says Srikanth Kondapalli.

Escort services: Sex on the Internet, a Rs 600 cr business

Escort services: Sex on the Internet, a Rs 600 cr business

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

Despite the government crackdown on Web sites advertising escort services, the Internet leaves enough wiggle room for debauchery to thrive.

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.

1 lie and the Indian media made him a hero

1 lie and the Indian media made him a hero

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

Once P V Arun from Manimala in Kerala was headline material for being recruited by the NASA. Today, he is in the news for spreading that lie

Narendra Modi's cyber army is on the move

Narendra Modi's cyber army is on the move

Rediff.com22 May 2014

Volunteers have been asked to provide details of their core competencies for future projects, says Mayank Mishra

We're going to win, says Rahul, but party workers unconvinced

We're going to win, says Rahul, but party workers unconvinced

Rediff.com15 Mar 2014

Congress Vice president Rahul Gandhi's live video chat session appeared to be a last-ditch effort to bridge the gap with party workers and boost their morale with an eye on the coming general election. Anita Katyal reports

The MP who wants cannabis legalised in India

The MP who wants cannabis legalised in India

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

The Biju Janata Dal MP from Dhenkanal says crime will come down if cannabis is legalised.

Happy 5th, Xiaomi, now can you show Indians you care?

Happy 5th, Xiaomi, now can you show Indians you care?

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

As Chinese gadget-maker Xiaomi, the world's third largest smartphone seller after Apple and Samsung, turns five today, it will seek to intensify its India push. But there are miles to go before it can claim true success in India, as a harrowing experience of one of its smartphone users suggests.

China is moving away from co-operation to confrontation

China is moving away from co-operation to confrontation

Rediff.com13 May 2015

Right from conducting nuclear deterrence patrols in 2015 to its destructive space programme, from its back-tracking on economic commitments to its hardened positions on Sino-India border deal -- its approach with India spells Adversarial with a capital A, says Shehzad Poonawalla

Rahul as PM in 2019? Why ever not!

Rahul as PM in 2019? Why ever not!

Rediff.com18 May 2015

What is the road ahead for Rahul Gandhi? Shehzad Poonawalla offers a blueprint.

'Net neutrality: Free access should never be curtailed'

'Net neutrality: Free access should never be curtailed'

Rediff.com24 Apr 2015

Transcript of Nikhil Pahwa's chat with Rediff readers.

How the Internet was born, 25 years ago

How the Internet was born, 25 years ago

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

November 12 marks 25 years of the beginning of the World Wide Web. Shivanand Kanavi gives us the story of how it all began.

Jaitley, Dwivedi change the rules of political engagement

Jaitley, Dwivedi change the rules of political engagement

Rediff.com12 Feb 2014

Arun Jaitley and Janardan Dwivedi have rewritten the rules of politics in the Age of the Internet and its young and restless user base, reports Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.

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