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Canada to return Annapoorna statue stolen 100 yrs ago from Varanasi

A Canadian university will soon return to India a unique statue of Hindu goddess Annapoorna that was stolen from a shrine in Varanasi over a century ago and found its way to the varsity's art......

Hasan Minhaj to host White House Correspondents' Dinner

Popular Indian-American stand-up comedian Hasan Minhaj, who has been critical of both United States President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would perform at the annual dinner of......

Alzheimer victims may thank Kiran Bhaskar soon

Rediff.com Senior Contributor P Rajendran reports from New York on how the Indian-American researcher's pioneering work may wipe out the visible effect of Alzheimer's disease. Photograph: Kind......

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain dies, suicide suspected

IMAGE: Chef Anthony Bourdain poses at the 2015 Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in 2015. Photograph: Danny Moloshok/Reuters Renowned chef, food critic and writer Anthony......

PM Modi receives artefacts worth Rs 668 cr that were stolen and smuggled to US

The United States on Tuesday returned over 200 cultural artefacts estimated at $100 million (Rs 668 crore) to India at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “For some, these......

Electrifying cars of the future!

With fuel prices escalating every other day, demand for green cars has been increasing over the years. Pollution-free and easy to operate, a wide range of green cars is available in the market and......

Modi's promise of electricity for all to face big hurdles

Labour unions, with a history of hostility towards management, are pushing back on Coal India's plans, fearing modernization and outsourcing will hit jobs. Image: State-run Coal India Ltd,......

After 40 years, India set to re-open commercial coal mining to private firms

* India plans to double coal production by 2020* To help millions without power; develop eastern regions* Govt has identified mines to auction to private companies* With coal prices low, foreign......

How Modi plans to end India's power mess

Image: Trucks move in the Mahanadi coal fields, near Talcher town, in Orissa. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters India could allow commercial coal mining by foreign companies if they set up......

GAIL Chairman, HPCL head in race for CEO of the Year Award

State gas utility GAIL India Ltd Chairman Bhuwan Chandra Tripathi and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd head Nishi Vasudeva are among a dozen chief executives of global energy majors shortlisted......

Irrfan Khan all set to enter US living rooms

Looks like Irrfan Khan is really going places. After rubbing shoulders with Angelina Jolie in A Mighty Heart and starrng in the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, the actor is all set to......

Written By... some guy sitting abroad

It really hurts that the very act of writing the Friday reviews has been reduced to a sort of pattern these days. We talk about the stars, the director, sum up the effort in a few brief lines, and......

Madonna's bedtime stories!

Madonna is in the news yet again! This time it's not for her lip-locking session with pop sensations Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. The Material girl is hogging the headlines for her second......

Anoushka Shankar strums for Sting

His hairline has receded and he sports a half-haggard, half-wise look. His newtrack Send your love has done ample airtime already and the zippy fast-paced images from the video bear a familiar......

Ring promoter King sues Disney/ESPN

Promoter Don King, who built a boxing empire with the aid of hyperbole, bluster and spin, filed a $2.5 billion lawsuit on Wednesday against sports channel ESPN over a biography of him he said was......

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