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10 TIPS to achieve your FITNESS goals

10 TIPS to achieve your FITNESS goals

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

Embrace a daily sport. Cook and eat your meals with love. Ditch the pills. Hydrate well.

'Kangana's personality reflects in her attire'

'Kangana's personality reflects in her attire'

Rediff.com20 Aug 2017

GenNext designer Deepak Pathak, from UP's Ballia speaks about his first big break, his inspiration and the designer he admires the most.

What India's start-up bosses need to know

What India's start-up bosses need to know

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

'There is little point in getting adoption without profit sustainability or the converse.' 'This is the dilemma that many Indian innovators face,' says R Gopalakrishnan.

Modi wins Gates Foundation award for Swachh Bharat movement

Modi wins Gates Foundation award for Swachh Bharat movement

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

"Getting the award in the year of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary is personally significant for me. When 130 crore people take a pledge, any challenge can be overcome," the prime minister said.

'We must listen to Left parties' apprehensions'

'We must listen to Left parties' apprehensions'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2007

Supriya Sule talks about her politics and friendships

No good or bad Taliban, we will eliminate terrorists: Sharif

No good or bad Taliban, we will eliminate terrorists: Sharif

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

Shaken by the Taliban terror attack in which 148 people, including 132 school children, were killed in Peshawar on Tuesday, Pakistan has pledged to announce a "national plan" to tackle terrorism within a week with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif saying "this entire region" should be cleaned of terrorism.

Delhi fake sting: Uma Khurana reinstated

Delhi fake sting: Uma Khurana reinstated

Rediff.com19 Feb 2008

The Department of Education of the Delhi government decided to revoke her dismissal after she was given a clean chit by the court in the sting operation of a sex racket and approached the Delhi high court for her reinstatement.

Pak synonym for terrorism; sacrifice of CRPF jawans won't go in vain: PM

Pak synonym for terrorism; sacrifice of CRPF jawans won't go in vain: PM

Rediff.com16 Feb 2019

"All of us can feel the pain of families of the Pulwama martyrs. We understand your anger," Modi said.

Look back at PM Modi's Independence Day speeches

Look back at PM Modi's Independence Day speeches

Rediff.com15 Aug 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation for the seventh time from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day on Saturday and it will be his second speech of the second term in office.

Even we need to survive!

Even we need to survive!

Rediff.com25 Apr 2020

The humans are in trouble. They've been attacked by a Virus. What happens to the animals who depend on them? The Crows? The Dogs? And The Cats? Nitin Sathe's short story set in the times of the coronavirus.

Cows die from an overdose of love

Cows die from an overdose of love

Rediff.com9 Feb 2019

In the run-up to the 2019 election, netas of all hues are reiterating their devotion for all things bovine, says Geetanjali Krishna.

Thousands of varsity students march in Delhi for jobs

Thousands of varsity students march in Delhi for jobs

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

The protesting students claimed that when they reached Red Fort, police did not allow them to take out the march but they did not budge and said they would make their voices heard.

'I was so intimidated by Ranveer'

'I was so intimidated by Ranveer'

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

'I felt sick shooting Bala because I think I was under extreme stress. Extreme, extreme stress.'

'OPS never said he wanted to become CM'

'OPS never said he wanted to become CM'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

'OPS did not back off.' 'He wanted transparency and he got it.'

REWIND: Best images in the past 24 hours

REWIND: Best images in the past 24 hours

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

Here's a collection of some of the best photos from around the world shot in the last 24 hours.

Swine flu: How to protect yourself and be safe

Swine flu: How to protect yourself and be safe

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

If you are pregnant or obese you are at higher risk of swine flu.

I Am Bihar: A midday meal with Kareena

I Am Bihar: A midday meal with Kareena

Rediff.com16 Oct 2015

Two years after a midday meal took the lives of 23 children in Gandaman, Archana Masih sits down to have lunch at the same government school and discovers that much has changed and much remains the same.

Mumbai's Art Deco marvels

Mumbai's Art Deco marvels

Rediff.com8 Nov 2019

'Art Deco was the last of the truly international styles.'

Cong spreading rumours about Art 370, punish it: Modi

Cong spreading rumours about Art 370, punish it: Modi

Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

Modi thanked the people of the state for making the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' initiative a fruitful one.

Dushyant Chautala: Possible heir to Devi Lal's legacy

Dushyant Chautala: Possible heir to Devi Lal's legacy

Rediff.com27 Oct 2019

The 31-year-old will have to do the balancing act between his anti-BJP support base and work with the Khattar-led dispensation for smooth governance.

Study Abroad: Skills you need to succeed

Study Abroad: Skills you need to succeed

Rediff.com8 Jun 2007

Matthew Schneeberger looks at the academic skills necessary to excel in foreign universities.

Mumbai on tenterhooks as cyclone Nisarga approaches

Mumbai on tenterhooks as cyclone Nisarga approaches

Rediff.com3 Jun 2020

With the cyclone set to make landfall on Wednesday, Maharashtra and Gujarat activated their disaster response mechanism, deploying NDRF teams and evacuating people from areas likely to be hit.

Delhi's air quality deteriorates, emergency plan to kick in from Monday

Delhi's air quality deteriorates, emergency plan to kick in from Monday

Rediff.com14 Oct 2018

The air quality in Delhi remained poor Sunday with drop in wind speed even as authorities predicted further fall in air quality index of the national capital in the coming days.

Why you want to cheer for this Delhi cop

Why you want to cheer for this Delhi cop

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

Despite the Delhi police's tarnished reputation in recent months, viewers find themselves rooting for Inspector Hathiram Chaudhary because he displays both vulnerability and remorse, observes Ranjita Ganesan.

7 lessons from Matt Damon's MIT speech

7 lessons from Matt Damon's MIT speech

Rediff.com6 Jun 2016

Actor Matt Damon addressed the graduating class of 2016 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

'#MeToo is like a wave'

'#MeToo is like a wave'

Rediff.com7 May 2021

'The first one has done what it needs to do.' 'I'm sure there's going to be a stronger wave.' 'Anybody who thinks #MeToo has gone and they are off the hook are fooling themselves'

Meet Radha Kapoor, the creative entrepreneur

Meet Radha Kapoor, the creative entrepreneur

Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

With Awfis, a quirky co-working venture, and other offbeat ideas, Radha Kapoor, the daughter of the Yes Bank CEO, is taking the creative route to entrepreneurship.

'Because she was born on 26/11, I want her to grow up strong'

'Because she was born on 26/11, I want her to grow up strong'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2014

Goli is a special child, born on 26/11 at the Cama hospital in Mumbai while the terrorists were raining bullets outside. Six years later, Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com finds a family determined to give their children the best life they can afford.

From Austria to Afghanistan, it's all snowed in!

From Austria to Afghanistan, it's all snowed in!

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

A cold snap in Europe and parts of America has caused chaos and crippled the lives of thousands. There have been over 20 weather-related deaths across Europe -- with snow continuing to fall across the continent. In America, Washington was blanketed in white after the US capital was hit by its first snow of the year. Here are glimpses from the snow bomb.

Mid-day meal tragedy exposes poor state of Bihar

Mid-day meal tragedy exposes poor state of Bihar

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

The buck for the Gandamal tragedy should not stop with the school-in-charge Meena Kumari. She is just the face of a deeper malaise in Bihar, says Apoorvanand.

Urgently needed: National coronavirus crisis council

Urgently needed: National coronavirus crisis council

Rediff.com28 Mar 2020

'The prime minister's announcement of a nation-wide shutdown was eloquent, but should have been more clearly phrased to avoid police overreach.' 'Migrant labour should have been allowed adequate notice and transport options to get home,' notes Rahul Jacob.

#powerofpower: Lighting up rural lives through music

#powerofpower: Lighting up rural lives through music

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

Simanta Roy Buck finds out why Indian-American singer-songwriter Zoya Mohan bought a one-way ticket to Mumbai.

Elton John's Me is what a memoir should be

Elton John's Me is what a memoir should be

Rediff.com3 Dec 2019

The long-awaited book is frank, funny, self-lacerating and full of gossip worthy anecdotes. What else could we ask of the Rocketman?

Mother gives birth, a teacher gives life, says PM Modi in class

Mother gives birth, a teacher gives life, says PM Modi in class

Rediff.com4 Sep 2015

The PM spoke highly about the role of teachers in nation-building and said he interacts with students on the occasion of Teachers' Day as students are their identity.

Getting ready for Covid-19

Getting ready for Covid-19

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

'Infectious disease is a given of humankind. There will always be another around the corner.'

The blind woman who creates entrepreneurs and game changers

The blind woman who creates entrepreneurs and game changers

Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

Meet Sabriye Tenberken, a German woman who is changing lives in India.

World Cup Diary: How a pet proved pivotal in rise of Ireland's O'Brien

World Cup Diary: How a pet proved pivotal in rise of Ireland's O'Brien

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

Niall O'Brien, the sturdy batting backbone during Irish cricket's meteoric rise, owes much of his World Cup success to the timely arrival of a pet dog.

Pakistan improving sanitation faster than India: study

Pakistan improving sanitation faster than India: study

Rediff.com9 May 2015

Pakistan is far ahead of India in improving access to water, sanitation and in eroding inequalities for its citizens, according to a US university study.

Amid COVID-19 crisis, hundreds stranded outside AIIMS, Safdarjung

Amid COVID-19 crisis, hundreds stranded outside AIIMS, Safdarjung

Rediff.com10 Apr 2020

Patients have been waiting for days, weeks and sometimes months for appointments for dialysis, chemotherapy and other emergency procedures.

'Man of action' Fadnavis steers BJP to victory

'Man of action' Fadnavis steers BJP to victory

Rediff.com24 Oct 2019

He is now the first non-Congress chief minister to win a second term in office in the state, seen as a Congress bastion until just five years ago.