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Despite the 1962 China scar, Tawang is flourishing

The flourishing town, with restaurants selling everything from noodles to dosas and locals returning home to new business prospects, shows little sign of the tension building up at the border about......

FREEZE! Animals on the Prowl

If you thought human beings were expressive, take a look at these animals; they beat us hollow! And, to prove that, it is that time of the year again -- The Wildlife Photographer of the Year......

Urgently needed: National coronavirus crisis council

'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......

Here all in silence, let them sleep their sleep

Right in the midst of bustling Kolkata lies what might be the most prominent population of Britons in India.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com walks through the South Park Street Cemetery. IMAGE:......

Maoists, gravest threat to National Security: PM

Addressing a conference of Directors General and Inspectors General of police organised by Intelligence Bureau in New Delhi on Tuesday Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed concern......

Black Is The New White For Car Buyers

'The decrease in the popularity of white cars and the rise in preference for darker colours like black, grey, and blue over the past three years reflect changing consumer attitudes.' Kindly note......

Tata Motors reveals sub-compact SUV Punch, launch on Oct 20

The Punch's pricing will be revealed only on October 20, the day of its launch. SUVs are what everyone is looking for nowadays... Be it small, medium or large. The extra ground clearance needed for......

India is now world's fastest-growing major polluter

It is in coal consumption that India most diverges from the rest of the world For the first time ever, the year 2014 saw India’s carbon dioxide emissions growth accounting for the largest......

What China learned from Lee Kuan Yew... and India didn't

Lee deserved to lead a bigger country than Singapore, the city of 5 million he ruled for three decades, says Rahul Jacob. One of the asymmetries of history is the lack of correspondence between the......

India can grow at 8.5% in 2 years: Montek

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Thursday said there is no reason why India, despite the current global financial turmoil, could not get back to earlier high......

Remembering Dhoom Director Sanjay Gadhvi

Sanjay Gadhvi once revealed to Subhash K Jha that he never wanted to make Dhoom.. IMAGE: Dhoom Director Sanjay Gadhvi. Photograph: From the Rediff Archives Sanjay Gadhvi died on Sunday morning.......

Janhvi, Kiara, Katrina's FABULOUS OCTOBER Fashion

Whether it's Diwali or promotional events, our Bollywood divas never fail to turn heads with their style choices. Namrata Thakker looks at the ladies who rocked fashion in October. ......

Jurassic World Dominion Review

Dear Mr Spielberg, can we now put to rest this overstretched, bloated dinosaur franchise? asks Aseem Chhabra. We are in the year 2022. The dinosaurs that roamed the restricted Jurassic Park are......

Birthday Special: Nayantara's fashionable screen avatars

The acclaimed South Indian actress turns 30 on November 18.Nayantara is one of the few actresses down South who has toed the line of author-backed performances and item numbers. She's also,......

3 Ways To Be A Super Spy!

Bang Bang, at its core, is really an educational film, informs Paloma Sharma. While cinema enthusiasts are trying to decode the title and the fashion police are issuing an arrest warrant for the......

Is Rio on your mind? Plan ahead is the mantra!

IMAGE: The fun loving Brazil's synchronised swimming team poses for a photograph after a training session at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters.......

Murray upsets Nadal to reach final

Sixth-seeded Briton Andy Murray reached his first Grand Slam final in commanding style by upsetting world number one Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 at the US Open on Sunday. The shrewd Scot......

Robinho 'tricks' in Brazil's victory

Robinho scored a hat-trick to give Brazil a badly-needed 3-0 Copa America win over Chile on Sunday, while Mexico reached the quarter-finals after beating Ecuador 2-1. Mexico's win, which started......

'Can Schumacher come back?'

Formula One is in shock.Michael Schumacher's retirement decision has resulted in heartbreak across the globe, and rediff readers too felt let down by the legend's decision. Tributes to the great......

Ganguly wants to play for Kent next season

Ganguly wants to play for Kent next seasonIndian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly today lavishly praised country cricket in England, and said that he wished to turn out for Kent next season."A player......

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