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Benazir Bhutto has lunch with the Advanis

Benazir Bhutto has lunch with the Advanis

Rediff.com12 Dec 2003

Sources said it was a private luncheon.

6 reasons we're excited about Lakme Fashion Week 2018

6 reasons we're excited about Lakme Fashion Week 2018

Rediff.com22 Aug 2018

The fashion week begins today!

Photos: Life in a Metro with PM Modi

Photos: Life in a Metro with PM Modi

Rediff.com6 Sep 2015

PM Modi can be quite a chatty co-passenger. Here's proof

Really cute pictures of celeb dads!

Really cute pictures of celeb dads!

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

It is Father's Day this Sunday, and so it's as apt a time as any other to look back at some of the cutest pictures of celebrity dads with their little ones.

Photos! What went into making the royal wedding cake

Photos! What went into making the royal wedding cake

Rediff.com21 May 2018

The baker remembers it as 'the dreamiest experience' of her life.

Sudden dust storm hits Delhi, NCR; 40 flights diverted

Sudden dust storm hits Delhi, NCR; 40 flights diverted

Rediff.com13 May 2018

The sky turned cloudy around 4:30pm and gusty winds swept the national capital.

Let's smash patriarchy! READ Tahira's powerful post

Let's smash patriarchy! READ Tahira's powerful post

Rediff.com11 Sep 2020

So until the equation becomes equal, 'roses are red, violets are blue, let's smash the patriarchy, me and you.'

Chitrangada Singh is one hot glorious mess!

Chitrangada Singh is one hot glorious mess!

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

The stunning actress closed the show for Tarun Tahiliani at Lakme Fashion Week.

Tendulkar has MCG crowds in a tizzy as he drops by to watch India-SA tie

Tendulkar has MCG crowds in a tizzy as he drops by to watch India-SA tie

Rediff.com22 Feb 2015

Long retired from the game but Sachin Tendulkar's mere presence was good enough for a near-capacity crowd to go hysterical during India's World Cup game against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, in Melbourne on Sunday.

10 fashion moments that rocked the world in 2017

10 fashion moments that rocked the world in 2017

Rediff.com20 Dec 2017

Rounding off the year on a stylish note!

Incredibles 2 Review: Family fun unlimited

Incredibles 2 Review: Family fun unlimited

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

Incredibles 2 has quick-witted action and glorious, good old-fashioned, fun, raves Sukanya Verma.

Meghan shares secret blue touch to her wedding dress

Meghan shares secret blue touch to her wedding dress

Rediff.com23 Sep 2018

The 37-year-old former actress revealed that her "something blue", worn by brides as a lucky charm on their wedding day, was a piece of a blue dress she wore on her first date with Prince Harry stitched discreetly inside her white wedding gown.

What's the right dress for your zodiac sign?

What's the right dress for your zodiac sign?

Rediff.com21 Aug 2017

International designer Manish Arora brought his Paris collection 'Cosmic Love' -- a collection heavily inspired by astrology -- to Lakme Fashion Week.

Umesh Sachdev among Time magazine's 10 millennials changing the world

Umesh Sachdev among Time magazine's 10 millennials changing the world

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

Umesh Sachdev's startup produces software allows people to interact with their phones in local languages.

Want to use Retinoids for your skin problems? Read this

Want to use Retinoids for your skin problems? Read this

Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

Retinoids can cure skin issues, but they can harm too, says Dr Syed Nazim Hussain.

'Climate change is a reality'

'Climate change is a reality'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2020

'When there is a change in the wind speed or the stress exerted on the surface, it will change the ocean currents.'

Indians at Australian Open: Paes-Hingis ease into quarters

Indians at Australian Open: Paes-Hingis ease into quarters

Rediff.com23 Jan 2017

Veteran Indian tennis star Leander Paes and his Swiss partner Martina Hingis sailed into the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles event at the Australian Open with straight sets win over Australian duo Matt Reid and Casey Dellacqua, in Melbourne on Monday.

Budget: Delhi Metro gets Rs 5,579 crore

Budget: Delhi Metro gets Rs 5,579 crore

Rediff.com29 Feb 2016

The jump can be attributed to increased assistance through soft loan.

ITO Metro station thrown open to public

ITO Metro station thrown open to public

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

Trains will be available at ITO at a frequency of seven and a half minutes during peak hours

Prez polls: MPs, MLAs to have different coloured ballot papers

Prez polls: MPs, MLAs to have different coloured ballot papers

Rediff.com16 Jul 2017

Green-coloured ballot papers will be there for members of Parliament and pink for MLAs who vote in the election.

Eleanor Catton wins Man Booker Prize for The Luminaries

Eleanor Catton wins Man Booker Prize for The Luminaries

Rediff.com16 Oct 2013

New Zealand author Eleanor Catton has become the youngest Man Booker winner in the prize's history for her novel The Luminaries. The 28-year-old Catton is just the second New Zealander to win the prize, the first being Keri Hulme with The Bone People in 1985.

Kareena, Deepika, Alia: Dress like B-town divas this wedding season!

Kareena, Deepika, Alia: Dress like B-town divas this wedding season!

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

Get inspired from Bollywood beauties this wedding season!

Only in Coorg! Wine from coffee plantations

Only in Coorg! Wine from coffee plantations

Rediff.com18 Mar 2018

Homemade wines from this coffee county make for surprising experiences.

Malaika's tutu skirt or Radhika's black dress?

Malaika's tutu skirt or Radhika's black dress?

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

The good, bad and ugly looks of the week.

5 Summer Special Chanderi Dress Materials Under Rs 999 You Can't Miss

5 Summer Special Chanderi Dress Materials Under Rs 999 You Can't Miss

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Here we have listed five unique products of Chanderi cotton dress materials which women can carry off with great panache as a quintessential Indian traditional wear which look heavy but are light on your pocket.

How Aamir discovered Hindi cinema's biggest market

How Aamir discovered Hindi cinema's biggest market

Rediff.com10 Apr 2018

Shuai Jiao Baba (Let's Wrestle, Dad) in China seems to have made twice its combined earnings in India and the rest of the world.

Oscars 2016: Priyanka, Rachel McAdams on the red carpet

Oscars 2016: Priyanka, Rachel McAdams on the red carpet

Rediff.com29 Feb 2016

A look at the pictures.

Biking: The 'new' Honda plan

Biking: The 'new' Honda plan

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

The company has upped the ante by launching updated versions of five of its highly popular bikes recently. Consumers are in for better time

'Too boring' if world follows same political system: Xi

'Too boring' if world follows same political system: Xi

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

President Xi Jinping today defended the one-party rule in China saying the "world will be too boring" if all countries followed the same political system, a day after the world commemorated 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Lowland' in Man Booker shortlist

Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Lowland' in Man Booker shortlist

Rediff.com10 Sep 2013

Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri has made it to this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist for her new book The Lowland, an intimate portrayal of two brothers set in Kolkata of the 1960s.

Smart tag to tell if food is spoiled even before unpacking

Smart tag to tell if food is spoiled even before unpacking

Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

The tag, which would appear on the packaging, also could be used to determine if medications and other perishable products were still active or fresh, scientists said.

The Royal Wedding: What we know so far

The Royal Wedding: What we know so far

Rediff.com17 May 2018

All the details from the biggest wedding of the year.

Have you heard of the Ganga Talao in Mauritius?

Have you heard of the Ganga Talao in Mauritius?

Rediff.com8 Feb 2018

Mauritius beyond the beaches.

Will Jhumpa Lahiri bag the Booker?

Will Jhumpa Lahiri bag the Booker?

Rediff.com15 Oct 2013

The 50,000 Man Booker Prize will be announced tonight. The Indian-American author is in the fray for her book 'The Lowland', but what are her chances?

Why sunglasses are a must in winter

Why sunglasses are a must in winter

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

The threat of UV radiation exposure remains as severe in winter as in summers. In fact, it may be higher!

Barack and Michelle, like never before

Barack and Michelle, like never before

Rediff.com14 Feb 2018

The portraits -- painted by African American artists -- will shake up the assumptions of visitors to US presidential galleries.

Metro's phase III set to transform the way Delhi travels

Metro's phase III set to transform the way Delhi travels

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

Metro likely to keep lakhs of cars off city's roads

Euro 2016: Northern Ireland own goal sends Wales into last 8

Euro 2016: Northern Ireland own goal sends Wales into last 8

Rediff.com26 Jun 2016

Wales reached the Euro 2016 quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland thanks to an own goal by Gareth McAuley in a poor encounter at the Parc des Princes on Saturday. Centre back McAuley turned a Gareth Bale cross into his own net 15 minutes from time in the all British last-16 clash.

India opt for 'surface tension' to counter South Africa

India opt for 'surface tension' to counter South Africa

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

For a visiting cricketer, an India tour conjures up the image of a batsman surrounded by a shoal of fielders and facing relentless spin from both ends and South Africa should not expect anything different in the four-test series starting on Thursday.

Sheena Bora Case: How will Peter eat fruit?

Sheena Bora Case: How will Peter eat fruit?

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

He was getting fruits, but no implement to cut them with. He told the judge, sadly: "I have tried and it is very difficult, your honour." His statement quickly brought up the imagery of Peter trying to cut a pineapple with his teeth or a papaya with a pen or a toothbrush.