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Travel pix: Why you must visit Himachal in the summer

Travel pix: Why you must visit Himachal in the summer

Rediff.com24 May 2019

Ashish Narsale gives you 20 reasons to plan your trip.

Lalu escapes unhurt as makeshift platform caves in

Lalu escapes unhurt as makeshift platform caves in

Rediff.com2 Feb 2013

Rashtriya Janata Dal President Lalu Prasad on Saturday escaped unhurt when a makeshift wooden platform raised at a Yagna site in Saran district collapsed.

The fashion outsider making waves in Milan and New York

The fashion outsider making waves in Milan and New York

Rediff.com10 Sep 2020

The vibe of Vaishali Shadangule's flagship store in Kala Ghoda reminds you that she'll always be an outlier, says Abhishek Mande.

'Rough season for us but we need to move on'

'Rough season for us but we need to move on'

Rediff.com19 May 2013

Delhi Daredevils skipper Mahela Jayawardene said they will have to "move on" after enduring a tough Indian Premier League season during which they finished at the bottom of the table.

Pune, Delhi play for pride

Pune, Delhi play for pride

Rediff.com19 May 2013

It will be a battle to avoid the wooden spoon when laggards Pune Warriors and Delhi Daredevils meet for one last time in the 2013 season of the Pepsi Indian Premier League, in Pune, on Sunday.

Lincoln stamp, hand-woven shawls: PM Modi's gifts to Trumps

Lincoln stamp, hand-woven shawls: PM Modi's gifts to Trumps

Rediff.com27 Jun 2017

Here are the list of gifts which were presented to Trumps by PM Modi.

Cars, planes made from scrap!

Cars, planes made from scrap!

Rediff.com6 May 2013

The Chinese have built submarines, planes from recycled materials and helicopters with wooden blades.

Lakhs of devotees attend Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath at Puri

Lakhs of devotees attend Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath at Puri

Rediff.com14 Jul 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other dignitaries greeted the people on Lord Jagannath's annual car festival.

Chasing Carnivals: How the world celebrates spring

Chasing Carnivals: How the world celebrates spring

Rediff.com7 Mar 2018

Beyond Holi: Spring celebrations around the world in pictures.

PM, Sonia visit Latur, pay homage to Vilasrao Deshmukh

PM, Sonia visit Latur, pay homage to Vilasrao Deshmukh

Rediff.com15 Aug 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday visited Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh's native Babhalgaon village in Latur and paid their last respects to the departed leader.

3 Indians, who were assaulted by Saudi employer, return home

3 Indians, who were assaulted by Saudi employer, return home

Rediff.com26 Dec 2015

The plight of the three came to light after a Whatsapp video of a Saudi employer allegedly beating them with a wooden plank surfaced.

We have moved on from the lows of London Olympics: Sardar

We have moved on from the lows of London Olympics: Sardar

Rediff.com13 Jan 2013

Indian hockey had touched a new low when it was handed the wooden spoon during the London Olympics last August, but inspirational skipper Sardar Singh feels the summer of discontent is a thing of the past now.

Amazing honey hunters who risk their lives

Amazing honey hunters who risk their lives

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

Gathering wild cliff honey in China's Yunnan province is not for the faint-hearted -- honey hunters face swarms of bees and are stung repeatedly while suspended from rope ladders. Kevin Frayer, a photographer with Getty, recently went honey hunting with a group of ethnic Lisu people in China's mountainous Yunnan province.

Recipe: How to make Paris-Brest

Recipe: How to make Paris-Brest

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

The French dessert is made of choux pastry and a praline flavoured cream.

Azlan Shah: Rupinder double helps India beat Pakistan

Azlan Shah: Rupinder double helps India beat Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Mar 2013

Drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh struck twice as India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 4-2 in a thrilling match and avoided the wooden spoon in the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament Ipoh on Sunday.

First voting to elect new Pope ends with black smoke

First voting to elect new Pope ends with black smoke

Rediff.com13 Mar 2013

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday night, indicating that cardinals gathered at the Vatican to elect a new pope had not chosen one in the first ballot of their conclave.

Pak calls in army to quell protest over anti-Islam film

Pak calls in army to quell protest over anti-Islam film

Rediff.com20 Sep 2012

Angry over an anti-Islam film, thousands of Pakistani protesters, including many armed with wooden clubs, on Thursday tried to breach the sensitive diplomatic enclave in the heart of Islamabad and clashed with riot police, forcing authorities to call in the army.

The Great Indian Kitchen review

The Great Indian Kitchen review

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

The Great Indian Kitchen is one of the most powerful films Divya Nair has watched in recent times. One that will unsettle you long after you've watched it. And that's why everyone -- married or single, man or woman -- must watch it.

Marie Antoinette pearl reaps record $36 million

Marie Antoinette pearl reaps record $36 million

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

Going once, going twice, sold! Jewellery that belonged to Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI and arguably France's most famous queen were auctioned by Sotheby's on Wednesday as part of their "Royal jewels from the Bourbon Parma Family" event. Take a look at the gorgeous jewellery that was up for sale.

Coast Guard seizes suspected boat from Myanmar

Coast Guard seizes suspected boat from Myanmar

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

After stopping the boat, the personnel found that all 11 crew members on board were Myanmarese and none of them were holding valid passports.

PHOTOS: PM inaugurates museums on Bose, Jallianwala Bagh

PHOTOS: PM inaugurates museums on Bose, Jallianwala Bagh

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

The Pm He also inaugurated the Yaad-e-Jallian Museum, (museum on the Jallianwala Bagh and World War I), the Museum on 1857, India's first war of Independence, and Drishyakala-Museum on Indian Art within the Red Fort complex.

Buddha, fighting bulls to welcome Modi, Xi

Buddha, fighting bulls to welcome Modi, Xi

Rediff.com5 Oct 2019

The historic coastal town is witnessing a flurry of activity, including infrastructure development in view of the high-level meet between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping next week.

US: Indian pushed into train's path; hunt on for killer

US: Indian pushed into train's path; hunt on for killer

Rediff.com29 Dec 2012

An Indian youth was killed in New York when a deranged woman pushed him from the railway platform in front of an incoming train

10 Years On, Lessons from Fukushima

10 Years On, Lessons from Fukushima

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

'The lessons learnt from the triple disaster have put Japan's energy future On the right path,' notes Dr Rajaram Panda.

Rath Yatra: Top officials rush to Puri, curfew-like shutdown imposed

Rath Yatra: Top officials rush to Puri, curfew-like shutdown imposed

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

Chief Secretary A K Tripathy and Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay rushed to the pilgrim town to make the necessary arrangements. "The DGP and I are rushing to Puri to take stock of the situation as per the direction of the chief minister. We will camp there," Tripathy said.

Aarushi case: No outsider seen on that night, says guard

Aarushi case: No outsider seen on that night, says guard

Rediff.com31 Aug 2012

A security guard on Friday deposed before the special Central Bureau of Investigation court, hearing the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, that he had seen no 'outsider' on the fateful night while another witness claimed he had painted a portion of the Talwars' house more than a year after the incident.

Magisterial probe ordered into killing of youth in Budgam

Magisterial probe ordered into killing of youth in Budgam

Rediff.com18 Apr 2015

Jammu and Kashmir government ordered a magisterial probe into the killing of a youth in firing by security forces during a protest demonstration in Budgam district on Saturday.

30 injured as bridge on Dal Lake collapses

30 injured as bridge on Dal Lake collapses

Rediff.com11 Aug 2012

At least 30 people were injured, six of them seriously, when a wooden bridge on the Dal Lake collapsed during a protest demonstration in downtown Srinagar on Saturday.

Mourners pay homage to six Gurdwara shooting victims

Mourners pay homage to six Gurdwara shooting victims

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

With a heavy heart and a prayer on their lips, hundreds of mourners gathered on Friday to pay their final respects to the six Sikhs gunned down by a white supremacist at a Gurdwara in Wisconsin.

Assam village faces uncertain future due to floods

Assam village faces uncertain future due to floods

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

Flood and erosion is a serious issue in the state as more than 4.27 lakh hectares or 7.4 per cent of the state's total area have already been eroded by the Brahmaputra and its tributaries since 1950.

Taliban kill 14 Pak security personnel, hang up heads

Taliban kill 14 Pak security personnel, hang up heads

Rediff.com8 May 2012

The Taliban killed 14 security personnel and beheaded all but one of them before displaying the heads of two soldiers on wooden poles in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan, security officials said on Monday.

Taliban hangs heads of 2 Pak soldiers on poles

Taliban hangs heads of 2 Pak soldiers on poles

Rediff.com7 May 2012

A Pakistani Taliban commander claimed the militants captured the two security personnel on Sunday night while troops were conducting a raid in Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency.

Murray ends Britain's wait for Grand Slam glory

Murray ends Britain's wait for Grand Slam glory

Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

Britain's long wait is over. The nation that invented modern tennis finally has a champion for the new age after Andy Murray won the US Open on Monday.

Agarkar happy with DD team composition

Agarkar happy with DD team composition

Rediff.com30 Mar 2012

Delhi Daredevils pacer Ajit Agarkar is pleased with his team composition ahead of the fifth Indian Premier League and said the side is confident of doing well this time after finishing with the wooden spoon last year.

Sonam Kapoor accepts her Ghanta trophy

Sonam Kapoor accepts her Ghanta trophy

Rediff.com19 Mar 2012

Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.

India has talent, but no innovation ecosystem

India has talent, but no innovation ecosystem

Rediff.com21 Dec 2017

India has no idiosyncratic innovation ecosystem, distinctively its own. Our VCs will not rush to fund brilliant ideas, says R Gopalakrishnan.

J&K: 66.5 kg heroin, brown sugar seized from truck on LoC

J&K: 66.5 kg heroin, brown sugar seized from truck on LoC

Rediff.com22 Jul 2017

The consignment was expected to fetch over Rs 300 crore if it had reached the market.

NZ women reach Olympic hockey semis for first time

NZ women reach Olympic hockey semis for first time

Rediff.com6 Aug 2012

New Zealand's women have reached the Olympic field hockey semifinals for the first time by knocking out Germany in a 0-0 draw at Riverbank Arena on Monday.

Rowers Sandeep, Manjeet finish second last

Rowers Sandeep, Manjeet finish second last

Rediff.com4 Aug 2012

India's campaign in the rowing event of the London Olympics came to a dismal end with the duo of Sandeep Kumar and Manjeet Singh finishing second last in the Men's Double sculls event at the Eton Dorney Rowing centre on Saturday.

Amazing inventions from Chinese farmers!

Amazing inventions from Chinese farmers!

Rediff.com10 May 2012

Chinese farmers are at their inventive best.