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Remembering The People's President
Rediff.com27 Jul 2022An interesting poster of the People's President A P J Abdul Kalam has been put up on his 7th death anniversary in Bikaner, July 27, 2022.
Buzz Aldrin's Jacket Sold For $2,772,500
Rediff.com27 Jul 2022Almost 33 years to the day after his journey to the lunar surface, the inflight coverall jacket, he wore on his mission to the Moon and back in Apollo 11, was sold for $2,772,500 at Sotheby's in New York City.
When Eknath Shinde Met Ratan Tata
Rediff.com27 Jul 2022Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday, July 27, called on Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata at his residence in Colaba, south Mumbai. Also present was Natarajan Chandrasekharan, the current chairman of the Tata group.
Mr Putin, How Many More Ukrainians Must Die?
Rediff.com27 Jul 2022Russian missile strikes continue to devastate Kharkiv and Odesa in Ukraine.
Yeh Hai India: The Quran On A 500-Metre Scroll
Rediff.com27 Jul 2022Mustafa-Ibn-Jameel, a 27-year-old calligrapher from Kashmir, broke the world record by writing the Quran on a 500-metre scroll.
Madam President, Madam President
Rediff.com27 Jul 2022President Droupadi Murmu, the Republic's second lady Head of State, met President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, the nation's first lady Rashtrapati, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
When Will Sri Lanka's Fuel Shortage End?
Rediff.com27 Jul 2022Sri Lanka watchers were startled on Tuesday evening to see an anti-government protestor being dragged off a Sri Lankan Airlines flight by police personnel at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike airport.
AWESOME Images Of The Heavens!
Rediff.com27 Jul 2022The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the shortlisted images of the 2022 Astronomy Photographer of the Year!
Vladimir Shocked At Putin's Destruction
Rediff.com26 Jul 2022The Russians destroy the Central House of Culture in Ukraine.
Kargil's Heroes: Always Remembered. Never Forgotten
Rediff.com26 Jul 2022A grateful nation pays tributes to the supreme sacrifices made during the Kargil War on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, July 26, 2022.
Why Is Rishi Sunak Laughing?
Rediff.com26 Jul 2022One of the most forceful points Rishi raised during the debate was the rise of an inimical China, and how Britain must be prepared to deal with Xi Jinping's Beijing regime.
Where Is Pope Francis Headed?
Rediff.com25 Jul 2022The pope will stay in Canada for a week and is expected to apologise to its indigenous people for the indignities perpetrated by the Church at every stop of his visit.
SCARY! When A Forest Burns
Rediff.com25 Jul 2022Terrifying glimpses of a devastating Oak fire near Darrah in Mariposa County, California.
Sri Lanka: Got Gas, But What To Cook?
Rediff.com25 Jul 2022Scenes from Colombo days after Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's president.
Yeh Hai India: Madam President, Please Save Aarey
Rediff.com25 Jul 2022Protestors urge President Droupadi Murmu to save the Aarey forest in Mumbai.
Why These Pix Will Anger Xi Jinping
Rediff.com25 Jul 2022This past week, His Holiness has been in Leh, the capital of Ladakh, the Union Territory where Indian and Chinese soldiers have been in a standoff for two years, since April 2020.
Ukraine, Museum Of War
Rediff.com25 Jul 2022Clearing the fields of explosives, getting back to work amidst the ruins, the Ukrainians refuse to bow down to the relentless Russian assault...
Yeh Hai India: Ready For Nag Panchami
Rediff.com22 Jul 2022Nag Panchami will be celebrated on August 2.
Midnight Raid: Ranil Strikes At Protesters
Rediff.com22 Jul 2022Sri Lankan troops raided the anti-government protest camp established outside the presidential secretariat in Colombo in the early morning hours of Friday, July 22, breaking down tents and forcibly removing activists.
Droupadi Didi Is Prez!
Rediff.com22 Jul 2022Droupadi Murmu, India's 15th President, will be the youngest (she is only 64) and India's first President to be born after Independence.