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Meet the #KissIt couple... Travelling 40 countries in 1 year

Meet the #KissIt couple... Travelling 40 countries in 1 year

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2018

It is quite common for couples to take a break from their daily routine and travel to break the cycle of monotony. However, Shyam Singh and Anna Gapych upped their game by taking selfies around the world in different locales and sealing the happy moments with a kiss. The Indo-Ukrainian couple aim of checking off 40 countries on their bucket list within just a year! Take a look at their journey so far.

London looks amazing thanks to UK's biggest light festival

London looks amazing thanks to UK's biggest light festival

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2018

London has been spectacularly lit up as the Lumiere festival returns to the capital. The city's largest light festival, commissioned by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and produced by Artichoke, started on January 18 and will continue till January 21. Here are some of the highlights from the festival.

It's so cold in America, Niagara Falls has frozen over!

It's so cold in America, Niagara Falls has frozen over!

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2018

North America is experiencing its harshest cold snap in 24 years, so cold in fact that Niagara Falls has frozen over. Photos of the falls on the American and Canadian sides have become a world attraction in recent days as wind chills there fell to as low as minus 14 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. A quick look at the amazing pictures.

The most popular stories on Rediff

The most popular stories on Rediff

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2018

These are the news stories you loved reading on Rediff.com in 2017.

The 15 newsmakers of 2017

The 15 newsmakers of 2017

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2017

Donald Trump, Hardik Patel, Kangana Ranuat... The year 2017 wouldn't have been the same if it weren't for these personalities and many more. As we herald in 2018, here's a look at the faces and stories which left an indelible mark on us.

Stunning photos: Kashmir turns into a snowy wonderland

Stunning photos: Kashmir turns into a snowy wonderland

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2017

It's the time of snowball fights and snowmen in Srinagar as the Kashmiri capital witnessed its season's first snowfall on Tuesday. Check out these stunning photos of Srinagar all wrapped up in a snowy blanket.

Gujarat polls, Phase II: 43 Congress candidates face criminal cases

Gujarat polls, Phase II: 43 Congress candidates face criminal cases

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2017

The Gujarat polls are drawing to an end with Tuesday being the final phase of campaigning before the state goes for polling in the second phase on December 14. Results for the 182-seat assembly will be announced on December 18. Ahead of the polling, here's everything you need to know about the candidates.

From neech to Aurangzebi raj: The war of words between BJP and Congress

From neech to Aurangzebi raj: The war of words between BJP and Congress

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2017

With the Gujarat going to the polls, name calling has peaked this election season with words like neech and Babar bhakt being flung around.

EXPLAINED: Gujarat Phase I polls in 5 graphs

EXPLAINED: Gujarat Phase I polls in 5 graphs

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2017

The high-octane campaign for the first phase of the crucial Gujarat elections, viewed as a prestige battle for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a litmus test for the leadership of soon-to-be Congress president Rahul Gandhi, will come to an end on Thursday. Here's everything you need to know about the polls -- from candidates to the constituencies.

PHOTOS: When elephants turned bulldozers

PHOTOS: When elephants turned bulldozers

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2017

In Assam, the police took the unusual route of using elephants to evict hundreds of people living illegally in a protected forest area in the country's remote north-east.

PHOTOS: Saluting our soldiers at sea!

PHOTOS: Saluting our soldiers at sea!

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2017

Indian naval personnel observed the 46th Navy Day on Monday with various parades across the country. On the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovindand many others extended their greetings to the Indian Navy with a feeling of utmost happiness and pride.

11 commoners who got their 'fairy tale princess' ending

11 commoners who got their 'fairy tale princess' ending

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2017

As Britain's Prince Harry follows in his brother's footsteps and is all set to marry a commoner -- American actress Meghan Markle -- early next year, here's some of the well-known commoners who became royalty through marriage.

SNEAK PEEK into Ivanka's dinner venue with Modi

SNEAK PEEK into Ivanka's dinner venue with Modi

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2017

Flowers from Bangkok in Thailand, Indonesia and Bengaluru, a nizami feast and a rose petal shower await United States President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump as she heads to Hyderabad on November 28 for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. The US First Daughter will be accorded the royal treatment at Taj Falaknuma where she will be joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi for dinner on November 28.

Meet Ajit Pai, the man at the center of the US net neutrality debate

Meet Ajit Pai, the man at the center of the US net neutrality debate

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2017

The chief of America's Federal Communications Commission is not a fan of net neutrality. So what's his vision of communications and digital policy in these times?

Modi's day out in Manila

Modi's day out in Manila

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2017

On his second day of the visit, Modi visited the International Rice Research Institute in Los Banos, an urban locality situated at a distance of around 65 km from Manila -- the capital of the Philippines -- and then visited the Mahaveer Philippine Foundation, that provides free Indian-made prosthesis 'Jaipur Foot' to needy amputees. Here are images from Modi's second day in the Philippines.

PHOTOS: Delhi chokes on thick smog

PHOTOS: Delhi chokes on thick smog

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2017

Pollution levels spiked to severe levels in Delhi with thick haze blanketing the city on Tuesday, reducing visibility drastically and affecting flights and trains, prompting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to describe the national capital as a "gas chamber".

Extremism has spread among Hindus: Kamal Haasan

Extremism has spread among Hindus: Kamal Haasan

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2017

This extremism is no victory or progress for those who call themselves Hindus. The motto 'Truth alone triumphs' being replaced by 'might is right' will make savages of us all.

VOTE: Should the army be called in to build bridges?

VOTE: Should the army be called in to build bridges?

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2017

The decision announced by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis provoked massive criticism with many questioning why defence resources were being used for civilian works.

Trolls call Masaba names on Twitter, she takes them down in style

Trolls call Masaba names on Twitter, she takes them down in style

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2017

The episode occurred when she took a supportive stand on the Delhi firecrackers ban.

What Hurricane Irma left behind

What Hurricane Irma left behind

Rediff.com   19 Sep 2017

Hurricane Irma hopscotched up Florida's west coast making two landfalls and driving a wall of water and winds that submerged Miami. Here are some of the most telling images from the ground from Irma's path.