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PHOTOS: Fun and games ahead as Formula One testing starts
Rediff.com22 Feb 2016The regulations have not changed significantly but there are always details that can be improved, new ways of packaging the whole. And teams will want to know who has done something different.
The Best Indian Motorcycles of 2015
Rediff.com1 Jan 2016Cutting through the two-wheeler clutter we list the best value for money motorcycles, across categories, that burnt the Indian roads in 2015
Pack your bags! 10 images which will make you want to travel
Rediff.com28 Dec 2015The winners of the 2015 Travel Photographer of the Year are out and the stunning images feature the bleak, frozen Arctic alongside the renderings of steamy swamps in America's deep south.
I was wrong to throw bib at Mourinho, says Chelsea's Costa
Rediff.com10 Dec 2015Chelsea striker Diego Costa says he was wrong to throw his bib towards manager Jose Mourinho when he was left on the bench during the goalless English Premier League draw with Tottenham Hotspur last month.
Predator on the prowl!
Rediff.com25 Nov 2015Unconventional and still quirky looking as ever, the Mojo gets me thinking of the Predator (from the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic) with hints of Yamah's (bug-eyed) 125cc Fazer and Triumph's Street Triple to stir things up.
These heart-warming cartoons pay homage to victims of the Paris attacks
Rediff.com16 Nov 2015As the world watched terror unleashing in Paris from afar, cartoonists from all over the world have picked up their pen and paid tributes.
THIS is why Jio MAMI was totally worth it!
Rediff.com9 Nov 2015In spite of the glitches and scramble, the Mumbai Film Festival shaped into an enriching experience, feels Sukanya Verma.
10 movies you must see at MAMI
Rediff.com27 Oct 2015Satyajit Ray. Films from Italy, Iceland and Albania feature on Aseem Chhabra's list.
'My knowledge of Bollywood is limited'
Rediff.com4 Sep 2015The Lord Of The Rings star made his maiden visit to the country as a musician - performing in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi from September 3 to 9
India, China moving in right direction? Both must be more proactive
Rediff.com25 May 2015The ecosystems of India and China today jostle against one another across Asia and much of the world.
Review: The Avengers: Age Of Ultron is rock and roll revelry
Rediff.com23 Apr 2015The Avengers: Age Of Ultron is one madly indulgent film says Raja Sen.
How can I keep my wife happy?
Rediff.com12 Mar 2015Rediff's Love Guru has answers to all your relationship problems.
Review: MSG The Messenger is not a movie
Rediff.com13 Feb 2015MSG is a feature-length advertisement you'd be best advised to forego, says Raja Sen.
Postcards from Earth: The planet's most breathtaking locales
Rediff.com21 Nov 2014'The poetry of the earth is never dead,' John Keats once wrote. But when Keats wrote these lines, man had no way of reaching up to the hem of the sky and gaze down upon earth.
India growing as a desirable holiday destination: Survey
Rediff.com6 Oct 2014Hotels in the country have been experiencing a large uptake in tourist interest.
Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel is a true marvel
Rediff.com25 Jul 2014Nobody makes denial look this fabulous, says Raja Sen after watching Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel.
'No-touch' phones, tablets, TV? Microsoft to power new tech
Rediff.com21 Mar 2014US tech giant Microsoft is working on next generation technology that will enable 'no-touch' phones, tablets and television sets that can be operated from afar, without the need to swipe them.
Behind the scenes: How hackers take control of your life
Rediff.com19 Mar 2014They can spy on you through the webcam, and use it to annoy, bully and blackmail you.
Behind the scenes: How hackers take control of your life
Rediff.com19 Mar 2014They can spy on you through the webcam, and use it to annoy, bully and blackmail you.
Behind the scenes: How hackers take control of your life
Rediff.com19 Mar 2014They can spy on you through the webcam, and use it to annoy, bully and blackmail you.
NASA's new rover camera may advance search for alien life
Rediff.com16 Feb 2014The next NASA rover to Mars or another planet may be quipped with a new "do-it-all" camera that can identify, photograph and even analyse patches of soil or rocks close up and far away, scientists say.
Vishwanath Pratap Singh: The original Aam Aadmi hero
Rediff.com28 Jan 2014The common man had another hero 25 years ago in Vishwanath Pratap Singh, who sacrificed power in order to fight corruption before becoming the prime minister.
Is India really a forward-thinking, rational nation?
Rediff.com21 Oct 2013A sadhu's dream, and India's bizarre response, reveals the country's true nature, says Amberish K Diwanji.
Bolt wants to fly the flag for drug-free athletics
Rediff.com25 Jul 2013The Jamaican was cagey when asked about the latest batch of positive tests and though he stopped short of condemning his rivals, he did issue a reminder of the principle that every athlete is responsible for what they put into their body.
Remembering Amar Bose: The label 'Great Man' fits him to a T
Rediff.com15 Jul 2013Sree Sreenivasan recalls his encounters with the pioneer of sound who passed away on Friday and gives a sense of how many lives he touched -- in big and small ways.
OIL to float foreign arm in 4 months, sets sight on Lanka
Rediff.com18 Jun 2013Lines up a $1-billion capital expenditure plan for exploration purposes abroad.
Seize the new opportunities in India-China cooperation
Rediff.com22 May 2013We present the translation of the full speech given by Chiese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the Indian Council of World Affairs in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Indian companies involved in Ethiopia land grab
Rediff.com14 Feb 2013Companies such as Karuturi Global have acquired land as cheap as Rs 59 a hectare.
Don't forget the IAF's role in the '62 war!
Rediff.com22 Nov 2012China declared a ceasefire on November 21 and kept Aksai Chin as its trophy. The sinews of the IAF were not muscular enough to retake Aksai Chin. What matters is what we have done since 1962. Air-minded, we are, but are we strong-minded? asks M P Anil Kumar.
Viv Richards likens Pietersen to Muhammad Ali
Rediff.com30 Oct 2012West Indian batting legend Vivian Richards reckons Kevin Pietersen is cricket's answer to Muhammad Ali, and believes the English batsman has got the 'X-factor' to respond to his critics in the upcoming four-Test series in India.
PIX: Shriya Saran goes backless
Rediff.com12 Sep 2012The actress obviously loves showing off her glorious back.
Wimbledon final: Murray reckons the pressure's on Federer
Rediff.com7 Jul 2012Preparing for what could be the defining moment of his career, Andy Murray believes he will be under less pressure in the Wimbledon final on Sunday because he is playing 16-times Grand Slam champion Roger Federer.
Torres narrowly misses out on London Games
Rediff.com3 Jul 2012Dara Torres announced her retirement from swimming after she came up agonisingly short in her bid to make the United States team for the London Olympics on the last day of the trials on Monday.
Sagan wins first stage in first Tour de France
Rediff.com2 Jul 2012While the yellow jersey positions hardly moved, Briton Bradley Wiggins being content with staying out of trouble to retain his second place - seven seconds behind.
Blanc reckons Ferdinand omission not football related
Rediff.com7 Jun 2012France coach Laurent Blanc believes Rio Ferdinand was left out of the England Euro 2012 squad for reasons other than soccer, he said on Thursday.
The Flying Hero of the 1971 War
Rediff.com13 Dec 2011Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon is the only Indian Air Force warrior to be decorated with the Param Vir Chakra. 'My admiration for his gallant action remains undiminished,' says M P Anil Kumar. 'It was not his day, yet he made it his own.'
Squeezing Diwali into a work day
Rediff.com25 Oct 2011It might not be akin to the festivities in her native Delhi, but Sonia Kumar makes the most of Diwali in Chicago.
'England's rise has not been an overnight success'
Rediff.com13 Oct 2011Hailing England's rise to the top of the Test tree, former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has advised Alastair Cook's one-day squad to play like the second-best team in the world if they want to stay on top of the pile.
Modi's fast attracts BJP bigwigs
Rediff.com15 Sep 2011In an indication of the growing clout of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the Bharatiya Janata Party, senior party leaders, including L K Advani and Arun Jaitley, have decided to attend his three-day fast starting this Saturday for peace, unity and harmony in the state.
Wage inflation adds to SMEs woes
Rediff.com31 Mar 2011Despite accounting for 40 per cent of manufactured goods exports and over 70 per cent of sectoral employment, SMEs have consistently been the Cinderella of the Indian economy.