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Oppo Find X: Just innovative, not impressive
Rediff.com12 Jul 2018Last night, Oppo launched the Oppo Find X with highest screen-to-body ratio ever. Ashish Narsale reviews the phone for you.
Ather 450: An electric scooter that's super-cool
Rediff.com12 Jul 2018At Rs 1.24 lakh, it's the most expensive scooter manufactured in the country but the 450 deserves every penny.
World Cup Extra Time: Exploring Stalin's bunker
Rediff.com5 Jul 2018Hundreds of visiting supporters have been queuing up to visit Josef Stalin's bunker - chambers dug out underneath the southwestern city to protect the Soviet leader from a Nazi German assault that never came.
Toyota Yaris puts premium on safety with 7 airbags
Rediff.com27 Jun 2018The new Toyota Yaris will surely instil confidence among its users when it comes to performance and safety, says P Tharyan.
REWIND: The world in the week gone by
Rediff.com25 Jun 2018Want to catch up on all that happened across the world in the week gone by? Here are 10 images that says it all.
Kaala: Neither Marx nor Manmohan Desai
Rediff.com14 Jun 2018'Kaala's sin is not that it is presented as a mouthpiece for its director Pa Ranjith's political viewpoints, but that it makes a travesty of them.' 'Ranjith turns Marx into merchandise, all the while functioning as a hired hand for Brand Rajinikanth,' points out Sreehari Nair.
Vivid 2018 casts Sydney in a brand new light
Rediff.com31 May 2018Vivid Sydney is an annual festival that places light sculptures and installations throughout the city. More than 1 million people are expected to visit the festival this year, which takes place from 25 May to 16 June. Vivid is celebrating its 10th year with its biggest collection of light installations to date. Here are some dazzling sights from the lights festival.
The tea seller-turned-teacher: Meet Modi's 'Mann ki Baat' hero
Rediff.com30 May 2018D Prakash Rao from Cuttack uses the income earned by selling tea to educate around 70-75 slum children.
Ee.Ma.Yau: Four deaths, two burials and a film for the ages
Rediff.com25 May 2018Part of what make Ee.Ma.Yau so special is its ability to focus our attention on things that conventional movies throw away under the pretext of storytelling, says Sreehari Nair.
Red Fort gets adopted by Dalmia Bharat group
Rediff.com28 Apr 2018Conglomerate has become the first corporate house in India's history to adopt a historical monument, in a Rs 250 mn contract spanning five years.
Should you buy Nokia 8 Sirocco for Rs 49,999?
Rediff.com18 Apr 2018Looking inside the unconventional flagship smartphone.
How to explore unseen sides of familiar cities and monuments
Rediff.com16 Apr 2018Be a traveller, not a tourist.
From lava spewing to pink blossoms: Nat Geo kicks off travel photo contest
Rediff.com13 Apr 2018Travel photographers take note! The competition is already fierce in the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest, now underway. National Geographic editors have pulled together some of their favourite entries so far from all three categories - Nature, People and Cities. Once the competition closes, a panel of judges, selected by National Geographic Travel, will choose a winner in each of the categories and also name an overall winner. A public vote will also see a people's choice winner named. The photographer scooping the top prize will win $10,000 and have their winning image posted on the Nat Geo Travel Instagram account. The contest is now open and entries can be submitted until May 31, 2018.
What should one read?
Rediff.com2 Mar 2018One way to begin would be to access the material of our own culture, meaning the literature of India, recommends Aakar Patel.
7 Things You Need When You Turn 40
Rediff.com1 Mar 2018After all, we want to live a comfortable life as we grow older, right? Here are 7 things when you turn 40-
Investors Summit: Yogi govt spent Rs 65cr in 'make up' of Lucknow
Rediff.com24 Feb 2018Mukesh Ambani said he had never seen any city decked up so strikingly as Lucknow
The luxurious Volvo XC60 D5 Inscription is a treat
Rediff.com17 Feb 2018I was particularly impressed with the radar-enabled car, which assists you to keep to your marked lanes at speeds between 40 kmph to 160 kmph.
The stunning Mercedes Maybach is launched in 2 variants
Rediff.com8 Feb 2018The new flagship Maybach S 650 replaces the S 600 in India
Jab We Met: A story of childhood sweethearts
Rediff.com7 Feb 2018Rediff reader Sudhinu tells us how she met Aswin and fell in love.
The majestic Beating Retreat ceremony regales crowd at Raisina Hill
Rediff.com29 Jan 2018Kaleidoscopic lights replace incandescent glory this year.
London looks amazing thanks to UK's biggest light festival
Rediff.com19 Jan 2018London 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.
Totally cool things we saw at the LG Signature Series launch!
Rediff.com18 Jan 2018These impressive gadgets come at jaw-dropping prices.
Lessons from Swami Vivekananda to inspire you
Rediff.com12 Jan 2018We are what our thoughts have made us, Swami Vivekananda said.
It sure looks a lot like Christmas!
Rediff.com25 Dec 2017From lights to colourful markets, the world is all lit up to celebrate the holiday cheer! Here are images from around the world.
'Youthquake' is Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year
Rediff.com15 Dec 2017The word was actually coined in 1965!
Stunning winners of National Geographic's nature photography competition
Rediff.com14 Dec 2017National Geographic was kind enough to let us display the winning images and honourable mentions from the four categories: Wildlife, Landscapes, Aerials, and Underwater.
Want to join the WWE? Listen to The Great Khali
Rediff.com9 Dec 2017'Olympic wrestling is like an old Nokia phone.' 'WWE is like an iPhone.' The Great Khali's academy turns pro-wrestling dreams into reality
Mitra, the robot, steals the show from NaMo, Ivanka
Rediff.com29 Nov 2017Ivanka spoke for a good 15 minutes, gracefully, looking straight at her audience, her face wreathed often in winning smiles. She is an articulate, striking, woman who charmed her audience.
Britain finally discovers how the Raj hurt India
Rediff.com26 Nov 2017Unlike the Germans, Britons began to face the hard truths about their colonial empire only recently.
Sheena Bora Murder trial: The mystery of the driver's phone calls
Rediff.com2 Nov 2017It is becoming more and more apparent that Shyamvar Rai is like an onion. And a pretty pungent one at that. As layer after layer of his life gets peeled off, in full view of the court, new layers of his character are exposed.
Why History is more important now than ever before
Rediff.com26 Oct 2017'Studying History, we come close to all of the messiness of human life -- we understand what motivates people, what makes them get along or go to war, what dreams they had for themselves and their futures.'
'Nawazuddin is willing to exploit and disrespect a woman'
Rediff.com25 Oct 2017Niharika Singh lashes out at Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Som's right: Foreigners built the Taj
Rediff.com17 Oct 2017How much do you know about Shah Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal and the Taj Mahal?
Zero's Homecoming
Rediff.com15 Oct 2017The Indian high commission in London is making efforts to take the manuscript to India for display.
Those who live without doors
Rediff.com12 Oct 2017'There was no TV, no fridge, just illumination, so at least they could avoid the occasional snake, the frequent scorpions,' says Kishore Singh.
New dynamic lighting illuminates North, South Block
Rediff.com11 Oct 2017The President's House will also be lit with such a system within three months, an official said.
Yogi government proposes Lord Rama statue on Saryu river
Rediff.com10 Oct 2017The objective of the entire programme will be to promote Ayodhya, the birth place of Lord Rama, as a tourist destination.
Nobel Laureate Raghuram Rajan? We will know on Monday
Rediff.com8 Oct 2017Though Nobel Prize nominations have been a secret for 50 years, speculation abounds over the contenders for this year's prize in economics.
Is iPhone X 'the future of the smartphone'?
Rediff.com13 Sep 2017Price, specifications, features and all that you need to know about Apple's hot new 10th anniversary phone.
Markets are in the bubble zone
Rediff.com12 Sep 2017'The mismatch between valuations and fundamentals is startling,' warns Devangshu Datta