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Iconic 6.5-ounce Coke bottle is history in US
Rediff.com11 Oct 2012The Winona Coca-Cola Bottling Comapany has been filling the bottle since it opened in 1932, eighty years ago.
Dev Anand, The Die-Hard Romantic
Rediff.com26 Sep 2012Presenting an excerpt from Dev Anand's autobiography, Romancing With Life.
In PHOTOS: NASA's Curiosity rover 'sniffs' Martian air
Rediff.com7 Sep 2012NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has sucked Martian air into its big Sample Analysis at Mars instrument to reveal the concentration of different gases.
'Few paid attention to Rajesh Khanna's debut film'
Rediff.com23 Jul 2012Excerpts from Avikit Ghosh's piece on the late superstar in the book Bollywood Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema.
There's something in a name, say private equity players
Rediff.com4 Jun 2012Several PE managers now prefer Sanskrit names for their funds over typical foreign names
JLF Day 2 Diary: 'Glad Rushdie didn't make it to the fest'
Rediff.com21 Jan 2012Rediff.com's Abhishek Mande, who is attending the Jaipur Literature Festival, brings forth all the details of a 'rather slow' Day 2 of the festival.
How the Dev Anand-Suraiya love affair ended
Rediff.com9 Dec 2011Presenting an excerpt from Dev Anand's autobiography, Romancing With Life.
When the Bachchan babies were born
Rediff.com17 Nov 2011Exclusive extracts from the books Sholay, The Making Of A Classic, by Anupama Chopra and In The Afternoon Of Time, An Autobiography, by Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
'Sonia is no goongi gudiya'
Rediff.com17 Nov 2011Vinod Mehta, Editor-in-Chief of Outlook magazine, is one of India's best-known journalists. His remarkably candid autobiography, Lucknow Boy: A Memoir, offers a ringside view of many major events in recent times, brims over with wit, wisdom, scandal and gossip. Here, Vinod Mehta recounts his encounters with Sonia Gandhi: An intimate portrait of the rectient Congress leader.
Corporate honchos' sons set to make a mark
Rediff.com7 Oct 2011Hilton's inspiring personal memoir seems to have inspired sons of India's top corporate honchos. Only they are not following in their fathers' footsteps to make their presence felt.
When Shammi walked out of the Kapoor shadow
Rediff.com18 Aug 2011Extract on Shammi Kapoor from the book Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema
Yet again, Amitav Ghosh sails on opium
Rediff.com28 Jun 2011Amitav Ghosh discusses his new book River Of Smoke, the art of writing a trilogy, his dramatic characters, the nuanced language they speak, and the Imperial intrigues that culminated in the Opium Wars.
Want to be a corporate trainer? Here's how
Rediff.com24 Jun 2011Sunder Ramachandran fielded questions from GA readers related to careers on corporate training and how one can go about becoming one. Here's the transcript.
Is that Mahatma Gandhi's face on Mars?
Rediff.com14 Jun 2011An Italian space buff has claimed to have spotted the face of Mahatma Gandhi etched into the rocks of Mars while scanning through latest pictures of the Red Planet.
Kate Winslet recreates the Madonna look
Rediff.com10 Mar 2011Get your lowdown on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here!
Atwal slips to 7th in Viking Classic
Rediff.com2 Oct 2010Arjun Atwal let it slip in the back-nine as he carded an even-par 72 to slip to the tied seventh spot after the second round of the Viking Classic golf tournament in Madison, US. Atwal, who was overnight joint-leader with an opening round 66, has a two-day total of four-under 138.
Atwal shares lead at Viking Classic
Rediff.com1 Oct 2010Making his first PGA Tour start since winning the Wyndham Championship a month ago, Arjun Atwal continued his brilliant form to share the lead with a six-under 66 in the opening round of the US $3.6 million Viking Classic golf tournament in Madison, US. Atwal shares the top spot with Bill Lunde, Ken Duke, Brett Quigley in a crowded leader-board.
Factbox: English Premier League transfers
Rediff.com2 Sep 2010Factbox on the 20 Premier League clubs after the transfer window closed.
Tiger still 'America's Favorite Sports Star'
Rediff.com21 Jul 2010His reputation might be in tatters after revelations of extra-marital affairs but America still loves ace golfer Tiger Woods, who jointly topped a sports popularity chart.
The Clash of Titans and Dragons
Rediff.com1 Apr 2010Stephen Spielberg's How To Train Your Dragon could face major competition from Clash of the Titans as well as Alice in Wonderland at the US box office.
Fashion accessories get funky with feathers
Rediff.com6 Mar 2010Avante garde stylist and accessories designer Shilpa Chavan showcased her line of kicky fashion add-ons on Day Two of the LFW. Take a look.
Review: Where The Wild Things Are is magical
Rediff.com22 Jan 2010This is a film children should all be encouraged to watch.
Aayirathil Oruvan is not for the faint hearted
Rediff.com14 Jan 2010This Tamil movie is a daring enterprise full of violence and sexual overtones.
'There was no role for John Abraham in Blue'
Rediff.com16 Oct 2009This week we see the release of the very first underwater adventure film Blue. Director Anthony D'souza talks about his film.
It was cold-blooded murder, says Ishrat's mother
Rediff.com8 Sep 2009The mother of Ishrat Jahan, the college student who was allegedly killed in a fake encounter by the Gujarat police in 2004, on Tuesday demanded stringent punishment to all those involved in her daughter's killing.
Love Bites: An excerpt from Khana Sutra
Rediff.com20 Jul 2009We bring you the second in a series of excerpts from chef and author Zubin D'Souza's Khana Sutra: An Aphrodisiac Cookbook.
Chasing the other monsoon
Rediff.com11 Jun 2009Bijoy Venugopal takes a long, wet drive through the hills of Tamil Nadu to meet the monsoon on its way out.
Nandita Das talks Firaaq and more with her fans
Rediff.com19 Mar 2009Nandita got a chance to discuss the Firaaq with her fans during a Rediff chat on Wednesday.
Review: Outlander
Rediff.com6 Feb 2009Outlander is a sci-fi action flick with B grade CGIs, plenty of drama, romance, action and horror to make it look like a complete excuse for a Sunday family outing.
With Mars behind him, Prasun Desai aims moon now
Rediff.com25 Jun 2008As the Phoenix Mars Lander safely landed on Mars on May 25, Dr Prasun Desai and his colleagues released the breath they had been holding in, in a long exhalation of relief. "After months of work and days of high anxiety, now I feel relaxed," Dr Desai, senior engineer and Entry, Descent and Landing lead engineer at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, said.
Touchdown on Mars!
Rediff.com26 May 2008Radio signals received at 7:53:44 Eastern Time confirmed that the Phoenix Mars Lander had survived its difficult final descent and touchdown 15 minutes earlier. The signals took that long to travel from Mars to Earth at the speed of light.
'Why has India learnt nothing from China?'
Rediff.com25 Feb 2008A meeting with Tarun Khanna, who writes about entrepreneurship, globalisation and mutual ignorance in China and India.
Business books you must read
Rediff.com8 Nov 2007Written by experts in management, business and strategy, these books promise to be inspiring, informative and educational. Some of them may even be fun reads.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa music review
Rediff.com6 Sep 2007The soundtrack of Bhool Bhulaiyaa, with a winner title ditty and other silvery moments, is truly enjoyable.
Globalisation dates back centuries, says book
Rediff.com2 Aug 2007An iPod music player designed in California, assembled in China and delivered at the doorstep of an Indian living in New Haven exemplifies succinctly the process of globalisation which began centuries ago, says a book.
Britain's Afghan casualties as high as WWII
Rediff.com16 Jul 2007British soldiers in Afghanistan are currently suffering a 10 per cent casualty rate, just a tick below the 11 per cent loss rate Britain suffered at the peak of the global conflict more than 60 years ago.
Which is the world's first printed book?
Rediff.com11 Jul 2007Take the Rediff business quiz and find out how much you know about the publishing industry.
Inequality and the nation state
Rediff.com30 Apr 2007The process of globalisation has been relentless historically, and though it may face occasional retreats, it is unlikely that it would ever face extinction.
Just Married has fun music
Rediff.com7 Feb 2007Pritam and Gulzar come up with a pleasant, ear-pleasing album.
UNSG: Lanka withdraws candidate, backs S Korea
Rediff.com30 Sep 2006Sri Lanka on Friday announced withdrawal of its nominee Jayantha Dhanapala from the race for the post of next United Nations Secretary-General following his consistent bad performance in the last three straw polls.