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When I Met India's First Miss World
Rediff.com22 Feb 2024Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.
NBA: LeBron ends Lakers' 10-year Finals drought
Rediff.com27 Sep 2020LeBron James made it to his 10th NBA Finals appearance, while LA Lakers made it to their first Finals in a decade as the Lakers earned a comfortable 117-107 win against Denver Nuggets in Game 5 to win Western Conference Finals 4-1.
Which of these films will win Oscars?
Rediff.com25 Sep 2020Aseem Chhabra lists the films that won his heart at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
When movie theatres no longer exist...
Rediff.com16 Apr 2020Aseem Chhabra imagines a time, 20 years from now, when movie-watching in theatres will be long gone, thanks to the coronavirus, and pens a letter to his grandchild, explaining the magic of the cinema hall.
World's biggest 3D printed building opens in Dubai
Rediff.com17 Feb 2020The two-storey 6,900 square foot structure will be used as an office for general administrative functions by the Dubai Municipality. It was designed in collaboration with Apis Cor, a 3D printing and construction company in Boston.
"Dangerous" heat wave bakes much of the US
Rediff.com22 Jul 2019An "oppressive and dangerous" heat wave has gripped much of the United States, leaving at least six people dead and caused the cancellation of several public events. The National Weather Service has said that temperatures hovering around 106 degree Fahrenheit (41C), which has blanketed about a third of the population of the United States in recent days, will come down on Monday in a burst of thunderstorms and cooling rain brought on by a cold front. Till they receive some relief, here's how Americans are battling the heat.
Winter Olympics Sidelights: Russian medallist suspected of doping
Rediff.com18 Feb 2018A Russian medallist at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics is suspected of having tested positive for a banned substance, a source at the Games said on Sunday, in a potential major blow to Russia's efforts to emerge from a drug-cheating scandal.
WTF News: It's Weird, True and Fascinating
Rediff.com10 Mar 2016Here's your weekly digest of the most weird, true and funny news from the across the world.
Going back in time with Sadhana
Rediff.com25 Dec 2015'I want my fans to remember me as the Sadhana of Love In Simla, Mere Mehboob, Woh Kaun Thi and Arzoo,' the Bollywood legend, who passed into the ages on Christmas Day, told Dinesh Raheja.
Cate is awesome. Will she win an Oscar again?
Rediff.com8 Oct 2015'In Carol, Cate Blanchett reminds us what a real movie star is and why we are enamored by her acting and looks.'
Soaring to new heights! Sunita Williams picked for first commercial space flight
Rediff.com10 Jul 2015The Indian-American astronaut will fly the first space capsules built by private companies, SpaceX and Boeing.
Satnam ready to rub shoulders with the cream of NBA
Rediff.com26 Jun 2015Following Satnam's historic draft into the Dallas Mavericks for the 2015 NBA season, the mystery of Satnam will hopefully be unravelled in the upcoming season.
Will India bid for 2024 Olympics? IOC chief Bach to meet PM Modi on Monday
Rediff.com26 Apr 2015International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday during his one-day whirlwind visit to discuss ways to take Indian sports forward amid speculation that the country might bid for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Review: Happy New Year is drab
Rediff.com24 Oct 2014Happy New Year is watchable in parts but its three hours and plus running time makes it woefully difficult.
After two years in captivity, US journalist freed in Syria
Rediff.com25 Aug 2014The United Nations has said an American freelance journalist, held captive for nearly two years by militants in Syria, was freed and handed over to its peacekeepers in the Golan Heights.
He won a scholarship for his HIV activism in the US
Rediff.com18 Dec 2012In a four-part series commencing today, Arthur J Pais profiles the winners of the 2012 George Marshall Scholarships, a prestigious programme which finances up to forty young Americans annually to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. First up in this series is Aditya Ashok, who aims to make the US healthcare system work for the largest number of Americans.
Physical inactivity kills 5.3 mn people a year: Study
Rediff.com18 Jul 2012Physical inactivity causes about six to 10 per cent of major non-communicable diseases, including coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes, and kills around 5.3 million people a year, a new study has claimed.
Let us grow up!
Rediff.com14 Dec 2010Security is a science in the US, it is an art here. Former diplomat TP Sreenivasan offers his take on the controversy over the airport 'pat-down' of Ambassador Meera Shankar
Wimbledon: a promise of something momentous
Rediff.com21 Jun 2010This is the 124th edition of The Championships, as they are called. S Kalyana Ramanathan spends a day at London SW19 this week and finds that technology and romance coexist at this famous address.
Google sales boss Nikesh Arora made $26 mn in '09
Rediff.com2 Apr 2010Nikesh Arora, Google's global sales boss, is the top earning Indian at the global search giant.
Get ready to face a new economic reality
Rediff.com18 Feb 2010The world is going to see a new economic reality, which may not be as attractive as that of the heady years of unprecedented growth.
When Mammootty became a suspect in New York
Rediff.com7 May 2009The Malayalam superstar was briefly detained at JFK airport because of his Muslim-sounding last name.
Paul Gascoigne held
Rediff.com21 Feb 2008Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne is being held under the Mental Health Act, a police source said on Thursday.
The global millionaire boom
Rediff.com27 Nov 2007The U.S. still leads the world in number of millionaire households, but maybe not for long -- household wealth is growing fastest in China.
Nimitz: Security, not radiation, is the concern
Rediff.com29 Jun 2007B Raman says jihadi groups may target either the ship when it is here, or even India after it is gone.
The 10 hottest job sectors in US
Rediff.com6 May 2006Small employers are creating jobs at a breakneck pace. Here are the industries they're influencing, and the opportunities that lie within them.
In your 20s? Beat heart trouble now
Rediff.com2 May 2006Meet India's rustic knowledge providers
Rediff.com17 Dec 2005Which Indian IT company is the best?
Rediff.com5 Jul 2005Can mid-caps outdo the market?
Rediff.com9 Jun 2005The ultimate producer
Rediff.com26 May 2005Olympics provided the silver lining
Rediff.com7 Dec 2004IOC to acquire stake in Indonesian firm
Rediff.com26 Aug 2004The strategist at Bharti
Rediff.com12 Apr 2004Long live the Little Master
Rediff.com11 Jul 2003Rediff.com readers wish the India batting maestro on his 53rd birthday.
Dragila regains indoor pole vault mark
Rediff.com3 Mar 2003She cleared 4.78m on her second attempt at the U.S. indoor championships.
Readers' choice on the best, worst actors of 2002
Rediff.com27 Dec 2002Readers pick their best and worst actors of 2002