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At this museum you can touch the Mona Lisa

At this museum you can touch the Mona Lisa

Rediff.com28 May 2015

Yes, this museum does not have a sign that says 'Don't touch the art work'

PIX: Germany snap losing run; Spain, Brazil, Argentina win

PIX: Germany snap losing run; Spain, Brazil, Argentina win

Rediff.com13 Sep 2023

Images from the international friendly and Euro qualifying football matches played on Tuesday.

The man who will help India tackle urban poverty

The man who will help India tackle urban poverty

Rediff.com30 Jun 2010

Known as the 'poor man's capitalist' for his insistence that market economies must work to include their poorest citizens socially, legally and economically, de Soto is a legend in academia for his work on informal economies and how to bring impoverished populations into the mainstream.

Slum development? UPA to try 'de Soto model'

Slum development? UPA to try 'de Soto model'

Rediff.com30 Jun 2010

This is the first time the Union government will be taking the help of foreign experts for slum development, according to sources in the ministry of housing and urban poverty alleviation.

'Prosperity is about the ability to combine'

'Prosperity is about the ability to combine'

Rediff.com1 Jul 2010

In a conversation with Sreelatha Menon, he says anything that brings assets to the poor is great, but the poor also need an access to macrofinance.

Maradona slams FIFA's altitude ban

Maradona slams FIFA's altitude ban

Rediff.com18 Mar 2008

Diego Maradona criticised a ban on international matches at high altitude on Monday after playing a charity game in Bolivia's national stadium at 3,600 metres above sea level. FIFA on Friday ruled that international matches can only be played above 2,750 metres if visiting teams are given one week to acclimatise and above 3,000 metres if they are given two weeks.

2 Indian NGOs win top US prizes

2 Indian NGOs win top US prizes

Rediff.com15 Mar 2005

India's Centre for Civil Society and the International Development Enterprises India bagged the coveted awards.

When Virat didn't need a mask

When Virat didn't need a mask

Rediff.com20 Dec 2017

Virat Kohli batted continuously for over a day in Delhi and showed no signs of fatigue caused by the pollution, marvels Dhruv Munjal.

Be very afraid of the biometric regime

Be very afraid of the biometric regime

Rediff.com4 May 2016

There are unprecedented political implications of identification based on 'biological attributes of an individual', such as employed by Aadhaar, warns Gopal Krishna.