Purple Island

Rediff.com » News » Purple Island

News for Purple Island

News
Business
Movies
Sports

South Korean island paints the town purple to attract visitors

Roses are red, violets are blue. This island is purple to attract me and you. A South Korean farming community has reinvented itself by transforming into an attraction perfect for the Instagram......

Stunning winners of this year's Ocean Art underwater photo contest

The Underwater Photography Guide has announced the winners of their 8th annual Ocean Art Underwater Photography Competition: a selection that runs the gamut between beautiful, eye popping and, in......

Audubon photography awards show breathtaking beauty of birds

It’s another year of beautiful birds for the Audubon Photography awards. The Grand Prize went to Kathrin Swoboda for her photo of a Red-winged Blackbird. The National Audubon Society is......

Rural rides through tsunami-hit country

Travellingthrough Tuticorin,one realises that even the tsunami affects the rich and the poor differently.The general manager of one of the biggest industrial unitsin Tuticorinwas on a holiday in......

Rajeev Srinivasan: The Jaichand syndrome

I was astonished at the March 10th news of the arrest and harassment of Indian IT professionals by Malaysian authorities, especially as the news stories talked about how they were arrested from......

How to make money from mega IPOs

The mega IPOs (initial public offerings) are back on the horizon. The biggest sensations of the last few years have undoubtedly been the two 'IPs'. IPL and IPO. The Indian Premier League (IPL)......

Nations that are out of recession

The world is slowly, but surely, coming out of the fiscal quagmire that it was wallowing in for a long time.... the recession is finally showing signs of retreating with economies across the......

Air India to cut employee cost by Rs 500 cr

Air India is working on plans to reduce its expenditure on employees by Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) per annum. A newly formed committee is re-examining wage and other agreements in......

World's most luxurious credit cards

You're stranded on a desert island with nary a chilled Voss in sight. You've got a tragically hungry Chihuahua on your hands, and you're in sore need of a caviar facial. Do you slump into the dune......

Oscars 2024: Meet The Winners!

IMAGE: Robert Downey Jr, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Emma Stone and Cillian Murphy at the Oscars. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters Oppenheimer and Poor Things lead the show at the 96th Annual......

Oscar Nominations: A Quick Glance

The nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards have been announced. The Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 11, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. A quick look at the nominees. IMAGE:......

302 films in 365 days!

Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 302 films in 365 days on airplanes, on Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Google, Hulu, DVDs and even on YouTube. As a journalist I often write about films. I see many,......

Megan Fox to call off divorce?

The latest Hollywood updates. IMAGE: Megan Fox with Brian Austin Green. Photograph: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Pregnant actress Megan Fox has reportedly changed her mind regarding......

Review: Inside Out is insightful, intoxicating, incredible

Inside Out is arguably Pixar's finest film, says Raja Sen.‘What is your favourite colour?’ I always found that a dashed impossible question. Purple leaps to mind because of how......

PIX: Gill hits century to lead India's strong reply

Images from Day 3 of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on Saturday. Scorecard IMAGE: Shubman Gill celebrates his half-century......

FIFA World Cup: Check Out Team Jerseys!

The countdown to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has begun. The tournament, to be played from November 20 to December 18, will be the first hosted in the Middle East and played in eight stadiums......

IPL 12 Rewind!

Pandya, Rahul back in form; Warner sends warning to WC rivals IMAGE: For India, the foremost gain has to be Hardik and Rahul's performance. Photograph: BCCI Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul's......

Decoding Ishant Sharma: Slow starter to match-winner!

2014 was Ishant Sharma's best year in terms of performance. He had 38 wickets in eight Tests, including the match-winning 7 for 74 against England at Lord’s. Rajneesh Gupta decodes the......

Dhoni's men will look to break 'finals' jinx in SL

Having led India to many great victories since donning the captain's mantle, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has another chance to ink his name in the record books when the team begins the new season with the......

Rediff News