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Kohli-backed World Bowling League to launch next year

Kohli-backed World Bowling League to launch next year

Rediff.com13 Jun 2025

The first edition of the World Bowling League backed by celebrity cricketer Virat Kohli and baseball star Mookie Betts, will roll out with six franchises competing in iconic locations early next year.

Is This The New Celeb Makeup Trick?

Is This The New Celeb Makeup Trick?

Rediff.com7 Nov 2024

Like the stars, cast magic with blue and purple iridescent eye shadow.

History and Mystery in Egypt

History and Mystery in Egypt

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

Time travel in the land of the pharaohs.

Janhvi, Deepika, Kriti, Elli's STARTLING Style

Janhvi, Deepika, Kriti, Elli's STARTLING Style

Rediff.com18 Nov 2022

The stars glimmered at the Elle India Beauty Awards...

Assassin's Creed: Not new, but extremely enjoyable

Assassin's Creed: Not new, but extremely enjoyable

Rediff.com22 Nov 2017

Though a visual treat, the 10th instalment doesn't stand out in terms of gameplay.

Egypt's strategic partnership for India, highest award for Modi

Egypt's strategic partnership for India, highest award for Modi

Rediff.com25 Jun 2023

El-Sisi welcomed Modi, who is on a two-day state visit to Egypt, at the Presidential Palace where the two leaders were closeted for one-on-one meeting after which the two sides signed a memorandum of understandng.

Beautiful world of jewellery

Beautiful world of jewellery

Rediff.com6 Jan 2013

The history of jewellery started thousands of years ago.

What's hot on the OTT menu?

What's hot on the OTT menu?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

Baby Yoda's latest adventures, spirits of all shapes and sizes, NRIs in vendetta mode, catch all this and more on OTT in Sukanya Verma's weekly recommendations.

Avoiding wardrobe malfunction a priority for this pair

Avoiding wardrobe malfunction a priority for this pair

Rediff.com20 Feb 2018

A pair of Turkish ice dancers on Tuesday said they take care to ensure their relatively conservative costumes are firmly in place when they compete but maintained it was not due to any pressure from their government.

Ramie: The ancient fabric that could transform Indian dressing

Ramie: The ancient fabric that could transform Indian dressing

Rediff.com30 Mar 2018

Ramie was used in ancient Egypt and China long before cotton was introduced to the Far East.

There Is No One Indian Cuisine

There Is No One Indian Cuisine

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

Each region in India has its own culinary narrative that speaks through its distinct dishes. Each cuisine packs within itself, textures, layers, ideas and historical nuggets so that all of Indian food cannot be pigeonholed together to say that there is one Indian cuisine. A fascinating extract from Sonal Ved's Whose Samosa Is It Anyway?.

Inspiring! Sowing seeds for better tomorrow

Inspiring! Sowing seeds for better tomorrow

Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

Mumbaikars from different parts of the city are providing people with ready-to-grow seed balls to help tackle depleting forest cover, reports Swapnil Joglekar.

Suicide bomber targets ancient Egyptian temple; 2 killed

Suicide bomber targets ancient Egyptian temple; 2 killed

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

The bomber was killed outside the popular Karnak temple which is the second largest ancient religious site in the world.

5 nutrition-rich foods to include in your diet

5 nutrition-rich foods to include in your diet

Rediff.com30 Aug 2019

Milk, turmeric, millet and nuts are important source of nutrients for your body, says Ritika Samaddar.

Amazing! What the right glass does to wine

Amazing! What the right glass does to wine

Rediff.com10 Dec 2017

The same wine tastes different in different glasses, with the aromas and flavours really coming into their own in the right glass, says wine connoisseur Alok Chandra.

Durga, Shakti and #MeToo

Durga, Shakti and #MeToo

Rediff.com27 Oct 2018

'This year, it may be pertinent to look at some of the myths that invoke her warrior form, where she manifests herself as Shakti, the underlying strength in all humanity,' says Arundhuti Dasgupta.

How does Smriti Irani plan to fix this problem?

How does Smriti Irani plan to fix this problem?

Rediff.com22 Jun 2016

'Gujaratis, among all Indians, are supposed to be born businessmen, but if more than 80% of them do not have the ability to do basic arithmetic, the future is grim.' 'The big issues are in society and they cannot be changed by an HRD minister no matter how brilliant she may be or think of herself as being,' says Aakar Patel.