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Kota Factory Calls For More Than Mechanical Repair

The suicides have involved more NEET aspirants than JEE.'It's a make-or-mar situation.''Either you get into a government medical college, where the fee is much lower than in private institutes, or......

Can India Afford To Frown At The Chinese?

India would not be seen to be anything but rude with the Pakistanis.In the big picture, who is the bigger adversary right now?Who is the bigger pain in the neck?And who is it that is keeping more......

Couples refuse to be cowed down, celebrate Valentine's Day with gaiety

Couples -- young and old -- celebrated Valentine's Day on Tuesday with flowers and gifts even as a few right-wing outfits played spoilsport in some parts of the country. IMAGE: A man dressed as a......

Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year

From hippos playing in the lake shallows, to a fight between a cheetah and dogs, photographers have scoured the planet to highlight it's wondrous sights. The Natural History Museum’s Wildlife......

Hey Mr Owaisi, these are Muslims too!

One teenager died in police firing last May.Another teenager is paralysed waist down.Both families have been ignored by the political establishment, including the AIMIM.Jyoti Punwani reports from......

India's growing coffee culture

Indian coffee shops market over the next four-five years will grow between 6 and 18 per cent CAGR, all due to the growing coffee culture among the youth, increasing urbanisation, rising disposable......

When V G Siddhartha refused all trappings of reflected power

When word got around in the ministry of external affairs that Siddhartha and Malavika were going to New York and would be with SM Krishna, protocol officers went to Delhi airport to see off the......

Super-rich young Indians have a new success mantra!

Nikita Puri and Dhruv Munjal explain why new-age businessmen are turning to exclusive, uber-rich clubs.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com A speaker is addressing some 50 people. The audience,......

By end 2017, Google to have its India Cloud Region in Mumbai

It will compete with rivals Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After delayed entry into India’s fast-growing cloud services market, information......

Why modern desis flock to chai cafes

Tea retail brands are personalising the brew and the experience, and hope to carve a distinct identity for their labels. IMAGE: Chaayos founder feels tea has huge potential because consumption of......

Big Girls Don't Cry Review: Watchable

Big Girls Don't Cry is too solemn to be fun and too timid to be truly bold, feels Deepa Gahlot. For the new generation, it is probably the Harry Potter books set in a boarding school that......

Rashmika Gives You A Kiss!

Shalini gives herself some self love... Chitrangda goes down memory lane... Harshvardhan's date diary... Photograph: Kind courtesy Rashmika Mandanna/Instagram 'I don't know how to pout. so a......

Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt At A Prayer Meet

Quite a few film folk attended the prayer meet for restaurateur Kishor Bajaj on March 22. Bajaj, who passed away on March 17, launched the restaurant Hakkasan -- among Bollywood's favourite fine......

Why is Alia visiting Ranbir at his home?

Meet the stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar captured on his camera on Tuesday. Alia Bhatt visits boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor at his home. Kriti Sanon outside......

How Punyakoti, Sanskrit's 1st animation film, got made

Seven years ago, Ravishankar Venkateswaran heard a story during a bus ride.Indira Kannan finds out what happened next. Seven years ago, Ravishankar Venkateswaran, then an employee of Infosys,......

'Would burn my hands trying to flip roomali rotis': Birthday boy Siraj opens up on early struggles

IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj opened up on his early struggles. Photograph: Mohammed Siraj/X Indian speedster Mohammed Siraj is celebrating his 30th birthday and marking the special day, the right-arm......

Why Pant apologised to Avesh Khan after IPL auction...

Photograph: Kind Courtesy IPL/Twitter Pacer Avesh Khan became the most expensive uncapped player. Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal revealed that their skipper Rishabh Pant wanted to have the......

Can India win an Olympic Medal in Climbing?

While sport climbing made its debut in the Olympics only this year, it has had a popular home in India for many years now, says Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Shauna Coxsey of Britain in action during the......

SEE: SRK's Knights enjoy team bonding session in UAE

'When we have such get-togethers, we get to keep our minds off the game a bit.' IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders' players celebrate a wicket during the IPL last year. Photograph: BCCI Kolkata Knight......

Venus in dreamland as she twirls into family final

IMAGE: Venus Williams dances after winning the semi-final match against CoCo Vandeweghe. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images Despite her poor recent track record against her sister Serena,......

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