Operation Brahma: IAF Planes, IN Ships Head For Myanmar

IMAGE: Indian Navy ships INS Karmuk and LCU 52 have sailed for Yangon with 30 tonnes of disaster relief and medical supplies, here and below. Two more Indian Navy ships INS Karmuk and LCU 52 are......

'Blaming India Is Pakistan's Go-To Excuse'

'Neither are Baloch insurgents capable of breaking up Pakistan nor has Pakistan learned any lessons from the 1971 debacle that led to the country's dismemberment.' IMAGE: Pakistan soldiers stand......

Andhra, Telangana rain toll at 33; flood waters recede in both states

Flood waters in several parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh started receding as the states have not witnessed any intense rain spells on Tuesday even as the respective state governments stepped......

Now on pay only processing charges to buy blood at hospitals

Hospitals and blood banks can now only charge processing fees for blood as the apex drug regulator has decided to do away with all other fees to check the practice of overcharging. IMAGE: Kindly......

Red Cross asks Indian Oil to stop using its symbol

The Red Cross society has not taken kindly to its ubiquitous symbol being used by Indian Oil. The Indian Red Cross Society has shot off a letter to the state-owned oil company asking it to stop the......

Advertisements that Indians find 'offensive'

Six major triggers were identified – some expected, some new. Veenu Sandhu reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com An advertisement showing two women talking about Cars24’s......

Spice launches quiz contest for cricket buffs

As the nation waits for the India-West Indies cricket series to be held from May to July, Spice Telecom has launched a cricket-based contest called "Spice Super Sixes Challenge Quiz". Cricketer......

India Inc donates crores for tsunami relief

Corporate India and public sector units are doing their bit in the relief efforts in the tsunami-ravaged areas. Not just in donations, but also in kind.While several companies and banks are......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

Indian films set record at fest

When Amitabh Bachchan walks the red carpet with his The Last Lear co-star Preity Zinta at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), he will be making festival history. The reason?He will be......

SPOTTED! Shraddha at her pal's engagement

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Shraddha Kapoor recently took some time to attend her pal Eshanka Wahi’s engagement ceremony in Mumbai. She shared a......

How the North Indian Launda saved Hindi movies

'Pink a movie that's assembled especially for that section of prejudice-free Indians who are all on this side of the screen.''Look... there's virtuosity staring at you, 24 Frames per Second.''Soak......

Is this why KL Rahul is struggling in Test cricket?

'He has got the game, but somewhere I feel he does not express himself, the way he needs to. I think he needs to come out and back his game.' IMAGE: KL Rahul struggled in the two-Test series in......

Bradman cookies launched in India

Did you know Sir Don Bradman loved chocolate cookies as much as he did cricket? Did you know there are chocolate cookies named after the legend, and they are available only in India?For the first......

This Indian Navyman ran the toughest marathon on earth

Not everyone completes the Badwater Marathon, Breeze Sharma did so, the fastest Indian ever.Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi spoke to the Indian Navyman to find out how he did it. Not every man survives a......