Full Text: What Prez Obama said at the State of the Union Address

Read the full transcript of President Obama’s State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington. As prepared for delivery - Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of......

What you should know about World War II

The world commemmorates the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, VE Day, today. rediff.com guides our younger readers through a war that claimed more lives than any other battle......

Homes of the billionaires

When you have it all, you need a place to put it all. Multimillion-dollar yachts need to be docked. The de Koonings have to be hung. And you've got to park the Rolls somewhere. That's where the......

How to live like a billionaire

A comfortable home, a reliable car, a week-long vacation--just some of the little things that make most of us tick. Of course, these basics depend on the size of our bank accounts. So what happens......

Homes of the billionaires

America's wealthiest citizens can buy or build just about any type of house they like, and so it should come as no shock that many of them live very nicely, indeed. They can easily purchase in some......

Review: The Descendants is a triumph of human imperfection

Shaikh Ayaz raves about George Clooney's Oscar-nominated film, The Descendants. Among many things, The Descendants is a film of infinite surprises and of breezy calm that is usually associated with......