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Taliban's latest decree: No windows in women's living spaces

In its latest decree, the Taliban's moral police banned women from looking out of windows. IMAGE: Afghan women arrive to receive assistance from a World Food Program distribution centre in Kabul,......

Turkey politics heats up over delay in post-quake rescue

Rescuers pulled out children on Friday (local time) from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll crossed 24,000, reported The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH). IMAGE: A woman reacts as......

India sends first shipment of 2,500 tonne wheat to Afghanistan via Pak

India on Tuesday sent the first shipment of 2,500 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Pakistani land route, over four months after announcing the humanitarian aid for the Afghan people. IMAGE: A......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

UN suspends aid, 1 million Somalis without food

Citing rising threats and attacks on humanitarian operations, the UN World Food Program has suspended its aid operations in southern Somalia leaving millions of people without aid. "The World Food......

India-born scientist Rajaram awarded World Food Prize

India-born Mexican scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been presented with the prestigious World Food Prize 2014 for his agricultural research that led to a remarkable increase in world wheat production......

'Virus has shown us the inequalities of society'

'Inequality has been growing in the world. The virus has only amplified it.' IMAGE: The Assam police distributes food among the needy in Guwahati, Friday, July 3, 2020, during the lockdown.......

Amul and Modi's BIG dream!

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to farmers and other stakeholders associated with the cooperative sector to make GCMMF, which owns the 'Amul' brand, the world's number one dairy......

Famine looming large, high time to react

Most of you have heard of Mid Day Meal scheme in India. In a poverty struck country like India, this is what attracts a large number of poor students to attend school. Sadly it is discontinued in......

10 nations where people survive on less than $1.25 a day

A young girl with her mother attend a religious mass. Photograph: Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images About one-third of the world’s 'extremely poor' people live in India, according to......

10 Lovely Stories From Across The World

After an interruption of two years, the Berlin Film Festival returned in full force. A range of remarkable films were show, from new discoveries, return of old masters and a celebration of classic......

It's destination Gujarat for celebs this Navratri

From superstar Priyanka Chopra to item girl Sambhavna Seth, celebrities are making the best out of the Navratri season in Ahmedabad, be it extolling their Gujarati fans to watch their next film......

The movie theatre experience, post lockdown

Movie theatres may reopen around the second week of July. The next time you walk into a cinema hall, be prepared to find an empty seat adjacent to you. India's movie-going experience has been......

Movie business loses Rs 120 billion!

From Rs 191 billion in 2019, the world's largest film producing industry now stands at Rs 72 billion, thanks to the pandemic.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. IMAGE: A scene from Saina streaming on......

'Patang is seeped in my soul. Thank you, Prashant Bhargava'

'Prashant has left us and it is really tragic. But I want to hold on to those little moments of happiness that he shared with me and with others whose lives he touched.' Aseem Chhabra pays tribute......

Please listen to our mann ki baat: Wrestlers to Modi

IMAGE: The wrestlers said they are surprised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitates them and clicks pictures with them when they win medals but now he has turned a blind eye to their......

US Open: Images (Day VIII)

The threadbare state of American men's tennis surfaced again on Monday when John Isner lost to Fernando Verdasco in the fourth round of the US Open to make it the worst home showing in the......

IOC chief backs Games food and drinks sponsors

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)issued public backing of its Games sponsors Coca-Cola and McDonald's on Tuesday, a day after president Jacques Rogge was quoted as saying there was a......

Images: Spain is Octopus Paul's World Cup champion

Germany's oracle octopus Paul picked Spain to beat the Netherlands in the World Cup final on Sunday in a live television broadcast watched across Europe. The two-year-old celebrity octopus, who......

Neeraj Chopra has set his eyes on 90 metres

Want to throw 90m to enhance chances of Olympic medal: Neeraj IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra of India celebrates winning gold in the men's javelin final at Gola Coast CWG.Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty......

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