Om Puri's wonderful journey!

Om Puri, notes Arthur J Pais/Rediff.com, has given one of the most endearing performances of his career in producers Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey and director Lasse Hallström's new film,......

Oscar fever revs up DVD sales

Oscar fever is here and nowhere is it more evident than in the US of A. Oscar nominations and the subsequent ad blitz in the media mean hotter box-office hits across North America, and in many......

Farah has India's biggest star for a friend!

Tell Farah Khan she is yet another woman joining the brigade of female filmmakers in India and pat comes the reply: "I am very different from them all. Women directors in India have mostly made......

Elf brings Christmas cheer!

Endowing his role with infectious charm, Will Ferrell zooms into the top bracket of bankable stars with Elf, a Christmas comedy released weeks ahead of the festival season. The former television......

Be mature: Shoaib Akhtar's advice to Amir

IMAGE: Mohammad Amir announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 28. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has urged Mohammad......

Did vote-buying help Rio secure 2016 Olympic hosting rights?

IOC ethics committee looks into Rio payment claims The organisers of the 2016 Rio Olympics denied on Friday that vote buying helped to secure the Games after a French newspaper reported that a......

Indian Super League just a week old and kicking!

ISL players during the unveiling of the trophy in Mumbai. The jury is still out on whether the Indian Super League (ISL) can wake the world's second most populous nation from its football slumber......

I-League: Sporting Clube shock Dempo in Goan derby

Sporting Clube de Goa continued their slow but steady progress in the I-League with a solitary goal victory over Dempo Sports Club at Duler Stadium, Goa, on Saturday. Boima Karpeh scored a 48th......

I-League: Glen's double helps Shillong Lajong stun Dempo 3-0

Shillong Lajong rode on Trinidad World Cupper Cornel Glen's double strike to script a shock 3-0 defeat of former champions Dempo in their lung opener of the 7th edition of the I-League in Mapusa on......