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Review: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For falters with its script

Review: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For falters with its script

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

Sin City 2 doesn't quite illicit the same response as the film film, says Paloma Sharma.

Why John le Carre will never die

Why John le Carre will never die

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

He will be remembered not only as a writer but as one of the great chroniclers and interrogators of the history of our times, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Tips to make a fortune from property

Tips to make a fortune from property

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

Opt for an affordable house on a metro's periphery, invest and wait it out.

Study abroad tips: What's the best time to apply?

Study abroad tips: What's the best time to apply?

Rediff.com11 Jun 2016

Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice.

What we dearly miss as modern gadgets rule our lives

What we dearly miss as modern gadgets rule our lives

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

For people like me, all these fast-moving gadgets are not only costly and confusing but emotionally barren as well notes Barun Roy.

An all-electric vehicle India by 2047?

An all-electric vehicle India by 2047?

Rediff.com14 Feb 2018

Future strategy will not just revolve around EVs: Maruti Suzuki's Ayukawa. Maruti Suzuki's MD&CEO says electric vehicles cannot be a solution outside the cities.

'A responsible wife is an asset'

'A responsible wife is an asset'

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

Virender Kapoor tells us why he wrote the book A Wonderful Wife.

'Keep in touch socially with your friends on the net'

'Keep in touch socially with your friends on the net'

Rediff.com4 Apr 2020

Psychiatrist Dr Kersi B Chavda interacted with our readers on April 3, 2020 and answered their queries on mental stress due to coronavirus outbreak and lockdown. Here is the complete chat transcript of what he told readers.

Arundhati Roy's book gets a new avatar

Arundhati Roy's book gets a new avatar

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

1997 Booker winner Arundhati Roy's The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness didn't make it to the Booker short list. Perhaps if the Booker jury had sampled Re:Reader -- a powerful companion to Roy's second novel -- they would have discovered it full of surprises.

'You are in a crisis. You need to do things quickly'

'You are in a crisis. You need to do things quickly'

Rediff.com25 Nov 2019

'Unless we change and we see a change in the direction we are taking, times can only get worse.'

How Sara Ali Khan's debut just got BIGGER!

How Sara Ali Khan's debut just got BIGGER!

Rediff.com28 Mar 2018

Urmila's back... Don 3 is not on...

'Soumitra Chatterjee is bigger than a Ray actor'

'Soumitra Chatterjee is bigger than a Ray actor'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

'He never went to the Bombay industry.'

Lessons for CEOs: How to retire gracefully

Lessons for CEOs: How to retire gracefully

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

Most successful and ambitious business leaders feel persuaded that they have no competent successor, says R G Vilakudi.

'Blueberry Hunt got delayed because I was broke'

'Blueberry Hunt got delayed because I was broke'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

'I noticed the audience warming up to The Blueberry Hunt at different points. The surprise was the reaction from the aam aadmi, the common man. They loved the film!' Director Anup Kurian discusses his film.

Review: Pulkit-Yami starrer Junooniyat is a tedious watch

Review: Pulkit-Yami starrer Junooniyat is a tedious watch

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

Junooniyat is just not worth your time and money, says Namrata Thakker.

Ratan Tata now funds love for dogs

Ratan Tata now funds love for dogs

Rediff.com5 Jan 2016

Ratan Tata has invested an undisclosed amount in an entity catering to pet care.

Will cell phone radiation kill off birds, like shown in 2.0?

Will cell phone radiation kill off birds, like shown in 2.0?

Rediff.com20 Dec 2018

'Cell phone towers with 4G technology might certainly impact the lives of birds, and humans.' 'This needs a greater amount of investigation, research and mapping in the country.'

'It is a sly and tricky virus'

'It is a sly and tricky virus'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

'Anyone who takes the eye off the movement of the virus should be prepared for unpleasant surprises.'

11,500 startups to come up in India by 2020

11,500 startups to come up in India by 2020

Rediff.com29 Oct 2014

As many as 11,500 startups would come up in the country employing over 2,50,000 people by 2020, according to key findings of India Start-up Report 2014 of industry body Nasscom.

Rishi Kapoor was Hindi cinema's safety valve

Rishi Kapoor was Hindi cinema's safety valve

Rediff.com14 May 2020

'In an era defined by vengeful anger, he was a star who sang and danced while most others hollered and hectored on the big screen,' remembers Saibal Chatterjee.

A Life Built on Reading

A Life Built on Reading

Rediff.com11 Feb 2017

'As you trek back down the centuries, returning to myth and legend, to stories told by people gone for hundreds of years who had the same fears and hopes as you, who hoped that their future, the world you inhabit, would be a kinder and happier place, you understand that there will never be an end to the exploring,' says Nilanjana S Roy.

Have you visited the mysterious Chand Baori?

Have you visited the mysterious Chand Baori?

Rediff.com25 Aug 2017

Dedicated to the goddess of happiness, this beautiful tourist attraction remains spectacular in its desolation, says Geetanjali Krishna.

India-US ties sailing in choppy waters

India-US ties sailing in choppy waters

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

'2020 will show whether India's troubled domestic economic and political house reveals a mismatch in their strategic association or whether closer strategic ties are yet possible,' says Anita Inder Singh.

Ansuya Dutt had rare courage

Ansuya Dutt had rare courage

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

Ansuya Dutt, who never stopped fighting for women's rights, can be an inspiration to us never to lose sight of our basic beliefs, never mind peer pressure.

Who stole the Indian Dream?

Who stole the Indian Dream?

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

Instead of being a facilitator, each political formation has only tried to be an ATM for freebies, feels Veena Sandhu

Poll: Which is the TASTIEST biryani in India?

Poll: Which is the TASTIEST biryani in India?

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

With the holy month of Ramadan coming to a close, we ask you, dear readers which is the most delectable biryani you ever had.

How Alexis-Serena are giving everyone couple goals

How Alexis-Serena are giving everyone couple goals

Rediff.com1 Mar 2018

The power couple is ruling the internet with their mutual love for each other.

'Ahmed Bhai's political intellect was very high'

'Ahmed Bhai's political intellect was very high'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

'There were any number of Congress leaders who disliked Sonia Gandhi, but they were very close to Ahmed Bhai and he would listen, and give a shoulder to cry upon.'

'The People of India are batting for the Idea of India'

'The People of India are batting for the Idea of India'

Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

'The people of India have not only challenged the ruling dispensation with the constitution, they have also opened the eyes of the leadership that sits in the Opposition.'

'Under Mamata, Bengal grew faster than India'

'Under Mamata, Bengal grew faster than India'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2019

'Our government has created 10 million jobs when the Indian unemployment rate is at a 45-year high.'

Cricket's dressing room blues go back a long way

Cricket's dressing room blues go back a long way

Rediff.com13 Aug 2019

'The dressing room is a precinct that abounds with all the complexities that make up human nature -- and the unpredictable consequences that can emerge from interpersonal relationships. 'A cursory study of cricket history throws up interesting (and some hugely surprising) examples of conflict between players from the same team,' says Ayaz Memon

'Modiji, do not test our patriotism'

'Modiji, do not test our patriotism'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2016

'If standing in a bank or ATM line is a test of patriotism, why is not a single leader standing in that queue too?'

Did you know Kabir Bedi's mother was a monk?

Did you know Kabir Bedi's mother was a monk?

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

She lived for two-thirds of her life in India, adopted its national cause and customs, and took an Indian passport. She served a prison sentence in Lahore as part of Gandhi's protests against an Imperial power which happened to be her motherland. Freda Bedi delighted in confounding accepted definitions of identity.

Review: Asha Black is boring and insipid

Review: Asha Black is boring and insipid

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

The film is so heavy with messages that the story or narration takes a backseat.

'The film is not just about Arvind Kejriwal'

'The film is not just about Arvind Kejriwal'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

'We have used Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party as characters in the story of Indian democracy.'

Postcards from the Raj

Postcards from the Raj

Rediff.com21 Sep 2018

It was an exciting time for India and the world. Photography had been invented 50 years earlier, and the mass-produced Kodak camera of the 1880s helped democratise photography. Ritika Kochhar reports on an unusual exhibition of postcards that chronicle life in the British Raj.

11 career mistakes everyone makes

11 career mistakes everyone makes

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

Remember, one-time costs are cheaper than monthly leaking taps

Meet Kavitha Kuruganti, the farmers' champion

Meet Kavitha Kuruganti, the farmers' champion

Rediff.com27 Nov 2020

Kavitha Kuruganti has been fighting for decades to ensure farmers are respected and get their due from the Indian nation. In order to ensure they don't struggle for a living, she works to ensure sustainable farm livelihoods and farmers' rights.

Why are Tibetans leaving India?

Why are Tibetans leaving India?

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

Tibetan refugees in India face a bleak future, says Greg C Bruno.

Darwin vs Satyapal: Who's right?

Darwin vs Satyapal: Who's right?

Rediff.com10 Feb 2018

'What would be questioned next?' 'Will the Copernicus theory of the sun being the centre of the universe, or Newton's theory of gravity?' asks Veena Mani.