News for '-dark-side'

Chandrayaan-3 Will Head To Moon In 2022

Chandrayaan-3 Will Head To Moon In 2022

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

ISRO hopes to put a crew on the moon, but it has to learn how to keep people alive and healthy in space first.

In Pics: The Blonds take over the NYFW ramp

In Pics: The Blonds take over the NYFW ramp

Rediff.com15 Feb 2019

New York-based designers Phillipe and David Blond presented their latest collection during the New York Fashion Week.

Indiscreet remarks give space for dubious interpretations: Kovind to judges

Indiscreet remarks give space for dubious interpretations: Kovind to judges

Rediff.com27 Nov 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said that indiscreet remarks, even if made with good intention, give space for dubious interpretations to run down the judiciary and asked judges to exercise utmost discretion in their utterances in courtrooms.

10 Best Films From Around The World

10 Best Films From Around The World

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

A beautiful documentary from Delhi. A shocking satire that spares no one. A thriller about a serial killer in Iran. A Pakistan film about family secrets... Aseem Chhabra lists the best films he saw in Cannes.

To hold, or not to hold: Tokyo residents torn before Olympics

To hold, or not to hold: Tokyo residents torn before Olympics

Rediff.com21 May 2021

Tokyo residents are deeply divided on whether they should go ahead with the Olympics mid-pandemic

Finally! An Indian Coming-Of-Age Movie For Grownups

Finally! An Indian Coming-Of-Age Movie For Grownups

Rediff.com30 Jul 2022

Dear Friend is for those who idealised Dil Chahta Hai all out of proportion, and then warmed up to the premise that friendship could be a lot more complicated, and transient, observes Sreehari Nair.

Meet the BAD MEN of Bollywood

Meet the BAD MEN of Bollywood

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

Today, turning bad seems to have trendy, as A-listers are taking the villain route.

'They thought I was stark raving mad'

'They thought I was stark raving mad'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

'I was about 27 at that point in time, and I knew that if I didn't take this leap then, I wouldn't take the leap ever.'

Tributes pour in for Maradona on 60th birthday

Tributes pour in for Maradona on 60th birthday

Rediff.com31 Oct 2020

'I start my 60th with these marvellous messages that you've all sent me. Thank you.'

Malang, Love Aaj Kal, Thappad: Upcoming February Movies

Malang, Love Aaj Kal, Thappad: Upcoming February Movies

Rediff.com30 Jan 2020

Which films are you looking forward?

WATCH: Vilayat Khan or Ravi Shankar? Who was No 1?

WATCH: Vilayat Khan or Ravi Shankar? Who was No 1?

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

9 MUST WATCH videos!

Revisiting 1983 in Hindi Movies

Revisiting 1983 in Hindi Movies

Rediff.com27 Dec 2021

Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.

Hacked review

Hacked review

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

Hacked has plenty of highs for Hina Khan fans but apart from that, there's not much to look for in the film, says Moumita Bhattacharjee.

'Taliban said they will kill me'

'Taliban said they will kill me'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

'My family goes to the airport every day so that they can find a way out.'

Emily Ratajkowski strips for mag cover

Emily Ratajkowski strips for mag cover

Rediff.com19 Mar 2018

The model posed on the cover on Vanity Fair Spain in just a pair of boxers.

Pink, Blue, White, Black...

Pink, Blue, White, Black...

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

Looking at movies with colourful titles.

Kim Kardashian goes shirtless on the red carpet

Kim Kardashian goes shirtless on the red carpet

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

Kim Kardashian shirtless blazer is not for the faint hearted.

A Don Who Rose as Bengaluru Rose

A Don Who Rose as Bengaluru Rose

Rediff.com5 Jun 2020

With Muthappa Rai's death ended a life that highlighted the dark side of Bengaluru's often delirious growth to become India's IT capital

Liverpool's Suarez, an angel with a hint of demon

Liverpool's Suarez, an angel with a hint of demon

Rediff.com11 Mar 2014

Liverpool's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez described himself as being more of an angel with a little bit of the demon inside.

'Babur could be really brutal'

'Babur could be really brutal'

Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

'Physically, he was a strong man, but given to moments of emotional weakness.' 'He had to be put back on the right track by the women in his life.'

The BEST International Films of 2021

The BEST International Films of 2021

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films, most of them shown at international film festivals held virtually (Berlinale and Rotterdam), hybrid (Toronto) or physical (Cannes and Venice).

Classic revisted: Timeless allure of Dev Anand-Waheeda Rehman's Kala Bazar

Classic revisted: Timeless allure of Dev Anand-Waheeda Rehman's Kala Bazar

Rediff.com12 Jun 2014

In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman starrer Kala Bazar(1960).

Tendulkar's farewell and match-fixing rows hogged limelight in 2013

Tendulkar's farewell and match-fixing rows hogged limelight in 2013

Rediff.com24 Dec 2013

A teary-eyed Sachin Tendulkar ended his cricketing journey in glorious Mumbai sunshine and as the sport bade farewell to its favourite son, the dark side of the "gentleman's game" was once again exposed.

Tandav review

Tandav review

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

Tandav is as mainstream and contrived as it gets, but not completely without its moments of charisma and drama, observes Sukanya Verma.

6 international covers that shook the Internet in 2018

6 international covers that shook the Internet in 2018

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

Presenting the magazine covers which grabbed our attention this year.

StyleDiaries: Swara's bold playsuit is not for everyone

StyleDiaries: Swara's bold playsuit is not for everyone

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

Our weekly roundup of the best summer styles from the celebrity circuit.

Video: Celina Jaitley returns to the catwalk for Neeta Lulla

Video: Celina Jaitley returns to the catwalk for Neeta Lulla

Rediff.com5 Nov 2012

Marking her comeback gorgeous Bollywood actress Celina Jaitley sashayed down the ramp as a showstopper, for designer Neeta Lulla at Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2012 in Mumbai. It was her first post-baby appearance and the actress looked as vibrant as ever.

Ranveer, Deepika, Shahid: Which Padmavati star gets your vote?

Ranveer, Deepika, Shahid: Which Padmavati star gets your vote?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2017

Take the poll given below and let us know.

China's lunar rover creates first 'footprint' on the far side of the moon

China's lunar rover creates first 'footprint' on the far side of the moon

Rediff.com4 Jan 2019

The Chang'e-4 spacecraft scripted history on Thursday when it made the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon.

What to expect from new Maradona film

What to expect from new Maradona film

Rediff.com20 May 2019

New Maradona film tracks highs and lows, intimate family moments

China launches first Mars mission

China launches first Mars mission

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

The Chinese Mars probe named Tianwen 1, or Quest for Heavenly Truth 1, will fulfil three scientific objectives: orbiting the red planet for comprehensive observation, landing on Martian soil and sending a rover to roam the landing site.

Mayawati's parks, elephants and a Rs 40,000-crore scam

Mayawati's parks, elephants and a Rs 40,000-crore scam

Rediff.com16 May 2012

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati's fad for building memorials and parks with umpteen statues of Dalit icons and elephants, the party symbol, has a dark side too. Clearly, there appears to be a huge scam behind every dream project of the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister.

Is Elli Avram the prettiest bride of all time?

Is Elli Avram the prettiest bride of all time?

Rediff.com21 Aug 2017

Have you met these glamorous showstoppers from Lakme Fashion Week Winter Festive 2017?

Pix: Lipstick secrets of Katrina, Sonam!

Pix: Lipstick secrets of Katrina, Sonam!

Rediff.com6 Sep 2011

Bollywood's sexiest covergirls pucker up with the latest hues.

'You don't need any of these 10 drugs'

'You don't need any of these 10 drugs'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

'The vast majority of people are going to get better.' 'And the small fraction, who are not going to get better, unfortunately, there's no drug that we have that can that can alter the trajectory.'

Healers and the world

Healers and the world

Rediff.com24 Apr 2020

'With doctors going up against a seemingly invincible enemy, often at immense risk to their lives, the myths reveal an interesting relationship between the men of medicine and the rest of humankind,' notes Arundhuti Dasgupta.

'There is an India we don't wish to know'

'There is an India we don't wish to know'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2011

In our Independence Day Special on the India You Didn't Know, Carnatic vocalist Sikkil Gurucharan looks at the dark side of India, one that has forgotten its physically challenged.

'America's Christ on a bicycle' Armstrong's disgrace revisited in film

'America's Christ on a bicycle' Armstrong's disgrace revisited in film

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

The Program documents the dark side of professional cycling, which still struggles to shake off suspicions of cheating amid a culture of loyalty to a team's star

Udaan is sheer joy to watch!

Udaan is sheer joy to watch!

Rediff.com16 Jul 2010

Udaan is an enriching cinematic experience.

Power cuts a threat to India story: Mahindra

Power cuts a threat to India story: Mahindra

Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

The Mumbai power cuts come amid concerns about wider blackouts across the country due to a shortage of coal.