H O T

Rediff.com » News » H O T

News for H O T

News
Business
Movies
Sports

She Cleared NEET at 47!

'Age is not an issue if you are chasing your dream. If you have support from your family, you can achieve anything.' IMAGE: 'While standing in the queue among children, some of them asked me, 'Are......

Former Home Minister Shivraj Patil passes away

Senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil passed away at his home town Latur in Maharashtra on Friday morning, family sources said. IMAGE: Shivraj Patil was Union Home......

Digital Scams Are Getting Smarter

'Just like oral hygiene, cyber hygiene must become a daily habit,' says Beena Vaheed, executive director, Bank of Baroda.'It is not enough to rely only on banks, companies, or the government. Each......

9 killed, 22 injured as bus falls off road in Andhra

At least nine people died and 22 were injured after a bus fell off a road and turned turtle in Chintoor in Alluri Sitaramarajud district in the early hours of Friday, police said. IMAGE: According......

After Babri-style mosque, Ayodhya-style Ram Mandir proposed in Bengal

In a sharp escalation of Bengal's temple-mosque political duel ahead of the assembly polls, posters appeared across Salt Lake on Thursday announcing plans for an Ayodhya-style Ram temple complex on......

Tier-II, -III mkts make 62% of new health insurance policies

Tier-II, Tier-III, and rural regions accounted for 62 per cent of all new health insurance policies sold by insurers so far in 2025-26 (FY26), according to a Policybazaar report. Illustration:......

20% Shopping Centres Are Ghost Malls

Ghost malls have a vacancy rate of over 50 per cent. Kindly note this image has been posted only for representational reasons. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Nearly one-fifth of 365 shopping......

Rupee slumps 38 paise to close at all-time low of 90.32 against US dollar

The rupee plunged 38 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.32 against the US dollar on Thursday amid uncertainty over the India-US trade deal. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Forex traders......

Sensex jumps 427 points on buying in metal, auto shares

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Thursday, cutting short a three-day falling streak following buying in auto and metal stocks and a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.......

Retail investors sell Rs 23,000 crore in two months as markets rally

Retail investors are moving away from a buy-and-hold approach and towards more informed short-term positioning, recent investment patterns show. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Over the past......

Salman's Day Out With Johnny Depp

Photograph: Kind courtesy Red Sea Film Foundation/Instagram Salman Khan, who turns 60 this month, made a splash at the Red Sea Film Festival as he rubbed shoulders with Hollywood's A-listers. ......

Hema Malini Gets Emotional At Dharmendra's Prayer Meet

Hema Malini on Thursday, December 11, 2025, hosted a prayer meet for her late husband Dharmendra in Delhi. She was accompanied by her daughters Esha Deol and Ahana Deol. The prayer meet was......

Rajinikanth's Love Affair With Bollywood

Rajinikanth may have made his last Hindi film two decades ago but he can still set the screen alight, blazing away with a gun that has dozens of barrels.As Thalaiva turns 75 on December 12, Dinesh......

The Great Shamsuddin Family Review: Interesting Watch

The Great Shamsuddin Family is a seemingly light chamber piece that hides its claws of social commentary under the chirpy banter of an apartment full of women, observes Deepa Gahlot. It would......

'I Was Becoming A Mini Dilip Kumar'

'Dilipsaab was an interesting mix of spontaneity and stylised acting.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Meenakshi Seshadri/Instagram Meenakshi Seshadri may have recently returned to Dallas, USA, to spend......

Europa League: Villa edge Basel; Roma rout Celtic

IMAGE: Evann Guessand celebrates scoring Aston Villa's first goal against Basel at St. Jakob-Park, on Thursday. Photograph: Pierre Albouy/Reuters Aston Villa secured a 2-1 victory at Basel on......

Why fan group wants FIFA to stop World Cup ticket sales

IMAGE: Football Supporters Europe accused FIFA of imposing "extortionate" ticket prices that risk shutting ordinary fans out of the World Cup. Photograph: Luis Cortes/Reuters Football Supporters......

'We don't want Gill to justify his place in team'

'We believe in his class and we believe he will come good.' IMAGE: Shubman replaced Sanju Samson at the top of the order but runs have not flown from his bat, raising questions ahead of the World......

Gill, SKY's Batting Woes Deepen!

Photographs: ANI Photo India Captain Suryakumar Yadav and his deputy Shubman Gill once again flopped with the bat as India suffered a 51 run thrashing in the second T20 International against South......

IPL Auction: Look Out For These Youngsters

The final roster of players for the Tata IPL mini-auction features 240 Indian players and 110 overseas recruits, including 224 uncapped Indians and 14 uncapped overseas names, offering franchises a......