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Rohit Shetty gifts Harley Davidson to Shah Rukh Khan

Rohit Shetty gifts Harley Davidson to Shah Rukh Khan

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

UN and New York, where leaders turn a blind eye to each other

UN and New York, where leaders turn a blind eye to each other

Rediff.com25 Sep 2015

With 200 world leaders in New York and the arrival of the Pope also arriving in the city on Thursday, there is a VIP on every street corner, but nobody really knows what they are achieving.

The boss who nurtures

The boss who nurtures

Rediff.com22 May 2018

It is all about a C and C model -- of choices and consequences -- for women. Women make choices about their lives and for each of them there will be consequences, Shell India Lubricants MD Mansi Madan Tripathy tells Jyoti Mukul.

Meet Dev Patel's onscreen wife

Meet Dev Patel's onscreen wife

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

'Dev Patel and I hung out together to get to know one another. It's very important to understand your co-star before you begin a project.' Devika Bhise gets ready for The Man Who Knew Infinity.

Blake says New York cop should be fired for abusing power

Blake says New York cop should be fired for abusing power

Rediff.com13 Sep 2015

'If you have someone out there that's having this kind of rogue justice, they're tarnishing that image, and they don't deserve to be in the same sentence with the heroes of the NYPD, and they don't deserve to have that badge'

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in New York

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in New York

Rediff.com3 Feb 2014

The Oscar-winning actor of films like Magnolia, The Big Lebowski and The Master was 46.

'The cultural stuff can't cancel out what is happening politically'

'The cultural stuff can't cancel out what is happening politically'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2018

'Our grandparents' generation knew one another.' 'In our generation, you could go a lifetime without meeting someone from the other country,' British Pakistani novelist Kamila Shamsie tells Rahul Jacob.

US appeals court denies Rajat Gupta's petition to rehear case

US appeals court denies Rajat Gupta's petition to rehear case

Rediff.com15 Jul 2014

A full panel of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday denied Gupta's petition for 'panel rehearing, or, in the alternative, for rehearing en banc'.

Decision on Snowden's asylum could take months: Ecuador

Decision on Snowden's asylum could take months: Ecuador

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

Ecuador said it would take months to decide on whether to grant asylum to United States whistleblower Edward Snowden, currently staying in Moscow airport for the fourth day in a row after fleeing Hong Kong.

JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has throat cancer

JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has throat cancer

Rediff.com2 Jul 2014

In a brief letter to his colleagues and shareholders, Dimon disclosed that the cancer was detected quickly and is confined to the original site and adjacent lymph nodes on the right side of his neck with no evidence of cancer elsewhere in his body.

2 missing, 25 injured in massive explosion in New York building

2 missing, 25 injured in massive explosion in New York building

Rediff.com27 Mar 2015

Two persons are still unaccounted for following a massive "gas-related" explosion that razed three buildings to the ground and left 25 injured, four of them critically.

Loev is a complex gay drama, the kind we rarely see

Loev is a complex gay drama, the kind we rarely see

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

The real achievement of the film, which is now available worldwide on Netflix, is that it resists the temptations of the genre.

I relive the vicious attack multiple times: Uber rape survivor

I relive the vicious attack multiple times: Uber rape survivor

Rediff.com8 Mar 2015

The 25-year-old woman executive, allegedly raped by an Uber driver in New Delhi, on Sunday said she is suffering mentally every day and lashed out at the web-based United States taxi firm for "insult to her injury", saying it has only made cosmetic changes to its policies to operate in India.

In New York, protesters take to the streets to say 'I Am Muslim Too'

In New York, protesters take to the streets to say 'I Am Muslim Too'

Rediff.com20 Feb 2017

'We will fight hatred with love, we will fight bigotry with inclusivity. And today I am a Muslim too.' New Yorkers by the thousand, representing myriad backgrounds and faiths, converged on Times Square, to let Muslims know their fellow Americans stood by them.

Sanjay Valvani, New York hedge fund exec found dead in apparent suicide

Sanjay Valvani, New York hedge fund exec found dead in apparent suicide

Rediff.com22 Jun 2016

Prosecutors unveiled charges against Valvani alleging he fraudulently made $25 million by getting advance information about US Food and Drug Administration approvals of generic drug applications

'I will romance each and every girl in Bigg Boss'

'I will romance each and every girl in Bigg Boss'

Rediff.com15 Oct 2014

'I hope to reduce the stress in the house with my songs and funniness,' Ali Quli Mirza tells Rajul Hegde.

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

This week's collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world

Buying/selling a house is a nightmare :(

Buying/selling a house is a nightmare :(

Rediff.com9 Oct 2014

Here are some amusing anecdotal experiences that buyers and sellers of residential units witness every day. Share yours!

Mexico and New Jersey races unlikely: Ecclestone

Mexico and New Jersey races unlikely: Ecclestone

Rediff.com3 Nov 2013

ormula One races in Mexico and New Jersey are unlikely to happen next year, the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Sunday.

I have never met anyone like Arthur Pais

I have never met anyone like Arthur Pais

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

'Arthur was a charming, quirky, funny, smart journalist who loved all things about films. And he would change my life forever.'

PHOTOS! It's an odd world out there

PHOTOS! It's an odd world out there

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

10 photos that show it is a crazy, mad world

Modi's US visit: India Inc still guessing on delegation

Modi's US visit: India Inc still guessing on delegation

Rediff.com23 Sep 2014

No business delegation has been cleared yet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's visit to America from Friday.

Soon, you can visit Times Square in Mumbai!

Soon, you can visit Times Square in Mumbai!

Rediff.com13 Sep 2014

The proposal is divided into multiple phases and for the first phase the Union Ministry of Tourism sanctioned Rs 5 cr.

Vivekananda, Desh ki Dharti on Modi show in New York

Vivekananda, Desh ki Dharti on Modi show in New York

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

The US State Department and other lobbies who denied Modi a visa when he was chief minister of Gujarat, says one organiser of the Madison Square Garden event, will get a clear idea of what kind of "force" is behind Modi in America. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com meets the people behind the event in New York and finds out what's in store for Sunday's show.

Top 10 places to visit in 2016

Top 10 places to visit in 2016

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

It's time you added these places to your bucket list.

Dr Devinder Singh to head Maryland Board of Physicians

Dr Devinder Singh to head Maryland Board of Physicians

Rediff.com13 Aug 2014

Dr Devinder Singh, associate professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, has become perhaps the first second-generation Indian American to head a state medical board.

India to have New York's Grand Central like top rail stations

India to have New York's Grand Central like top rail stations

Rediff.com21 Dec 2014

India prepares itself for world class rail stations.

The A to Z of Shah Rukh Khan

The A to Z of Shah Rukh Khan

Rediff.com2 Nov 2019

On the actor's 54th birthday on November 2, we write another tome about the boy with big dreams and a regrettable haircut, who defied incredible odds to become one of the most loved actors on the planet.

The woman who nailed the idol thief

The woman who nailed the idol thief

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

The startling story of how a bitter ex-girlfriend helped capture artifacts raider Subhash Kapoor.

Top bitcoin execs charged with money laundering in US

Top bitcoin execs charged with money laundering in US

Rediff.com28 Jan 2014

Charges were filed against against underground bitcoin exchanger Robert Faiella, 52, and chief executive officer and compliance officer of a bitcoin exchange company Charlie Shrem, 24.

World Trade Center reopens 13 years after 9/11 attacks

World Trade Center reopens 13 years after 9/11 attacks

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

The 104-storey building's opening marks an emotional milestone for the United States.

Rajat Gupta files fresh plea in US court; seeks release

Rajat Gupta files fresh plea in US court; seeks release

Rediff.com7 Mar 2015

Gupta began serving a two-year prison term on insider trading charges

Will Mumbai drown?

Will Mumbai drown?

Rediff.com23 Jul 2016

Mumbai is not prepared for a natural disaster, warns Amitav Ghosh.

Rajat Gupta's plea against business partner dismissed by court

Rajat Gupta's plea against business partner dismissed by court

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

Rajat Gupta's lawyer Rishi Bhandari said suit was filed in order to ensure that there was a designee on the board.

Reshma Saujani: The woman who took on Ivanka Trump

Reshma Saujani: The woman who took on Ivanka Trump

Rediff.com8 May 2017

10 things you must know about the Girls Who Code founder.

Partition: What we must remember

Partition: What we must remember

Rediff.com15 Aug 2018

The world had almost completely forgotten about Partition, and many never learned about it, says Guneeta Singh Bhalla, the woman who founded the 1947 Partition Archive.

Sant Chatwal pleads guilty to violating US electoral laws

Sant Chatwal pleads guilty to violating US electoral laws

Rediff.com18 Apr 2014

Indian-American hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal on Thursday pleaded guilty at a court in New York to violating federal election laws by using straw donors to secretly funnel money to political campaigns and will pay a million dollars to the US as part of his plea agreement.

5 women accuse Trump of sexual assault

5 women accuse Trump of sexual assault

Rediff.com13 Oct 2016

Trump denied the allegations and said he would sue the NYT if it reported them.

Melanie Griffith, Antonio Banderas to be divorced

Melanie Griffith, Antonio Banderas to be divorced

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

A lowdown on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here.

Realtors from South make inroads into high-growth NCR

Realtors from South make inroads into high-growth NCR

Rediff.com10 Sep 2013

Some major property companies based in South India, such as Puravankara and Sobha Developers, are spreading their wings in the high-growth National Capital Region market.