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Jolly LLB 3 Review: Social Conscience Gets Witty

Jolly LLB 3 Review: Social Conscience Gets Witty

Rediff.com19 Sep 2025

Akshay Kumar, Arshad Warsi and Saurabh Shukla are in top form in Jolly LLB 3, applauds Deepa Gahlot.

I'm Going Back Someday To Sark

I'm Going Back Someday To Sark

Rediff.com13 Aug 2025

The wee island in the English Channel, where the only motorised vehicles are tractors, is a place one can return to again and again, says Dilip D'Souza.

Scrabble squabble

Scrabble squabble

Rediff.com18 Jan 2008

The breakthrough for Scrabulous came when it appeared on the social networking site. Now it claims more than 600,000 daily users, making it one of Facebook's most popular applications.

No more 'N-word': Scrabble players look to bar racist or homophobic slurs

No more 'N-word': Scrabble players look to bar racist or homophobic slurs

Rediff.com7 Jul 2020

Language has become a hotly debated topic after protests against racism following the death of George Floyd in US police custody on May 25, with bands, consumer brands, and buildings and roads named after slave traders renamed.

Nat. Scrabble championship this weekend

Nat. Scrabble championship this weekend

Rediff.com2 Jul 2003

Around 80 men and women are expected to enter the fray.

Scrabble Entertainment to broadcast IPL in 3D

Scrabble Entertainment to broadcast IPL in 3D

Rediff.com6 Apr 2010

Having paid Rs 2.5 crore (Rs 25 million) for the 3D rights, Scrabble is looking to air live matches across 120 3D theatres in the country.

Drowning In A Sea Of Entertainment

Drowning In A Sea Of Entertainment

Rediff.com22 Jan 2025

'There is simply too much to watch, read and absorb.' 'Just online consumption (news, entertainment, social media) in India was 2.5 hours a day in November 2024.' 'Add TV (just under 4 hours), other media, and the figure is closer to 7 to 8 hours a day for over one-third of Indians,' points out Vanita Kohli Khandekar.

Scrabble sues Indian developers of Facebook app

Scrabble sues Indian developers of Facebook app

Rediff.com25 Jul 2008

The suit filed in federal court in New York City, which also names RJ Softwares, the Kolkata-based company owned by Rajat Agarwalla, 27, and Jayant Agarwalla, 22, seeks unspecified damages and a court order barring them from using the name 'Scrabulous' to refer to their game.

Cillian! Cillian! Cillian!'

Cillian! Cillian! Cillian!'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

Students and principals at the primary and senior schools Oscar winner Cillian Murphy attended in Cork, Ireland, tells Rediff.com what the triumph means to them.

'WHO ARE YOU?' She Screamed

'WHO ARE YOU?' She Screamed

Rediff.com13 Feb 2024

'You should ask your boyfriend that,' the stranger replied. 'We've never met in person. We've been talking for two years. Met on Words with Friends on Valentine's Day two years ago when you were travelling in Bali, shooting your Instagram videos.' A sobering excerpt about love and relationships from Shenaz Treasury's lively new book, All He Left Me Was a Recipe: Lessons From My Break-Ups.

8 Tips To Make Learning FUN for Kids

8 Tips To Make Learning FUN for Kids

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

By incorporating creativity into academics using items you already have at home and encouraging exploration, you can make the learning journey not only enjoyable but also memorable.

Meet our national Scrabble champ

Meet our national Scrabble champ

Rediff.com8 Dec 2009

Indian National Scrabble champion Sherwin Rodrigues has just returned from Malaysia after finishing 13th in the Tenth World Scrabble Championship. Here, he reveals what the game taught him about life and shares five useful tips on how to be a champion.

Williams sisters join Tiger, McIlroy's golf revolution

Williams sisters join Tiger, McIlroy's golf revolution

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

Ohanian and Williams sisters taking up golf with TGL ownership

How digital cinema is unscrambled

How digital cinema is unscrambled

Rediff.com3 Nov 2009

Scrabble's unique business model gives a new direction to India's digital cinema market.

Wow! Ananya serves her SEXIEST ramp style

Wow! Ananya serves her SEXIEST ramp style

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

Ananya Panday made a splash at the grand finale.

Mattel in war of words over Scrabulous

Mattel in war of words over Scrabulous

Rediff.com17 Jan 2008

Launched in July 2006 by Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla, brothers in their 20s from Calcutta, Scrabulous has become one of the most popular games played by Facebook members and boasts nearly 600,000 daily active users.

Have you tried these fun indoor games?

Have you tried these fun indoor games?

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

Sukanya Verma shows you some indoor games you could try out.

Silicon Valley's next invention may change lives of the ordinary

Silicon Valley's next invention may change lives of the ordinary

Rediff.com9 May 2014

Inventors are working on projects as varied as drones, improved artificial limbs, smart jewellery and handheld devices for detecting gluten in food.

'Sport is farthest from your mind at this point'

'Sport is farthest from your mind at this point'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

Sport is now the last thing on Harbhajan Singh's mind and as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, the cricketer is spending time tracking updates on the unprecedented crisis and hoping that this too shall pass.

How to be MENTALLY FIT in 2022

How to be MENTALLY FIT in 2022

Rediff.com6 Jan 2022

Read. Meditate. Take a short nap. Take up activities that strengthen and sharpen your brains, and enhances your mood and memory, suggests stress management expert Dr Khushboo Thakker Garodia.

Kingfisher revival plan not enough: Official

Kingfisher revival plan not enough: Official

Rediff.com11 Jan 2013

Kingfisher, which lost its operating licence at the end of 2012 and has not flown since the start of October, is estimated to owe $2.5 billion in debt to banks, staff, vendors and others and is scrabbling to find new investors.

Game Designing: The sweat and toil behind the fun

Game Designing: The sweat and toil behind the fun

Rediff.com17 Nov 2012

From Pacman to Angry Birds, Farmville to the online Scrabble, we all like to play and score. But who creates these entertaining wonders? Meet the game designers.

Australia take lead but run-outs leave them gasping

Australia take lead but run-outs leave them gasping

Rediff.com4 Jan 2013

Australian blew the chance to take an iron grip on the third Test against Sri Lanka on Friday and instead scrabbled to a 48-run first innings lead after reaching 342 for six at the close of the second day's play on Friday.

How this Mumbai resident is fighting COVID-19

How this Mumbai resident is fighting COVID-19

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

Preetha Chaudhury, 58 from Mulund, Mumbai tells us how she, along with the help and support of her housing society is taking extra care to make the lockdown effective.

Scrabulous pulled off Facebook in US and Canada

Scrabulous pulled off Facebook in US and Canada

Rediff.com30 Jul 2008

A popular online wordgame, Srabulous, created by two Kolkata-based brothers has been yanked off the social networking website, Facebook, from its US and Canadian versions,a week after a lawsuit was filed against the siblings by an American toymaker that owns the rights to Scrabble.

What HAL plans to do after Sukhoi-30MKIs

What HAL plans to do after Sukhoi-30MKIs

Rediff.com15 May 2021

Top HAL sources say the AMCA, which is being developed as the IAF's next-generation stealth fighter, is slated to be assembled at HAL Nashik.

Samadhan 2006, for engineering students

Samadhan 2006, for engineering students

Rediff.com4 Oct 2006

NITIE, Mumbai presents Samadhan, a series of online events exclusively for Engineering students, under the aegis of Lakshya 2006.

Scrabulous returns on Facebook with a new name

Scrabulous returns on Facebook with a new name

Rediff.com1 Aug 2008

A popular online word game created by two Indian brothers that was yanked off the social networking Web site, a week after a lawsuit was filed against the siblings by an American toymaker who owns the rights to Scrabble, is back again but with a new name.

All men purr for Catwoman

All men purr for Catwoman

Rediff.com30 Aug 2005

Nearly 500 die in Algeria quake

Nearly 500 die in Algeria quake

Rediff.com22 May 2003

Lessons from Bollywood: How to deal with daddy issues

Lessons from Bollywood: How to deal with daddy issues

Rediff.com30 Jan 2020

From cool to cocky, fun to furious, stern to sanskari, here are all the crazy lessons you can learn from Bollywood dads this Father's Day.

Premier League says Brexit will not harm its appeal

Premier League says Brexit will not harm its appeal

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

Britain's decision to leave the European Union will not harm the prestige of the world's most popular domestic soccer competition, the Premier League said on Friday.

7 tips to bond with your family before lockdown ends

7 tips to bond with your family before lockdown ends

Rediff.com28 May 2020

When was the last time you watched your sister's wedding film or browsed through your childhood photo album?

How childhood beating led Serugo to Rio Games

How childhood beating led Serugo to Rio Games

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

Ronald Serugo had a thought beaten into him - some boxing skills might be good.

Coronavirus: 'We pray for the return to normalcy with high fives and hugs'

Coronavirus: 'We pray for the return to normalcy with high fives and hugs'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

'Virtual is the new Ritual and my mind often wonders: Did it have to take a microscopic inert organism to bring families closer?'

'People want to see me on screen'

'People want to see me on screen'

Rediff.com7 Apr 2020

'It is very difficult for anybody to say no to the fame and fancies that come along.' 'But I was courageous and had the strength to say no.'

Read the paper. Be curious. 10 habits that make you smart

Read the paper. Be curious. 10 habits that make you smart

Rediff.com22 Mar 2017

Invest your time and resources to build your future.