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9 pirates caught off Somalia coast in Mumbai police custody

The Mumbai police arrested nine pirates who were brought to India on Wednesday, days after the Navy caught them for hijacking an Iranian fishing vessel with 23 Pakistani crew members on board off......

US: Indian priest faces molestation charges

A Hindu priest has been charged with 20 counts of indecency with a child and released on a whopping $1 million bail bond by a US court. Prakashanand Saraswati, 79, founder of the Barsana Dham......

Headless kangaroos spark probe

More than a dozen kangaroos have been found beheaded in the outer suburbs of the southern city of Melbourne over the past three weeks, sparking a call by wildlife officials Tuesday for more......

A year after blasts, Mahabodhi Temple awaits CISF security

A year after serial bomb blasts hit the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar still awaits a security beef up. Central Industrial Security Force personnel are yet to be deployed at the shire, a......

Aussie council criticised for outsourcing jobs

A central Australian shire council has received severe criticism after reports of outsourcing jobs to India with the Northern Territory government ordering a probe into the matter.According to a......

The man who invented ATMs is dead

India-born Scot John Shepherd-Barron, the man who invented the ATM, has died after a short illness, aged 84. He is survived by his wife, three sons and six grandchildren. Barron, who had been......

For the Oswals, a 6-year, multi-billion-dollar legal drama ends

After reaching a deal with ANZ in a six-year tussle, Pankaj and Radhika Oswal have left Australia and plan to start a new venture in New York Indian industrialist couple, Pankaj and Radhika Oswal,......

Rocky, Rekha and Paris Hilton

Staying home this weekend? Here's what to choose if you're in the mood for movies:Rocky 2Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith. Director: Sylvester......

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride.Like Michael Corleone, he got into it......

FBI, Apple investigate Jennifer Lawrence's nude photo hack

The FBI and Apple are investigating the hacking into the phones of Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence and several other celebrities after nude photographs of the Oscar-winner......

Why The Godfather is the Bible of cinema

In March 1972, The Godfather was first screened in a New York theatre.The movies were never the same again.46 years later, longtime Rediff movie critic Raja Sen reveals why that film means that......

Vijender to return Khel Ratna if farms laws not withdrawn

IMAGE: Olympic medallist boxer Vijender Singh joined the farmers' agitation at the Haryana-Delhi border on Sunday. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Olympic medallist boxer Vijender Singh,......

Pujara signs up with English county Gloucestershire

IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara is the first Indian player to play for Gloucestershire since Javagal Srinath in 1995. Photograph: Cheteshwar Pujara/Twitter India Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara......

Hottest Sporting Buzz: 'Immature' Brady 'throws fits' for wife's attention

Rediff.com brings you the buzz around celebrity sportspersons and their glamorous lives! Gisele Bundchen. Photograph: Courtesy: Facebook American football player Tom Brady gets really......