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Obamas meet India's high and mighty

Sheela Bhatt on the prime minister's dinner for President Obama. Lilting tunes wafted across the lush green lawns of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's home as he hosted a private dinner on Sunday......

Life and times of Kanu Sanyal: Rebel with a cause

Kanu Sanyal, one of the founders of the Naxal movement in India, committed suicide at his residence at Seftullajote village in north Bengal on Tuesday. Rediff.com takes a look at the life and......

Shubham Prakhar is India's Child Genius

Shubham Prakhar, 12, of Muzaffarpur is India's Child Genius.Star World's Britannia India's Child Genius concluded on November 14, Children's Day, with the all-India finals in the search for the......

SRK to host a new game show

Do you think you are smarter than a fifth grade student? Confused! Well if you are then participate in a new game show and let the Badshah of Bollywood, Sharukh Khan do the rest. After hitting it......

Alcohol brands style up for brand recall

If premium whiskey brand Johnnie Walker appropriated "Keep Walking" as its famous advertising line, other liquor brands seem to say "keep ramp walking". The recently concluded four-city promotion......

A time for reality on television

Want to join the race to win the crown for India's hottest dancing couple? Like to don the mantle of India's best action hero? Desire to shed kilos of flab and get a perfect body? The idiot box......

The City of Joy gets hi-tech

For decades, the very mention of Kolkata conjured up images of unwhitewashed buildings or of colonial-era creations like the majestic Howrah Bridge or the stately Victoria Memorial.Anyone who'd......

Reality TV hunts for India's smartest kid

While in some parts of the world reality TV sets out to see who can survive the longest eating bugs on an island or in a house with roommates from hell, in India the focus is more cerebral --......

PIX: Mandana glams up for a red carpet

The digital platform Zee5 completed two years, and threw an anniversary party for its stars. Here's a look at the gorgeous set of celebrities on the red carpet: Mandana Karimi. ......

What worked for KBC 11

'Bachchan is thoroughly enjoying himself.'Viveat Susan Pinto reports. A cook, a civil services aspirant and a railway engineer, all have one thing in common: They are all crorepatis, their names......

10 AMAZING movies you must see!

The 21st Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival brings together 190 movies from 53 countries. This year's Indian selection, selected from various parts of the country, carries promise. As the eight-day......

PIX: SRK, Akshay, Hrithik, Aamir party

Congratulations Sakshi and Mahazir! It was a night of Bollywood wedding parties! Even as Prateik Babbar sealed his wedding reception with a kiss, in another part of Bollytown, Mukesh Bhatt invited......

Aww! Amitabh is embarrassed

Here's what happened. There was a time in Amitabh Bachchan's life when he found himself mired in financial quicksand. His production company, ABCL, had stuck him a monetary body blow and the......

Kohli undergoes YoYo test but no clarity on neck injury

IMAGE: Virat Kohli along with Mahendra Singh Dhoni and several other players underwent the YoYo Test in Bengaluru on Friday. Photograph: BCCI Indian captain Virat Kohli, along with former skipper......

Ranji Trophy: Punjab thrash Bengal to top Group A

Hosts Punjab put up a stellar show as they notched up their second successive bonus point as they thrashed a listless Bengal by an innings and 27 runs in a second round Ranji Trophy match in Mohali......

Reader's speak out!

Name: Sriram AnandSubject: Down with stats, go with gut feelingMessage: There is a large body of cricket fans that is "happy" at the loss in the Bangalore Test. The reason being is the potential......

Readers wishes for John Wright

Name:jagdish shah Message:Hi John Many many happy returns of the day Thanks for working indian cricket team Jagdish Name:Hitendra Message:Wish you a very happy birthday. I hope that you will guide......