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Is this a chilled out life?

Is this a chilled out life?

Rediff.com10 Feb 2018

'I am listing here what life in the city with a dependent (but grown up) family is really like,' says Kishore Singh.

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

Here are photos that prove we live in a mad world.

'Chung set to give rivals nightmares'

'Chung set to give rivals nightmares'

Rediff.com24 Jan 2018

Nightmares loom for players dreaming of Grand Slam success if they have the misfortune of running into bespectacled bogeyman Chung Hyeon in coming years, according to his coach Neville Godwin.

The horrid fascination of Game of Thrones

The horrid fascination of Game of Thrones

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

For a person who hasn't overdosed on a TV series for decades -- not since the delightful Friends, and much further back, the homily-laden Hum Log or the excellent Buniyaad or Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi -- Game of Thrones has been a game changer for me, writes Shuma Raha.

Odd PHOTOS from a mad, mad world!

Odd PHOTOS from a mad, mad world!

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

These images from across the globe tell that it is a crazy world out there.

What did Modi's US visit achieve?

What did Modi's US visit achieve?

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

'No amount of digression can hide deflect the fact that the PM's visit was badly conceived, planned and executed,' argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

The MOST SHOCKING moment of Game of Thrones? VOTE!

The MOST SHOCKING moment of Game of Thrones? VOTE!

Rediff.com24 May 2016

Take your pick!

Blocked in China, Twitter still courts Chinese firms for ads

Blocked in China, Twitter still courts Chinese firms for ads

Rediff.com26 May 2015

It already works with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, online shopping giant Alibaba Group , white goods producer Qingdao Haier and flag carrier Air China to target customers abroad.

The Mummy: Tom Cruise fights beasts and boredom!

The Mummy: Tom Cruise fights beasts and boredom!

Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

'As the longest-lasting action hero, Cruise doesn't go down without a fight.' 'He throws in a quip here and there, runs like he's only ran in his last 20 movies, takes a whole lot of pounding from beauties and beasts, but The Mummy's garbled mythology and recycled imagery doesn't have the wits to complement his popping-from-the-veins enthusiasm,' says Sukanya Verma.

UK PM May narrowly survives no-confidence vote after Brexit defeat

UK PM May narrowly survives no-confidence vote after Brexit defeat

Rediff.com18 Jan 2019

The prime minister won by 325 votes to 306 -- a majority of 19.

Questions about the swearing-in

Questions about the swearing-in

Rediff.com3 Jun 2019

'There was no need for opting for such an elaborately and expensively organised spectacle,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

How to stop your smartphone controlling your life

How to stop your smartphone controlling your life

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

Nir Eyal lists 4 urgent steps to save yourself countless hours of mindless phone time.

US firm warns against attaching to unknown wi-fi connections

US firm warns against attaching to unknown wi-fi connections

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

Top predictions for 2015 were attacks on the Internet of Things which would focus on smart home automation, growing attacks on mobile devices, prominent data leaks of 2014 to keep cybersecurity in spotlight this year, scammers to continue to run profitable ransom scams and cloud to take to infinity and beyond.

The incredibly odd world we live in!

The incredibly odd world we live in!

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

These 10 images show that it's an odd world out there.

A lesson or two India must learn from China to arrest rupee fall

A lesson or two India must learn from China to arrest rupee fall

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

India's banks are propping up too many weak producers.

Odd PHOTOS from a mad, mad world

Odd PHOTOS from a mad, mad world

Rediff.com10 Mar 2015

These images from across the globe tell that it is a crazy world out there!

A cat, not a coward

A cat, not a coward

Rediff.com21 Oct 2017

Perumal Murugan's Songs Of A Coward reminds Uttaran Das Gupta of Orwell's Animal Farm and Ionesco's The Rhinoceros. Both works, as well as Murugan's stark poetry, are poignant for our times, when political figures build personality cults around themselves and demand absolute loyalty.

Review: Half Girlfriend is a full-fledged fiasco!

Review: Half Girlfriend is a full-fledged fiasco!

Rediff.com19 May 2017

Stupidity is responded with equal, if not more stupidity, in Half Girlfriend.

Entrepreneurship in the country should not be killed: Rajan

Entrepreneurship in the country should not be killed: Rajan

Rediff.com9 May 2016

RBI governor also spoke on the ill effects of cutting interest rates too much

'People say the ghosts in my films were not scary'

'People say the ghosts in my films were not scary'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2019

'Films were made on a very low budget, so if there was a small defect, we would let it pass, and audiences often didn't catch those defects.' Shyam Ramsay tells us his 'horror' story.

Review: Trapped is a must watch

Review: Trapped is a must watch

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

Trapped is not an easy film to stomach, says Sukanya Verma.

Meet Moosa from The Family Man

Meet Moosa from The Family Man

Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

'Raj and DK have taken the effort to look at Moosa as a person.' 'Like, what happened to him?' 'What made him become a terrorist?' 'The emotional trauma that he might have had... that clicked for me.'

Powerful winning images from the World Press Photo Awards

Powerful winning images from the World Press Photo Awards

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

The best in international photojournalism was recently announced by World Press Photo's Annual Photo Contest. Despite fierce competition, the jury was forced to select just a handful of images from more than 73,044 photos by 4,548 photographers across 125 different countries. This year's grand prize was awarded to Venezuelan photographer Ronaldo Schemidt, earning him the title of Press Photographer of the Year. Here are some of the winners.

How Congress's gang of 4 unseated BJP in MP

How Congress's gang of 4 unseated BJP in MP

Rediff.com12 Dec 2018

'From 10 am on Tuesday to 3 am this morning, we must have made not less than a thousand phone calls.' 'We kept fighting till the end and we did not leave the room till we got 113 certificates.' 'Two-three losses would have changed the game and the BJP wanted to become the largest party which they did not become.'

Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

The overall winners will be announced on October 15 at an awards ceremony in the Natural History Museum's iconic Hintze Hall.

Should there be an emoji about periods?

Should there be an emoji about periods?

Rediff.com14 Jun 2017

'Emojis were conceived to add a dash of pizzazz to our text lives.' 'That's what they do still.' 'Hoping that they will usher social change is optimism on steroids,' says Shuma Raha.

Review: Kill Dil is a disaster!

Review: Kill Dil is a disaster!

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

Kill Dil has random songs, birdbrained logic and a romance that's about as exciting as toothpaste, says Sukanya Verma.

'I'm the Amrish Puri of 2.0'

'I'm the Amrish Puri of 2.0'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2018

'Mr Shankar is equivalent to James Cameron given steroids!' 'Trust me, in this Rs 510 crore, Hollywood cannot make what we have produced here.'

Rahman: MSV took us to deepest core of Tamil melodies

Rahman: MSV took us to deepest core of Tamil melodies

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

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

'Govinda and Saif were superb'

'Govinda and Saif were superb'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2017

Enjoy our fascinating series where film folk reveal what their movies taught them...

Euro 2016: No qualifier painkillers for Zlatan

Euro 2016: No qualifier painkillers for Zlatan

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is racing to be fit for Sweden's Euro 2016 qualifiers against Russia and Liechtenstein in Stockholm, but won't risk playing with pain-killing injections.

Mercury Review: Ghost movie with no spirit

Mercury Review: Ghost movie with no spirit

Rediff.com13 Apr 2018

There's something very pompous about the basic pitch of this movie that slowly chews away at its core, feels Sreehari Nair.

Akshay Kumar's party playlist!

Akshay Kumar's party playlist!

Rediff.com7 Sep 2017

Dance like Akshay Kumar this month!

'Good to romance Katrina'

'Good to romance Katrina'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

All the Bollywood buzz, right here.

Super filmi week: Feasting on Achari Alia, Mastani Papdi!

Super filmi week: Feasting on Achari Alia, Mastani Papdi!

Rediff.com21 Mar 2017

A week of bumping into trapped souls, savouring Achari Alia Paneer, envisaging Kishore Kumar crooning Kajrare and celebrating one year of Sukanya Verma's super filmi column.

'I'd rather be an actor than a Nawab any day'

'I'd rather be an actor than a Nawab any day'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2018

'I don't take being a Nawab very seriously.'

Chanda Kochhar falls on her sword, but why now?

Chanda Kochhar falls on her sword, but why now?

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

'Make no mistake, legally Chanda Kochhar was not and still is not obliged to quit.' 'But quitting earlier would have placed her personally and as a leader on a very high pedestal, indeed where she belonged until this lapse,' says S Muralidharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.

Super Filmi Week: Kajol is the boss

Super Filmi Week: Kajol is the boss

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

Christopher Nolan's next, Gulzar's gussa, Shyam Benegal's Shivaji and RD's Lawrence of Arabia connection, catch all this and more in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week.

Have you seen these AMAZING movies?

Have you seen these AMAZING movies?

Rediff.com6 Nov 2018

Sukanya Verma recaps all the action at this year's MAMI.

Construction sector may produce big winners

Construction sector may produce big winners

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

If the government delivers its election promises, then activity in the industry should increase.