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PHOTOS: India outclass Afghanistan in WC warm-up for first win in Aus

PHOTOS: India outclass Afghanistan in WC warm-up for first win in Aus

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

Rohit Sharma smashed 150 as India outclassed minnows Afghanistan by 153 runs in the World Cup warm-up match in Adelaide.

'I believe in live and let live'

'I believe in live and let live'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2019

'I will live my life and let other people live their life too.' 'There are big problems in life yaar, like global warming. Let's talk about that.'

'Ghazals are the biggest hero; you don't need Shah Rukh or Salman to promote it'

'Ghazals are the biggest hero; you don't need Shah Rukh or Salman to promote it'

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

'Today, where are singers like Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu and Abhijit Bhattacharya? They didn't sing anything apart from Bollywood. When there is a change in trend, you are gone. But I will remain for another 50 years. I will sing for films and do other stuff too.' The Rathods discuss their music.

How one man is making kissing fashionable

How one man is making kissing fashionable

Rediff.com14 Feb 2018

Bobo's work speaks for the liberation of love :)

'You can't be mediocre when Tiger's there'

'You can't be mediocre when Tiger's there'

Rediff.com7 May 2019

'With Tiger, you always need to be on your toes and always ready to dance.'

'There's more to life than just marks'

'There's more to life than just marks'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2017

At 15, she has already written two books on poetry and a novel. Meet the fascinating Zuni Chopra.

Want a body like Ranveer Singh? Click here

Want a body like Ranveer Singh? Click here

Rediff.com28 Nov 2017

'If Nutella is missing anywhere in the world, you'll probably find it in Ranveer's house!' 'He loves food!'

'Church's influence on north east politics is on the decline'

'Church's influence on north east politics is on the decline'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

'The control of the Church over Christian people regarding politics has become weak...' 'People have started to think independently and it is not for sure that they will obey whatever the Church asks them to do.'

'As long as my body supports me, I will keep entertaining people'

'As long as my body supports me, I will keep entertaining people'

Rediff.com11 Oct 2015

'People keep asking me where I get so much energy from. But I'm just having fun because people are still offering me good work,' Amitabh Bachchan tells us.

Is she the Next Big Thing in Bollywood?

Is she the Next Big Thing in Bollywood?

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

Make way for Anya Singh and Aadar Jain!

'Mallya is a phenomenal character'

'Mallya is a phenomenal character'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2018

'The three tycoons I deal with in the first chapter -- Ambani, Mallya and Adani -- in their own way represent the change that has come over India.' 'Of the three of them, Mallya is the most fun. He was terrific.' 'And I don't say that because I tell the story in the book of his golden toilet.'

Sudha Murty: India's treasures

Sudha Murty: India's treasures

Rediff.com29 Aug 2017

Mumbai's CST, Halebidu and Amruthapura. Sudha Murty lists her selection of India's beautiful monuments.

'If you feel happy about yourself, it doesn't matter what your age is'

'If you feel happy about yourself, it doesn't matter what your age is'

Rediff.com14 Mar 2017

Aamir Khan looks leaner, fitter and younger on his 52nd birthday.

Rajinikanth: Illaiyaraaja was very naughty and mischievous

Rajinikanth: Illaiyaraaja was very naughty and mischievous

Rediff.com21 Jan 2015

'I told Illaiyaraaja when he had composed music for 786 films that soon there will be 1,000. Today is that day.' The film industry felicitates music composer Illaiyaraaja.

Will Mumbai drown?

Will Mumbai drown?

Rediff.com23 Jul 2016

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

Shah Rukh: I had the hots for Jaya Prada!

Shah Rukh: I had the hots for Jaya Prada!

Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

'Yashji kept telling me if I don't play a loverboy, my career will not move ahead. I just went by his belief and it paid dividends. Yash Chopra has single-handedly made my career.' Shah Rukh Khan acknowledges the man who gave him success.

'Why should I compare Raees's collections to Dangal or Sultan?'

'Why should I compare Raees's collections to Dangal or Sultan?'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

Shah Rukh Khan sets the record straight.

Mumbai flooded after heavy downpour; rail, road, air traffic hit

Mumbai flooded after heavy downpour; rail, road, air traffic hit

Rediff.com29 Aug 2017

Suburban services were disrupted with trains on all the three lines -- western, central and harbour -- running late.

'Salman is one of a kind'

'Salman is one of a kind'

Rediff.com7 Jun 2018

'His level of loyalty and support knows no boundaries.' 'You'll never meet a person like him.'

'Abbas-Mustan never treated me like a son'

'Abbas-Mustan never treated me like a son'

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

'The only time I went on set was during Badshah. I was very young at that time. After being there for about an hour, I was bored and wanted to go. I couldn't watch it again and again, the retakes.' But Mustafa Burmawalla could not stay away from the arc lights for long.

'I am not hot in A Flying Jatt'

'I am not hot in A Flying Jatt'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

Jacqueline Fernandez talks about her superhero film, her co-star Tiger Shroff and much more!

'A movie where nothing horrible happens to women'

'A movie where nothing horrible happens to women'

Rediff.com31 May 2018

'This is the first Bollywood film which is about 4 women not falling in love with the same guy.'

Video: This dancing duo is quietly making India proud

Video: This dancing duo is quietly making India proud

Rediff.com12 Mar 2018

Few in India know that Elvis & Namrata won at the World Salsa Summit in Miami!

Assam: 32 labourers killed in truck-bus collision

Assam: 32 labourers killed in truck-bus collision

Rediff.com3 Oct 2013

At least 32 people, including 13 children, were killed and eight others injured when two mini buses carrying brick kiln workers and their families were hit by a truck on NH 35 in lower Assam's Barpeta district in the wee hours on Thursday.

BDSM isn't rape: Shama Sikander

BDSM isn't rape: Shama Sikander

Rediff.com13 Feb 2017

Shama Sikander talks about love, sex and relationships.

Sudha Murty: We are not an equal society

Sudha Murty: We are not an equal society

Rediff.com15 Feb 2017

Sudha Murty has various roles -- philanthropist, author, teacher, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt -- and she revels in each one of them, discovers Savera R Someshwar.

PHOTOS: Sri Lanka scrape past Afghanistan after Mahela ton

PHOTOS: Sri Lanka scrape past Afghanistan after Mahela ton

Rediff.com22 Feb 2015

Images from the World Cup Pool A match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in Dunedin on Sunday

PHOTOS: Shakib, Rahim star as Bangladesh crush Afghanistan

PHOTOS: Shakib, Rahim star as Bangladesh crush Afghanistan

Rediff.com18 Feb 2015

Riding high on contrasting half-centuries from Shakib al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh crushed Afghanistan by 105 runs in their opening Pool A match of the World Cup in Canberra.

'Erotic thrillers weren't the kind of films my fans would like to see me in'

'Erotic thrillers weren't the kind of films my fans would like to see me in'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2017

'I am done with that genre. When you don't have a filmi background, it's difficult to do what you want to do.' Gurmeet Choudhary looks ahead with Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laddoo Deewana.

'Actors these days don't have unique voices like Amitabh'

'Actors these days don't have unique voices like Amitabh'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2015

'Amitabh Bachchan told me, "I don't appreciate other people doing my voice".'

'You will be seeing me kicking a lot of butts'

'You will be seeing me kicking a lot of butts'

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

'It's been two and a half years since I debuted and I am happy with my journey at the moment. If you are passionate about something, with hard work and opportunity, you will continue as long as you are enjoying what you do.' Kiara Advani is very excited about her next Machine.

What Iulia Vantur says about Salman Khan...

What Iulia Vantur says about Salman Khan...

Rediff.com5 Dec 2016

'It is because of him I am in India,' says the Bollywood superstar's rumoured girlfriend.

When Umrao Jaan gave Asha Bhosle cold feet

When Umrao Jaan gave Asha Bhosle cold feet

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

Veteran music composer Khayyam revisits Umrao Jaan.

Sudha Murty: India has not been united for 2,000 years

Sudha Murty: India has not been united for 2,000 years

Rediff.com15 Feb 2017

Sudha Murty worries that India has still not learnt its lessons from history.

'Uncle' has educated the poorest of the poor

'Uncle' has educated the poorest of the poor

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

'I've seen the craze for English education even among the poorest. But that is only for their sons. Parents feel thrilled when they see their sons going to school wearing a tie. They don't mind paying for their sons' private tuitions too.' 'But daughters are sent to municipal schools, madarsas, small schools where teachers with no teaching skills are paid Rs 2,000 or Rs 4,000. That's why more girls come to my class.' Syed Feroze Ashraf, who has sent 500-odd girls (and a few boys) -- all first generation learners, children of grave-diggers, hawkers, rickshaw-drivers, tailors and watchmen -- to college, speaks to Jyoti Punwani. A Rediff.com Special.

'I had hit my lowest just before Baby Doll came out'

'I had hit my lowest just before Baby Doll came out'

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

'After being a housewife for 13 years and a mother of three, I was put on stage with Shah Rukh Khan! I was trembling on stage and did not know what to do. From singing bhajans with Anup Jalota, I was doing hip-hop and item songs!' Baby Doll singer Kanika Kapoor tells us her inspirational story.

2016: The year of the trolls

2016: The year of the trolls

Rediff.com29 Dec 2016

Internet trolls kept the social media abuzz in 2016 and spared none -- be it Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, cricketer Mohammad Shami or even 'Saifeena' -- unleashing posts and memes that ranged from controversial to hilarious to bizarre.

Pink interview: 'I'll die as an actor first and then as a person'

Pink interview: 'I'll die as an actor first and then as a person'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

Kirti Kulhari talks about PINK and why she is open to doing web series than television!

'India is the swing superpower of the 21st century'

'India is the swing superpower of the 21st century'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

'If India maintains the Constitutional set-up that its founders envisaged -- which is that it is a parliamentary democracy, with a broadly speaking market economy, in which all people are equal as everyone votes, in which the rights of minorities are respected -- that will be a great thing.' 'Not just for India. But for humanity.'

'If Salman says yes tomorrow, I am ready to do a film with him'

'If Salman says yes tomorrow, I am ready to do a film with him'

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

Rajinikanth is back to what he does best!