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The friends *you* wish you had

The friends *you* wish you had

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

We celebrate Bollywood's lesser-known friends on Friendship Day.

Here's what Malaika is doing in Berlin

Here's what Malaika is doing in Berlin

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Football friendlies: Spain down England; Double for Dutchman Robben

Football friendlies: Spain down England; Double for Dutchman Robben

Rediff.com14 Nov 2015

Spain fullback Mario Gaspar scored with a stunning volley and midfielder Santi Cazorla added a late goal as the European champions handed England a chastening 2-0 defeat in a friendly between the continental heavyweights on Friday.

First Look: Aishwarya in Bandeya

First Look: Aishwarya in Bandeya

Rediff.com3 Sep 2015

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

Kangna Ranaut's double role

Kangna Ranaut's double role

Rediff.com11 Nov 2014

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

7 shades of emotion, Bollywood style

7 shades of emotion, Bollywood style

Rediff.com24 Aug 2017

Love, fear, sadness, and many more, seen through the filmi lens.

T V R Shenoy: Farewell to a very special friend

T V R Shenoy: Farewell to a very special friend

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

Mr T V R Shenoy, who contributed columns to Rediff.com from its birth, passed into the ages on Tuesday evening. As we grieve and mourning his passing, Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar bids adieu to an unusual human being, a sage for our times.

Lessons from Bollywood's tea parties!

Lessons from Bollywood's tea parties!

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

Teatime enjoys a special place in Hindi films.

Neha Sharma shoots for Tum Bin 2

Neha Sharma shoots for Tum Bin 2

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Champions League: Man United draw in Moscow; City win

Champions League: Man United draw in Moscow; City win

Rediff.com22 Oct 2015

Anthony Martial went from villain to hero as his second-half equaliser earned Manchester United a deserved point in a 1-1 draw against CSKA Moscow in Champions League Group B on Wednesday.

Review: Rustom is an accidental parody of itself

Review: Rustom is an accidental parody of itself

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

'The uniform might be the most accurate thing about this film, however, a painfully tacky production where all the sets look like over-saturated cardboard,' says Raja Sen.

Sheena Bora Trial: When Mekhail last met Sheena

Sheena Bora Trial: When Mekhail last met Sheena

Rediff.com11 Aug 2018

After the wedding, Sheena and Mekhail did not meet again. Four or five months later she met her death. Mekhail referred to their last meeting without overt emotion, clear-eyed.

Dude, it takes guts to wear your name!

Dude, it takes guts to wear your name!

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

'Rarely do you come across a leader of a free world who meets another leader of a free world and serves him tea in a suit that chants his name. Over and over again.'

7 things you didn't know about Kill Dil director Shaad Ali

7 things you didn't know about Kill Dil director Shaad Ali

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

Looking forward to catch Kill Dill this weekend? Here's a lowdown on its director.

Do you speak English like this?

Do you speak English like this?

Rediff.com25 May 2016

We are Indians, we are like that only!

'Humshakals wasn't that big a flop'

'Humshakals wasn't that big a flop'

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

'I was very rude, and made statements for the sake of making them without realising they would backfire on me someday. I thought people would forget after six months. But if you make statements, they will come back. Now after having tasted failure, I have realised that I must be politically correct.' Meet the all-new Sajid Khan.

European Soccer Roundup: Barca close in on title, PSG almost there

European Soccer Roundup: Barca close in on title, PSG almost there

Rediff.com11 May 2015

Barcelona look well set to wrap up the La Liga title.

PHOTOS: Bayern thrash PSG; Barcelona, United win

PHOTOS: Bayern thrash PSG; Barcelona, United win

Rediff.com6 Dec 2017

Bayern Munich and Barcelona registered easy wins, while Manchester United came from behind to beat CSKA Moscow 2-1 and Chelsea surrendered the top spot after a 1-1 at home against Atletico Madrid.

Modi begins 'groundbreaking' visit, Netanyahu says 'historic'

Modi begins 'groundbreaking' visit, Netanyahu says 'historic'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2017

In a break from protocol, Netanyahu received Modi at the Ben-Gurion International Airport.

Sheena Bora Trial: Enter the Actor

Sheena Bora Trial: Enter the Actor

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Balbinder Singh Dhami, who has played an inspector, for over a year, in The Zee Horror Show, took on the role of a witness on Monday. It was a part he had no experience of.

'When I cast Shraddha, everyone abused me'

'When I cast Shraddha, everyone abused me'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2017

'For a film like Haseena, which is made for Rs 11 crore, the publicity budget was Rs 8 crore. I think it's a waste because that could have gone into the film and I could have done something bigger and better.' Director Apoorva Lakhia looks back at his film Haseena Parker.

PHOTOS: Ronaldo takes Portugal tally to 70, Bulgaria shock Dutch

PHOTOS: Ronaldo takes Portugal tally to 70, Bulgaria shock Dutch

Rediff.com26 Mar 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo scored two stunning goals and took his international tally to 70 as he led Portugal to an emphatic 3-0 win over Hungary in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday.

The Dileep Saga: It's only the interval, folks!

The Dileep Saga: It's only the interval, folks!

Rediff.com20 Jul 2017

Like many such cases, this case too would have remained under wraps had the survivor not exposed the villains and the crime they had commited.

Partition: The Stories We Must Remember

Partition: The Stories We Must Remember

Rediff.com14 Feb 2018

'This was our country, after all, our India, humara Hindustan -- why would we go anywhere else?'

PHOTOS: 'Tricksters' Messi, Ronaldo light up weekend, while Chelsea drop points

PHOTOS: 'Tricksters' Messi, Ronaldo light up weekend, while Chelsea drop points

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

In an exciting weekend for football lovers, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continued their extraordinary double act, both scoring hat-tricks as Real Madrid and Barcelona maintained their battle for supremacy at the top of La Liga. Chelsea's unbeaten start to the Premier League season ended with a dramatic 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United on Saturday but no-one can get the better of Bayern Munich, who marched on in the Bundesliga with a 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen. We present a summary of events in photos.

The security implications of Al Qaeda's call to Indian Muslims

The security implications of Al Qaeda's call to Indian Muslims

Rediff.com24 Jul 2013

If viewed as a part of the Al Qaeda's radicalisation effort to produce jihadists out of discontented Muslim youth in India, the call could well have a much larger dimension, both in the near as well as long term, directly impacting on national security, says Bibhu Prasad Routray.

Why UP may have no clear winner on counting day

Why UP may have no clear winner on counting day

Rediff.com8 Mar 2017

Increasingly seen as the 'bellwether' for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the assembly election results will not only decide as to who will rule UP but show which way the wind is blowing ahead of the Lok Sabha elections two years hence.

Dutch disaster! Fail to qualify for Euro 2016; Czechs top group

Dutch disaster! Fail to qualify for Euro 2016; Czechs top group

Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

The Netherlands failed to reach the European Championship for the first time since 1984 as they lost 3-2 at home to the 10-man Czech Republic in their final qualifier on Tuesday to miss out on Euro 2016.

Selling crackers, not nukes: Shopkeepers react to SC order

Selling crackers, not nukes: Shopkeepers react to SC order

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan welcomed the apex court's order and urged people to abide by the SC guidelines and 'give green Diwali and our environment a chance'

A flower called Modi, Holocaust memorial: PM takes it all in on Day 1

A flower called Modi, Holocaust memorial: PM takes it all in on Day 1

Rediff.com5 Jul 2017

Here's a glimpse of Modi's first day in Israel.

Champions League PIX: Manchester Utd's progress on hold; Chelsea in last 16

Champions League PIX: Manchester Utd's progress on hold; Chelsea in last 16

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

A summary of Wednesday's matches in the UEFA Champions League.

Maruti plans big launches, new SUV to rival Renault Duster

Maruti plans big launches, new SUV to rival Renault Duster

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

Car marker leader Maruti Suzuki India is looking at nearly doubling the number of models to 25, including entry into SUV and LCV segments, as it aims a target to sell 3 million cars annually.

Champions League PIX: Five-star Real hammer Warsaw; Spurs held

Champions League PIX: Five-star Real hammer Warsaw; Spurs held

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

Images from Champions League matches played across Europe on Tuesday

Sheena Bora Trial: Mekhail and the murder

Sheena Bora Trial: Mekhail and the murder

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

Pasbola wound up his cross examination, tabling a new narrative in the murder case. That Sheena Bora had been murdered not by her mother. But by her brother.

'Tell me, who is today's enemy?'

'Tell me, who is today's enemy?'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

'There is no remorse over the Dadri lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq or of Pehlu Khan by cow vigilante groups.' 'But should you not have remorse for those who came to kill them?' 'They were Hindus. Do you accept that?' 'That to kill one Pehlu, 20 Hindus have become murderers.' Rajdeep Sardesai in conversation with Ravish Kumar.

Sheena Bora Trial: Was the Mukerjeas' car cleaned that day?

Sheena Bora Trial: Was the Mukerjeas' car cleaned that day?

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

Though on the face of it appeared Pasbola was asking a series of odd questions that would be difficult for anyone to answer, there was, it gradually emerged, it seemed, a method to the questioning. Somehow, somewhere instinctively, Pasbola knew there was something not right with Riyaz's account.

Review: Azhar is a bland, badly-set souffl of Bollywood tropes without a soul

Review: Azhar is a bland, badly-set souffl of Bollywood tropes without a soul

Rediff.com13 May 2016

Who was Mohammad Azharuddin? More crucially, *what* was he? Those are precisely the questions that, as the end credits roll after 132 minutes of run-time, remain unanswered, feels Prem Panicker.

The Best Films of Smita Patil

The Best Films of Smita Patil

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series.

Indrani is still the boss

Indrani is still the boss

Rediff.com5 Sep 2017

Indrani is clearly in charge in her little corner. She is speaking rapidly to a not-very-tall, pot-bellied, balding man, whom she repeatedly, decisively, asks, "Have you understood?" The tone is that of a boss talking to an employee. The words "cheque" and "two lakhs" float by.

Football round-up: Shock loss for Barca; Goal leaves Nani in tears

Football round-up: Shock loss for Barca; Goal leaves Nani in tears

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

Barcelona lost ground on La Liga leaders Real Madrid when their 11-match winning streak was snapped by Malaga, while Premier League pacesetters Chelsea dropped points at home to Burnley. Bayern Munich enjoyed a second-successive goalrush in the Bundesliga after routing Paderborn 6-0 while AS Roma lost ground to Serie A leaders Juventus after yet another draw. This and more from the happenings in the world of football over the weekend.