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The pride, the perfume and the perils of Virat Kohli

The pride, the perfume and the perils of Virat Kohli

Rediff.com29 Mar 2016

'He may be a scientist, a poet and a brat. And in addition to all this, Virat Kohli is also cricket's No 1 Rollerblade-Artist,' says Sreehari Nair.

England's Pietersen divides and conquers

England's Pietersen divides and conquers

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

Love him or loathe him, Kevin Pietersen's return from a knee injury in time to face Australia in the Ashes series will have left England supporters breathing a sigh of relief.

Ranji round-up: Captain Vinay stars as Karnataka thump Rajasthan

Ranji round-up: Captain Vinay stars as Karnataka thump Rajasthan

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played across India on Wednesday

Top 20 moments from the week gone by

Top 20 moments from the week gone by

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

Here are some of the most stunning moments of the week that was.

Review: KBC 7 is brimming with promise and knowledge

Review: KBC 7 is brimming with promise and knowledge

Rediff.com9 Sep 2013

Kaun Banega Crorepati 7 can only get better after a promising first episode, says Sukanya Verma.

World Cup 2015: Know the South Africa cricket team

World Cup 2015: Know the South Africa cricket team

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

Penpix of the South Africa squad for the 2015 cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Wish list: What if Ileana was cast in Friends?

Wish list: What if Ileana was cast in Friends?

Rediff.com24 Aug 2015

What if we these popular American television series were made in India?

'Don't think massive voter turnout in J&K ends all problems'

'Don't think massive voter turnout in J&K ends all problems'

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

'This uniqueness of Jammu and Kashmir has to be respected by New Delhi. If it is not done, then it puts question-mark on the very basis of the relationship,' Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference chairman Sajjad Gani Lone tells Pervez Majeed.

Why Shatrughan Sinha cried like a baby

Why Shatrughan Sinha cried like a baby

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

Shatrughan Sinha has never minced his word. No wonder then his biography is titled, Anything But Khamosh.

Success mantras HCL Tech chief follows to get things done

Success mantras HCL Tech chief follows to get things done

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

Anant Gupta, HCL Technologies' chief has an amazing success formula to get things done.

DC Avanti: This stunning sportscar won't burn a hole in your pockets

DC Avanti: This stunning sportscar won't burn a hole in your pockets

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

Thanks to a well-sorted chassis and Renault's motor, the car induces confidence in the driver to take it for a faster spin

Meet the Harvard grads who offer a novel way to teach students

Meet the Harvard grads who offer a novel way to teach students

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

Few Harvard graduates are changing the way we teach students.

Why Bajirao Mastani has upset two families

Why Bajirao Mastani has upset two families

Rediff.com15 Dec 2015

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani has ruffled quite a few feathers among the descendants of the Peshwa and his Muslim wife.

Will this be the Wicketkeepers' World Cup?

Will this be the Wicketkeepers' World Cup?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

Sangakkara, Dhoni, McCullum, de Villiers... Cricket has never had so many amazing wicketkeeper-batsmen in the same era...

B K S Iyengar: Profile of a yogi as a teacher

B K S Iyengar: Profile of a yogi as a teacher

Rediff.com22 Aug 2014

Most yoga teachers are not driven towards popular acclaim or fame. But Bellur Krishnamachar Sunderaraja Iyengar was goaded by the challenge to prove himself to all those who had dismissed him as a madcap yogi in the early days, and by a burning need to make yoga available to all.

Dilip Kumar's Top 25 Films

Dilip Kumar's Top 25 Films

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

Here's celebrating Dilip Kumar by re-visiting his best movies.

Prem Panicker: If I was Dhoni, I'd bowl first at the MCG vs Bangladesh

Prem Panicker: If I was Dhoni, I'd bowl first at the MCG vs Bangladesh

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

Prem Panicker, a keen follower of the game and one of cricket's finest writers, interacted with readers on the Rediff World Cup Chat.

Arjun Kapoor: Tevar wasn't designed to display my strengths

Arjun Kapoor: Tevar wasn't designed to display my strengths

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

'I could have debuted with my father but that would have been the most cliched way to enter films. I want to be his strength, not his problem.' Tevar star Arjun Kapoor was determined to prove himself as an actor before he worked in a home production.

21 award-winning wildlife photographs of the year!

21 award-winning wildlife photographs of the year!

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

Presenting the best of Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Awards 2015.

Ranji Trophy: Satish, Jaffer lead Vidarbha's strong reply

Ranji Trophy: Satish, Jaffer lead Vidarbha's strong reply

Rediff.com16 Oct 2015

A summary of the second day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches played at various venues across the country.

The Big Fight: How Salim-Javed changed Hindi cinema

The Big Fight: How Salim-Javed changed Hindi cinema

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

Salim-Javed's speciality was conjuring the kind of violence that played on your mind rather than the sort that played out only in front of your eyes.

Ranji round-up: Mumbai avoid follow-on embarrassment vs Railways

Ranji round-up: Mumbai avoid follow-on embarrassment vs Railways

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

Tail-ender Javed Khan, batting with a finger injury, saved Mumbai from following-on while chasing Railways' first innings score of 242 in the rain-truncated Ranji Trophy match, in Delhi, on Wednesday. A summary of the final day's play of the league matches around the country.

'Parents refused to marry their daughters to me'

'Parents refused to marry their daughters to me'

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

'I remember Madhuri Dixit was very scared to do a rape scene with me in Prem Pratigyaa. After the shot, she said she couldn't even feel me touching her.' Ranjeet gets candid about his 'villainous' career.

Ranji round-up: Sehwag sizzles with unbeaten ton on green top at Lahli

Ranji round-up: Sehwag sizzles with unbeaten ton on green top at Lahli

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

Veteran opener Virender Sehwag is making most of his hard-earned form as he blended caution with aggression during an attractive unbeaten knock of 147 to take Delhi to a respectable 278 for 7 at stumps against Haryana in the Ranji Trophy Group B match in Lahli, on Monday.

'17 hits in 3 years is a record no one else has achieved'

'17 hits in 3 years is a record no one else has achieved'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

'It is ironic that the guy who set the standard of stardom was forgotten. It was his death that made us remember him again.'

How the 'secularists' defeated Nitish Kumar

How the 'secularists' defeated Nitish Kumar

Rediff.com27 May 2014

The 'secularists'are more adept at the politics of intense and alarmingly exaggerated fear-mongering, as this kind of politics provides easy votes of Muslims without making them answerable for the concrete issues of poverty, unemployment, lawlessness, and of basic needs like roads, electricity, etc, which is exactly how Nitish Kumar was defeated in the elections, says Mohammad Sajjad.

'Here's my pistol, now come on shoot me'

'Here's my pistol, now come on shoot me'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2008

'He deserved to be field marshal because he carried the air force and navy with him in '71. Remember we were fighting on two fronts -- east and west. He stood out.'

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