Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who worked with the veteran director, expressed her grief over his death.
He possessed an IQ of 180, higher than Albert Einstein's, but his life and career took unexpectedly bizarre routes. Dhruv Munjal salutes the strange genius of Bobby Fischer.
Winter is here and we could all do with some rise in the mercury. And the hottest November cover girls will set it soaring. Don't forget to vote for your favourite!
The Linkin Park frontman's suicide is a tragic reminder of how real and common the struggle against depression is.
Rediff readers share why they support the breastfeeding campaign.
'Indian doctors have also been wary of patients learning about drugs and brand names.' 'Probably harking back to the Brahmanical tradition of preserving information and knowledge from getting polluted by the lower classes,' says Ambi Parameswaran.
Mariah Carey has revealed that she suffers from a bipolar disorder.
"As we look to 2050 we see climate change with unprecedented levels of CO2 in the atmosphere, a looming water crisis that governments across the globe are failing to acknowledge, and a health and poverty disaster with 65 per cent of the world's projected 8.5 billion population living in mega-cities," he said.
Natarajan was admitted to the hospital on Saturday with severe chest infection and was put on ventilator support.
From a nude pics row of Ronaldo's girlfriend to a waif-sized winner of America's Top Model, we list out some of the hottest stars who made fashion news this season
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:
United States President Trump has been nominated along side his arch nemesis dictator Kim Jong-un.
You may eat great food, exercise enough and yet not lose fat because you are sleep-deprived. Most of the magic takes place when you sleep well.
This and more news from the world of showbiz in the latest edition of our glamour round-up.
Is it time to take a relook at our economic theories? asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Serena was drawn on Friday to play doubles in a potentially decisive fifth rubber in this week's Fed Cup first round tie against the Netherlands in what will be her first competitive match in over a year. The doubles rubber, which is scheduled for Sunday on an indoor hard court in Asheville, North Carolina, will be played even if one side clinches the best-of-five match series through the opening four singles matches.
Karan's motivation, as he would say, would be to "fit into a t-shirt."
The World Cup has seen the most talented footballers on the planet. The tournament is also home to the glamorous wives and girlfriends (WAGs) of these players.
Fashion industry's 'it' girl is our very favourite. Here's why :-)
Vajpayee had always felt that India must act with conviction and panache. He decided that, irrespective of the attendant risks, he would undertake what many felt was a precarious course. A fascinating excerpt from N K Singh's Portraits Of Power: Half A Century Of Being At Ringside on Atalji's 96th birthday, December 25.
We present our alphabet of 2020, pulling in everything you'll remember about this year we'd rather forget.
Houston Texans team knelt in protest as the national anthem was played for Sunday's game in Seattle, an apparent rebuke of team owner Bob McNair for his remark about "inmates running the prison."
Buffett typically makes his donations in July, reducing the number of shares by 5 percent from the prior year.
They'll be increasingly define everything from products to politics of this country.
'It is a great honour and responsibility because I will be a representative of India at the wedding,' Suhani Jalota -- whose Myna Mahila Foundation was selected by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as one of the seven charities to benefit from donations from the Royal Wedding - tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih.
Just contribute to one of the seven charities chosen by them.
'When your parents don't support you, the struggle becomes a little extra difficult for you. But I would always keep them in the loop informing them wherever I went, whatever work I did,' says model Pallavi Das about the biggest challenge of her career
Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has criticised the US Supreme Court over its two landmark rulings of legalising same-sex marriage and upholding the healthcare law, and has called for "getting rid" of the apex judicial body.
Rejecting criticism of jobless growth, he said if state after state is creating good number of jobs, how can the Centre be creating joblessness?
There may be huge discounts and easy EMI options on your favourite expensive smartphone, but do not swipe your credit card left, right and centre, warns Rajiv Raj
Kerala Catholic Bishop Conference president Archbishop Soosa Paikam said the verdict was "painful" and would have disastrous consequences.
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Is it likely that one of these days, a demand may rise that only truthful endorsement should be made in media and that if it is discovered that she or he in real life does not use that brand, punishment may follow, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
On a visit to India in 2013, writer Ved Mehta -- who passed into the ages on Sunday January 10, 2021 - gave Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel a rare glimpse into his state of mind and what he thinks of the changes he encounters in his motherland.
'For people in the fashion industry or any job that is unconventional, it is hard to find a place (to stay). Loans are denied to anyone who doesn't have a salaried job,' says leggy model Radhika Nair
Off-spinner R Ashwin is matching Indian batsmen at their game
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