The legendary West Indian turns 74 on July 28. Rediff.com salutes the greatest all-rounder the game has known.
President Pratibha Patil's son is fighting on a Congress ticket against the powerful two-term sitting Member of Legislative Assembly and Maharashtra Finance Minister Sunil Deshmukh, who has quit the party to contest as an independent. A R Rahman made it a part of his Oscar awards acceptance speech. But not many imagined that the politics of Amravati would revolve around Salim-Javed's immortal dialogue in the Hindi blockbuster Deewar: "Mere paas maa hai!"
'She was a modern-day Tansen among the female classical vocalists of the country.' Musicians and film folk pay rich tribute to Kishori Amonkar.
Presenting an excerpt from The Immortals of Meluha, a mythological work on the Hindu god Shiva by Amish Tripathi.
With pot-holes the size of craters, uninspired acting and dull music, this Tamil movie flat-lines after the first half-hour.
Roger Federer has done everything necessary to etch his name in the annals of tennis immortality and all that remains for the Swiss world number one is to add more Grand Slams to his remarkable tally of 15.
The screenplay of Raj Kapoor's Awaara was recently launched.
'His speech at the bhoomi puja will stand out for a long time in the memory of those who listened to it for touching the pinnacle of excellence and brilliance in both style and content,' declares B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
Even though his theory is now firmly accepted in theoretical physics, there was no way to verify if black holes are mortal, according to Timothy Ferris, author of The Science of Liberty.
Singer Labh Janjua, famous for chartbusters such as "London Thumakda" and "Jee Karda", was found dead at his home in Mumbai on Thursday, the police said.
From plain wacky to rational and pragmatic, we present a list of the things you must do before you touch the big three-O!
He will be remembered not only as a writer but as one of the great chroniclers and interrogators of the history of our times, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Capital Film Works' Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum, directed by Rajamohan is an honest effort -- but falls short of expectations.
Tennis star Leander Paes is set to make his debut on silver screen in a film called Rajdhani Express.
For the guts in coming up with a unique, important theme that needs to be addressed sensitively, this movie works. A must-watch.
In a volteface, the Bajrang Dal has said it is not averse to Valentine's Day as long as the youths behaved decently on that occasion.
The mango variety has been developed by the city's famous mango grower Padamshri Haji Kalimullah.
As Mahindra readies to unveil its latest version of the Jeep that is so beloved of adventure enthusiasts, the urban crowd as well as the countryside, Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com traces the vehicle's journey through the decades.
If you bring out the sportsman in you to the fore in the rain, there won't be a shortage of options.
Only the familiar figure of Spain's Rafa Nadal now stands between Roger Federer and his seemingly inevitable march to tennis immortality.
As Salinger passed away early Friday, Indian authors remember their first tryst with his celebrated book The Catcher in the Rye. These authors travelled down memory lane to the time when they first read The Catcher and what Salinger meant to them.
Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra hopes his gold medal gives a boost to sports in a cricket-crazy India.
Remembering Sridevi's strongest words on her 56th birth anniversary.
Speculation about Apple founder Steve Jobs's health has been rife since the company's Worldwide Developer's conference in June, when he looked unwell. His claim that he had been ill but was now recovering did nothing to settle the speculation; Jobs is a pancreatic cancer survivor and there were those who wondered if the dreaded disease was back.
'Should the government be in the business of running banks?' 'Particularly when it does not have the fiscal strength to continuously infuse capital into such banks?'
Sonia Gandhi also joins in the party, in Delhi.
India captain Anil Kumble launched an astonishing attack on Australia's cricketers after his team were beaten in the second Test on Sunday, accusing them of breaching the spirit of the game.
The future of vending lies in tailored on-demand services. Now, who wants ice cream?
Nasreen Munni Kabir releases her new book.
The first still from the iconic song remade for Farhan Akhtar's Don.
"People in his birth place, Mangalore, and also those in Bengaluru have been requesting to bury part of his remains in the two cities."
The purpose of the opening prayer is to seek God on behalf of, and for the Senators. It must be given exclusively and entirely in the English language. Recommended time for the prayer: 1 to 1 minutes.
Sukanya Verma looks at the various baap-beti equations depicted on the screen.
An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of Munnabhai II.
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