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Marilyn Monroe, Eternal Sex Symbol, 100

Marilyn Monroe, Eternal Sex Symbol, 100

Rediff.com4 Jun 2026

More than six decades after her passing, Marilyn Monroe's magnetic appeal and beauty continue to captivate fans worldwide, with her 100th birth anniversary on June 1 prompting a look back at her life and enduring legacy.

Lord's bizarre idea: Drop neutron bomb on Af-Pak border!

Lord's bizarre idea: Drop neutron bomb on Af-Pak border!

Rediff.com27 Nov 2012

In an bizzare suggestion to crack down on terrorism, a former British Labour defence minister has suggested to drop a neutron bomb on the Pak-Afghan border for creating an impassable barrier between the two countries.

81-year-old Australian jailed for mailing bullets to PM

81-year-old Australian jailed for mailing bullets to PM

Rediff.com26 Jul 2012

Angry over government policies on immigration and education, an 81-year-old Australian man mailed bullets and detonators to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, other political leaders and leading bankers.

Oscar 2017: The 10 BIGGEST mistakes!

Oscar 2017: The 10 BIGGEST mistakes!

Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

The 89th Annual Academy Awards will go down in history for this.

When the story of La La Land played out at the Oscars

When the story of La La Land played out at the Oscars

Rediff.com28 Feb 2017

Missed La La Land at the theatres? Don't worry, the film just played out in real life.

Vote! Aishwarya's STRANGE Cannes Outfits

Vote! Aishwarya's STRANGE Cannes Outfits

Rediff.com22 May 2023

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was back on the Cannes red carpet. Not everyone was happy about it.

Top-level rejig at Diageo management

Top-level rejig at Diageo management

Rediff.com30 Jul 2014

Diageo Western Europe President John Kennedy would will take responsibility for Russia, Eastern Europe and Turkey as President, Diageo Europe.

Choksi will 'only' return to Dominica to face trial when fit

Choksi will 'only' return to Dominica to face trial when fit

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

Diamantaire Mehul Choksi will "only" return to Dominica to face trial for illegal entry into that country when a doctor "certifies" that he is fit to stand trial, the media there reported citing conditions laid down by the Dominica high court while granting him bail. In a major setback to Indian efforts to bring him from the Caribbean country, Dominica high court Judge Bernie Stephenson allowed the businessman to return to Antigua and Barbuda, where he has been living as a citizen since 2018 after leaving India, to seek medical advice from neurologist Hayden Osborne at the Mount St. John's Medical Centre, Dominica News Online reported. Choksi is having a clot in brain besides other health issues such as diabetes and hypertension, his legal team has submitted.

What exactly is wrong with Murray? Becker, McEnroe try to find out...

What exactly is wrong with Murray? Becker, McEnroe try to find out...

Rediff.com26 May 2017

Andy Murray's wretched form ahead of the next week's French Open has left pundits including Boris Becker scratching their heads about what exactly is wrong with the world number one.

Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine test on monkeys shows promise

Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine test on monkeys shows promise

Rediff.com15 May 2020

The researchers found that after being exposed to high levels of the novel coronavirus, none of the six monkeys that were given the vaccine developed viral pneumonia. Also, there was no sign that the vaccine had made the animals more vulnerable.

WADA chief furious at Jamaica stonewalling

WADA chief furious at Jamaica stonewalling

Rediff.com22 Oct 2013

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief John Fahey has slammed Jamaican authorities for failing to accommodate an independent audit of their anti-doping regime until next year.

Number crunching: McCullum belts fastest ever Test century

Number crunching: McCullum belts fastest ever Test century

Rediff.com21 Feb 2016

Brendon McCullum - playing his last Test match- produced a sensational display of stroke-play, blasting to the fastest hundred in Test cricket history. McCullum took 54 balls to reach the three-figure mark, two less than the previous record. Viv Richards and Misbah-ul-Haq held the previous record with 56-ball hundreds. In terms of time taken, McCullum's hundred in 78 minutes is the joint fourth fastest in Test cricket. Statistician Rajneesh Gupta glances at the records of the fastest hundreds in Test cricket:

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine 70% effective, results show

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine 70% effective, results show

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

However, in two different dose regimens, the vaccine's efficacy was 90 per cent in one and 62 per cent in the other.

50 days after Ockhi, families wait for a miracle

50 days after Ockhi, families wait for a miracle

Rediff.com11 Jan 2018

Picking up the pieces is not going to be easy for the families of the missing fishermen. More than the compensation, what they seek is closure, discovers A Ganesh Nadar in Kanyakumari, one of the districts worst affected by the cyclone fury.

I-League: Bengaluru FC beat United SC, top table

I-League: Bengaluru FC beat United SC, top table

Rediff.com6 Oct 2013

first-half strike by John Johnson helped Bengaluru FC beat United Sports Club by a solitary goal in their third round match of the I-League at the Bengaluru Football Stadium. The win propelled them to the top of the points table with seven points from three matches.

US Open PICS: Nadal eases through; Verdasco sends Murray packing

US Open PICS: Nadal eases through; Verdasco sends Murray packing

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

A summary of the action on Day 3 at the US Open.