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Main accused in AASU leader's lynching run over by police vehicle

Main accused in AASU leader's lynching run over by police vehicle

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

Neeraj Das alias 'Kola Lora', the prime accused in the AASU leader lynching case, died on Wednesday after being hit by a police vehicle "as he was trying to escape police custody", a senior officer said.

COMING UP this June: 6 OTT releases

COMING UP this June: 6 OTT releases

Rediff.com1 Jun 2021

With no theatrical releases in the pipeline, the OTT platform is the go-to place for new film and Web show releases.

The Best Of Pankaj Tripathi

The Best Of Pankaj Tripathi

Rediff.com21 Mar 2022

Joginder Tuteja looks at his biggest hits, and where you can watch them.

Facebook planning to change its name

Facebook planning to change its name

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

Social media giant Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name next week. As per The Verge, the company is planning to change its name to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The name change, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to talk about at the company's annual Connect conference on October 28, but could unveil sooner, is meant to signal the tech giant's ambition to be known for more than social media and all the ills that entail.

'Indian history would be different had Bose been there'

'Indian history would be different had Bose been there'

Rediff.com20 Nov 2017

'It is a huge responsibility to play Netaji.'

'I know how crazy Kangana is with her acting'

'I know how crazy Kangana is with her acting'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

'If you listen to the title track of Judgementall Hai Kya, you will find some crazy things happening in it -- from crazy laughter to as if someone is inside your mind.'

'India can attract significant FDI if it sorts out tax issues'

'India can attract significant FDI if it sorts out tax issues'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2015

India can attract significant FDI, says experts.

Physical, Sherni: OTT DELIGHTS of the Week

Physical, Sherni: OTT DELIGHTS of the Week

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

Serial killer confusion in small-town South Korea, a struggling mission to save the tiger in the heartland of India, a slice-of-summer friendship by the Italian coast, Sukanya Verma lists a fascinating mix of must-watch fare on OTT this week.

'My parents don't know I am famous'

'My parents don't know I am famous'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2022

'They (my parents) have no inkling that people across the country know me now.' 'Recently, a fan turned up at my parents' home with gifts for them and my annoyed father called to ask me why I had sent him.'

After Goldman Sachs, Nomura now sees Modi wave

After Goldman Sachs, Nomura now sees Modi wave

Rediff.com28 Nov 2013

Yet another foreign brokerage has said that it expects Narendra Modi-led BJP to come to power after the Lok Sabha elections.

'For 1,400 years India led the world in science'

'For 1,400 years India led the world in science'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2020

'Some Indians take the extreme view that everything was known to our ancients, but others go to the opposite extreme and consider everything Indian was superstition and rubbish.' 'Indian science was perhaps more rational than the European science of the time.'

AWESOME Images Of The Heavens!

AWESOME Images Of The Heavens!

Rediff.com27 Jul 2022

The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the shortlisted images of the 2022 Astronomy Photographer of the Year!

Man United-Liverpool tie postponed as fans storm pitch

Man United-Liverpool tie postponed as fans storm pitch

Rediff.com2 May 2021

Manchester United's Premier League match against Liverpool was postponed on Sunday after United fans forced their way into the stadium and stormed the Old Trafford pitch to protest against the club's owners - the Glazer family.

Inspired by Jack Daniel, Mumbai boy creates winning cocktail

Inspired by Jack Daniel, Mumbai boy creates winning cocktail

Rediff.com11 Apr 2018

He will now get a chance to take a guided tour to the iconic Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee.

Sotheby's India auction sees tepid response as slowdown hits art world

Sotheby's India auction sees tepid response as slowdown hits art world

Rediff.com16 Nov 2019

The sale lot of 61 pieces of art, which was spread across a variety of categories such as modern and contemporary South Asian art, prints, and photographs, realised an estimated sale price of Rs 23.8 crore. Pre-auction estimates had expected the sale to range between Rs 37 crore and Rs 52 crore. Around 11 pieces of art remained unsold on Day One, reports Pavan Lall.

Whoa! Stephanie Seymour poses nude for mag cover

Whoa! Stephanie Seymour poses nude for mag cover

Rediff.com10 Aug 2019

The model and actor's Vogue Italia cover will make your jaws drop.

Box Office: Judwaa 2 is a hit!

Box Office: Judwaa 2 is a hit!

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

Varun Dhawan's winning streak at the box office continues.

IAF plane crunch worsens; Jaguar engine upgrade axed

IAF plane crunch worsens; Jaguar engine upgrade axed

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

With Honeywell demanding what Indian Air Force sources term an "exorbitant" price for F-125IN engines, the IAF has told HAL that it has abandoned its plan to upgrade 80 Jaguar fighters with new Honeywell engines, reports Ajai Shukla.

Now, 'smart' condoms that 'glow' if you have STD

Now, 'smart' condoms that 'glow' if you have STD

Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

A bunch of young teens have fashioned a unique "smart condom" that will glow a different colour if a person has STD.

1971 War: US feared India will destroy Pakistan

1971 War: US feared India will destroy Pakistan

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

A day after Dhaka was liberated on December 16, 1971, then US President Richard Nixon was told by his strategic advisor Henry Kissinger that he had 'saved West Pakistan,' according to confidential papers since declassified by the US department of state.

10 TIPS To Ace a Job Interview

10 TIPS To Ace a Job Interview

Rediff.com8 Nov 2021

A job interview is intended to allow you to get to know the people you will be working with and for them to get to know you. It's critical to be yourself.

PIX: Rajkummar, Ranveer, Alia at Jio Filmfare Awards

PIX: Rajkummar, Ranveer, Alia at Jio Filmfare Awards

Rediff.com22 Jan 2018

Here come the gorgeous guests!

Raghuvir Yadav: Masterful Actor For All Seasons

Raghuvir Yadav: Masterful Actor For All Seasons

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

On his birthday on June 25, Sukanya Verma celebrates some of Raghuvir Yadav's best roles on big screen and small.

RIP Stephen Hawking: Bidding adieu to a brilliant mind

RIP Stephen Hawking: Bidding adieu to a brilliant mind

Rediff.com31 Mar 2018

The private funeral service at the University Church of St Mary the Great near Gonville and Caius College at Cambridge University was chosen by Professor Hawking's children.

When statues came to life!

When statues came to life!

Rediff.com25 Jul 2018

Wait, did that statue really move? It may have been the question many people asked while taking a walk in Marche-en-Famenne, a tiny town in Belgium, during the International Living Statues Festival. Here's a collection of the best scenes from Europe's biggest "living statue" festival.

PIX: Rajkummar, Ali, Richa at Christmas bash

PIX: Rajkummar, Ali, Richa at Christmas bash

Rediff.com23 Dec 2017

Featuring among others the stars of Newton, Victoria and Abdul and Fukrey Returns.

#20YearsOfLagaan: What the cast is up to

#20YearsOfLagaan: What the cast is up to

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

As we celebrate 20 years of the epic, Namrata Thakker takes a look at the cast and sees what they have been up to since.

17 Indo-Canadians triumph as Trudeau returns to power sans majority

17 Indo-Canadians triumph as Trudeau returns to power sans majority

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

Seventeen Indo-Canadians, including NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, won Canada's parliamentary elections on Tuesday with Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returning to power in the snap polls.

LCH: Lessons For Indian Defence

LCH: Lessons For Indian Defence

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

It is baffling how the PM chose the LCH as an indigenous product to celebrate on Rashtriya Raksha Samarpan Parv, even while his Cabinet holds up manufacturing clearance for 15 LCHs on the grounds that they are not Indian enough.

#PadmavatiControversy: It is heartbreaking to see a director defend his movie

#PadmavatiControversy: It is heartbreaking to see a director defend his movie

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

Hansal Mehta takes on the Padmavati controversy, and much more.

Don't mock India's scientific past!

Don't mock India's scientific past!

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

It is important to approach the belief of people in ancient India's achievements with a sense of proportion, balance and empathy, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

Indian art work fetches record price at Christie's

Indian art work fetches record price at Christie's

Rediff.com12 Jun 2008

A work of art by Indian artist Francis Newton Souza has fetched a world auction record price of 1,273,250 pounds at the Christie's in London. "Amongst the masterpieces offered, Francis Newton Souza's 'Birth' (1955) realised 1,273,250 pounds, setting a new world auction record for the artist and for any Indian modern and contemporary work of art," Hugo Weihe, Christie's International director of Asian Art and Yamini Mehta, head of sale, said on Wednesday.

Maths didn't help Einstein discover gravity: Piyush Goyal

Maths didn't help Einstein discover gravity: Piyush Goyal

Rediff.com12 Sep 2019

'Do not get into the calculations that you see on television...Oh if you are looking at $5 trillion economy, the country will have to grow at 12 per cent, today it is growing at 6-7 per cent'

When Priyanka Chopra was an American teenager

When Priyanka Chopra was an American teenager

Rediff.com9 Jul 2018

What was life like for the confident Priyanka Chopra of today when she was a gawky teenager?

'They should have asked for 12 blondes'

'They should have asked for 12 blondes'

Rediff.com23 May 2008

After being removed from the grounds, Ellesha Newton alleged that a Wizcraft employee even used the highly derogatory term "nigger" as part of his explanation for why the girls couldn't perform.

IAF's Jaguars face retirement by 2024

IAF's Jaguars face retirement by 2024

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

The retirement of the Jaguar would create a six squadron gap in the IAF's combat fleet which would cost $20 billion-$30 billion to fill.

Why do Modi and his Mantris Mock Science?

Why do Modi and his Mantris Mock Science?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2018

Hyperbole by our ministers and a few saffronised scientists not only defames Newton and Einstein, but also mocks ancient India's achievements in mathematics, medicine and natural science, says Utkarsh Mishra.

UK hits daily COVID-19 tests target of 1L; toll at 27,510

UK hits daily COVID-19 tests target of 1L; toll at 27,510

Rediff.com1 May 2020

The officials revealed that hospital admissions, particularly in London which was way ahead in terms of the infection than other parts of Britain, is continuing a downward trend and the number of people in critical care is also falling across the board.

Look who's going SOLO!

Look who's going SOLO!

Rediff.com9 Nov 2020

Joginder Tuteja looks at Bollywood's ladies, where they will be calling the shots in their films.

Golden Globes 2021: Nomadland, The Crown win

Golden Globes 2021: Nomadland, The Crown win

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

The 78th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. A quick look at the winners.