RB Leipzig scored twice in the opening 13 minutes but had to survive a late comeback from Manchester United to cling on to a 3-2 win on Tuesday that sent them into the Champions League knockout stage and eliminated the English side.
"I don't know if he has seen Slumdog Millionaire. I know he wants to," White House spokesman, Robert Gibbs, told reporters during the course of his daily press briefing.
With two of the three Oscar-nominated songs being in Hindi and performed with colourful and vigorous Bollywood dances, and with Rahman invoking in Tamil a saying about divine greatness, the proceedings at times looked like a Bollywood event held in Los Angeles.
Two persons were killed in the violence, which also left more than 60 people, including police personnel, injured.
Based on Vikas Swarup's bestseller Q & A, the film however did not strictly adhere to the book. In fact, according to a guardian,co.uk report, the movie was given an extreme makeover.
Household names such as Tatas, Birlas and Ambanis, on whom small investors banked with their eyes shut, proved no guarantee for the safety of investment in the market where cumulative wealth of all listed companies got eroded by over 50 per cent during the year. And analysts are predicting more troubled times ahead - at least till the first half of 2009.
Serge Gnabry scored twice as Bayern Munich beat Chelsea 3-0, while Antoine Griezmann's second-half equaliser handed Barcelona a vital away goal and earned them a 1-1 draw at Napoli in their Champions League last 16, first leg on Tuesday.
England ended their ragged tour of the West Indies on a high on Friday when an Andrew Flintoff hat-trick helped them beat the hosts by 26 runs in a rain-shortened match in St Lucia to win the one-day series 3-2. Flintoff took five for 19 in his five overs, including the hat-trick in his final over, as England claimed their first one-day series victory in the Caribbean.
Banning children from work is fine only if there is a plan to support them.
Rediff.com in association with IMS Learning Resources brings you the estimated cut-offs of the various B-schools across the country.
Two children were seriously injured in an explosion that occurred in a garbage dump on Friday afternoon in front of Rajkiya Inter college, Sector 22, Noida. The blast occurred when the children Sonu and Golu, both rag pickers, were scouring the waste
The simplicity of football was again emphasised as France secured a place in the World Cup final from a basic set- piece.
After six fruitless years playing international football, the world's worst team are beginning to see the romance of the beautiful game. When the rag-tag national side of East Timor drew 2-2 with fellow strugglers Cambodia last week, they clinched the first point they had ever won to stem a seemingly endless run of defeats.
Oscar nominated documentary film-maker Megan Mylan speaks to rediff.com's Arthur J Pais about her latest documentary -- Smile Pinki.
The Leaders for Tomorrow programme teaches leadership skills for social action on college campuses.
It seems British director Danny Boyle has fallen in love with Mumbai while shooting for his award-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire'. Boyle wants to get back to the city once more to make to make another film.
J K Rowling, author of the best-selling Harry Potter book series, delivered a commencement address at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association
By distorting and deliberately altering the contours of the debate, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Left parties are acting in a manner detrimental to India's interests in the early part of the 21st century.
The cricketer will star in Harman Baweja's new film.
The eight seeded South African fought back after losing the first two sets to defeat the Swiss ace 2-6, 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11.
French Open champion Justine Henin enjoyed a swift 60-minute workout to overcome Russia's Vera Dushevina to enter the third round.
As per the recommendations of the 2nd National Commission on Labour, the ministry is codifying existing 44 central labour laws into four codes by simplifying, amalgamating and rationalising the relevant provisions of the legislations.
Jayasurya has become one of the most promising youngsters in the Malayalam film industry thanks to the whopping success of Swapnakkoodu, Classmates, Arabikkatha and Chocolate.
Two goals each for Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard and one for Michy Batshuayi swept Belgium to a 5-2 victory over Tunisia on Saturday that put them in command of World Cup Group G.
Mishra was accompanied by three friends, including Ragini, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter, when the incident took place.
Middle age is the boot stamping on our face, says Shougat Dasgupta.
Notwithstanding Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf terming as "intriguing" India's comment on Balochistan, New Delhi Sunday asserted there was nothing wrong in reacting to the "serious situation" in the neighbouring country.
'People think it's okay to poke fun at people who are overweight but I never took it lying down. I made sure I stood up for myself.' Sonakshi Sinha, in fighting form.
Boys will be boys. Put then in a boys' hostel and you've got endless stories on monkey business, ragging, sexual conquests, addictions, politics in love and love in politics.
Roger Federer came out on top in the battle of the Wimbledon champions when he trumped Lleyton Hewitt 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals on Monday.
M E Meeran, a former wholesale dealer in provisions, is conquering the world with his Eastern brand of spices and curry powders.
Nagpal, who was found begging in a market in South Delhi by a photojournalist on Friday, is now under the care of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW).
We're inviting readers to share stories of their first day at college with us!
Mani Ratnam's film works, despite playing it very safe.
Tim Henman finally rediscovered some form with a 6-1 7-6 victory over American Michael Russell in the first round of the Nottingham Open on Tuesday, his first Tour win since February.
The Alibaba tycoon is all about Love Quotient, not IQ or EQ.
'We have plenty of options here to cover the forced changes of Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Marsh, so we'll have another look at the wicket tomorrow and we'll name the team at the toss'
Any NGO critical of the government is unlikely to receive a green signal. The new amendment will leave NGOs vulnerable to harassment. It was the NGO sector that helped provide compassion and food to millions of people during the lockdown. The new Bill will render such cooperation and camaraderie impossible in future, observes Rashme Sehgal.
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