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Bong Joon Ho: Master of Unsubtle Symbolism

Bong Joon Ho: Master of Unsubtle Symbolism

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

Only Bong Joon Ho -- whose film Parasite won the Oscars for Best Film, Best Director, Best International Feature -- knows how to work with a heavy hand and still get respectable results, says Ranjita Ganesan.

ICC official relives last year's Easter bombings in Sri Lanka

ICC official relives last year's Easter bombings in Sri Lanka

Rediff.com21 Apr 2020

On this day last year, ICC Anti-Corruption council officer Steve Richardson chose to eat breakfast in the executive lounge on the ninth floor of Cinnamon Grand instead of heading down to restaurant, a decision that saved him from the Easter Bombings. Richardson, who was in the country along with his colleagues to investigate corruption charges against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), was staying on the ninth floor of the hotel in Colombo, one of the six locations where bombs went off in a series of blasts, killing and injuring hundreds of people across the country.

Missing Indian toddler in US found dead, neighbour held

Missing Indian toddler in US found dead, neighbour held

Rediff.com27 Oct 2012

A 10-month-old Indian girl, who was kidnapped early this week, was on Friday found dead in the basement of an apartment in a Philadelphia township in the United States.

West Brom turn down QPR bid for Olsson

West Brom turn down QPR bid for Olsson

Rediff.com11 Jan 2013

West Bromwich Albion have turned down a bid for Sweden defender Jonas Olsson from the Premier League's basement side Queens Park Rangers, manager Steve Clarke said on Thursday.

PIX: Windies win but Gayle fails in World Cup swansong

PIX: Windies win but Gayle fails in World Cup swansong

Rediff.com4 Jul 2019

West Indies won the battle of the ICC World Cup's basement dwellers, beating Afghanistan by 23 runs in their final group match at Headingley on Thursday.

What you must not miss in the EPL this week

What you must not miss in the EPL this week

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

A preview of the line-up action in the English Premier League.

Rio theft: Computer, shirts stolen from Australia's Olympic village

Rio theft: Computer, shirts stolen from Australia's Olympic village

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

Team shirts and a laptop computer belonging to a cycling official have been stolen from the Australian building in the athletes' village at the Rio Olympics, team chief Kitty Chiller said on Sunday.

Chained children rescued from Karachi seminary

Chained children rescued from Karachi seminary

Rediff.com13 Dec 2011

Nearly 50 children, locked up in chains, were rescued by the Pakistani police following a raid on a religious seminary, which officials fear was forcing militant training on them. Senior police officials said the children apparently were being prepared for illegal and extremist activities at the seminary. During the raid in the notorious Sohrab Goth area of Karachi on Monday, police personnel recovered the children from a basement where they were chained.

Chicago gurdwara locked down over safety violation

Chicago gurdwara locked down over safety violation

Rediff.com12 Dec 2011

Gurjot Parkash Sahib gurdwara, located in the suburb of Island Lake, was locked down by police on December 8 because of certain safety violations that had put public safety in jeopardy.

For whom the bell trolls

For whom the bell trolls

Rediff.com6 Jan 2019

'Some semi-literate lunkhead tweeting at Rs 2 per tweet from a dingy basement in Chennai or San Diego accomplishes nothing, but give hundreds of thousands of them a time, date, and talking points, and they can create a wall of sound -- a nonsensical wall, perhaps, but one that is heard, and that can occasionally prevail just because it's there,' says Mitali Saran.

AMRI hospital fire: Two more arrests made

AMRI hospital fire: Two more arrests made

Rediff.com23 Jan 2012

Two management staff of the AMRI Hospital where 90 persons, mostly patients, choked to death from a fire in the basement on December nine, were arrested on Monday.

PIX: Real Madrid keep pace with Barca as Bale suffers hostile reception

PIX: Real Madrid keep pace with Barca as Bale suffers hostile reception

Rediff.com24 Nov 2019

Real Madrid overcame an early howler from Sergio Ramos to beat Real Sociedad 3-1 at home on an eventful Saturday at the Santiago Bernabeu, where Gareth Bale was loudly booed by his own supporters and Luka Modric returned to his very best form.

Another director gets bail in AMRI fire case

Another director gets bail in AMRI fire case

Rediff.com12 Apr 2012

The Calcutta high court on Thursday granted bail to a director of the AMRI Hospital, where over 90 people had been killed in December last year, after a fire broke out in its basement. A division bench comprising Justices Asim Kumar Roy and Ashim Kumar Ray granted bail to AMRI Director S K Todi, who has been in custody since December 9.

Review: Blood Money is mindless and boring

Review: Blood Money is mindless and boring

Rediff.com30 Mar 2012

Unless stale stories, bad acting and bungled possibilities capture your fancy, this film is much too sluggish, simplistic and boring to bother.

Fire at Kolkata hospital; 25 dead, 40 trapped

Fire at Kolkata hospital; 25 dead, 40 trapped

Rediff.com9 Dec 2011

The fire, suspected to have originated in the electrical department in the basement of the AMRI hospital, swiftly spread to the first and second floors, trapping patients, with the fire brigade called in at 4:00 am, the sources said.

Three killed in West Delhi building collapse

Three killed in West Delhi building collapse

Rediff.com3 Dec 2011

Three persons, including two women, were killed when a four-storeyed building collapsed in west Delhi on Saturday morning. The building located near Uttam Nagar Metro Station came down at around 11:30 am while some construction was going on in the basement of the building.

Are these premium mobile plans meant for you?

Are these premium mobile plans meant for you?

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

Bindisha Sarang takes a look at Vodafone's RedX and Airtel's new plan.

PIX: Barca young guns rout BATE, Chelsea through to last 16

PIX: Barca young guns rout BATE, Chelsea through to last 16

Rediff.com7 Dec 2011

Images from the Champions League matches played across Europe on Tuesday.

PIX: Man United clinches draw at Tottenham on EPL return

PIX: Man United clinches draw at Tottenham on EPL return

Rediff.com20 Jun 2020

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes fired home a late penalty to rescue a point for the visitors in a lively 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Friday.

Yeh Ballet review

Yeh Ballet review

Rediff.com25 Feb 2020

Sooni Taraporewala makes us root for her young characters even if we aren't entirely sure about the depth of their feelings, feels Sukanya Verma.

Osama had support network in Pakistan: Obama

Osama had support network in Pakistan: Obama

Rediff.com9 May 2011

Sitting on a chair along with his top national security advisors in the Situation Room, located in the basement of the White House last Sunday afternoon, it was one of the longest 40 minutes of United States President Barack Obama's life.

Yeh dosti: 'We did Goa in Rs 1,800 per person!'

Yeh dosti: 'We did Goa in Rs 1,800 per person!'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2011

Last week, we invited readers to write in with fabulous stories of fun times with your closest pals. Here is the first set of responses!

ED seizes biggest cash haul from Hawala dealer

ED seizes biggest cash haul from Hawala dealer

Rediff.com21 Jun 2011

The Enforcement Directorate has seized the largest ever cash haul of Rs 9.28 crore from a Hawala dealer operating from Connaught Place in New Delhi after a night-long operation.

Three killed in fire at Tata headquarters, Mumbai

Three killed in fire at Tata headquarters, Mumbai

Rediff.com9 Feb 2011

Three persons were killed on Wednesday and another injured after a major fire broke out at the Bombay House building, housing the Tata Group offices in South Mumbai.

Mum building collapse: Sons of ex-owner get interim relief

Mum building collapse: Sons of ex-owner get interim relief

Rediff.com19 Jun 2013

A sessions court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest till July 16 to three sons of a former owner of Altaf Manzil building, which collapsed last week killing 10 people.

Barca labour past Almeria

Barca labour past Almeria

Rediff.com10 Apr 2011

Lionel Messi ensured Barcelona maintained their eight-point lead over Real Madrid ahead of next weekend's Clasico, scoring twice as the leaders came back to beat basement side Almeria 3-1 in La Liga on Saturday.

Many reasons why Jet Air may miss the flight path, once again

Many reasons why Jet Air may miss the flight path, once again

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

If the Murari Lal Jalan-Kalrock Capital combine can script a turnaround, it will have pulled off a bigger coup than Ajay Singh did with SpiceJet in 2014.

Attack on Sufi shrine in Lahore; 42 dead, 180 hurt

Attack on Sufi shrine in Lahore; 42 dead, 180 hurt

Rediff.com2 Jul 2010

One attacker blew himself up at the crowded entrance to the shrine and the second in the basement, where people perform ablutions before entering the complex. The third bomber detonated his explosive vest in a part of the shrine adjoining a busy market, witnesses said.

Australia team safe after Rio Olympic Village fire evacuation

Australia team safe after Rio Olympic Village fire evacuation

Rediff.com30 Jul 2016

The Australian team said they evacuated their building at the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro because of a fire in the basement on Friday, one week before the Games open.

More rains predicted in Delhi

More rains predicted in Delhi

Rediff.com12 Jul 2015

The weatherman has forecast that more showers would lash the national capital where intermittent rains have disrupted normal life for the last four days.

PIX: Hotties to look out for at the LFW

PIX: Hotties to look out for at the LFW

Rediff.com23 Jul 2010

Hotties from Brazil to Bhopal lined up at the auditions for Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai. We talk to those who made the cut and others who didn't.

Football: 'Aguero out for up to 10 days due to quarantine'

Football: 'Aguero out for up to 10 days due to quarantine'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2021

News that transpired on and off the football field.

Super sub Kaka keeps Real on Barca's heels

Super sub Kaka keeps Real on Barca's heels

Rediff.com25 Apr 2010

Kaka came off the bench after six weeks out injured and produced a clinical finish from Cristiano Ronaldo's assist to keep Real Madrid hot on the heels of leaders Barcelona in La Liga on Saturday. After Barca's nervy 3-1 win at home to basement side Xerez in the earlier kickoff, Brazil's World Cup-bound playmaker Kaka struck eight minutes from time to fire Real to a nail-biting 2-1 victory at 10-man Real Zaragoza.

What I learned from failure: Lessons from a co-founder

What I learned from failure: Lessons from a co-founder

Rediff.com6 Aug 2018

It's important to learn from failure, and just show up the next day, and the next, till you've got it right, says Radhika Ghai, co-founder, ShopClues

Indian man shot dead in Canada, two suspects arrested

Indian man shot dead in Canada, two suspects arrested

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

The motive of the crime is still unclear.

Five talking-points from the weekend in La Liga

Five talking-points from the weekend in La Liga

Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

Barcelona's eight-game winning run was halted following a 2-2 draw with Valencia, Atletico Madrid lost 1-0 at Real Betis and a resurgent Real Madrid secured their fourth win in a row by beating Alaves 3-0.

An Arranged Marriage you can relate to!

An Arranged Marriage you can relate to!

Rediff.com23 Jul 2009

Rajeev Varma on D'Arranged Marriage, a play about Sanjay Gupta, an aspiring New Zealand Indian stand-up comic who spends his life working at his father's corner shop and avoiding the issue of an arranged marriage.

Soccer PIX: Real drop points at Getafe; Juve lose

Soccer PIX: Real drop points at Getafe; Juve lose

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

The draw interrupted a run of four straight league wins for Zinedine Zidane's side and left them second on 67 points after 31 games, three behind leaders Atletico who thrashed Eibar 5-0 earlier in the day.

PHOTOS: Paris is drowning in epic floods

PHOTOS: Paris is drowning in epic floods

Rediff.com4 Jun 2016

Paris is suffering the worst flooding in more than 100 years on Saturday forcing the Louvre to evacuate 250,000 pieces of art to safety from its basements.

'We started as a democracy, but have regressed to a banana republic'

'We started as a democracy, but have regressed to a banana republic'

Rediff.com25 Jan 2021

'Governments, democratically elected governments, are custodians for a short- specified time.' 'Parents don't let baby sitters decide the course of their child's future.'