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Avatar poised to sink the Titanic

Avatar poised to sink the Titanic

Rediff.com25 Jan 2010

The sci-fi movie has hit 1.29 billion dollars in international ticket sales, passing the 1.24 billion dollar mark set by Titanic.

Denzel Washington gives Avatar some competition

Denzel Washington gives Avatar some competition

Rediff.com18 Jan 2010

Denzel's film The Book of Eli grossed $11.7 million on its opening day in America and Canada against Avatar's $10.4 million.

Did Nitin Gadkari violate company law?

Did Nitin Gadkari violate company law?

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Will this announcement have any material impact on the stock price when the markets open for trade on Monday, April 18 at 9.15 am?

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

Rediff.com17 Apr 2007

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur invites applications to its various MTech courses for the session 2007-2008.

Coming soon, a stairway to heaven!

Coming soon, a stairway to heaven!

Rediff.com18 Jan 2009

A team of UK researchers has taken the first step on what could be a stairway to heaven.

Choppy trade: Shipping biz strives to float

Choppy trade: Shipping biz strives to float

Rediff.com5 Dec 2008

In a wide-ranging interview with Abhineet Kumar, SCI chairman and managing director S Hajara discusses the problems facing the shipping industry.

Aliens targetting the Taj Mahal?

Aliens targetting the Taj Mahal?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2008

Nope, thankfully. Turns out, this picture is just a specially created visual for the Scott Derickson-directed The Day the Earth Stood Still, a contemporary reinvention of the 1951 classic sci-fi flick. This new rendition stars Keanu Reeves of The Matrix fame alongside Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates and John Cleese.

One dozen Priyanka Chopra, please!

One dozen Priyanka Chopra, please!

Rediff.com5 Aug 2009

There are 12 versions of the actress for Hurman S Baweja to choose from in Ashutosh Gowarikar's lighthearted, What's Your Raashee? What's yours?

Pollution in Delhi: Air purifier, pollution mask sales spike

Pollution in Delhi: Air purifier, pollution mask sales spike

Rediff.com4 Nov 2019

While Hindware is expecting sale of its air purifiers to double this year, brands like Xiaomi, Blue Star and Daikin, too, are expecting significant rise in sales.

Bollywood's SPACE adventures!

Bollywood's SPACE adventures!

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

Sukanya Verma looks at the handful of occasions when Bollywood believed sky was the limit.

Meet the NIA chief: Radha Vinod Raju

Meet the NIA chief: Radha Vinod Raju

Rediff.com16 Jan 2009

Raju has vast experience of dealing both with routine crime investigations and terror related policing.

Trust your gut feeling, it's right!

Trust your gut feeling, it's right!

Rediff.com6 Mar 2008

Gut feeling or intuition is the result of the way our brains store, process and retrieve information on a subconscious level and so is a real psychological phenomenon even though science has historically ridiculed the concept of intuition.

And the winner is: Jaane Tu

And the winner is: Jaane Tu

Rediff.com8 Jul 2008

Trade Analyst Vinod Mirani and Taran Adarsh give their verdict of last week's releases: Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na and Love Story 2050.

Alien, all time scariest movie

Alien, all time scariest movie

Rediff.com4 Feb 2008

The monster in the 1979 sci-fi flick starring Sigourney Weaver as a kick-butt extra-terrestrial annihilator pulled in about 34 percent votes in a poll of fans for Sky Movies' Creature Features season this week.

Logistics PSU biggies take JV route

Logistics PSU biggies take JV route

Rediff.com13 Jan 2007

Confronted with competition, state-run logistics companies are opting for joint ventures among themselves and with the private sector.

Actor Ganesh Venkatraman gets married

Actor Ganesh Venkatraman gets married

Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

A look at the latest updates from the Tamil film industry.

What's the big deal about Parasite?

What's the big deal about Parasite?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2020

'Are we too close as well-off Indians, all with servants and drivers and tuition teachers ourselves, to be able to understand why it is all so awful?', asks Aakar Patel.

'La La Land' earns record 14 Oscar nominations

'La La Land' earns record 14 Oscar nominations

Rediff.com24 Jan 2017

The smash-hit musical -- led by Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling -- picked up the most nods on Tuesday, and tied the record set by Titanic and All About Eve.

Ambient: The next big 'A' in advertising

Ambient: The next big 'A' in advertising

Rediff.com23 Jul 2008

Ambient advertising is a form of advertising done in a non-traditional media or using a medium in a way it has never been used before either as part of the mainstream campaign or as a stand alone activity. It helps brands be more a part of people's lives, say advertising professionals.

Yeti mystery: Answer now lies in US lab

Yeti mystery: Answer now lies in US lab

Rediff.com2 Dec 2007

An American TV crew which claimed to have found footprints of the mysterious Yeti in the Himalayas plan to get castings from the prints analysed in the US, even as the Nepal Mountaineering Association expressed doubts over the discovery.

First Look: Priyanka's red hair

First Look: Priyanka's red hair

Rediff.com18 Apr 2008

Director Harry Baweja launches his son Harman Baweja in LoveStory 2050--a futuristic sci-fi movie. Harman will be paired opposite Priyanka Chopra who will bear a red hair. The actors will be seen in a whole new different look designed by Thea.

Four steps to the N-deal

Four steps to the N-deal

Rediff.com30 Jan 2007

Negotiating the 123 agreement may be tough but well within reach, says nuclear expert Dinshaw Mistry.

Indian American wins chemical industry medal

Indian American wins chemical industry medal

Rediff.com9 Jan 2007

Indian American, Raj L Gupta, chairman, president and CEO of Rohm and Haas Company has been chosen for the chemical industry's most prestigious honour - the 2007 Chemical Industry Medal, by the Society of Chemical Industry.

Your favourite Star Wars memories?

Your favourite Star Wars memories?

Rediff.com25 May 2007

Tell us!

17 times Paris Fashion Week made us go WOW!

17 times Paris Fashion Week made us go WOW!

Rediff.com7 Jul 2017

Presenting the most dramatic looks from the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week 2017.

Major quake may hit Indian Ocean

Major quake may hit Indian Ocean

Rediff.com20 Aug 2007

Seismologists draw parallels to the quakes that hit the Pacific region, extending from Peru to Banda Sea in the east of Indonesian islands.

'There should be a #MenToo movement'

'There should be a #MenToo movement'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2019

'There's another side, where men have become victims of some women's evil plans.'

How To Win An Oscar

How To Win An Oscar

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

Joaquin Phoneix (Joker) and Renne Zellweger (Judy) should keep their fingers crossed, says Kumar Abishek.

Critics' Choice Awards: Emma-Ryan's La La Land wins

Critics' Choice Awards: Emma-Ryan's La La Land wins

Rediff.com12 Dec 2016

A look at the winners and the celebs at the awards.

The restaurant where everything's on sale!

The restaurant where everything's on sale!

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

Plum is -- in no particular order -- a high energy bar, a restaurant for a five-course meal and a delectable home decor store.

Review: 2.0 forgets to have fun

Review: 2.0 forgets to have fun

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

'2.0 ends up looking like a downgraded version of a promising idea,' notes Sukanya Verma.

'I won't drop my pants just like that'

'I won't drop my pants just like that'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

'There was a kissing scene in Hello with Gul Panag, but nobody saw that film. In Style, it was only a little peck on the cheek. There was a little in Life... In A Metro too. But I haven't done an erotic film.' Sharman Joshi gets candid about his first erotic film, Hate Story 3.

Simbu to play triple role in his next

Simbu to play triple role in his next

Rediff.com5 May 2016

The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.

Tom Cruise's actress, in his arms

Tom Cruise's actress, in his arms

Rediff.com13 Jun 2005

This is just what you need to breathe easy

This is just what you need to breathe easy

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

The must read list of tools for a healthier home.

Julianne Moore scores solid hit

Julianne Moore scores solid hit

Rediff.com27 Sep 2004

Indian scientists develop new TB vaccine

Indian scientists develop new TB vaccine

Rediff.com26 Aug 2004

The vaccine is a live form of a different strain of Mycobacterium, the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research report said.

Lockdown: Mumbai's spirit seems firmly bottled in

Lockdown: Mumbai's spirit seems firmly bottled in

Rediff.com28 Mar 2020

In this lockdown, no matter how many similarities the memory dredges up from past events and associations, there is one thing that has no precedent: The isolation that it has imposed on people, reports Arundhuti Dasgupta.