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Formula E championship: Hong Kong's streets come to life

Formula E championship: Hong Kong's streets come to life

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com, who attended the Hong Kong leg of the Formula E Championship, documents life off the racing track.

Welcome to the future!

Welcome to the future!

Rediff.com28 Sep 2014

Snapshots from Manish Arora's show at Paris Fashion Week

Hugh Jackman: My kids find me embarrassing

Hugh Jackman: My kids find me embarrassing

Rediff.com7 Oct 2011

The X-Men star talks about his new film, Real Steel.

Shawn Levy: We made real robots for Real Steel

Shawn Levy: We made real robots for Real Steel

Rediff.com5 Oct 2011

The filmmaker talks about his new film Real Steal starring Hugh Jackman.

Review: Ra.One songs are a great listen

Review: Ra.One songs are a great listen

Rediff.com13 Sep 2011

Ra.One, with all its pomp and pizzazz, is a thoroughly enjoyable soundtrack.

Review: Ra.One songs are a great listen

Review: Ra.One songs are a great listen

Rediff.com13 Sep 2011

Ra.One, with all its pomp and pizzazz, is a thoroughly enjoyable soundtrack.

Review: Green Lantern is a huge let-down

Review: Green Lantern is a huge let-down

Rediff.com17 Jun 2011

There's nothing innovative in Green Lantern that you may not have seen in films of similar genre.

What Rajni and Will Smith have in common

What Rajni and Will Smith have in common

Rediff.com6 Oct 2010

In New York, Aseem Chhabra speaks to Mary Vogt, a senior Hollywood costume designer, designed costumes for Endhiran/Robot.

Looking at Bollywood's exotic locales

Looking at Bollywood's exotic locales

Rediff.com5 Oct 2010

Here's a look at Hindi cinema's earlier rendezvous against exotic backdrops.

Review: 404 is a must watch for horror fans

Review: 404 is a must watch for horror fans

Rediff.com20 May 2011

Implicit violence woven into terse dialogues helps maintain the pace of the film.

First Look: Joker

First Look: Joker

Rediff.com30 Mar 2011

Here is a sneak peek to Akshay-Sonakshi starrer Joker.

Journey to the centre of the Earth? It's for real

Journey to the centre of the Earth? It's for real

Rediff.com30 Mar 2011

In what mimics the classic sci-fi movie 'Journey To The Centre Of The Earth', British scientists claim to be planning to drill through five miles of solid rock to Earth's mantle for the first time, and bring back samples.

10 Directors debut in Rs 100 Crore Club

10 Directors debut in Rs 100 Crore Club

Rediff.com8 Jan 2020

2019 had as many as 17 films in the Rs 100/200/300 crore clubs. What's even more remarkable is that 10 directors made their debut in this elite club, something totally unprecedented.

'I would like to work with Shilpa Shetty'

'I would like to work with Shilpa Shetty'

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

Alex Pettyfer talks about his movie I am Number Four and his Bollywood plans.

When costumes dominated a movie

When costumes dominated a movie

Rediff.com20 Sep 2010

Here's a look at some other instances when costumes stole the thunder, for better or worse.

Paris Fashion Week: Breakout trends you can't miss

Paris Fashion Week: Breakout trends you can't miss

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

These are the hottest trends at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week right now!

Coming soon: Total Recall remake

Coming soon: Total Recall remake

Rediff.com30 Jul 2010

Filmmaker Len Wiseman is set to create a modern remake of the 1990 action classic Total Recall, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Shipping, FMCG sectors say nothing to cheer about

Shipping, FMCG sectors say nothing to cheer about

Rediff.com26 Feb 2010

While India Inc seems to be generally pleased with the budget, there are, however, some discordant voices with the shipping, FMCG and education sectors saying there is nothing in the budget for them.

CCEA okays divestment in Shipping Corporation

CCEA okays divestment in Shipping Corporation

Rediff.com6 Oct 2010

The government has approved sale of 10 per cent equity in Shipping Corporation of India. The biggest domestic shipping company would also raise 10 per cent additional equity to fund its expansion plans.

Will Hurt Locker grab more Oscars than Avatar?

Will Hurt Locker grab more Oscars than Avatar?

Rediff.com1 Feb 2010

Despite the jaw-breaking success of Avatar, everything isn't magical on the Oscar front. The Hurt Locker rules there.

'You don't need Rs 100 crore to make a film with great special effects these days'

'You don't need Rs 100 crore to make a film with great special effects these days'

Rediff.com5 May 2016

'Sci-fi is a very expensive genre; I need to become a much bigger star for people to invest that kind of money in me.' 1920 London actor Sharman Joshi talks about his favourite genre, and why he won't be doing it anytime soon.

Toy Story 3 hits all time jackpot in UK

Toy Story 3 hits all time jackpot in UK

Rediff.com8 Sep 2010

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here!

First look: Leonardo DiCaprio's Inception

First look: Leonardo DiCaprio's Inception

Rediff.com16 Dec 2009

The plot of the sci-fi movie directed by Christopher Nolan (of The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Memento, The Prestige fame) is about entering peoples' minds/dreams through an injection.

Avatar overtakes Titanic

Avatar overtakes Titanic

Rediff.com27 Jan 2010

The epic movie, set in the year 2154, raked in a staggering 1.841 billion, becoming the best-selling international release of all time.

Avatar makes history; crosses $1billion in 3 weeks

Avatar makes history; crosses $1billion in 3 weeks

Rediff.com4 Jan 2010

Avatar now ranks number four among the top global grossers of all time.

Avatar eyes $ 1 billion mark

Avatar eyes $ 1 billion mark

Rediff.com28 Dec 2009

While Sherlock Holmes gives its director Guy Ritchie his first big hit.

Oil tanker arrives in Vizag after Iran release

Oil tanker arrives in Vizag after Iran release

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

Shipping Corporation of India's oil tanker, MT Desh Shanti, which was detained in Iran for 26 days, arrived at Visakhapatnam port in the early hours on Wednesday, sources said.

How India can win future wars

How India can win future wars

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

Future, even present, wars -- at least those involving such tech giants as China -- include hi-tech battlefields, which a Pakistan-obsessed India has not sufficiently prioritised. Today's generals plan on how to disrupt an enemy city's power supplies, rail networks, airports, ports, and government departments, not just by bombing or torpedoing them; they also examine the option of tripping up the computer networks that run these, notes David Devadas.

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.

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?

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?

Pix: Rajinikanth, Akshay, Amy get ready for 2.0's music launch

Pix: Rajinikanth, Akshay, Amy get ready for 2.0's music launch

Rediff.com27 Oct 2017

The Superstar takes 2.0 to Dubai and reveals a few secrets.

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.

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.