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Aamir Khan celebrates Makar Sankranti

Aamir Khan celebrates Makar Sankranti

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

IPL auction could be most muted so far

IPL auction could be most muted so far

Rediff.com20 Feb 2017

Teams play safe, retain star players, total purse at Rs 148 crore versus Rs 198 crore last year

SoftBank names Nikesh Arora president and Son's likely successor

SoftBank names Nikesh Arora president and Son's likely successor

Rediff.com11 May 2015

Arora was hired in July to run a newly created unit called SoftBank Internet and Media Inc.

Has Rajinikanth lost his mojo?

Has Rajinikanth lost his mojo?

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

In the wake of lukewarm response to his last two films Lingaa and Kochadaiyaan, T E Narasimhan and Urvi Malvania examine ways in which Rajinikanth can reclaim past glory.

What happens in a Mumbai high-flyers club...

What happens in a Mumbai high-flyers club...

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

Ranjita Ganesan visits The Indus Club, which is not just another old boys' club.

Why the Dalit upsurge threatens the BJP

Why the Dalit upsurge threatens the BJP

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

Modi and Shah can't afford to lose any of the 24 per cent Dalit vote of 2014, says Shekhar Gupta.

Bihar defeat to overshadow Modi UK visit, says British media

Bihar defeat to overshadow Modi UK visit, says British media

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

Ahead of PM Modi's maiden visit to the UK, the British media today said "troubles at home" after the BJP's drubbing in the Bihar elections will overshadow his visit.

Are you following this model on Insta?

Are you following this model on Insta?

Rediff.com4 Feb 2017

Merrylin Boro, the 23 yr-old beauty bares her heart out.

Getting nostalgic about Winona Ryder and Sharmila Tagore!

Getting nostalgic about Winona Ryder and Sharmila Tagore!

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

Old songs, retro fashion, 1980s pop culture, childhood icons and sharing space with Kundan Shah on paper, the theme of Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week was consistently nostalgic.

Planning a world tour? Read this!

Planning a world tour? Read this!

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

These trips can be as short as a month to 45 days.

Pak army chief prepares to turn on LeT, Jaish

Pak army chief prepares to turn on LeT, Jaish

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

Pakistan's new Army Chief has begun setting the stage to act against groups like LeT and JeM

2019: The year in photos

2019: The year in photos

Rediff.com2 Jan 2020

We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top photos of 2019. Together these images tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak, triumph and tragedy.

'I'm not always Chitrangada, sometimes, I'm Tina'

'I'm not always Chitrangada, sometimes, I'm Tina'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

'And Tina, that girl inside that woman, wants to try different things.'

'Where's your turban?'

'Where's your turban?'

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

Just when everything seemed picture perfect for brown faces on American television, Showtime reverts to form with its new series Billions. Aseem Chhabra points out how popular media still hasn't gained enough distance from accents and towel-turban fixations.

Will Pakistan's army chief stay on?

Will Pakistan's army chief stay on?

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

'Already, there is talk of a possible extension for Raheel Sharif in the context of his perceived sterling, but incomplete work in the war against terror, as also the cleansing of crime and extortion networks in Karachi,' says Rana Banerji.

Applauding Superman on screen...

Applauding Superman on screen...

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

...And Jennifer Aniston off it, in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week!

Assam: Modi, Rahul to hit campaign trail at same place on April 19

Assam: Modi, Rahul to hit campaign trail at same place on April 19

Rediff.com18 Apr 2014

Even as the electioneering heats up for the third and the last phase polling in Assam, main opponents the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party have drawn up electioneering strategies to outsmart each other.

Now, get your own personal stylist

Now, get your own personal stylist

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

Archana Walavalkar is on a mission to 'make India stylish'.

In a first, life term for 6 accused in fake currency case

In a first, life term for 6 accused in fake currency case

Rediff.com30 Jan 2014

In a first, a special National Investigation Agency court in Mumbai sentenced six accused in a 2009 fake currency case to life imprisonment, terming the possession and circulation of Indian counterfeit notes as an "act of terrorism".

Rishi Kapoor: I am a God-fearing Hindu, beef is not allowed in my house

Rishi Kapoor: I am a God-fearing Hindu, beef is not allowed in my house

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

'People have simply chosen to twist my words. They are abusing me and my family. If our Hindu culture forbids beef meat, does the same culture give you the right to abuse me and my family just because I have an opinion that you don't agree with? Is that our culture?' Rishi Kapoor makes his stand clear.

How to create a bestseller

How to create a bestseller

Rediff.com3 Apr 2017

Shuma Raha finds out how writers are using social media to produce bestsellers.

Amitabh, Aishwarya among 500 Indians named in tax leak from Panama law firm

Amitabh, Aishwarya among 500 Indians named in tax leak from Panama law firm

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

A leak of 11.5 million tax documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth.

6 things successful people do that others don't

6 things successful people do that others don't

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

Dr Rekha Shetty, who consults several corporations on long-term innovation initiatives, draws up a list.

Controversies make IPL's stock soar

Controversies make IPL's stock soar

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

Despite all the controversies, the IPL's brand value hasn't diminished. Instead, says Harish Kotian/Rediff.com, the IPL made the BCCI richer by over Rs 3 billion!

Football Extras: Mourinho to get his own TV show in Russia

Football Extras: Mourinho to get his own TV show in Russia

Rediff.com11 Feb 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Sports Shorts: US Olympic champ Douglas says doctor sexually abused her

Sports Shorts: US Olympic champ Douglas says doctor sexually abused her

Rediff.com22 Nov 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday

What Modi proved by his Silicon Valley visit

What Modi proved by his Silicon Valley visit

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

'If such is the ambition to effect change, India is a platform where an innovation can be tested on a scale unavailable in most places. To take the simplest example, where else are hundreds of millions in one country waiting for Internet access, for better broadband, for 4G roll out -- millions of them in each of these categories -- of the ascending scale?'

Hrithik to present Saji Thomas's incredible saga on Discovery

Hrithik to present Saji Thomas's incredible saga on Discovery

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

Discovery Channel will soon telecast an inspiring program on people who have overcome physical handicaps.

How this Kerala hacker tricked Apple

How this Kerala hacker tricked Apple

Rediff.com22 Dec 2016

Engineering student Hemanth Joseph, who bypassed Apple's activation lock, is now the poster boy for a young community of ethical hackers.

These dogs aren't just just man's best friends...

These dogs aren't just just man's best friends...

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

Dog squads are sniffing out poachers and busting their plans. Geetanjali Krishna tells us more about these canine crusaders.

Commentary with Sunny, Ravi, Harsha: Alan Wilkins reveals all

Commentary with Sunny, Ravi, Harsha: Alan Wilkins reveals all

Rediff.com6 Jun 2018

'Sunny Gavaskar is very mischievous, Harsha Bhogle is like a schoolboy," sports broadcaster Alan Wilkins tells Rediff.com/Norma Godinho in an exclusive interview.

From Saas-Bahu to 24, how TV is changing the show

From Saas-Bahu to 24, how TV is changing the show

Rediff.com23 Oct 2014

As returns from fiction fall, broadcasters are experimenting with high-cost programming and new genres to grab more eyeballs. But can production houses rise to the challenge?

Chinese partner to dress up Vimal

Chinese partner to dress up Vimal

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

According to the agreement, RIL will transfer its existing textile business under the Vimal brand into a newly incorporated company in which RIL will hold 51 per cent stake. The remaining 49 per cent stake will be sold to Ruyi.

'The sambar-rice at Guntakal tasted divine'

'The sambar-rice at Guntakal tasted divine'

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

Rediff readers share their experience of eating on the Indian Railways.

Political parties bet big on mobile campaigns to woo voters

Political parties bet big on mobile campaigns to woo voters

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

While phone call-outs was a weapon of choice for the Aam Admi Party in the 2013 Delhi elections, both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party and other national and regional parties are extending their reach to voters through mobile phones, smart phones and in the general election campaign.

'What we have is not democracy; it is demonocracy!'

'What we have is not democracy; it is demonocracy!'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2014

'When the world was refining itself, India was going backwards culturally with so many rape cases and other atrocities against women, children and the elderly. The growth of evil forces was very bad in the last 10 years,' says Malayalam movie star Suresh Gopi, who met Narendra Modi recently tells Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier in this exclusive interview.

Why NRIs from California supported the AAP

Why NRIs from California supported the AAP

Rediff.com26 Dec 2013

'I know of at least one techie who quit his job to join the AAP in Delhi. Many others traveled to India to volunteer during the election. If you ask these volunteers why they were doing it when they can't even vote in India, they say, "We want a corruption-free India".' Ritu Jha looks back on the year that was; it was party time, she says, for news junkies like her.

FB Messenger: Not 'appening enough?

FB Messenger: Not 'appening enough?

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

It was only in April that the social networking giant announced the move to a separate app.

Base salary stagnates, but variable pay zooms at IITs

Base salary stagnates, but variable pay zooms at IITs

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

International pay packages have soared 10-30 per cent at IITs.

Without me, would Virat go wild with the bat?

Without me, would Virat go wild with the bat?

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

'My type exists in heaps -- millions really -- cheering, cussing and calculating from the comforts of our living room as if the television screen can magically convey our woe or wisdom to the player.' 'Except without our frantic cheering, irrational logic and infectious gusto, the sport would have half its appeal.' Sukanya Verma on what it is like to be the Indian Cricket Fan.