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A day in Maanayata Dutt's life

A day in Maanayata Dutt's life

Rediff.com3 May 2017

So what does a day in Sanjay Dutt's wife's life look like?

Australia's final goodbye to Hughes in hometown funeral

Australia's final goodbye to Hughes in hometown funeral

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

The funeral of Australian Test cricketer Phillip Hughes began to the strains of a song entitled "Forever Young" in his home town on Wednesday as a nation united to celebrate the life of a sportsman cut down in his prime.

'When you make love, it's an expression of love'

'When you make love, it's an expression of love'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2020

If you see a lesbian kiss or a lovemaking scene in an American show, you wouldn't call it sleaze. Game of Thrones had so much nudity and so much lovemaking but people said oh my God, what a show! I will not call it sleaze. I call it boldness, I call it story telling.'

PHOTOS: Halep downs Pliskova to set up Ostapenko final

PHOTOS: Halep downs Pliskova to set up Ostapenko final

Rediff.com8 Jun 2017

Romanian Simona Halep showed the full extent of her defensive skills to beat Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 and reach her second French Open final in Paris.

102 Not Out Review: Rishi Kapoor steals the show

102 Not Out Review: Rishi Kapoor steals the show

Rediff.com3 May 2018

'Rishi Kapoor is what sustains our interest when the humour evaporates and 102 Not Out slumps in a cesspool of soppy disclosures and exploited emotions.' 'The sequence where he walks down memory lane alone is testament to his artistic extensity.' 'No one makes the viewer vulnerable like Rishi,' says Sukanya Verma.

Privatisation, India style

Privatisation, India style

Rediff.com8 May 2017

Over the years India's governments have turned several public goods into private ones, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

'I am an auto driver, now I am also a tennis player'

'I am an auto driver, now I am also a tennis player'

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

Participants at the Indian Wheelchair Tennis Tour held in Chennai did not let adversity affect their outlook on life. A Ganesh Nadar presents some of their stories.

The little joys to be thankful for

The little joys to be thankful for

Rediff.com26 Jan 2017

It is a little like glimpsing old photographs and feeling a sense of sweetness, or sorrow, says Kishore Singh.

Aus Open PICS: Nadal, Barty power ahead; Azarenka stunned

Aus Open PICS: Nadal, Barty power ahead; Azarenka stunned

Rediff.com10 Feb 2021

Images from the action on Day 2 at the Australian Open.

PHOTOS: Australia mourns with family as Phillip Hughes laid to rest

PHOTOS: Australia mourns with family as Phillip Hughes laid to rest

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

Australia bid an emotional farewell to cricketer Phillip Hughes at a funeral in his hometown on Wednesday with a live coast-to-coast broadcast allowing a nation to unite in celebration and remembrance of the life of a sportsman cut down in his prime.

The man who sold Nirav Modi's art

The man who sold Nirav Modi's art

Rediff.com30 Mar 2019

Dinesh Vazirani on how he built Saffronart into an institution.

Wimbledon PIX: Federer, Nadal advance; Kerber knocked out

Wimbledon PIX: Federer, Nadal advance; Kerber knocked out

Rediff.com5 Jul 2019

IMAGES from the matches played during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, at Wimbledon in London on Thursday

Priced tea falls prey to Darjeeling unrest

Priced tea falls prey to Darjeeling unrest

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

Being a victim of recurring political unrest over three decades, low productivity and escalating production cost, the Darjeeling tea industry has not been in good financial health over a long time.

'Maximum utterance, minimum governance'

'Maximum utterance, minimum governance'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2015

'A foot-in-mouth disorder seems to grip the government, and is growing chronic by the day,' says Sunil Sethi.

Is Modi able to appease the climate gods?

Is Modi able to appease the climate gods?

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

The choking of natural drainage brings monsoonal Mumbai to its knees year after year.

They cycled the length of India and this is what they learnt

They cycled the length of India and this is what they learnt

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

Siddarth Dudheria is the founder of Ride2Light, a group of motivated individuals who cycle to raise awareness and funds for various social causes.

Clarke breaks down repeatedly as he pays tribute to Hughes

Clarke breaks down repeatedly as he pays tribute to Hughes

Rediff.com29 Nov 2014

Captain Michael Clarke gave a graphic illustration of the raw emotions of the Australia team when he broke down repeatedly while paying tribute to former team mate Phillip Hughes on Saturday.

9 things to do over the long weekend

9 things to do over the long weekend

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

Most people have made plans to travel over the long Independence Day weekend. What about you? Planned something exciting for the I-Day weekend? No? Fret not! Rediff.com's Anita Aikara is here!

'Irrfan is one of the world's greatest actors'

'Irrfan is one of the world's greatest actors'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

'You can't take your eyes off him.'

Let's just say it's complicated

Let's just say it's complicated

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker will most likely confirm that fathers and sons share a very, very... VERY complicated relationship. Sumrit Shahi tries to verbalise this convoluted relationship:

Review: PK is a triumph and Aamir soars high

Review: PK is a triumph and Aamir soars high

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

PK is no satire -- it's a bit too toothless for that -- but it is a rollicking mainstream entertainer with ambition to evoke some introspection, says Raja Sen.

Why a trip to Landour and Dhanaulti is a must!

Why a trip to Landour and Dhanaulti is a must!

Rediff.com9 Apr 2016

While Mussoorie is the nerve point with all the hustle bustle of the tourist activities, Landour lies quietly reminiscent of a 19th century British suburb.

Indifferent India allows Chinese land grab on the border

Indifferent India allows Chinese land grab on the border

Rediff.com20 Dec 2013

People on the Ladakh sector of the border with China are compelled to ponder over a heart ripping prospect of a future in China -- a country they viscerally hate for steadily usurping their land. Their swelling disillusionment and popular frustration with India is fraught with grave geo-strategic and national security implications for the country. New Delhi's morbid indifference is indeed frightening, says R N Ravi.

Modi keen to revive India's 'zombie factories', not abandon them

Modi keen to revive India's 'zombie factories', not abandon them

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

British India Corporation employs about 1,800 people

12 adventures you must try in 2016

12 adventures you must try in 2016

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

How many of these will you include in your travel list for 2016?

Sheena Bora Trial: A Tale of Two Witnesses

Sheena Bora Trial: A Tale of Two Witnesses

Rediff.com19 Jun 2018

Shyamvar Pinturam Rai and Pradeep Waghmare. Both erstwhile employees of Peter and Indrani Mukerjea. In the witness stand on Monday, Waghmare came across as a cheerful, straightforward man who is attempting to clamber his way towards prosperity. In the witness stand on Friday, Rai shed his customary jauntiness and broke down weeping, begging forgiveness from CBI Special Judge Jayendra Chandrasen Jagdale.

Tamasha: Some genuine frights but too much orchestrated silliness

Tamasha: Some genuine frights but too much orchestrated silliness

Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

There are no real people in Tamasha -- there are only character-types written in little pink balloon-letters, all floating in cloudland, feels Sreehari Nair.

'Kashmir is not going back to what it was'

'Kashmir is not going back to what it was'

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

'By the time the ground dries up, considering that the homes are still submerged, winter will be here. By the end of October, it is going to be very, very cold. By the end of November, it will be freezing, and it would have snowed by mid December. So before the ground can dry up, there will be snow.' 'The anger has not receded with the water. It persists. The floods have completely finished whatever 5 per cent chance Omar Abdullah had left with the public... He is seen as someone who is highly arrogant and is coming across as one who has no feelings for his people.' A Kashmiri whose family has lived in J&K since before Partition, tells Archana Masih/Rediff.com how the government and media failed the people when flood waters turned Paradise into hell.

21 award-winning wildlife photographs of the year!

21 award-winning wildlife photographs of the year!

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

Presenting the best of Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Awards 2015.

How the British stole the Kohinoor from a child

How the British stole the Kohinoor from a child

Rediff.com23 Jan 2017

'I can tell you the case that hurts me the most is the one in which the little boy is forced to sign the Kohinoor over.' 'You take a mother away from a child, you surround him with grown ups speaking a different language, you tell him he must sign this over or else...'

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