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Ken Loach, Xavier Dolan win at Cannes

Ken Loach, Xavier Dolan win at Cannes

Rediff.com23 May 2016

A look at the big winners!

Daily wage workers battle for survival in COVID-19 days

Daily wage workers battle for survival in COVID-19 days

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

India has been put in lockdown to halt the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. People have been told to stay indoors, but for many daily-wage earners this is not an option.

Akshay, Kamal Haasan, Anil Kapoor: Bollywood's anti-corruption crusaders

Akshay, Kamal Haasan, Anil Kapoor: Bollywood's anti-corruption crusaders

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

It's not just the aam aadmi who has been feeling the corruption heat.

How Bipasha and Karan fell in love

How Bipasha and Karan fell in love

Rediff.com11 Apr 2016

Here's looking at their romantic love story.

Review: Thalaimuraigal is brilliant

Review: Thalaimuraigal is brilliant

Rediff.com23 Dec 2013

Ace filmmaker Balu Mahendra makes a sensational acting debut in Thalaimuraigal.

This Aviyal is not an exotic dish

This Aviyal is not an exotic dish

Rediff.com13 Mar 2016

Karthik Subbaraj's Aviyal is an eclectic mix of fun and interesting stories by five independent filmmakers.

No miracles for MSG, Roy at the box office

No miracles for MSG, Roy at the box office

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

The dry spell at the box office continues.

Celebrating Heroes: Meet the IAF's first para rower

Celebrating Heroes: Meet the IAF's first para rower

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

'I am grateful to God that I am alive and he has made me differently-abled for a greater cause,' says Wing Commander Shantanu.

'World needs people like Mahasweta Devi'

'World needs people like Mahasweta Devi'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2016

'The world will miss Mahasweta Devi and I will miss my second mother.'

The Sacred Games 2 Review

The Sacred Games 2 Review

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

Sacred Games 2 is an upgrade, and is shaping up to be one of India's great cultural events, feels Sreehari Nair.

A dash of Bollywood at Jaipur Lit Fest

A dash of Bollywood at Jaipur Lit Fest

Rediff.com6 Jan 2015

A string of film celebrities like Waheeda Rahman, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad among others set to explore the intertwining of cinema with literature at the fest.

Gorgeous! Meet 2017's most beautiful brides

Gorgeous! Meet 2017's most beautiful brides

Rediff.com28 Dec 2017

Their bridal outfits will give you wedding goals.

When movie theatres no longer exist...

When movie theatres no longer exist...

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

Aseem Chhabra imagines a time, 20 years from now, when movie-watching in theatres will be long gone, thanks to the coronavirus, and pens a letter to his grandchild, explaining the magic of the cinema hall.

Farewell and godspeed, uncle

Farewell and godspeed, uncle

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

'You were a good man, a luminous soul. You gave me more than I could ever thank you for.' Rajeev Srinivasan remembers a beloved uncle who passed into the ages recently.

Blessed to have lived in the times of Daniel Day-Lewis

Blessed to have lived in the times of Daniel Day-Lewis

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

'He has given us a history, a heritage that we can share with generations to come,' says Aseem Chhabra.

Don't Forgive! Don't Forget!

Don't Forgive! Don't Forget!

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

The young woman who was raped on December 16 gave us courage. To stand up. To protest the crimes that had been committed against us. To fight back.

#BlueWhaleChallenge: Parents, it's time to wake up

#BlueWhaleChallenge: Parents, it's time to wake up

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

As the Blue Whale Challenge claims its first victim in Tamil Nadu, psychiatrist Dr Anjali Chhabria tells you what you can do to stop it from claiming lives.

Tsunami Memories: How we rebuilt the IAF's CarNic airbase

Tsunami Memories: How we rebuilt the IAF's CarNic airbase

Rediff.com5 Nov 2020

'Wanting to see the bright side of things, we always told ourselves, 'It could have been worse!', when the situation got tough.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd), who helped rebuild the IAF's Car Nicobar air base after the 2004 tsunami, recalls the devastation on United Nations World Tsunami Awareness Day.

The Top Five Tamil Films of 2016

The Top Five Tamil Films of 2016

Rediff.com30 Dec 2016

Visaranai clearly tops the list.

The man who transformed Europe with paper cut-outs

The man who transformed Europe with paper cut-outs

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

Going by the name paperboyo, Rich McCor has developed a unique style of photography that involves using intricate paper cutouts to transform landmarks into amusing vignettes.

Review: Nannbenda is unremarkable

Review: Nannbenda is unremarkable

Rediff.com3 Apr 2015

Nannbenda is run-of-the-mill stuff.

Hazards of investing in ponzi schemes

Hazards of investing in ponzi schemes

Rediff.com1 Jul 2019

The news of Bengaluru-based IMA cheating thousands once again underlines the need for investors to steer clear of unregulated deposit schemes. The most important sign of a Ponzi scheme is the promise of exorbitant returns and so investors must ask how the promoter expects to earn the kind of return he is promising, says Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Review: Foxcatcher is the most overrated Oscar nominee

Review: Foxcatcher is the most overrated Oscar nominee

Rediff.com30 Jan 2015

Foxcatcher is deathly dull and far too graceless.

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners.

Review: Koothara is an average entertainer

Review: Koothara is an average entertainer

Rediff.com16 Jun 2014

Koothara in colloquial terms means something despicable. Luckily, this film does not live up to its title.

In the name of Rama

In the name of Rama

Rediff.com25 Nov 2018

'Politicians have long appropriated the hero turned god as their totem, but never before with the ferocious intensity of the present regime,' notes Arundhuti Dasgupta.

Preventing suicide: How to help a loved one

Preventing suicide: How to help a loved one

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

Observe, ask them directly, support them through it says psychologist Juhi Parmar.

More Amazing movies, coming up in 2018

More Amazing movies, coming up in 2018

Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

Horror, drama, romance and action... it's all on your plate this year!

He transformed India's healthcare

He transformed India's healthcare

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Anil Swarup, who conceived the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana -- a scheme the United Nations Development Programme and the International Labour Organisation recognised as among the finest -- speaks to Anjuli Bhargava.

What makes Sacred Games different

What makes Sacred Games different

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

'That only a certain Mumbai story -- look at Salaam Bombay and Slumdog Millionaire for other examples -- gets made when an international audience is as much a target as the desi viewer, should invoke questions of representation,' notes Vikram Johri.

Wimbledon PIX: Konta makes history, Muguruza, Venus race into semis

Wimbledon PIX: Konta makes history, Muguruza, Venus race into semis

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

PHOTOS from day seven of the Wimbledon championships at the All England Lawn Tennis in London on Tuesday.

When Gods lose their immunity...

When Gods lose their immunity...

Rediff.com2 Dec 2017

'There are several stories in the Mahabharata where kings drunk on their power are banished to hell.' 'The story of Krishna and Kamsa is a case in point and the Ramayana, at its very core, is a story about Rama's victory over an arrogant Ravana,' says Arundhuti Dasgupta.

Gen Next or Gen Lost?

Gen Next or Gen Lost?

Rediff.com6 Feb 2015

How are we allowing an entire generation to grow up with no clear sense of identity and no knowledge of their incredibly rich cultural heritage, asks Anjuli Bhargava.

Why can't our children cope with anger?

Why can't our children cope with anger?

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

Anger problems, however, don't crop up overnight. The signs are usually present at least two years before a major outburst comes to light.

10 things we STILL love about Jab We Met!

10 things we STILL love about Jab We Met!

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

The zesty one-liners, for starters.

Candid pictures from Bipasha-Karan's DREAMY wedding!

Candid pictures from Bipasha-Karan's DREAMY wedding!

Rediff.com2 May 2016

While we wish the newlyweds a blissful marital life, here's taking a look at the candid pictures from Bipasha and Karan's DREAMY wedding!

The shocking silence of Muzaffarpur

The shocking silence of Muzaffarpur

Rediff.com2 Aug 2018

Articulate segments of Muzaffarpur have been at the the forefront of all anti-establishment mobilisation, which makes their silence over the atrocities in a shelter home in the town puzzling. Could it be that if those accused of horrific crimes belong to dominant castes and if the victims belong to the vulnerable groups, then the middle classes become mute, asks Mohammad Sajjad.

Shelter home HORROR: 'Children sexually abused, made to eat faeces'

Shelter home HORROR: 'Children sexually abused, made to eat faeces'

Rediff.com29 May 2014

Two officials of a children's shelter home in Karjat taluka of Maharashtra's Raigad district were arrested on charges of sexually abusing five minor inmates, police said on Thursday.

The nation that crashed to earth

The nation that crashed to earth

Rediff.com23 Oct 2019

oaring crime gave Venezuela the horrific title of being one of the most violent countries on earth. Inflation ran into tens of thousands per cent, impoverishing nearly all of the country's 31 million people.' Yet, says Radha Roy Biswas, she sees hope for the beleaguered nation where she spent her childhood years.

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

Rediff.com14 Mar 2021

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.