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Bollywood condemns Pakistan terror attack

Bollywood condemns Pakistan terror attack

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Varun Dhawan and his SEXY BACK

Varun Dhawan and his SEXY BACK

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Akshay-Twinkle's fantastic France holiday

Akshay-Twinkle's fantastic France holiday

Rediff.com12 Sep 2017

This time, let's visit France with Twinkle Khanna and Akshay Kumar.

Why do BJP members make strange remarks?

Why do BJP members make strange remarks?

Rediff.com29 Jan 2018

'Surely a higher standard is required when ministers speak in public to an audience that will assume they are factually correct, says Karan Thapar.

Sai's Take: A political Mahabharatam

Sai's Take: A political Mahabharatam

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Is there a likeness between the characters from Ved Vyas's timeless epic and those prancing about on the political proscenium? Saisuresh Sivaswamy finds out.

'As a wife, Ram Kapoor's kissing scene with Sakshi Tanwar shocked me'

'As a wife, Ram Kapoor's kissing scene with Sakshi Tanwar shocked me'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

'People, who think Sunny Leone comes with baggage, are all humbug. She has made people look at the porn industry with a lot of respect.' Gautami Kapoor on husband Ram Kapoor, Sunny Leone, and her new TV show, Tere Sheher Mein.

'Modi must say Zakir Naik is spreading hatred'

'Modi must say Zakir Naik is spreading hatred'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

'If the charges are so serious against him, then why hasn't a single case been registered against Dr Zakir Naik?'

'I hope the next big film comes with Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'

'I hope the next big film comes with Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

'God had a bigger plan for me. It was never in my mind while growing up that I would end up in Bollywood or India.' Lauren Gottlieb dances into our lives, yet again.

'I spent two days with Salman...'

'I spent two days with Salman...'

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

'I didn't know Shashi Kapoor when I first photographed him.' Mark Bennington has since come a long way, and has taken some amazing pictures of Bollywood's brightest stars.

Is there a way out of the gloom and doom?

Is there a way out of the gloom and doom?

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

'The government has said it has kept its powder dry to fight the true battle against the debilitating influence of the pandemic.' 'The release of the shocking economic data this week should act as the fuse for using that powder now.' 'Further delays will make the battle that much harder,' notes Shreekant Sambrani.

Why Salman's teachers slapped him...

Why Salman's teachers slapped him...

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

'When my school principal heard that I took science in college, he slapped me hard.' 'I had once told him I was interested in arts.' 'He asked me if I wanted to be a doctor.' 'When I said no, he asked why I took science then.' 'My father said he would change his name if I survived science for more than two months.'

Meet these chess superstars!

Meet these chess superstars!

Rediff.com9 Feb 2017

10-year-old Praggnanandha is the world's youngest chess International Master. His sister Vaishali is a Woman's International Master.

Review: Don't be forced to watch Force 2

Review: Don't be forced to watch Force 2

Rediff.com18 Nov 2016

Despite some efficiency, Force 2 is never impressive, says Raja Sen.

India's youngest executive chef!

India's youngest executive chef!

Rediff.com27 Mar 2015

Chef Ranveer Brar, one of the judges on the fourth season of Master Chef India alongside Sanjeev Kapoor and Vikas Khanna, tells Rajul Hegde the reasons behind his success.

Arun Jaitley: George as I knew him

Arun Jaitley: George as I knew him

Rediff.com30 Jan 2019

'George was a politician with a difference. He had the ability to stand alone, take a position, however extreme, and sustain that position,' remembers Arun Jaitley.

What does the F word really mean?

What does the F word really mean?

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

Most slang words don't exactly mean what you think they do; some are too literal in their meaning.

Vajpayee: The nice guy who finished first

Vajpayee: The nice guy who finished first

Rediff.com18 Aug 2018

'My heart weeps for Vajpayee, the prince among poets, the king among politicians and the emperor among statesmen,' says Sudhir Bisht.

Is the world sniggering about our cow obsession?

Is the world sniggering about our cow obsession?

Rediff.com9 May 2017

'Guys, you're going to say, Who cares what the world thinks? We're the best, it is our destiny to lead the world; look, everyone's doing yoga, everything the world has was originally ours.' 'But let's get real -- you care deeply what the world thinks,' says Mitali Saran.

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88

Rediff.com13 Oct 2016

Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will succeed the king, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said in a televised address.

23 dead, 126 rescued as terror targets westerners in Burkina Faso

23 dead, 126 rescued as terror targets westerners in Burkina Faso

Rediff.com16 Jan 2016

The hotel is popular with westerners and United Nations staff and often used by French troops with Operation Barkhane, a force based in Chad and set up to combat Islamist militants across Africa's vast, arid Sahel region.

'I think you are hell-bent on shutting down my magazine'

'I think you are hell-bent on shutting down my magazine'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2016

'Funny, eccentric and idiosyncratic.' 'There will never be another like him.'

Imran Khan's ex wife spills the beans on divorce

Imran Khan's ex wife spills the beans on divorce

Rediff.com15 Nov 2015

Two weeks after cricket star Imran Khan's second marriage ended in a divorce, his wife Reham Khan, former BBC presenter revealed some details.

'My mother is Modi's mother; he will punish his mother's killers'

'My mother is Modi's mother; he will punish his mother's killers'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2017

Bereaved families on how they are coping with their tragedies after terrorists gunned down seven tourists from Gujarat and Maharashtra on July 10 in Kashmir

Meet PM Modi's 20-year-old rakhi sister

Meet PM Modi's 20-year-old rakhi sister

Rediff.com6 Sep 2014

Twenty-year-old Ripal Prajapati had to settle for mailing a 'rakhi' to her god-brother this time around.

'I will never go to Bigg Boss'

'I will never go to Bigg Boss'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2017

'For the last ten years they have approached me every single year.' 'There was a year when I was really looking forward to going.' 'I wanted to see how interesting it is to spend 60 days with random people.' 'But as time progressed the dirt kept becoming bigger and bigger and personalities kept becoming smaller and smaller.'

After Bigg Boss, it's now Cabaret for Sreesanth

After Bigg Boss, it's now Cabaret for Sreesanth

Rediff.com9 Jan 2019

'It's almost more than 6 years now that I lost my love and passion, which is cricket.' 'So it is high time that I make a bright career this year in the entertainment industry.'

Screen struck? Don't blame it on the child

Screen struck? Don't blame it on the child

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Small children are regularly coaxed into eating their meals while staring at some screen. You can't then express surprise or shock when s/he asks for this even as s/he grows older. That's precisely what you let him get used to, says Anjuli Bhargava

Their flood vs Our flood

Their flood vs Our flood

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

Darryl D' Monte, the distinguished enviromental journalist, discusses how the media covers floods in Mumbai or Texas, but ignores Assam or Bangladesh.

Beating up an ambassador: This is how Communists are

Beating up an ambassador: This is how Communists are

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

'Why would the Communists do this? I have three possible answers: One, they are specifically opposed to the Global Education Meet that the ambassador organised. Two, they are beginning to realise their days are numbered in Kerala. Three, the standard modus operandi of leftists is anarchism because they are not constrained by any codes of ethics. Roughly, the bad, the good, and the ugly,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.

Taj towers above all controversies

Taj towers above all controversies

Rediff.com3 Mar 2018

'How better can we depict the Mughal heritage?'

#RIPSridevi: 'I have lost a sister'

#RIPSridevi: 'I have lost a sister'

Rediff.com28 Feb 2018

Agnimitra Paul remembers Sridevi, her mentor in Bollywood.

Why this could be the marriage of the century

Why this could be the marriage of the century

Rediff.com3 May 2018

There is a reason why Surya and Ishan's wedding on May 10 will make history.

Interesting tweets on the recent high frequency trading at NSE

Interesting tweets on the recent high frequency trading at NSE

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

NSE's own handle @nseindia was content tweeting out the press release in seven tweets.

'The only thing she wanted was her dignity'

'The only thing she wanted was her dignity'

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

In Virender Kapoor's latest book A Wonderful Wife twelve men write about the difference their wives have made in their respective lives.

He quit a well paying job to write Bala

He quit a well paying job to write Bala

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

'The most difficult thing in the world is to convince someone to put Rs 20 crore on your movie script.'

Everyone needed Irom Shamila with tubes

Everyone needed Irom Shamila with tubes

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

Tubes gone, Irom Sharmila the brand is dead. As long as she was trying to kill herself, she had value to the cynics trying to build their careers over her fast, says Shekhar Gupta.

Hema Malini calls Pratyusha's alleged suicide 'senseless'

Hema Malini calls Pratyusha's alleged suicide 'senseless'

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

The latest Bollywood updates!

Why the NRC is cruel

Why the NRC is cruel

Rediff.com7 Aug 2018

'I do not think that we are showing Hindu humanity and humaneness in the process of the National Register of Citizens.'

Mehbooba's continuing dilemma: Power or polls?

Mehbooba's continuing dilemma: Power or polls?

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

In the words of a senior PDP leader, the party, in order to continue its alliance with the BJP, only needs 'a long spoon to sup with the devil.'

Fake news and its dimensions

Fake news and its dimensions

Rediff.com6 Aug 2018

Complicated social phenomena behind it, says Ajit Balakrishnan.