News for 'Universal Music'

10 hottest WAGs at the FIFA 2018 World Cup

10 hottest WAGs at the FIFA 2018 World Cup

Rediff.com14 Jun 2018

The World Cup has seen the most talented footballers on the planet. The tournament is also home to the glamorous wives and girlfriends (WAGs) of these players.

Why Iss Raat Ki Subah Nahin is relevant even today

Why Iss Raat Ki Subah Nahin is relevant even today

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

Sudhir Mishra's Iss Raat Ki Subah Nahin is relevant even today.

Photos: Young achievers in the spotlight

Photos: Young achievers in the spotlight

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

Photographer Pravin Talan's 2016 Calendar is a page-turner which celebrates talent.

Meet the Japanese thavil player

Meet the Japanese thavil player

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

Hidenori Ish talks about his fascinating journey, from a small town in Japan to Tamil Nadu in India, for the love of music.

A R Rahman to perform at UN on I-Day

A R Rahman to perform at UN on I-Day

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

A R Rahman will be the second Indian artiste to perform at the UN General Assembly after M S Subbulakshmi.

Prateik Babbar gets engaged

Prateik Babbar gets engaged

Rediff.com23 Jan 2018

Congratulations, Prateik, Sanya!

5 things you must know about Ed Sheeran's girlfriend

5 things you must know about Ed Sheeran's girlfriend

Rediff.com23 Jan 2018

The singer got engaged to longtime girlfriend Cherry Seaborn this weekend.

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.

Madhavi Gavini named a top Davidson Fellow

Madhavi Gavini named a top Davidson Fellow

Rediff.com8 Feb 2008

Madhavi Gavini, 17, a freshman at Johns Hopkins University, was one of the top five winners of the 2007 Davidson Fellowships, established by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development. The Fellowship recognises young people across the country for their outstanding achievements in science, technology, mathematics, music, literature or philosophy and supports them in the fulfillment of their potential.

What Juhi Chawla likes about the lockdown

What Juhi Chawla likes about the lockdown

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

'What I'm really worried about is that the day this lockdown ends, we will all rush to work and we'll kill the lovely environment we are seeing now.'

10 Reasons Why You Must Watch Guide

10 Reasons Why You Must Watch Guide

Rediff.com21 Dec 2020

It was Dev Anand's dream to put Indian cinema on the world map and he thought Guide was the perfect film for it.

Review: Special Ops

Review: Special Ops

Rediff.com20 Mar 2020

The world according to Neeraj Pandey. Observed by Sreehari Nair.

Waiting for A R Rahman

Waiting for A R Rahman

Rediff.com19 Mar 2009

Benedict Princy Peter shares her memories of her meeting with the maestro.

Cultural talent search scholarship Scheme '09

Cultural talent search scholarship Scheme '09

Rediff.com17 Sep 2008

The center for Cultural Resources and Training (Ministry of Culture, Govt of India) announces the Cultural Talent Search Scholarship.

Review: Mamma Mia!

Review: Mamma Mia!

Rediff.com15 Sep 2008

There are only five reasons for any self-respecting male to travel to a theatre in order to see this: 1) You like ABBA, 2) You like musicals, 3) You're trying to score brownie points with a potential girlfriend or 4) You're trying to make up with a girlfriend for something stupid you did. 5) You're reviewing -- and likely hating -- it.

7 lessons on innovation from David Bowie

7 lessons on innovation from David Bowie

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

If "innovation" were a person, he or she would have looked like David Bowie.

Service at US varsity to include Hindu prayers

Service at US varsity to include Hindu prayers

Rediff.com5 Mar 2007

The Second Annual Interfaith Baccalaureate Service of the University of Nevada-Reno, to be held next week, will include readings from Hindu scriptures and prayers.

Doctor hacked to death, professor injured by IS in Bangladesh

Doctor hacked to death, professor injured by IS in Bangladesh

Rediff.com21 May 2016

58-year-old doctor Sanaur Rahman was riding home on his motorbike when he was attacked by machete-wielding militants in Kushtia town.

Meet the new Miss India USA

Meet the new Miss India USA

Rediff.com31 Dec 2007

Richa Gangopadhyay, 21, takes over the title.

10 times Urvashi Rautela made us go WOW!

10 times Urvashi Rautela made us go WOW!

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

We definitely want to see more of this stunner!

Aman Verma gets engaged!

Aman Verma gets engaged!

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

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

India's electronics manufacturing dream

India's electronics manufacturing dream

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

...but are we chasing yesterday's dreams, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Sing along with Mamma Mia!

Sing along with Mamma Mia!

Rediff.com1 Sep 2008

While the hit musical Mamma Mia! released in the US in July, this week onwards, the film will have a sing-along version in the theatres as well. And that means, you may be sitting next to someone, whose singing can drive you nuts, as the subtitles for all the ABBA songs appear in the film.

Correspondence studies with Himachal Pradesh Uni

Correspondence studies with Himachal Pradesh Uni

Rediff.com23 Jul 2007

Himachal Pradesh University offers admission through correspondence course, 2007-2008

India-born poet Vijay Seshadri wins 2014 Pulitzer Prize

India-born poet Vijay Seshadri wins 2014 Pulitzer Prize

Rediff.com15 Apr 2014

India-born poet Vijay Seshadri has won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his collection of poems '3 Sections'.

Queen guitarist gets a Phd!

Queen guitarist gets a Phd!

Rediff.com9 Jun 2008

The musician who wrote 'We Will Rock You' went from the school of rock to graduate studies in astrophysics. He emerged with a book on the history of the universe and insight into interplanetary dust.

A Phenomenon Called Pranab Mukherjee

A Phenomenon Called Pranab Mukherjee

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

Ambassador Venu Rajamony, who served as press secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee during his tenure, salutes the statesman and political legend, who passed into the ages on Monday.

Meet the Indian-origin teen who got into all 8 Ivy League schools

Meet the Indian-origin teen who got into all 8 Ivy League schools

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

At just 17, an Indian-origin student has earned admission to 14 top United States universities, including all eight Ivy League schools considered the most prestigious varsities worldwide.

How PodZinger co-opts pirates

How PodZinger co-opts pirates

Rediff.com19 May 2007

It has a scheme to help companies profit when their copyrighted material is stolen on the Web

Farewell, Wendell, the world is poorer without you

Farewell, Wendell, the world is poorer without you

Rediff.com17 Feb 2020

'He was a true intellectual of this country: Never claiming to be an expert on anything, or the greatest, he just went ahead and followed his beliefs uncaring of how the world judged him.' Jaya Jaitly pays homage to a dear friend, Wendell Rodricks, designer and trendsetter.

When my mother danced for Chou Enlai and the Dalai Lama

When my mother danced for Chou Enlai and the Dalai Lama

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

No one on that glittery occasion could possibly have imagined that the Chinese were conspiring to invade India, nor could anyone have predicted that the seemingly benign Dalai Lama was plotting to flee Tibet and seek asylum in India. A fascinating excerpt from Sukanya Rahman's must-read Dancing In The Family: The Extraordinary Story Of The First Family Of Indian Classical Dance.

A novel idea! Learning math through comics

A novel idea! Learning math through comics

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

This start-up took the 'novel' path to teach children mathematics.

What you didn't know about Rishad Premji

What you didn't know about Rishad Premji

Rediff.com7 Jun 2007

It is said Rishad had been on the lookout for an opportunity and was quite keen on joining Wipro. Like everyone else, he too had to send in his resume and as luck would have it, he managed to find a placement.

How to apply for Rhodes Scholarship 2017

How to apply for Rhodes Scholarship 2017

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

Selected candidates will get to pursue a fully funded course of their choice at the University of Oxford.

'I am not a genius': CBSE topper

'I am not a genius': CBSE topper

Rediff.com29 May 2017

Raksha Gopal scored 99.6 per cent to top the Central Board of Secondary Education's Class 12 results this year.

How Floyd Cardoz redefined Indian cuisine

How Floyd Cardoz redefined Indian cuisine

Rediff.com24 Apr 2020

A month ago, on March 25, Floyd Cardoz, chef extraordinaire, passed into the ages, a victim of coronavirus. Ranjita Ganesan remembers the culinary genius.

Washington Post wins four Pulitzers

Washington Post wins four Pulitzers

Rediff.com18 Apr 2006

This year, there was no Pulitzer awarded for drama.

SHOCKING night at the Golden Globes!

SHOCKING night at the Golden Globes!

Rediff.com7 Jan 2019

Why were two of 2018's critically panned films awarded?! exclaims Aseem Chhabra.

Success story: From college dropout to MBA

Success story: From college dropout to MBA

Rediff.com10 Sep 2007

Vivek Pehlajani discusses how he went from college dud to media dude despite having left off studying halfway.

Zubin Mehta wins Dan David Prize

Zubin Mehta wins Dan David Prize

Rediff.com9 Mar 2007

Mehta is the second Indian to receive the award. Prof C N R Rao won it in 2005 for his contribution to the field of material sciences.