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Spotted: Azhar in 1988

Spotted: Azhar in 1988

Rediff.com30 Jan 2007

Anil Kukreja sends us a picture of Azharuddin from a long time ago.

After the storm comes the calm: Miss Colombia 2015

After the storm comes the calm: Miss Colombia 2015

Rediff.com25 Dec 2015

Welcome to the weekly fashion round-up, where we bring you the latest on supermodels, style, designers and everything in-between!

'Caution fatigue' may lead to COVID spike, experts warn

'Caution fatigue' may lead to COVID spike, experts warn

Rediff.com13 Nov 2020

There are worrying signs that the resolve to continue adhering to the dos and don'ts of the times -- physical distancing, wearing masks and maintaining hygiene protocol - is flagging. This recklessness, more evident ahead of Diwali, may lead to a resurgence in novel coronavirus infections and stall the progress in curbing the disease, the experts said.

Back from Cannes, Sonam celebrates with grandmom

Back from Cannes, Sonam celebrates with grandmom

Rediff.com23 May 2011

Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.

Young Sunil Gavaskar in Oklahoma

Young Sunil Gavaskar in Oklahoma

Rediff.com5 Dec 2006

Reader Prakash Bhargava sent us pictures of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev from Oklahoma.

PIX: Shah Rukh, Shatrughan Sinha return from New Year holiday!

PIX: Shah Rukh, Shatrughan Sinha return from New Year holiday!

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

B-town stars back in city after celebrating New Year!

No signs of Covid curve flattening, cases to peak in Jul-Aug

No signs of Covid curve flattening, cases to peak in Jul-Aug

Rediff.com18 May 2020

'We don't know how complicated things will get with the onset of the monsoon.'

Chemistry Nobel for harnessing evolution to develop medicines, biofuels

Chemistry Nobel for harnessing evolution to develop medicines, biofuels

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

The trio used the same principles of evolution -- genetic change and selection -- to develop proteins used in a range of fields.

Karan Johar to make a biopic on Dhyan Chand

Karan Johar to make a biopic on Dhyan Chand

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Hurrah! Indian students can work in UK post studies

Hurrah! Indian students can work in UK post studies

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

Indians are welcome to study and work in Great Britain, says UK's Minister for Science and Universities Jo Johnson.

What sending Jallikattu to the Oscars means

What sending Jallikattu to the Oscars means

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

To an award show that's famous for honouring artists belatedly, we have sent as our official entry one of our major film-makers's weakest work yet, feels Sreehari Nair.

Bhima Koregaon: Hope and despair for accused

Bhima Koregaon: Hope and despair for accused

Rediff.com12 Feb 2021

Will the latest development see a marked break from the way the case has been going?

It's true! Your smartphone can help fight cyber crime

It's true! Your smartphone can help fight cyber crime

Rediff.com20 Dec 2017

For people who have had their personal identification stolen, it could also help prevent cyber criminals from using that information to make purchases in their name.

Hold Still: UK lockdown caught on camera

Hold Still: UK lockdown caught on camera

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

After months of anticipation (and 31,000 submissions from the British public), the Britain's Duchess of Cambridge's final selection of images for Hold Still is available to view on the National Portrait Gallery's website. Designed to "capture and document the spirit, the mood, the hopes, the fears and the feelings of the nation" during lockdown, the project brings together 100 moving amateur shots of everything from at-home haircuts to make-shift classrooms; exhausted NHS staffers on duty to dedicated postmen in superhero costumes; pensioners FaceTiming with their grandchildren to mothers cradling their newborn babies. Below, see 22 remarkable images from Hold Still - then head to the The National Portrait Gallery website for the full exhibition.

Why does Modi ignore the dead and dying?

Why does Modi ignore the dead and dying?

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

Rarely have we seen such intoxication over power, which ignores the cries of those dying, notes Jyoti Punwani.

When doctors became sweepers

When doctors became sweepers

Rediff.com27 Apr 2006

First look on the doctors protest against quots in New Delhi.

The problem with examinations in India

The problem with examinations in India

Rediff.com15 Jun 2018

To understand the problem with public examinations we need to understand the different objectives they serve and how they interact and conflict with each other.

Riteish Deshmukh launches Marathi Filmfare awards

Riteish Deshmukh launches Marathi Filmfare awards

Rediff.com29 Oct 2015

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

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.

Lord Puttnam in Mumbai!

Lord Puttnam in Mumbai!

Rediff.com4 Mar 2005

The 21 year old who designs IAF's patches of honour

The 21 year old who designs IAF's patches of honour

Rediff.com31 May 2019

Saurav Chordia's morale patches celebrate bravery and glorify events that are significant for different IAF units or squadrons.

Meet the unseen forces behind farmers' protest

Meet the unseen forces behind farmers' protest

Rediff.com23 Jan 2021

Behind the movement are shock-workers functioning quietly to ensure that a seemingly spontaneous, apolitical, grassroots mobilisation sustains itself without dribbling into chaos or violence. Sai Manish lists some of them.

KARGIL: In their homes, martyrs never die

KARGIL: In their homes, martyrs never die

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

Captain Saurabh Kalia was captured, tortured and barbarically killed in the Kargil War. For 20 years, his father has waged a war of his own to get justice for his son. Captain Kalia is no more, but he lives on in the home he did not return to.

'I am bored of this obsession with Tagore and Ray'

'I am bored of this obsession with Tagore and Ray'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

'So much so we don't feel the need to create anything, but just bask in that glory.' 'It's time to move on.' 'How much burden can you put on a person or the legacy of the person?'

The lady who wrote Badhaai Ho, Good Newwz

The lady who wrote Badhaai Ho, Good Newwz

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

'The producer will wear these gold ornaments, but they will not part with Rs 30,000 or Rs 50,000 to pay the writer.'

4 ways social media affects your health

4 ways social media affects your health

Rediff.com22 Apr 2018

It's true! Spending too much time on social media can affect your mental health.

Why did Nargis Fakhri disappear from Bollywood?

Why did Nargis Fakhri disappear from Bollywood?

Rediff.com16 Jan 2019

'I am not actively searching for a film; I leave it up to the universe.'

COVID-19: Indian-Americans raise funds for relief work

COVID-19: Indian-Americans raise funds for relief work

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

SEWA International, a leading Indian-American non-profit organisation, has so far raised more than $250,000 for its COVID-19 relief efforts. It is using the money to buy personal protective equipment's, in particular facial masks and surgical masks, to donate free to the local law enforcement officials and hospitals in some of the hot spot areas like New York, who have run out of these essential items.

'Coronavirus is airborne': Over 200 scientists write to WHO

'Coronavirus is airborne': Over 200 scientists write to WHO

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

The WHOS has long held that the coronavirus is spread primarily by large respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

Asin to get married!

Asin to get married!

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

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

Rahul Dravid's father passes away

Rahul Dravid's father passes away

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

Former India captain Rahul Dravid's father Sharad passed away at his Indiranagar residence in Bangalore at 1615 IST on Wednesday. He was 79 years old.

'Kanak Mani Dixit being punished for his anti-establishment writing'

'Kanak Mani Dixit being punished for his anti-establishment writing'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2016

Aseem Chhabra on his friend, the firebrand Nepali journalist Kanak Mani Dixit, who was arrested last week. Aseem, who has known Dixit for 35 years, believes the charges are trumped up.

Eating fruits, veggies, fish may reduce bone loss in women

Eating fruits, veggies, fish may reduce bone loss in women

Rediff.com29 Jan 2017

Ladies, take note!

Spotted: Shiney Ahuja in Hollywood

Spotted: Shiney Ahuja in Hollywood

Rediff.com6 Jan 2009

Reader Tabish Khan has sent us a photograph

PIX: What makes Malaika a COOL mom!

PIX: What makes Malaika a COOL mom!

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

Supermom Malaika's cool pix with son Arhaan.

The REAL REASON Why Mission Mangal is a hit

The REAL REASON Why Mission Mangal is a hit

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

'We have actually made the film for children and intellectual people.'

Why Ayushmann is proud of his 'warrior princess'

Why Ayushmann is proud of his 'warrior princess'

Rediff.com24 Sep 2018

Tahira Kashyap's Instagram post is funny and inspiring -- and an alert to all young women.

Varun, Shraddha come together for ABCD 2

Varun, Shraddha come together for ABCD 2

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

Here's a look at top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

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.

How the multiplex killed Bollywood

How the multiplex killed Bollywood

Rediff.com17 Mar 2018

'We need more universal films like Dangal, Sultan or Padmavat that work across single screens and multiplexes.'