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Aamir to play desi Forrest Gump

Aamir to play desi Forrest Gump

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

Actor Atul Kulkarni has written the script for the official Forrest Gump remake.

World's most expensive addresses

World's most expensive addresses

Rediff.com23 Jul 2008

The globe's top 10 priciest retail and business corridors.

Gandhi is 'myth', Churchill 'made up'

Gandhi is 'myth', Churchill 'made up'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2008

According to a survey carried out in Britain, many believe that Mahatma Gandhi and Churchill are just mythical figures like Florence Nightingale, popularly known as the 'Lady with the Lamp'. In fact, almost a quarter of the population has the popular notion that Churchill, who has often been hailed as "the greatest Briton of all time", was made up.

Met Gala PICS: Serena, Sharapova, A-Rod turn on the style

Met Gala PICS: Serena, Sharapova, A-Rod turn on the style

Rediff.com7 May 2019

Along with film stars and fashion icons, sports stars and their better halves also showed off their whacky creations on the pink carpet.

'Lessons of Indian history in UK anti-British'

'Lessons of Indian history in UK anti-British'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2006

McGovern said teachers would have to abandon other important events to the century if they follow the new unit about India's role in the British Empire and its struggle for independence.

7 footballers charged with match-fixing

7 footballers charged with match-fixing

Rediff.com6 Feb 2008

Seven soccer players from former S.League club Liaoning Guangyuan have been charged with match-fixing, the Singaporean league said on Wednesday. The Chinese club, who played just one season in Singapore, was kicked out at the end of the 2007 season.

History classes shift focus in UK

History classes shift focus in UK

Rediff.com13 Jul 2007

Under the new curriculum to come into force next year, schools in Britain will no longer be specifically advised to focus on Churchill, Gandhi, Hitler, Joseph Stalin or Benito Mussolini in their lessons on 20th century history.

EPL PHOTOS: West Ham dent Leicester's title challenge; Liverpool beat Bournemouth

EPL PHOTOS: West Ham dent Leicester's title challenge; Liverpool beat Bournemouth

Rediff.com17 Apr 2016

Leicester City stumbled on their march towards the Premier League title when they drew 2-2 with West Ham United and had goalscorer Jamie Vardy sent off at the King Power Stadium on Sunday.

Roddick earns US semi-final spot

Roddick earns US semi-final spot

Rediff.com14 Apr 2008

Andy Roddick took out his frustrations on Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu on Sunday to seal a place for the United States in the Davis Cup semi-finals, where they will take on Spain. Russia and Argentina will contest the other semi-final in September after wrapping up their ties with a match to spare.

Cannes 2015: Aishwarya is a dream girl in Elie Saab

Cannes 2015: Aishwarya is a dream girl in Elie Saab

Rediff.com22 May 2015

We'd bet good money on it!

Schweinsteiger to sue Chinese company over lookalike Nazi doll

Schweinsteiger to sue Chinese company over lookalike Nazi doll

Rediff.com22 Oct 2015

Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger is taking legal action against a Chinese company that manufactured a doll bearing the midfielder's resemblance and dressed in Nazi military uniforms, a spokesman for the player said on Thursday.

Was anti-Maoist operation botched up?

Was anti-Maoist operation botched up?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2021

'Counter-insurgency operations cannot be conducted by following inflexible SOPs.' 'It is unwise to enter jungles with a large body of troops without precise intelligence,' asserts counter-insurgency expert Brigadier Narender Kumar (retd).

EPL: Sunderland match unwanted 110-year milestone

EPL: Sunderland match unwanted 110-year milestone

Rediff.com23 Oct 2016

Sunderland became the first top-flight club in more than 100 years to fail to register a win in any of their first nine league games in two successive seasons when they suffered a 1-0 defeat by West Ham United on Saturday.

Why Great Men Worship Light of Asia

Why Great Men Worship Light of Asia

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

Count among The Light of Asia's many, many admirers over 132 years: Gandhi, Tagore, Vivekananda, Nehru and Ambedkar, Tolstoy and Kipling, Yeats and Eliot, Alfred Nobel, Dmitri Mendeleev and C V Raman. Jairam Ramesh reveals why he decided to write a book on Edwin Arnold, who wrote The Light of Asia.

Anything multiplied by zero is zero indeed!

Anything multiplied by zero is zero indeed!

Rediff.com11 Apr 2007

The fact of the matter remains that with no direct say on the outcome, governance has become the largest stumbling block for the prosperity of our own people.

Leave the nuke deal to the voter

Leave the nuke deal to the voter

Rediff.com29 Aug 2007

'The 123 Agreement is open to different interpretations, but it has enough ambiguities there to operate in our interest. The withdrawal clauses in the Agreement are a masterpiece in drafting.'

Why do politicians keep their health secret?

Why do politicians keep their health secret?

Rediff.com25 Apr 2020

'It is not the country's interests alone that lead to all this secrecy.' 'More usually, the reason is the threat from political rivals: What will they do if they find out?', notes T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.

Indian pioneer in TB control wins UN health prize

Indian pioneer in TB control wins UN health prize

Rediff.com2 Nov 2006

The Kochon Foundation was set up in 1973 by the late Chong-Kun Lee, chairman of the Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp., one of the first TB drug manufacturers in South Korea.

A world record for Mustafizur Rahman

A world record for Mustafizur Rahman

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Mustafizur Rahman on Sunday became only the second bowler to take two five-wicket hauls in his first two one-day internationals, emulating Zimbabwe's Brian Vitori.

Churchill 'pigheaded', Dickens 'arrogant'

Churchill 'pigheaded', Dickens 'arrogant'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2004

Graphologists have studied the handwritings of politicians, monarchs and philosophers in documents exhibited for the first time by The National Archives in Kew, southwest London.

Amazing PHOTOS of the month: June

Amazing PHOTOS of the month: June

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month, in 10 images

Tough draws for Indians at the US Open

Tough draws for Indians at the US Open

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

Leander Paes will kickstart his US Open campaign with Czech partner Radek Stepanek against Jarkko Nieminen of Finland and Dmitry Tursunov of Russia.

Football Focus: 'Booing players taking a knee was not racist'

Football Focus: 'Booing players taking a knee was not racist'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

News of all that transpired on and off the football field

'I've always felt that Trump was hiding something'

'I've always felt that Trump was hiding something'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2020

'J'One of the reasons Jim Comey was fired was because he wouldn't pledge loyalty to Trump, which meant that whatever Trump is hiding would be dismissed or the investigations will be stopped.'

A Budget with a theme

A Budget with a theme

Rediff.com11 Jan 2005

Ajay Patel is dean of US B-school

Ajay Patel is dean of US B-school

Rediff.com23 Apr 2004

Martin doubles up on UP

Martin doubles up on UP

Rediff.com3 Dec 2005

Jacob Martin slammed an unbeaten knock of 242 as Baroda cruised to a mammoth 562 for seven against Uttar Pradesh

Paes, Sania in semi-finals of China Open

Paes, Sania in semi-finals of China Open

Rediff.com3 Oct 2013

Leander Paes and Canada's Daniel Nestor beat the Spanish combination of Fernando Verdasco and David Marrero 7-6(10-8), 6-3 in 83 minutes, while Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black beat Chinese Taipei's Yung-Jan Chan and Jie Zheng.

Uttar Pradesh sniff victory

Uttar Pradesh sniff victory

Rediff.com24 Dec 2004

Uttar Pradesh chasing a target of 232 ended the day on 59 for one after bowling out Maharashtra for 119 in the second innings.

Tennis round-up: Federer to face Romanian qualifier Copil in Basel final

Tennis round-up: Federer to face Romanian qualifier Copil in Basel final

Rediff.com28 Oct 2018

Copil, the World No 93, stunned second seed Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4 in the day's other semi-final.

A cake shop made out of cake: The funky Edinburgh art show

A cake shop made out of cake: The funky Edinburgh art show

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

For 9 days in early summer, Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland is transformed into a public showcase of the work of graduating students, the majority of whom are completing undergraduate degrees.

Railways skittled out cheaply

Railways skittled out cheaply

Rediff.com1 Dec 2003

Skipper Sanjay Bangar hit a brave 51 as the former champions were bowled out for 137 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh.

Murray battles to first singles win on tour since January in Zhuhai

Murray battles to first singles win on tour since January in Zhuhai

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

Former world number one Andy Murray won his first ATP tour singles match in nearly nine months with a 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-1 victory over American Tennys Sandgren in the opening round of the Zhuhai Championships.

New Zealand PM Jacinda pregnant with first child

New Zealand PM Jacinda pregnant with first child

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

Ardern, who was sworn in to office in October, said in a Facebook post that she and her partner, Clarke Gayford, are expecting in June.

Golden Globes 2018: Is Dakota Johnson the best dressed? VOTE!

Golden Globes 2018: Is Dakota Johnson the best dressed? VOTE!

Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

The good, the bad and the not so impressive...

PM Modi takes his place at Madame Tussauds

PM Modi takes his place at Madame Tussauds

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

The Indian leader's new wax figure arrived at the Baker Street attraction fresh from Delhi, where Modi had a private viewing with his likeness last week.

'Yeh BBC Hai'. You won't hear these words from Feb 1

'Yeh BBC Hai'. You won't hear these words from Feb 1

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

For 80 years, news and views aired on BBC Hindi reached audiences in the remotest parts of the country. For millions of its followers, the signature line -'yeh BBC hai (this is BBC)' -- has been like a morning alarm, and the bulletins a vital link between India and the world. That link, which began when there was no mobile phone or internet, is about to break as the radio service will fall silent after January 31. And for many living in smaller towns and in rural areas, life won't be the same again, writes Nivedita Mookerji.

PHOTOS: Trumps attend state banquet hosted by Queen

PHOTOS: Trumps attend state banquet hosted by Queen

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

Queen Elizabeth II used her banquet speech to subtly remind the visiting US President that the international institutions set up after the World War II were designed to ensure the horrors of conflict were not repeated.