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Kate steps out five weeks after giving birth...and you?

Kate steps out five weeks after giving birth...and you?

Rediff.com29 Aug 2013

How soon after having a child should one resume leading a normal life?

PHOTOS: Protesters in US rally against Trump presidency

PHOTOS: Protesters in US rally against Trump presidency

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

Thousands of anti-Trump protesters, including politicians and celebrities, have rallied in New York. Demonstrators also clashed with police outside the National Press Club in Washington, DC ahead of Donald Trump's presidential inauguration.

Tom Cruise breaks ankle; Mission Impossible 6 on hold

Tom Cruise breaks ankle; Mission Impossible 6 on hold

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

Injury caution for Tom Cruise? He throws it out of the window before you can say Mission Impossible!

Uncapped Ansari injured hours after England call-up

Uncapped Ansari injured hours after England call-up

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

The left-armer, who injured his bowling hand in a CountyChampionship match against Lancashire, was the third spinner in the 16-man team alongside Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid.

Maxim Hot 100: Who's hotter than Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone?

Maxim Hot 100: Who's hotter than Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone?

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

The magazine's annual international list shows love for our Bollywood girls in Hollywood, but the top slot goes to Hailey Baldwin.

Cricket Buzz: Stewart wants IPL cut-off date after Surrey lose Curran

Cricket Buzz: Stewart wants IPL cut-off date after Surrey lose Curran

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

Curran went unsold in February's IPL auction but Kolkata Knight Riders recruited him for around $247,000 earlier this month to replace injured Australian paceman Mitchell Starc.

'Disgraceful' ECB should 'hang heads in shame'

'Disgraceful' ECB should 'hang heads in shame'

Rediff.com10 May 2015

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) should "hang their heads in shame" over their sacking of coach Peter Moores, according to former captain Alec Stewart.

'Dhoni will do well to be ready for the defence of the World Cup'

'Dhoni will do well to be ready for the defence of the World Cup'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wicket-keeping skills in the Test format has came under scrutiny yet again with former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe saying that the Indian captain has become a mere "stopper" due to burnout and attrition.

'What I saw at Edgbaston was a joke, a total embarrassment'

'What I saw at Edgbaston was a joke, a total embarrassment'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

Angry and sad at the way England have been outplayed in the ongoing ODI series against India, former captain Ian Botham and retired spinner Graeme Swann said the performance of the side led by Alastair Cook is nothing short of an "embarrassment".

PM Modi receives UN's highest environmental honour

PM Modi receives UN's highest environmental honour

Rediff.com27 Sep 2018

rench President Emmanuel Macron and Modi have been jointly recognised in the Policy Leadership category for their pioneering work in championing the International Solar Alliance and promoting new areas of levels of cooperation on environmental action, including Macron's work on the Global Pact for the Environment and Modi's unprecedented pledge to eliminate all single-use plastic in India by 2022.

Tina Fey, Jim Carrey, Seinfeld: Goodbye, David Letterman!

Tina Fey, Jim Carrey, Seinfeld: Goodbye, David Letterman!

Rediff.com21 May 2015

Almost sad they weren't meeting to form the world's most formidable comedy collective!

Ashwin 49 going on 50: All the Numbers

Ashwin 49 going on 50: All the Numbers

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

As Ashwin plays his 50th Test, Rajneesh Gupta gives us the offie's awesome numbers.

Former captain Strauss interested in ECB role

Former captain Strauss interested in ECB role

Rediff.com12 Apr 2015

Former Ashes-winning captain Andrew Strauss has expressed his interest in the newly-created director of English cricket role for the ECB.

Now the battle against 'brown money

Now the battle against 'brown money"

Rediff.com13 Jan 2017

There is also an interesting name OLX gave the idle stuff lying in our homes: brown money. Over lunch, OLX CEO Amarjit Singh Batra tells Uttran Das Gupta how the company is weaning Indians away from their "irrational emotional attachment to things."

'Feisty, positive and efficient...Prior was England's finest'

'Feisty, positive and efficient...Prior was England's finest'

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

Feisty, positive and quietly efficient, Matt Prior was one of England's finest wicketkeeper batsmen in seven years behind the stumps during which he helped his country to three Ashes victories.

We play Tests so quickly that I could break Tendulkar's record: Cook

We play Tests so quickly that I could break Tendulkar's record: Cook

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

England skipper Alastair Cook, who will make his 134th Test appearance in Chittagong against Bangladesh on Thursday, would reach yet another landmark in his illustrious career which has been continuously rewriting the record books. Four years ago, Cook captured the record for the most number of Test centuries by an England batsman. Later this year, he became the first Englishman to score 10,000 runs in the longest format of the game and now, he is set to overtake Alec Stewart as his country's most capped Test cricketer. After travelling 16,000 miles on a round-trip home to attend the birth of his second child, the left-hander is all set to lead the team in the first of seven successive Tests on the sub-continent between now and Christmas.

PHOTOS: Look who turned up at the US Open!

PHOTOS: Look who turned up at the US Open!

Rediff.com7 Sep 2016

Rediff.com gives you a peek of the big names who were in attendance of the US Open.

Southampton Test: England batsmen dominate on Day One

Southampton Test: England batsmen dominate on Day One

Rediff.com27 Jul 2014

Under-fire captain Alastair Cook at last found his form but fell for 95 as he and century-maker Gary Ballance put England in control at the end of the first day of the third Test against India on Sunday.

'King of swing' Anderson eclipses Botham's record

'King of swing' Anderson eclipses Botham's record

Rediff.com18 Apr 2015

James Anderson became England's highest wicket-taker in Test cricket when he claimed his 384th victim in the drawn first Test against the West Indies in Antigua on Friday.

Racking up the runs could result in Pietersen return: Stewart

Racking up the runs could result in Pietersen return: Stewart

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

Scoring hundreds and doubles hundreds could force the England selectors into recalling controversial batsman Kevin Pietersen, Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart told Reuters on Thursday.

India gets a National Security AdviCzar

India gets a National Security AdviCzar

Rediff.com25 Oct 2018

Ajit Doval is now India's all-powerful security boss. This concentration of power disrupts our layered security system. Will it not weaken whatever remains of the power and authority of the home, defence and finance ministers? asks Shekhar Gupta.

Designing a flag for an upcoming revolution

Designing a flag for an upcoming revolution

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

Ajit Balakrishnan envisions a flag to capture the spirit of the impending conflicts of the Information Age.

This supermodel is the sexiest woman of 2017

This supermodel is the sexiest woman of 2017

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

The stunner is known for her hot body and close friendship with the Jenners and Hadids.

The first lady in a sari at Cannes

The first lady in a sari at Cannes

Rediff.com22 May 2017

.. And other memorable couple outings at Cannes Film Festival.

Did Thugs of Hindostan deserve the flak?

Did Thugs of Hindostan deserve the flak?

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

'Thugs is smarter than a lot of 'nationalistic' movies,' notes Rohit Sathish Nair.

The Mohammad brothers: Pakistan cricket's first family

The Mohammad brothers: Pakistan cricket's first family

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

Five brothers playing first class cricket, including four appearing in Test matches as well, reads like a fairy tale. But it is true. Indeed, cricket historians and statisticians have never been tired of recounting how Hanif Mohammad, who passed into the ages on August 11, and his three brothers dominated Pakistan cricket in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Apart from Hanif, eldest Wazir Mohammad and younger ones Mushtaq Mohammad and Sadiq Mohammad represented Pakistan in the top division of cricket.

Australia demand ICC answers over DRS after Khawaja's controversial dismissal

Australia demand ICC answers over DRS after Khawaja's controversial dismissal

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

Cricket's decision review system was further dragged through the mire on Thursday after another controversial decision in the third Ashes Test with the irate Australian board and even Prime Minister Kevin Rudd weighing in.

<I>Game Of Thrones, Horror Story</i> lead Emmy 2013 nominations

Game Of Thrones, Horror Story lead Emmy 2013 nominations

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

The 65th Emmys will be held on September 22 in Los Angeles.

10 models with celebrity parents

10 models with celebrity parents

Rediff.com13 May 2016

They have inherited their parents' good genes.

And then one day, the actor wrote...

And then one day, the actor wrote...

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

Naseeruddin Shah sets the gold standard as a master memoirist.

Ton by golden oldie Rogers lifts Australia on Day 2

Ton by golden oldie Rogers lifts Australia on Day 2

Rediff.com11 Aug 2013

Chris Rogers became the second oldest Australian to hit a maiden Test century as he led his team to 222 for five on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test against England in County Durham on Saturday.

'I will do anything to get that England cap back on my head'

'I will do anything to get that England cap back on my head'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

Star batsman Kevin Pietersen says he has no issues playing under England Test captain Alastair Cook and coach Peter Moores as he prepares for a national recall by resuming county cricket at Surrey.

Review: Heropanti could do with more action and less drama

Review: Heropanti could do with more action and less drama

Rediff.com23 May 2014

Heropanti tries to deliver a highly confused sermon on love and freedom of choice, which ultimately comes down to much sasur-damaad (b)romance.

Review: Mission Impossible 5 is a slick, stylish blast

Review: Mission Impossible 5 is a slick, stylish blast

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation might not be as iconic, but it is genuinely compelling, says Raja Sen.

What a writer this man is!

What a writer this man is!

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

'One of his most famous scenes is set in a prison in Delhi where the British try to subvert Karla, the legendary Soviet spy who is being transferred back to Moscow and is being temporarily detained by the Indian agencies.' Ambassador B S Prakash salutes John le Carre.

14 HOT celebrity kids turned models

14 HOT celebrity kids turned models

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

These models have inherited their celebrity parents' good looks and genes.

Ashes: Australia eye victory after England crumble at MCG

Ashes: Australia eye victory after England crumble at MCG

Rediff.com28 Dec 2013

Australia moved within 201 runs of victory in the fourth Ashes Test with all 10 wickets in hand after routing England's second innings for 179 to wrest back the momentum on a roller-coaster fourth day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.

Guess who India's real cricketing star is!

Guess who India's real cricketing star is!

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

No one even comes close to the impact Anil Kumble has had on Indian cricket, when it comes to winning matches and series, say Aakash Chopra and Impact Index.

Ashes: Lyon roars to give Aus upper hand on Day 1

Ashes: Lyon roars to give Aus upper hand on Day 1

Rediff.com10 Aug 2013

Nathan Lyon grabbed four wickets and Jackson Bird claimed his first victim of the series as Australia restricted England to 238 for nine at stumps on Day 1 of the fourth Ashes Test on Friday.

How PM Modi has outplayed the media

How PM Modi has outplayed the media

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

From a ruling party's perspective, the BJP is in a sweet spot; editorial independence and analytical coverage of governance is rapidly declining