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Genius Review: Corny, mundane... Sigh

Genius Review: Corny, mundane... Sigh

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

'In the end, you are left weeping not for the desh bhakt hero or his broken leg/heart, but because the movie is finally over and you can get back to your life,' says Stanessa Fernandes.

'BCCI must not think it is above the law'

'BCCI must not think it is above the law'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

The fact remains that there is a judgement of the court and the judgement has to be implemented by the BCCI, says Congress leader Manish Tewari.

Got a tattoo? Great! Here's what it says about you!

Got a tattoo? Great! Here's what it says about you!

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

What tattoo you get and where you get it done, unconsciously reveals a lot about your personality. Take this quiz and find out more!

Greeting a walrus... Things Vladimir Putin does

Greeting a walrus... Things Vladimir Putin does

Rediff.com4 Sep 2013

The Russian president is no stranger to bizarre photocalls as he is previously been photographed going horse-riding with his shirt off, sedating Siberian tigers and polar bears, and guiding cranes to new migration routes in a microlight.

Golfer Tiger Woods arrested in Florida on DUI charge

Golfer Tiger Woods arrested in Florida on DUI charge

Rediff.com29 May 2017

Golfer Tiger Woods was arrested in South Florida on Monday morning on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to media reports.

Tendulkar's views on dead ball controversy

Tendulkar's views on dead ball controversy

Rediff.com26 May 2019

Tendulkar said it was the duty of the off-field match officials to point out the mistake to on-field umpires.

'I don't know how they won it, was it boundaries or something?'

'I don't know how they won it, was it boundaries or something?'

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

'Gutted, the guys put in a huge effort to get this opportunity, to pretty much do all you could and still not get across the line'

Forget Kiki, Falling Stars is the latest Insta challenge

Forget Kiki, Falling Stars is the latest Insta challenge

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

The bizarre challenge started in China but has followers all over the world.

Inside the dazzling, weird world of bodypainting

Inside the dazzling, weird world of bodypainting

Rediff.com2 Aug 2017

Welcome to the World Bodypainting Festival in Klagenfurt, Austria. The festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and here are some of the most dazzling artworks on display.

Belly button challenge sweeps the internet

Belly button challenge sweeps the internet

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

This must be the most bizarre challenge that is currently trending over on social media and making people go crazy.

Indian Wells: Kerber, Wozniacki gifted semi-final spots

Indian Wells: Kerber, Wozniacki gifted semi-final spots

Rediff.com15 Mar 2013

In a bizarre coincidence, top seed Victoria Azarenka and seventh-seeded Australian Samantha Stosur withdrew from their quarter-final matches at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday due to leg injuries.

Pain-free Serena looks forward to Riske challenge

Pain-free Serena looks forward to Riske challenge

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

'She's a fighter on the court. She's playing really great, especially on the grass. She's attacking that ball really well. She doesn't let anything limit her'

Can Indians live without Chinese imports?

Can Indians live without Chinese imports?

Rediff.com1 Jul 2020

'India imports 70 per cent of its bulk drugs from China. Are we going to live without antibiotics?' asks Debashis Basu.

Bikaner House, Delhi's most elegant address

Bikaner House, Delhi's most elegant address

Rediff.com2 Jun 2018

When Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje Scindia decided to convert her government's capital outpost into a hub of culture, she transformed Bikaner House into Delhi's premier cultural space, notes Kishore Singh.

Tamarind tree, sheep: Lucky charms for K'taka candidates

Tamarind tree, sheep: Lucky charms for K'taka candidates

Rediff.com3 May 2013

We have heard about some very bizarre superstitions that the candidates followed while filing their nominations for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections.

Internet, satellite communication existed in Mahabharata era: Tripura CM

Internet, satellite communication existed in Mahabharata era: Tripura CM

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

The CM said he was proud that he was born in a country which had the "best communication system" and "best culture" in the whole world.

Govt courts controversy by increasing gas prices

Govt courts controversy by increasing gas prices

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

India's reforms are business-friendly rather than market-friendly, says T N Ninan.

'Women must live within limits'

'Women must live within limits'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

'When you sow a small plant, then you keep watch on it so that wild cattle should not eat that sapling.'

Review: Shortcut Romeo has masala power

Review: Shortcut Romeo has masala power

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

Director Susi Ganesh's maiden venture into Bollywood, Shortcut Romeo, seems like a slick, fast-pasted thriller on the surface. What lies beneath is a different story altogether.

VOTE: Will YOU wear these outfits?

VOTE: Will YOU wear these outfits?

Rediff.com25 Aug 2013

From quirky to outrageous -- we are asking you, our readers, if you would be seen in these outfits from Lakme Fashion Week.

Champions League qualifiers: Ajax through, Porto crash out

Champions League qualifiers: Ajax through, Porto crash out

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

Ajax, semi-finalists last season, came from behind to beat PAOK 3-2 for a 5-4 aggregate win over the Greeks while Red Star knocked out FC Copenhagen on penalties after a bizarre shootout involving 22 spot-kicks.

PIX: Bollywood's extremely loud, over-the-top ladies!

PIX: Bollywood's extremely loud, over-the-top ladies!

Rediff.com11 Jun 2013

Vidya Balan plays an overbearing Punjabi housewife in Raj Kumar Gupta's Ghanchakkar.

MPs on anti-rape debate: Who hasn't stalked girls?

MPs on anti-rape debate: Who hasn't stalked girls?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2013

Rediff.com takes a look at some of the points raised in the Lok Sabha as the Criminal Law Amendment Bill found overwhelming support. Were these MPs were backing the bill or opposing it? Your guess is as good as mine!

Champions League qualifiers: Ajax held by PAOK

Champions League qualifiers: Ajax held by PAOK

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

Azeri champions Qarabag took a big step towards the playoff round with a 2-1 win at Cypriot side APOEL but Dinamo Zagreb left their progress hanging in the balance after the Croats played out a 1-1 home draw against Hungary's Ferencvaros.

A bathrobe on the red carpet. Is this the weirdest look yet?

A bathrobe on the red carpet. Is this the weirdest look yet?

Rediff.com13 Nov 2017

Believe it or not, this wasn't the most daring OR the most bizarre red carpet turn at MTV EMAs.

Why 'centre-left thinking' Varun Gandhi is still with BJP

Why 'centre-left thinking' Varun Gandhi is still with BJP

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Varun Gandhi adds that communists always joke with him and say he is a "communist in the BJP".

Napoli book Champions League spot, Juve interrupted

Napoli book Champions League spot, Juve interrupted

Rediff.com9 May 2013

Napoli qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning 3-0 at Bologna on Wednesday and two goals from Mario Balotelli kept AC Milan on course for the qualifying round with a 4-0 victory at Pescara.

Frederic Aspiras, the man who transformed Lady Gaga

Frederic Aspiras, the man who transformed Lady Gaga

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

The pop sensation heavily relies on her hair stylist's choices. Their friendship dates back to 2009.

Six ducks as Lancs dismiss Essex for 20

Six ducks as Lancs dismiss Essex for 20

Rediff.com15 Jun 2013

Six batsmen made ducks as visiting Lancashire bowled Essex out for 20 in a second division game at Chelmsford on Friday, their lowest score in a first-class fixture. It was also the lowest score in county cricket since Essex skittled Surrey for 14 at the same ground in 1983.

And two steps backward

And two steps backward

Rediff.com21 Jan 2013

Country watchers in both India and Pakistan recognise the swampy terrain of the Slough of Despond ahead. It's no-visa season again

Day after, New Zealand coach 'feeling very hollow'

Day after, New Zealand coach 'feeling very hollow'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2019

Both finalists could not be separated at the end of regular play as well as the Super Over, but England were crowned champions because they had a superior boundary count.

PICS: Sexy styles straight off international runways!

PICS: Sexy styles straight off international runways!

Rediff.com23 May 2013

In a round-up of recent world fashions, we bring you the best of designerwear seen on catwalks from New York to Monaco.

My Veere story: Meet the female musketeers

My Veere story: Meet the female musketeers

Rediff.com31 May 2018

Rediff reader Heera Nawaz, 57, shares her fond girl gang memories.

Talwars likely to be released from Dasna jail on Monday

Talwars likely to be released from Dasna jail on Monday

Rediff.com13 Oct 2017

Dasna Jail Superintendent said that he has not received the court order as yet.

Narendra Modi is not Donald Trump

Narendra Modi is not Donald Trump

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

The danger to India's democracy is coming from recourse to mobocracy encouraged by the anti-Modi gang, argues Vivek Gumaste.

The odd, odd world we live in!

The odd, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

Here are 10 photos that prove we live in an incredibly bizarre world.

Footloose but NOT fancy-free backstage at the LFW

Footloose but NOT fancy-free backstage at the LFW

Rediff.com15 Feb 2020

A diary of the voyages of a millennial newcomer at Lakme Fashion Week through the "ever-entertaining" backstage.

'Never before had I met such people. Or seen such things!'

'Never before had I met such people. Or seen such things!'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

This season of LFW has been a "colourful, bizarre, exciting adventure" for 20-year-old Rediff.com's Kshamaya Daniel, who viewed it for the first time.

PHOTOS: Man City lose, Chelsea and Arsenal win

PHOTOS: Man City lose, Chelsea and Arsenal win

Rediff.com10 Feb 2013

Manchester City's Premier League title defence fell apart at the seams in a 3-1 defeat to Southampton on Saturday when goalkeeper Joe Hart committed a howler and Gareth Barry scored a bizarre own goal.

Is coach Shastri a 'Yes Man'? 'No' says captain Kohli

Is coach Shastri a 'Yes Man'? 'No' says captain Kohli

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

Indian captain Virat Kohli, on Thursday, staunchly supported Ravi Shastri, saying the growing perception of head coach being a 'yes' man to the skipper 'is the most bizarre thing he has ever heard'.