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Emily in Paris 5 Review: Same Old, Same Old

Emily in Paris 5 Review: Same Old, Same Old

Rediff.com19 Dec 2025

There is nothing new or original about the storyline but loyalists may continue to be swept away by Emily's high-fashion escapades against the sun-drenched backdrops of Rome and postcard-perfect Venice, notes Divya Nair.

'When I Can't Take Nonsense Any Longer Then Sparks Begin To Fly'

'When I Can't Take Nonsense Any Longer Then Sparks Begin To Fly'

Rediff.com23 Oct 2025

'Look after your own mother before looking after your neighbour's mother.' 'I don't believe in starving my own mother and feeding sweets to the neighbours.'

Operation Sindoor Outreach What Did Panda & Co Achieve In West Asia?

Operation Sindoor Outreach What Did Panda & Co Achieve In West Asia?

Rediff.com5 Jun 2025

'It is high time that the 'war on terror' is removed from our diplomatic toolbox.' 'Certainly, our parliamentarians have no role in it,' asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Why China Shield's Pakistan's Terror Agenda

Why China Shield's Pakistan's Terror Agenda

Rediff.com16 May 2025

'It is typical of China's strategic deception of making virtue out of necessity,' observes Rup Narayan Das.

Review: Naah-daniyan!

Review: Naah-daniyan!

Rediff.com7 Mar 2025

Nadaaniyan's lack of charm, chemistry and cheek fails to create any ripples sighs Sukanya Verma.

Murshid Review: Gangster Overkill

Murshid Review: Gangster Overkill

Rediff.com30 Aug 2024

Perhaps Kay Kay Menon should choose his projects carefully, instead of wasting his talent like this, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Nine-year-old Indian girl critical after shooting at London restaurant

Nine-year-old Indian girl critical after shooting at London restaurant

Rediff.com31 May 2024

The Metropolitan police said the girl was inside a restaurant in the Kingsland High Street area of Hackney having dinner with her family when the shooting occurred on Wednesday night.

Afghanistan aim to upset South Africa in T20 WC semis

Afghanistan aim to upset South Africa in T20 WC semis

Rediff.com26 Jun 2024

Without belittling the poised run of the Proteas, Afghanistan have been the revelation of this ICC showpiece.

Maharani 3 Review: Lost Focus

Maharani 3 Review: Lost Focus

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

Huma Qureshi's Rani Bharti was the ace in the pack, but everything that she does in this season smacks more of script conveniences than careful plotting, observes Deepa Gahlot.

A Rogue Wave Rising In The North

A Rogue Wave Rising In The North

Rediff.com21 May 2024

While people voted in a fifth round that will set the tone as this election rounds into the straight, and while Modi on the stump chews the cud of personal grievances and hackneyed promises that have long since passed their use-by date, there is a rogue wave rising -- what damage it will do, we will know 16 days from today, observes Prem Panicker.

Review: Husbands In Goa is hackneyed

Review: Husbands In Goa is hackneyed

Rediff.com24 Sep 2012

The film attempt at comedy which elicits a few laughs.

Ganapath: A Hero is Born Review: Recycled Junk

Ganapath: A Hero is Born Review: Recycled Junk

Rediff.com20 Oct 2023

All the six packs in the world can't compensate for an unenthusiastic performance, sighs Sukanya Verma.

Dream Girl 2 Review: Bad Jokes, Stale Gags

Dream Girl 2 Review: Bad Jokes, Stale Gags

Rediff.com25 Aug 2023

Dream Girl 2's understanding of womanhood boils down to her boobs, sighs Sukanya Verma.

Remembering Nitin Desai's Magic

Remembering Nitin Desai's Magic

Rediff.com3 Aug 2023

We remember some of Nitin Chandrakant Desai most influential works.

Bishan Singh Bedi: The Sardar of Spin who conquered hearts

Bishan Singh Bedi: The Sardar of Spin who conquered hearts

Rediff.com24 Oct 2023

Arguably the greatest slow left-arm bowler that the world has ever seen, Bishan Singh Bedi left an indelible impression in minds of many with a character to die for.

PICS: Fans delirious as England enter first ever Euro final

PICS: Fans delirious as England enter first ever Euro final

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

England fans knew no calm -- from Boxpark Craydon to Hackney Bridge -- as traffic came to a standstill at Piccadilly Circus in central London when fans blocked streets and climbed on telephone boxes.

A Lifetime In Pursuit Of Precision In Psychiatry

A Lifetime In Pursuit Of Precision In Psychiatry

Rediff.com3 Mar 2023

Dr Rajesh M Parikh remembers Dr Dinshaw Doongaji, the legendary psychiatrist who passed into the ages last week, a day short of his 91st birthday.

10 Tips To Spice Up Your Sexting Game

10 Tips To Spice Up Your Sexting Game

Rediff.com6 Oct 2022

A zingy text adds adventure in the relationship, suggests Sybil Shiddell, country manager India, Gleeden, a discreet extra marital dating Web site.

Wonder Women Review: Must Watch!

Wonder Women Review: Must Watch!

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

What makes Wonder Women brilliant is the breeziness of the events and issues it tackles without delving on it too much or surrendering to it completely, observes Divya Nair. Wonder Women Review

Financial stability, waste management top Delhi municipality's agenda

Financial stability, waste management top Delhi municipality's agenda

Rediff.com23 May 2022

According to senior officials, nine additional commissioners have been allocated departments and office spaces at different floors of the Civic Centre, while three deputy commissioners were also appointed.

Antim: The Final Truth review

Antim: The Final Truth review

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

Antim: The Final Truth is so done to death that even criticising it feels like an exercise in monotony, feels Sukanya Verma.

Hum Do Hamare Do review

Hum Do Hamare Do review

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

Hum Do Hamare Do is the kind of rush job rom-com that cuts to the chase after so much dillydallying and in such a dull manner, it completely misses the point, sighs Sukanya Verma.

Revolutionary Road is a must see movie

Revolutionary Road is a must see movie

Rediff.com6 Mar 2009

This movie is a must-see for anyone who has ever been in a relationship; hopes to be in one some day; or is in one and has forgotten the original reasons for entering into that arrangement.

Is Doval the reason there's no CDS?

Is Doval the reason there's no CDS?

Rediff.com13 May 2022

Gen Bipin Rawat's appointment, first as army chief superseding two other army commanders, and then as CDS, was the consequence of his close personal rapport with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Now, with General Rawat gone and nobody named to replace him as CDS, it is evident that no other top military officer enjoys that relationship with Doval, observes Ajai Shukla.

The BEST and WORST of 2021

The BEST and WORST of 2021

Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

A year marked by more lows than highs for Hindi cinema, here's a recap of the best and worst in 2021.

Will Amarinder Take His Revenge Now?

Will Amarinder Take His Revenge Now?

Rediff.com30 Sep 2021

Revenge he will exact from a party he had led with great aplomb until the Gandhi siblings stepped in and, in order to show who was the boss, flung him aside, observes Virendra Kapoor.

Trailer: Pancholi's son and Shetty's daughter get unimaginative launch

Trailer: Pancholi's son and Shetty's daughter get unimaginative launch

Rediff.com16 Jul 2015

Hero is the most hackneyed of trailers that doesn't try to break clutter or do anything at all new, says Raja Sen.

WATCH: Sridevi's back with English Vinglish

WATCH: Sridevi's back with English Vinglish

Rediff.com18 Jun 2012

English Vinglish marks Sridevi's comeback to the silver screen after a 14-year haitus.

Review: Adinayakudu is for Balayya's fans

Review: Adinayakudu is for Balayya's fans

Rediff.com1 Jun 2012

This potboiler with political overtones has nothing much to offer.

Review: Villian is run-of-the-mill

Review: Villian is run-of-the-mill

Rediff.com25 May 2012

The film features those hackneyed local 'villains' yet again.

India is a great place to study, not work, say int'l students

India is a great place to study, not work, say int'l students

Rediff.com6 Dec 2011

Here is why international students studying in Indian universities across the country feel so.

Olympic stadium formally opened, bring on the Games

Olympic stadium formally opened, bring on the Games

Rediff.com6 May 2012

The Olympic stadium, the beating heart of the Games when the world's greatest athletes come to London in 82 days' time, was formally opened on Saturday by a nine-year-old girl who lives down the road.

Mullah Omar not in Karachi hospital: Pak

Mullah Omar not in Karachi hospital: Pak

Rediff.com20 Jan 2011

Pakistan on Thursday dismissed reports that Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Muhammad Omar was being treated in a Karachi hospital, with the help of officials of the Inter Services Intelligence, after he suffered a heart attack."This is hackneyed speculation with no substance whatsoever," said Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit.He said such reports were aimed at maligning Pakistan and creating misgivings.

Review: Cousins is crass

Review: Cousins is crass

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

Cousins is not an auspicious beginning to the festive season, says Paresh C Palicha.

Pak slams Afghan NSA's remarks on terror links

Pak slams Afghan NSA's remarks on terror links

Rediff.com24 Aug 2010

Pakistan slammed Afghan National Security Advisor Rangin Dadfar Spanta for alleging that the country and its military intelligence were linked to terrorists, saying it would not be "distracted by such unfair remarks".

Freedom, hurt sentiments and dissent

Freedom, hurt sentiments and dissent

Rediff.com16 Aug 2011

Demanding that we all fit into a black and white framing of any dispute undermines democratic culture.

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

Rediff.com6 May 2022

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.

The best of Bollywood spoofs

The best of Bollywood spoofs

Rediff.com14 Dec 2010

A look at Raja Sen's ten favourite Bollywood spoofs

Treat job hunting like Facebook!

Treat job hunting like Facebook!

Rediff.com16 Nov 2010

Your social media skills could be tapped to impress a prospective employer, too. Here's how...

Review: Veer is a disaster, period

Review: Veer is a disaster, period

Rediff.com22 Jan 2010

The movie starring Salman Khan and Zarine Khan is so dated it hurts.