News for 'hallows'

The E-class Mercedes-Benz experience!

The E-class Mercedes-Benz experience!

Rediff.com14 Jun 2008

The E's nature is genteel, more upscale and assured. And that's what most people who gravitate towards the three-pointed star want. It's just that attaining that experience has become that much more accessible with these two new variants.

Rowling pens Harry Potter prequel

Rowling pens Harry Potter prequel

Rediff.com29 May 2008

British author J K Rowling has written an 800-word prequel to the Harry Potter series for charity. The book, which was written almost a year after the seventh and last book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was published, was penned in the past month and will be auctioned for charity next month.

2 mn order for <EM>Harry Potter and the Deathly Ha

2 mn order for Harry Potter and the Deathly Ha

Rediff.com16 Jul 2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released next Saturday, marking the final chapter in an extraordinary publishing phenomenon.

Booksellers pay for Potter's magic

Booksellers pay for Potter's magic

Rediff.com8 Jul 2007

Given the fierce competition in the publishing industry, most booksellers are offering hefty discounts on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to customers, thus leaving them with very little margin for profit.

Can the billion-dollar Harry Potter brand survive?

Can the billion-dollar Harry Potter brand survive?

Rediff.com28 Jun 2007

Harry Potter has become a pop culture classic -- and a huge industry. With the final book due out this summer, can the billion-dollar brand survive for years to come?

Etiquette rules at Wimbledon

Etiquette rules at Wimbledon

Rediff.com25 Jun 2007

Decorum reigns supreme at Wimbledon, a bastion of middle class gentility where the stiff upper lip never trembles on the hallowed centre court.

Why Modi-Shah don't need NDA anymore

Why Modi-Shah don't need NDA anymore

Rediff.com26 Oct 2020

In its sway over national politics now, the Modi-Shah BJP is what the Congress was under Indira Gandhi. Why would they indulge coalition partners, their greed and egos now, asks Shekhar Gupta.

Harry Potter film in two parts

Harry Potter film in two parts

Rediff.com13 Mar 2008

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book from J K Rowling's mega-selling series, will be split into two films. After months of speculation, Warner Bros. has confirmed that the last book in the Harry Potter franchise will be filmed as Part I and Part II.

Made in India towels at Buckingham Palace

Made in India towels at Buckingham Palace

Rediff.com23 Apr 2007

Those Christy towels at Buckingham Palace will soon wear small tags proudly announcing these were "made in India." So will the official Christy towels at Wimbledon.

Should there be an exit tax on IIT & IIM graduates

Should there be an exit tax on IIT & IIM graduates

Rediff.com6 Sep 2007

The recent report of the union HRD minsitry wants to impose an exit tax on IIT & IIM grads who leave India. Tell us what you think: Should such a tax be imposed and if so, why? Or why not?

Jeev gets special invite for 2008 Masters

Jeev gets special invite for 2008 Masters

Rediff.com22 Jan 2008

Jeev Milkha Singh will get another chance to prove his mettle on the hallowed turf of Augusta National Golf Club as the ace Indian pro has received a special invitation for the 2008 Masters.

New Harry Potter book leaked on the Internet

New Harry Potter book leaked on the Internet

Rediff.com21 Jul 2007

This, despite a 10-million-pound security operation featuring an army of guards, satellite tracking systems and legal contracts.

How well do you know Harry Potter?

How well do you know Harry Potter?

Rediff.com21 Jul 2007

Take this quiz and find out.

Potter books create new records

Potter books create new records

Rediff.com18 Jul 2007

Making and breaking records has become synonymous with Harry Potter books, the seventh and last instalment of which is slated to be launched on July 21.

How well do you know Harry Potter?

How well do you know Harry Potter?

Rediff.com17 Jul 2007

Take this quiz and find out.

10 million pounds to guard 7th Harry Potter book

10 million pounds to guard 7th Harry Potter book

Rediff.com16 Jul 2007

The lengths to which publishers have gone are not surprising.

Great food, ambience in west Delhi

Great food, ambience in west Delhi

Rediff.com26 Jul 2006

Is your kid potty over Harry?

Is your kid potty over Harry?

Rediff.com3 Jul 2007

Send us pix of your kids in wizard mode!

Potter spell on bookstores yet again

Potter spell on bookstores yet again

Rediff.com29 Jun 2007

It will be some time before the literary world knows another sensation like Harry Potter

No end to Harry Potter?

No end to Harry Potter?

Rediff.com25 Oct 2007

Rowling says that she will not consider quitting writing another Potter novel, especially as she seems to keep doing things that she had sworn not to do again.

Final Harry Potter leaked? No!

Final Harry Potter leaked? No!

Rediff.com17 Apr 2007

A 659-page PDF file is floating around in the Internet as a 'leaked copy' of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

It's Showtime again at Brabourne!

It's Showtime again at Brabourne!

Rediff.com10 Oct 2006

With Rs 100-crore endorsement kitty, is Dhoni setting up the end game?

With Rs 100-crore endorsement kitty, is Dhoni setting up the end game?

Rediff.com14 May 2019

He is the face of the e-sports platform Dream11, the fantasy league platform, online bus ticketing platform RedBus, web hosting company, GoDaddy as well as traditional big-ticket brands such as Colgate.

Rowling 'cried' after finishing final Potter book

Rowling 'cried' after finishing final Potter book

Rediff.com25 Jul 2007

All your Hollywood gossip right here!

When Harry Potter queued for Tendulkar's autograph

When Harry Potter queued for Tendulkar's autograph

Rediff.com24 Jul 2007

Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter on screen, is a great fan of the Indian batting maestro as he turned up on the final day of the Lord's Test match.

Harry Potter satisfies all

Harry Potter satisfies all

Rediff.com23 Jul 2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows answers all questions.

Harry Potter not on NYT list

Harry Potter not on NYT list

Rediff.com23 Jul 2007

New book will be on the children's list, not the best sellers.

Ignore misinformation, says J K Rowling

Ignore misinformation, says J K Rowling

Rediff.com21 Jul 2007

The author pleads to Potter fans to preserve the secrecy of the last book.

Harry Potter magic hits bookstores

Harry Potter magic hits bookstores

Rediff.com21 Jul 2007

The book had given rise to a lot of speculation and discussion as Rowling had promised two deaths in it.

First Look: Harry at Tussauds

First Look: Harry at Tussauds

Rediff.com3 Jul 2007

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is the youngest actor to make it to Madame Tussauds.

The OnePlus 7 review

The OnePlus 7 review

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

The OnePlus 7 is a leader by natural selection. Just don't expect any surprise enhancements, says Veer Arjun Singh.

Did Sonia scuttle Priyanka's Varanasi venture?

Did Sonia scuttle Priyanka's Varanasi venture?

Rediff.com1 May 2019

The head of the Congress's first family has never been an astute politician, points out Amulya Ganguli.

PIX: Inside the world's most famous football stadium

PIX: Inside the world's most famous football stadium

Rediff.com24 Sep 2018

The Bernabeu is one of football's most iconic grounds, thanks to its imposing appearance, illustrious history and all the drama that has taken place on its hallowed turf.

4 life skills b-schools don't teach

4 life skills b-schools don't teach

Rediff.com9 May 2007

What's missing, perhaps, is a primer on life skills.

First look: Final Harry Potter book cover

First look: Final Harry Potter book cover

Rediff.com28 Mar 2007

Take a look at the cover, and let your theories flow.

Kohli's 'smashed you enough' retort leaves Faulkner stumped

Kohli's 'smashed you enough' retort leaves Faulkner stumped

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

James Faulkner's attempt to engage India's Virat Kohli in a war of words during the third ODI in Melbourne backfired on the Australian paceman as the star batsman emphatically told him to just keep bowling as "I have smashed you enough in my life".

Last Harry Potter book: Date is revealed!

Last Harry Potter book: Date is revealed!

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

The last Harry Potter book will be out on July 21.

No F1 but A1 for Narain

No F1 but A1 for Narain

Rediff.com20 Dec 2007

With no real chance of an immediate return to Formula One's hallowed track in sight, Narain Karthikeyan has committed himself to A1 GP for the next season.

'You need a combination of tactics and USO fund'

'You need a combination of tactics and USO fund'

Rediff.com2 Dec 2005

In CDMA, we did not have legacy carriers, a second hand market of handsets, or even people understanding the technology