On Thursday, May 9, 2024, Hungarians in Budapest used the beloved children's book character Winnie The Pooh to protest against Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to their country. Over the years Winnie the Pooh has been used to represent -- and criticise -- Xi Jinping.
She's rewriting the rules of glam, one stunning look at a time -- all sophistication and serious slay!
The internet has been buzzing with rumours that Mammootty has colon cancer, and that he has been hospitalised to undergo treatment for it.
Rajasthan Cricket Association official Jaideep Bihani has accused the Rajasthan Royals of match-fixing after they failed to chase down nine runs in the final over in their last two matches.
Will Russia's entry deter Trump on his warpath?, asks Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Is a sulking Eknath Shinde on the way out as Shiv Sena chief?
Rediff readers share their best travel photographs.
Walt Disney has won a nearly two-decade-old legal battle over royalty rights to the cartoon character Winnie The Pooh.
The film is a humble reminder of simpler times where every selfless act is rewarded with a giant pot of honey.
Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar supremo Sharad Pawar on Saturday said there was no question of taking back those leaders who had deserted the two parties.
'Garm Hava understands that the scorching, hate-filled, doubt-filled affair between Hindus and Muslims is our national love affair.' Sreehari Nair revisits M S Sathyu's classic film, featuring the incomparable Balraj Sahni at his finest in his final role.
'He was one of his kind.' 'He walked at the speed of a run.' 'He wore full-sleeve shirts no matter what or when.' 'He always drove himself.'
Reserve Bank of India Governor D Subbarao on Wednesday contested the idea of "making banking boring" to bring back economic stability, mooted by Nobel laureate Paul Krugman in the wake of global financial meltdown.
The Great Indian Family, observes Sukanya Verma, is a cheerful fable that points out the absurdity of discrimination as a tool employed by power hungry opportunists.
Chairman Osamu Suzuki questions whether Tata's $3,000 car can meet standards, vowing to keep his Maruti brand working on more profitable models.
Hands down, the winner of Anurag Kashyap's patriarchy and privilege pooh-poohing exercise is Amit Trivedi and Shellee's spirited soundtrack, notes Sukanya Verma.
According to DMK, the voters are already consolidated on ideological lines, hence the impact of anti-incumbency, whether against the BJP Centre or the DMK state may not be too much, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
It's fashion flashback Friday. The actress takes you back to the 90s in her flared pants and K3G style salwar suits.
India must evolve its own standards on how democracy must be ranked in a diverse and multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and pluralistic idea called India, suggests R Jagannathan.
The remarks by the BJP leaders came as 17 opposition parties resolved to fight the 2024 Lok Sabha elections unitedly to defeat the saffron party and work with flexibility by setting aside their differences. They dubbed the planned alliance as "unholy and opportunistic".
How do you bring about better nutrition consciousness in a society that is quite apathetic to excess consumption of salt, sugar and fats? asks Ambi Parameswaran.
'He is a natural. One of the best dancers among contemporary actors.
Union minister RCP Singh, who was recently denied another term in the Rajya Sabha by the Janata Dal-United he formerly headed, should "heed the message" and resign from the cabinet, a key political aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said.
Doctor G blends mirth and meaning, observes Sukanya Verma. Doctor G Review.
When Jiang Zemin traveled, as you can see in the photographs here, a Kodak Moment was never far away.
JD-U leaders contend that R C P Singh may have misled the BJP leadership into believing that Nitish Kumar was ready for a smaller share in power at the Centre.
The DMK leadership may now have to deal with a demand for more seats from its Congress ally in the Lok Sabha polls, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.
A triumph that will stand the test of eternity!
For now, the DMK can be expected to sound the bugle for Opposition unity at the national level, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.
'People of my constituency told me they will continue loving me, but will not vote for me if I am with the BJP.'
The Indian authorities have to reconfirm that Prabhakaran is dead. It may require seeking assistance from Interpol and also involve the re-opening of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, and more so, the investigations, formally or otherwise, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.
There is a sudden realisation in party circles that prolonged court cases could damage its standing, both among the cadres and voters, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The state and Indian Air Force choppers on Saturday rescued 100 persons, including 16 foreigners, from Kaza and various parts of rain ravaged tribal district of Kinnaur even as the recovery of 10 bodies took the death toll to 24.
You work hard and take on more than your share of work, yet your boss favours those who flatter him.
You work hard and take on more than your share of work, yet your boss favours those who flatter him.
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram, on Saturday, ridiculed Shoaib Akhtar and his controversial autobiography, which has made several tall claims, saying that the pacer was a 'problem' when he was an active player and remains just that even in retirement.
A new biography of Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan pooh-poohs suggestions that he was romantically involved with slain former premier Benazir Bhutto. "One of my cousins was interested in her (Bhutto) and she also took an interest when I introduced them to each other. At one point, marriage was virtually on the cards," Khan told Frank Huzur, his Indian biographer. Khan, who now heads Pakistan's Tehrik-e-Insaaf party, described Bhutto as a "personal friend".
She turned down the renewed proposal by Industry Minister Nirupam Sen that she might accept Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's offer to return 100 acres of land to unwilling farmers in Singur.
Reports of T R Zeliang relinquishing the chair of Nagaland Chief Minister on 'moral grounds' following persistent demand of the Naga tribal organisations is spreading like wild fire throughout the state but the Chief Minister's Office and ruling party termed these as baseless.
It is time for India to open a dialogue track with the Quetta Shoora of the Taliban, which increasingly chafes at restraints and controls imposed upon it by Pakistan, write Ajai Shukla
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