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Review: Shaandaar wastes good actors on bad bubblegum

Review: Shaandaar wastes good actors on bad bubblegum

Rediff.com22 Oct 2015

There is such a thing as too much sugar, says Raja Sen

World Chess Championship: Carlsen outwits Anand to win Game 6

World Chess Championship: Carlsen outwits Anand to win Game 6

Rediff.com15 Nov 2014

Reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen outwitted India's Viswanathan Anand to win the sixth game of the World Chess Championship in Sochi on Saturday.

Why select posh Delhi for smart city makeover?

Why select posh Delhi for smart city makeover?

Rediff.com15 Feb 2016

The announcement declaring New Delhi Municipal Council a winner of the smart city challenge came when the rest of Delhi was drowning in urban waste.

Pak calls off NSA talks, says India's preconditions unacceptable

Pak calls off NSA talks, says India's preconditions unacceptable

Rediff.com22 Aug 2015

Pakistani Foreign Office said they have come to the conclusion that the proposed NSA-level talks between the two countries would not serve any purpose, if conducted on the basis of the two conditions laid down by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Ghoul makes it terrifying to be a Muslim

Ghoul makes it terrifying to be a Muslim

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

'Any Muslim who shows even the slightest hint of revolutionary thought is marked as 'infected'.' 'At that point, he is taken to the nearest Detention Centre where a procedure called Reconditioning awaits him.' 'Areas with a high Muslim population have been designated as Scheduled Religion Zones.' 'To be an active participant in this social cleansing ritual, there is only one prerequisite: You have to be an undying patriot whose friend and family is his country.'

Federer of yore sets up prime time showdown with Djokovic

Federer of yore sets up prime time showdown with Djokovic

Rediff.com11 Jul 2015

The problem with addictive TV box sets is that when the credits roll on the final episode it leaves a void.

Stepanek guides Czechs to another Davis Cup triumph

Stepanek guides Czechs to another Davis Cup triumph

Rediff.com18 Nov 2013

The Czech Republic retained their Davis Cup title after Radek Stepanek ruthlessly exploited the inexperience of Dusan Lajovic in the decisive rubber to seal a 3-2 final victory over Novak Djokovic's Serbia on Sunday.

Djokovic crushes Nadal to retain Tour Finals title

Djokovic crushes Nadal to retain Tour Finals title

Rediff.com12 Nov 2013

The Serb easily beat the Spaniard 6-3, 6-4 at the O2 Arena.

The Sari Satyagraha

The Sari Satyagraha

Rediff.com26 Jan 2018

A short story by an award-winning writer.

He brought out the poetry of the ordinary face

He brought out the poetry of the ordinary face

Rediff.com16 Jan 2017

Om Puri was that rare actor who could carry a film on sheer power and versatility of his performance

Do it yourself: 8 tips to make your car cleaner

Do it yourself: 8 tips to make your car cleaner

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

Do not try to clean the soap bathed sponge with water but squeeze the sponge and get that mud and other impurities out in a more accurate manner.

Om Puri gave a scene dignity just by his presence

Om Puri gave a scene dignity just by his presence

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

He had no airs about his talent, he did not intellectualise it, he just lived and breathed acting.

6 reasons why the BJP might win Bihar elections

6 reasons why the BJP might win Bihar elections

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

The party is counting on women voters and caste calculus, among others, to swing the crucial polls in its favour

Omerta review: A lean, brutal masterpiece

Omerta review: A lean, brutal masterpiece

Rediff.com4 May 2018

'Omerta is a work of true moral force; it is, at the risk of sounding fancy, a motion picture for our times,' says Sreehari Nair.

A year after Pathankot, has anything changed?

A year after Pathankot, has anything changed?

Rediff.com26 Dec 2016

'More needs to be done in less time,' says Vivek Gumaste. 'A sense of urgency is crucial if the BJP wishes to fulfil its promise of tough, no-nonsense, governance in matters of security.'

'Your friends and enemies change every Friday'

'Your friends and enemies change every Friday'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2017

'I used to be humiliated.' 'If I would approach an actor, he would just say hello and then turn away.' 'That's when I understood the whole game of the industry.'

Creating urban commons

Creating urban commons

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

If we can come up with ways of sharing property rights on the internet, why not do something similar in urban spaces, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Windies make strong statement to naysayers and unsupportive Board

Windies make strong statement to naysayers and unsupportive Board

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

'We were in it to win it when we left the Caribbean' 'With all that happened before the tournament, the disrespect from journalists, and from our own cricket board. that was out of order. The only way we could make a statement is by winning this tournament'

A daily wage labourer who turned multimillionaire

A daily wage labourer who turned multimillionaire

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

The 39-year-old, the fifth child of an illiterate labourer couple and only the second of their eight to be educated, now helms various ventures that bring in a turnover of between Rs 75 crore and Rs 90 crore.

In a first, life term for 6 accused in fake currency case

In a first, life term for 6 accused in fake currency case

Rediff.com30 Jan 2014

In a first, a special National Investigation Agency court in Mumbai sentenced six accused in a 2009 fake currency case to life imprisonment, terming the possession and circulation of Indian counterfeit notes as an "act of terrorism".

Valentine's Day Special: 50 shades of Bollywood lovin': Jab They Met!

Valentine's Day Special: 50 shades of Bollywood lovin': Jab They Met!

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

Kicking off our Valentine's Day special, filmi style!

The lesson India must learn from Indore

The lesson India must learn from Indore

Rediff.com2 Oct 2017

The city is waging a war against garbage, says Anjuli Bhargava.

Aus Open PHOTOS: Cibulkova stuns Azarenka, Serena survives

Aus Open PHOTOS: Cibulkova stuns Azarenka, Serena survives

Rediff.com26 Jan 2015

Serena Williams edged past Spain's Garbine Muguruza 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarters.

Farah Khan on Bigg Boss 8: So far, so meh!

Farah Khan on Bigg Boss 8: So far, so meh!

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

'She's chatty, accessible and gregarious but doesn't exude the command and charisma required to attract the viewer's attention or contestant's anxiety' Sukanya Verma on why she is unimpressed with the Happy New Year director's hosting stint on Bigg Boss Halla Bol.

Meet Bollywood's newest star kid!

Meet Bollywood's newest star kid!

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

'My friends told me they will call me an actress only when I appear on Comedy Nights with Kapil. I just a got a confirmation that I will be going on Kapil's show!' Wedding Pulav actress Anushka Ranjan gets ready for showbiz.

Start-ups: Here's how you must handle failures

Start-ups: Here's how you must handle failures

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

Learn from your consumers. Fail fast. Pivot. Cash in on the VC wave. Raise money when you don't need it.

Kalpana Saroj's incredible journey from despair to success

Kalpana Saroj's incredible journey from despair to success

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

Hers is a rags-to-riches story for the ages, peppered with risks, determination and strokes of luck.

Do Indian stand-up comics make money?

Do Indian stand-up comics make money?

Rediff.com13 Dec 2017

It turns out that there is serious money in funny business these days!

40 years on, lessons from the US defeat in Vietnam

40 years on, lessons from the US defeat in Vietnam

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

'Vietnam has become an adjective as well as a verb -- the Americans, for instance, were driven by the passion to do a 'Vietnam' on the Soviet Union when that country invaded Afghanistan in 1979.'

Review: Garm Hava still fascinates

Review: Garm Hava still fascinates

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

Garm Hava is a product of like-minded artistry and resourceful acumen that hasn't spared any effort to reserve its special place in movie history, says Sukanya Verma.

Measuring the real burden of child drug abuse in India

Measuring the real burden of child drug abuse in India

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

Rediff Labs investigates the issue of child drug abuse in India in an attempt to quantify the seriousness of the issue.

2018 World Cup qualifiers: Lewandowski helps Poland seal berth

2018 World Cup qualifiers: Lewandowski helps Poland seal berth

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup qualifiers played across Europe on Sunday

Review: The Revenant is a big-screen epic for the ages

Review: The Revenant is a big-screen epic for the ages

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

The Revenant is a devastating, visually jawdropping film that, for all its sins of tedium, makes up with scale what it lacks in artfulness, feels Raja Sen.

'Wow. The power of women'

'Wow. The power of women'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

'I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue.' Stirring speeches at the 75th Golden Globes.

#JabWeMet: She did not reveal her name

#JabWeMet: She did not reveal her name

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

Ramashankar Shaw tells us how he found love 17 years ago.

Sheena Bora Trial: Mekhail sees his mum for the last time

Sheena Bora Trial: Mekhail sees his mum for the last time

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

Mekhail hopped off the bench in a hurry and turning his back to Indrani, stood at the window. Indrani ignored him too. Mekhail is getting married later this year. His mother will, of course, not be in attendance. Nor, of course, would he want her to be there, if she could.

3 reasons that endeared Yogi Adityanath to Shah-Modi

3 reasons that endeared Yogi Adityanath to Shah-Modi

Rediff.com8 Apr 2017

If Modi and Shah did not project Adityanath as CM, it was out of expediency, says Radhika Ramaseshan.

Review: Bombay Velvet is marred by weak storytelling

Review: Bombay Velvet is marred by weak storytelling

Rediff.com15 May 2015

Bombay Velvet spends too much time on period details and loses focus, notes Aseem Chhabra.

Review: Azhar: Such a wasted chance!

Review: Azhar: Such a wasted chance!

Rediff.com13 May 2016

Emraan Hashmi and director Tony D'Souza try hard, and their effort shows. But Raja Sen wishes he could have said the boys played well.

Aus Open PHOTOS: Nadal, Kyrgios advance; Dimitrov and Wozniacki survive

Aus Open PHOTOS: Nadal, Kyrgios advance; Dimitrov and Wozniacki survive

Rediff.com17 Jan 2018

Images from the Australian Open matches played at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.