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'I don't cook enough'

'I don't cook enough'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2010

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan gets candid about her life in front of the camera, and the one behind.

Endhiran takes the world by storm

Endhiran takes the world by storm

Rediff.com8 Oct 2010

Endhiran/ Robot stands at either number one or number four in the world its first weekend, depending on who is talking.

Rajnikanth fever grips the US

Rajnikanth fever grips the US

Rediff.com4 Oct 2010

Reader Sriram Annam New Jersey, USA has sent us evidence of just how crazy fans can get when it comes to Rajnikanth.

Share the Rajni madness with us!

Share the Rajni madness with us!

Rediff.com27 Sep 2010

Send in pictures and videos of fans waiting for the Superstar's new release.

It's the time to Diski at the World Cup!

It's the time to Diski at the World Cup!

Rediff.com14 Jun 2010

Forget famous goal celebrations such as 'The Robot' by Peter Crouch and 'The Dive' by Juergen Klinsmann, here comes the South African 'Diski dance'.

Rajnikanth's fans pray for Endhiran's success

Rajnikanth's fans pray for Endhiran's success

Rediff.com22 Sep 2010

More than 100 hardcore fans, aged 14 to 60, many on their knees, climbed the steps of the Lord Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Sholingur, about 120km from Chennai.

Petta Review: Vintage Rajini!

Petta Review: Vintage Rajini!

Rediff.com12 Jan 2019

Kudos to Director Karthik Subbaraj for bringing back the Rajini of the 1990s, says A Ganesh Nadar.

FDI flows into India could almost triple to $126 billion by 2025

FDI flows into India could almost triple to $126 billion by 2025

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

Why India is an FDI magnet. The country satisfies several reconditions to attract FDI.

Vidya Balan takes voice coaching

Vidya Balan takes voice coaching

Rediff.com23 May 2016

Vidya Balan's biggest challenge is to look, sound and act like poetess Kamala Das, voice coach on board.

Coming soon: A mind-reading machine!

Coming soon: A mind-reading machine!

Rediff.com23 Apr 2010

The device would use advanced versions of existing brain-machine interface technology and would allow a person to change a television channel by thinking or send a text message composed through thought, say the scientists.

Houston, we have a problem: Mars One's mission delayed by 2 years

Houston, we have a problem: Mars One's mission delayed by 2 years

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Mars One's ambitious mission to send four people to colonise the red planet in 2024,has been pushed back by two years.

'I Do' with a twist: World's most bizarre weddings

'I Do' with a twist: World's most bizarre weddings

Rediff.com29 Oct 2014

The wedding season is here and people are getting married by the dozen. People are spending bucketloads of money to ensure in order to create their dream weddings. But there are some adventurous souls who are giving traditions and rituals a miss and saying 'I Do' with a twist. Here are some of the craziest and most bizarre weddings. Go ahead, take inspiration and plan one weird, out of this world marriage.

Modiji, 7 ideas for a new India

Modiji, 7 ideas for a new India

Rediff.com14 May 2020

'Now is the time for India to course correct and for the government also to course correct,' says businessman Mangesh Khatri.

Have you met the Rafael Nadal of badminton in Spain?

Have you met the Rafael Nadal of badminton in Spain?

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

Marin Carolina has come a long way to be the reigning Olympic and world champion but the Spaniard yearns for more as she continues her journey towards becoming the best-ever in the sport.

The best goal celebrations at the 2010 World Cup

The best goal celebrations at the 2010 World Cup

Rediff.com23 Jun 2010

A photo-feature on how some players celebrated after scoring at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Golden Globes 2017: La La Land wins 7 awards

Golden Globes 2017: La La Land wins 7 awards

Rediff.com9 Jan 2017

Winners at a glance!

How India will create 11 lakh jobs in six months

How India will create 11 lakh jobs in six months

Rediff.com30 May 2019

Rituparna Chakraborty, co-founder and EVP, TeamLease Services explains which sectors will contribute to India's growth story.

SMS alert for kitchen gas leaks

SMS alert for kitchen gas leaks

Rediff.com17 May 2010

In a bid to prevent rising kitchen fires, a group of young innovators, technologists and engineers has developed a cooking gas alarm and SMS system to prevent accidents due to leak either from stove or rubber pipe.

Image: Terror scare at Times Square again

Image: Terror scare at Times Square again

Rediff.com8 May 2010

A week after a car bomb was diffused in the nick of time, another bomb was found in New York Times square, leading to massive evacuation of the area.

Chandrayaan-2 set for 'historic' Moon landing tonight

Chandrayaan-2 set for 'historic' Moon landing tonight

Rediff.com6 Sep 2019

ISRO chairman K Sivan said the proposed soft-landing was going to be a 'terrifying' moment.

Obama scraps NASA's Moon mission

Obama scraps NASA's Moon mission

Rediff.com16 Apr 2010

Scrapping NASA's"Back to Moon" project, US President Barack Obama gave a new mission to the country's civilian space programme agency-a manned mission to Mars in a decade and sending astronauts to explore asteroids beyond the moon by 2025.

'Chandrayaan-2 will help set up man's permanent presence on Moon'

'Chandrayaan-2 will help set up man's permanent presence on Moon'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

Although Russia, United States and China have achieved a soft landing on the lunar surface, India is aiming at becoming the first one to explore the south pole of the Moon.

Mauresmo flair was throwback to a vintage age

Mauresmo flair was throwback to a vintage age

Rediff.com4 Dec 2009

In an era where women's tennis, with a few notable exceptions, has churned out robotic, baseline sluggers, Amelie Mauresmo always stood out from the crowd, even if her results did not always match her flair.

Ranbir Kapoor's worst fear

Ranbir Kapoor's worst fear

Rediff.com4 Oct 2010

Ranbir Kapoor gets candid.

Gambhir praises Australia for proving pundits wrong

Gambhir praises Australia for proving pundits wrong

Rediff.com22 Mar 2017

Australia's Test side deserve credit for impressive performances in the ongoing four-match tour of India, proving wrong a host of experts and pundits who predicted a whitewash for the home side, batsman Gautam Gambhir has said.

Are these India's most talented?

Are these India's most talented?

Rediff.com31 Jul 2009

A closer look at the contestants on India's Got Talent who are vying for the ultimate prize.

Can COVID-19 live in your fridge?

Can COVID-19 live in your fridge?

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

'The majority of transmission will be via people who are within two metres of one another.' 'The closer you are, the more likely that you'll be infected.'

How Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, lives

How Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, lives

Rediff.com9 Jan 2018

When he is not running Amazon, he buys museums to live in, donates mountains, and works on space travel.

Indian-American Karthik Nemmani wins National Spelling Bee

Indian-American Karthik Nemmani wins National Spelling Bee

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

The 14-year-old correctly spelled 'koinonia' to win the title.

H-1B visa issue: IT firms moving from era of locations to skills

H-1B visa issue: IT firms moving from era of locations to skills

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

Where do Indian IT firms stand compared to their global peers in this journey of transformation? Ayan Pramanik seeks answers from IT services analyst Phil Fersht.

Sun Pictures to produce Rajni's Endhiran

Sun Pictures to produce Rajni's Endhiran

Rediff.com18 Dec 2008

Earlier, the film was to be produced by London-based Aingaran Films International (P) Ltd. Now, a press release from Sun TV Network Ltd -- one of India's largest entertainment conglomerate -- says that the movie division of Sun Pictures will produce Endhiran.

West Indies set for mental battle in 5th ODI

West Indies set for mental battle in 5th ODI

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

'We've seen that we can execute plans for short periods of time. The challenge is always going to be to execute over a 100 overs. If you're going to beat India or England or Australia, Pakistan, you've got to execute for a 100 overs'

Catch a falling superstar

Catch a falling superstar

Rediff.com1 Apr 2015

Two successive Rajni flops could well mean that Tamil cinema might come to a grinding halt, affecting the careers of other big-ticket actors, banners and filmmakers, says N Sathiya Moorthy

Rishi Kapoor: No government has ever recognised my work

Rishi Kapoor: No government has ever recognised my work

Rediff.com4 Nov 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Tin Pot Transformers

Tin Pot Transformers

Rediff.com10 Jul 2009

Everthing about Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the sequel to Transformers, is louder and bigger.

Indian CEO says US grads are 'unemployable'

Indian CEO says US grads are 'unemployable'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2009

HCL CEO Vineet Nayar reportedly told an audience in New York City that American tech graduates are 'unemployable'.

University ranking sweepstakes

University ranking sweepstakes

Rediff.com25 Oct 2019

Should we really pay attention to them, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

PM tells DRDO to speed up work

PM tells DRDO to speed up work

Rediff.com12 May 2008

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday told defence scientists to speed up work on advanced technologies like hypersonic propulsions, unmanned vehicles and stealth machines to keep pace with current trends in warfare. Stressing that self-reliance and defence preparedness was not a case of numbers or percentages, the PM, addressing a Technology Day function, said scientists should clearly define strategic and critical areas in which development of national capability is must.

The closer we got, the more nervous I became: Paul

The closer we got, the more nervous I became: Paul

Rediff.com26 Aug 2009

His side cruised to victory at the Oval to reclaim the Ashes but England batsman Paul Collingwood says no matter how comfortable the win was, he was jittery all through and even dropped a catch out of nervousness.

7 killed, 20 injured in Kansas shooting spree

7 killed, 20 injured in Kansas shooting spree

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

The gunman appears to have driven around in a car, opening fire at three locations before entering the building of a lawnmower manufacturer in the town of Hesston, Harvey County Sheriff T Walton said.