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Absconding Kerala MLA turns up to vote in civic polls

Absconding Kerala MLA turns up to vote in civic polls

Rediff.com11 Dec 2025

Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil cast his vote in the local body polls after securing protection from arrest in two sexual assault cases. He faced protests from CPI(M)'s youth wing.

Expelled AIADMK strongman Sengottaiyan joins Vijay's TVK

Expelled AIADMK strongman Sengottaiyan joins Vijay's TVK

Rediff.com27 Nov 2025

Expelled All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader and nine-time MLA, KA Sengottaiyan joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) along with his supporters on Thursday, a day after he resigned as the Gobichettipalayam MLA.

Modi's Risky Gamble With The Taliban

Modi's Risky Gamble With The Taliban

Rediff.com21 Oct 2025

Developing relations with the Taliban is needed, but plunging headlong into Afghanistan without due thought will be akin to the rooster entering a KFC outlet, warns Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (Retd).

'Kya kar rahe hai aap': Jaya Bachchan loses temper at selfie-seeker

'Kya kar rahe hai aap': Jaya Bachchan loses temper at selfie-seeker

Rediff.com12 Aug 2025

After the incident, actor and Bharatiyha Janata Party MP from Mandi, Kangana Ranaut, has reacted to it and called Jaya the "most spoilt and privileged woman"

The Rooster

The Rooster

Rediff.com23 Jan 2009

2009 is all about quick movement towards a solid and successful future for dynamic roosters

The rooster

The rooster

Rediff.com7 Feb 2008

The year 2008 will bring many a new beginning to the rooster.

The rooster

The rooster

Rediff.com18 Feb 2007

Roosters, especially men, born under this sign will be attractive, dashing and handsome.

This Film Has Qualified For The Oscars!

This Film Has Qualified For The Oscars!

Rediff.com5 Nov 2024

Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know, an award-winning Kannada short film by Film and Television Institute of India students, has qualified for the 2025 Oscars in the live action short film category.

AstroSpeak: Is the Chinese Year of Rooster good for you?

AstroSpeak: Is the Chinese Year of Rooster good for you?

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

Find out what 2017 has in store for you.

Indians Win Awards At Cannes

Indians Win Awards At Cannes

Rediff.com24 May 2024

Chidananda S Naik's Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know... won the first prize and Mansi Maheshwari's animation film Bunnyhood won the third prize in the La Cinef competition in Cannes.

'I damaged my voice on purpose'

'I damaged my voice on purpose'

Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

'Pandi was promised something, that is not happening, so his anger is not of a villain's.' 'That's how all normal humans would react, or they stay silent.' 'Our violence is our silence. So in this world, everybody is innocent.'

Euro: Demiral banned for two games; Bellingham fined

Euro: Demiral banned for two games; Bellingham fined

Rediff.com5 Jul 2024

In the latest of a slew of sanctions against participating countries for fan misbehaviour, UEFA also fined the English Football Association 10,000 euros for crowd disturbances and 1,000 euros for lighting of fireworks during the Slovakia game.

Olympics Surfing: Vaast takes gold for France and Tahiti

Olympics Surfing: Vaast takes gold for France and Tahiti

Rediff.com6 Aug 2024

Tahitian Kauli Vaast surfed a near perfect final to claim the gold medal for France in the men's event on Monday.

Last Action Hero: Vijay's Cinematic Legacy

Last Action Hero: Vijay's Cinematic Legacy

Rediff.com17 Sep 2024

As Thalapathy Vijay embarks on a career in politics, Arjun Menon looks closer at his glorious filmography.

Chinese New Year: Meet The Year of the Rabbit Celebs

Chinese New Year: Meet The Year of the Rabbit Celebs

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

The Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese calendar, began on Sunday, January 22.

The Very Best Of Dhanush

The Very Best Of Dhanush

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

Dhanush, who turns 40 on July 28, still defies his age and can transform into an unemployed college graduate, an obsessive, one-sided lover or the doting father of a teen with equal integrity and maybe even lead a badly written film to commercial success.

When Boris Met Zelenskyy in Kyiv

When Boris Met Zelenskyy in Kyiv

Rediff.com10 Apr 2022

In a move to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Saturday, April 9, 2022.

All That Breathes, Pathaan On OTT

All That Breathes, Pathaan On OTT

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

Shah Rukh Khan's box-office juggernaut and other specials on the OTT menu this week.

Is Katrina wearing a gown? Or a sari?

Is Katrina wearing a gown? Or a sari?

Rediff.com14 Dec 2021

'The ensemble took 40 artisans and over 1,800 hours to handcraft.'

10 Classic Tamil Films On OTT

10 Classic Tamil Films On OTT

Rediff.com9 May 2023

Divya Nair makes a list of Tamil films you must watch at least once. The good news is that they're on OTT right now.

Justin Narayan wins MasterChef Australia

Justin Narayan wins MasterChef Australia

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

Watching his father, who a couple of weeks ago was in the ICU, cheering for him from the gantry, helped Justin stay motivated and fight it out till the end.

Pix: It's the Chinese Year of the Dog

Pix: It's the Chinese Year of the Dog

Rediff.com17 Feb 2018

February 16 marked the start of the Chinese Year of the Dog.

India celebrates Lohri, gears up for Makar Sankranti

India celebrates Lohri, gears up for Makar Sankranti

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

Festivals of Lohri and Bhogi were celebrated in various parts of the country with fervour on Wednesday while Indians geared up for Makar Sankranti on Thursday.

Review: Saivam is worth a watch

Review: Saivam is worth a watch

Rediff.com27 Jun 2014

The film is an extremely simple fun-filled family drama with a subtle message promoting animal welfare and encouraging vegetarianism.

Ferrari set to be stoked by fire and ice this season

Ferrari set to be stoked by fire and ice this season

Rediff.com7 Mar 2014

Ferrari's fire and ice pairing of Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen has, in the words of team president Luca di Montezemolo, put two roosters in the same henhouse.

This festival will light up your day

This festival will light up your day

Rediff.com13 Feb 2017

More than 2,000 people have gathered at Auckland's Year of the Rooster Lantern Festival at Auckland Domain. Check out the fantastic displays...

Photos: FIFA World Cup mascots of the decade

Photos: FIFA World Cup mascots of the decade

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Spain had Naranjito, the smiling orange in 1982; France, Footix, the football-playing rooster in '98. Now Brazil have chosen the endangered armadillo as the mascot for the 2014 World Cup.

Aadukalam is impressive

Aadukalam is impressive

Rediff.com14 Jan 2011

Aadukalam is Dhanush's best works to date.

Language se lafda nahin karne ka

Language se lafda nahin karne ka

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

'The colloquial language forced a turn to the recent past and I thought about the hangings of men like Afzal Guru and Yakub Memon.' 'Whatever their deeds, proven or still in doubt, did their deaths not deserve to be mourned by a sister, wife, or child?' A fascinating excerpt from Amitava Kumar's Writing Badly Is Easy.

Review: Don't miss True Grit

Review: Don't miss True Grit

Rediff.com25 Feb 2011

While revenge and God's grace on the right-doers are the dominant themes of True Grit, one could say the film is equally about special relationships that you forge along the way.

Best Tamil film Pasanga heads to China

Best Tamil film Pasanga heads to China

Rediff.com5 Oct 2010

The film has been selected for the '19th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival' to be held at Jiangyin City in China from October 11 to 16.

Vaihayasi P Daniel speaks to William Dalrymple

Vaihayasi P Daniel speaks to William Dalrymple

Rediff.com4 Nov 2009

William Dalrymple discusses his latest book, which delves into nine spiritual lives and uncovers multiple Indias, with Vaihayasi P Daniel.

The Chinese don't want to fight a war

The Chinese don't want to fight a war

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

'They know it can embarrass them, as this surely isn't 1962.' 'They also know the moment they fire the first shot, all insecure powers in their front-yard, Australia to Japan and all the way westwards to India, will be brought together overnight, not something the deputy superpower wants,' says Shekhar Gupta.

A spoilsport in a time of genocide remembrance

A spoilsport in a time of genocide remembrance

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

'The response to savagery and mass injustice is never a persistent howl.' 'There will be, among the victims, those who choose to forget the scars, those who go on living, those who challenge the overall environment of sentimentality.' 'And the more effort you put into including these other voices, into assimilating these spoilsports, the more balanced your depiction of the tragedy in question will be,' observes Sreehari Nair.

Music review: Sewal

Music review: Sewal

Rediff.com15 Oct 2008

It looks like G V Prakash needs to re-group his resources after Kuselan or Seval's premise wasn't interesting enough, and he decided that ho-hum numbers is the way to go. The tunes are not too bad but somehow, you've come to expect a little more from this youngster who showed so much promise, to begin with.

PIX: Inter sink Torino and go second; Villarreal out of top 4

PIX: Inter sink Torino and go second; Villarreal out of top 4

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

Inter moved on to 68 points, ahead of Lazio on goal difference as the sides are level on their head-to-head records. They are eight points behind Juventus with six games to play.

What the Notre Dame could now look like

What the Notre Dame could now look like

Rediff.com14 May 2019

Renowned green architect Vincent Callebaut has published his concept for the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral. Titled Palingenesis, which means rebirth, Callebaut's Notre-Dame concept aims to unite spirituality, art, and science.

First look: Swati-Navdeep's Bangaru Kodipetta

First look: Swati-Navdeep's Bangaru Kodipetta

Rediff.com7 Aug 2013

The film is a compilation of three different stories.

Why did Vikas Krishan pull out of the Asian Championships?

Why did Vikas Krishan pull out of the Asian Championships?

Rediff.com10 May 2017

Why did Vikas Krishan give his opponent a walkover in an Asian Championship semi-final?

The White Tiger review

The White Tiger review

Rediff.com22 Jan 2021

The White Tiger makes a stinging commentary on New India's half-baked vision, but Ramin Bahrani isn't telling a Slumdog fairy tale here, observes Sukanya Verma.