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Cheeky reactions to India football jersey for BRICS Cup

Cheeky reactions to India football jersey for BRICS Cup

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

The Indian football team's jersey for the Under-17 BRICS Diplomatic Football Cup was unveiled last week. The jersey, coloured in the standard blue hue with a large lotus imprinted on it, has called for strong reactions from Indian football fans.

Hooded gunmen open fire on French cops

Hooded gunmen open fire on French cops

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

The city is under lock down men in balaclavas fired towards officers.

'Ranbir will emerge stronger after his suicidal career decisions'

'Ranbir will emerge stronger after his suicidal career decisions'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

The actor's star father reacts to his son's recent spate of flops.

Shah Rukh Khan, Aziz Mirza at Kundan Shah's prayer meet

Shah Rukh Khan, Aziz Mirza at Kundan Shah's prayer meet

Rediff.com11 Oct 2017

Bollywood bids adieu to Kundan Shah.

Catholics need not breed 'like rabbits', says Pope

Catholics need not breed 'like rabbits', says Pope

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

Good Roman Catholics do not need to breed like "rabbits", Pope Francis said, but should practice "responsible" parenting instead.

France sees 19,000 cyberattacks since terror rampage

France sees 19,000 cyberattacks since terror rampage

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

France is under a wave of cyberattacks since the Paris rampage that killed 17, with about 19,000 French websites being targeted, said a top French cyberdefense official.

France still on edge as 6 terrorists may still be at large

France still on edge as 6 terrorists may still be at large

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

France is on high alert after officials said that other members of a terror cell may still be at large after last week's attacks in Paris on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a supermarket.

US, UK pin WannaCry cyber-attack on North Korea

US, UK pin WannaCry cyber-attack on North Korea

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

Britain's National Cyber Security Centre, leading the international investigation, believes that a hacking group known as Lazarus launched the attack.

How Sara Ali Khan's debut just got BIGGER!

How Sara Ali Khan's debut just got BIGGER!

Rediff.com28 Mar 2018

Urmila's back... Don 3 is not on...

Powerful cartoons that protest the Charlie Hebdo attack

Powerful cartoons that protest the Charlie Hebdo attack

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

Cartoonists from around the world reacted to the Charlie Hebdo attack with some powerful art work posted on Twitter.

Aussie humour fails to amuse Montoya

Aussie humour fails to amuse Montoya

Rediff.com3 Mar 2004

The Colombian stalked out of a pre-Australian Grand Prix news conference after it was hijacked by a satirical television sports show.

NCP men ransack Zee office

NCP men ransack Zee office

Rediff.com23 Dec 2003

Housing boom: All's not bright

Housing boom: All's not bright

Rediff.com19 Nov 2005

Review: Chor Chor Super Chor falls short

Review: Chor Chor Super Chor falls short

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

Chor Chor Super Chor doesn't live up to its potential, writes Raja Sen.

Montoya defiant after walkout

Montoya defiant after walkout

Rediff.com4 Mar 2004

Vanity Fair: Exuberant Exotica

Vanity Fair: Exuberant Exotica

Rediff.com1 Sep 2004

Chai Pani sells Brand India

Chai Pani sells Brand India

Rediff.com11 Mar 2005

Jigyaasa: Avoid at all costs!

Jigyaasa: Avoid at all costs!

Rediff.com10 Mar 2006

2020's BEST Non-Hindi Films

2020's BEST Non-Hindi Films

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

Aseem Chhabra lists the best non-Hindi language films he watched in 2020, with the hope that they will have a wider reach in the new year.

KCR threatens to 'bury alive channels that insult Telangana'

KCR threatens to 'bury alive channels that insult Telangana'

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has sparked a controversy after he threatened to "bury TV channels alive that have dared to insult Telangana, its MLAs, and Telangana's self-respect."

'No one is interested in you unless...'

'No one is interested in you unless...'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

...'You create your own success.'

1 killed in clash over Sonia Gandhi's objectionable pic

1 killed in clash over Sonia Gandhi's objectionable pic

Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

A 33-year-old man was killed and six others injured, five of them seriously in a clash between two camps on Thursday over an objectionable photo of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in a WhatsApp messenger group.

Yemen's Al-Qaeda branch video on Paris attack authentic: US

Yemen's Al-Qaeda branch video on Paris attack authentic: US

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

The purported video of Yemen's Al-Qaeda branch claiming responsibility for last week's attack at a French satirical newspaper is authentic, the United States has said.

Cho... Anything but Tughlaq

Cho... Anything but Tughlaq

Rediff.com7 Dec 2016

'The man stood alone, fought alone.' 'Some of those battles appeared Quixotic at times.' 'Ultimately, it was he who won though it may have seemed as if a Sancho Panza was fighting a relentless battle against the windmill.' N Sathiya Moorthy salutes the fearless editor who has passed into the ages.

Why Rajini's 'Periyar row' is not a vote-catcher

Why Rajini's 'Periyar row' is not a vote-catcher

Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

If the Congress lost in Tamil Nadu in 1967, never to return, or the DMK and the AIADMK have kept their place in power and electoral politics since then, it owes not to their love or hatred for gods or for one religion over another. Instead, they had always been linked to performance and incumbency/anti-incumbency factors. There may be something in such constructs for Rajini's strategic team to consider, especially if the superstar is to enter direct politics by around this time next year. But then, they would need to brush up their homework more than at present, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

The Forgotten disappoints

The Forgotten disappoints

Rediff.com24 Sep 2004

When Chammak Challo was leaked...

When Chammak Challo was leaked...

Rediff.com23 Nov 2018

'I got a call from Shah Rukh Khan.' 'Gana leak ho gaya,' he said. 'Leak ho gaya, toh ho gaya. Nikal jayega,' I said. 'And that's what happened.' 'Chammak Challo went viral overnight!'

AAP's LS candidate Savita Bhatti opts out of race

AAP's LS candidate Savita Bhatti opts out of race

Rediff.com9 Mar 2014

The Aam Aadmi Party's candidate Savita Bhatti on Sunday opted out of Lok Sabha polls from the lone Chandigarh parliamentary seat. Savita, widow of comedian and satirist Jaspal Bhatti shot off an e-mail to the AAP office in Delhi mentioning that she is "not interested" in contesting the general elections.

PK set to be highest grossing film overseas?

PK set to be highest grossing film overseas?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

The film has already grossed $26 million from 22 territories, including India.

Bhujbal resigns as Maharashtra DCM

Bhujbal resigns as Maharashtra DCM

Rediff.com23 Dec 2003

The Funniest Action Scenes In The Movies

The Funniest Action Scenes In The Movies

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

They are so bad, they're good for laughs!

ReadersReviews: Article 15: '5 stars'

ReadersReviews: Article 15: '5 stars'

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

A special word for Ayushmann: Hey Mogambo, your acting rocks!

'This is the time for imposing Emergency'

'This is the time for imposing Emergency'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2005

In this interview with Shobha Warrier, Cho Ramaswamy recalls the Emergency days, most of the time satirically.

When Hrithik and Kangana came face to face!

When Hrithik and Kangana came face to face!

Rediff.com2 May 2016

We let our imaginations go wild!

Review: Moodar Koodam is hilarious

Review: Moodar Koodam is hilarious

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

Comedy and satire are beautifully interwoven in Moodar Koodam with excellent support from the cast

Why you must watch Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani today

Why you must watch Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani today

Rediff.com30 Jan 2020

Twenty years ago, Aziz Mirza had the foresight to predict the great discord India would witness and revolt against, notes Sukanya Verma.

What sending Jallikattu to the Oscars means

What sending Jallikattu to the Oscars means

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

To an award show that's famous for honouring artists belatedly, we have sent as our official entry one of our major film-makers's weakest work yet, feels Sreehari Nair.

Al Pacino still a BO draw

Al Pacino still a BO draw

Rediff.com3 Feb 2003