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Held hostage in Goa row over property, claims French actress

A 75-year-old French actor has alleged she is being held "hostage" in her house at Calangute in North Goa since earlier this week over a property dispute and finds herself in a......

Why are these celebs taking selfies in bed?

There appears to be a new charity craze sweeping social media - #wakeupcall, in which the famous take pictures of themselves after they’ve just woken up. UNICEF has begun the campaign to......

Maha teacher wins $1mn for promoting girls' education

A primary school teacher from India was on Thursday named the winner of the USD 1-million annual Global Teacher Prize 2020 in recognition of his efforts to promote girls' education and trigger a......

JLF matters

Outside Diggi Palace's walls, things may be getting darker. Speech may be under threat; writers may be getting murdered for their writing. But, inside, it is possible to feel hope that ideas,......

Section 295A needs to be deleted

'The existence of Section 295A on the Indian statute books sits uneasily with India's ambitions to be seen as a progressive democracy,' says Kanika Datta.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......

Why Tim Cook's coming-out is a big thing

More than laws, what helps individuals, especially young people, to cope with their struggles is to have role models -- movie and television stars, musicians, sports figures and writers. In that......

What the economy needs: Painful medium-term steps

'Even without major reforms, with a business as usual scenario, and with current inflation trends, we should be clocking around 11 to 12 per cent nominal growth.''That is not happening and is a......

Spotted: Stephen Fry in Mumbai

How is 'We met Stephen Fry on our wedding day' for a story?Rediff.com's Abhishek Mande and his new bride Kermin Bhot were in Bandra, a western Mumbai suburb, right after their marriage, when they......

First look: Sherlock Holmes 2

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Sherlock Holmes and his side kick Dr Watson are back! Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law reprise the roles of......

Review: Alice doesn't live here anymore

Not unlike the finest early morning dreams, some teams are too good to be true. Disney backing a revisionist take on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, with mad scientist Tim Burton......

Kal Penn joins House

After winning plaudits for his leading role in Mira Nair's The Namesake, Kal Penn has joined the cast of House. House, a widely acclaimed medical drama created by David Shore, is currently the most......

Guess who's tutoring Kate Moss?

She was a supermodel, but ever since she dated Oscar-nominee Johnny Depp (Pirates Of The Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl) in the 1990s, British supermodel Kate Moss has apparently nursed......

Actor Stephen Fry is new MCC president

IMAGE: An MCC member since 2011, Stephen Fry said he was "honoured and proud" at the nomination. Photograph: MCC/Twitter British actor Stephen Fry will become the next president of the Marylebone......

What Are These Cricketing Legends Up To?

Check out this picture of cricketing legends! Sourav Ganguly, seated second from right, is in the frame as is Jhulan Goswami, seated right. There is also Kumar Sangakkara, standing second from......

When A Queen Came To Watch Tennis

Wimbledon attracts celebrities the way the US Open, the French Open and the Australian Open can't. Look who turned up to watch the matches at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on......

'Strongly believe ODIs should be World Cups only'

IMAGE: The upcoming ICC Men’s ODI World Cup is set to get underway on October 5. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The new president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Mark Nicholas......

Russia to arrest athletes who violate anti-gay laws at Winter Olympics

Russia's interior ministry has confirmed that athletes at the Winter Olympics will be arrested if they breach Russia's controversial gay propaganda laws. - Actor Fry demands homophobic Russia......