'If you look at the Number 1 film in India this year across Bollywood and other regional film industries, it is Avengers: Endgame.'

As we wave goodbye to 2019, we look back at the highlights of the year, in the numbers that made it memorable.

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

The victory takes Pep Guardiola's side into provisional second spot

'To be an immigrant, a South Asian immigrant of colour, a woman to be included in the Portrait Gallery... it really says that we are the country where people look for the people who make a positive impact and celebrate them,' Nooyi, 64, told reporters during the portrait gallery induction ceremony on Sunday.

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Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com takes a look at OnePlus's latest offering.

The party went on to say that the "the way the Aarey issue is being oppressed, it is nothing but dictatorship".

Recently, Apple did two things differently. First, it entered video streaming sector with cheaper options and second it has opened up its OTT service for non-Apple users too.

Sonakshi Sinha has an important message for India's youth.

Here are the images that encapsulated the biggest moments in the month of August.

Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, and scientists warn that it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change. Although more than 72,000 fires have raged since the year began, over 9,500 new infernos have ignited since last Thursday, according to Brazil's space research centre INPE. There has been an 83 per cent surge in forest fires since the same period last year and the highest number since records began.

Gift your brother/sister something smart, useful and trendy, says Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com.

'It is in electronics that the gap between where we are and where we need to be is most obvious and most persistent.' 'It is not only a national security issue, but also a commercial issue,' argues Rajeev Srinivasan.

IIIT-D team builds algorithm that will help identify synthetic images.

The service will initially offer digital content from, Hotstar, Sun NXT, Eros NOW, Hungama Play via a single subscription fee of Rs 249 a month

'I don't remember the last time I was this invested in the characters of a story since Doordarshan's golden age or early days of cable television boom,' applauds Sukanya Verma.

Akhshay Kumar to make his digital debut.

A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.

So what's up? Why are so many promoters heading for the door? It cannot be that all of them lost their appetite for a good fight at the same time.And if Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways and Subhash Chandra of Zee Entertainment do bow out, will it be seen as chickening out when the going got tough or the entrepreneurial instinct of surviving to fight another battle waned, wonders Shailesh Dobhal.

The apex court also restrained e-commerce websites like Flipkart and Amazon from selling firecrackers which are beyond the permissible limit.

Smart homes that do your everyday tasks are now coming on the Indian market. Several real estate firms are making this reality as they venture into constructing automated homes.

Your sibling will thank you for these, says Ashish Narsale.

The TV has a slim LED screen that offers good viewing angles. It is fit to be mounted on the wall or placed on its feet in a spacious bedroom, says Veer Arjun Singh.

But read this before you decide to splurge on one.

'Actors would go to acting schools. Today, they go to the gym first.' 'What has the body got to do with acting?' 'What's the use of flexing muscles if you can't manage the muscles of your face?'

The people who know Tibet will continue to fight the good fight. Long, hard, less than hopeful, but always peaceful.

After almost a year, Google's smart speakers Home and Home Mini with Google Assistant have finally arrived in India.

Netflix and Amazon Prime are raising their stakes in the game, commissioning original shows and going all out to acquire regional films for their libraries.

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday

'A CEO is successful if he is able to retain the confidence of his shareholders. And the shareholders of India Inc have backed their prime minister-CEO to the hilt,' says Sudhir Bisht.

This is what tech head heaven looks like.

Competitive price will face stiff challenge from incumbents such as DD Free Dish

'The fact that Kalanick and others managed to build such great companies, in spite of their apparent foibles, should give us hope,' says Vikram Johri.

Abhik Sen believes it's a must-have.

Of all the tremors to rock the start-up world of late -- Snapdeal's layoffs, Stayzilla's shutting down, Flipkart's frequent devaluations -- nothing will match the rumble at ShopClues for poignancy.

Here are Aseem Chhabra's picks -- 'films that mattered to me, entertained me and will stay with me through the year.'

'If Amazon's officials had secured their visas through proper paperwork, under what rule or law was Swaraj threatening to cancel them?' 'If she felt a crime had been committed, as a law abiding citizen she should have registered a first information report or a complaint.' 'Instead she fired off a twitter fatwa, acting like a despot.'

Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 302 films in 365 days on airplanes, on Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Google, Hulu, DVDs and even on YouTube.

Flipkart's value has eroded by a third from a peak of $15.2 billion to as low as $9 billion following several investor markdowns