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Along came a tigress...

Along came a tigress...

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

Shubir Rishi/Rediff.com continues his jungle adventure and narrates his day at the Kanha National Park.

Barkha 2.0: The reinvention of Barkha Dutt

Barkha 2.0: The reinvention of Barkha Dutt

Rediff.com2 Mar 2015

One of Indian TV's most famous faces tells Kanika Datta why and how she hopes to reinvent herself in the uncharted territories of multimedia and think tanks

Review: Finding Fanny is wickedly fantastic

Review: Finding Fanny is wickedly fantastic

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Finding Fanny strikes gold, raves Raja Sen.

Review: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Review: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Rediff.com22 Jul 2009

Arthur J Pais gives a video review of the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Heavy downpour slows down Mumbai

Heavy downpour slows down Mumbai

Rediff.com8 Jul 2009

Heavy rains threw normal life out of gear in India's financial capital, Mumbai.

World's most trade-friendly nations

World's most trade-friendly nations

Rediff.com8 Jul 2009

Singapore is the world's most trade-friendly economy, the World Economic Forum said in a study. The WEF's Global Enabling Trade Report 2009 measures and analyses factors enabling trade in 121 industrialised and emerging economies around the world.

How Parrikar is failing the armed forces

How Parrikar is failing the armed forces

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Our large military requirements make for an enormous buyer's leverage, which the defence ministry fritters away in piecemeal purchases

Locarno turns in quite a few surprises

Locarno turns in quite a few surprises

Rediff.com7 Aug 2012

Here's a recap of Day 3 at the Locarno International Film Festival.

CBI: Caged parrot or a poor man's Hercule Poirot?

CBI: Caged parrot or a poor man's Hercule Poirot?

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

Endless cases, piles of files, meagre resources and unrelenting scrutiny... the CBI's life story is all that and more, says Ruchika Chitravanshi

Pak closes in on Baitullah Mehsud

Pak closes in on Baitullah Mehsud

Rediff.com15 Jun 2009

Pakistan's offensive against the Taliban militia enters its decisive moment as its forces inch closer to Taliban warlord Baitullah Mehsud.

Leopard trapped after it strays into Lucknow outskirts

Leopard trapped after it strays into Lucknow outskirts

Rediff.com19 Jul 2012

Close on the heels of a tiger that had strayed into the outskirts of Lucknow in February-March, a leopard was spotted barely 35 km from the state capital on Thursday morning.

A Bolt out of the blue!

A Bolt out of the blue!

Rediff.com24 Apr 2015

A long-time driver of SUVs from Tata Motors, Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com steps on the gas with the Bolt, the new turbocharged petrol hatchback and comes away impressed.

LeT more dangerous than Al Qaeda: Former CIA official

LeT more dangerous than Al Qaeda: Former CIA official

Rediff.com10 Jul 2012

With the Al Qaeda on the back foot, Hafeez Saeed-founded Lashkar-e-Tayiba has emerged as the world's most dangerous terror group and has connections with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence and army, a former senior Central Investigation Agency officer has said.

India's leading brand endorsers

India's leading brand endorsers

Rediff.com11 May 2009

Amitabh Bachchan, Shweta Tiwari and Sachin Tendulkar, who were at the first, third and fifth place in 2006, respectively, were not among the top five in 2008.

Le Max: Yet another Chinese phone on the block?

Le Max: Yet another Chinese phone on the block?

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

Le MaxAvailable at Rs 32,999, Rs 36,999 and a steep Rs 69,999 for different variants, the pricing is surely going to throw a spanner in the sales of a Chinese phone that looks promising.

Why the battle for Sanskrit needs to be joined

Why the battle for Sanskrit needs to be joined

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

'It is a great misfortune that the Nehruvian Stalinists of India have colluded with the grand project of demeaning and destroying Sanskrit. Today, the number of Sanskritists in India is low, and falling,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.

The 330 films I saw in 2015

The 330 films I saw in 2015

Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

'In 2015 I watched films in so many places. I attended several film festivals around the world -- Berlin, Tribeca (New York), Telluride, Toronto, Zurich, Mumbai, Dharamsala and Goa,' says Aseem Chhabra, author of a forthcoming book on Shashi Kapoor.

Review: The Forest's serious flaw is its characterisation

Review: The Forest's serious flaw is its characterisation

Rediff.com11 May 2012

If only director Ashwin Kumar had established and probed more of the beastly side of man, The Forest could have been something.

Oscars 2013 Nominess: Decoding Hits And Misses

Oscars 2013 Nominess: Decoding Hits And Misses

Rediff.com11 Jan 2013

Raja Sen makes note of hits and misses this year.

Top 10 laptops of 2015

Top 10 laptops of 2015

Rediff.com31 Dec 2015

Nowadays, laptops are powerful beasts with super-charged processors that can be the real workhorses that help you bundle your workplace on your lap. Here are the top 10

'Sooner or later, we will hear news about Dawood's end'

'Sooner or later, we will hear news about Dawood's end'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2015

'After Rajan is back in India, our resident dons are almost down. I won't say that they are out. So, now the obvious question is about Dawood, and the present government, I think, is more than willing to address that issue.' 'I think the political system made this kind of people; the corporate world made this kind of people. I have mentioned in my book that even the banks were using these outlaws to get their money back.'

Top 10 DSLR cameras of 2015

Top 10 DSLR cameras of 2015

Rediff.com29 Dec 2015

The most popular list among the shutterbugs this year.

Review: Fantasy meets song-and-dance in Mirror Mirror

Review: Fantasy meets song-and-dance in Mirror Mirror

Rediff.com20 Apr 2012

Like all other Tarsem Singh films, this one's a visual treat too.

'I am a girl. I am from Delhi. It could have been me'

'I am a girl. I am from Delhi. It could have been me'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2012

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

In PHOTOS: Horse wrestling in Spain

In PHOTOS: Horse wrestling in Spain

Rediff.com5 Jul 2011

Men and women alike would wrestle the untamed horses to the ground with their hands and arms to cut their manes and tails.

Gujarat opposes translocation of Gir lions to MP

Gujarat opposes translocation of Gir lions to MP

Rediff.com3 Apr 2012

The Gujarat government has once again strongly opposed the Centre's persistent move to translocate a certain number of Asiatic lions from the Gir forest on the Saurashtra peninsula to the Kuno-Palpur wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, contending that they would not be safe there.

Review: Wrath Of The Titans is painful and utterly joyless

Review: Wrath Of The Titans is painful and utterly joyless

Rediff.com30 Mar 2012

To most viewers, Wrath of the Titans will appear lousy and painful.

Alonso showed his class hasn't faded an ounce

Alonso showed his class hasn't faded an ounce

Rediff.com27 Mar 2012

Last Sunday's Malaysian GP, says Raja Sen, was all about a master driver outclassing the field with a bad car.

5 trendy smartphones launched this November

5 trendy smartphones launched this November

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

The best in their class, all these five offer premium quality, exciting features that suit different budgets

Review: The Hunger Games is fabulously entertaining

Review: The Hunger Games is fabulously entertaining

Rediff.com23 Mar 2012

The film is about a barbaric reality show out of its vulnerable contestants among whom only one gets to walk out free.

Review: <I>Pacific Rim</i> is big-scale awesomeness!

Review: Pacific Rim is big-scale awesomeness!

Rediff.com12 Jul 2013

Pacific Rim is possibly the best and the grandest belated gift a man can offer his childhood, writes Sukanya Verma.

Review: Breaking Dawn 2 is for Twihards ONLY!

Review: Breaking Dawn 2 is for Twihards ONLY!

Rediff.com23 Nov 2012

Unless you're a hardcore Twihard, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 2 feels unbearably sluggish.

Rebalancing the Chinese Romance

Rebalancing the Chinese Romance

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

'The question remains: Was the Obama visit truly a success? Only the future will tell us if the "breakthrough" in the nuclear liability issue will concretise into electricity.' 'As importantly, it will be interesting to watch how India's relations with China will evolve in the months to come.'

Priced right, Moto X Play has no competition

Priced right, Moto X Play has no competition

Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

At Rs 20k, it is not the sole contender for the segment crown, but the invitation-based purchasing system for something like One Plus 2 or a Xiaomi Mi4 allows the Moto X Play to run away with the competition.

Top five 4G smartphones under Rs 15k

Top five 4G smartphones under Rs 15k

Rediff.com23 Nov 2015

These five are budget-friendly yet feature rich.

Test-driving the TUV300: The tough and the cute

Test-driving the TUV300: The tough and the cute

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

Auto major Mahindra launches yet another SUV, and Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com puts its through the paces.

Reduce choppiness in debt funds with SIPs

Reduce choppiness in debt funds with SIPs

Rediff.com20 Dec 2013

In the last few months, the 10-year G-Sec has been gyrating sharply and has crossed the 9-per cent-yield mark four times.

'Hardik is being misused by a mastermind'

'Hardik is being misused by a mastermind'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

'In the last ten days a mastermind has emerged who is misleading him and using him like a pawn. We made Hardik the face of this agitation. Hardik was the smallest mohra in this agitation.' 'The mastermind is doing Hardik's makeover. He is increasing his face value. But this is helping us in pushing forth for our demands. Because Hardik's face value is increasing, our agitation is benefiting. What is the motive of this mastermind in doing what he is doing is a different issue.'

Why Go Goa Gone could be Saif's Tropic Thunder

Why Go Goa Gone could be Saif's Tropic Thunder

Rediff.com9 May 2013

Rediff.com's film critic Raja Sen, who has written the dialogues for the zombie-comedy Go Goa Gone, tell us why Saif Ali Khan's character is such a gamechanger.

Anti-corruption cartoonist arrested on sedition charges

Anti-corruption cartoonist arrested on sedition charges

Rediff.com9 Sep 2012

Speaking on the phone from Mumbai just before his arrest, Aseem Trivedi explained that the cartoons intended to display the insult to the nation that is being done by politicians, and do not seek to insult national symbols in any way