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25 Years Ago in Bollywood...
Rediff.com15 Feb 2021Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
Kohli's India seek redemption on rank turner; Axar, Kuldeep set for game time
Rediff.com12 Feb 2021It is an perfect stage for India's mercurial skipper Virat Kohli, who loves to bring his A game to the fore when the chips are down.
Rank turner on offer as India seek redemption
Rediff.com12 Feb 2021A look at the newly-laid dark coloured Chepauk track is an indication that unlike the strip used during the first Test, this one will offer turn earlier than expected.
Waheeda Rehman: 'I almost didn't do Guide'
Rediff.com3 Feb 2021The iconic Waheeda Rehman tells Subhash K Jha why she refused her most memorable role in Guide until...
At minus 8.8, Srinagar records coldest night after 30 yrs
Rediff.com31 Jan 2021This was the lowest minimum temperature recorded in the city since 1991, when the mercury had fallen to minus 11.4 degree Celsius.
Intense cold conditions forecast over next few days
Rediff.com13 Jan 2021The minimum temperatures are very likely to fall by 2-5 degrees Celsius over most parts of East India, Central India over the next two-three days, while the spell of intense cold can extend beyond that in the Northwest part of the country.
Delhi wakes up to hailstorm
Rediff.com6 Jan 2021The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said parts of South Delhi reported hailstorm around 7.30 am. More rain and hailstorms are predicted during the day, it said.
Undeterred by cold, rains, farmers threaten to intensify stir
Rediff.com6 Jan 2021The deadlock continues as the seventh round of talks with the Centre remained inconclusive, with the farmer groups sticking to their demand for the repeal of the three new laws, and the government listing out various benefits of the new Acts.
Overnight downpour, biting cold fail to deter protesting farmers
Rediff.com4 Jan 2021Farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar, who is a member of Sankyukt Kisan Morcha, said on Sunday that farmers have waterproof tents but they cannot protect them from biting cold and waterlogging.
Snowfall in Kashmir Valley, road, air links snapped
Rediff.com4 Jan 2021The snowfall started during the night at most places and early in the morning at few places, the officials said. They said while some areas in north Kashmir received light snowfall, most areas in central and south Kashmir experienced moderate snowfall.
Nepal: How did India lose the plot?
Rediff.com30 Dec 2020'By treating Nepali politicians as shabby buffoons to be pampered one day and collared another day, India badly exposed itself.' 'A belief got entrenched in the Nepalese mind that we are a dangerous neighbour,' observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Behold! The Kingfisher Calendar 2021
Rediff.com29 Dec 2020Shot in Kerala during the pandemic, the Kingfisher Calendar 2021 introduces five new faces: Gehna Mahiarya, Krithika Babu, Adline Castelino, Sumita Bhandari and Anukreethy Vas.
Delhi cold intensifies but protesting farmers undeterred
Rediff.com20 Dec 2020The farmers' agitation, which has entered its fourth week, has also led to traffic diversions at various border points causing inconvenience to commuters.
Day 24: Farmers continue protest as Delhi mercury plummets to season's lowest
Rediff.com19 Dec 2020Thousands of farmers, especially from Punjab and Haryana, have been camping at various border of Delhi for almost four weeks now as formal talks between the government and representatives of farmers' unions remained deadlocked with protesting peasants refusing to accept anything less than a repeal of the newly enacted laws.
Farmers' protest enters 22nd day as mercury drops to 5C in Delhi
Rediff.com17 Dec 2020On Wednesday, the top court observed that the Centre's talks with the protesting farmers have 'not worked apparently' and were bound to fail, and said it will form a committee having representatives of both the sides, but the agitating leaders dismissed it as no solution.
Delhi records coldest November morning in at least 14 yrs
Rediff.com20 Nov 2020The city also witnessed cold wave conditions, as the minimum temperature was less than 10 degrees Celsius and five notches below normal, according to Mahesh Palawat, an expert at Skymet Weather, a private forecasting agency.
Tejashwi Yadav: Novice who gave veterans a run for their money
Rediff.com11 Nov 2020The 2020 assembly polls marked the coming of age of a politician who valiantly went down fighting an army of battle-hardened veterans.
PICS: Mumbai Indians outclass Delhi Capitals for 5th IPL title
Rediff.com11 Nov 2020Images from the IPL final between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, in Dubai on Tuesday.
IPL Qualifier 2: Upbeat Sunrisers hold edge over inconsistent Delhi
Rediff.com7 Nov 2020Peaking at the right time and with all their boxes ticked, Sunrisers Hyderabad are certain to hold sway over a dishevelled Delhi Capitals in a virtual semi-final in the second Indian Premier League qualifier, in Abu Dhabi, on Sunday.
How Modi can thwart Xi
Rediff.com24 Oct 2020'The world does not care about the tension on our border.' 'India has to emerge as a strong economic power.' 'Respect comes when the world sees a country with a direction and leadership that has a vision,' points out Ramesh Menon.
PIX: Models set the mercury rising in Paris
Rediff.com1 Oct 2020Models have fun on the ramp showcasing Etam Womenwear Spring/Summer 2021 collection at Paris Fashion Week.
Key figures in Babri mosque demolition case
Rediff.com30 Sep 2020Here are the key figures among the 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case who were on Wednesday acquitted by a special CBI court in Lucknow of all charges.
Top performer: Rashid's star turn
Rediff.com30 Sep 2020The leg-spinner was at his mercurial best in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday as he bowled a splendid spell of 3-14 in four overs, including 11 dot balls, to send Delhi Capitals crashing to defeat.
Faced with uphill task, Lalu comes out with subdued war cry
Rediff.com25 Sep 2020Asking the people of Bihar to bring their own government to power, the post made a veiled reference to the alleged high handedness of bureaucracy under the JD(U)-BJP rule but fell shy of a frontal attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his arch rival, or the near hegemonic saffron party which considers him a bete noire.
These photos from space will surely make you gasp!
Rediff.com22 Sep 2020If you want a reminder of just how gorgeous our universe is, then take some time to browse the winners of the 2020 Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. French photographer Nicolas Lefaudeux took the top prize with a tilt-shift perspective on the Andromeda Galaxy. The winning images are part of an exhibition opening on October 23 at the National Maritime Museum in London and have been collected into a book. Cue some truly innovative an unexpected captures of galaxies, nebulae, planets, the Moon and even SpaceX satellites.
Abe Shinzo: A giant departs Japanese politics
Rediff.com29 Aug 2020'There shall be no change in India-Japan ties,' predicts Rajaram Panda.
Covid's unexpected fallout: Indians take to bicycles in big way
Rediff.com2 Aug 2020Since the Covid pandemic, bicycle sales have surged, orders are pouring in, and stores are already feeling a shortage. 'I have not seen this kind of excitement around bicycles and you are talking to a 57-year-old man,' said Pankaj M Munjal, chairman and managing director, Hero Motors Company (HMC), the largest Indian bicycle producer;
Strong ratings boost momentum for women's sport
Rediff.com30 Jul 2020WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has pushed back on suggestions that the pandemic would set the sport back.
Flood fury in Assam, Bihar; nearly 37 lakh affected
Rediff.com24 Jul 2020In Assam, nearly 27.80 lakh people across 26 districts have been affected by the deluge. The deaths were reported from the Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Morigaon districts. The death toll due to floods and landslides this year has risen to 122.
COVID-19 spread may spike in monsoon, winter: Study
Rediff.com19 Jul 2020The study revealed that the rise in temperatures leads to a decline in the transmission of the virus.
The closest images of the Sun ever taken
Rediff.com17 Jul 2020The closest ever images of the sun reveal its surface is speckled with "campfires", miniature versions of the dramatic solar flares visible from Earth.
The key strengths of Liverpool's title winners
Rediff.com26 Jun 2020What makes Juergen Klopp's side such an unstoppable force?
Consumer goods: How lockdown 4.0 was different
Rediff.com8 Jun 2020From fast food and athleisure to ACs, the demand for several non-discretionary items has spiked since May 17, when Lockdown 4.0 was extended till May 31.
Remembering Wajid Khan's Top 15 Songs
Rediff.com2 Jun 2020For over two decades, Wajid Khan, one half of the composer duo Sajid-Wajid, regaled listeners with infectious compositions and eclectic range.
Summer care, Bollywood style
Rediff.com1 Jun 2020Sukanya Verma lists the fun ways celebrities are staying cool and chic.
Astrologers predict not much respite from Covid until Sept
Rediff.com30 May 2020Explaining the planetary position, Divya Bhojak, a noted astrologer from Toronto, said, the year 2020 is witnessing six eclipses including three visible in India. Many planets are turning retrograde, meaning an adverse effect for individuals, businesses and other aspects of life, she said.
With mercury soaring to 50 degree Celsius, the heat is on!
Rediff.com28 May 2020Parts of northern and western India reeled under scorching heat with temperatures hovering near the 50 degree-mark in Rajasthan, while the India Meteorological Department said no immediate respite is likely from the ongoing heatwave conditions.
Heat wave in several parts of north, west India
Rediff.com26 May 2020Several parts of north and west India reeled under scorching heat wave with the temperature touching 50 degree Celsius in Rajasthan's Churu district on Tuesday, even as the meteorological department predicted very heavy rainfall in Assam and Meghalaya till May 28.
Cyclone Amphan: Parts of Kolkata limp back to normalcy
Rediff.com26 May 2020The Army was deployed in Kolkata and its neighbouring districts on Saturday, hours after the West Bengal government sought its help for immediate restoration of essential infrastructure and services in the state.