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'Indian filmmakers make art even when they aren't thinking they are making art'

'Indian filmmakers make art even when they aren't thinking they are making art'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

'I personally consider Indian cinema as one of the most creative and powerful forms of cinematic expression in the world.' 'An average Indian film is 10 times better than a costly American production because of the creativity involved.'

Europa League: Inter, Leverkusen reach last 32

Europa League: Inter, Leverkusen reach last 32

Rediff.com9 Nov 2012

Inter Milan and Bayer Leverkusen cruised into the Europa League knockout stage with emphatic wins on Thursday but holders Atletico Madrid and former winners Liverpool suffered surprise defeats.

Shorts: FIS president warns FIFA over clash with 2022 Winter Games

Shorts: FIS president warns FIFA over clash with 2022 Winter Games

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

International Ski Federation (FIS) president Gian-Franco Kasper has warned FIFA against holding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the same time as the Winter Olympic Games.

Europa: Inter record last gasp win, Reds down Anzhi

Europa: Inter record last gasp win, Reds down Anzhi

Rediff.com26 Oct 2012

Rodrigo Palacio snatched an 88th minute win for Inter Milan over Partizan Belgrade in the Europa League on Thursday while Lazio were on the wrong end of some late drama in a 1-1 draw at Panathinaikos.

Khobragade moves US court; seeks case dismissal

Khobragade moves US court; seeks case dismissal

Rediff.com11 Jan 2014

Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has moved a federal court here to dismiss the visa fraud case against her, saying there is lack of personal jurisdiction since she had been accorded full diplomatic immunity by the US Department of State.

'Zardari enjoys full immunity from prosecution'

'Zardari enjoys full immunity from prosecution'

Rediff.com18 Jan 2012

President Asif Ali Zardari enjoys full immunity from prosecution in criminal cases in Pakistan and abroad, one of the country's top lawyers said on Wednesday ahead of a crucial hearing in the Supreme Court on the issue of reopening graft cases against the president.

Tsonga beats Monfils to win misty Qatar Open

Tsonga beats Monfils to win misty Qatar Open

Rediff.com8 Jan 2012

World number six Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame fellow Frenchman Gael Monfils 7-5, 6-3 in the Qatar Open final to claim his eighth title in slippery conditions.

China claims Indian diplomat not ill-treated

China claims Indian diplomat not ill-treated

Rediff.com4 Jan 2012

China on Wednesday dismissed as "untrue" charges that an Indian diplomat was ill-treated at a court in Yiwu when he was trying to secure the release of two Indians kidnapped by Chinese traders and said the police have launched action against five local suspects in the abduction case.

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

Chelsea qualify despite losing to Basel; Barca beaten

Chelsea qualify despite losing to Basel; Barca beaten

Rediff.com27 Nov 2013

Chelsea reached the Champions League knock-out stage on Tuesday despite a 1-0 defeat by Basel in Group E after a late Mohamed Salah goal shocked the 2012 title winners, with Jose Mourinho saying they deserved to lose. Barcelona, without Lionel Messi but already into the last 16, went two goals down in Amsterdam but looked a different side in the second half after Ajax's Joel Veltman was sent off.

World's first sex school opens in Austria

World's first sex school opens in Austria

Rediff.com2 Dec 2011

The Austrian International Sex School in Vienna offers "hands on" lessons in seduction for 1,400 pounds a term.

Europa League: Bruges barges into knockout stage

Europa League: Bruges barges into knockout stage

Rediff.com1 Dec 2011

Bruges scored four times in the last 17 minutes to beat Maribor 4-3 in the Europa League on Wednesday while Atletico Madrid and PAOK Salonika were among six teams to qualify for the knockout stage.

PHOTOS: Top moments from the week gone by

PHOTOS: Top moments from the week gone by

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

Top 20 images of all the events of the week that was.

In PHOTOS: World's most notorious dictators

In PHOTOS: World's most notorious dictators

Rediff.com21 Oct 2011

Rediff.com takes a look at some of the most brutal and oppressive tyrants on the planet

OPCW's Nobel win shouldn't be lost in the din of Malala fans

OPCW's Nobel win shouldn't be lost in the din of Malala fans

Rediff.com14 Oct 2013

The Nobel Prize for Malala may have caused deep divisions across the globe and disturbed the peace, while the award to OPCW, though not without critics, may have served the cause of peace by eliminating a weapon of mass destruction from the face of the earth, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

How to find your passion in life

How to find your passion in life

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

Charles Darwin found his passion playing with rocks halfway around the world.

Lunchbox's housewife to Homeland's ISI agent!

Lunchbox's housewife to Homeland's ISI agent!

Rediff.com29 Jan 2015

'Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts were tables away, seated next to each other, at the SAG awards. I was shamelessly staring,' Nimrat Kaur tells Aseem Chhabra/ Rediff.com

PM steps on to the shifting sands at the UN

PM steps on to the shifting sands at the UN

Rediff.com20 Sep 2011

T P Srinivasan outlines the importance of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly session

PHOTOS: Top moments of the week that was

PHOTOS: Top moments of the week that was

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

Top 21 images of all the events of the week that was.

Exclusive! Zubin Mehta on Ratan Tata

Exclusive! Zubin Mehta on Ratan Tata

Rediff.com28 Jan 2013

'I don't think his influence over his company will just suddenly eradicate. I am sure he will be a sort of holy ghost over the whole company.' Zubin Mehta recalls his more than five decade association with Ratan Tata in an exclusive conversation with Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

Nanny Terror in New York

Nanny Terror in New York

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

No theory would ever justify the public humiliation of the acting head of the consulate of a friendly country. Whatever be the eventual solution, grievous damage has been done to her personally and to the relations between the two countries, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

The extraordinary doctor who makes a difference

The extraordinary doctor who makes a difference

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

Rediff.com digs into its archives, tracking down Dr M R Rajagopal's sincere efforts of changing lives and changing the way India looks at palliative care.

Ranjan Mathai assumes charge as foreign secretary

Ranjan Mathai assumes charge as foreign secretary

Rediff.com1 Aug 2011

Veteran diplomat Ranjan Mathai on Monday assumed charge as new Foreign Secretary succeeding Nirupama Rao and said he would try and work to restore "trust and confidence" in Indo-Pak relations.

Pakistan PM dares Oppn to move trust vote against him

Pakistan PM dares Oppn to move trust vote against him

Rediff.com27 Apr 2012

A day after his conviction for contempt by Pakistan's Supreme Court, a defiant Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday dared the opposition to move a vote of no-confidence against him and said only the Speaker could disqualify him.

Google doodles father of genetics Gregor Mendel

Google doodles father of genetics Gregor Mendel

Rediff.com20 Jul 2011

To commemorate the 189th birthday of German geneticist and monk Gregor Johann Mendel Google today surprised its visitors with a Google doodle shaped like green peas.

Ranjan Mathai to be India's new foreign secretary

Ranjan Mathai to be India's new foreign secretary

Rediff.com27 Jun 2011

Mathai, a 1974-batch IFS officer, will assume office from August one and will be there for a term of two years, official spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said.

1984 riots case: NY court rejects plea against Nath

1984 riots case: NY court rejects plea against Nath

Rediff.com16 Mar 2012

A United States judge has dismissed a court complaint against Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath for his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, saying the court has no jurisdiction over the Indian leader in the case.

'Devyani Khobragade enjoyed full immunity when indicted'

'Devyani Khobragade enjoyed full immunity when indicted'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2014

When diplomat Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was indicted by a grand jury on January 9, she had full diplomatic immunity and the proceedings against her should have been dismissed, Daniel N Arshack, her attorney told the court.

Champions League: Torres, Messi on target; Atletico surge ahead

Champions League: Torres, Messi on target; Atletico surge ahead

Rediff.com23 Oct 2013

Lionel Messi marked his first start after injury with a goal in Barcelona's 1-1 draw at AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday while Fernando Torres got two as Chelsea thumped Schalke and Atletico Madrid's charge continued.

'US authorities shouldn't have arrested Krittika'

'US authorities shouldn't have arrested Krittika'

Rediff.com28 May 2011

Indian Consul General in New York has said the United States State Department is wrong in its reading of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and asserted that diplomatic immunity is extended to family members of consular officers.

Diplomatic immunity not needed: Krittika's lawyer

Diplomatic immunity not needed: Krittika's lawyer

Rediff.com27 May 2011

Ravi Batra said that the Vienna convention on consular relations required the New York City government to inform the consulate of a signatory country if a citizen of that country had been arrested.

No immunity for diplomat's daughter, says US

No immunity for diplomat's daughter, says US

Rediff.com26 May 2011

Diplomatic immunity does not apply to family members of consular officers, United States State Department has said, a day after the daughter of an Indian diplomat filed a law suit against New York City, alleging that she was falsely arrested and suspended for sending obscene emails to teachers at her Queens High School.

The world's largest gold coin!

The world's largest gold coin!

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

The world's largest gold coin worth $3.9 million will be auctioned at Vienna's Dorotheum on 25 June 2010.

Transfer talk: Pizzaro on loan at City

Transfer talk: Pizzaro on loan at City

Rediff.com1 Feb 2012

Premier League leaders Manchester City signed AS Roma's Chilean midfielder David Pizarro on Tuesday on loan until the end of the season, manager Roberto Mancini again linking up with the tidy passer.

Paddlers to train in China ahead of World C'ships

Paddlers to train in China ahead of World C'ships

Rediff.com15 Apr 2011

Hoping for an improved performance in next month's table tennis World Championships in Rotterdam, Indian paddlers will undergo a 21-day training camp in China from April 16 to May 6.

Sighs of relief in US over Davis's release

Sighs of relief in US over Davis's release

Rediff.com17 Mar 2011

The White House has welcomed the release of American Central Intelligence Agency contractor Raymond Davis, arrested by Pakistani authorities after he shot and killed two men in Lahore in January. His release ended one of the most serious diplomatic stand-offs between Islamabad and Washington in nine years of partnering in the fight against terrorism.

Davis case: Will angry America cut aid to Pak?

Davis case: Will angry America cut aid to Pak?

Rediff.com9 Mar 2011

Experts have warned that the Raymond Davis case could affect the flow of billions of dollars of economic and military aid to Pakistan and complicate the United States-led war on terror in Afghanistan

Davis Cup: India cave in to Serbia

Davis Cup: India cave in to Serbia

Rediff.com7 Mar 2011

Holders Serbia avoided any more scares to complete a 4-1 victory over India in the Davis Cup on Sunday and Germany joined them in the quarter-finals as Philipp Petzschner edged them to victory in a thriller in Croatia. The United States also booked a home quarter-final against favourites Spain as Andy Roddick gave them a 3-1 lead in Chile with victory over Paul Capdeville.

WC qualifiers: Spain, Germany labour to wins, Eng held

WC qualifiers: Spain, Germany labour to wins, Eng held

Rediff.com12 Sep 2012

Holders Spain stretched their winning run in qualifiers to 23 as they began the journey to the 2014 World Cup with a 1-0 victory in Georgia on Tuesday but along with Germany and Italy they struggled to take the points.

Pakistan should honour Davis's immunity: US

Pakistan should honour Davis's immunity: US

Rediff.com4 Mar 2011

The United States has asked Pakistan to honour the diplomatic immunity to American citizen Raymond Davis, who was arrested for killing two people in Lahore, and release him under the Vienna Convention.