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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......

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......

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......

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......

Jaipur Literature Festival kicks off at Diggi Palace

Soulful strains of classical music wafted through the chilly air as the ninth edition of the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival kicked off in Jaipur on Thursday at its usual venue, the sun-kissed Diggi......

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......

The Big Bull on the markets and his dream

He might have been more at home at Geoffreys - his favourite watering hole - but this was Lunch with BS, so Rakesh Jhunjhunwala didn't have much of a choice.After having agreed to meet up on a......

America's customer service champions

Bob Emig was flying home from St. Louis on Southwest Airlines this past December when an all-too-familiar travel nightmare began to unfold. After his airplane backed away from the gate, he and his......

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......

Dilip Kumar looks back at Joy Mukherji

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Legendary actor Dilip Kumar and his wife Saira Banu inaugurated a road in suburban Mumbai, named after......

Stranger Things 4 Review

Stranger Things Season 4 is dedicatedly macabre and menacing, its deadly ambitions and volatile tempo keeps the mood edge-of-the-seat, applauds Sukanya Verma. I did not look at the watch once......

Shape Of Water, Three Billboards, Darkest Hour lead BAFTA noms

Which film are *you* rooting for? IMAGE: Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri. A day after the Golden Globes comes the nominations for the BAFTAs, the British Oscars so......

Pix: Shah Rukh's son AbRam turns 2

Shah Rukh Khan's lil boy AbRam reportedly turns two today, and that was reason enough for him to be trending on social media. We celebrate the adorable little boy by posting his cute pictures,......

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......

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......

'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......

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......

PHOTOS: Many Moods of Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon

Tennis sensation Maria Sharapova was down but not completely of out Wimbledon. She made an appearance after been handed a second round defeat at the All England Club on Wednesday. Third-seed......

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