When The Shortest Met The Tallest!

IMAGE: Rumeysa Gelgi with Jyoti Amge, the tallest and shortest women on earth. Photograph: Kind courtesy rumeysagelgi/Instagram Jyoti Amge, the shortest lady on the planet, met Rumeysa Gelgi, the......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Modi pays homage at memorials, including 'Good Maharaja Square', in Warsaw

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said humanity and compassion are vital foundations of a "just and peaceful world" as he paid homage at three memorials, including the monument of the Jam......

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow......

A Maharashtrian Haunts Bollywood

Munjya is the most wildly entertaining ghost I have encountered at the movies recently.But he has the added advantage of being a Maharashtrian ghost, of possessing rhythms of speech and behaviour......

The Biggest Flops of 2024

Just when it seemed that Bollywood had recovered with multiple big hits in 2023, it all came down in 2024 with a flurry of flops, disasters and mega disasters. Yes, intermittent successes kept the......

2024: Top 10 International Films

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite 2024 films that he watched at film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Toronto and India. It's that time for the year to track its very best. These are personal choices,......

Now, Watch Jigra At Home

From Star Wars to Santa to Alia Bhatt, OTT has a variety of entertainment to offer for all ages this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.   Light ShopWhere to watch?......

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 2

India's women athletes stole the show on the second day of the Paris Olympics, delivering stellar performances across multiple disciplines. Shooter Manu Bhaker led the charge with a historic......

Struggling Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans in battle of cellar teams

Gujarat Titans are placed eighth, while Punjab Kings are a rung lower in the 10-team IPL points table. IMAGE: Punjab Kings will need Ashutosh Sharma and Shashank Singh to fire when they take on......

Untold story of Sachin's golden ducks and one crucial run

0 0 1: Sachin Tendulkar's sequence of scores before he got down to changing cricket IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar said that was when he understood the importance of scoring one run. Photograph:......