Russian missiles hit 'critical infrastructure' in Ukraine's Odesa

Russian missile strikes hit 'critical infrastructure' in Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa on Sunday morning, Serhii Bratchuk, spokesman of the Operational Staff of Odesa regional military......

The Ukrainians Battle On

Please click on the images for glimpses from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the grit and determination of Ukrainian soldiers.   IMAGE: A Ukrainian soldier takes sanctuary from a......

Coronavirus leaves top tourist sites eerily deserted

More than 86,000 people worldwide have been infected with the novel coronavirus and the global death toll is nearing 3,000. To try to prevent the spread of the virus, local governments have been......

A teacher like no one else

Anjuli Bhargava discovers Brand Abha Adams.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Abha Adams, 66, has an abiding memory of her own school days. Standing with her two thin plaits among a......

'Asian culture will conquer the world'

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur says the expanding infotainment market, estimated to grow to more than a trillion dollars in 10 years, has profound implications for India and Asia.An accountant by training......

An overdose of intention

When Sushma Swaraj, the telegenic and articulate Union health minister, announced in a room packed with TV cameramen a month back that she would seek the death penalty for those peddling fake......

Sanjay Leela Bhansali: Picture perfectionist!

'Sometimes the cast wouldn't come together; sometimes I wasn't in a position at the box office to make this film. But I didn't give up,' Sanjay Leela Bhansali tells Avantika Bhuyan after Bajirao......

Bombay, Black Friday, Parzania: Top 11 Real to Reel Stories

Looking at the most touching Hindi movies inspired by true-life events.Hard-hitting reality inspires filmmakers to make powerful movies. Be it biopics, natural calamities, historical events or......

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The best of India and the Middle East, now at the Dharamsala Film Festival. Mountains. Movies. And a possible glimpse of the Dalai Lama. Yes, one can have it all at the Dharamsala International......

Old theatres make way to grand multiplexes

It's probably a little late to be talking about the death of single-screen theatres. Multiplexes have become so ubiquitous these days that we forget that it was only a decade ago that standalone......

PHOTOS: Brazilian fans bring carnival to Moscow square

IMAGE: Brazil soccer team fans sing and dance near the Bolshoi Theatre in central Moscow on Tuesday. Photograph: Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters Around 300 Brazilian soccer fans took over a central......

DON'T MISS! 10 Best Photos of the week

Rediff.com brings you a collection of some of the best sports images from around the world   Canada's Brittany Jones and Joshua Reagan perform during the pairs short program during the 2014......