Not just pretty faces! Stars who are UN ambassadors

Emma Watson has joined a long list of celebrities who are using their fame and stardom to promote social causes as a United Nations’ ambassador. Rediff.com presents a few of the celebs who......

Celebrities turn up at US polling booths

American celebrities turned out in force for the US presidential election -- not only to vote themselves, but also to encourage others to vote. Actors, musicians and fashion identities arrived......

Hold Still: UK lockdown caught on camera

After months of anticipation (and 31,000 submissions from the British public), the Duchess of Cambridge’s final selection of images for Hold Still is available to view on the National......

UK MPs votes to delay Brexit Day, but reject 2nd referendum

British lawmakers on Thursday voted to seek a delay to the March 29 deadline for the United Kingdom to exit the European Union by 412 votes to 202, but rejected an amendment to the motion that......

2024 Belongs To Payal Kapadia!

All We Imagine as Light has been on several critics' best of the year lists, including Sight and Sound (Payal Kapadia appeared on the magazine's cover, perhaps a first for an Indian filmmaker), to......

Dune: Prophecy Review: Pale Addition to Dune Universe

Dune: Prophecy feels like a moneygrab opportunity meant to capitalise on what's already popular, observes Mayur Sanap. When Dune released in 2021, I remember how Director Denis Villeneuve talked......

Hollywood's highest paid stars are box office failures

Highest paid actresses like Angelina Jolie, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Aniston and many more might have delivered many superhit movies but a review of their movies by a leading film review......

Your OTT Menu: Marilyn, Minions, Musicals

Marilyn Monroe, Minions, musicals and mean-spirited witches, it's quite a spread on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers her picks. BlondeWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: English Marilyn Monroe's......

Olympics: Russell takes 100m hurdles gold by a whisker

IMAGE: Masai Russell of the US in lane No 5 crosses the line to win the gold medal in the women's 100m hurdles ahead of France's Samba-Mayela and Puerto Rico's Camacho-Quinn at the Paris Olympics......

Djokovic shakes off hamstring issue to down Medvedev

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his match against Daniil Medvedev during Day 7 of the 2023 Adelaide International at Memorial Drive in Adelaide, on Saturday. Photograph: Sarah Reed/Getty......

Phelps regains sparkle as records tumble again

Michael Phelps retained his 200 metres butterfly world title and smashed his own world record on Wednesday to reassert his authority after a tough 24 hours. The American lost his world record in......

Images: Ponting, Katich tons hoist Australia

Graeme Swann scored a breezy 47 not out from 40 balls in the morning session to push England beyond 400 in their first innings on day two of the first Ashes Test in Cardiff, on Thursday. Swann......

Images: Kings XI Punjab beat Deccan Chargers

Luke Pomersbach of the Kings XI Punjab is run out by Herschelle Gibbs of Deccan Chargers during the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 match in Johannesburg on Sunday. ...