And an unprecedented pandemic of Covid-19 continues to rise! The toll has been ascending every single hour at a much faster rate showing no sign of descent in its trajectory, sweeping off the entire world with fear, anxiety, infections, and deaths. For the first time in history, next to 2009’s H1N1 swine flu virus outbreak, […]

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The way in which the word corona has been terrifying the World, the only cure that has come to everyone’s mind is a lockdown. As has been in the case of earlier epidemics, no pre-planned long-term preventive measures could be taken in this time of crisis too. It has ultimately led the whole world to […]

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Narayanasamy says CBI has taken up only preliminary investigation into complaints of sale of liquor during lockdown

Enthusiasm for British television is a force of nature. That goes even more so for British television fandom outside Britain. All of us have known someone, or indeed been someone, who shifted their cultural allegiances wholesale after watching a single episode of, say, Monty Python's Flying Circus. But even that hugely influential comedy series commands […]

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Let us pray that organization expert Marie Kondo never comes within spitting distance of A Boy’s Room, part of the Studio Ghibli museum’s Where a Film is Born installation. It’s not likely that every single item in the massive (and no doubt well dusted) collection of books, postcards, hand tools, pictures, figurines, and other assorted tchotchkes pictured above […]

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King Crimson’s master guitarist Robert Fripp has had a career long reputation as an autocrat, and exacting, difficult taskmaster. He’s named an album, a band, and a record company “Discipline.” Drummer Bill Bruford once described him as an “an amalgam of Stalin, Gandhi and the Marquis de Sade,” according to The Telegraph. But recently, there’s […]

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A fact sheet about genetic testing for inherited cancer risk, including who should consider testing, how to understand test results, and who has access to a person’s test results. Also contains information about at-home, or direct-to-consumer, genetic tests.

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The second film in the series will hit screens in November.

The film deals with human trafficking and the sex trade.

Watch the trailer here and tell us!

'I cried after my elimination from Indian Idol because I had got used to the lavish lifestyle, the good food, good hotels, good clothes and I was going to miss that.' Shivam Pathak returns to the good life, thanks to his hit music in Mary Kom.

'I told Illaiyaraaja when he had composed music for 786 films that soon there will be 1,000. Today is that day.' The film industry felicitates music composer Illaiyaraaja.

The film hits screens on May 1.

Sia's new video is titled Fire Meet Gasoline

The item girl returns to what she does best.

Here's what transpired...

Sonam is reported to play a mystical muse in the video, directed by Ben Mor.

Patcy N/ Rediff.com had spoken to Mubarak Begum back in 2011. We republish the interview.

The latest Hollywood updates.

Amitabh Bachchan talks about PINK, working with younger actors and social media!

Watch the video here.

Here's a sneak peek of what's coming up this Sunday.

'Madhuri is the best (dancer). She's is not mechanical. Most dancers like Aishwarya, Deepika, Priyanka and Kareena are fabulous but I don't see then enjoying it the way they should. Their focus is on, 'Am I looking beautiful?'' Straight talk from choreographer Terence Lewis.

The trailer has quite a few funny moments that make you laugh but you also know that it will not end up like Amitabh Bachchan's Bhootnath, thanks to its romance angle.

'The only time I went on set was during Badshah. I was very young at that time. After being there for about an hour, I was bored and wanted to go. I couldn't watch it again and again, the retakes.' But Mustafa Burmawalla could not stay away from the arc lights for long.

Watch this video for a sneak peek of how Phillauri will unfold on March 24.

Are you ready, Beliebers?

Singer Samira Koppikar tells us what its like to be a Bollywood singer, and how she achieved it.

Stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in.We bring you their travels in a special series.

Action and romance in real time, with Tiger-Disha!

Welcome to the Bigg Boss house!

It's Badhai Ho time in Bollywood!

Karan Johar's Student Of The Year 2 has a fun launch.

'Today, music directors do not work on a song that turns out to be the biggest hit of the year.''Their main focus is on creating a song which becomes an instant hit.''Whether the audience remembers that song after a couple of months or not, that does not concern them anymore.'

The superstar uses his security personnel in place of weights!

Anupriya Goenka's humble abode!

The third edition of Asian Paints' Where the Heart Is brings you glimpses of Boman's home.

The third edition of Asian Paints' Where the Heart Is brings us glimpses of Neena Gupta's home.

The third edition of Asian Paints' Where the Heart Is brings us glimpses of Huma Qureshi's home.

'It's a good thing when your first film is not a hit. The important thing is to sustain. I've been lucky to work with Shoojit Sircar, Nitish Tiwari, Sooraj Barjatya...'

The third edition of Asian Paints' Where the Heart Is brings us glimpses of Kajal Aggarwal's home.

'My life hasn't changed much, in terms of how I travel and work since I got married. Nick and I are both work-oriented and have a lot of drive and ambition. But two countries are a part of it, so it takes a lot of flights, a lot of beating jet lag, forgetting to eat, not getting enough time to sleep...'

The third edition of Asian Paints' Where the Heart Is brings us glimpses of Gaurav Kapoor's home.

Ajay Devgn released the trailer of his latest home production, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, in Mumbai.

'Sridevi was known as this elusive movie star, but there was a ticking brain there that I don't think she got enough credit for.'

'Normally, I'm very sure about what I look like on screen and what I portray on screen. But, with Savitri, I was not so confident,' Kajol tells Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com.

Among Bollywood's rising stars is Mannan Shaah, a music composer who has made music for films like the Commando series and Namaste England.

It's party time for Ayushmann Khurrana, at home and at work! A day after the actor celebrated his wife Tahira's birthday, he attended a 'success party' for his new trailer Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan.

When Vicky's latest film Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship had a special screening, Katrina made sure to attend.