'My foes must be celebrating an early Diwali'

The extremely talented director and producer, Karan Johar, is celebrating his 45th birthday today. He is, without doubts, one of the most in demand filmmakers in Bollywood. Karan Johar had started off his Bollywood career assisting Aditya Chopra in the ...

Raja Chari is in training to go to space in 2019.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel presents the story of his journey from Cedar Falls, Iowa, to NASA.A Rediff.com Exclusive! IMAGE: Raja Chari is part of the NASA 2017 astronaut class. Photograph: Kind courtesy NASA Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari is a name you ought to remember. He is going to very soon be the next Indian, correction, half Indian in space. An Indian American, who grew up Iowan, in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk county, on the banks of the Cedar river, ...

Rohit Shettys name conjures up the image of expensive cars blowing up mid air but the director said he has tried to stay away from his signature style in "Golmaal Again". The 43-year-old filmmaker said he was tired of the media and reviewers for bashing his ...

Taapsee Pannu, who recently turned a year older, was definitely thrilled to have a quite birthday with family and friends. But what made it even more special was fulfilling her long-time dream of purchasing a flat in Mumbai. Finally the actress has found her ...

'I don't know how many people will watch Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. But even if five per cent can set up toilets, I will feel my film is successful.' 'I am more concerned about the eye-balls the film will get.' This August, Akshay Kumar gives us Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. IMAGE: Akshay Kumar in Toilet: Ek Prem Katha One of the main reasons why Akshay Kumar took up Toilet: Ek Prem Katha was because it was inspired from a real story. “I wondered how these women actually told their spouses that ...

Akshay Kumar does multiple films and most of the times, the release date of his films is fixed, especially of those movies that have gone on floors. The release date of Toilet – Ek Prem Katha was scheduled for August 11 long back. His ambitious trilingual ...

The 5-seater Compass is set to take on Hyundai Creta, Mahindra XUV500, Renault Duster, Toyota Innova and Tata Hexa. In its effort to make a mark in the domestic SUV market and leaving the incumbents a lot worried, American auto major Fiat-Chrysler on Monday launched its first locally-made Jeep Compass, at an attractive price of Rs 14.95-20.54 lakh with petrol and diesel options. The 5-seater Compass, which is set to take on Hyundai Creta, Mahindra XUV500, Renault Duster, Toyota Innova and Tata ...

'We are against Alibaba investing in Paytm.''We are against the concessions given to Paytm.''In fact, we want Paytm to close down because of its alliance with Alibaba.' The Swadeshi Jagran Manch had earlier declared 2017 as the anti-China year. With the India-China standoff in the Doklam Plateau, the Manch has intensified its anti-China rhetoric. SJM members are aggressively campaigning and collecting signatures from Indians to boycott Chinese products. Ashwani Mahajan, bottom, left, ...

Almost a month after the goods and services tax rollout, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it has transformed the economy and marks an example of cooperative federalism as states have been partners in all the decisions related to the new indirect tax regime. He said the 'smooth transition' of such a huge measure in a vast country involving crores of people was historic and can be a case study for universities around the world. The prime minister said the ...