Post 26/11, the National Investigation Agency was set up to probe all terror-related cases in India. Over the past three years, the NIA has had its share of hits and misses. But there's a long way to go before it emerges as India's premier investigating agency to combat terror. In an interview with Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa, Radha Vinod Raju, who was the first chief of the NIA, talks about the teething problems faced by the agency.
Narendra Modi on Sunday slammed Congress for giving ticket to Adarsh scam tainted Ashok Chavan and promised to take "proactive" action against leaders guilty of corruption once BJP comes to power at the Centre.
Far away from the glare of publicity lives Atal Bihari Vajpayee's family -- three sisters, nephews, nieces and their children. A large family proud of its bond with India's leader.
In this series, we re-visit great Hindi film classics. Today, we look back at Raaj Kumar, Hema Malini, Raakhee, Vinod Mehra's 1971 film, Lal Patthar.
While Mammootty's character looks jaded, Fahadh Faasil too cannot save the film.
Fading Gigolo is evidence that a movie doesn't have to mumble to be modest.
A host of issues ranging from demand for President's rule in Uttar Pradesh over "deteriorating" law and order to the plight of ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka rocked Parliament on Tuesday.
Today as one sees the Owaisi brothers of Hyderabad seeking to lay claim as the custodian of the Muslim vote and the upholders of the community's interests, it is Shahabuddin who springs to mind for having been there, done that, says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
A peek into her changing looks in the movies.
'I want to know, how can any God become impure if woman enters the temple?'
With no announcement on One Rank One Pension coming from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his nearly 90-minute speech at the Red Fort on the 69th Independence Day, ex-servicemen who have been protesting at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi say they have been betrayed by the BJP-led government.
Though the list of superstitious beliefs is long, often dissolving distinctions of class, caste, religion and education, Karnataka's anti-superstition bill is seen as a big step ahead.
Here are highlights of the 68th Republic Day parade.
Interstellar is an incredible ride, a film that will scare and stupefy and drop jaws and make us weep, the kind of film that makes our hearts thump against our ribs for forty straight-minutes and makes us believe in the glory of the movies.
Don't miss this remarkable fashion show by French designer Franck Sorbier, who used just two designs and stunning visual effects to narrate a medieval French fairytale on the ramp in Paris last week.
Fans and officials paid tribute to former Germany and Hanover 96 goalkeeper Robert Enke on Wednesday, the first anniversary of his death.
United States President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle on Sunday had a glimpse of India's rich cultural and historic heritage as they visited the 450-year-old Mughal marvel Humayun's Tomb in Delhi. Obama became the first American President to visit Humayun's Tomb, the resting place of Mughal emperor Humayun, which is an artistic precursor to the 17th century monument Taj Mahal. "Wonderful. Let's take a look," Obama said as he entered the main building.
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!
The Falahi Insaniat Foundation, a sister organisation of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa, is milking the most out of the recent floods in Pakistan and the government's slow placed work.
'This is a film that trumpets out its sex -- it is content in being a girl's version of the archetypical boy's locker-room picture.' 'And if it was just that, that would have been fun too, but Lipstick Under My Burkha doesn't want to affect your senses, it wants to control your mind!' Sreehari Nair comes away unimpressed.
While The Artist has worked remarkably so far, Hugo is poised to just about break even with the win.
Watch this Telugu film if you like long films with a political backdrop.
People elected me to fight corruption, I'm doing what they told me to do, Modi said.
The Avengers: Age Of Ultron is one madly indulgent film says Raja Sen.
Will Akshay Kumar's Breakaway be the next Bend It Like Beckham?
After having been beaten black and blue on the issue of corruption and black money, the Congress leadership is now keen to change the discourse in the public domain from corruption and bring it back to its original agenda of development and good governance, which has been derailed over the last year or so.
Political conflicts with deep social roots are not resolved through ill-conceived surreptitious deals. They require a bold political vision to resolve them. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech at the recent annual conference on internal security showed a vision that is cynical, sterile and bureaucratic, writes RN Ravi, former special diretor of the Intelligence Bureau
The following is the full text of US President Donald Trump's first address to a joint session of the Congress on February 28, as prepared for delivery and released by the White House press office.
11 slain Israelis remembered at Munich memorial, 'Shame on you IOC, because you have forgotten 11 members of the Olympic family,' she said in a voice laden with passion.
A Ganesh Nadar recalls what it was like to watch an RK movie in the theatre in the 1970s.
If the high security notes introduced in 2015 were kept in the system, the pain due to demonetisation can be ameliorated to a certain extent. But unfortunately, such thought process have no place in the hasty demonetisation decision.
If anyone is targeting Sasikala or the AIADMK, then they should be looking elsewhere, not at Deepa for leading a revolt successfully, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
'The year in pictures' treks across the globe, looking back on the moments that shaped 2016. From the United States presidential race, to demonetisation in India to the refugee crisis, the news has kept pouring in. Here are our top 50 moments from the world.
These Indian companies truly defined the essence of entrepreneurship.
Here's the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation where he announced the demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes with effect from midnight on November 8-9.
Looking at how the idea of gift giving and taking on Diwali has changed
Aseem Chhabra's recommendations for the Mumbai film festival.
Meet Srihari Sathe. Producer. Director. Professor.
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