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Institutions continue to be clouded in attacks in Tamil Nadu, but...
Rediff.com12 Oct 2018The 'Raj Bhavan/Nakkeeran Gopal case', in which editor S Gopal was arrested in the morning and set free by the court in the afternoon, is not the first one where the Tamil Nadu's once-reputed police force is seen as faltering in the eye of the law, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
'Predators need to be named and shamed'
Rediff.com8 Oct 2018'Bullying is not going to scare me.' 'Nana Patekar has no powerful friends. It is just a perception created by his friends.' 'I have really powerful voices like Maneka Gandhi supporting me.'
Sperm donor to blind pianist: Ayushmann's quirky journey
Rediff.com4 Oct 2018'My filmography is filled with films that are unique, out-of-the-box and quirky. These films are taboo-breaking but still consumable by the masses.'
China's top film actress reappears after 3 month vanishing act
Rediff.com3 Oct 2018Fan Bingbing, who has been ordered to pay $130 million (Rs 952 crore) for tax evasion, was reportedly kept at a "holiday resort" used by investigators in a suburb in the coastal province of Jiangsu.
PHOTOS: What brings boxing legend Mike Tyson to India
Rediff.com28 Sep 2018Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson made his maiden trip to India to launch the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) League in Mumbai on Friday.
Review: Sui Dhaaga is a winner
Rediff.com28 Sep 2018No overblown drama, no weepy speech, Sui Dhaaga's sunshine spirit and throwaway nok jhonk pervades the uncertainty and exploitation, feels Sukanya Verma.
Shah hits back at Rahul for 'Made in China' remark on Sardar Patel statue
Rediff.com28 Sep 2018The 182-metre 'Statue of Unity', being built at Sadhu Bet in Narmada district, is slated to be inaugurated by Modi on Patel's birth anniversary on October 31.
Sports Shorts: Saina sails into Korea Open quarters
Rediff.com27 Sep 2018A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
Manto Review: A highly intelligent piece of work
Rediff.com21 Sep 2018If Manto, the film, falls short of being a masterpiece it's because Nandita Das could not quite crack the Manto code: She couldn't quite see the wholeness of her subject with the same eyes that Manto saw his people. This imperfection in the film, in a way, becomes the greatest tribute to Manto, feels Sreehari Nair.
How Pakistan aim to get the better of India in Asia Cup
Rediff.com17 Sep 2018A comprehensive win over Hong Kong is a perfect start but Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed says his team will have to raise the game by several notches to outwit arch-rivals India in the much-awaited Asia Cup clash on Wednesday.
150 years on: How the Tatas flew with their dreams
Rediff.com17 Sep 2018The Tata empire turns 150 this year. R Gopalakrishnan, former director, Tata Sons Ltd, imagines a conversation among the group's founder Jamsetji, his son Dorabji, his successor, Nowroji Saklatwala, and his successor, J R D Tata.
Of Serena, Rafa and tennis' dress sense and sensibility
Rediff.com14 Sep 2018'The conventional view is that it's the women who are being provocative and drawing attention to themselves. Has anyone considered the alternative view?' asks Kanika Datta.
Have you heard of the alum Ganesha?
Rediff.com12 Sep 2018Wishal Soni talks about his eco-friendly, pocket-happy model to save the environment.
'Why India MUST send an Indian into space
Rediff.com12 Sep 2018'When the Americans are talking about colonising Mars by 2030, India cannot be lagging behind.'
7 injured in Paris knife attack, man arrested
Rediff.com10 Sep 2018The attacker, who is believed to be an Afghan national, has been arrested by the French police.
'Home focuses on the middle class's biggest fear'
Rediff.com7 Sep 2018'Ekta Kapoor candidly confessed that she is equated with scandal, sleaze and shocking content.' 'So it's gutsy on her part that she is not bothered if our Indian audience is ready for such a Web series.'
Awesome photos of the month: August
Rediff.com3 Sep 2018Here are some of the best images clicked across the globe in the month of August.
Fake news has been around from Mahabharat times
Rediff.com2 Sep 2018The ultimate was surely Yudhishthira's immortal "Aswathama hatha...", followed by a whispered "iti narova kunjarova..."," says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
Sheena Bora Trial: Mekhail sees his mum for the last time
Rediff.com30 Aug 2018Mekhail hopped off the bench in a hurry and turning his back to Indrani, stood at the window. Indrani ignored him too. Mekhail is getting married later this year. His mother will, of course, not be in attendance. Nor, of course, would he want her to be there, if she could.
The real story behind Vajpayee's bus trip to Lahore
Rediff.com29 Aug 2018'Nawaz Sharif asked: "What if I invited him and he declined?"' 'I said I will check.' 'Vajpayee liked the idea. He said I should see him on my return.' Shekhar Gupta reveals how Sharif wanted to make peace, but was tripped by the army and notes the lessons it has for Imran Khan.
Sheena Bora Trial: Sanjeev's lawyer has Mekhail in a tangle
Rediff.com25 Aug 2018And then came the chief moment of Friday. If the courtroom had a soundtrack, Beethoven's 9th would be playing, providing a triumphant, dramatic prologue to the production of this last clip. A woman reporter was asking Mekhail about Sanjeev Khanna. He says clearly, without mincing words, emphatically: 'Never seen him. First time I am hearing his name.'
Sheena Bora Trial: Why Indrani Smiled
Rediff.com22 Aug 2018Mekhail delivered the most deliberate heart-tugging line of the day: "If a son asks his mother for money is wrong, then tell me." At the back Indrani gave one of her most beaming smiles that was meant to convey the exact opposite. This was no mother happy that her son had said he turned to her when he needed money because she was his mother.
Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.
JNU student leader Umar Khalid shot at near Parliament, escapes unhurt
Rediff.com13 Aug 2018The JNU student leader said, "There is an atmosphere of fear in the country and anybody who speaks against the government is threatened."
Man enters ex-CM Farooq Abdullah's Jammu home, shot dead
Rediff.com4 Aug 2018The incident took place at Bhatindi on Saturday morning when the man, hailing from Mendhar in Poonch district, drove at a high speed and banged his car against the main gate, they said.
'I don't dwell on success or failure beyond Monday'
Rediff.com2 Aug 2018'If the film becomes a hit within Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I am relieved.' 'But by Monday, I need to come back to earth.'
The shocking silence of Muzaffarpur
Rediff.com2 Aug 2018Articulate segments of Muzaffarpur have been at the the forefront of all anti-establishment mobilisation, which makes their silence over the atrocities in a shelter home in the town puzzling. Could it be that if those accused of horrific crimes belong to dominant castes and if the victims belong to the vulnerable groups, then the middle classes become mute, asks Mohammad Sajjad.
Sheena Bora Trial: Like Indrani, Mekhail is a fighter
Rediff.com25 Jul 2018The ripping off the lid, that Mekhail did, on the chain of episodes that lead up to his sister's murder, while condemning Indrani for her actions, for the first time, paradoxically, allowed a more human -- if flawed and complicated -- picture to emerge of Indrani, allegedly The Woman Who Killed Her Own Daughter and shocked a nation.
The 'naughty boy' who runs a hotel empire
Rediff.com24 Jul 2018'A heavy tanker takes time to move, but when it starts rolling, it's difficult to stop it,' Indian Hotels CEO Puneet Chhatwal tells Shyamal Majumdar.
PHOTOS: The many faces at Comic-Con
Rediff.com23 Jul 2018Every year around this time San Diego, United States, comes alive as people from all around the world bring their favourite comic book characters alive at Comic Con. From superheroes to villains, fans can be whatever they want to be as they celebrate popular culture and the entertainment industry. Here's a look at just some of the dazzling fans who descended on San Diego this week for the annual convention.
Why the British Museum won't return the Harihara
Rediff.com18 Jul 2018'It is vital that objects such as the Harihara -- and collections from South Asia generally -- remain here,' the British Museum tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
'We are more interested in the monsoon than anyone else in the world'
Rediff.com16 Jul 2018'It affects our economy, it is very important in many ways.' 'So we have to be the foremost experts in the world on the monsoon.' 'But the best minds in India have not devoted their time to the study of monsoon and they have followed the fashions of the West.'
Sheena Bora Trial: The Accidental Witness is Stumped
Rediff.com13 Jul 2018After ten minutes no one could keep track of the legal team's questions on the geography of the route Sandeep Patil took on his Pulsar Bajaj motorcycle, on the morning of April 25, 2012. Not the judge. Or the onlookers. Least of all Patil.
Downpour continues in Mumbai; roads flooded, trains delayed
Rediff.com10 Jul 2018Mumbai's dabbawalas have also suspended their services on Tuesday.
Meet Spain's new football coach
Rediff.com10 Jul 2018Luis Enrique's new task is to rebuild a Spain team that ruled international football between 2008 and 2012 by winning successive European Championships and the 2010 World Cup but have been deeply disappointing at their last three international tournaments.
Why Sajjan Jindal now wants to make cars
Rediff.com5 Jul 2018'We will have a well-designed product, and not a compromise.' 'We will make a completely contemporary vehicle, in keeping with consumers' aspirations, not like the Nano, which disappointed them,' Sajjan Jindal tells Shreekant Sambrani.
Sheena Bora Trial: And the SuperCop takes the stand
Rediff.com3 Jul 2018Clusters of policemen and television journalists alertly anticipated the arrival of Mumbai's joint commissioner of police, who, it was confirmed by most people I asked, does not visit court often. No one could remember when they had last heard of Deven Bharti appearing as a witness in a murder trial.
Are these gents in panic mode?
Rediff.com30 Jun 2018A series of bypoll losses has pushed the Modi government into panic mode. Uncharacteristically, it's letting events dictate its actions, says Shekhar Gupta.
When Adi Shankaracharya met the chandala...
Rediff.com29 Jun 2018Pavan K Varma, diplomat, writer and politician, embarks on a quest about Hinduism's great thinker's stay in Varanasi.
MEA must apologise for l'affaire Vikas Mishra
Rediff.com26 Jun 2018The action against the Lucknow passport officer was a hasty reckless decision taken by an establishment playing to the gallery to appease the pseudo-secular elite of the country, the Lutyens Delhi lobby intent on discrediting the Hindu identity, and an action that blatantly violated the basic tenets of justice, argues Vivek Gumaste.
Meet Bandicoot, the robot
Rediff.com22 Jun 2018How robots may eradicate manual scavenging in India.