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The photographer who refused to shoot the prime minister
Rediff.com1 Sep 2017Photographer S Paul, who died this month, was furiously protective about his independence and intensely sure about his work. So much so that he once walked away from a shoot with a prime minister.
Sudha Murty: India's treasures
Rediff.com29 Aug 2017Mumbai's CST, Halebidu and Amruthapura. Sudha Murty lists her selection of India's beautiful monuments.
'By 2025, we will be corruption free'
Rediff.com14 Aug 2017'I feel now we have a leader who is non-corruptible.' 'But he needs time as corruption is deep-rooted in our society, and people have no shame about being corrupt.' 'It will take at least 7 years to make some changes.'
Hamid Ansari: There's unease. A sense of insecurity is creeping in
Rediff.com12 Aug 2017In conversation with Karan Thapar, former Vice President Hamid Ansari takes on one of the most sensitive issues of our times.
'I want to fight corruption until my dying breath'
Rediff.com11 Aug 2017'If Mahatma Gandhi could fight to eradicate corruption at the age of 78, why can't I try at 60?'
At DMK event, Kamal Haasan on stage, Rajini in audience
Rediff.com11 Aug 2017The participation of the two veteran actors assumes significance in view of their recent statements suggesting that they could be joining politics.
Nitish keeps his distance from Mulayam, but for how long?
Rediff.com4 Aug 2017But he doesn't want to shut the door completely on the Yadav family as that could create problems for him in 2019.
McGrath reserves special praise for Basil Thampi
Rediff.com17 Jul 2017Fast bowling may be hard work in India but it's good to see talented youngsters like Basil Thampi emerging in recent times, legendary Australia cricketer Glenn McGrath said on Monday.
It will be difficult to fill Hamid Ansari's shoes
Rediff.com10 Jul 2017'It is to be fervently hoped that a person as rational and brilliant as Hamid Ansari will not be allowed to wilt and simply wither away.'
Karthik's half-centuries oft tied to India's wins
Rediff.com7 Jul 2017Statistical highlights of the fifth and final One-day International between India and the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, on Thursday.
Anti-hunger Indian hero gets Queen's honour
Rediff.com7 Jul 2017Ankit Kawatra was one of three Indians to be honoured by Queen Elizabeth II.
Modi in Israel: Why you should care
Rediff.com30 Jun 2017'Previous governments in India had reservations about working with Israel.' 'Modi has shed this tag.' 'Disengaging itself from its traditional and ideological foreign policy approach in the Middle East shall serve India's long-term interests.' Rajaram Panda explains why the significance of Modi's visit to the Jewish nation goes beyond markers like the first-ever visit to Israel by an Indian PM and 25 years of diplomatic ties.
Stage set for launch of GST at midnight
Rediff.com30 Jun 2017The transition to a single, nationwide tax on goods and services will streamline business and boost the economy by tearing down barriers between 31 states and union territories.
Congress, Left to skip midnight GST meet
Rediff.com29 Jun 2017Trinamool Congress has already announced its decision to boycott the event.
Amit Shah's temple visit shows up BJP, EPS ties for what it's worth
Rediff.com28 Jun 2017Even without Shah's TN visit and the rest, the increasing bonhomie between the BJP and the AIADMK factions in the state have become more visible than ever in the post-Jaya era, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Anti-hunger hero Ankit Kawatra to get Queen's honour
Rediff.com22 Jun 2017Ankit Kawatra will be honoured by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on June 29.
After Sonia's lunch, opposition leaders to put up united face at Karuna's bash
Rediff.com2 Jun 2017RJD president Lalu Prasad will not attend the celebrations due to ill health.
PHOTOS: India-Singapore joint naval exercise concludes
Rediff.com25 May 2017Hosted by Singapore, the exercise was held on land at the now renamed "RSS Singapura - Changi Naval Base" and at a sea phase in the South China Sea.
Digvijaya booked for 'cops radicalising Muslim youth' remark
Rediff.com4 May 2017He had alleged that 'Telangana police has set up a bogus ISIS site which is radicalising Muslim youths'.
Either prove charges or apologise: Telangana govt to Digvijaya
Rediff.com2 May 2017The Telangana government on Tuesday asked the Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh to either prove his allegation that the state police has set up a "bogus" Islamic State website to radicalise Muslim youth or tender an apology.
PM Modi urges Muslim community not to politicise triple talaq
Rediff.com29 Apr 2017The prime minister spoke about women's empowerment, equality and good governance.
Is India ready to play the Tibet card?
Rediff.com3 Apr 2017The Dalai Lama's Arunachal visit is not likely to derail the relationship but it is enough to signal the Chinese that India is also willing to flash the Tibet/Taiwan card should the need arise, says Sana Hashmi.
Navy bids farewell to its iconic submarine hunter TU-142
Rediff.com30 Mar 2017Now the the job of searching out and destroying enemy submarines in the waters off India's coast will fall to the navy's new fleet of a dozen Boeing P-8I aircraft, reports Ajai Shukla.
Super Filmi Week: KJo's call for grace!
Rediff.com7 Mar 2017Be it Oscars, Kareena Kapoor or Karan Johar, Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week is a study in grace for both the right and wrong reasons.
The ancient heritage behind our railway bridges
Rediff.com6 Mar 2017Of the thousands of railway bridges in India, 36,470 are more than 100 years old, and 6,680 are more than 140 years old! But of these, only 21 rank on the Heritage Directorate of the Indian Railways because for them heritage isn't necessarily a function of age, says Bibek Debroy.
Indian engineer, shot dead in Kansas cremated in Hyderabad
Rediff.com28 Feb 2017Kuchibhotla's father Madhusudana Rao lit the funeral pyre at the crematorium in Jubilee Hills.
2nd Scorpene class submarine Khanderi launched
Rediff.com12 Jan 2017The state-of-the-art features of this Scorpene class submarine include superior stealth and the ability to launch a crippling attack on the enemy using precision guided weapon.
'We have the majority. Why can't Mulayam see it?'
Rediff.com9 Jan 2017Several SP leaders fear Muslim voters may shift loyalty, which will benefit rivals like the BJP.
When Gavaskar saved a family from a mob during the Bombay riots
Rediff.com13 Dec 2016Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar, who was known to take on the pace-battery of West Indies bowlers during his playing days with aplomb, also showed "courage" to save a family during the 1993 Bombay riots.
Everything you wanted to know about Jayalalitha, actress
Rediff.com6 Dec 2016Long before she became a political legend, there was Jayalalitha, the actress.
'Wankhede pitch will be a slower turner, will spin from Day 3'
Rediff.com5 Dec 2016The MCA sources dismissed reports that instructions have been received from the Indian team management with regards to the preparation of the pitch.
REWIND: India in the past week
Rediff.com2 Dec 2016We bring to you some of the best pictures from across the nation in the last one week.
After Ramgopal, SP may take back all expelled leaders
Rediff.com20 Nov 2016Some of the expelled youth leaders, close to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, have already met party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, triggering speculation of their early return to party fold.
Introspection, self-regulation important for media: PM
Rediff.com16 Nov 2016PM said said there should be no government interference in the functioning of media.
'They are not just filmmakers; they are life-makers'
Rediff.com10 Nov 2016Shah Rukh Khan turned 25! we are not kidding, he actually completed 25 years in Hindi film Industry.
Maha snub! Mulayam rules out mahagathbandhan
Rediff.com10 Nov 2016Mulyama's remarks came against the backdrop of marathon meetings Congress' poll strategist Prashant Kishor had with him in Delhi and Lucknow.
Amid grand alliance speculations, Prashant Kishor meets Akhilesh
Rediff.com7 Nov 2016A day after holding marathon talks with Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Congress poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Monday held closed-door meeting with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav
UP maha-gathbandhan might be on its way
Rediff.com6 Nov 2016The marathon meeting, spread over two sessions and kept under wraps, came a day after top leaders of socialist-leaning parties attended SP's silver jubilee meet here -- a move seen as an attempt by Mulayam to forge an alliance ahead of the assembly polls hardly a few months away.
SP rift continues: Akhilesh-Shivpal exchange barbs
Rediff.com5 Nov 2016UP CM Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav fired barbs at each other at an event to celebrate the SP's silver jubilee, barely two days after putting up a united show.