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Run, Rabbit, Run
Rediff.com27 Dec 2017'So when they come for you tomorrow morning, papa, make a dash for freedom.' 'Please, please, don't let anything hold you back.' 'Run, run, run, run, run, run, run.'
Fake stamp paper scam kingpin Abdul Karim Telgi dies
Rediff.com26 Oct 2017He was in news after the then DIG (Prisons) D Roopa recently alleged that Telgi was among several prisoners who received special treatment in the jail.
Right to privacy is deeply linked to national security
Rediff.com26 Oct 2017Admittedly, EVMs too have a UID number and any convergence of data can make the secret ballot system a party of history, warns Dr Gopal Krishna in the 5th part of his series against Aadhaar.
Som's right: Foreigners built the Taj
Rediff.com17 Oct 2017How much do you know about Shah Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal and the Taj Mahal?
After 4 years, Talwars walk out of jail
Rediff.com16 Oct 2017Police escorted the couple to Nupur's parents' house in Noida's Jalvayu Vihar.
Aarushi Talwar murder case: Timeline
Rediff.com12 Oct 2017As the court delivers its verdict on Thursday on the conviction of the Talwars in 2008 double murder case in Noida, here's a timeline in the case.
How Rajkummar Rao became a dreaded terrorist
Rediff.com27 Sep 2017The filmmaker said he relied on documentary evidence and public accounts for much of the script.
Prison diary: 38 days in Arthur Road jail
Rediff.com26 Sep 2017A young IT grad jailed for visa fraud committed by his agent, gives an insider's view of life in jail.
Sheena Bora finally makes an appearance
Rediff.com14 Sep 2017There it lay, a photograph on the desk under a stapler, and later a stamp pad, forgotten, done with, like its subject, a Mumbai Metro One employee who vanished overnight.
Why didn't anyone ask where Sheena was?
Rediff.com12 Sep 2017Not Mekhail. Not Rahul. Not anyone. 'Wouldn't someone have asked?' Indrani asked.
And Indrani wants to speak to Peter...
Rediff.com9 Sep 2017As Peter sits outside the court with his sister, Indrani walks in with a request. It has been three months since Peter has started speaking to Indrani again, after a long silence of two years.
CBI court to sentence Dera chief on Monday
Rediff.com27 Aug 2017Ahead of the pronouncement of the sentence, police have left nothing to chance and have taken important functionaries of the sect, who could gather followers, into preventive custody.
India's controversial 'messengers of God'
Rediff.com25 Aug 2017A look at few gurus who have attracted controversy in recent times.
99 yr old freedom fighter: 'Jail was like university for me'
Rediff.com15 Aug 2017Meet Bengaluru's fondest freedom fighter, HS Doreswamy, who has been a sprightly witness to the country's ups and downs since 1947.
The forgotten brutality of the 1857 Mutiny
Rediff.com14 Aug 2017'The summer of 1857 saw violence, perpetrated by the Indians and the Britons, on an unprecedented scale.' 'Never before and never after in the history of British rule in India was there violence at the level that 1857 witnessed.'
'The Suitcase' appears in the Sheena murder trial
Rediff.com2 Aug 2017'Indrani gave a mirthless laugh on spying The Suitcase, from the accused enclosure and, in sign language, gestured the impossibility of anyone fitting in such a small bag.'
Is your start-up facing the Uber problem?
Rediff.com31 Jul 2017'As they grow bigger, the trail of their pioneering success often leaves behind a causticity marked by deficient human resource practices, negligible focus on corporate governance and rife sexism.'
'Is that a terrorist or is that Indrani?!'
Rediff.com28 Jun 2017So concluded a day in court that saw a woman accused of murder don a fresh role of heroine of the moment. Even Bollywood couldn't have come up with such a curious twist.
Why Sunetra Choudhury wrote a book on VIPs in jail
Rediff.com13 Jun 2017'I met someone who came out of jail and started telling me wild things that they did inside.' 'I couldn't believe it and then my curiousity led me to do some more digging.'
Plea in Pak SC seeks immediate execution of Jadhav
Rediff.com28 May 2017The petitioner argued that the people of Pakistan had a right of retribution.
How Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook and his purpose in life
Rediff.com26 May 2017In his address to the Harvard class of 2017, Thursday, he shared his Harvard memories and spoke about finding purpose and meaning in one's life.
Will goddess Kali appear among American Gods?
Rediff.com16 May 2017It remains to be seen if all the gods in the Neil Gaiman book make an appearance in the televised adaptation, but at its core the show, which is streaming in India on Amazon Prime, is more significant now than ever. After all, it is the universal story of immigrants who stayed on to call America home, says Nikita Puri.
Indrani Mukerjea's charm has not deserted her
Rediff.com8 May 2017'That winsome smile is a key asset. And says a lot about her too.'
Indian on the outside, Swedish on the inside
Rediff.com28 Apr 2017Born and abandoned in Mumbai, reborn in Sweden, Erika Sandberg says she is Indian on the outside but feels Swedish on the inside. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel narrates her tale.
Queen@91: 15 facts about her that might surprise you
Rediff.com21 Apr 2017The Queen, 89, will take over the title from her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria who, according to Buckingham Palace, reigned for exactly 23,226 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes. To celebrate her 63-year-long reign, here are some interesting facts about her.
Ready to be hanged for Ram Mandir: Uma
Rediff.com20 Apr 2017She said she will go to Ayodhya on Wednesday and visit the makeshift temple to seek Ram Lalla's blessings.
Indian-origin anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada dies
Rediff.com28 Mar 2017Kathrada, who frequently referred to Mandela as his 'elder brother', was among three political prisoners who were sentenced to life imprisonment together with the South African anti-apartheid icon after the infamous Rivonia Trial of 1964.
Bollywood autobiographies are the best!
Rediff.com25 Mar 2017'Bollywood's 'no prisoners taken' honesty comes as a big surprise.' 'I cannot think of a single judge, politician, sportsperson or bureaucrat being so forthright in their opinion of their contemporaries,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
Soul of the army and spirit of the nation
Rediff.com21 Mar 2017'The vocal pacifists who monopolise the media in India need to answer a simple question: Would they have the Taliban or ISIS take over Kashmir or the rest of the country or let the army do its duty so that we are safe in our beds and free to demonise the soldiers in our cozy drawing rooms and television studios,' asks Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Preet Bharara: A crusader's tenure, a hero's exit
Rediff.com15 Mar 2017Meet the US Attorney who took on Donald Trump.
A remarkable Indian you never heard of
Rediff.com8 Mar 2017ACN Nambiar's life was extraordinary and intricately linked to momentous turns in history. Having lived in Europe for five decades, he was witness to and entangled with what we today -- with the benefit of hindsight -- call recent history.
90% handicapped professor sentenced to life in prison
Rediff.com7 Mar 2017'In the history of Maharashtra this is the first case in which all the persons chargesheeted were all convicted under all the sections they were charged with, and sentenced to life.'
'My job is not to represent the world; my job is to represent the United States of America'
Rediff.com1 Mar 2017The 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.
What inspired Rangoon?
Rediff.com21 Feb 2017Did the human drama provoked by the Japanese invasion of Burma and the Indian exodus from Rangoon inspire director Vishal Bhardwaj's forthcoming epic?
SC seals Sasikala's fate in 8 minutes, sends her to prison
Rediff.com14 Feb 2017The apex court's decision, which was handed down in eight minutes, has dashed any hopes for the Jayalalithaa aide to become CM.
Supreme Court verdict shifts focus to TN floor test
Rediff.com14 Feb 2017The problem for OPS lies in the fact that most party MLAs believe Sasikala's clan was the force behind their obtaining the party nomination as much as it was Jaya's charisma that won them their seats in the May 2016 assembly polls.
After 5 decades in India, Chinese soldier who crossed over to visit home
Rediff.com10 Feb 2017Wang Qi, now 77, was caught when he entered the Indian territory shortly after the Sino-India War of 1962. He was later released from jail.
'Bas Modi hi hai BJP mein, aur kuch nahi hai'
Rediff.com8 Feb 2017In the dangal of UP politics, much as Muzaffarnagar wants to leave its past behind, the shadows are never be far behind.
5 inspiring movies that'll change your life
Rediff.com23 Dec 2016Find out how Will Smith fought all adversities to come out a winner in Pursuit of Happyness.
'Who can prove ISIS is popular?'
Rediff.com20 Dec 2016'If ISIS was popular, they don't need to use violence.' 'The strategy of violence is a false interpretation of Islam.' 'The main victims of ISIS violence are Muslims.'