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Dating? Do Your Political Views Matter?
Rediff.com5 Dec 2023About 21 per cent Indians born between the mid-1990s and mid-2010s say a potential partner not aligning politically with them is a dating red flag.
'What is predominant in India is disguised unemployment'
Rediff.com1 Dec 2023'When you do some job for a few hours, you are hardly earning enough to survive.'
Shehar Lakhot Review: Boring!
Rediff.com30 Nov 2023Plenty happens over the show -- riots, nefarious schemes, betrayal and multiple murders -- which should have made for a riveting watch but everything evokes déjà vu and worse, sighs Deepa Gahlot.
'The Himalayas always surprise you'
Rediff.com24 Nov 2023'You don't know what you are going to encounter every 10-20 metres.' 'These mountains are unpredictable.'
Gaza war: India firm on anti-terrorism, urges sustainable Palestinian solution
Rediff.com22 Nov 2023External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who addressed the virtual meeting on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also pointed out that in response to the crisis in Gaza, India has sent 70 tonnes of humanitarian assistance and will continue its relief assistance.
If Ambani Buys Disney Star...
Rediff.com18 Nov 2023Assume Voot, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar are merged into one entertainment app, and you have a streaming service with more than 233 million unique visitors. That is a reach just under half of India's largest streaming app: YouTube. 'This level of consolidation does not exist even in the US.'
19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch
Rediff.com7 Nov 2023Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you.
'Netanyahu cannot eradicate Hamas'
Rediff.com6 Nov 2023'Assassinating the leaders of an organisation, destroying their homes, buildings and institutions are not 'wiping out' an organisation.' 'Genociding the Lebanese or the Palestinians is something that Israel cannot technically do, let alone morally afford.'
'If you have made good money, book profits'
Rediff.com30 Oct 2023'In the next one-and-a-half, two months you'll get decent amount of opportunities in the mid-cap and small-cap sector at lower levels.'
'Hamas is not stupid'
Rediff.com25 Oct 2023'The Israeli government is saying, "OK, leave northern Gaza, because we're going to fight Hamas there".' 'But Hamas is not stupid. They are going to put militants in southern Gaza too. And then what's Israel going to do?' 'At some point are they going to say, 'Leave southern Gaza too because we want to fight Hamas there? Go across the border to Egypt"'? 'That's what people are worried about. Because they fear that once they cross the border into Egypt there will be no coming back.'
'She called to say goodbye'
Rediff.com23 Oct 2023'We could hear from the phone the bombing and the shooting and the Arab screaming.'
NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy
Rediff.com21 Oct 2023Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'LGBT people are entitled to same rights as everyone'
Rediff.com19 Oct 2023'Not giving a human being the basic requirement of marriage and right to institution of family merely because of their orientation is indeed against the principle of the core values of a democracy.'
'Adani has deep pockets...'
Rediff.com17 Oct 2023'Adani can attract vessels at a much lower cost to Vizhinjam as he has the financial muscle to do so.'
Hamas attack: 'Our house was completely destroyed'
Rediff.com12 Oct 2023As the Israel-Hamas conflict intensifies it continues to wreak havoc on the lives of Israeli citizens, a lot of whom lost their houses in the barbaric rocket attack by Hamas.
'It was not just an operation against NewsClick'
Rediff.com10 Oct 2023The entire operation was meant to have a chilling effect on independent journalists, those not completely subservient to the regime, the small section still doing what the Fourth Estate should do -- raising questions to those in power.
'We Will Bring The Oscar'
Rediff.com6 Oct 2023'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.' 'Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.'
Should We Ignore Democracy Rankings?
Rediff.com4 Oct 2023India must evolve its own standards on how democracy must be ranked in a diverse and multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and pluralistic idea called India, suggests R Jagannathan.
Beyond bragging: Tejaswin Shankar's story of records, medals
Rediff.com4 Oct 2023I can brag about decathlon as now I have the national record: Tejaswin Shankar at his jovial best
'India has a special responsibility...'
Rediff.com3 Oct 2023'...to bring the Global South and others to the negotiating table on the basis of Gandhi's non-violence so that we can leave a safer world for our children.'
Pro-Khalistan extremists block Indian envoy's visit to UK gurdwara
Rediff.com30 Sep 2023The Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Vikram Doraiswami, who was touring Scotland this week was blocked from entering a gurdwara in the capital Glasgow by pro-Khalistan extremists.
Head constable's daughter who became a shot putter by accident!
Rediff.com29 Sep 2023The daughter of a traffic police head constable in Meerut, Kiran Baliyan was an accidental shot putter as her name was entered in a junior tournament by mistake nine years ago.
Memories Of Parliament House As It Passes Into History
Rediff.com18 Sep 2023At this poignant historic moment one can only wish that institutions are not built by bricks and mortars, but also by the rich Parliamentary traditions which have stood the test of time which needs to be strengthened by all stakeholders, notes Rup Narayan Das, a former joint secretary of the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
Is China New Leader Of Global South?
Rediff.com5 Sep 2023Today, with China centrally seated and located, the Global South has an intriguing road ahead. Odds of it becoming a Chinese bloc in the emerging new bipolar world are higher than we'd wish them to be, observes Shekhar Gupta.
'Wish a female-led film was championed more'
Rediff.com5 Sep 2023'It is definitely disheartening when (Ghoomer) doesn't reach a larger audience, especially when whoever's watched it has come out saying that "It is one of the best things we've seen in a decade" or that "It moved us, and we cried and laughed".'
The Modi Interview: 'India will be developed by 2047'
Rediff.com3 Sep 2023Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India's economic growth is a 'natural by-product' of his nine-year-old government's political stability, as he expressed optimism that it will be a developed nation by 2047 with 'corruption, casteism and communalism' having no place in our national life.
National Awards: Bollywood Clout At Work
Rediff.com28 Aug 2023'No small artistic film can even hope to win, except, maybe, as random tokenism,' asserts Deepa Gahlot.
'Modi has no baggage like Rahul does'
Rediff.com23 Aug 2023'When the Congress is put against someone like Narendra Modi, they do not have anything new to offer to the people of India.'
Financial gap persists despite Women's World Cup success
Rediff.com21 Aug 2023Spain's captain Olga Carmona -- the scorer of Sunday's deciding goal -- plays for Real Madrid, where the women's team generated revenues of 1.4 million euros in the 2021/22 season, according to Deloitte. That compared with the Real Madrid men's teams revenues of 713.8 million euros in the same season.
Market structure to face shorter IPO timeline test: Industry players
Rediff.com18 Aug 2023The shift to a shorter T+3 settlement cycle for initial public offerings (IPOs) will be a big test of the domestic market structure, requiring players in the ecosystem to work harder to meet the squeezed timelines, according to industry insiders. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), has announced that the transition to the T+3 cycle will be voluntary starting next month and mandatory from December 1. The new mechanism will necessitate quicker confirmations from banks and speedy verification of permanent account numbers (PANs) for all applicants.
The Bizarre Case Of Umar Khalid
Rediff.com17 Aug 2023Arrested in September 2019 by the Delhi police for making 'provocative statements' when Donald J Trump was on his visit to India, Dr Umar Khalid has now spent three years in jail without being convicted of an offence, points out Aakar Patel.
Oppenheimer: Film-Making At Its Exhilarating Best
Rediff.com5 Aug 2023The narrative is faithful to the source, American Prometheus, but what makes it absolutely spell-binding is Christopher Nolan's technique, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
'I am not very intimidated by stars'
Rediff.com3 Aug 2023'I'm very proud of what family I come from, but I feel it must always be an afterthought... 10 years of my work will get nullified when people say "Yeh toh genes main hai".'
'Maybe Hollywood wasn't for me'
Rediff.com25 Jul 2023'I never got respect as an actress.' 'But when I became a director and worked with actresses like Cate Blanchett and Jessica Chastain, I felt such pride of being an actress.'
Investors prefer small-cap mutual funds; invest Rs 11,000 cr in Q1
Rediff.com16 Jul 2023Mutual funds focused on small-caps have emerged as the winner with a net inflow of close to Rs 11,000 crore in April-June quarter, as fund managers struggle to create alpha in the large-cap space, and the trend is expected to continue for some time. On the other hand, large-cap space, which is yet to pick up momentum, witnessed an outflow of Rs 3,360 crore during the quarter under review, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed. Apart from the June quarter, small-cap funds logged an inflow of Rs 6,932 crore in three months that ended in March.
'Alcaraz will have to kick Djokovic off his throne'
Rediff.com16 Jul 2023The 20-year-old Spaniard will attempt to end Djokovic's 34-match winning run on the Wimbledon grass.
Chandrayan-3 goes where no one has been before -- Moon's south pole
Rediff.com14 Jul 2023Chandrayaan 3 follows the Chandrayaan 2 mission which did not achieve the desired soft landing on the surface of the moon in 2019, disappointing the scientists.
Why Indians Turn To Dating Coaches
Rediff.com13 Jul 2023The online world is filled with love gurus promising to teach "how to woo someone in minutes", unlike those who talk about the need to do the self-work.
SC flags bias in educational institutions, asks UGC to end it
Rediff.com6 Jul 2023A bench of Justices AS Bopanna and MM Sundresh asked the UGC to furnish the details of steps taken on a plea by the mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi.
'Investing is a loser's game'
Rediff.com5 Jul 2023'In investing, you have to first make sure you don't make big mistakes.' 'I would advise small investors to be systematic, don't be arbitrary; don't be on either end of the risk spectrum.' 'Don't go from fixed deposit to option trading or crypto trading.'