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Mamata convenes special session to pass anti-rape law

A two-day special session of the West Bengal assembly was convened by the government on September 2 to table and pass a Bill which would provide for capital punishment to convicted rapists,......

'This Isn't About Rejecting Our Heritage'

'...but subjecting our heritage to rigorous evidence-based understanding.' Kindly note that this image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Parth Sanyal/Reuters ......

Woman kidnapped, drugged, raped by Instagram friend in K'taka

A 24-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped, drugged and raped after being taken to a secluded place in Karkala in Karnataka's Udupi district, police said on Saturday. IMAGE:......

17th LS took decisions for which generations waited for long: Modi

The 17th Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Saturday bringing the curtains down on the House that witnessed several landmark decisions, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that......

Rajya Sabha bids farewell to 68 members

Fondly remembering the contribution of retiring members from the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said the wisdom shared by them would be greatly missed and their departure would......

Coming soon! AI in Indian courts

'It is feared that AI can predict the outcome of a case once it is launched.''It knows the law, precedents and judicial thinking better.''If AI becomes too common, clients will start using the......

Philanthropy: Lessons on how you can transform lives

While it's easy to cut a cheque, it's not as easy to know how the funds were deployed and gauge the impact. Image: There were 100 million more donors in 2013 compared to 2009. Photograph,......

What keeps Indian companies from doing good?

Constantly evolving rules and anomalies over tax treatment have constrained corporate programmes in the first year that the government's CSR mandate has been in force. On the face of it, Maneka......

Shivkar Talpade: First man to fly an aircraft?

The facts remain cloaked in mystery, but the legend goes that Talpade had created a flying machine powered by mercury and solar energy, and based on ideas outlined in Vedic texts. Image: Wright......

Inflation woes? Work from home

Notwithstanding providing frequent salary hikes, the employers can consider to set off the impact of spiralling prices on their employees by promoting 'tele-commuting' by allowing their staff to......

Aamir, SRK's Last Salute To Mr Bandekar

Quite a few film folk attended the prayer service of veteran photographer Pradeep Bandekar, who passed into the ages on August 11. Mr Bandekar has been contributing photographs to Rediff.com since......

PIX: Vidya Balan, Mandira Bedi glam up for a wedding

Even as Bollywood put in a stellar show at Manish Malhotra's niece Riddhi's grand star wedding, there was another wedding where the stars made their presence felt. Rediff.com's......

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