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Obama connected with his heart: 26/11 survivor

US President Barack Obama's eyes said it all.This is how Scherr Kia Dilisek, an American survivor of 26/11 attacks, summed up her brief interaction with the visiting dignitary at a private meeting......

'AFSPA has nothing to do with Kashmir unrest'

Hitting out at those clamouring for dilution of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Army Chief General V K Singh is of the view that the Act is being used as a "beating stick" by the......

SC order is lifeline for beleaguered Congress

The government heaved a sigh of relief as the Supreme Court came to its aid by deferring the much anticipated Ayodhya verdict on the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi title suit and asked all interested......

Tamil Nadu: Will Vijayakanth be the captain?

Will Vijayakanth act as a spoiler in Tamil Nadu politics? Or can he intervene in a meaningful way to upset the apple carts of both the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), led by Muthuvel Karunanidhi,......

Who tapped Amar Singh's phone?

Are the world's two largest democracies marching in lock step? On December 16, 2005 The New York Times broke the story that the US National Security Agency had been tapping gigantic swathes of the......

Budget 2013: What the common man wants

Every industry worth its name has a group of associations and lobbyists voicing their concern and expectations from the Budget and the Finance Minister. But the person who forms the bottom of the......

Budget 2012: Here's a bag full of views

ECB for low cost housing project gives breather Allowing ECB for low cost housing projects is a welcome one when developers finds it difficult to raise funds. Moreover the interest subvention of 1%......

Banks should tap the unbanked

More than a political obligation, extending financial services to the vast unbanked population could be a large opportunity for the sector.Consider this: India is expected to grow 8.6 per cent in......

How the govt squeezes the press

When Indira Gandhi wanted to hit at Ram Nath Goenka, who owned the generally critical Indian Express, she squeezed him financially and tried to destroy his business. Government-owned banks denied......

What to do if you face tax scrutiny

"I am proud that I pay my taxes." This is what the government wants us all to say, and, in fact, is what all of us ought to say. But that's not how it works here.First, in a country of a billion......

Oscars 2013: Place your bets on the 9 Best Picture nominees

With a little over a week to go for the 85th Annual Academy Awards, I thought it'd be fun to put together a formbook of the 9 films in the running for the biggest award of all.This isn't based on......

Review: Tere Mere Phere fails due to its actors

Ankur Pathak feels that Tere Mere Phere is let down by it's lead actors. Post YOUR reviews here!Has an aircraft ever returned to its starting point, just because a couple was fighting for......

What's Kajol's best film?

She stormed the screen in 1992 with Bekhudi, and while the film was a dud, critics and audiences were stunned by this remarkable debut. She proved them right with her very next film, the......

Great SFX! Cardboard characters!

The Day After Tomorrow boasts of awesome special effects, including some eye-popping sequences of a flooded New York, in the first half. But the plodding survival drama in the second half ruins it......

How movies can go wrong!

rediff.com had carried an article on Movie Bloopers. This is what our readers have come up with!Baghban: AmitabhBachchan and Hema Malini are separated rightafter Holi (remember Amitabh singing Hori......

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