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Why do we blame the victim of a rape?

That the justice system, of which the police are a part, does not work for rape or other victims is no accident, writes Sonali Ranade Rape is a cognisable offence in most places in the world.Which......

In PHOTOS: Bruised Japan staggers to its feet

More than 1,700 people were feared dead in the massive tsunami triggered by Japan's most powerful earthquake which wrought devastation in northeast coastal Japan forcing the government to declare......

Mayawati richest CM in India, Buddhadeb poorest!

There seems to be no place for the poor or middle class gentry in the top echelons of India's politics, which has become the exclusive fiefdom of crorepatis. Rediff.com takes a look at the richest......

Pak official praised India's reaction after 26/11

A Pakistan High Commission official in Delhi had praised India for acting 'responsibly and maturely' in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks, according to United States's official cables......

At Cama hospital, Kasab is a bad word

On the day of Ajmal Kasab's trial verdict, rediff.com's Nithya Ramani and Abhishek Mande visit the ill-fated hospital and discover how staff members are coming to terms with 26/11 attacks. The......

Hero to launch first independent product in 2013-14

Hero MotoCorp, which parted ways with Japanese auto major Honda Motor Corporation (HMC) early last year, would introduce its first independently developed product in the Indian market in the next......

Hero MotoCorp to launch its own bikes ahead of schedule

Within a year of having parted ways with Honda Motor Corporation, Hero MotoCorp plans to launch its own range of two-wheelers before 2014 without its former partner's help.Hero promoters, the......

Radia tapes: What must the House of Tatas do now?

A few weeks after the Niira Radia tapes became public former BPL honcho and member of Rajya Sabha, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, fired a salvo at Ratan Tata. The Tata Group chairman seemed very offended......

Scam blues for LIC housing staff after CEO arrest

Last Wednesday, Ramchandran R Nair, chief executive officer of LIC Housing Finance (LICHF), was taken away by sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) while his entire office watched......

Budget 2009: Jewellery traders rue increased duty on gold

Jewellery traders in Rajkot on lamented the loss of business due to the rise in the import duty on gold announced by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Budget. Jewellery traders......

Revisiting Raj Kapoor's directorial debut Aag

In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Raj Kapoor's directorial debut Aag.The first film is always indescribably special. But as director Wes Anderson aptly......

Why Dev Anand's Taxi Driver is a MUST WATCH

In this new series starting today, we re-visit fabulous Hindi film classics. We start with Dev Anand's Taxi Driver (1954).Already a star with hits like Ziddi, Baazi and Jaal under his belt, Dev......

Raja Sen reviews The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man's Spider-Man soars and director Marc Webb lets us tag along for the ride, writes Raja SenWe've seen it before, of course. We know he gets bitten by accident, yahoos about his......

Review: Rockstar is flawed, but fabulous

Rockstar is essentially a love story between two very curious individuals, writes Sukanya Verma.'Yeh bada jaanwar hai. Yeh chhote pinjre mein nahi samayega.'Indeed, Ranbir Kapoor is not an everyday......

Review: Too much masala in Allah Ke Banday

Raja Sen reviews Allah Ke Banday. Post YOUR reviews here!Guns gleam like brand new toys in Allah Ke Banday, held as they are by a strategically young army of muhalla marauders. Strategic not just......

Buchanan sees World Cup rebirth for Ponting

John Buchanan, who coached Australia to the last two of their three successive World Cup wins, has backed Ricky Ponting to lead them back into the final again in 2011 despite their recent Ashes......

Commonwealth Games images: Day 10

Paramjeet Samota, Suranjoy Mayengbam and Manoj Kumar brought some cheer back in the Indian boxing camp, winning gold medals in their respective categories at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in......

Champions League: Inter bid to stop Messi after volcano fails

Barcelona are travelling by bus to Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg at Inter Milan, showing not even grounded flights and a huge volcanic ash cloud can halt the brilliance of Lionel......

'Kimi should leave McLaren'

Formula One fans are a passionate breed. And when Sumit Rajwade and Raja Sen landed in the rediff Formula One chat on Monday afternoon a minute late, the questions were already piling up.Don't......

Eto'o sparkles on big stage at Barcelona

His sheer zest for the game, electrifying pace, burning desire to succeed and killer instinct in front of goal combine to make Samuel Eto'o one of the most explosive players in world football.The......

People speak for hero impulse

QNA

Q. Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last some crisis shows what we have become.Brooke Foss Westcott
Vivek: A. more

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Q. Whats the most impulsive thing you have ever done?
Vivek: A. During college days I felt like hero and was conducting all types of agitations and strikes.....Once HOD requested me to availe free attendence and...... more

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Q. Mitron Tapasya kya hai ? Tapas shabad ka bhavaarth hai, taap dena ya uttapat karma. Yah unnat prakriti ko tapat ya uttejit karne athava sakriya karne ki sadhna ya prakirya vishesh hai. Jaise suryoday se suryaasat tak Omkaar ka lagataar jaap karma. Theek....
Nikita: A. Tapas (tpas) in Sanskrit means "heat". In Vedic religion and Hinduism, it is used figuratively, denoting spiritual suffering,...... more

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Q. hero of 1857 revolt
Vedprakash Sharma: A. MANGAL PANDE (1831-1857) No. 1446 Sepoy Mangal Pande of the 5th Company, 34th Native Infantary fired the bullet that marked the beginning of the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/hero-of-1857-revolt/10874637/answers/1784281

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I Don't Luv U

Director: Cast: Genre: Duration: 1.5 The idea might have been to opt for an offbeat title, representing modern-day youth, who are seldom serious... ...

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John and Paul

Here and now: Letters, 2008-2011 By Paul Auster and J.M. Coetzee, Faber, £12.99 Most great writers are astonishingly prolific correspondents.... ...

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Zachary Quinto on 'Star Trek' and coming out

By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Zachary Quinto has transitioned swiftly from a television villain into an unlikely action film star... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/15/film-zacharyquinto-idINDEE94E0BT20130515

Palak Johal Beat Anchal To Bag Crown

Mumbai: MTV Roadies 10th edition comes to an end with Palak Johal aka Gurmeet Kaur emerging as the winner. She beat her rival participant Ramandeep... ...

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a disturbing anniversary thought

IT is one thing to express admiration for a master whose work has inspired filmmakers not of his own generation but those who have followed him.... ...

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