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Yahoo data theft: 10 steps to protect yourself

Yahoo data theft: 10 steps to protect yourself

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

Every online user must put these additional security layer in place to prevent theft of their online identities and vital information like user IDs and passwords

A small film with lots to say about the world

A small film with lots to say about the world

Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

'Kumbalangi Nights is a movie that respects women, but most importantly, it's a movie that loves them,' says Sreehari Nair.

Youth injured, 35 detained as Jammu bandh enters fifth day

Youth injured, 35 detained as Jammu bandh enters fifth day

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

A youth was injured in a clash and 35 people were detained in Jammu, which witnessed a shutdown for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday as the protests demanding an AIIMS in Jammu continued unabated.

'Indian mid- and small-caps remain world's best equity category'

'Indian mid- and small-caps remain world's best equity category'

Rediff.com5 Jan 2016

India has always been a good bet in relative terms during crises/turbulent times in emerging markets (EMs).

Will India ever lift the ban on 'sin' businesses?

Will India ever lift the ban on 'sin' businesses?

Rediff.com5 May 2016

The ban on liquor advertising is an example of policy hypocrisy at play.

A do-or-die battle in Bengal

A do-or-die battle in Bengal

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

This is possibly the last election in Bengal where two sides are squaring off against each other. Don't expect the BJP to be a bystander five years hence, says Devanik Saha.

FIFA U-17 WC: Weah 'tricks' as US whip Paraguay; Germany rout Colombia

FIFA U-17 WC: Weah 'tricks' as US whip Paraguay; Germany rout Colombia

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

Captain and star striker Jann-Fiete Arp (7th and 65th) struck twice while Yann Bisseck (39th) and John Yeboah (49th) scored a goal each to help Germany reach the quarters.

Is he India's answer to Bruce Lee?

Is he India's answer to Bruce Lee?

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

'When we make these action machismo films, the stupidest thing is to show that the hero sails through a thousand people. It's a tradition we have grown up with.' 'We don't have the basis of creating a Bruce Lee or a Jackie Chan.'

Centre criticises Sena for anti-Muslim call, says such remarks aren't acceptable

Centre criticises Sena for anti-Muslim call, says such remarks aren't acceptable

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

Taking a strong stand against the call by its ally Shiv Sena for the scrapping of Muslims' voting rights, the government today said such suggestions were not acceptable to it and that these "should not be discussed even hypothetically".

Parliament work washed out for 5th day over demonetisation

Parliament work washed out for 5th day over demonetisation

Rediff.com23 Nov 2016

Opposition members kept on shouting 'Pradhan Mantri sadan me aao'.

IPL PHOTOS: Kohli, de Villiers shine again as RCB down KKR to keep hopes alive

IPL PHOTOS: Kohli, de Villiers shine again as RCB down KKR to keep hopes alive

Rediff.com17 May 2016

Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers continued their sparkling show with the bat to guide Royal Challengers Bangalore to a commanding nine-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders and keep their play-off hopes alive in the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League, in Kolkata, on Monday.

Singham Returns offers quite a bit to whistle

Singham Returns offers quite a bit to whistle

Rediff.com15 Aug 2014

Singham Returns offers quite a bit to whistle about with its steady supply of straightforward action and a hot-headed hero who delivers a punch with a fist and a line, writes Sukanya Verma

The horrid fascination of Game of Thrones

The horrid fascination of Game of Thrones

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

For a person who hasn't overdosed on a TV series for decades -- not since the delightful Friends, and much further back, the homily-laden Hum Log or the excellent Buniyaad or Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi -- Game of Thrones has been a game changer for me, writes Shuma Raha.

Daas Dev Review: A soap opera classic

Daas Dev Review: A soap opera classic

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

'Sudhir Mishra takes us into the dreams and fears of our politicians, into their self-deceiving pitches, and he shows us their demons and angels,' says Sreehari Nair.

How Wawrinka dashed Djokovic's Paris dream...

How Wawrinka dashed Djokovic's Paris dream...

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

As his blazing backhand skidded off from inside the baseline, Stanislas Wawrinka sent his racket rocketing skywards after dashing Novak Djokovic's French Open dreams with a victory barely anyone expected on Sunday.

An Italian head-turner this!

An Italian head-turner this!

Rediff.com3 Jun 2016

Arun Nadar reviews the Moto Guzzi Audace, a uniquely-styled, Italian cruiser with great dynamics and exclusivity

A year of Modi sarkar: Oh, such a letdown

A year of Modi sarkar: Oh, such a letdown

Rediff.com9 May 2015

Not only is Modi's India not the shining land of dynamism and prosperity that he promised -- though it may be that, for some people, in a few years from now -- but socially it has the positively regressive tendencies that were entirely predictable.

Classic Revisited: Guide is as glamorous as it is soulful

Classic Revisited: Guide is as glamorous as it is soulful

Rediff.com8 Aug 2017

As Shah Rukh Khan turned guide in Jab Harry Met Sejal, Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood's original Guide.

The crude dramatics of Arvind Kejriwal

The crude dramatics of Arvind Kejriwal

Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

'Arvind Kejriwal displayed crass male chauvinism and gender illiteracy in saying that "rape tendencies arise out of sex, prostitution and drug rackets." This shows a failure to grasp that rape has little to with sex, and even less with drugs. Such remarks are far worse than the deplorable comments of policemen and politicians who attribute rapes to women's "provocative" attire or their outdoor presence at night!' says Praful Bidwai.

What happened to Priya Pillai could happen to many of us

What happened to Priya Pillai could happen to many of us

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

'No private citizen can be prevented from holding or propagating in India or abroad, a view contrary to that of the government of the day. The government, it seems is misreading the mandate in the Lok Sabha as being a mandate to crush dissent. In times when ruling parties have brute majorities in Parliament, the true test of safeguarding democracy is its ability to allow dissenting voices to be heard,' says Indira Jaising, the former additional solicitor general.

My Agenda for Modi's New India

My Agenda for Modi's New India

Rediff.com13 Mar 2017

'I hope Prime Minister Modi will take the population bull by the horns,' says Sudhir Bisht.

US Open PIX: Sharapova, Shapovalov and Muguruza knocked out

US Open PIX: Sharapova, Shapovalov and Muguruza knocked out

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

Maria Sharapova's contentious and captivating US Open run came to an end on Sunday when Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova beat her 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Flushing Meadows quarter-finals.

Justice for all or just another jumla?

Justice for all or just another jumla?

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

'The timing is a little suspect.' 'Could it be, just be, a convenient tool to wield months ahead of a hyper-crucial state election, judge if its efficacy in sending out its subliminal message is intact, and accordingly decide the future course of action on the long but quick road to 2019?'

How Swapna Barman became the toast of Asia

How Swapna Barman became the toast of Asia

Rediff.com26 Sep 2018

'To be good at the heptathlon takes at least seven years; to compete internationally and win medals takes 10 years.' 'Swapna became Asia's best heptathlete in just five years!' 'Nobody would have believed it. but she did it.'

Banned! Don't use these words in 2016

Banned! Don't use these words in 2016

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

Presenting a list of words from 2015 that we should leave behind.

A year of living hopefully: Modi sarkaar is here for the long haul

A year of living hopefully: Modi sarkaar is here for the long haul

Rediff.com12 May 2015

No prime minister of India ever had greater experience of running a state than Narendra Modi.

Make in India, Swachch Bharat are fine; India now needs reforms

Make in India, Swachch Bharat are fine; India now needs reforms

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

Economists expect Modi to announce big-bang reforms.

It's Kohli vs Warner as RCB, SRH eye maiden IPL title

It's Kohli vs Warner as RCB, SRH eye maiden IPL title

Rediff.com28 May 2016

Virat Kohli's inspirational leadership for Royal Challengers Bangalore will be up against the brute force with which David Warner has steered Sunrisers Hyderabad when the two teams, eyeing their maiden IPL title, square off in a high-intensity summit clash in Bengaluru on Sunday. RCB, however, will have a slight advantage over Sunrisers as they have the experience of playing in an IPL final twice in the past -- 2009 and 2011, but on both occasions, they had finished runners-up. Sunrisers' best finish was a play-off berth which they managed in their debut season in 2013.

Thaw in US-Iran impasse? Obama may meet Rouhani in NY

Thaw in US-Iran impasse? Obama may meet Rouhani in NY

Rediff.com20 Sep 2013

In a rare move that might end the chronic impasse between arch-enemies the United States and Iran, President Barack Obama could meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

Syria military strike may trigger new wave of terrorism: Putin

Syria military strike may trigger new wave of terrorism: Putin

Rediff.com12 Sep 2013

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the United States against any unilateral military stike on Syria, saying it would trigger a new wave of terrorism, result in the collapse of the United Nations and claim more innocent victims as the conflict could spread beyond Syria's borders.

Aadhaar cleared through Money Bill route: Why Modi cannot use this option every time

Aadhaar cleared through Money Bill route: Why Modi cannot use this option every time

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

The Centre needs to have dialogue with the Opposition instead of letting politics come in the way; it needs to stoop to conquer, says Aditi Phadnis.

NDA, Opposition impasse over Insurance Bill continues

NDA, Opposition impasse over Insurance Bill continues

Rediff.com4 Aug 2014

The Congress has reasons to enjoy the BJP's discomfiture. After all, the Insurance Bill was introduced by the UPA government in 2008 but was constantly blocked by the BJP on some pretext or the other which was then in the Opposition.

Are you a great leader?

Are you a great leader?

Rediff.com6 May 2015

Virender Kapoor is the former director of Symbiosis Institute of Management and knows a thing or two the making of a great leader. Here's what he has to tell you, our dear readers.

The pride, the perfume and the perils of Virat Kohli

The pride, the perfume and the perils of Virat Kohli

Rediff.com29 Mar 2016

'He may be a scientist, a poet and a brat. And in addition to all this, Virat Kohli is also cricket's No 1 Rollerblade-Artist,' says Sreehari Nair.

NDA to divide opposition in Rajya Sabha for passage of insurance bill

NDA to divide opposition in Rajya Sabha for passage of insurance bill

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

The National Democratic Alliance government's parliamentary managers have a busy weekend ahead, says Rediff.com contributor Anita Katyal.

Will Cong have the appetite to vote out ordinance on PM's secretary in RS?

Will Cong have the appetite to vote out ordinance on PM's secretary in RS?

Rediff.com12 Jul 2014

It seems the Congress party's act of bravado in opposing the ordinance on Nripendra Misra witnessed in the Lok Sabha on Friday may prove to be just that: an act. Rediff.com contributor Anita Katyal reports.

Wimbledon PHOTOS: Federer and Djokovic cruise; Rybarikova knocks out Pliskova

Wimbledon PHOTOS: Federer and Djokovic cruise; Rybarikova knocks out Pliskova

Rediff.com7 Jul 2017

PHOTOS from day four of the Wimbledon championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Thursday.

Beware! Mobile wallet frauds on the rise

Beware! Mobile wallet frauds on the rise

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

Don't reveal any information to strangers.

Will you quit your job to follow your passion?

Will you quit your job to follow your passion?

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

In an interview with Rediff.com, Virender Kapoor former director of Symbiosis Institute of Management and the author of Passion Quotient talks about the importance of passion.

Review: Guardians Of The Galaxy is a stunning success

Review: Guardians Of The Galaxy is a stunning success

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

Guardians Of The Galaxy takes place in a remarkable world drawn lovingly and beautifully by imaginative folks low on skin-coloured crayons.