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Newly-wed Indian-origin man shot dead in front of wife in US road rage

Newly-wed Indian-origin man shot dead in front of wife in US road rage

Rediff.com21 Jul 2024

The incident happened when Gavin Dasaur was on his way home with his Mexican wife.

Holi special: When widows from Vrindavan made gulaal for Modi

Holi special: When widows from Vrindavan made gulaal for Modi

Rediff.com2 Mar 2018

They delivered 11 earthern pots of the organic colours to the prime minister's home.

Zardari's daughter Aseefa to become Pakistan's first lady

Zardari's daughter Aseefa to become Pakistan's first lady

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

In a historic decision, Pakistan President Asif Zardari has decided to formally recognise his 31-year-old daughter Aseefa Bhutto as the First Lady of the country, according to a media report.

Junaid Khan's Maharaj To Release On...

Junaid Khan's Maharaj To Release On...

Rediff.com29 May 2024

June 14, on Netflix.

'If Annual Income Is Rs 12 Lakh What Will Be Tax Under New Regime?'

'If Annual Income Is Rs 12 Lakh What Will Be Tax Under New Regime?'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

rediffGURU Anil Rego answers readers' personal income tax queries.

Indians Win Awards At Cannes

Indians Win Awards At Cannes

Rediff.com24 May 2024

Chidananda S Naik's Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know... won the first prize and Mansi Maheshwari's animation film Bunnyhood won the third prize in the La Cinef competition in Cannes.

Is it a crime to be widowed in India?

Is it a crime to be widowed in India?

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

In rural Bengal, people still believed that widows were simply biding their time on earth after their lord and master had departed from it, says Geetanjali Krishna.

'Sharia Was Used To Deny Alimony'

'Sharia Was Used To Deny Alimony'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

'Who has seen what Sharia is? Who knows what actual Sharia is?'

Vrindavan widows shun grief, pick up gulal

Vrindavan widows shun grief, pick up gulal

Rediff.com4 Mar 2015

It was a remarkable sight when the widows, mostly in the 70s and 80s, stooping low with age, danced and splashed gulal and gallons of water colours on each other.

We will deal with it: HC raps Maha for denying benefits to martyr's wife

We will deal with it: HC raps Maha for denying benefits to martyr's wife

Rediff.com13 Apr 2024

A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Firdosh Pooniwalla said it was "not happy " and "surprised" with the government's stand despite orders passed by the court asking the chief minister to consider the matter as a "special case".

Bold, Beautiful Sara Steals The Ramp

Bold, Beautiful Sara Steals The Ramp

Rediff.com17 Mar 2024

Sara Ali Khan closed the show for Varun Chakilam and how!

Ahead of Paris Games, Ukraine mourns athletes lost to war

Ahead of Paris Games, Ukraine mourns athletes lost to war

Rediff.com23 Jul 2024

At least 488 Ukrainian athletes and trainers have been killed since early 2022, around two dozen of whom had been European or world champions in their discipline, according to sports ministry spokesman Serhiy Bykov.

'Ranbir Is Utterly Butterly Delicious'

'Ranbir Is Utterly Butterly Delicious'

Rediff.com2 Sep 2024

'All through the making of Dil Daulat Aur Duniya, Rajesh Khanna never acknowledged me.' 'Dev Anand couldn't carry off a dhoti in Insaaniyat. He told me that he would never wear one again.' 'Shammi Kapoor and I began on an icy note during Raajkumar, but once the cold vibes thawed, we became the best of buddies.'

PHOTOS: Vrindavan widows celebrate Holi; break 4-centuries-old taboo

PHOTOS: Vrindavan widows celebrate Holi; break 4-centuries-old taboo

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

Over a thousand widows broke the 400-year-old tradition and celebrated the festival within the precincts of the ancient Gopinath temple.

In PHOTOS: Vrindavan widows' 'Rang Barse' moment

In PHOTOS: Vrindavan widows' 'Rang Barse' moment

Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

Shunning the shackles of social stigma, about 1,000 widows, played Holi with colours and gulal at Meera Sahabhagini Ashram in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh.

Let there be light: Vrindavan widows celebrate Diwali

Let there be light: Vrindavan widows celebrate Diwali

Rediff.com22 Oct 2014

In an attempt to lift their spirits, the widows of Vrindavan began their Diwali celebrations on Wednesday at the banks of Yamuna.

Employer arrested for Indian farm worker's death in Italy

Employer arrested for Indian farm worker's death in Italy

Rediff.com3 Jul 2024

Italian police have arrested the owner of the agriculture company who dumped a 31-year-old Indian worker on the road without medical assistance after his arm was severed by heavy farm machinery, causing his death, a tragic incident that shocked the country and its leadership.

Kashmir's 'half widows' can remarry, rule scholars

Kashmir's 'half widows' can remarry, rule scholars

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

Women in Kashmir, whose husbands went missing during the over two-decade long militancy, can remarry if their spouses remained untraced for four years, a group of prominent Muslim scholars in the Valley have held.

SC seeks Centre's reply on plea to allow surrogacy for single unwed women

SC seeks Centre's reply on plea to allow surrogacy for single unwed women

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre, informed the bench that the issue of single unmarried women opting for surrogacy is pending before a larger bench.

Brinda Review: Engaging Crime Series

Brinda Review: Engaging Crime Series

Rediff.com3 Aug 2024

Brinda examines some alarming aspects of religious fanaticism through the narrative engine of a well-oiled serial killer mystery, observes Arjun Menon.

Osama's widows, children to leave Pakistan

Osama's widows, children to leave Pakistan

Rediff.com6 Mar 2012

Pakistani authorities have allowed family members of slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, including his widows and children, to leave the country, a media report said on Monday.

Hema Malini 'not ashamed' of Vrindavan widow comments

Hema Malini 'not ashamed' of Vrindavan widow comments

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

Actor-politician Hema Malini on Thursday sought to defend her remarks that widows from West Bengal and Bihar should not crowd Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh, saying she said this in the context of how they were being ignored in their home states and government not doing enough for them.

Tell Us: What Do You Make Of These Met Gala Outfits?

Tell Us: What Do You Make Of These Met Gala Outfits?

Rediff.com7 May 2024

Flowers blossomed and birds took flight on the Met Gala red carpet.

Kangana Files LS Nom; Attacks Congress

Kangana Files LS Nom; Attacks Congress

Rediff.com14 May 2024

'I have been successful in Bollywood and I hope that I will get success in politics as well.'

Osama's widows 'hostile' towards Americans: Report

Osama's widows 'hostile' towards Americans: Report

Rediff.com13 May 2011

United States intelligence officials have reportedly questioned the three "hostile" widows of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan but under the watchful eyes of the Inter-Services Intelligence.

Osama's Yemeni widow to be repatriated

Osama's Yemeni widow to be repatriated

Rediff.com9 May 2011

Osama's Yemeni widow Amal Ahmed Abdul Fattah was with her husband in a bedroom when US special forces stormed the house. She was shot in the leg while attempting to defend her husband and is currently being detained in a hospital in Pakistan.

Assam: Black Widow militants abduct 3

Assam: Black Widow militants abduct 3

Rediff.com29 Sep 2007

Tribal militants from the anti-peace talk faction of Dima Halam Daogah called Black Widow, abducted three employees of a Delhi-based construction company from a place called Muktacherra in Cachar district of South Assam on Friday.

LS polls: Mysuru 'King' Yaduveer, 31, enters political arena with BJP ticket

LS polls: Mysuru 'King' Yaduveer, 31, enters political arena with BJP ticket

Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

The 31-year-old US-educated Yaduveer was crowned as the titular head of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family on May 28, 2015, making him the 27th 'King' of the Wadiyar dynasty.

Teenage 'Black Widow' behind Moscow blasts: Report

Teenage 'Black Widow' behind Moscow blasts: Report

Rediff.com2 Apr 2010

Russian investigators have identified a 17-year-old baby-faced widow of a Caucasus militant as one of the two 'Black Widows' involved in Monday's twin suicide attack in Moscow metro that killed 40 people.

Sparing a thought for widows in India

Sparing a thought for widows in India

Rediff.com23 Jun 2008

Manjula Sood, the India-origin Lord Mayor of Leicester, will release dozens of balloons to highlight the plight of widows in India on the International Widows Day on Monday. She said her own life would have been very different if she had been a widow in India, which she left in 1970.

Maha govt agrees to grant benefits to Maj Sood's wife

Maha govt agrees to grant benefits to Maj Sood's wife

Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday informed the Bombay high court that it has decided to grant financial benefits to the family of an Army Major, who was killed in the line of duty in Jammu and Kashmir four years ago.

Daughter-in-law's plea scuppered verdict that protected Shibu Soren

Daughter-in-law's plea scuppered verdict that protected Shibu Soren

Rediff.com4 Mar 2024

The hotly debated 1998 JMM bribery case judgment, which protected former Union minister Shibu Soren from prosecution, was overturned by a seven-judge bench on Monday, ironically following a petition by his MLA daughter-in-law Sita Soren.

'No One Thought Of The Pride Of Women Then?'

'No One Thought Of The Pride Of Women Then?'

Rediff.com22 May 2024

'When our daughters, wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Vignesh Phogat, were protesting at the Jantar Mantar, the police kicked them with their shoes.'

Come, Fall In Love With Rukmini

Come, Fall In Love With Rukmini

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

She's 5 feet, 6 inches and has been winning hearts with her performances on the big screen.

SC sets up panel for Vrindavan widows

SC sets up panel for Vrindavan widows

Rediff.com9 May 2012

Taking note of pitiable condition of widows in Virandavan of Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed a seven-member panel to collect data on their socio-economic conditions.

Pak:  judicial commission 'interviews' bin Ladens's widows

Pak: judicial commission 'interviews' bin Ladens's widows

Rediff.com5 Oct 2011

The Pakistani judicial commission investigating the killing of Osama bin Laden has interviewed the al Qaeda leader's widows and daughters for the first time, the panel announced on Wednesday.

Rs 5 lakh for widow of Godse's captor

Rs 5 lakh for widow of Godse's captor

Rediff.com11 May 2016

The Odisha government on Wednesday provided a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to widow of Mahatma Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse's captor.

CBI questions Rizwanur's widow

CBI questions Rizwanur's widow

Rediff.com23 Oct 2007

Officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday interrogated Priyanka Todi, daughter of prime accused Ashok Todi and widow of Muslim computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rahman, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances a few days after his marriage. According to CBI sources, Priyanka fully cooperated with the officers and answered all their questions. In the last four days, the CBI has interrogated more than 20 people and has obtained helpful clues.

Okay If Single Woman Texts Married Man?

Okay If Single Woman Texts Married Man?

Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

Marriage should not stop us from having close friends of the opposite gender, says rediffGURU Shalini Singh.

The Woman Who Fought With Katrina In A Towel

The Woman Who Fought With Katrina In A Towel

Rediff.com17 Jan 2024

The actor is also a martial artist and stuntwoman.