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Father's Day: Tell Dad Why He Is Special

Father's Day: Tell Dad Why He Is Special

Rediff.com16 Jun 2022

This Father Day, tell your dad what he means to you. Write him a letter or a poem. Send in a drawing if you like. Sing a song for him and send us the video.

Why Shabana Azmi stopped being 'rude'

Why Shabana Azmi stopped being 'rude'

Rediff.com10 Jun 2022

Ever wondered why Shabana Azmi is the way she is?

Kamal Haasan to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in Delhi on Dec 24

Kamal Haasan to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in Delhi on Dec 24

Rediff.com18 Dec 2022

Haasan, addressing office bearers in Chennai, said he has been invited by Rahul Gandhi to participate in the Yatra.

Uddhav Thackeray not a 'winnable face' for 2024 LS polls: Rebel Sena MP

Uddhav Thackeray not a 'winnable face' for 2024 LS polls: Rebel Sena MP

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

Shewale insisted that a large number of Sena leaders were in favour of an alliance with the BJP and keen to contest the next Lok Sabha polls under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dulquer Salman gets into a bathtub with...

Dulquer Salman gets into a bathtub with...

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

Deepika looks awesomelycute... Aishwarya captures a Kodak moment...Sunny goes green...

6 workers killed in fire in chemical factory in AP

6 workers killed in fire in chemical factory in AP

Rediff.com14 Apr 2022

More than 50 workers were at work in the night shift when the mishap occurred in unit-4.

'Everything is burnt to ashes'

'Everything is burnt to ashes'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

'And there is nothing much we can do.'

Akshay, Hrithik watch Twinkle's new play

Akshay, Hrithik watch Twinkle's new play

Rediff.com29 Oct 2017

Now, you can *watch* Twinkle Khanna's new story.

Happy Birthday Rajinikanth!

Happy Birthday Rajinikanth!

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

As Rajinikanth turns 69 on December 12, his family and friends took to social media to wish him. They posted pictures of the superstar and wrote touching notes.

HCU students block administration building seeking VC's ouster

HCU students block administration building seeking VC's ouster

Rediff.com1 Apr 2016

Varsity security personnel, who yesterday stopped entry of three Kerala MPs and social activist Teesta Setalvad into the campus, on Friday prevented Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav and others from entering the campus.

Classes resume in HCU amid boycott call

Classes resume in HCU amid boycott call

Rediff.com28 Mar 2016

The students should think only about their career, studies, classes, minor examinations and semester examinations, and should not be deterred by any advice or persuasion to the contrary, the VC said.

JAC members block Hyderabad Central University main gate

JAC members block Hyderabad Central University main gate

Rediff.com28 May 2016

The joint action committee members for social justice at Hyderabad Central University, on Saturday blocked the main gate of the varsity protesting removal of makeshift tents near the shopping complex on the campus.

Rajinikanth, Ekta Kapoor celebrate Holi

Rajinikanth, Ekta Kapoor celebrate Holi

Rediff.com2 Mar 2018

Holi Hai!

PICS: The children of Maharashtra's drought

PICS: The children of Maharashtra's drought

Rediff.com11 May 2016

Undaunted by Sachin Kengar and Yogita Desai's deaths, scores of small children in Maharashtra brave the scorching, unbearable, heat to draw water from unguarded wells.

Boycotted by caste 'panchayat', man ends life

Boycotted by caste 'panchayat', man ends life

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

The 48-year-old man's brother helped his friend marry a girl from another community.

Happy Birthday Sanjay Dutt!

Happy Birthday Sanjay Dutt!

Rediff.com29 Jul 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Rahul Gandhi on day-long fast along with agitating students

Rahul Gandhi on day-long fast along with agitating students

Rediff.com30 Jan 2016

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday joined the mass hunger strike at the Hyderabad University campus to express solidarity with the students protesting against the suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula who would have turned 27 on Saturday.

Thumri Queen Girija Devi passes away

Thumri Queen Girija Devi passes away

Rediff.com25 Oct 2017

A legendary singer of the 'Benaras gharana' had received Padma Shri in 1972, Padma Bhushan in 1989 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016.

Shoe hurled at Kanhaiya in Hyderabad, 2 held

Shoe hurled at Kanhaiya in Hyderabad, 2 held

Rediff.com24 Mar 2016

A shoe was hurled at Jawaharlal Nehru University president Kanhaiya Kumar as he was about to address a seminar in Hyderabad on Thursday.

How you can travel AND make money!

How you can travel AND make money!

Rediff.com11 Nov 2013

In an online chat with Get Ahead readers on November 12, Smeeta Gulvady, Vice President and Head of Thomas Cook Centre of Learning answered readers' queries on careers in the travel and tourism sector.

50 HCU teachers go on mass leave against 'human rights violations'

50 HCU teachers go on mass leave against 'human rights violations'

Rediff.com29 Mar 2016

The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice of HCU appealed to the students to use blue ribbons as a means of protest, declaration and reminder of the fact that 'our fight is still on' while going about classes, labs and other activities.

'How many more days do we have to wait for justice for Rohith?'

'How many more days do we have to wait for justice for Rohith?'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2016

Radhika, the mother of Dalit research scholar Rohit Vemula, on Friday demanded immediate unconditional release of 25 students and two faculty members of Hyderabad Central University who were arrested in connection with incidents of vandalism at the VC's lodge

Sebi imposes 5 yr ban on Indiabulls Securities official

Sebi imposes 5 yr ban on Indiabulls Securities official

Rediff.com21 Dec 2012

He was involved in fraudulent dealings in Aurobindo Pharma shares.

Two weeks after protests, classes resume at Hyderabad University

Two weeks after protests, classes resume at Hyderabad University

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

Faculty members are also continuing in the administrative position.

Dalit professor quits University of Hyderabad to protest appointment of pro-VC

Dalit professor quits University of Hyderabad to protest appointment of pro-VC

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

"The current environment on the campus is extremely vitiated and is perceived by the Dalit community as intimidating and hostile," he said.

When Ram Gopal Varma made L K Advani cry

When Ram Gopal Varma made L K Advani cry

Rediff.com28 Feb 2013

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

The Life Force Called Shaukat Kaifi

The Life Force Called Shaukat Kaifi

Rediff.com25 Nov 2019

'My mom is a riot! I thank her with all my heart.'

Photos: Sehwag, Gambhir prepare for Edgbaston test

Photos: Sehwag, Gambhir prepare for Edgbaston test

Rediff.com8 Aug 2011

The Indian cricket squad had a rigorous training session at the Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham on Monday, with left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha turning up at the nets after joining the team as Harbhajan Singh's replacement.

Is China really losing its sheen?

Is China really losing its sheen?

Rediff.com27 Jul 2011

As the reform years have gone by, China's bottom-up entrepreneurialism has given way to a crony-capitalist nexus between provinces and property developers that can no longer be restrained by Beijing.

E-commerce market to touch Rs 50,000 cr this year

E-commerce market to touch Rs 50,000 cr this year

Rediff.com31 Oct 2011

About 80 per cent of the domestic e-commerce market is travel related, comprising booking of airline and rail tickets, hotel bookings, and online mobile recharge, with online retailing taking in just about 15 per cent.

It's Dhool vs Hori this Friday

It's Dhool vs Hori this Friday

Rediff.com28 Apr 2011

Kannada cinema goers will have two films -- Dhool and Hori -- to choose from this Friday.

Meet the TOP FIVE Tamil actors

Meet the TOP FIVE Tamil actors

Rediff.com4 Jan 2017

Rajinikanth gave a realistic portrayal in his 2016 release Kabali.

'Akshay has been my biggest cheerleader'

'Akshay has been my biggest cheerleader'

Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

'My grandmother taking me to the jamatkhana was like a different world.' 'Like I had a key to a door which no one else seemed to have.' 'She doesn't take me anymore because she says I'm an embarrassment!'

Kaala Review: Rajini movie you've been waiting for a decade

Kaala Review: Rajini movie you've been waiting for a decade

Rediff.com7 Jun 2018

'It's the film you can take your appa, amma, pati, or even your girlfriend and everyone will walk home with a smile,' says Divya Nair.

Top leader may have been killed by AP cops: Naxals

Top leader may have been killed by AP cops: Naxals

Rediff.com19 Mar 2010

. The party's senior most leader and politburo member Azad alias Cherukuri Rajkumar has mysteriously gone missing and the organisation has alleged that Rajkumar was caught by the Special Investigations Bureau of Andhra Pradesh police and his life was under grave threat.

AP: 'Fake encounters' to kill 2 Naxal leaders?

AP: 'Fake encounters' to kill 2 Naxal leaders?

Rediff.com12 Mar 2010

It was a bad day for the Maoists in Andhra Pradesh when their two top leaders, including the most wanted central committee member Shakamuri Appa Rao and South Telangana coordinator Solipeta Kondal Reddy, killed by the state police in two different incidents.

Malik to replace Afridi in second Test

Malik to replace Afridi in second Test

Rediff.com19 Jul 2010

Former skipper Shoaib Malik is set to replace Shahid Afridi in Pakistan playing eleven for the second Test against Australia at Headingley, which is also likely to see the return of off-spinner Saeed Ajmal.

Fondly remembering Vishnuvardhan

Fondly remembering Vishnuvardhan

Rediff.com18 Feb 2010

Friends and family of the late Kannada actor take a trip down memory lane.

'I didn't expect much from Family Man'

'I didn't expect much from Family Man'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

'They wanted a character, who could speak both Tamil and Hindi. That's how I got on board.'

#MumbaiRains: 'Hope I don't need a motorboat today'

#MumbaiRains: 'Hope I don't need a motorboat today'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

A look at the top tweet top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.