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Gutka scam: CBI raids residences of Tamil Nadu health minister, DGP

Gutka scam: CBI raids residences of Tamil Nadu health minister, DGP

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

This is perhaps for the first time the CBI raided a serving police chief of a state.

Ram temple: 'I want to place rare evidence before SC'

Ram temple: 'I want to place rare evidence before SC'

Rediff.com3 May 2017

'This evidence is important to solve the dispute.'

Pakistani troops shell LoC villages; India retaliates

Pakistani troops shell LoC villages; India retaliates

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice overnight by pounding civilian hamlets and Indian forward posts with 120 mm and 82 mm mortar bombs along the LoC in Poonch district, drawing retaliation from the Army.

Bigg Boss 11: 'I'm not fake...'

Bigg Boss 11: 'I'm not fake...'

Rediff.com28 Dec 2017

'... in the house who cry at the drop of the hat. I can't do such things.' 'I never indulged in dirty games and played with my heart.'

Lessons from Bollywood: How to holiday in style!

Lessons from Bollywood: How to holiday in style!

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

Get inspired from Bollywood and holiday in style!

Monsoon session begins on stormy note

Monsoon session begins on stormy note

Rediff.com18 Jul 2018

Parliament's monsoon session began amid sloganeering and protests from opposition of different issues.

Review: Rajjo is a horribly confused film

Review: Rajjo is a horribly confused film

Rediff.com15 Nov 2013

Paloma Sharma feels Rajjo is a very confusing film.

'You want it to sound sexy, na?'

'You want it to sound sexy, na?'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

'You think of Sulu as someone who is sexy, sultry and intimate. You don't imagine her as someone clad in a sari.' And yet, Vidya Balan gets ready to seduce you again.

Ileana, Deepika, Kareena: Saif's hottest heroine? VOTE!

Ileana, Deepika, Kareena: Saif's hottest heroine? VOTE!

Rediff.com5 Nov 2014

Take this fun poll now!

'I will represent the LGBT community in Bigg Boss'

'I will represent the LGBT community in Bigg Boss'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

'I would be content if my presence on the show inspires someone to come out of the closet.' Sushant Divgikar tells Rajul Hegde.

Runaway schoolgirls have crossed to Syria: UK police

Runaway schoolgirls have crossed to Syria: UK police

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

The three runaway UK schoolgirls have now crossed the border to Syria according to the Scotland Yard.

How Bollywood has treated Muslims

How Bollywood has treated Muslims

Rediff.com1 Aug 2018

So many films have been made with Muslim characters. But how many have actually got them right?

How Varun amused Madhuri as a kid

How Varun amused Madhuri as a kid

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

'He would dance and I would give him marks.' 'If I gave him five on 10, he would get disappointed.' 'So I would ask him to do better, and he would try and do better.'

Mark Tully: Meeting PMs, dictators, militants

Mark Tully: Meeting PMs, dictators, militants

Rediff.com9 Jan 2019

'Of all the PMs of India, I had the closest relationships with Morarji and Rajiv.' Mark Tully, the most famous foreign correspondent in India, remembers some encounters with prime ministers, dictators and militants.

Padmaavat review: Nothing new to offer

Padmaavat review: Nothing new to offer

Rediff.com24 Jan 2018

'As the film progresses, you tire of the been-there seen-that spectacle.' 'You want a story. You want good dialogue, not the corny words you are hearing.' 'You want an emotional connect. You want a tighter film.' 'Sadly, with Padmaavat, that's not what you get,' says Savera R Someshwar.

One year on, life in shreds for Kashmir's 'human shield'

One year on, life in shreds for Kashmir's 'human shield'

Rediff.com8 Apr 2018

'Is this the message that India wants to send to Kashmir?'

Lata Mangeshkar's BIGGEST regrets

Lata Mangeshkar's BIGGEST regrets

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

'There was no time to do all the normal things that children do as they grow up.' 'One day, I was playing with dolls.' 'The next day, I was on a train looking for opportunities to sing at various recording studios.'

Amar Singh, Jaya Prada join Ajit Singh's RLD

Amar Singh, Jaya Prada join Ajit Singh's RLD

Rediff.com10 Mar 2014

Ending months of speculation, expelled Samajwadi Party leader leaders Amar Singh and Jaya Prada joined the Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal on Monday ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

Modi's B'desh visit to consolidate cooperation in key areas: Govt

Modi's B'desh visit to consolidate cooperation in key areas: Govt

Rediff.com5 Jun 2015

Describing Bangladesh as an 'exceptional neighbour', India on Friday said Modi's 'historic' visit there from Saturday will help the two countries.

'Songs have no shelf life today'

'Songs have no shelf life today'

Rediff.com9 May 2017

Singer Kavita Seth tells us what kind of songs she loves to sing -- and then even sings them!

UK police recruit Syrian refugee mothers in anti-ISIS campaign

UK police recruit Syrian refugee mothers in anti-ISIS campaign

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

British police have recruited Syrian refugee mothers as the face of a new campaign to prevent young girls in the UK fleeing to join the Islamic State terror group.

When will this hatred end?

When will this hatred end?

Rediff.com25 Mar 2019

Junaid was my son. He was son and brother also to the people on the train compartment of his last journey. He was son or brother also of those at the railway station where he breathed his last breath. This moving excerpt from Harsh Mander's Partitions Of The Heart: Unmaking The Idea Of India reveals why we must immediately end the hatred surging across north India before it consumes us all.

'Padmavat is an insult to India's identity'

'Padmavat is an insult to India's identity'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

'If the film is not released, there will be a loss of only Rs 200 crore.' 'But if it is released, for many years the soul and pride of our nation will be sold.'

'Shashi Kapoor was a dearly loved man'

'Shashi Kapoor was a dearly loved man'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2017

'We will never really lose him because in death, his spirit, trapped in a frail body, has been set free and will surround us like the air we breathe.'

10 Awful Films of 2017

10 Awful Films of 2017

Rediff.com29 Dec 2017

Sukanya Verma's pick of this year's 10 most unpleasant is a mix of ghastly gone gaga, bilge that makes one reconsider their profession and faith-shattering misfires from the masters

When the Mughals turned to demonetisation

When the Mughals turned to demonetisation

Rediff.com8 Apr 2017

It's five months after 8/11. But this is not the first time that India's currency of the time faced the axe. The Mughals, after invading a territory, would effect the demonetisation of the local currency with the aim to cripple the economy of the land.

85 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle songs

85 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle songs

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

Take a look at the list and sing along!

'Definitely he's touched by God'

'Definitely he's touched by God'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

A lot of people only associate him with his music. And, obviously, he's a great musician. But Rahman, above all else, is a living example of spiritual equilibrium and intrinsic human goodness. A fascinating excerpt from Krishna Trilok's Notes Of A Dream: The Authorized Biography Of A R Rahman.

Munnabhai's jadoo ki jhappi key to 'calm down' Kashmir

Munnabhai's jadoo ki jhappi key to 'calm down' Kashmir

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

Colonel Yadav often meets the village elders and is seen greeted by an affectionate hug which he calls a jadoo ki jhapi.

Pakistan boy stuck in India awaits Geeta-like fairy tale to come true

Pakistan boy stuck in India awaits Geeta-like fairy tale to come true

Rediff.com2 Nov 2015

The run-away boy landed in Ranchi and after wandering in Mumbai, and New Delhi reached Bhopal station where the police caught him and handed him over to Umeed, he said.

20 incredible moments from India Couture Week 2016

20 incredible moments from India Couture Week 2016

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

A look at how ace couturiers celebrated fashion at the India Couture Week 2016.

Birthday Special: Javed Akhtar at 70, the man, the magic, the milestone

Birthday Special: Javed Akhtar at 70, the man, the magic, the milestone

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

The Bollywood stalwart turns 70 on January 17.

Congress 2nd list with 71 names out; Pawan Bansal's back

Congress 2nd list with 71 names out; Pawan Bansal's back

Rediff.com13 Mar 2014

Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal was re-nominated by Congress from Chandigarh on Thursday brushing aside the "taint" argument as it released the second list of 71 candidates who include film star Nagma in Meerut and Youth Congress chief Rajeevv Satav from Hingoli.

The Best Actresses in Hindi cinema, 2014

The Best Actresses in Hindi cinema, 2014

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

The star performers of the year.

Padmaavat Review: Rajput pride played out on a loop

Padmaavat Review: Rajput pride played out on a loop

Rediff.com25 Jan 2018

'Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical characters behave as though they are already aware of the chapters that will be dedicated to them and the sonnets that will be written in their memory.' 'And yet, they talk relentlessly about making and remaking history.' 'Can anything be more superficial?' asks Sreehari Nair.

'This is a battle of good vs evil, not Hindu vs Muslim'

'This is a battle of good vs evil, not Hindu vs Muslim'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

'There has never been a problem between Hindu and Muslims in Kairana.' 'We are a people that smoke from the same hookah.' Once the seat of an influential tradition of Indian classical music, Kairana has become a metaphor for the exodus of Hindus.

Dimple, Sharmila, Jaya: Bollywood's MOST famous mom-in-laws!

Dimple, Sharmila, Jaya: Bollywood's MOST famous mom-in-laws!

Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

Putting an interesting spin on Bollywood's power jodis...

The Reshuffle: What it says about Modi

The Reshuffle: What it says about Modi

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

'While Piyush Goel, Dharmendra Pradhan, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and a clutch of former bureaucrats including R K Singh, Hardeep Singh Puri and K J Alphons are loyal BJP members, none of them fit the mould of party apparatchiks.' 'In fact, many of the latter kind have been shown the door or have been given reduced charges.' 'That goes to show the prime minister's comfort level in dealing with professionals and administrators and the trust he reposes in them,' says Shreekant Sambrani.

HP tragedy: Body found, case against project authorities

HP tragedy: Body found, case against project authorities

Rediff.com11 Jun 2014

Rescue teams on Wednesday fished out the body of a student from the Beas River and intensified the hunt for 19 others missing even as a case of negligence has been registered against authorities of the Larji Hydropower project in connection with the incident.

#BackToBasics: 6 wardrobe staples every girl MUST own

#BackToBasics: 6 wardrobe staples every girl MUST own

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

A look at six essential wardrobe basics that will take you from day to night. Check out!