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'Today Is Worse Than British Times'

'Today Is Worse Than British Times'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2023

'Today, the BJP is using power in such a manner that they not only crush the Opposition, but even their own supporters can't rebel.'

Religious meet to end Lord Hanuman's birthplace row put off as seers clash

Religious meet to end Lord Hanuman's birthplace row put off as seers clash

Rediff.com31 May 2022

On Tuesday, the dharmasabha started on a heated note first over seating arrangements, and then on other issues, including taunts aimed at each other, they said.

5 THINGS To Expect From Sacred Games 2

5 THINGS To Expect From Sacred Games 2

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

Karan Sanjay Shah gives us five exciting things to watch out for in Sacred Games 2.

For Pak, Modi isn't a partner for talks, but did see it in Manmohan, Vajpayee

For Pak, Modi isn't a partner for talks, but did see it in Manmohan, Vajpayee

Rediff.com20 Jan 2023

Her comments come days after Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sought "serious" and "sincere" talks with his Indian counterpart for the resolution of the "burning" issues, including Kashmir.

SEND US Your Ganpati Pictures!

SEND US Your Ganpati Pictures!

Rediff.com29 Aug 2022

Whatever your way of celebrating, do share it with the world.

Let the (Sacred) Games begin!

Let the (Sacred) Games begin!

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

The cast looks dynamic, and now, we can't wait to see what it's going to be all about.

Mukesh Lived The Songs He Sang

Mukesh Lived The Songs He Sang

Rediff.com22 Jul 2023

'Even after Awaara Hoon and Mera Joota Hai Japani, between 1946 to 1963, there were plenty of upheavals in his career. My parents had moved into two rooms of a chawl, with an attached bathroom, by then, but life was hard, and often there was no food at home.'

Jharkhand Guv likely to sign Soren's disqualification order today

Jharkhand Guv likely to sign Soren's disqualification order today

Rediff.com27 Aug 2022

Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais is likely to send the order of disqualification of Chief Minister Hemant Soren as an MLA to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday, Raj Bhavan sources said.

Securing the Future of India's Internet Economy

Securing the Future of India's Internet Economy

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

'Google and Facebook need to be tamed, their garb of 'Investing in India's future' need to be pulled off,' observes Vibhu Arya.

'I feel proud and blessed to be her son'

'I feel proud and blessed to be her son'

Rediff.com4 May 2021

Readers tell us why their mom is so special.

Hemant Soren, father's second choice, becomes CM again

Hemant Soren, father's second choice, becomes CM again

Rediff.com29 Dec 2019

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren, the son of Jharkhand architect Shibu Soren, took the reins of the state as chief minister on Sunday, a week after a three-party coalition, led by him, swept the assembly polls, bagging 47 seats in the 81-member assembly. This will be Soren's second stint as the chief minister of the tribal state. His first had lasted for just about 14 months since July 15 2013.

Gandhi Godse - Ek Yudh Review: Idea Gone Astray

Gandhi Godse - Ek Yudh Review: Idea Gone Astray

Rediff.com27 Jan 2023

A movie that seeks to explore an 'alternate history' cannot be so superficial, sighs Utkarsh Mishra.

ReadersReview: Sacred Games 2 is not to be missed

ReadersReview: Sacred Games 2 is not to be missed

Rediff.com19 Aug 2019

Like the first season, Sacred Games 2 has become a talking point once again, getting its share of love and flak from viewers.

Braving tear gas, water cannons, farmers continue their fight

Braving tear gas, water cannons, farmers continue their fight

Rediff.com27 Nov 2020

Police resorted to lathicharge for a brief time to control protesters who broke barricades. Hours later, they were granted permission to enter Delhi and stage a peaceful protest at Nirankari ground in Burari.

How BKS Iyengar revived Nivedita's life

How BKS Iyengar revived Nivedita's life

Rediff.com25 Aug 2014

'The way to pay tribute to Guruji would be to continue on his path and principles and be steadfast on true and genuine practice, which I want my students to learn from me.' Nivedita Joshi, who overcame her physical ailments thanks to yoga guru BKS Iyengar, speaks to Upasna Pandey about his legacy.

'Brahmastra is Agni Pariksha'

'Brahmastra is Agni Pariksha'

Rediff.com13 Jun 2022

'Brahmastra is kind of a meeting place of modern India with a feeling of ancient Indian powers about it.'

Kathak icon Pandit Chitresh Das takes his final bow

Kathak icon Pandit Chitresh Das takes his final bow

Rediff.com6 Jan 2015

'Guruji inspired and indeed, changed the lives of so many for the better in the United States, in India, and elsewhere.' 'If you knew him, ever saw him teach, saw him dance, you would have thought that if anyone would live forever, if anyone could defy the inevitability of mortality, it would have been Pandit Chitresh Dasji.' Hours after renowned Kathak maestro Pandit Chitresh Das, 70, died of acute aortic dissection in his home in California, tributes poured in honouring the great dancer, and an even greater human being. Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports

JMM chief Shibu Soren, wife test positive for COVID-19

JMM chief Shibu Soren, wife test positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

Taking to Twitter, the CM said 'respected father Dishom Guru ji' and mother were diagnosed with the disease on Friday night, and they were undergoing home quarantine.

PHOTOS: 125 year old yoga guru receives Padma Shri

PHOTOS: 125 year old yoga guru receives Padma Shri

Rediff.com21 Mar 2022

Born on 8 August 1896 in Sylhet district (now in Bangladesh) of undivided India, Swami Sivananda lost his mother and father at the age of six. Due to abject poverty, his beggar parents could feed him mainly boiled rice water during his childhood days.

Hemant Soren: Ready to hold the reins for second time

Hemant Soren: Ready to hold the reins for second time

Rediff.com24 Dec 2019

His first stint as chief minister of the tribal state had lasted for just about 14 months since July 15, 2013.

Disciple held as Akhara Parishad head found dead

Disciple held as Akhara Parishad head found dead

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

According to Inspector General of Police K P Singh, Mahant Giri's body was found hanging from the ceiling by his disciples. A purported suicide note of seven-eight pages was also found at the site in which the seer had written that he was mentally disturbed and was ending his life.

Santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma is dead

Santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma is dead

Rediff.com10 May 2022

Veteran santoor player and music composer Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma died in Mumbai on Tuesday morning following a heart attack, family sources said. He was 84.

Sacred Games 2 Trailer: The war is on!

Sacred Games 2 Trailer: The war is on!

Rediff.com9 Jul 2019

Season 2 starts streaming on August 15.

Photographer Raghu Rai on the Guru who changed his life

Photographer Raghu Rai on the Guru who changed his life

Rediff.com14 Sep 2011

Holy men, gurus, mystics and saints have been a part of the Indian milieu for time immemorial. In our series on the India You Didn't Know, renowned photographer Raghu Rai writes about the Guru who transformed his life and the life of many others.

Newborn at Delhi hospital gets mother's milk from Leh

Newborn at Delhi hospital gets mother's milk from Leh

Rediff.com21 Jul 2020

The boy was born through a C-section on June 16 at Sonam Nurboo Memorial Hospital in Leh and 30-year-old Dorjey Palmo found out that her baby was unable to suckle when she tried to feed him. The baby underwent a complex life-saving surgery recently at a private hospital New Delhi.

Sikhs pilgrims to Kartarpur won't need passport: Imran

Sikhs pilgrims to Kartarpur won't need passport: Imran

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

The Kartarpur Corridor will connect the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India's Punjab with Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur, just 4 kilometres from the International Border, located at Narowal district of Pakistan's Punjab province.

WATCH: Sanjay Dutt's powerful message to India

WATCH: Sanjay Dutt's powerful message to India

Rediff.com29 Jun 2019

The actor's message will inspire you to say No to drugs.

Meet the men behind the Bhima-Koregaon violence

Meet the men behind the Bhima-Koregaon violence

Rediff.com4 Jan 2018

Sambhaji Bhide and Milind Ekbote -- the right-wing Hindu activists from Maharashtra - are no strangers to controversy.

'He was god-like to see': Friends mourn loss of Kathak maestro Chitresh Das

'He was god-like to see': Friends mourn loss of Kathak maestro Chitresh Das

Rediff.com10 Jan 2015

'He was a legend, he changed kathak and brought it to a whole different level.' 'He held very high standards and his energy was beyond imagination. He was god-like to see; he expressed such positive vibes.' Amid dance and music, friends and family mourned the loss of Kathak maestro Pandit Chitresh Das, who passed away on January 4 of a heart ailment. Touching tributes were made for the great dancer. Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports

IIT grads launch local Internet search engine

IIT grads launch local Internet search engine

Rediff.com12 Oct 2006

Guruji.com, founded by two Delhi IIT graduates, on Thursday launched the country's first local Internet search engine, with a commitment of $7 million from a leading Indian venture capital firm.

Now, search engines go vernacular

Now, search engines go vernacular

Rediff.com12 Mar 2007

Guruji.com offers searching in Hindi on its search engine.

LOVE GURU: My husband watches too much porn

LOVE GURU: My husband watches too much porn

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

Relationship problems? Let Love Guru help.

Varun Dhawan: The child who refuses to grow up

Varun Dhawan: The child who refuses to grow up

Rediff.com24 Apr 2019

Happy birthday, Varun!

MP govt to reopen 12-yr-old murder case against Pragya

MP govt to reopen 12-yr-old murder case against Pragya

Rediff.com21 May 2019

The govt will seek a legal opinion on reopening the murder case of ex-RSS pracharak Sunil Joshi.

How late yoga guru BKS Iyengar helped prolong Tendulkar's career

How late yoga guru BKS Iyengar helped prolong Tendulkar's career

Rediff.com22 Aug 2014

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has paid rich tribute to late yoga guru BKS Iyengar, crediting him for the success in his glorious career.

The Buddhist Who May Bring Home The Oscar

The Buddhist Who May Bring Home The Oscar

Rediff.com11 Mar 2022

'The richness of Buddhism makes it possible for us to create these stories and to interpret them.'

Transgender scripts history, wins Raigarh mayoral election

Transgender scripts history, wins Raigarh mayoral election

Rediff.com4 Jan 2015

A transgender on Sunday scripted history by winning the mayor's election in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh municipal corporation, defeating his nearest rival from Bharatiya Janata Party.

'Saluting the life of iconic Yoga guru B K S Iyengar'

'Saluting the life of iconic Yoga guru B K S Iyengar'

Rediff.com21 Aug 2014

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

LOVE GURU: My wife won't wear sexy clothes

LOVE GURU: My wife won't wear sexy clothes

Rediff.com21 Dec 2021

Relationship problems? Let Love Guru help.

Armaan Jaffer rewrites Harris Shield history

Armaan Jaffer rewrites Harris Shield history

Rediff.com15 Feb 2013

Young Armaan Jaffer scored a mammoth 473 for Rizvi Springfield in the Harris Shield final against IES VN Sule Guruji at the Matunga Gymkhana.