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'83 Review

'83 Review

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

Kabir Khan's '83 is an ode to a game changing chapter of Indian cricket history, pitch-perfect partnerships between openers and tail enders, knowing your mate's strengths as well as your own, seizing that one moment that defines the rest of your life, applauds Sukanya Verma.

Why Naseeruddin Shah is WRONG about Dilip Kumar

Why Naseeruddin Shah is WRONG about Dilip Kumar

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Dilip Kumar remained in demand all through his career because he kept reinventing himself in keeping with the changing times in Indian cinema, argues Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.

The sole supernova in Galaxy Bollywood

The sole supernova in Galaxy Bollywood

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

No one deserves the title thespian more than Dilip Kumar, notes Shreekant Sambrani.

Mamata's insult to the aam aadmi

Mamata's insult to the aam aadmi

Rediff.com9 Mar 2011

The benefit the ordinary person gets from unchanged fares is more than neutralised by the lack of service quality like the trains running on time.

Violence, arson marks Maratha quota bandh in Maharashtra

Violence, arson marks Maratha quota bandh in Maharashtra

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

Marathas, a politically influential community that constitutes around 30 per cent of the state's population, have been demanding 16 per cent reservation in government jobs and education.

Pak violates ceasefire again, fires at LOC posts

Pak violates ceasefire again, fires at LOC posts

Rediff.com2 Mar 2010

Violating the ceasefire, Pakistani troops fired rockets and used heavy machine guns on Indian posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The RISE, the FALL, and COMEBACK of Bobby Deol

The RISE, the FALL, and COMEBACK of Bobby Deol

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

Joginder Tuteja looks at Bobby Deol's career over the years.

Uttarakhand's new CM faces uphill task ahead of polls

Uttarakhand's new CM faces uphill task ahead of polls

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

BJP leaders also say it will be a very difficult task before the new chief minister pleasing the 56 party MLAs, reports Shishir Prashant.

'Bollywood has lost one of the finest action directors'

'Bollywood has lost one of the finest action directors'

Rediff.com27 May 2019

Bollywood bids goodbye to Veeru Devgan.

Tom Alter diagnosed with skin cancer

Tom Alter diagnosed with skin cancer

Rediff.com11 Sep 2017

One of India's finest actors is seriously ill.

Uddhav govt in a fix as Marathas threaten to revive quota stir

Uddhav govt in a fix as Marathas threaten to revive quota stir

Rediff.com21 May 2021

'The Maratha versus OBC friction will increase. A huge chunk of the Shiv Sena's social base consists of OBCs.' Dhaval Kulkarni reports.

Farmers end protest after Delhi midnight march

Farmers end protest after Delhi midnight march

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

The farmers entered the national capital riding their tractors and trolleys and proceeded towards Kisan Ghat where heavy police deployment has been made.

Need to rewrite history from India's point of view: Shah

Need to rewrite history from India's point of view: Shah

Rediff.com17 Oct 2019

Shah credited Savarkar for calling the 1857 rebellion as India's first independence struggle.

Satya Pal Malik replaces NN Vohra as J-K governor

Satya Pal Malik replaces NN Vohra as J-K governor

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

Malik, who was appointed as the Bihar governor in September last year, will take charge of Jammu and Kashmir at a time when it is under governor's rule.

Transgenders march 'free' on Mumbai roads

Transgenders march 'free' on Mumbai roads

Rediff.com17 Aug 2008

Amidst a sizeable police presence, lesbians, gays, transgenders and people who support them marched their distance without any interference by the 'moral police'.

Why the Tragedy King turned to Comedy

Why the Tragedy King turned to Comedy

Rediff.com10 Jul 2021

After repeatedly essaying the role of doomed lover, Dilip Kumar, a thinking actor, found it diffcult to break out of in real life. Heeding his psychoanalyst, he flirted with some frothy roles and played the swashbuckling hero with elan, recalls Dinesh Raheja.

Gujjar stir turns violent, shots fired, police vehicles torched

Gujjar stir turns violent, shots fired, police vehicles torched

Rediff.com10 Feb 2019

The SP said the protesters also pelted stones, injuring four jawans, adding that police had to lob tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.

Was Bhagat Singh also a parjivi, Tikait asks PM Modi

Was Bhagat Singh also a parjivi, Tikait asks PM Modi

Rediff.com9 Feb 2021

Without naming the Prime Minister or using his 'andolanjivi' phrase, Tikait said, "In Parliament, they are saying these are parjivis (parasites). Was Bhagat Singh who sacrificed his life for this nation a parjivi? What about 150 farmers who died during this agitation? Were they parjivis too? Had they gone to Delhi to agitate and die?"

Thugs of Hindostan Trailer: Mazza Aayega!

Thugs of Hindostan Trailer: Mazza Aayega!

Rediff.com27 Sep 2018

Did *you* like the Thugs of Hindostan trailer?

Andhra: Sophisticated mines seized

Andhra: Sophisticated mines seized

Rediff.com18 Oct 2006

EC may freeze SP symbol if no decision made before Jan 17

EC may freeze SP symbol if no decision made before Jan 17

Rediff.com8 Jan 2017

The Commission, sources said, will have to decide on who commands the majority in SP before January 17 when the notification for the first phase of assembly polls is issued.

Mixed response to Maha bandh, road transport hit, 200 detained

Mixed response to Maha bandh, road transport hit, 200 detained

Rediff.com12 Oct 2021

Barring stray incidents of violence like stone pelting, the shutdown called by the MVA allies Shiv Sena, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party was largely peaceful.

BJP youth wing leader abducted in Jharkhand

BJP youth wing leader abducted in Jharkhand

Rediff.com6 Sep 2012

A Bharatiya Janata Party youth leader was allegedly abducted on Wednesday night by extremists of the breakaway Trititya Prastuti Committee.

Maratha quota stir: Man injured in protests dies

Maratha quota stir: Man injured in protests dies

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

Around 20 policemen, including eight officers, were injured in stone-pelting by protesters at Kopar Khairane and Kalamboli in Navi Mumbai.

32 new trains to be introduced

32 new trains to be introduced

Rediff.com6 Jul 2004

Railways proposed to introduce 32 new trains including 17 Samparak Kranti Express linking several state capitals and different parts of the country with the Union Capital.

PIX: Amitabh-Shatrughan party with Hema Malini

PIX: Amitabh-Shatrughan party with Hema Malini

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

The actress-turned-politician celebrated her 68th birthday on October 16.

Two Maoists caught while planting landmines

Two Maoists caught while planting landmines

Rediff.com1 Aug 2012

Two Maoists were on Tuesday caught while allegedly planting landmines underneath a road bridge at Revet village in Latehar district, police sources said.

Review: Bangistan music lacks bang

Review: Bangistan music lacks bang

Rediff.com25 Jul 2015

Bangistan has unconventional music but it doesn't impress, says Aelina Kapoor.

NGO funding: Delhi court rejects plea to book Khurshids

NGO funding: Delhi court rejects plea to book Khurshids

Rediff.com20 Feb 2013

A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Union Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise for alleged criminal misappropriation of funds meant for a family-run trust, saying it has no "territorial jurisdiction".

Jwala will stand up and fight the ban, says father

Jwala will stand up and fight the ban, says father

Rediff.com7 Oct 2013

Shuttler Jwala Gutta has not yet received any official communication from the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on the reported move to impose life ban on her, but she will seek legal recourse upon getting it, her father Kranti said.

The 2017 Uttarakhand election sentiment meter

The 2017 Uttarakhand election sentiment meter

Rediff.com2 Feb 2017

Rediff Labs analysed the 2012 Uttrakhand assembly election results merged with 2014 Lok sabha election result are to develop a Sentiment Meter for the 2017 electoral battle.

Naxalites kill seven of a family in rural Patna

Naxalites kill seven of a family in rural Patna

Rediff.com26 Dec 2002

Director General of Police R R Prasad said a breakaway group of People's War led by Sunil Kranti swooped down on Barichak village to settle "some old enmity".

Latehar encounter death toll touches 17

Latehar encounter death toll touches 17

Rediff.com10 Jan 2013

Around 300 CRPF and Jharkhand Jaguar jawans went deep into the Karmatiya jungles, about 250 km from Ranchi as part of a combing operation when Maoists started indiscriminate firing from tree tops and hills

Tom Alter passes away

Tom Alter passes away

Rediff.com30 Sep 2017

'So much goodness. Warmth. Friendly. Attracts and exudes positivity and peace. A distinct voice.' Bollywood salutes the veteran actor.

MP: Trains mows down 2 kids, railway staffer burnt alive

MP: Trains mows down 2 kids, railway staffer burnt alive

Rediff.com26 Feb 2013

Siblings Mohammad Ali (5) and his eight-year-old sister Icra were crushed to death by a speeding Sampark Kranti Express at Gulabganj station, about 20 km from Vidisha, when they were crossing the tracks in the absence of a foot overbridge from under a stationary goods train, railway sources said.

South Korean tourist raped in Madhya Pradesh

South Korean tourist raped in Madhya Pradesh

Rediff.com1 Feb 2013

A South Korean woman, who was allegedly raped at a hotel in Madhya Pradesh on January 14, has filed a complaint with police in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra.

Tibet: 99 self-immolations and counting

Tibet: 99 self-immolations and counting

Rediff.com30 Jan 2013

In Tibet, the people's frustration with their colonial masters has reached the extreme, international silence is too loud, says Vijay Kranti

Wish to be wrapped in BJP flag when I die: Kalyan Singh

Wish to be wrapped in BJP flag when I die: Kalyan Singh

Rediff.com21 Jan 2013

A melodramatic event marked Kalyan Singh's formal return to the BJP as he merged his Rashtriya Kranti Party with the BJP, Sharat Pradhan reports

Will soon announce date of return to BJP: Kalyan Singh

Will soon announce date of return to BJP: Kalyan Singh

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Jan Kranti Party patron Kalyan Singh on Tuesday said he was returning to his parent party Bharatiya Janata Party and the date for his re-entry will be announced soon. "Several rounds of talks have already been held with state and national-level leaders and a final decision on it (re-induction) will be taken after a meeting with party chief Nitin Gadkari," he told reporters.

Alam, Geelani effigies burnt, 'arrest them' chants break out in Jammu

Alam, Geelani effigies burnt, 'arrest them' chants break out in Jammu

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

Protests broke out in several areas in Jammu on Thursday against raising of Pakistani flags and pro-Pakistan slogans at the rally held by separatist leaders in Srinagar on Wednesday.