News for '-middle-ages'

Coronavirus cases climb to 34 in India; PM holds review meet

Coronavirus cases climb to 34 in India; PM holds review meet

Rediff.com7 Mar 2020

Three more positive cases of novel coronavirus have been reported in India.

Why English-speaking, foreign-returned women begging on H'bad roads

Why English-speaking, foreign-returned women begging on H'bad roads

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

The woman said she was a Green Card holder and had worked in the US

The women of Chennai's Shaheen Bagh

The women of Chennai's Shaheen Bagh

Rediff.com25 Feb 2020

'You know the difference between being brought up by a mother and a step-mother?' 'As long as Amma was there we had nothing to fear. Now the step-mother is there and we are on the streets.'

Intense cold wave grips north India

Intense cold wave grips north India

Rediff.com7 Jan 2011

Eleven more people died in Uttar Pradesh as the intense cold wave sweeping north India maintained its firm grip over the region with Kargil town in Jammu and Kashmir freezing at minus 16.4 degrees Celsius.

Kamala Harris, the perfect foil for Biden

Kamala Harris, the perfect foil for Biden

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

'There is room for cautious optimism following the Harris anointment that America will return this year to more normal politics after the aberration of the Trump presidency,' points out Shreekant Sambrani.

Attack, reverses, exits: Kerala saw it all in 2010

Attack, reverses, exits: Kerala saw it all in 2010

Rediff.com21 Dec 2010

The 'Taliban-like' attack on a college teacher by radicals who chopped off his hand sent shock waves across Kerala during the year which also saw the drubbing of the ruling Left Democratic Front in the local body polls.

Changing Census and sensibility in a new India

Changing Census and sensibility in a new India

Rediff.com31 Mar 2011

'I realise that in some ways the Census is a peephole into a changing India. It's not just about transgenders or the disabled. This time marital status includes separate categories for divorced and separated. Mental illness has been separated from mental retardation. For the first time, the census taker is asking for the date of birth.'

Will Vidya Balan look good opposite Rajnikanth?

Will Vidya Balan look good opposite Rajnikanth?

Rediff.com3 Mar 2011

Have your say!

'In my grief, I blocked off Venezuela'

'In my grief, I blocked off Venezuela'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2019

'The phone rang on the night of January 15.' 'The voice of an Indian family friend in Venezuela came on.' 'That morning, there had been an accident on the highway'. 'My father had died on the spot.' Radha Roy Biswas reveals her heart-warming and heart-breaking relation with a country drowning in economic chaos.

Review: Chumbak is magical, magnetic

Review: Chumbak is magical, magnetic

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

Sandeep Modi's Chumbak spins a magical web around you, says Prasanna D Zore.

'In 1555, French seer Nostradamus predicted Modi's rule'

'In 1555, French seer Nostradamus predicted Modi's rule'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

In a Facebook post, Minister of State Kiren Rijiju has said that the Narendra Modi's rule was predicted by French seer Nostradamus in 1555.

Burari Diary: Secret anxiety lurks behind gala

Burari Diary: Secret anxiety lurks behind gala

Rediff.com21 Dec 2010

Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt presents an inseiders view of the Congress plenary held at Burari.

Does sex sell at the box office?

Does sex sell at the box office?

Rediff.com6 Aug 2019

Joginder Tuteja has the answer.

Naxals kill former sarpanch in Gadchiroli

Naxals kill former sarpanch in Gadchiroli

Rediff.com12 Apr 2010

A group of armed Naxalites allegedly killed a middle-aged former Sarpanch from Gadchiroli district, for being a police informer, police said on Monday.

Onscreen Couples We LOVE!

Onscreen Couples We LOVE!

Rediff.com7 Oct 2019

Sukanya Verma lists some of Bollywood's delightful reel-life husband and wife jodis in the last few years.

City planning

City planning

Rediff.com19 Jul 2010

campaign to assert their 'right to walk'. The campaign is led by a middle-aged lady who finds it offensive to have to walk past patches where men relieve themselves -- and these in turn will point to the extreme scarcity of public conveniences.

How to tackle premature ejaculation

How to tackle premature ejaculation

Rediff.com2 Jul 2010

Premature ejaculation is the most common sexual dysfunction in men below 40 years of age. However, it can be treated with behavioural change, psychological change, and also the use of some medications.

A New Congress for New India

A New Congress for New India

Rediff.com22 May 2009

Rahul appealed to the youth while Sonia and Priyanka presented a fairytale family portrait that entire India identifies with. Their teamwork and harmonisation of expressions about each other helped the Congress.

Lalgarh: Maoists kill 5 CPI-M men in cold blood

Lalgarh: Maoists kill 5 CPI-M men in cold blood

Rediff.com14 May 2010

Four Communist Party of India-Marxist supporters and a party worker were shot dead by Maoists on Friday after they suspected them to be police informers and their bodies dumped on the highway at West Midnapore and Purulia districts, the police said.

Review: Badhai Ho is entertaining

Review: Badhai Ho is entertaining

Rediff.com18 Oct 2018

Badhai Ho tackles a serious subject comically, without losing on entertainment or your attention, says Sudarshana Dwivedi.

Poll: Are these supermodels over 40 still hot?

Poll: Are these supermodels over 40 still hot?

Rediff.com27 May 2010

They may be approaching middle age, but then age is just a number to some of them -- check out these ex-supermodels and let us know whether you think they still rock!

Bollywood's COOL Daddy moments

Bollywood's COOL Daddy moments

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

Sukanya Verma looks at the various baap-beti equations depicted on the screen.

Infiltration bid via Kutch foiled, 9 Pak men held

Infiltration bid via Kutch foiled, 9 Pak men held

Rediff.com17 Aug 2009

"We had information that some people from across the border were trying to infiltrate in to Indian territory. So we conducted a special operation and apprehended nine men," a BSF spokesperson said.

Well done, Boman Irani

Well done, Boman Irani

Rediff.com26 Mar 2010

The actor on his upcoming Shyam Benegal film Well Done Abba, and turning 50.

Airline experience: 'They hit each other!'

Airline experience: 'They hit each other!'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2009

Last week, we discussed airline bloopers and invited readers to share their air travel stories with us. Here, reader Ramesh Gulabrai shares one of his experiences.

Here's why men need more sex

Here's why men need more sex

Rediff.com27 Jun 2017

Sexual activity at least twice a week, a study has revealed, could be good for the heart.

The Wonderful Films of Basu Chatterjee

The Wonderful Films of Basu Chatterjee

Rediff.com5 Jun 2020

'Basuda welcomed viewers into a world that was instantly familiar and comfortable,' observes Sukanya Verma.

Heart disease: Are you at risk?

Heart disease: Are you at risk?

Rediff.com25 Sep 2009

A look at the risk factors that make you more vulnerable to herat disease.

Thousands mourn Basu's passing

Thousands mourn Basu's passing

Rediff.com19 Jan 2010

Police and volunteers wore a helpless look as a sea of people poured in from every possible corner of the city. Their sole aim was to be a part of Basu's last rites. "Hope we get to see him just once," said a middle-aged man to his friend, adding "The queue just isn't moving".

Shootout curse banished, England fans dare to dream

Shootout curse banished, England fans dare to dream

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

England fans are dreaming of World Cup glory after their team banished a decades-long curse of flunking penalty shootouts thanks to a nail-biting win over Colombia.

We've lost our identity, say people of Kashmir

We've lost our identity, say people of Kashmir

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

Many said that scrapping of Article 370, which gave special status to the state, could lead to change in its Muslim-majority identity.

Bollywood's actors: THEN and NOW!

Bollywood's actors: THEN and NOW!

Rediff.com23 Sep 2014

How many of these actors can you match with their younger appearance?

H1N1 claims 25th victim in Pune

H1N1 claims 25th victim in Pune

Rediff.com26 Aug 2009

Swine flu toll in Pune rose to 25 with a middle-aged woman succumbing to the viral infection in the city on Wednesday.

Swine flu claims three more lives, toll 72

Swine flu claims three more lives, toll 72

Rediff.com24 Aug 2009

A toddler and two middle-aged persons have succumbed to swine flu in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat, pushing the pandemic toll to 72, even as schools and colleges in Pune, shut due to the spurt in the infection, reopened on Monday after nearly two weeks. Over 100 more fresh cases of flu infection were reported from various states on Sunday, Union Health Ministry officials said in Delhi.

Indian heroes like them young

Indian heroes like them young

Rediff.com28 Jul 2009

A look at just some of the upcoming films featuring actresses much, much younger than their leading men.

The big challenge brands are facing in India

The big challenge brands are facing in India

Rediff.com8 May 2019

The digital audience knows the difference between healthy suggestions, which are welcome, and a downright breach of privacy, which is abhorred.

Woman found dead on Jagannath temple premises

Woman found dead on Jagannath temple premises

Rediff.com26 May 2009

The woman, aged about 50 years, was found hanging from a wooden structure in 'Koili Baikuntha' area inside the temple, police said, adding that the case was suspected to be of suicide but the exact cause could be ascertained only after postmortem.

ICICI Bank unveils first mortgage guarantee-backed home loan

ICICI Bank unveils first mortgage guarantee-backed home loan

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

It will help customers raise the eligible amount by up to 20 per cent and increase the tenure by up to seven years.

PIX: Akshay, Ayushmann, Vicky get National Awards

PIX: Akshay, Ayushmann, Vicky get National Awards

Rediff.com23 Dec 2019

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu presented the National Film Awards to the year's winners with actors Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann Khurrana and Keerthy Suresh receiving top honours.

Indian doc barred from practising in UK

Indian doc barred from practising in UK

Rediff.com8 Jun 2008

British authorities have barred a middle-aged Indian doctor from practicing for a year and threatened to revoke his license permanently after he was accused by a woman patient of behaving indecently during a breast examination. At the general Medical Council hearing in Manchester, it was ruled that Pattar's fitness to practice had been 'impaired' and that a 12-month suspension was imposed on his registration with the GMC.