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PHOTO: If Bipasha Basu was an ORDINARY person

PHOTO: If Bipasha Basu was an ORDINARY person

Rediff.com13 Nov 2013

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DISGRACEFUL: Cops rape woman in UP town

DISGRACEFUL: Cops rape woman in UP town

Rediff.com23 Jun 2011

From refusing to register rape cases, cops in Uttar Pradesh have got into the heinous act themselves. Two policemen were allegedly involved in the rape of a middle-aged married woman in Ghosi town of Mau district, about 400 km from Lucknow, taking Wednesday's reported rape cases in Uttar Pradesh to three.

PHOTO: If Rani Mukerji was an ORDINARY person

PHOTO: If Rani Mukerji was an ORDINARY person

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

This is a tongue-in-cheek series devoted to Bollywood ka beautiful people. Readers are advised to view it with the proverbial grain of salt.

PHOTO: If Ranveer Singh was an ORDINARY person

PHOTO: If Ranveer Singh was an ORDINARY person

Rediff.com5 Mar 2014

This is a tongue-in-cheek series devoted to Bollywood ke beautiful people. Readers are advised to view it with the proverbial grain of salt.

Review: Bheja Fry 2  is hollow and brain-numbing

Review: Bheja Fry 2 is hollow and brain-numbing

Rediff.com17 Jun 2011

Misidentifying the film's seductive wrapping to contain a bustling firecracker would be inviting dissatisfaction.

In PHOTOS: Chaos, devastation at Delhi high court

In PHOTOS: Chaos, devastation at Delhi high court

Rediff.com7 Sep 2011

As terror struck outside the Delhi high court, a man who lost one of his legs was seen trying to get away from the site as limbs and pieces of flesh were strewn on the ground along with shards of glass.

If Tanushree Dutta was an ORDINARY person

If Tanushree Dutta was an ORDINARY person

Rediff.com17 Oct 2013

This is a tongue-in-cheek series devoted to Bollywood ke beautiful people. Readers are advised to view it with the proverbial grain of salt.

Anna supporter enters Parliament, shouts slogans

Anna supporter enters Parliament, shouts slogans

Rediff.com26 Aug 2011

Parliament complex on Friday witnessed high drama as a supporter of Anna Hazare shouted slogans in favour of the Gandhian before being taken away by the security personnel.

If Priyanka Chopra was an ORDINARY person

If Priyanka Chopra was an ORDINARY person

Rediff.com9 Oct 2013

This is a tongue-in-cheek series devoted to Bollywood ka beautiful people. Readers are advised to view it with the proverbial grain of salt.

PHOTO: If Sonam Kapoor was an ORDINARY person

PHOTO: If Sonam Kapoor was an ORDINARY person

Rediff.com6 Feb 2014

This is a tongue-in-cheek series devoted to Bollywood ke beautiful people. Readers are advised to view it with the proverbial grain of salt.

Lucknow celebrates Anna's 'first round win'

Lucknow celebrates Anna's 'first round win'

Rediff.com19 Aug 2011

Euphoria over Anna's release from Tihar jail was clearly visible on the streets of Lucknow, where people came out to celebrate what they termed as the "first round win" for the Gandhian.

PHOTO: If Ranbir Kapoor was an ORDINARY person

PHOTO: If Ranbir Kapoor was an ORDINARY person

Rediff.com29 Jan 2014

This is a tongue-in-cheek series devoted to Bollywood ke beautiful people. Readers are advised to view it with the proverbial grain of salt.

If Deepika Padukone was an ORDINARY person

If Deepika Padukone was an ORDINARY person

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

This is a tongue-in-cheek series devoted to Bollywood ka beautiful people. Readers are advised to view it with the proverbial grain of salt.

If Kareena Kapoor was an ORDINARY person

If Kareena Kapoor was an ORDINARY person

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

A tongue-in-cheek series devoted to Bollywood ka beautiful people.

PHOTO: If Vivek Oberoi was an ORDINARY person

PHOTO: If Vivek Oberoi was an ORDINARY person

Rediff.com7 May 2014

This is a tongue-in-cheek series devoted to Bollywood ke beautiful people. Readers are advised to view it with the proverbial grain of salt.

If Anushka Sharma was an ORDINARY person

If Anushka Sharma was an ORDINARY person

Rediff.com12 Sep 2013

We let our designer do the talking.

PHOTO: If John Abraham was an ORDINARY man

PHOTO: If John Abraham was an ORDINARY man

Rediff.com4 Sep 2013

This is a tongue-in-cheek series devoted to Bollywood ka beautiful people. Readers are advised to view it with the proverbial grain of salt.

The ULTIMATE diet plan to lose weight!

The ULTIMATE diet plan to lose weight!

Rediff.com5 Jul 2011

No pop diets will help you knock of those kilos says Samreedhi Goel. The dietician and fitness trainer shares with us her exclusive diet plan and tells you just how you can get into shape without sweating over it.

PHOTO: If Salman was an ORDINARY man

PHOTO: If Salman was an ORDINARY man

Rediff.com28 Aug 2013

The first in a tongue-in-cheek series devoted to Bollywood ka beautiful people. Readers are advised to view it with the proverbial grain of salt.

Measuring Muslim Decline

Measuring Muslim Decline

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

'In the Middle Ages, when Muslims were around 15 per cent of the population of the world, they accounted, according to one estimate, for 90 per cent of scientific advancements.' 'And today, when Muslims are around 22 per cent of the population of the world, their share in scientific writings is less than 1 per cent!' point out Ziya Us Salam and M Aslam Parvaiz.

PHOTO: If Vidya Balan was an ORDINARY person

PHOTO: If Vidya Balan was an ORDINARY person

Rediff.com18 Dec 2013

This is a tongue-in-cheek series devoted to Bollywood ke beautiful people. Readers are advised to view it with the proverbial grain of salt.

Cashless ATMs a new normal for common people

Cashless ATMs a new normal for common people

Rediff.com2 Dec 2016

Annoyed people in queues in front of ATMs and banks said chasing their own money has now become a new way of life

The Ujda Chaman review

The Ujda Chaman review

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

Fighting prejudice with prejudice, Ujda Chaman is too shallow to dwell compellingly into the frailties of the human mind, feels Sukanya Verma.

PHOTO: If Aamir Khan was an ORDINARY person

PHOTO: If Aamir Khan was an ORDINARY person

Rediff.com28 Nov 2013

This is a tongue-in-cheek series devoted to Bollywood ke beautiful people. Readers are advised to view it with the proverbial grain of salt.

Have these actors aged well?

Have these actors aged well?

Rediff.com17 Jul 2019

Even as the aging app goes viral on social media, with lots of Bollywood actors having a go at it to see how they'll look when they grow old, Sukanya Verma looks at some of the most notable instances of ageing for the screen.

PHOTO: If Shilpa Shetty was an ORDINARY person

PHOTO: If Shilpa Shetty was an ORDINARY person

Rediff.com20 Nov 2013

This is a tongue-in-cheek series devoted to Bollywood ke beautiful people. Readers are advised to view it with the proverbial grain of salt.

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.

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.'

IndiGo pilots up in arms over 'foreign hands'

IndiGo pilots up in arms over 'foreign hands'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

The IAF pilots, who are middle-aged, are willing to fly any number of hours, as they are keen to make quick money before they retire

Will Vidya Balan look good opposite Rajnikanth?

Will Vidya Balan look good opposite Rajnikanth?

Rediff.com3 Mar 2011

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COVID-19: Over 1500 under observation in Kerala, Noida

COVID-19: Over 1500 under observation in Kerala, Noida

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

More than 1,30,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been recorded in 116 countries and territories, killing at least 4,900 people.

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.

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.

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.

Obese people more likely to get Alzheimer's as they age

Obese people more likely to get Alzheimer's as they age

Rediff.com8 Jul 2018

Obesity worsens the effects of ageing on brain function, says study.

'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.