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The 'naughty boy' who runs a hotel empire

The 'naughty boy' who runs a hotel empire

Rediff.com24 Jul 2018

'A heavy tanker takes time to move, but when it starts rolling, it's difficult to stop it,' Indian Hotels CEO Puneet Chhatwal tells Shyamal Majumdar.

Corbett: Escape to the wilderness

Corbett: Escape to the wilderness

Rediff.com20 May 2009

Every time we want to escape the hustle and bustle of Delhi city, we run for cover to the nearest haven, the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand.

Aspiring designer? You need to be a little crazy

Aspiring designer? You need to be a little crazy

Rediff.com19 Sep 2009

We caught up with zany upstart Rahul Anand, and he shared his thoughts on his debut Lakme Fashion Week performance.

Romancing street food in India

Romancing street food in India

Rediff.com6 Dec 2017

These bloggers are adding fresh flavours to India's vibrant street-food scene.

Davis Cup: Somdev, Yuki prove too strong for Kiwis; ensure India advance to Play-offs

Davis Cup: Somdev, Yuki prove too strong for Kiwis; ensure India advance to Play-offs

Rediff.com19 Jul 2015

A fired up Yuki Bhambri recorded his first ever victory in a live fifth rubber after Somdev Devvarman levelled the scores as India advanced to World Group Play-offs.

Delhi hit-and-run: Teen driver was fined for speeding twice last year

Delhi hit-and-run: Teen driver was fined for speeding twice last year

Rediff.com9 Apr 2016

The 17-year-old has been charged with culpable homicide.

Delhi 6: Yeh silly hai mere yaar

Delhi 6: Yeh silly hai mere yaar

Rediff.com20 Feb 2009

Abhishek Bachchan is the weakest link in the film, which is nothing compared to Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's previous film, Rang De Basanti.

Tennis round-up: Federer advances in Rotterdam to inch closer to top spot

Tennis round-up: Federer advances in Rotterdam to inch closer to top spot

Rediff.com15 Feb 2018

The 36-year-old Swiss master needs only to reach the semi-finals at the ABN Amro tennis event to overtake Rafael Nadal at the top of the ATP rankings and become world number one for the first time since November 2012.

Tendulkar, Zaheer back in ODI squad

Tendulkar, Zaheer back in ODI squad

Rediff.com7 Aug 2008

Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh made a comeback into the Indian ODI squads for the five-match series against Sri Lanka and the forthcoming 2008 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan. Under-19 World Cup winning captain Virat Kohli was the surprise inclusion in both the squads.

Gambhir looks to build on dream year

Gambhir looks to build on dream year

Rediff.com2 Jan 2009

India's Gautam Gambhir remains committed to the relaxed approach that helped him end a dream 2008 as an established Test opener.

2018's 10 Best Moments In Hindi Films

2018's 10 Best Moments In Hindi Films

Rediff.com3 Jan 2019

Aseem Chhabra picks the scenes that left him impressed this year.

There is so much more to achieve: Gambhir

There is so much more to achieve: Gambhir

Rediff.com10 Apr 2009

Gautam Gambhir may have come of age during the tour to New Zealand with an awesome batting display but the diminutive opener is not willing to be distracted by the new-found stardom, saying he still had a lot more to achieve.

'My life is like a bra that's been put on wrong'

'My life is like a bra that's been put on wrong'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2008

Journalist-cum-desi blogger Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan's first book, You Are Here documents the typically chaotic love-life and soul-searching of a 25-year-old Delhi girl, Arshi. We present an excerpt from the book.

Now, apartments go the eco-friendly way

Now, apartments go the eco-friendly way

Rediff.com3 May 2008

Move over swimming pools and health clubs - eco-friendly is the new must-have in the high-end residential sector.

UP: Rajya Rani Express derails, sabotage suspected

UP: Rajya Rani Express derails, sabotage suspected

Rediff.com15 Apr 2017

UP police said that a three-foot portion of the track where the train derailed was missing.

Kamal Haasan and the unkind biryani cut

Kamal Haasan and the unkind biryani cut

Rediff.com23 Jan 2017

In the midst of the agitation the 62-year-ld southern superstar trained in Karate dealt a strike straight in the stomach.

Sports Shorts: Prannoy, Kashyap win; Harikrishna holds Navara

Sports Shorts: Prannoy, Kashyap win; Harikrishna holds Navara

Rediff.com1 Aug 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday

Abdul Halder's collection for Lakme Fashion Week

Abdul Halder's collection for Lakme Fashion Week

Rediff.com12 Oct 2007

Here's a first look at designer Abdul Halder's collection, to be showcased at Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.

His smile will haunt me: Delhi woman slams taxi driver for obscenity

His smile will haunt me: Delhi woman slams taxi driver for obscenity

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

A woman has accused a driver of app based cab service TaxiForSure of indulging in vulgar act while driving her from South Delhi's Saket to Faridabad.

2005 Dhaula Kuan gangrape: HC reduces sentence of lone convict

2005 Dhaula Kuan gangrape: HC reduces sentence of lone convict

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

The Delhi High Court has reduced from 14 to 12 years the jail term awarded to the lone convict in the sensational Dhaula Kuan gangrape case in which a Delhi University student was assaulted in a moving car in 2005.

Sports Shorts: Three fresh faces in squash squad for Asian Games

Sports Shorts: Three fresh faces in squash squad for Asian Games

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday

'We want to pay respects to gau rakshaks who faced bullets'

'We want to pay respects to gau rakshaks who faced bullets'

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

RSS ideologue and former BJP general secretary K N Govindacharya talks about commemorating the deaths of naga sadhus and sants who were killed in police firing on November 7, 1966.

Nitin Bal Chauhan's hard-hitting plans for LFW

Nitin Bal Chauhan's hard-hitting plans for LFW

Rediff.com12 Oct 2007

Delhi designer Nitin Bal Chauhan intends to take Fashion Week by storm with his collection this year. Here's a sneak peek.

On Day 3, people 'endlessly wait' outside banks and ATMs for cash

On Day 3, people 'endlessly wait' outside banks and ATMs for cash

Rediff.com12 Nov 2016

The endless wait to get valid currency notes was also taking a toll on people waiting for hours in long queues as there were reports of many elderly people collapsing out of fatigue.

'84 riots: HC refuses to stay CBI probe against Tytler

'84 riots: HC refuses to stay CBI probe against Tytler

Rediff.com8 Nov 2013

The Delhi high court on Thursday declined to grant a stay on the Central Bureau of Investigation probe against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

Sehwag in Test squad for Australia

Sehwag in Test squad for Australia

Rediff.com12 Dec 2007

22-year-old Rajasthan pacer Pankaj Singh was also named in the 16-man team for the upcoming series Down Under.

I won't be surprised if Gauri's killers are not caught

I won't be surprised if Gauri's killers are not caught

Rediff.com13 Sep 2017

'Those who were first at the site of Gauri Lankesh's murder scene noticed that the place was still open for people to casually walk in and out.' 'No forensic evidence of value can remain in such places,' points out Aakar Patel.

Lalu oversees security for Samjhauta Express

Lalu oversees security for Samjhauta Express

Rediff.com22 Feb 2007

The minister went around the station for about half an hour along with senior ministry officials and security personnel inspecting security arrangements, and met passengers of the 'Friendship Train'.

Shah Jahan built the Taj in gratitude

Shah Jahan built the Taj in gratitude

Rediff.com19 Oct 2017

'After it was finished, Shah Jahan visited the Taj only twice.' 'There is a letter from Aurangzeb to him after a visit, reporting that the dome was leaking and needed to be fixed.' 'Shah Jahan wasn't bothered: He had moved on to designing his next project, Shahjahanabad,' reveals Aakar Patel.

Exclusive! B Raman's unpublished 2007 article: Why Yakub Memon must not be hanged

Exclusive! B Raman's unpublished 2007 article: Why Yakub Memon must not be hanged

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

'The cooperation of Yakub with the investigating agencies after he was picked up informally in Kathmandu and his role in persuading some other members of the family to come out of Pakistan and surrender constitute, in my view, a strong mitigating circumstance to be taken into consideration while considering whether the death penalty should be implemented,' B Raman had written in August 2007.

Goa dreams: Why HNIs are moving into beach paradise

Goa dreams: Why HNIs are moving into beach paradise

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

With organic kitchen gardens, Goa's luxury holiday homes are raising the bar The ease of reaching the destination, the mix of party culture and quietude are some of the reasons why individuals are increasingly investing in Goa

Sweet 40! A fact file on Akshay

Sweet 40! A fact file on Akshay

Rediff.com5 Sep 2007

40 quick facts on Akshay as he hits 40 on September 9.

Railways suspends five following train blasts

Railways suspends five following train blasts

Rediff.com20 Feb 2007

"Two clerks have been suspended late Monday evening on charges of improper maintenance of records of the tickets issued for the Delhi-Attari train," Chief PRO Northern Railway Rajiv Saxena said.

Suspects got off train 15 minutes before blasts

Suspects got off train 15 minutes before blasts

Rediff.com20 Feb 2007

The police have also released the sketches of two suspects in the blasts.

Mumbai, Malegaon and Deewana blasts are connected

Mumbai, Malegaon and Deewana blasts are connected

Rediff.com19 Feb 2007

The Deewana incident resembles the Mumbai blasts of July 2006 in three respects -- the terrorists attacked a soft target; it was an act of mass casualty terrorism; and they chose a train as their target

Ballabgarh killing: Delhi government official, 3 others arrested

Ballabgarh killing: Delhi government official, 3 others arrested

Rediff.com28 Jun 2017

It was a 50-year-old man arrested on Wednesday who had entered into an altercation with Junaid and his brothers over seat sharing.

Ishant Sharma not to fly to South Africa

Ishant Sharma not to fly to South Africa

Rediff.com27 Dec 2006

Delhi paceman Ishant Sharma was earlier asked to join the Indian cricket team in South Africa on Wednesday.

India's great channel goldrush!

India's great channel goldrush!

Rediff.com31 Mar 2007

As if there weren't enough, a spate of new television channels will launch this year against all rational thinking.

HC rejects Jagdish Tytler's plea for early hearing

HC rejects Jagdish Tytler's plea for early hearing

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

The Delhi high court on Thursday refused to stay the Central Bureau of Investigation probe against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anit-Sikh riots case and declined to entertain his plea for an early hearing of his appeal against the trial court's order for investigation.

Delhi: 2 JeM militants arrested with explosives

Delhi: 2 JeM militants arrested with explosives

Rediff.com27 Nov 2006

The identities of the arrested militants were not revealed by police immediately and they did not rule out the possibility of more arrests.