News for '-phobia'

First look: Sooraj, Jacqueline in GF

First look: Sooraj, Jacqueline in GF

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:

Yoga textbook created by Patanjali to be taught in Goa schools

Yoga textbook created by Patanjali to be taught in Goa schools

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

The government also intends to constitute a state-level 'yoga cell' of yoga experts.

Has Pakistan Learnt Its Afghan Lessons?

Has Pakistan Learnt Its Afghan Lessons?

Rediff.com24 Sep 2021

Imran Khan knows Pakistan is holding a strong hand and doesn't have to flaunt it while claiming victory. But Pakistan has learned from the experience of the 1990s -- high risk of going out on a limb, asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

The Frenchman who shares his home with 400 reptiles

The Frenchman who shares his home with 400 reptiles

Rediff.com21 Sep 2018

For most people, sharing a living room with just one two-metre-long alligator is the stuff of nightmares; Philippe Gillet has not only two of them, but 400 other reptiles which he shares his home in western France near the city of Nantes.

Review: Rio is an unstoppable flight of fun

Review: Rio is an unstoppable flight of fun

Rediff.com8 Apr 2011

Rio is entertaining enough to forgive its refusal to soar any higher.

Who is the biggest threat to Pakistan's security?

Who is the biggest threat to Pakistan's security?

Rediff.com17 Aug 2010

Shedding its India-centric phobia, Pakistan's main spy agency ISI has in its new threat assessment determined that Islamist militants, and not India pose the main threat to Pakistan.

Maths made easy, the ancient way

Maths made easy, the ancient way

Rediff.com26 Aug 2010

Maths-phobia is not something new. Now teachers and students are going back to ancient times to make it easier to learn it. Baishali Mukherjee reports.

Bob Dylan to skip Nobel ceremony

Bob Dylan to skip Nobel ceremony

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

Dylan was named winner of this year's Nobel prize for literature in October for his vast body of lyrics and poetry but has since been reluctant to publicly acknowledge the honour.

Revealed: Why fear is the key

Revealed: Why fear is the key

Rediff.com9 Jul 2009

Neuroscientists have located the neurons responsible for fear conditioning in the mammalian brain, a development that will facilitate better understanding and treatment for human phobias and anxiety disorders.

What scares the Khatron Ke Khiladi girls

What scares the Khatron Ke Khiladi girls

Rediff.com12 Apr 2011

The beautiful women reveal their phobias ahead of the show's beginning.

Face masks at airport to stop swine flu

Face masks at airport to stop swine flu

Rediff.com14 Aug 2009

If you have shot photographs like these of masked residents in these times of swine flu or taken any other newsworthy pictures, please do mail them to newsdesk@rediff.co.in We will be happy to publish them.

Airline experience: 'She annoyed me for 12 hours!'

Airline experience: 'She annoyed me for 12 hours!'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2009

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

'Laxmmi Bomb is super, super, entertaining'

'Laxmmi Bomb is super, super, entertaining'

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

'As fun and funny as it is shooting, it's as scary when you watch it.'

Now, a lab to remove fear of mathematics

Now, a lab to remove fear of mathematics

Rediff.com19 Aug 2008

The laboratory is a novel concept, which enables students to learn and explore mathematical concepts and verify facts and theorems using tools such as the Geometers sketchpad.

American Hindus deeply divided over Trump, Biden

American Hindus deeply divided over Trump, Biden

Rediff.com21 Oct 2020

In a sign of the growing political prominence of Hindus in America, the Trump and Biden campaigns are wooing this religious minority community like never before. Hinduism is the fourth largest faith in the US, representing approximately one per cent of the US population in 2016.

How You Can Fight COVID-19

How You Can Fight COVID-19

Rediff.com28 May 2021

Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan, head, wellness and well-being, Columbia Pacific Communities, shares simple, useful tips to fully recover from COVID-19.

'Nitish and RJD can form next govt in Bihar'

'Nitish and RJD can form next govt in Bihar'

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

'The main characteristic of Bihar politics is that it has always affected Delhi.'

Now, a pill to cure fear

Now, a pill to cure fear

Rediff.com28 Mar 2006

artificially increasing levels of cortisol can indeed help phobics overcome the paralysing fear

Modi's bhoomi puja speech: A masterpiece!

Modi's bhoomi puja speech: A masterpiece!

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

'His speech at the bhoomi puja will stand out for a long time in the memory of those who listened to it for touching the pinnacle of excellence and brilliance in both style and content,' declares B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

Does the box office like Bollywood's live-in movies?

Does the box office like Bollywood's live-in movies?

Rediff.com21 Feb 2019

Kartik Aryan and Kriti Sanon get ready to play Luka Chuppi with us.

Have kept an empty space in cabinet for Olympic gold: Sindhu

Have kept an empty space in cabinet for Olympic gold: Sindhu

Rediff.com12 Sep 2019

Sindhu says the path to the Tokyo Olympic gold will be a tough one as now her opponents will look to exploit her weaknesses and she will need to add something new to her game to achieve success.

Congress slams PM, BJP for 'misleading' people

Congress slams PM, BJP for 'misleading' people

Rediff.com9 Aug 2014

Congress on launched an all out attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of "misleading" people on the WTO issue and ridiculed BJP over its "Congress phobia".

Thousands clicked photos, don't know who was Chawla: Sidhu

Thousands clicked photos, don't know who was Chawla: Sidhu

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

Chawla, who is the general secretary of Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee and is known to speak for 'Khalistan', had shared the purported picture on his Facebook page.

'Modi-phobic Delhi govt harassing BJP workers'

'Modi-phobic Delhi govt harassing BJP workers'

Rediff.com15 Oct 2013

Alleging that an "unannounced emergency" has been clamped in Delhi to manipulate poll outcome, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday slammed the removal of Narendra Modi's hoarding and transfer of station house officers in the city and charged the police with being hand in glove with Sheila Dikshit government in harassing opposition workers.

'I'd love to play a character with darker shades'

'I'd love to play a character with darker shades'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

'I am not disappointed with whatever roles come my way. I feel disappointment is a sign of ungratefulness.'

Indian establishments in Congo attacked in backlash

Indian establishments in Congo attacked in backlash

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Ministry of external affairs said Indian establishments were targeted on Monday and on Wednesday in the city's commercial areas and Indian mission in Kinshasa has taken up the issue with Congo's foreign ministry.

When Vidya, Anushka, Madhuri went on a thrilling spree!

When Vidya, Anushka, Madhuri went on a thrilling spree!

Rediff.com1 Dec 2016

Looking at the Hindi film heroine at her thrilling best.

'JNU violence was planned by Left to blame ABVP'

'JNU violence was planned by Left to blame ABVP'

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

'They are ABVP-phobic people. Tomorrow, they will say the US attack on Iran is because of the ABVP.'

Army coup story came from a very fertile brain: V K Singh

Army coup story came from a very fertile brain: V K Singh

Rediff.com17 Nov 2013

Former Army chief General V K Singh has dismissed the story of an alleged coup attempt by Indian army in January 2012 as the product of a "very fertile brain" and said it was at "somebody's behest".

The Judgementall Hai Kya Review

The Judgementall Hai Kya Review

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

Judgementall Hai Kya is a wild move but works because of how assured its cast is before and its crew is behind the camera, feels Sukanya Verma.

African envoys to boycott 'Africa Day' celebrations over 'racism' in India

African envoys to boycott 'Africa Day' celebrations over 'racism' in India

Rediff.com25 May 2016

Responding to the concerns of the African envoys, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said government has directed concerned authorities to take stringent action against the culprits involved in killing of the Congolese national.

What makes Rohit Shetty nervous

What makes Rohit Shetty nervous

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

'The difficult part is that there is no script and you have to be impromptu. So by the end of the day, I am very tired.'

'I was ready to pay to get work'

'I was ready to pay to get work'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

'Now, I am receiving so much love. Producers can rely on me now.'

'If the system is flawed, what is the fault of the students'

'If the system is flawed, what is the fault of the students'

Rediff.com31 Mar 2018

Scuttled holiday plans, clashes with entrance dates, another round of tuitions and above all the 'phobia' of facing the examination day yet again -- sum up the dilemma being faced by class 10 and 12 students of Central Board of Secondary Education across the country.

Box Office: Te3n flops

Box Office: Te3n flops

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

The hits and misses of the week.

Box Office: Housefull 3 gets a good opening

Box Office: Housefull 3 gets a good opening

Rediff.com6 Jun 2016

The hits and misses of the week.

'Bury COVID-19 victims away from residential areas'

'Bury COVID-19 victims away from residential areas'

Rediff.com4 May 2020

'I am more worried about the rainy season from June.' 'If you don't bury the COVID-19 dead properly, then rainwater will seep into the dead bodies and it will come to our locality where I fear more than 2,000 people will be affected.'

Box Office: Average opening for Udta Punjab

Box Office: Average opening for Udta Punjab

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

The hits and miss of the box office.

Hopes dashed, why India Inc fears Modi now

Hopes dashed, why India Inc fears Modi now

Rediff.com10 Apr 2018

'The Modi government needs some big private sector trophies to affirm its anti-corruption credentials before the polls.' 'So on whose neck will the sword fall next?' 'To that extent, the outing of the ICICI Bank-Videocon story is cathartic,' says Shekhar Gupta.

'Your job is not running away'

'Your job is not running away'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

'Worse disasters -- both natural and man-made -- have come and gone in our country. We are here because our ancestors and we survived.'