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'We are losing our independence more and more'

'Laws have been used in a way to serve the needs of the current regime and its authoritarian ideology.' IMAGE: Income Tax officials leave after conducting a raid on the premises of the respected......

'This is a much more sophisticated Emergency'

'Where you change the law and then say, we are following the law.''The fact is, the law is not meeting any international standards.''How can you call UAPA or PMLA a law when you are guilty until......

'Every day you wake up to see who was arrested last night'

'If you talk about any kind of equality, you are under attack.' IMAGE: Climate change activist Disha Ravi leaves the Patiala House court in New Delhi in connection with allegedly being involved in......

Who did you vote for? Why?

In the crazily complex cauldron that is India, where caste, community, class and cash are just the primary ingredients, no one has yet come up with a fool-proof method to ascertain how voters make......

'You can't sustain a campaign of hate'

'You can't go on creating division and rhetoric of hate.''It comes to roost. We are seeing the first glimpses of that in the state elections.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com "We need a......

Will Indian workers in UAE get a better deal after Modi's visit?

Prime Minister Modi chatted with the workers, enquiring about the place and their welfare and jobs. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Indian workers at the ICAD residential city, in Abu......

'India's problem is implementation'

The entire country will have a Naxal problem if the government does not back the Millennium Development Goals with sufficient funds, Salil Shetty, Director of the UN Millennium Development......

UN to G-20: Bail out the poor

Stating that the global financial crisis threatens the livelihoods of nearly 1.4 billion people globally, a United Nations agency has asked the G-20 leaders to commit themselves to save the world......

Aadesh Shrivastava: The Man Who Composed Chartbusters

Saluting the late music composer's most memorable film songs. Like most success stories, his too began with a dream. To make it big on the Indian music scene. The Jabalpur born Aadesh......

Box Office: Haider, Bang Bang fare average

A look at this week's hits and misses. The long weekend saw two big releases, Bang Bang and Haider. Both films opened to below average collections. Worldwide, however, Bang Bang is the sixth......

Box office: Below average opening for 3 AM, Desi Kattey

A look at this week's hits and misses. Two small films -- 3 AM and Desi Kattey -- opened at the box office last Friday. While both the films opened to below average collections, 3 AM did better in......

Will Darna Mana Hai work?

Filmmakers Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Ram Gopal Varma arepoles apart interms of creativity. Yet they share a common ground. They have both made episodic Hindi films. Musafir (1957) was Mukherjee's......

Kris Srikkanth to try his hand at films

India's opening batsman of the 1980s and popular match commentator Krishnamachari Srikkanth is now trying his luck in the movies.He will be seen in a Tamil film Priyamna Thoji.Several cricketers......

Syed Mushtaq Ali: Rahane to lead Mumbai, Shaw named deputy

IMAGE: Ajinkya Rahane will be leading Mumbai in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will be......

FIFA World Cup: 'Qatar's migrant labourers treated like cattle'

Qatar's construction industry is rife with abuse of migrant workers who are "treated like cattle" and live in squalid accommodation exposed to overflowing sewage, Amnesty International said in a......

Chopra, Nehra's return will boost Delhi

Delhi are hoping the return of Test players Akash Chopra and Ashish Nehra will boost their chances against reigning champions Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' encounter, beginningin Delhi......

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