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'My time in jail scarred me forever'

'Your faith in the system, and in the fact that you are a citizen of this country and have rights, starts eroding.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "Jail is not a place for human beings.......

'Many times we miss the cancer symptoms'

'Live a healthy lifestyle. Like what our parents taught us. Like our parents' parents taught them.''We become obese. In obesity the chance of cancer increases.''Any new symptom? Please talk to your......

'Bas Modi hi hai BJP mein, aur kuch nahi hai'

In the dangal of UP politics, much as Muzaffarnagar wants to leave its past, the shadows are never far behind.Rediff.com's Archana Masih visits the offices of political parties, shops and people's......

Who's who in the Congress's infamous 25

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan came down heavily on Congress leaders for "persistently and willfully obstructing the House" and suspended them for 5 days. The members who have been punished......

EXCLUSIVE! The Teesta Setalvad Interview 'The DNA of this country will re-emerge!'

'Little about this regime, given its vindictive credo, is a complete surprise. But we were still taken aback by the CBI raid as it was a complete abuse of due process.' 'These are not legal......

2010 a nightmare for tobacco farmers

For Andhra Pradesh tobacco farmers, 2010 was a tough year.Heavy rain in the last week of November and the first week of December damaged the crop extensively, resulting in a loss of around Rs 625......

Australia imposes tough rules on cigarette firms

Australia has become the first country to initiate a new law proposing strict packaging rules for tobacco companies to sell their cigarette packs 'plain' without display of logo or imagery on the......

GST Bill: Congress sets tough conditions for support in RS

The government will find it difficult to pass the Bill without the Congress’ help The Congress has set five conditions before the National Democratic Alliance for support to the......

ITC Q4 net profit up 18%

Indian tobacco firm ITC Ltd's move to shorten low-priced cigarettes by 5 millimetres helped fourth-quarter profit jump 18 per cent as customers snapped up smokes small enough to qualify for a lower......

Godfrey Philip banks on 'curiosity' factor

Godfrey Philip India will flood shops with new cigarette brands to keep its business going as all options for brand promotion have been blocked by the ban on tobacco advertising from May 1. "In the......

Pather Panchali@70: Beautiful, Broken People

Seventy years after Pather Panchali released on August 26, 1955, we finally get it.Shuttling between the village of Boral and a studio in Calcutta, caught between worrying about the next purse of......

'Gadar is a powerful word that came out of Partition'

'When a common man's house is on fire, he is infused with extraordinary strength.''He will go to any length to save his home and family even if he is not as big and strong as Sunnyji.' IMAGE:......

Review: Masala Republic is a shabby film

Masala Republic is one of the tackiest films made in recent times, says Paresh C Palicha. Directed by debutant director Visakh G S, Masala Republic is a satirical entertainer on the ban......

'I don't want to meet the Talwars'

'The director has tried to be neutral. But Talvar won't leave the audience confused, for sure.' Irrfan Khan discusses Talvar with Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com You get precisely 900 seconds to......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......