News for 'Acharya'

Hindutva outfit demands stringent OTT laws 'as in UAE'

Hindutva outfit demands stringent OTT laws 'as in UAE'

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

The outfit suggested that the government amend the Information Technology Act to classify all such content as pornography, which people should only be able to access by punching in their Aadhaar details or their fingerprints. Archis Mohan reports

SC slams Ramdev's Patanjali, stops it from advertising medical products

SC slams Ramdev's Patanjali, stops it from advertising medical products

Rediff.com27 Feb 2024

The bench also cautioned Patanjali Ayurved and its officers from making any statements adverse to any system of medicine in the media, both print and electronic, in any form as they said in their undertaking before the court earlier.

From 53 in first polls, number of parties at over 2500

From 53 in first polls, number of parties at over 2500

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

However, the national party count has gone down to six from 14 in over seven decades.

When Kejriwal Met Modi...

When Kejriwal Met Modi...

Rediff.com6 Dec 2022

What some of our political leaders were up to on Monday.

'I was not comfortable in BJP as I am a liberal'

'I was not comfortable in BJP as I am a liberal'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2024

'In the BJP I realised they are a different people with different mindset. They had a different ideology which was more rigid, and somewhere I was not comfortable.'

How Indian Students Can Stay Safe Abroad

How Indian Students Can Stay Safe Abroad

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

'Be aware of your surroundings. Stay alert, stay vigilant.'

'One man runs Congress and he is not Rahul or Kharge'

'One man runs Congress and he is not Rahul or Kharge'

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

'Congress leaders who are making strategy for the Congress to win elections have not even won a class monitor elections.' 'When you have not contested school monitor elections, what will you know about the ground reality?'

Indian steel sector flags Chinese imports, wants 'trade distortions' fixed

Indian steel sector flags Chinese imports, wants 'trade distortions' fixed

Rediff.com29 Aug 2023

Worried by a spike in Chinese imports, the Indian Steel Association (ISA) plans to take up the matter with the government and seek measures to fix "trade distortions". Alok Sahay, secretary general of the group that represents the country's steel producers, said systemic changes were needed. "In order to take any trade measure, it takes a minimum of 15 months' time, due to prevalence of lesser duty rule in India, making India an easy target. "We are going to write to the government on this," he said.

Classical dancer shot dead in another attack on Indians in US

Classical dancer shot dead in another attack on Indians in US

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

In yet another deadly attack on Indians and Indian-Americans in the United States in recent months, a 34-year-old trained classical dancer from India and a student of Washington University, was shot dead in St Louis, Missouri.

Karan Deol Gets Married

Karan Deol Gets Married

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

Karan Deol and Drisha Acharya wed on Sunday, June 18.

Dharmendra's Cryptic Message To Hema, Esha

Dharmendra's Cryptic Message To Hema, Esha

Rediff.com29 Jun 2023

Even as the Deols celebrated Karan Deol's wedding on June 18, inviting everyone in Bollywood for the lavish reception, Hema Malini and her daughters Esha and Ahana Deol were missing from the guest list.

What Was SRK Doing At Gadar 2 Success Party?

What Was SRK Doing At Gadar 2 Success Party?

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

Just like Sunny Deol can become the boss of the box office with his latest film Gadar 2, he can also throw the baap of all parties!

Robots, Dinosaurs: Modi's Day Out

Robots, Dinosaurs: Modi's Day Out

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

Prime Minister Narendra D Modi visited the Science City in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.

Tech IPO Boom With Easing Headwinds

Tech IPO Boom With Easing Headwinds

Rediff.com8 Jan 2024

'The success of one or two IPOs does not dictate whether the upcoming IPOs will be successful or not, but it certainly indicates that the markets and investors are enthusiastic about startup IPOs.'

From Bachchan to Ambani, who's who at Ram temple event

From Bachchan to Ambani, who's who at Ram temple event

Rediff.com23 Jan 2024

The 'Pran Pratishtha' of the idol of Ram Lalla -- the childhood form of Lord Ram -- will be attended by people from all walks of life, including representatives of major spiritual and religious sects of the country and of various tribal communities and prominent personalities.

Aamir-Salman At Karan Deol's Wedding Reception

Aamir-Salman At Karan Deol's Wedding Reception

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

Bollywood stars arrived in large numbers to congratulate the Deols, as Sunny Deol's eldest son Karan wed Drisha Acharya, Bimal Roy's great granddaughter and Basu Bhattacharya's granddaughter on June 18.

Barad is 2nd Gujarat Congress MLA to join BJP in 2 days

Barad is 2nd Gujarat Congress MLA to join BJP in 2 days

Rediff.com9 Nov 2022

In another jolt to the opposition Congress for the second day in a row ahead of the Gujarat assembly polls, senior MLA Bhagwan Barad on Wednesday resigned as a legislator and primary member and is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party.

'Nobody can tarnish the greatness of Kalakshetra forever'

'Nobody can tarnish the greatness of Kalakshetra forever'

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

'This setback is only transient, and this too shall pass.'

What The World Looks Like At Mid-Year

What The World Looks Like At Mid-Year

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

The first five months of 2023 have witnessed at least six major events/trends that augur badly for global economic and socio-political prospects, points out Shankar Acharya, former chief economic adviser to the Government of India.

28 students of Delhi school fall sick; MCD points to gas leak from rly tracks

28 students of Delhi school fall sick; MCD points to gas leak from rly tracks

Rediff.com12 Aug 2023

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi, in a statement, said, "The gas leak occurred at the nearby railway tracks."

Nitish back as CM, with two deputy CMs from BJP

Nitish back as CM, with two deputy CMs from BJP

Rediff.com29 Jan 2024

He was administered the oath of office by Governor Rajendra Arlekar at the Raj Bhavan in Patna.

The Designer Who Dressed Rashmika, Tejasswi

The Designer Who Dressed Rashmika, Tejasswi

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

Soham Acharya presented his nature-inspired fashion collection at the ongoing FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week.

Alia says NO to NTR Jr

Alia says NO to NTR Jr

Rediff.com4 May 2022

Is Alia Bhatt done with Telugu cinema after her cameo in S S Rajamouli's RRR, at least for now?

Rajamouli's Next Film Stars Mahesh Babu

Rajamouli's Next Film Stars Mahesh Babu

Rediff.com13 Sep 2022

S S Rajamouli's next will be shot in several European countries and will feature Mahesh Babu as a man on a mission.

Modi, Shah, BJP CMs to attend Bhupendra Patel's swearing-in on Monday

Modi, Shah, BJP CMs to attend Bhupendra Patel's swearing-in on Monday

Rediff.com11 Dec 2022

Patel will be administered the oath as the 18th chief minister by Governor Acharya Devvrat at a function to be held at the Helipad Ground near the new Secretariat in Gandhinagar at 2 pm.

Lalu's kidney transplant in Singapore successful: Tejashwi

Lalu's kidney transplant in Singapore successful: Tejashwi

Rediff.com5 Dec 2022

Yadav, who has been by his ailing father's side for the past few days, expressed delight that both Prasad and Rohini Acharya, his elder sister who has donated one of her kidneys to the 74-year-old, were fine after the surgery.

'Katrina loves parathas, I like pancakes'

'Katrina loves parathas, I like pancakes'

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

'We share everything with each other.'

Supply shocks led to price rise during pandemic, says SBI report

Supply shocks led to price rise during pandemic, says SBI report

Rediff.com25 Apr 2023

The price hikes during Covid were more because of supply chain and logistics disruptions caused by the pandemic and the Ukraine war rather than firms increasing prices because of higher pricing power, a report by State Bank of India (SBI) said. "It is thus incorrect to infer that concentration power dictated pricing capacity of firms, thus resulting in unyielding core inflation," the report authored by Soumya Kanti Ghosh, group chief economic adviser, SBI, said. A recent research article by former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Viral Acharya had observed that persistence of core inflation in India is due to purchasing power of top-five corporate houses.

Dropping Darwinian evolution may lead to superstitious beliefs, warn experts

Dropping Darwinian evolution may lead to superstitious beliefs, warn experts

Rediff.com9 May 2023

The Theory of Evolution, proposed by the English naturalist, explains that all living beings evolved through natural selection, which favours inherited traits that improve an individual's ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.

Bollywood's Forever Dancing Queen

Bollywood's Forever Dancing Queen

Rediff.com13 Jul 2023

As Kat turns 40 on July 16, Sukanya Verma starts the celebrations early by looking at Bollywood's Dancing Queen at her scintillating best.

Allow Nuh Hindus to keep arms: Demand at mahapanchayat

Allow Nuh Hindus to keep arms: Demand at mahapanchayat

Rediff.com13 Aug 2023

At the 'Sarva Jatiye Mahapanchayat', participants from Palwal, Gurugram and other nearby places took part, and it was decided that the yatra will resume from Nalhar in Nuh and then pass through Firozpur Jhirka's Jhir and Singar temples in the district.

Dehati Disco Review

Dehati Disco Review

Rediff.com27 May 2022

A film that calls itself Dehati Disco cannot be taken seriously, says Deepa Gahlot.

Kajol, Shah Rukh, Katrina Console Aditya Chopra

Kajol, Shah Rukh, Katrina Console Aditya Chopra

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

Yash Chopra's wife Pamela Chopra passed into the ages on the morning of April 20, and film folk arrived at the Chopra residence to offer their condolences.

Another Ram Mandir official hails Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra

Another Ram Mandir official hails Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra

Rediff.com4 Jan 2023

'I am the worker of RSS, and the RSS never condemned Bharat Jodo Yatra'

What's Veep Asking P T Usha?

What's Veep Asking P T Usha?

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

What some of our leaders were up to on Tuesday, October 18.

Lalu's daughter to donate kidney to her father

Lalu's daughter to donate kidney to her father

Rediff.com10 Nov 2022

The RJD president, who has been suffering from multiple health problems, was advised a kidney transplant.

Cong in talks with Oppn parties for no-trust motion against LS Speaker Birla

Cong in talks with Oppn parties for no-trust motion against LS Speaker Birla

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

They said the proposal to bring a motion was mooted at the meeting of party MPs this morning and Congress leaders are now talking to other party leaders over it.

'Today Is Worse Than British Times'

'Today Is Worse Than British Times'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2023

'Today, the BJP is using power in such a manner that they not only crush the Opposition, but even their own supporters can't rebel.'

'People will forget everyone when they hear you'

'People will forget everyone when they hear you'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

'The credit for giving me my first major break goes to Master Ghulam Haider.'

Nepal cities ban all Indian films over Adipurush dialogues

Nepal cities ban all Indian films over Adipurush dialogues

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah on Sunday said no Hindi film will be allowed to run in Kathmandu Metropolitan City until the dialogue "Janaki is a daughter of India" in Adipurush is removed not just in Nepal but also in India