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Why Was Amit Malviya Removed As BJP IT Cell Chief?

Why Was Amit Malviya Removed As BJP IT Cell Chief?

Rediff.com20 Aug 2026

Amit Malviya paid the price because he committed the cardinal mistake of himself 'becoming' the BJP's IT Cell and its social media. Malviya's removal contains a message to others -- never try to become bigger than the job that has been assigned, explains Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.

Detective Sherdil Review: Whodunit? Who cares?

Detective Sherdil Review: Whodunit? Who cares?

Rediff.com20 Jun 2025

The silliness Detective Sherdil packs in the guise of humour not only trivialises a likeable star into a scallywag but squanders its ensemble cast into one-note distractions, notes Sukanya Verma.

Modi's Edifice Complex

Modi's Edifice Complex

Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

To understand Modi, listen to what he does not say -- vide NRC, suggests Prem Panicker.

C.L.E.V.E.R. Tips To KEEP New Year Resolutions

C.L.E.V.E.R. Tips To KEEP New Year Resolutions

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

Vital ways to keep your New Year resolutions alive and kicking through the year.

Foolish ant and intelligent grasshopper - 2012 version

Foolish ant and intelligent grasshopper - 2012 version

Rediff.com30 Jul 2012

Call it by whatever name, the economic system of modern times favors indiscipline of individuals, societies and governments.

How to save enough money, age no bar

How to save enough money, age no bar

Rediff.com20 Dec 2007

Presenting thumb rules that let you save enough regardless of when you start -- 20s, 30s or 40s -- and make your money grow so well that you secure your future.

The two Congress misfits

The two Congress misfits

Rediff.com27 May 2005

Which are India's best wines?

Which are India's best wines?

Rediff.com5 Jul 2017

Life is too short to drink bad wine!

The Bala Review

The Bala Review

Rediff.com8 Nov 2019

'Nimble humour, shuddh desi zingers, refreshing flippancy and a lively blend of small-town quirk and orthodoxy.' Sukanya Verma applauds Bala.

What Modi must tell Xi

What Modi must tell Xi

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

Modi should bluntly ask Chinese President Xi Jinping why he was willing to put his neck in the Pakistani noose, ignoring all that is known of Pakistan's perfidy, says B S Raghavan.

Tumbbad Review: A fairytale for grown ups

Tumbbad Review: A fairytale for grown ups

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

'What seemed missing in Tumbbad was that screwiness, that kinkiness, which shades so many of our best parables,' observes Sreehari Nair.

Why the Modi-Afroze Fatta photo cannot be ignored

Why the Modi-Afroze Fatta photo cannot be ignored

Rediff.com2 May 2014

Modi and Rahul's Gandhi's case cannot be dismissed casually. Both are high visibility persons, subject to intense scrutiny, and above all, under heavy protection. So anyone meeting them is properly vetted, says Mahesh Vijapurkar

Keep up the demonisation, and you'll get the government you deserve

Keep up the demonisation, and you'll get the government you deserve

Rediff.com4 Nov 2015

'What if Modi becomes the fascist the leftists paints him as? What if he does suspend the Constitution and declares himself the ruler, with support from the army? What exactly will you do, Mr Leftie?' asks Rajeev Srinivasan.