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Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.

301 people from Maharashtra rescued from quake-hit Nepal

301 people from Maharashtra rescued from quake-hit Nepal

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

Over 300 people from Maharashtra have been rescued from the earthquake-hit Nepal in the last four days, while the state government is unable to establish contact with 40 others.

Lawful surveillance data destroyed every 6 months, govt tells HC

Lawful surveillance data destroyed every 6 months, govt tells HC

Rediff.com13 Sep 2023

The matter came up before Justice Subramonium Prasad who listed it for hearing on October 16.

Delhi HC refuses to let Mahua stay on in govt accommodation

Delhi HC refuses to let Mahua stay on in govt accommodation

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

Expelled Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday failed to get any relief from the Delhi high court which refused to stay the eviction notice issued to the TMC leader asking her to vacate the government bungalow.

Vishy Anand wins to keep hopes alive; Gupta, Harikrishna in joint lead

Vishy Anand wins to keep hopes alive; Gupta, Harikrishna in joint lead

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

Continuing his dream run, Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta held higher-ranked compatriot Pentala Harikrishna to a draw, while Viswanathan Anand kept himself in contention with an easy victory, in the sixth round of the masters section of the Tradewise Gibraltar International Chess Festival in Gibraltar, on Monday.

COMING UP In Theatres In February

COMING UP In Theatres In February

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

February has its share of biggies coming up, and one hopes that the big bucks continue to flow at the box office with audiences making a beeline for films.

The Blue Revolution: Indian Cricket's Success Story

The Blue Revolution: Indian Cricket's Success Story

Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

It is a tribute to a system so robustly meritocratic that this team represents India's diversity better than any other institution: The Union Cabinet, our chief ministers, the civil services, the leadership of our armed forces and security agencies, the judiciary and more than all of these, our typical newsroom. That is the biggest message from this breathless rise of Indian cricket, asserts Shekhar Gupta.

PIX: Katrina, Abhishek at Saraswati Puja

PIX: Katrina, Abhishek at Saraswati Puja

Rediff.com11 Feb 2019

Prayer time in Bollywood!

Stories That Love To Make Us Cry

Stories That Love To Make Us Cry

Rediff.com13 Dec 2022

Though tragic stories traditionally been avoided by Bollywood, there have been a few instances of this genre resulting in audiences making them commercial winners as well.

Plea claims mosque in UP's Badaun is site of Shiva temple

Plea claims mosque in UP's Badaun is site of Shiva temple

Rediff.com3 Sep 2022

Civil judge (senior division) Vijay Gupta took up the matter on Friday and directed the Intezamia Committee managing the Shamsi Jama Masjid to present its side on September 15, when the court will next hear the matter.

'We're going to bring these kids home'

'We're going to bring these kids home'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2023

'I would put my hand in the ground and have a little listen to what the mountain was doing.' 'Actually, it was still collapsing.' 'And there was a very real possibility that at some stage, without warning, the collapse could continue -- and continue across us, the people who were doing the rescue and also across to the men on the other side, who were being rescued.'

'Won't forget my first meeting with Shah Rukh'

'Won't forget my first meeting with Shah Rukh'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

'It was my first day on the sets of Jab Tak Hai Jaan and we were shooting the very first scene that you see in the film.'

The Movie *Everyone* Turned Up To See!

The Movie *Everyone* Turned Up To See!

Rediff.com27 May 2022

Director Anubhav Sinha's special screening of his new film Anek, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Andrea Kevichusa, Manoj Pahwa and Kumud Mishra, was a houseful affair!

Masks during poll campaign: HC seeks stand of Centre, EC

Masks during poll campaign: HC seeks stand of Centre, EC

Rediff.com8 Apr 2021

The Delhi high court on Thursday sought response of the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking to ensure that masks are worn mandatorily by everyone involved in poll campaigns during the ongoing elections in various states and union territories.

10 in fray for ONGC's top job

10 in fray for ONGC's top job

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

Senior bureaucrats Avinash Joshi and Niraj Verma are among the 10 candidates who are in the race to become chairman and managing director of India's largest oil and gas producer, ONGC. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) director-finance Pomila Jaspal and ONGC director for technology and field services Om Prakash Singh are the other prominent names in fray for the top job, according to a candidate shortlist by the Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB). PESB - the government headhunter - will hold interviews to select the new head of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) this week. Both the bureaucrats are from the 1994 batch of IAS officers belonging to the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

CIC gets 8 weeks to decide on appeal against MHA's refusal on e-spying

CIC gets 8 weeks to decide on appeal against MHA's refusal on e-spying

Rediff.com2 Dec 2021

Justice Yashwant Varma took on record and accepted the statement made by CIC counsel that all endeavour shall be made to decide the appeal expeditiously and in any case within 8 weeks.

FIR against Ramdev in Jaipur over COVID-19 drug claim

FIR against Ramdev in Jaipur over COVID-19 drug claim

Rediff.com28 Jun 2020

Four others MD of Ramdev-promoted Patanjali Ayurved Acharya Balkrishna; Director of National Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (NIMS), Jaipur, B S Tomar; his son Anurag Tomar; and senior scientist Anurag Varshney have also been named in the FIR, he said.

Did poverty and inequality spike during Covid?

Did poverty and inequality spike during Covid?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

Claims of a spike in poverty and inequality in India during the Covid-19 pandemic are patently false as such claims are based on uncomparable different surveys, according to a paper co-authored by eminent economist Arvind Panagariya. The paper also noted that inequality fell in the country during Covid years, both in rural and urban areas as well as nationally. Panagariya, Columbia University Professor and former vice chairman of NITI Aayog and Vishal More of Intelink Advisors, New Delhi have co-authored a detailed paper 'Poverty and Inequality in India: Before and After Covid-19'.

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments.

Food-delivery boy saves 10 lives during Mumbai hospital fire

Food-delivery boy saves 10 lives during Mumbai hospital fire

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

Sidhu Humanabade was passing by when he saw smoke billowing out from the upper floors of the ESIC Kamgar Hospital in Andheri. He left his bike and asked the firemen if he could join them in the rescue operation.

Pradhan made BJP poll incharge for UP, Shekhawat in Punjab

Pradhan made BJP poll incharge for UP, Shekhawat in Punjab

Rediff.com8 Sep 2021

Gearing up for the upcoming state assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Partyon Wednesday named its organisational spearheads for the elections, putting Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Pralhad Joshi, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Bhupender Yadav in charge for the contest in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur respectively.

Bollywood's TOP Gangster Films

Bollywood's TOP Gangster Films

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

Sanjay Gupta's Mumbai Saga and Ram Gopal Varma's DCompany are all set to release this week, and add to the gangster movies made in Bollywood.

Govt headhunter fails to find a suitable candidate to head ONGC

Govt headhunter fails to find a suitable candidate to head ONGC

Rediff.com4 Jun 2021

Government headhunter PESB on Friday did not find anyone suitable from nine candidates, including two serving IAS officers, to head India's largest oil and gas producer, ONGC. The Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) interviewed 9 out of the 10 candidates who had applied for the post of chairman and managing director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). "Keeping in view the strategic importance and vision for the company and its future, the Board did not recommend any candidate and decided to constitute a Search Committee," PESB said in a notice after interviews. Those interviewed included senior bureaucrats Avinash Joshi and Niraj Verma.

PIX: Priyanka parties with Harshvardhan

PIX: Priyanka parties with Harshvardhan

Rediff.com24 Dec 2016

The celebrities were all set for Shrishti Arya's bash!

Jubilee Review: Amazing Winner!

Jubilee Review: Amazing Winner!

Rediff.com7 Apr 2023

Jubilee's irresistible celebration of cinema and all its good, bad, ugly ways lives up to its title, applauds Sukanya Verma.

Chess Olympiad: Indian teams off to winning starts

Chess Olympiad: Indian teams off to winning starts

Rediff.com29 Jul 2022

The Indian teams made winning starts in the Open and women's sections of the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai on Friday.

BJP loses most seats where its leaders made controversial remarks

BJP loses most seats where its leaders made controversial remarks

Rediff.com12 Feb 2020

Only three seats, which were among 12 constituencies where Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed rallies, were bagged by the BJP.

US condemns terrorists who seek to infiltrate across LoC

US condemns terrorists who seek to infiltrate across LoC

Rediff.com5 Mar 2021

Condemning the terrorists who seek to infiltrate across the Line of Control, the United States on Thursday called on all parties to reduce tensions along the LoC by returning to the 2003 ceasefire commitments.

Kumkum Bhagya, Kundali Bhagya win big

Kumkum Bhagya, Kundali Bhagya win big

Rediff.com15 Oct 2018

Meet the winners at the Zee Rishtey Awards.

PIX: Sara, Priyanka go SUPER GLAMOROUS!

PIX: Sara, Priyanka go SUPER GLAMOROUS!

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

Bollywood's gorgeous ladies are upping their style quotient, and making amazing pictures on Instagram.

Why is Delta variant so dominant?

Why is Delta variant so dominant?

Rediff.com7 Sep 2021

The international team of researchers combined lab-based experiments and epidemiology of vaccine breakthrough infections, showing that the Delta variant is better at replicating and spreading than other commonly-observed variants.

Emmys 2020: Which Indian will win?

Emmys 2020: Which Indian will win?

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

Namrata Thakker gives us a look at this year's nominees.

FIRST LOOK: Like Aishwarya's Jazba poster? VOTE!

FIRST LOOK: Like Aishwarya's Jazba poster? VOTE!

Rediff.com19 May 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

PIX: Anushka celebrates birthday with Bombay Velvet screening

PIX: Anushka celebrates birthday with Bombay Velvet screening

Rediff.com2 May 2015

Anushka Sharma turned 27 on May 1!

PIX: Ranveer, Salman, Shahid add swag to IIFA

PIX: Ranveer, Salman, Shahid add swag to IIFA

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

Bollywood's gorgeous ladies looked glamorous on the IIFA green carpet, but the men didn't disappoint either.

A Walk On The Waves In Kerala

A Walk On The Waves In Kerala

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

Every week, we bring you fascinating videos, chosen by you, through your likes.

BJP wins Hamirpur LS bypoll

BJP wins Hamirpur LS bypoll

Rediff.com25 May 2008

The Bharatiya Janata Party has won the Hamirpur Lok Sabha by-election, with its candidate Anurag Thakur drubbing his nearest rival, the Congress's O P Rattan, by over 1,74,000 votes.

Ranbir's 40 on 40 Playlist

Ranbir's 40 on 40 Playlist

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

On his 40th birthday on September 28, Sukanya Verma draws up a playlist of 40 riveting Ranbir songs.

Sunny, Divyanka, Surbhi win big

Sunny, Divyanka, Surbhi win big

Rediff.com13 Dec 2018

Check out the winners!

Look who we spotted at fashion week!

Look who we spotted at fashion week!

Rediff.com29 Aug 2015

Is this Shahid and Mira's first fashion outing?