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Farewell, Nimmi

Farewell, Nimmi

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

Nimmi, the legendary actress, passed away at her Mumbai home on Wednesday, March 25.

Moosewala murder: 6 detained from Uttarakhand

Moosewala murder: 6 detained from Uttarakhand

Rediff.com30 May 2022

Six persons were travelling to Punjab from Hemkund Sahib Yatra in a vehicle which was intercepted by Uttarakhand STF and local police following a tip-off.

Asian Para Games: India bag 17 medals, including 3 gold

Asian Para Games: India bag 17 medals, including 3 gold

Rediff.com24 Oct 2023

Prachi Yadav became the first Indian to win a para canoe gold in the Asian Para Games.

When SD Burman thought of leaving Bollywood

When SD Burman thought of leaving Bollywood

Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

Sun Mere Bandhu Re: The Musical World of S D Burman by Sathya Saran reveals many interesting anecdotes from the late composer's life in Hindi films

'Deep down, he remained Dharamdev Anand'

'Deep down, he remained Dharamdev Anand'

Rediff.com22 Sep 2023

'A simple boy from Gurdaspur, whom I caught glimpses of when he was sitting alone in his penthouse, reflecting on life and how far he had come.'

'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role'

'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role, Omar Sharif for Jackie's Shroff's. The title of Khalnayak was Be Negative then. I had started working on the screenplay with Hollywood writers. And then after three-four months...

Meet The Youngest Dalit Lady Candidate

Meet The Youngest Dalit Lady Candidate

Rediff.com24 Apr 2024

'If people don't see you, they might be hesitant, but once they see you, they are confident that this is the person they will vote for,' says political debutant Shambhavi Choudhury, 25, alumnus of the Lady Sriram College and the Delhi School of Economics.

'Bhai Behen Ki Jodi Will Create Problems For Modi'

'Bhai Behen Ki Jodi Will Create Problems For Modi'

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

'Rahul Gandhi is going to turn 54 and in India political leaders peak when they are around 60.' 'This 'bhai-behen ki jodi' has done a wonderful job for the Congress.' 'Priyanka Gandhi was a very effective campaigner.'

'Politics Is Changing. It's Becoming Safer And Safer For Women'

'Politics Is Changing. It's Becoming Safer And Safer For Women'

Rediff.com6 Jun 2024

'People in politics have lost the value of being connected to their own people.' 'Now it's all about vote share, vote bank, how many parties can you break and make them join you.'

Happiest Minds: Ashok Soota to score big in second innings

Happiest Minds: Ashok Soota to score big in second innings

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

Happiest Minds expects revenue to touch $100 mn in 3 years, the fastest in India's tech services sector.

What's Nirmalaji Praying For?

What's Nirmalaji Praying For?

Rediff.com25 Apr 2023

What some of our leaders were up to in the last couple of days.

Voting underway in bypolls across 5 states

Voting underway in bypolls across 5 states

Rediff.com5 Dec 2022

Rampur Sadar and Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh, Padampur in Odisha, Sardarshahar in Rajasthan, Kurhani in Bihar and Bhanupratappur in Chhattisgarh are the assembly seats where the bypolls are being held.

8 dead, 31 missing in avalanche in Uttarakhand's Chamoli

8 dead, 31 missing in avalanche in Uttarakhand's Chamoli

Rediff.com24 Apr 2021

A total of 430 BRO workers were at the road-construction site when the avalanche occurred on Friday, Uttarakhand Director General of Police Ashok Kumar said.

Three Hindu traders kidnapped in Pakistan

Three Hindu traders kidnapped in Pakistan

Rediff.com14 Jul 2012

Three prominent Hindu businessmen were kidnapped, along with their driver, by unidentified armed men in Sindh province of southern Pakistan on Saturday.

Saddening if done for vested interests: Ashok Khemka on 46th transfer

Saddening if done for vested interests: Ashok Khemka on 46th transfer

Rediff.com13 Nov 2017

Khemka who held the charge of principal secretary, social justice and empowerment department, was transferred and posted as principal secretary, sports and youth affairs.

'1975 Men's Hockey World Cup winning team completes 40 years'

'1975 Men's Hockey World Cup winning team completes 40 years'

Rediff.com14 Mar 2015

40 years back, on 15 March 1975, the Indian Men Hockey team accomplished a historic feat against Pakistan in the finals of the 1975 Hockey World Cup wherein they beat the opponents 2-1 to earn the title of 'Champions'.

Mallikarjun Kharge's Real Test: 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

Mallikarjun Kharge's Real Test: 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

Rediff.com3 Dec 2023

The Congress president during his year at the helm of the party has repaired the citadel for far more challenging years ahead, and played a crucial role in shaping the Opposition alliance.

Why it took 42 YEARS to release Joy Mukherjee's Love In Bombay

Why it took 42 YEARS to release Joy Mukherjee's Love In Bombay

Rediff.com30 Jul 2013

Munjoy Mukherjee discloses his reasons for releasing his father's film.

Two-tonne bell, 1-tonne lamp: Gifts pour in for Ram temple from India, abroad

Two-tonne bell, 1-tonne lamp: Gifts pour in for Ram temple from India, abroad

Rediff.com10 Jan 2024

More than 3,000 gifts for Lord Ram from Sita's birthplace in Janakpur in Nepal have arrived in Ayodhya.

Farmer killed in Lakhimpur violence cremated after 2nd autopsy

Farmer killed in Lakhimpur violence cremated after 2nd autopsy

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

'When in both post-mortems, doctors say that he was not shot, we had not option left but to cremated him'

BSP Beyond Behenji

BSP Beyond Behenji

Rediff.com15 Jan 2024

'It is an existential crisis. We cannot recover lost ground through social media. We need to forge alliances and reshape our ideological contours.'

Forcing DNA test on unwilling party violates privacy: SC

Forcing DNA test on unwilling party violates privacy: SC

Rediff.com1 Oct 2021

The Supreme Court Friday said DNA test is not to be directed as a matter of routine but only in deserving cases as forcing an unwilling party to undergo a DNA test infringes the personal liberty and right to privacy of an individual.

ED summons Mamata's nephew Abhishek again on March 29

ED summons Mamata's nephew Abhishek again on March 29

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

The Enforcement Directorate has issued a fresh summons to Trinamool Congress member of Parliament Abhishek Banerjee, asking him to appear before it for questioning on March 29 in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged coal scam in West Bengal, officials said on Thursday.

The Shaukeens contest: Win COOL film goodies!

The Shaukeens contest: Win COOL film goodies!

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

Join in the fun!

Woman paraded naked by husband in Raj, 7 held; CM Gehlot to meet victim

Woman paraded naked by husband in Raj, 7 held; CM Gehlot to meet victim

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

Initial investigation revealed that the woman was in a relationship with another man, Dhariyawad SHO Peshawar Khan said, adding that the incident took place on Thursday.

'It hurts that 1975 hockey World Cup gold has been forgotten'

'It hurts that 1975 hockey World Cup gold has been forgotten'

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

Indian hockey wrote a historic chapter exactly 46 years ago on this day in Kuala Lumpur when the country lifted its only World Cup title, but the architects of that golden achievement rued the fact that countrymen has gradually forgotten their feat.

Two headmasters of govt school beaten to death in Bihar

Two headmasters of govt school beaten to death in Bihar

Rediff.com22 May 2012

Two headmasters of government run schools were beaten to death in Bihar allegedly by some powerful people in the last twenty-four hours.

Shettar among Cong's star campaigners in Karnataka, Pilot missing

Shettar among Cong's star campaigners in Karnataka, Pilot missing

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

The Congress on Wednesday released a list of 40 leaders who would be the party's star campaigners for the May 10 assembly elections.

2023's Must Watch Web Series

2023's Must Watch Web Series

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

Deepa Gahlot picks 10 Web series that was worth the viewer's while.

57 MLAs renominated in BJP's 4th list for MP polls

57 MLAs renominated in BJP's 4th list for MP polls

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

With this, the ruling BJP has so far declared candidates for 136 seats. Earlier, the BJP had announced 79 candidates, including two lists of 39 each, and another list of one nominee.

BJP leaders attend rape convict Ram Rahim's satsang

BJP leaders attend rape convict Ram Rahim's satsang

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

BJP leaders are continuously trying to defend their participation in the event.

Alert issued in Uttarakhand as hunt for Amritpal continues

Alert issued in Uttarakhand as hunt for Amritpal continues

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

IGP Gill revealed that the Waris Punjab De chief's last location was in Haryana.

RJD, BJP Clash Over This Man's Visit

RJD, BJP Clash Over This Man's Visit

Rediff.com10 May 2023

RJD-JD-U leaders believe Dhirendra Krishna Shastri's visit is part of the BJP's 2024 poll strategy.

MUST READ! Amitabh Bachchan's AK connection

MUST READ! Amitabh Bachchan's AK connection

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

Sukanya Verma looks at all the AKs Bachchan has worked with.

Bharat Ratna: 'Tendulkar truly deserves the honour'

Bharat Ratna: 'Tendulkar truly deserves the honour'

Rediff.com16 Nov 2013

The sporting fraternity bowed in admiration as India's pride, Sachin Tendulkar, walked into the sunset after a glorious 24-year-long international cricket career and welcomed the government's decision to confer him with the Bharat Ratna.

COVID-infected Milkha Singh showing 'continuous improvement'

COVID-infected Milkha Singh showing 'continuous improvement'

Rediff.com6 Jun 2021

His COVID positive wife Nirmal Kaur (82), however, "continues to battle it out bravely," according to the spokesperson.

Night-blind army tank falls into ditch, 2 troopers dead

Night-blind army tank falls into ditch, 2 troopers dead

Rediff.com2 May 2012

Two army personnel were killed when a tank tumbled into a 20-ft-deep water-logged ditch during a military exercise near Phagwara in Punjab, police said on Wednesday.

Madhubani boy produced in court, sent to remand home

Madhubani boy produced in court, sent to remand home

Rediff.com19 Oct 2012

The Madhubani school boy who was traced in Delhi with his girlfriend after being assumed dead triggering violence in the district, was on Friday produced in a court which send him to a remand home.

'I want to command the respect of my men, not demand it'

'I want to command the respect of my men, not demand it'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

Anshu Kumar, 21, son of government school teachers from a village in Bihar, won the President's Silver Medal at the NDA. He commanded the grand passing out parade and will go on to join the Indian Navy.

President approves 4 posthumous Kirti Chakras, 11 Shaurya Chakras

President approves 4 posthumous Kirti Chakras, 11 Shaurya Chakras

Rediff.com14 Aug 2023

President Droupadi Murmu has approved 76 gallantry awards, including four Kirti Chakras posthumously and 11 Shaurya Chakras to personnel of the security forces, on the eve of the 77th Independence Day, officials said.