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De-terrorise Pak policies towards India, General Sharif!

De-terrorise Pak policies towards India, General Sharif!

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

'New Delhi feels that given the internal dynamics in Pakistan and the overwhelming powers wielded by the army, one will have to wait for better times to see any meaningful progress in the India-Pakistan relationship,' says Ambassador G Parthasarthy.

Is India really heading the Pakistan way?

Is India really heading the Pakistan way?

Rediff.com21 Dec 2019

India's majoritarian regime is now making a dangerously fast-paced move towards theocracy, like its western counterpart did a few decades ago, warns Mohammad Sajjad.

Hrithik, Aamir, Ranveer refused Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Hrithik, Aamir, Ranveer refused Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

When the top stars refused to play Milkha Singh, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra went down another route. A riveting excerpt from the director's memoir The Stranger In The Mirror.

Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death in high treason case

Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death in high treason case

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

The ex-army chief left for Dubai for medical treatment in March 2016 and has not returned since, citing security and health reasons.

SC to hear on Nov 29 plea against delimitation panel for J-K constituencies

SC to hear on Nov 29 plea against delimitation panel for J-K constituencies

Rediff.com16 Nov 2022

A bench of Justices SK Kaul and AS Oka was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that he has to put some documents on record in the matter.

Why Pakistan isn't taking advantage of Ladakh standoff

Why Pakistan isn't taking advantage of Ladakh standoff

Rediff.com2 Jan 2021

TheWhat led to Pakistan not taking advantage of India's difficulty is the hold that the US has over the Pakistani ruling elite, observes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Finally, Varun brings Natasha out of the shadows

Finally, Varun brings Natasha out of the shadows

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

Look who turned up at this filmi party!

US backed India on Kashmir in 1965 Indo-Pak war

US backed India on Kashmir in 1965 Indo-Pak war

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

Declassified US documents of the era indicate.

'The Taliban is very angry that Malala stood up to them'

'The Taliban is very angry that Malala stood up to them'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

'Pakistan should evolve a common narrative. The country should have common position in combating all kinds of terrorism and not fight selectively.' 'The main motive was revenge, of course. But the Nobel Prize to Malala Yousufzai also contributed to the Taliban's anger' Bestselling Pakistani author and foreign policy expert Ahmed Rashid speaks exclusively on the Peshawar school attack with Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com.

Will approach UN if India violates Indus Water Treaty, says Pakistan

Will approach UN if India violates Indus Water Treaty, says Pakistan

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

Aziz said unilateral revocation of the treaty can pose a threat to Pakistan and its economy.

Blood and water cannot flow together: PM Modi on Indus Water Treaty

Blood and water cannot flow together: PM Modi on Indus Water Treaty

Rediff.com26 Sep 2016

India to exploit to the maximum the capacity of Pak-controlled rivers -- Indus, Chenab, Jhelum as per the Indus Treat, source said.

Review: The Hundred-Foot Journey's got the recipe all wrong

Review: The Hundred-Foot Journey's got the recipe all wrong

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

The Hundred-Foot Journey is reduced to plot holes and factual inaccuracies of surprisingly epic proportions, writes Nishi Tiwari.

Why Naseeruddin Shah is WRONG about Dilip Kumar

Why Naseeruddin Shah is WRONG about Dilip Kumar

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Dilip Kumar remained in demand all through his career because he kept reinventing himself in keeping with the changing times in Indian cinema, argues Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.

Shaheen Bagh protesters vote in batches to keep agitation alive

Shaheen Bagh protesters vote in batches to keep agitation alive

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

'They should know that we are still protesting as Delhi votes and will continue the agitation after the polling'

The war that helped India regain its military confidence

The war that helped India regain its military confidence

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

'India was in no position to wage another war in 1965, having suffered a morale-shattering defeat in 1962. The three services were in the middle of a modernisation and expansion phase and therefore not fully trained or battle-ready.'

SC rejects plea against setting up J-K panel to redraw constituencies

SC rejects plea against setting up J-K panel to redraw constituencies

Rediff.com13 Feb 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the government's decision to constitute the delimitation commission for redrawing the legislative assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

World Bank 'commits' to fulfil obligations under Indus Waters Treaty

World Bank 'commits' to fulfil obligations under Indus Waters Treaty

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

The Pakistani delegation, in its meetings with World Bank officials, insisted on early appointment of the judges and setting up the court.

The central lesson from the 1965 War

The central lesson from the 1965 War

Rediff.com2 Sep 2015

The 1965 war teaches us that war by escalation is a real possibility. Despite clear threats, Pakistan never believed that India will ever cross the international border. In the age of nuclear deterrence, this failure to deter Pakistan is the central lesson of 1965, says Colonel Anil Athale (retd).

Milkha Singh: An unmatchable romance with a near miss

Milkha Singh: An unmatchable romance with a near miss

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

To him running was both his God and beloved as he created his own little fairytale out of what what could have easily been a tale of horrors.

Sword of State Tyranny is Upon Us

Sword of State Tyranny is Upon Us

Rediff.com12 Feb 2019

'Once the prime minister and the chief ministers of Maharashtra and Haryana pushed for this in 2014 and 2015, we have been trapped in a cycle of violence that gives India a bad name around the world,' says Aakar Patel.

The friends *you* wish you had

The friends *you* wish you had

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

We celebrate Bollywood's lesser-known friends on Friendship Day.

Balakot air strike: What can India do next?

Balakot air strike: What can India do next?

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

'For Pakistan, the comfortable old calculations and certainties are no longer valid.' 'Strikes on Indian targets now carry a high risk of retaliation and escalation,' notes Ajai Shukla.

Issue of UP's division again takes centre stage due to polls

Issue of UP's division again takes centre stage due to polls

Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

The issue of division of Uttar Pradesh had been lying dormant till now with major political parties including the BSP preferring silence so far.

The Congress party is comatose if not dead

The Congress party is comatose if not dead

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

'When it vanishes as a national force (meaning when it can no longer get sufficient votes to hold onto its symbol, the hand) it will not have been the first large Indian party to die,' says Aakar Patel.

Release the classified files already!

Release the classified files already!

Rediff.com19 Apr 2015

Nothing spawns the creation and perpetration of conspiracy theories more effectively than an official obsession with secrecy.

Holi with Amitabh Bachchan

Holi with Amitabh Bachchan

Rediff.com8 Mar 2004

Why the idea of Hindu Rashtra has not caught on in India

Why the idea of Hindu Rashtra has not caught on in India

Rediff.com1 Oct 2015

'Till today, the RSS only speaks of Hindu Rashtra but never explains what it means. It cannot, because it would be unacceptable to even a majority of Hindus, forget the Indian Muslims and Christians,' says Aakar Patel.

Sri Lanka rout Pakistan in first Test

Sri Lanka rout Pakistan in first Test

Rediff.com25 Jun 2012

Sri Lanka claimed the extra half-hour at the end of the fourth day to complete a 209-run rout of Pakistan in the first Test on Monday. The visitors, chasing an unlikely victory target of 510, were bowled out for 300.

ATS arrests 2 IM members involved in Guj blasts

ATS arrests 2 IM members involved in Guj blasts

Rediff.com13 Jul 2011

Two alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives, who provided vehicles used in 2008 serial blasts in Gujarat that killed 56 and wounded over 200, have been arrested by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad.

Can the Opposition pick itself up?

Can the Opposition pick itself up?

Rediff.com28 May 2019

Nobody understands the deep causes of defeat and victory better than the defeated. The defeated have been to all the battlefields. They have looked into the eyes of their soldiers and those of the opponents, says Aakar Patel.

The seeds of the Modi Sarkar's defeat

The seeds of the Modi Sarkar's defeat

Rediff.com25 Feb 2016

The government has displayed a tin ear in its responses to the JNU protests by using the sedition law -- and by encouraging lawyers who wear their political affiliations on their sleeves to display utter contempt for the Constitution. The Modi Sarkar has over three years of its term to run. But it may well have already sown the seeds of defeat,' says Devangshu Datta.

Pak court convicts imam, son for blasphemy

Pak court convicts imam, son for blasphemy

Rediff.com12 Jan 2011

A Pakistani court has sentenced an imam and his son to life imprisonment after convicting them on controversial blasphemy charges after they removed a poster containing Quranic verses, officials said.

How Obama tried to barter with Pak using Kashmir

How Obama tried to barter with Pak using Kashmir

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

United States President Barack Obama secretly offered Pakistan in 2009 that he would nudge India towards negotiations on Kashmir in lieu of it ending support to terrorist groups like Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Taliban, but much to his disappointment Islamabad rejected the offer.

2 Kashmir residents challenge J-K's delimitation exercise in SC

2 Kashmir residents challenge J-K's delimitation exercise in SC

Rediff.com29 Mar 2022

A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court by two Kashmir residents challenging the Centre's decision to constitute the delimitation commission for redrawing the assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The problem with war

The problem with war

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

'Will this surgical strike of ours put an end to Pakistani terror?' 'And if not, what will we do when the next terror strike happens?' 'Will there be another surgical strike or will we have to do something bigger?' 'How big does it have to be to get Pakistan to totally stop?'

Hand injury rules Laxman out of second Test

Hand injury rules Laxman out of second Test

Rediff.com21 Jan 2010

Senior Indian batsman VVS Laxman will return home after a hand injury ruled him out of the second and final Test against Bangladesh starting on Sunday in Dhaka.

Box Office: Manikarnika, Thackeray do well

Box Office: Manikarnika, Thackeray do well

Rediff.com29 Jan 2019

The hits and misses of the week.

Class of '92: 25 years of SRK, Kajol, Suniel Shetty...

Class of '92: 25 years of SRK, Kajol, Suniel Shetty...

Rediff.com8 Jun 2017

Sukanya Verma looks at the debutants of that year and how they've fared since.

Why it's crunch time for Pakistan

Why it's crunch time for Pakistan

Rediff.com8 Aug 2008

The people of Pakistan are in a dark, foreboding mood.According to an International Republican Institute opinion poll, as many as 86 percent of Pakistanis believe their country is headed in the wrong direction.

Bloody Brothers Review

Bloody Brothers Review

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

Bloody Brothers is watchable, especially in the scenes of its two lead actors trying to work out something from the puny material given to them. Jaideep Ahlawat, who suggests roiling energy and intelligence even when he is completely motionless, has to be India's finest actor on current form, observes Sreehari Nair.