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Where Our Freedom Fighters Were Born

Where Our Freedom Fighters Were Born

Rediff.com15 Aug 2026

Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru to Rani Lakshmibai and Subhas Chandra Bose, their journeys began in remarkably different corners of our great homeland.

'Kasab Drank Urine, Didn't Eat Biryani'

'Kasab Drank Urine, Didn't Eat Biryani'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2026

'The jail staff told me Kasab was served only jail food and not biryani.' 'They told me that Kasab was beaten regularly after court proceedings.' 'And they filled Kasab's bottle with urine so that whenever he felt thirsty he used to drink urine.'

Rohit Bal says no to Charas

Rohit Bal says no to Charas

Rediff.com3 Jun 2003

Shekhar Gupta sues Vinod Mehta for Rs 100 cr damages

Shekhar Gupta sues Vinod Mehta for Rs 100 cr damages

Rediff.com16 May 2012

Shekhar Gupta, editor-in-chief of the Indian Express group, has sent a legal notice to Vinod Mehta, editorial chairman of the Outlook group of publications, and Open magazine's editor and correspondent, seeking Rs 100 crore as damages, for an interview Mehta granted Open's correspondent Hartosh Singh Bal which, Gupta's lawyers said, contained 'defamatory and defamatory imputations'

'As He Was Taken To The Gallows, He Proclaimed 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'

'As He Was Taken To The Gallows, He Proclaimed 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2025

Standing near the noose, he recited a couplet in which he said he wished nothing but to sacrifice his life for the motherland. Utkarsh Mishra remembers Ram Prasad Bismil on the revolutionary leader's 128th birth anniversary.

Bangladeshi Hindus: Why Appeal To Biden?

Bangladeshi Hindus: Why Appeal To Biden?

Rediff.com13 Sep 2024

It's intriguing that the prime minister now wants his American partner to help protect the Hindu minority in Bangladesh. That's conceding to the Americans a pre-eminence India has always contested, resented and feared, asserts Shekhar Gupta.

10 Must Watch Mani Ratnam Movies On OTT

10 Must Watch Mani Ratnam Movies On OTT

Rediff.com14 Jun 2023

Deepa Gahlot lists 10 popular Mani Ratnam films that you can watch on streaming platforms.

5 Unforgettable Shankar-Jaikishan Songs

5 Unforgettable Shankar-Jaikishan Songs

Rediff.com27 Apr 2021

As we mark the 34th death anniversary of Shankar -- of the legendary Shankar-Jaikishan duo -- Subhash K Jha selects five evergreen songs from their greatest hits.

First look: Neelakanta's Maaya

First look: Neelakanta's Maaya

Rediff.com23 Jul 2014

Harshvardhan Rane is the main lead opposite three heroines--Sushma Raj, Nandini Rai and Avantika.

Cow breathes oxygen in and out, say scientists: Allahabad HC

Cow breathes oxygen in and out, say scientists: Allahabad HC

Rediff.com3 Sep 2021

In an order dismissing the bail plea of a man accused of cow slaughter, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court also said that 'Panchgavya' prepared using cow's milk, curd, ghee, urine and dung helps in treating several incurable diseases.

EC asks health secy to ramp up vaccination in 5 poll-bound states

EC asks health secy to ramp up vaccination in 5 poll-bound states

Rediff.com27 Dec 2021

An Allahabad high court bench of Justice Shekhar Yadav had on Thursday last urged the government and the poll panel to consider postponing the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections for a month or two and banning all political rallies amid the fears of an impending third wave of Covid.

7 Facts Sanju doesn't tell you

7 Facts Sanju doesn't tell you

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

Sanju is a blockbuster, but did it get all its facts correct? yed Firdaus Ashraf reveals seven facts Director Rajkumar Hirani overlooked in Sanju.

N D Tiwari moves HC for 'amicable settlement' of paternity case

N D Tiwari moves HC for 'amicable settlement' of paternity case

Rediff.com18 Feb 2014

Veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari has moved the Delhi high court to "explore" the possibilities of an "amicable" out-of-court settlement of the 2008 paternity suit filed by a man seeking to declare him as his biological father.

Ram temple crowns Modi as first Hindu Hriday Samrat

Ram temple crowns Modi as first Hindu Hriday Samrat

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

By all yardsticks 2024 isn't expected to be like 2014 or 2019. But with the mandir expected to be ready in time for the next Lok Sabha polls, Modi will have a new ally in Ram to see him through, observes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Row over Indira, Rajiv stamps: Congress cries foul, govt defends move

Row over Indira, Rajiv stamps: Congress cries foul, govt defends move

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

A controversy has erupted over the decision to discontinue postage stamps of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi with the government saying only one family can not get this honour, even as the Congress termed the move as "insult to the history" and demanded an apology.

No more Gandhi tags on schemes, Modi looks for new names

No more Gandhi tags on schemes, Modi looks for new names

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

The move is aimed at reflecting the diversity of India and highlighting the contribution of prominent personalities.

Message for Modi from Sharif's visit

Message for Modi from Sharif's visit

Rediff.com26 May 2014

The biggest success of Nawaz Sharif's visit to India is that it will lessen mistrust between the two countries, writes Amir Mateen from Islamabad.

MF Queries: Where you must invest in 2020

MF Queries: Where you must invest in 2020

Rediff.com2 Jan 2020

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, will answer your queries.