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Review: Piku may be the finest Hindi film of 2015

Review: Piku may be the finest Hindi film of 2015

Rediff.com8 May 2015

Piku is a film with tremendous heart, raves Raja Sen.

Citizenship Amendment Act: BJP's next Ram Mandir

Citizenship Amendment Act: BJP's next Ram Mandir

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

The BJP knows the CAA, combined with a fresh nationwide NRC process, is an idea that's dead on arrival. Where it lives on is as a divisive, polarising instrument as its rivals have to take a position against it and thereby be exposed to the charge of 'Muslim appeasement' again, points out Shekhar Gupta.

Satyajit Ray's wife Bijoya passes away

Satyajit Ray's wife Bijoya passes away

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

She was 98.

Akshay Kumar wins National Award for Rustom

Akshay Kumar wins National Award for Rustom

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

A look at the winners of the 64th National awards.

Meet India's first transgender college principal

Meet India's first transgender college principal

Rediff.com27 May 2015

India will get its first transgender college principal on June 9 when Manabi Bandopadhyay takes charge of Krishnagar Women's College in West Bengal's Nadia district.

'We helped the army tighten the noose around Dacca'

'We helped the army tighten the noose around Dacca'

Rediff.com9 Jan 2021

'Air Superiority that we held from the Second Day of Operation 'Cactus Lily' helped our Armed Forces to speed up operation 'Jackpot' to seize East Pakistan and force Gen Niazi and the Pakistani Army to lay down their arms on 16 December.'

#JabWeMet: She was my friend's younger sister

#JabWeMet: She was my friend's younger sister

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

Rediff reader Major Punjab Singh tells us how he found love.

Nivin Pauly, Gautham Menon in Vineeth's Jacobinte Swargarajyam

Nivin Pauly, Gautham Menon in Vineeth's Jacobinte Swargarajyam

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.

Hail these Unique India Dishes!

Hail these Unique India Dishes!

Rediff.com20 Dec 2018

'Why can I not access all these things -- Bhut Jolokia, Dalle, Kaachu, Bhakri, Ghari and everything else -- more easily?' asks Aakar Patel.

A Kashmir diary

A Kashmir diary

Rediff.com3 Jul 2019

'On the drive to the airport, the streets are lined with men in battle camouflage carrying assault rifles and bearing familiar faces -- Tamilians, Bengalis, Punjabis, feared by the locals and in turn fearing them,' notes Aakar Patel during a visit to Srinagar.

Hilsa, as it's cooked in Bengal's royal homes!

Hilsa, as it's cooked in Bengal's royal homes!

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

Here's your opportunity to sample ilish dishes from the royal homes of Bengal, says Avishek Rakshit.

Priyanka Chopra's banner announces 6 films in Cannes

Priyanka Chopra's banner announces 6 films in Cannes

Rediff.com25 May 2017

Priyanka Chopra is busy promoting Baywatch.
Her mommy has been busy as well, announcing 6 films at Cannes.

Shakti Mills gang rape: Three repeat offenders get DEATH

Shakti Mills gang rape: Three repeat offenders get DEATH

Rediff.com4 Apr 2014

Three men found guilty of gang-raping two women in the abandoned Shakti Mills in Mumbai last year were sentenced to death by a court on Friday, bringing into force for the first time the new law for repeat rape offenders.

Nearly 90% candidates take NEET amid strict COVID-19 precautions

Nearly 90% candidates take NEET amid strict COVID-19 precautions

Rediff.com13 Sep 2020

Various state governments had announced free transportation and accommodation, including West Bengal that ran special metro service for candidates.

Shakti Mills gangrape: Death sentence charge framed against 3 convicts

Shakti Mills gangrape: Death sentence charge framed against 3 convicts

Rediff.com24 Mar 2014

Days after sentencing four men to life term for brutalising a telephone operator in Shakti Mills compound in Mumbai, a local court on Monday framed fresh charges against the three common convicts in the 2013 photojournalist gang rape case.

How this town persuaded migrant workers to stay

How this town persuaded migrant workers to stay

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

'It is because we treat them as our own people, and there is no difference between owners and workers here.'

Stage set for Mother Teresa's canonisation on Sunday

Stage set for Mother Teresa's canonisation on Sunday

Rediff.com3 Sep 2016

Mother Teresa will be declared a saint by Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church in a canonisation ceremony in Vatican City on Sunday in the presence of over a lakh of her followers from all over the world.

'Assamese feel betrayed by the BJP'

'Assamese feel betrayed by the BJP'

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

'If there are provocations and people try to exploit and manipulate the situation along linguistic, religious lines, then Assam might relapse into its troubled past.'

The root cause of a riot

The root cause of a riot

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

Delhi was just one riot. Add Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and you can count a few scores dead. It could, regrettably, be just the beginning of a very long, dark phase for India, notes Shekhar Gupta.

How these women made LIFE-CHANGING films

How these women made LIFE-CHANGING films

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

'To this day, women, especially housewives, come up to me to tell me how much Arth matters to them.'

How BJP is planning to wrest Bengal from Mamata

How BJP is planning to wrest Bengal from Mamata

Rediff.com9 Jun 2019

'For the time being, the party to put on hold induction of TMC leaders and focus on strengthening its grassroot level organisation.'

A technology designed to touch many lives

A technology designed to touch many lives

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur have developed technologies that will enable people with disabilities enjoy the digital world, says Indrani Roy.

'Gujarati cuisine is like manna from heaven'

'Gujarati cuisine is like manna from heaven'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2018

Ajit Pal Singh tells us how and why he fell in love with Gujarati food.

Citizenship Bill row: Protests greet Modi in Assam

Citizenship Bill row: Protests greet Modi in Assam

Rediff.com8 Feb 2019

The prime minister witnessed the protests when he travelled to the Raj Bhavan in Guwahati, where he will spend the night, from Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.

Do Prime subscribers really need that Amazon Fire TV stick?

Do Prime subscribers really need that Amazon Fire TV stick?

Rediff.com6 Jun 2017

Abhik Sen believes it's a must-have.

'If I can help Bollywood by being in politics, it's worth it'

'If I can help Bollywood by being in politics, it's worth it'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2014

Bappi Lahiri, who recently celebrated Saraswati Pooja at his home, has decided to enter politics.

Not against Savarkar, but Hindutva ideology: Manmohan

Not against Savarkar, but Hindutva ideology: Manmohan

Rediff.com17 Oct 2019

Earning goodwill of the people of Jammu & Kashmir was necessary before such a move, the former prime minister said.

Meet the real showstoppers!

Meet the real showstoppers!

Rediff.com10 Sep 2018

Five acid attack survivors walked for designer Agnimitra Paul's show in Kolkata.

'Many star kids are nowhere today'

'Many star kids are nowhere today'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

'The ones that are successful are the ones who deserve it.'

'We believe in only one leader and that is Mamata'

'We believe in only one leader and that is Mamata'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2021

'Mamata is synonymous with Bengal, its culture, language, traditions.'

Shah: Will implement NRC in Bengal; non-Muslims to get citizenship

Shah: Will implement NRC in Bengal; non-Muslims to get citizenship

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

He, however, asserted that all infiltrators will be thrown out of the country.

'I will never go to Bigg Boss'

'I will never go to Bigg Boss'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2017

'For the last ten years they have approached me every single year.' 'There was a year when I was really looking forward to going.' 'I wanted to see how interesting it is to spend 60 days with random people.' 'But as time progressed the dirt kept becoming bigger and bigger and personalities kept becoming smaller and smaller.'

FMCG firms see value in fast-growing, high-margin spices biz

FMCG firms see value in fast-growing, high-margin spices biz

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

The fast-growing, high-margin branded spices business is turning out to be an interesting growth opportunity, which to an extent was reflected in the Sunrise-ITC deal, with multiple parties from PE to strategic players joining the fray.

Bangladesh SC upholds Jamaat leader's death sentence

Bangladesh SC upholds Jamaat leader's death sentence

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence handed down to a fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami stalwart for committing mass murder and crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan.

Is this your favourite Rajkummar Rao look? VOTE!

Is this your favourite Rajkummar Rao look? VOTE!

Rediff.com24 Nov 2017

Has Rajkummar nailed his Bose look? Or do you prefer him in Raabta?

B'desh: Jamaat-e-Islami leader indicted over war crimes

B'desh: Jamaat-e-Islami leader indicted over war crimes

Rediff.com5 Sep 2013

Fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami leader and media doyen Mir Quasem Ali was Thursday indicted by a special Bangladeshi tribunal on charges of "crimes against humanity" committed during the 1971 liberation war.

Why you must eat 'ugly food'

Why you must eat 'ugly food'

Rediff.com6 May 2018

It will change your perception of food forever.

We are at a crossroad and that crossroad is Kashmir

We are at a crossroad and that crossroad is Kashmir

Rediff.com18 Jun 2019

'The current government must act sooner rather than later,' asserts Vivek Gumaste.

Celebrating the Goddess in Chennai

Celebrating the Goddess in Chennai

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

Navratri celebrations in Chennai are not only about Golu dolls, Saraswathi Puja or Ayudha Puja. These days, Durga Puja and Dandiya Raas too are regular events in the city, reports S Saraswathi.

What Thor likes about India

What Thor likes about India

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

'It was like being in the Colosseum.'