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'I haven't lost the madness for telling a story'

'I haven't lost the madness for telling a story'

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

'I don't come to the film with an agenda. I come to a film with a story. When the story excites me, I go bonkers.'

Toyota Etios Liva is a true blue no-nonsense hatchback

Toyota Etios Liva is a true blue no-nonsense hatchback

Rediff.com14 Nov 2018

The car we're driving today is the most affordable Toyota in India, the Etios Liva and we tell you if you should consider it if you're in the market looking for a hatchback or look at the other obvious options.

Cannes Diaries: A touch of Punjab in Cannes

Cannes Diaries: A touch of Punjab in Cannes

Rediff.com18 May 2015

Chauthi Koot is the first of two Indian films in Un Certain Regard.

What next will Modi and his ministers come up with?

What next will Modi and his ministers come up with?

Rediff.com8 May 2018

Are our ministers having fun at our expense? Any other explanation would suggest 'we are ruled by men whose judgement you cannot trust and whose grasp of reality is questionable,' says Karan Thapar.

Introspect, don't blame EVMs for poll performance, EC tells AAP

Introspect, don't blame EVMs for poll performance, EC tells AAP

Rediff.com3 Apr 2017

The poll watchdog also said that as per laws related to elections, after the declaration of results, the only option available to verify the data of votes cast was filing an election petition before the high court concerned.

The watch dogs that didn't bark for IL&FS

The watch dogs that didn't bark for IL&FS

Rediff.com16 Oct 2018

Did men and women of redoubtable experience and public service, upholders of the country's steel frame and paragons of corporate governance, never smell a rat?

Won't let PM sleep until all farms loans waived: Rahul

Won't let PM sleep until all farms loans waived: Rahul

Rediff.com18 Dec 2018

'If the Modi government does not waive farm loans, we guarantee to waive farm loans if voted to power in 2019'

The toughest exams in India and the world

The toughest exams in India and the world

Rediff.com8 Jun 2017

How many of these have you appeared for?

Why is this beauty queen upset with India

Why is this beauty queen upset with India

Rediff.com24 Jul 2018

Despite being the third runner-up in the Miss International (Deaf) contest, she is the beauty queen you haven't heard about!

'Go back to India': This CEO racially abused by Trump supporters in US

'Go back to India': This CEO racially abused by Trump supporters in US

Rediff.com23 Aug 2017

Ravin Gandhi wrote an op-ed for CNBC following Trump's Charlottesville remarks but was quickly trolled and racially abused by readers.

How to tackle fake news

How to tackle fake news

Rediff.com21 Apr 2018

The ability to make out fake news from real could save the coming generations a huge amount of conflict and heartburn, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

4 ways to avoid falling into a debt trap this Diwali

4 ways to avoid falling into a debt trap this Diwali

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

These tips will keep you away from dark nights after Diwali

US actions against Pakistan: Win win for India

US actions against Pakistan: Win win for India

Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

'Bolstering India's conventional military capability against China is in America's strategic interest,' says military historian Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Sports Shorts: Big 3, Murray to play in ATP Cup

Sports Shorts: Big 3, Murray to play in ATP Cup

Rediff.com14 Sep 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday

New Merc C-Class: A worthy competitor to Audi A4, BMW 3-series

New Merc C-Class: A worthy competitor to Audi A4, BMW 3-series

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

The new generation offering looks better inside out, carries more equipment and drives better.

Shift IPL matches after April 30 out of Maharashtra, HC tells BCCI

Shift IPL matches after April 30 out of Maharashtra, HC tells BCCI

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

The Bombay high court on Tuesday allowed the Board of Control for Cricket in India to host Indian Premier League matches in Maharashtra only till April 30 after which it has asked the organisers to shift the matches outside the state.

'Never said Rs 15 L will come into people's accounts'

'Never said Rs 15 L will come into people's accounts'

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

In an interview to ANI, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke on various issues, including the Balakot air strikes to the status of Kashmir to the party's manifesto.

Can Nitish escape blame for Muzaffarpur scandal?

Can Nitish escape blame for Muzaffarpur scandal?

Rediff.com20 Aug 2018

'These children are wards of the State. They were exploited because the state government and its officials didn't do their jobs.'

The Oberoi in New Delhi is scaling luxury to new heights

The Oberoi in New Delhi is scaling luxury to new heights

Rediff.com3 Jan 2018

The iconic hotel opens after Rs 6-billion revamp

12 convicted for 7/11 train blasts in Mumbai, 1 acquitted

12 convicted for 7/11 train blasts in Mumbai, 1 acquitted

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

The case took a twist when the defence lawyer sought to call Indian Mujahideen co-founder Sadiq Sheikh as a defence witness after he told the police in 2008 that IM members were responsible for all the blasts that had occurred in India since 2005 including the July 11, 2006 train blasts.

Truly, an extraordinary fellow

Truly, an extraordinary fellow

Rediff.com19 Mar 2019

'Overlying his idealism was a hatred of war and of all things military. He gave no deep thought to politico-military matters and this prevented him from making sound security decisions.'

Review: Rage turns into beauty in Kadvi Hawa

Review: Rage turns into beauty in Kadvi Hawa

Rediff.com24 Nov 2017

'Don't let anybody tell you that Kadvi Hawa is a manifesto for the fight against climate change or that it's an austere, unforgiving movie.' 'This is an intensely felt, beautifully expressed piece of cinema,' says Sreehari Nair.

What Modi must tell Xi

What Modi must tell Xi

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

Modi should bluntly ask Chinese President Xi Jinping why he was willing to put his neck in the Pakistani noose, ignoring all that is known of Pakistan's perfidy, says B S Raghavan.

Local drug makers worried as regulators start working together

Local drug makers worried as regulators start working together

Rediff.com26 Dec 2013

Various domestic companies such as Ranbaxy, Wockhardt and Agila Specialities recently came under the US FDA scanner for lapse in manufacturing practices.

IS suspect planned to attack Mother House in Kolkata, kill foreigners: NIA

IS suspect planned to attack Mother House in Kolkata, kill foreigners: NIA

Rediff.com26 Dec 2016

The Mother House in West Bengal capital is the headquarters of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity.

Applied for an H1-B visa? Please read this!

Applied for an H1-B visa? Please read this!

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

'If you are so blinded by the Buy American, Hire American policy, if you are not going to be fair, consistent and welcoming, in the end America will lose out.'

India's big hurdle in the fight against cancer

India's big hurdle in the fight against cancer

Rediff.com2 Dec 2013

ndia has become the world's second largest market of asbestos as the government backed by powerful corporate lobby turns a blind eye to diseases related to the use of the hazardous chemical.

Sai's Take: The Akki-Modi Dil ki Baat

Sai's Take: The Akki-Modi Dil ki Baat

Rediff.com25 Apr 2019

'So we had Akshay Kumar dressed up like Robert Vadra on his offday, and trying to not look fan-struck...'

US-based Sankara Eye Foundation to focus on Bihar

US-based Sankara Eye Foundation to focus on Bihar

Rediff.com7 Jun 2014

At the annual Bihar Diwas celebrations hosted by the Bihar Foundation West Coast in Cupertino, California on May 3, the Sankara Eye Foundation, a United States-based non-profit organisation, whose aim is to eradicate curable blindness in India by 2020, announced that it will set up a hospital in the eastern Indian state.

Should Queen Elizabeth II win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Should Queen Elizabeth II win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

'No one knows whether exposure to the Nobel process would be to her liking, or would benefit her symbolic position above the fray,' says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Is China ahead of India in the space race?

Is China ahead of India in the space race?

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

'China pumps in a lot more money than what we do. China's space budget is close to $5 billion while it is hardly $1 billion for us.' 'We manage the programmes within the constraints of our budget. The main difference is we prioritise.'

The woman who nailed the idol thief

The woman who nailed the idol thief

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

The startling story of how a bitter ex-girlfriend helped capture artifacts raider Subhash Kapoor.

Review: Meri Pyaari Bindu relapses into stupidity

Review: Meri Pyaari Bindu relapses into stupidity

Rediff.com12 May 2017

The film flaunts Bindu as some sort of a free-spirited bohemian when she's really this unlikable, untrustworthy, selfish, vain, flighty opportunist sweet-talking Abhimanyu into catering to her needs all the time, feels Sukanya Verma.

The V S Naipaul I came to know

The V S Naipaul I came to know

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

Nikhil Lakshman remembers the times he spent with the legendary writer who passed into the ages six days before his 86th birthday.

Lalit Modi relishing prospect of Mudgal panel continuing IPL probe

Lalit Modi relishing prospect of Mudgal panel continuing IPL probe

Rediff.com22 Apr 2014

Former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to ask the Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee to continue the IPL spot-fixing probe, expressing hope that it will "blow the lid" on corruption in the Twenty20 extravaganza.

How India Inc can avoid an Infy-like conflict

How India Inc can avoid an Infy-like conflict

Rediff.com29 Aug 2017

An appraisal of performance of the board and practice of values and their synergy with the organisational strategy are all crucial for an organisation to evolve into an institution, say Ramachandran Kavil & Sougata Ray.

10 Sonam Kapoor roles to take note of

10 Sonam Kapoor roles to take note of

Rediff.com29 May 2018

In her just-above-a-decade-long career, says Sukanya Verma, the 32 year old has worked in a wide range of movies that reflect a free spirit, a fangirl, a feminist and (occasionally) a fool.

Investing lessons from Kejriwal's election success

Investing lessons from Kejriwal's election success

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

Be willing to learn from mistakes.

'Delhi has to engage Kashmiris politically'

'Delhi has to engage Kashmiris politically'

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

'The problem in Kashmir is not about pellets, bullets or tear gas.' 'It is the government's policy and intention to criminalise the protest.'

Why do we pay taxes, Mr Modi?

Why do we pay taxes, Mr Modi?

Rediff.com19 Jul 2017

'If governments choose to spend our money on cow meat detection kits or hugely expensive statues, it is also a form of corruption.' 'A betrayal of our hopes and aspirations,' says Amit Mehra.