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'Abolish reservations and private education!'

'Abolish reservations and private education!'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

'Where should shudra-OBCs go because of whom the nation is surviving?'

Why more Indians must speak up online

Why more Indians must speak up online

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

'Anyone on Indian Twitter, Facebook, or any of the other forms of social media that matter (except elite forums like Instagram) understands instantly that it is dominated by upper-caste North Indian men.' 'Other voices are silenced and attacked,' says Mihir S Sharma.

BJP MLA gets 2-day suspension for breaking microphone in Bihar assembly

BJP MLA gets 2-day suspension for breaking microphone in Bihar assembly

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

Bedlam erupted in the House for a few minutes and continued till all BJP members staged a walkout in protest.

BJP loses big in 3 of 4 Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal

BJP loses big in 3 of 4 Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which won 25 seats in the Himachal Pradesh elections, suffered a setback in the assembly segments falling under Shimla, Hamirpur and Kangra parliamentary constituencies in the hill state.

My Travels For Gauri Khan's Grandma

My Travels For Gauri Khan's Grandma

Rediff.com12 Nov 2022

There were Vedic mantras engraved along with prayer songs for Lord Shiva, Lord Rama and Lord Krishna. Neither the government nor the people of Faisalabad demanded that the carvings be removed. I felt very happy to see Sanskrit shloka

Jihad in Gita: Congress rejects Patil's remark, he clarifies

Jihad in Gita: Congress rejects Patil's remark, he clarifies

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

Patil has claimed the concept of jihad was not just in Islam but also in the Bhagavad Gita and in Christianity.

Fairytale Fights. Fables. Time Travel

Fairytale Fights. Fables. Time Travel

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

Romance in the nineties, fairytale fights, fables and time travelling between mythological times to modern -- fantasy and reality collide on OTT this week.

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

Rediff.com20 Sep 2022

Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

Panchayat 2 Review

Panchayat 2 Review

Rediff.com20 May 2022

If at all the series can be criticised, it would be for its all-Brahmin characters and keeping out the caste problems, the misogyny and the backwardness and ugliness of rural India, points out Deepa Gahlot.

'UP battle is now between SP and BJP'

'UP battle is now between SP and BJP'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

'Congress and BSP are in the fray, but not in the contest.'

TMC peddles 'soft Hindutva' to stop march of BJP in Bengal

TMC peddles 'soft Hindutva' to stop march of BJP in Bengal

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

Political observers have said that the TMC, now desperate to shed the 'anti-Hindu' tag and embrace 'soft Hindutva', is carefully planning its moves, with help from poll strategist Prashant Kishor and team, as is evident from its decisions to organise Brahmin Sammelan, provide sops to Sanatan Brahmins, and financial aid to Durga puja committees.

'Dravidian parties have compromised on many issues'

'Dravidian parties have compromised on many issues'

Rediff.com3 Apr 2021

'A recent compromise by the state government is accepting NEET exams for medical entrance.'

What Googly Will Modi Bowl in 2024?

What Googly Will Modi Bowl in 2024?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

It is not unlikely that ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP government comes up with more imaginative schemes aimed at constituency-building. The party under Modi's leadership has a more modern thinking in such matters unlike its rivals, which are still steeped only in ideology, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

View: Understanding The Kashmir Files Phenomena

View: Understanding The Kashmir Files Phenomena

Rediff.com22 Mar 2022

The Kashmir Files has done a commendable job in highlighting the plight of Kashmiri Pandits, but has dealt only with the local factors. The cover-up has multiple reasons and it is time that a debate is begun to unmask the culprits who hid the truth, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

NEET, Vishwakarma Scheme, And Tamil Angst

NEET, Vishwakarma Scheme, And Tamil Angst

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Medical seats for under-graduates and post-graduates remaining vacant in the NEET era, together with the Centre 'freezing' the number of medical colleges and seats in (Dravidian) Tamil Nadu and the launch of the PM's 'Vishwakarma Scheme' for the nation's craftsmen, are all seen as a bid to further reverse the state's progressive socio-economic agenda of and its achievements of the past hundred-plus years, argues N Sathiya Moorthy.

BJP Tactics Won't Cut Much Ice In TN

BJP Tactics Won't Cut Much Ice In TN

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

The Hindutva social media continues to present the DMK especially as anti-god, anti-Hindu and anti-Brahmin. The strategy did not work in the past, it has not worked in the present, and would not work in the future, as a massive vote-getter, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.

State bypolls: Cong wins 3, BJP and ally 2; TMC loses

State bypolls: Cong wins 3, BJP and ally 2; TMC loses

Rediff.com2 Mar 2023

The Congress on Thursday secured a seat in the present Bengal assembly as its candidate Bayron Biswas won the Sagardighi bypoll, defeating the nearest rival of the Trinamool Congress by 22,980 votes.

Congress pits BJP defector against BJP's Sanjay Sinh in Amethi

Congress pits BJP defector against BJP's Sanjay Sinh in Amethi

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

The Congress on Monday nominated Bharatiya Janata Party turncoat Ashish Shukla against the saffron party's nominee, Sanjay Sinh, from the high-profile Amethi assembly seat in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.

SEND US Your Ganpati Pictures!

SEND US Your Ganpati Pictures!

Rediff.com29 Aug 2022

Whatever your way of celebrating, do share it with the world.

Akhilesh's wife is SP candidate from Mulayam's seat, BJP cries 'dynasty'

Akhilesh's wife is SP candidate from Mulayam's seat, BJP cries 'dynasty'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2022

The Samajwadi Party on Thursday announced Dimple Yadav as its candidate for Mainpuri parliamentary seat, which fell vacant after the death of party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav.

UP polls: All eyes on Varanasi in final phase as Modi leads blitzkrieg

UP polls: All eyes on Varanasi in final phase as Modi leads blitzkrieg

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

Voting for the seventh and final round will be held on March 7 for Varanasi and its eight adjoining districts.

With father's arrest, Chhattisgarh CM Baghel conveys rule of law message

With father's arrest, Chhattisgarh CM Baghel conveys rule of law message

Rediff.com17 Sep 2021

Bhupesh Baghel said about his father that he respected his father as a son, but as a chief minister, none of his mistakes that will disturb public order can be ignored.

'Fadnavis is as ruthless as Modi-Shah'

'Fadnavis is as ruthless as Modi-Shah'

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

It was not a one-way ride up though for the man who now could potentially become the BJP's national president over time.

Recipe: Swamyji's Ghee Panyarams

Recipe: Swamyji's Ghee Panyarams

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

Everyone must sample these tiny pan-fried idlis stuffed with onions or vegetables once before they die.

Congress's Adhir's 'Rashtrapatni' remark sparks uproar in Parl

Congress's Adhir's 'Rashtrapatni' remark sparks uproar in Parl

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's 'rashtrapatni' remark snowballed into a major political row on Thursday with the Bharatiya Janata Party accusing the opposition party of insulting President Droupadi Murmu and demanding that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi should apologise to the nation.

Chhello Show Review: Bitter Sweet Memories

Chhello Show Review: Bitter Sweet Memories

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

Just as much as the magic of cinema, Chhello Show is about the imagination of a child and the typical Indian jugaad, observes Deepa Gahlot. Chhello Show

Did Savarkar Influence Godse on Women?

Did Savarkar Influence Godse on Women?

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

Godse's choice fitted with the Hindutva world view in which the assertion of masculinity, power and virility -- both discursively and institutionally -- occupied the central position. His close association with Savarkar seems only to have sharpened his uncompromising views on women.

Mukesh Lived The Songs He Sang

Mukesh Lived The Songs He Sang

Rediff.com22 Jul 2023

'Even after Awaara Hoon and Mera Joota Hai Japani, between 1946 to 1963, there were plenty of upheavals in his career. My parents had moved into two rooms of a chawl, with an attached bathroom, by then, but life was hard, and often there was no food at home.'

'If he was in India, Einstein wouldn't have got out of school'

'If he was in India, Einstein wouldn't have got out of school'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

'Most students find it difficult to cope with the way they are expected to learn at the IITs.' 'So, all the students face the same stress.' 'But those students who are mentally weak are more affected.'

'Vikas Dubey thought nothing would happen to him'

'Vikas Dubey thought nothing would happen to him'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

'Caste-based power politics made him think that he can get away with murder.'

RJD enters Bihar council poll fray, to contest 3 of 7 seats

RJD enters Bihar council poll fray, to contest 3 of 7 seats

Rediff.com30 May 2022

The party's state unit president Jagadanand Singh announced the names of Mohd Qari Sohaib, Munni Rajak and Ashok Kumar Pandey.

Why Do We Need A Hindu Rashtra?

Why Do We Need A Hindu Rashtra?

Rediff.com2 May 2022

If we have already excluded Muslims from political office by default, and if we are already harassing them daily through laws, like Nazi Germany did and like Pakistan did, then why do we need a Hindu Rashtra or a change from the present set of laws? argues Aakar Patel.

PIX: Deepika-Ranveer's Wedding Album!

PIX: Deepika-Ranveer's Wedding Album!

Rediff.com20 Nov 2018

The album consists of Mehendi, Sangeet, and two wedding ceremonies pictures!

'For them a Brahmin is above the law!'

'For them a Brahmin is above the law!'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2004

'The Shankaracharya's supporters are shooting the messenger. What is Jayalalithaa's fault? Is it that she has allowed law to take its own course? Is she not supposed to?' asks Tamil Nadu government counsel, K T S Tulsi.

Modi's Sangamam: Less Of Tamil, More Of Politics

Modi's Sangamam: Less Of Tamil, More Of Politics

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

The inaugural Sangamam turned out to be a political Hindutva function than a gathering on the Hindu religion, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

BJP, Congress, JD-S in race as Karnataka votes on May 10, counting on May 13

BJP, Congress, JD-S in race as Karnataka votes on May 10, counting on May 13

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

The BJP and Congress have already launched spirited campaigns for the elections.

Rajasthan polls: The caste factor

Rajasthan polls: The caste factor

Rediff.com23 Nov 2018

The two parties have fielded 33 candidates each belonging to the Jat community for the December 7 polls.

Madras HC sentences Youtuber to 6 months jail for criminal contempt

Madras HC sentences Youtuber to 6 months jail for criminal contempt

Rediff.com15 Sep 2022

The Madras high court on Thursday convicted a well-known Youtuber, A Sankar alias 'Savukku' Sankar, for criminal contempt and sentenced him to six months' imprisonment.

All the vile things you heard about marriage are true

All the vile things you heard about marriage are true

Rediff.com1 Jun 2022

Gal Godot begins a fascinating new column about marriage.

Migrant labour from UP to be brought back, employed if BSP wins: Mayawati

Migrant labour from UP to be brought back, employed if BSP wins: Mayawati

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

She lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, holding them responsible for the lack of jobs and migration from the state.