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'Kamala Is Like A Daughter To Me'

'Kamala Is Like A Daughter To Me'

Rediff.com24 Sep 2024

'Kamala likes south Indian food.' 'She likes a special rasam which her husband also likes, she likes coconut rice, she likes puri aloo...'

UK riots: London doctors use unmarked cars

UK riots: London doctors use unmarked cars

Rediff.com9 Aug 2011

According to Dr Stewart Kay, chair of the Southwark Local Medical Committee, doctors in areas hit by rioting such as Brixton, Peckham and Clapham, had decided not to do home visits in the usual doctors cars, because they feared their resemblance with police cars would single them out for attack.

Legendary singer David Bowie dies at 69

Legendary singer David Bowie dies at 69

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

The singer battled cancer for 18 months.

Holland sends papers to UK to extradite i-flex CEO

Holland sends papers to UK to extradite i-flex CEO

Rediff.com2 May 2003

Britain has received documents from the Netherlands government seeking extradition of i-flex chief (of Europe) Senthil Kumar, currently on bail, a London court was informed on Friday.

Consular access to I-flex honcho obtained

Consular access to I-flex honcho obtained

Rediff.com31 Mar 2003

Two senior officials of the Indian High Commission met Kumar at Brixton Prison on Friday evening and assured him all necessary consular assistance in dealing with the case.

i-flex CEO's case postponed to May 2

i-flex CEO's case postponed to May 2

Rediff.com11 Apr 2003

The hearing in the extradition case of Senthil Kumar, Chief of the Dutch subsidiary of Indian software firm i-flex solutions Ltd, has been postponed to May 2.

London court grants bail to i-flex honcho

London court grants bail to i-flex honcho

Rediff.com2 Apr 2003

Senthil Kumar, chief executive officer of the Netherlands subsidiary of i-flex solutions Ltd, who was arrested on alleged violation of Dutch visa rules, was on Wednesday granted bail by a London court.

Indian-origin Maoist cult leader found guilty of rape in UK

Indian-origin Maoist cult leader found guilty of rape in UK

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

A 75-year-old Indian-origin Maoist cult leader was on Friday found guilty of rape, child cruelty and falsely imprisoning his daughter for 30 years by a British court.

UK Maoist cult leader raped followers, kept daughter locked up for 30 years

UK Maoist cult leader raped followers, kept daughter locked up for 30 years

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

Aravindan Balakrishnan , 75, is accused of raping and indecently assaulting two women members of the group.

REWIND: TOP photos of the week that was

REWIND: TOP photos of the week that was

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

A round-up of our favourite photographs from the week gone by.

UK Maoist cult leader Aravindan Balakrishnan jailed for 23 years for raping followers

UK Maoist cult leader Aravindan Balakrishnan jailed for 23 years for raping followers

Rediff.com30 Jan 2016

Aravindan Balakrishnan, a 75-year-old Indian-origin man who ran a secretive extremist Maoist cult in London, was on Friday sentenced to 23 years in jail by a UK court for a string of sexual assaults.

7 lessons on innovation from David Bowie

7 lessons on innovation from David Bowie

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

If "innovation" were a person, he or she would have looked like David Bowie.

There Is A Happy Land Where Only Bowie Plays

There Is A Happy Land Where Only Bowie Plays

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

'It is impossible to pin down the genius of David Bowie, to distill any kind of essence of that singer-songwriter-visionary-buccaneer-icon into a line or several.'