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Chawla should quit EC post: Sorabjee

Chawla should quit EC post: Sorabjee

Rediff.com7 Feb 2006

Members of the Election Commission are like Caesar's wife, beyond suspicion, he said.

What exactly does a thyroid do?

What exactly does a thyroid do?

Rediff.com8 Mar 2007

Is the thyroid a disease? No. And here's what you also need to know.

Tuticorin firing: CBI books TN police, officials for dacoity, robbery

Tuticorin firing: CBI books TN police, officials for dacoity, robbery

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

The case has been registered against unidentified officials of police and revenue department on the basis of a complaint from K Arjunan, district secretary, Communist Party of India-Marxist.

Why we hate HR

Why we hate HR

Rediff.com9 Dec 2005

Oh how we've missed you, Maria!

Oh how we've missed you, Maria!

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

Former world number one Maria Sharapova has been invited to play at the Madrid Open in May, which takes place less than two weeks after her 15-month doping ban expires, tournament organisers said on Wednesday.

Mowgli: Not for kids. Or adults

Mowgli: Not for kids. Or adults

Rediff.com10 Dec 2018

A worn-out fantasy of shallow wisdom and unspectacular effects, perhaps it's time to close the book on the Mowgli legend, feels Sukanya Verma.

Gandhi, a great Briton

Gandhi, a great Briton

Rediff.com24 Sep 2004

The Mahatma rubs shoulders with nearly 55,000 people in the new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Has Modi run out of gas?

Has Modi run out of gas?

Rediff.com2 May 2021

Other strong men have stopped Modi and his hordes in states before, but none of them with a footprint or battle cry to shake up New Delhi, observes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

An Alsatian roams free...

An Alsatian roams free...

Rediff.com8 Mar 2004

Morning broke and the swaying green paddies of Kerala loomed into view. The soot-stained brigade got off at Palakkad. Great Uncle's son was eager to rub noses with the dog...

The Republic will always remains alive

The Republic will always remains alive

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

As long as even one Indian holds aloft Ambedkar's portrait and recites the Preamble, the Republic remains alive, says Mihir S Sharma.

'Take care of your body, and it will take care of YOU'

'Take care of your body, and it will take care of YOU'

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

On World Health Day, Bollywood stars posted pix and videos with beautiful messages and stories.

'We want Indians to shape the Internet'

'We want Indians to shape the Internet'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com reports from the Google For India event in New Delhi.

No smoke without fire: Former CBI chiefs about SC remarks on Sinha

No smoke without fire: Former CBI chiefs about SC remarks on Sinha

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

The removal of Central Bureau of Investigation Director Ranjit Sinha by the Supreme Court from 2G scam case has prompted the agency's former chiefs to term it as a 'bad dream' which they would like to forget.

Remembering Shivaji The Great

Remembering Shivaji The Great

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

'In a war of guerrilla resistance from 1682 to 1707, the Marathas destroyed the foundations of the Mughal empire.' 'Shivaji was dead, but his example and ideals survived and were the main source for inspiration for the Marathas in their desperate struggle with the mighty Mughal empire,' notes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd), the well known military historian.

Sangh mutiny against Modi, Shah if BJP fails to win UP

Sangh mutiny against Modi, Shah if BJP fails to win UP

Rediff.com21 Jan 2017

'The disquiet in the Sangh is, of course, over demonetisation.' 'But more than that, it is about the growing centralisation in the running of the government and party,'

HC orders CBI probe into Tuticorin police firing

HC orders CBI probe into Tuticorin police firing

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

Among the series of questions raised were how self-loading riffles found their way out of the armoury and came to be used in the firing, how snipers were perched atop vehicles and how persons came to be shot in the face and chest.

Google to train 2 million developers on Android in India

Google to train 2 million developers on Android in India

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

The training is available for both students as well as mid-career developers.

Oscars 2017: Emma Stone, Viola Davis win!

Oscars 2017: Emma Stone, Viola Davis win!

Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

A look at the winners of the 89th Annual Academy Awards.

'Greatest' boxer Muhammad Ali's tryst with India

'Greatest' boxer Muhammad Ali's tryst with India

Rediff.com4 Jun 2016

Indians had an opportunity to see legendary boxer Muhammad Ali in action in 1980 when he visited the country for exhibition bouts.

Can the Opposition pick itself up?

Can the Opposition pick itself up?

Rediff.com28 May 2019

Nobody understands the deep causes of defeat and victory better than the defeated. The defeated have been to all the battlefields. They have looked into the eyes of their soldiers and those of the opponents, says Aakar Patel.

PIX: Kareena, Salman, Varun, Alia mingle at an awards show

PIX: Kareena, Salman, Varun, Alia mingle at an awards show

Rediff.com12 Mar 2017

A look at the red carpet arrivals.

PIX: Meet Mr and Mrs Shahid Kapoor!

PIX: Meet Mr and Mrs Shahid Kapoor!

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput tied the nuptial knot at a farmhouse on the outskirts of Delhi on July 7.

Sachin Bansal wants to start a bank

Sachin Bansal wants to start a bank

Rediff.com12 Feb 2020

'If the RBI blesses us with a banking licence, we would like to launch a successful bank.'

Cong-JD-S defies 2 deadlines by Guv; trust vote on Monday

Cong-JD-S defies 2 deadlines by Guv; trust vote on Monday

Rediff.com19 Jul 2019

Speaker Ramesh Kumar said the motion of confidence would reach finality on Monday and it would not be prolonged further under any circumstances, to which the government agreed.

Sexual assault: Should Justice Ganguly quit rights panel?

Sexual assault: Should Justice Ganguly quit rights panel?

Rediff.com3 Dec 2013

As pressure mounted on him to quit as the chief of West Bengal Human Rights Commission over a sexual assault allegation, former Supreme Court judge Ashok Kumar Ganguly on Tuesday said he was "undecided" on his future course of action.

US Presidential candidate is a 15-Year-old farm boy!

US Presidential candidate is a 15-Year-old farm boy!

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

Deez Nuts, the independent candidate from Iowa, filed to run for the President of the United States with the Federal Election Commission last month.

All eyes on Stuttgart as Sharapova poised for return

All eyes on Stuttgart as Sharapova poised for return

Rediff.com24 Apr 2017

While some say the five-times Grand Slam champion, initially banned for two years after testing positive for Meldonium, has done her time some fellow players are angry the red carpet is being rolled out.

Google turns 18, unveils products designed for India

Google turns 18, unveils products designed for India

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

Google announced a new Wi-Fi platform called Google Station, a video app called 'YouTube Go' and an offline feature for Chrome web browser and faster loading in Google Play on 2G network

Sridevi, Shammi and the smiling faces of Hrishida's cinema

Sridevi, Shammi and the smiling faces of Hrishida's cinema

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.

How the Congress can counter Modi

How the Congress can counter Modi

Rediff.com18 Sep 2019

'What the Congress needs now is an ideological and social contrast to the BJP.' 'The Congress stable of princelings cannot do it,' argues Mohan Guruswamy.

The Facebook Menace

The Facebook Menace

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

'We must all commit to sharing less nonsense and quarrelling less on social media.' 'We could use that time instead to meeting and speaking to our friends and family instead of 'liking' their posts.' 'Zuckerberg will be the poorer for that, but our lives will be so much richer,' says Rahul Jacob.

'Something sinister in Urjit Patel's exit'?

'Something sinister in Urjit Patel's exit'?

Rediff.com30 Dec 2018

'Urjit Patel was not quite the picture of courage, but even he turned, he had to turn.' 'Perhaps there is something that is far more sinister than what we are aware of, which is the reason for his resigation.'

10 places that serve the yummiest salads in Mumbai

10 places that serve the yummiest salads in Mumbai

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

Mini Ribeiro tells us where to go salad hopping.

The troubling legacy of Ranjan Gogoi

The troubling legacy of Ranjan Gogoi

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

'Under Justice Gogoi's tenure, the Supreme Court has gone from an institution that was at least formally committed to the protection of individual rights as its primary task, to an institution that speaks the language of the executive, and has become indistinguishable from the executive,' warns Gautam Bhatia.

#FatToFit: How I lost 20 kilos in 6 months

#FatToFit: How I lost 20 kilos in 6 months

Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

Anisha Banerjee shares her amazing weight loss story with us.

Prashant's Priyanka card in UP is a masterstroke

Prashant's Priyanka card in UP is a masterstroke

Rediff.com4 May 2016

Even as the BJP dithers over what it needs to do, the Congress has stolen a lead by projecting its chief ministerial candidate -- Priyanka Vadra nee Gandhi, says Nazarwala, the man who called the 2012 UP assembly elections right.

Jaitley will NOT resign over DDCA issue: Govt

Jaitley will NOT resign over DDCA issue: Govt

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

The government on Monday categorically ruled out resignation of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over allegations of corruption in Delhi cricket body DDCA which he headed till 2013, as Congress member disrupted proceedings of Rajya Sabha.

A billion Indians on Pichai's homecoming radar

A billion Indians on Pichai's homecoming radar

Rediff.com13 Dec 2015

Pichai will visit India accompanied by the heads of various Google business units

'Being bold is not just taking your clothes off'

'Being bold is not just taking your clothes off'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2019

'A woman, with her clothes on, can be more sensual than a naked woman.'