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10 things to expect from bankers this financial year

10 things to expect from bankers this financial year

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

Commercial banks have not yet reduced their lending rates.

'Women feel very unsafe in many religious places'

'Women feel very unsafe in many religious places'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

'Women all over India want a safer atmosphere at the place where they go to pray or meditate.'

Indian 'racially abused' in Australia blames 'Trump effect' for assault

Indian 'racially abused' in Australia blames 'Trump effect' for assault

Rediff.com27 Mar 2017

Australian High Commission in New Delhi said that whether the attack was 'racially-based' or not will be investigated.

Give up religion or face punishment, says China's Communist Party to members

Give up religion or face punishment, says China's Communist Party to members

Rediff.com19 Jul 2017

Experts said the direction is meant to maintain party unity.

Ahankar has been many a leader's undoing

Ahankar has been many a leader's undoing

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

'BJP leaders might ponder the all-consuming arrogance that grips the Modi-Shah combine a year ahead of the next general election,' says Sunil Sethi.

Why Hinduism never developed a concept of blasphemy

Why Hinduism never developed a concept of blasphemy

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

'While India's 'secularism' is a matter of cultural values rooted in Hinduism, the Western concept became one of rights rooted in legal rights. India would be secular with or without Article 25 of the Constitution,' says T V R Shenoy.

In Sri Lanka, Pope gives message of 'respect for all'

In Sri Lanka, Pope gives message of 'respect for all'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

Pope Francis on Tuesday called for respect of human rights and healing of racial and religious hatred as he arrived on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, days after a new government assumed power in the country.

The 'spiritual desolation' of Saint Teresa

The 'spiritual desolation' of Saint Teresa

Rediff.com6 Sep 2016

What is strange, for someone who spent a lifetime in seva, is that St Teresa's own personal journals and communication with the Church hierarchy reveal someone in "spiritual desolation", says Sankrant Sanu. Could the Indian sacred traditions have helped her?

Goa Carnival 2016 celebrations begin with a colorful procession

Goa Carnival 2016 celebrations begin with a colorful procession

Rediff.com6 Feb 2016

Five-day festival of Carnival began on Saturday in Goa.

7 Indian food faves that aren't Indian

7 Indian food faves that aren't Indian

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

Did you know that samosas, idlis and coffee are not originally from India?

Modi 9th on Forbes' most powerful person list; Xi tops

Modi 9th on Forbes' most powerful person list; Xi tops

Rediff.com9 May 2018

The Chinese President dethroned Russian President Vladimir Putin as the most influential person on the planet.

SL defence secy quits; PM says more attacks possible

SL defence secy quits; PM says more attacks possible

Rediff.com25 Apr 2019

Authorities also released photographs of six suspects, including three women, wanted for their involvement in the attacks and sought information regarding them from the public.

Hitler may have married Jewish woman by mistake, says report

Hitler may have married Jewish woman by mistake, says report

Rediff.com5 Apr 2014

In what could prove to be one of the biggest ironies of history, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, infamous for the genocide of Jews, may have unwittingly married a Jewish woman, new British research has found.

Lok Sabha needs this Sansad Ratna

Lok Sabha needs this Sansad Ratna

Rediff.com23 Apr 2019

Will voters in Ernakulam take to the Communist MP who asked 447 more questions and took part in 162 more debates than your average MP? Will Arun Jaitley's wish come true? Krishna Prasad, the renowned journalist and Outlook magazine's former editor-in-chief, reports from Kochi.

The politics of grievance

The politics of grievance

Rediff.com28 Jul 2017

'A class antagonism of rich versus poor took the colouring of a communal confrontation,' says Sunil Sethi.

HC rejects Indian priest's plea against extradition to US in rape case

HC rejects Indian priest's plea against extradition to US in rape case

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

The Delhi high court on Tuesday dismissed as "premature" the plea challenging a trial court order recommending extradition to the USA of Indian Catholic priest Rev Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in that country during his stay in 2004.

Missing Southern Illinois University student found dead

Missing Southern Illinois University student found dead

Rediff.com28 Feb 2014

Pravin M Varughese, 19, a student of Southern Illinois University, who had been missing for a week, was found dead on February 18.

#PehlaPyaar: My first Valentine's Day

#PehlaPyaar: My first Valentine's Day

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

Amol Shahane remembers the first time he was introduced to St Valentine.

Should courts intervene in religious matters?

Should courts intervene in religious matters?

Rediff.com5 Nov 2018

Awful religious practices need to be abolished. But through social and political reformers, not by courts, argues Shekhar Gupta.

10 Things You Didn't Know About Gone With The Wind

10 Things You Didn't Know About Gone With The Wind

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

Did you know that Clark Gable nearly didn't say 'Frankly, my dear I don't give a damn' in Gone With The Wind? Or the film's India connections?

If Modi wants to win Gujarat, this is what he must do

If Modi wants to win Gujarat, this is what he must do

Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

'Gujarat is a high turnout state and the BJP, even if it leads opinion polls, must ensure that its base comes out and votes.' 'The Congress can be confident that, even though its base is smaller, their voters will turn out because they are angry.'

The India that loves joint families AND Valentine's Day

The India that loves joint families AND Valentine's Day

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

We Indians simply cherry-pick those aspects of other cultures we like and reject what we consider unsuitable. Most of us recognise it as globalisation, says Kanika Datta.

US official sacked for Twitter barbs is Indian-American

US official sacked for Twitter barbs is Indian-American

Rediff.com2 Nov 2013

A key White House staffer who was fired after it came to light that he was behind a Twitter account that dished out gossip and pointed barbs at the Obama Administration is an Indian-American.

Jabalpur church attack: Six arrested for vandalism

Jabalpur church attack: Six arrested for vandalism

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Six persons allegedly involved in vandalising a cathedral premises and a Catholic school, where people had gathered for a religious convention, were arrested in the wee hours on Monday.

Gay athletes at Rio Games bring hope to LGBT cause in Brazil

Gay athletes at Rio Games bring hope to LGBT cause in Brazil

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

Dressed as a mermaid with shells covering his nipples, Brazilian Murilo Sousa voiced hope that the record number of openly gay athletes at the Rio Games would boost acceptance in his South American nation, amid a backlash over same-sex marriage.

'Maybe 10, 15 years later, Rahul may mature as a politician'

'Maybe 10, 15 years later, Rahul may mature as a politician'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2019

'This business of monopoly of one family must end.' 'Here, they picked up a few leaders for him as he needed support which was okay, but later, they became his cronies.'

REWIND: BEST images in the last 24 hours

REWIND: BEST images in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

Here's a collection of some of the best photos from around the world shot in the last 24 hours.

Indian priest arrested in US for possessing child pornography

Indian priest arrested in US for possessing child pornography

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

A 47-year-old Indian priest has been arrested in the United States state of Florida on charges of possessing child pornography, with authorities saying he asked a 14-year old boy to help him delete about 40 pornographic images of young boys from his phone.

India hopes to see a sovereign and independent Palestine state soon: PM

India hopes to see a sovereign and independent Palestine state soon: PM

Rediff.com10 Feb 2018

Abbas seeks India's role in peace process as PM Modi visits Palestine.

'No one has taken responsibility for Savita's death'

'No one has taken responsibility for Savita's death'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2013

The grieving parents of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar, who died following a miscarriage in Ireland last year, say they are still waiting for justice as no one has taken responsibility for their daughter's death.

Uncertain abortion law, errors caused Savita's death: Report

Uncertain abortion law, errors caused Savita's death: Report

Rediff.com14 Jun 2013

A cascade of errors and uncertainty about the law on abortion contributed largely to the tragic death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar at an Irish hospital last year, according to an official enquiry report.

40 years on, lessons from the US defeat in Vietnam

40 years on, lessons from the US defeat in Vietnam

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

'Vietnam has become an adjective as well as a verb -- the Americans, for instance, were driven by the passion to do a 'Vietnam' on the Soviet Union when that country invaded Afghanistan in 1979.'

Now a Trump clone in Brazil!

Now a Trump clone in Brazil!

Rediff.com29 Oct 2018

'As he has no executive track record, so far, he is all talk and hence essentially a braggart and a bigot.' 'That he is described as the 'Trump of the tropics' should give a shorthand summary to what he stands for on issues in general,' points out Ambassador B S Prakash, India's former envoy to Brazil.

Getting ready for Daku Ranbir

Getting ready for Daku Ranbir

Rediff.com16 May 2018

Ranbir's daku aspirations, Alia's magical transformation, Aishwarya's mommy love and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.

On Good Friday, the devout seek blessings

On Good Friday, the devout seek blessings

Rediff.com3 Apr 2015

Good Friday was on Friday observed across the country with special prayers in churches and the faithfuls observing fasts as a way of renunciation of earthly comfort to mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

TV's $20 million woman: How Ellen Pompeo of Grey's Anatomy fought for equal pay

TV's $20 million woman: How Ellen Pompeo of Grey's Anatomy fought for equal pay

Rediff.com18 Jan 2018

Ellen Pompeo aka Meredith Grey takes on the pay gap problem in entertainment like a badass.

Centre rejects Bengal govt's plea for CBI probe into nun rape

Centre rejects Bengal govt's plea for CBI probe into nun rape

Rediff.com27 Mar 2015

The Centre on Friday rejected West Bengal government's request for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the gang rape of a 71-year-old nun at a convent school in Nadia district, a day after the CID achieved a breakthrough in arresting two suspects 12 days after the heinous crime took place.

Naresh Goyal flew too close to the sun

Naresh Goyal flew too close to the sun

Rediff.com29 Apr 2019

'The airline business is very dynamic. If you are unable to keep up and lead, you end up last.' 'This is what has happened to Jet.'

Happy birthday Shahid Kapoor!

Happy birthday Shahid Kapoor!

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

'Church's influence on north east politics is on the decline'

'Church's influence on north east politics is on the decline'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

'The control of the Church over Christian people regarding politics has become weak...' 'People have started to think independently and it is not for sure that they will obey whatever the Church asks them to do.'