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Sheena Bora murder trial hits a memory block

Sheena Bora murder trial hits a memory block

Rediff.com5 Aug 2017

The Mukerjeas' former driver could remember every detail of Sheena Bora's alleged murder five years ago, including on what day he took Indrani to the beauty parlour, and the brands of liquor he bought, but was unable to recall anything subsequently or more recently...

'I get comfortable with anything that is not me'

'I get comfortable with anything that is not me'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

'As long as you are moving, it's all right.' 'You are going to fall, you are going to have to pick yourself up and sometimes, it will hurt.' 'Sometimes, you would just want to lie there and look at the fan.'

Mera Wala Shah Rukh!

Mera Wala Shah Rukh!

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

On his 55th birthday, Sukanya Verma celebrates his inimitable ways in 10 scenes that she keeps returning to time and again.

How the Navy saved 125 from a raging sea

How the Navy saved 125 from a raging sea

Rediff.com28 May 2021

With 40 officers and 260 men, INS Kochi sailed into the eye of a cyclonic storm and rescued 125 men who had jumped into the sea from a sinking barge. It was one of the Indian Navy's greatest rescue operations.

ICJ asks Pakistan to review Jadhav's death sentence

ICJ asks Pakistan to review Jadhav's death sentence

Rediff.com17 Jul 2019

The bench also ruled that Pakistan had violated India's rights to consular visits after his arrest.

Such things shouldn't happen to senior officials: CJI on Devyani row

Such things shouldn't happen to senior officials: CJI on Devyani row

Rediff.com19 Dec 2013

With India locked in a face-off with the United States over the arrest of senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade, Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam on Thursday said such things should not happen to high-level officials.

Drama in store as Ibrahimovic writes final chapter

Drama in store as Ibrahimovic writes final chapter

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is poised to write the final chapter in a glittering career with Manchester United in England's Premier League and although drama is guaranteed, a happy ending is not.

India summons Pak envoy; lodges protest against terrorism

India summons Pak envoy; lodges protest against terrorism

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

S Jaishankar called Basit to his South Block office and lodged a strong protest over the issue as he made a specific reference to LeT terrorist and Pakistani national Bahadur Ali.

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

Rediff.com14 Mar 2021

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.

'My husband can come home because of the CBI'

'My husband can come home because of the CBI'

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

With the CBI ruling out bus conductor Ashok Kumar's involvement in Ryan International School student Pradhyumn Thakur's murder, his wife Mamata is hopeful of him getting bail on November 16. 'I just want my man to come home, I don't want anything else,' she tells Rediff.com's Swarupa Dutt.

Review: Shaadi Ke Side Effects works only because of Farhan and Vidya

Review: Shaadi Ke Side Effects works only because of Farhan and Vidya

Rediff.com28 Feb 2014

Prasanna D Zore describes Shaadi Ke Side Effects as 'an over-simplified, over-amplified, over-stretched joke...'

How a 20-something found her groove at LFW

How a 20-something found her groove at LFW

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

A 20-year-old Kshamaya Daniel has her first experience of an Indian fashion week. She survives it to pen this photo diary of her colourful, adrenaline-packed experiences.

Cop receives threats after IS Twitter account handler remanded to custody

Cop receives threats after IS Twitter account handler remanded to custody

Rediff.com14 Dec 2014

The alleged handler of the most influential pro-Islamic State Twitter account Mehdi Masroor Biswas has been remanded to five-day police custody.

'MS gives you ample chances to succeed, then it's upto you'

'MS gives you ample chances to succeed, then it's upto you'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

If West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Smith is to be believed, the best aspect of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership is his ability to give a player chance to succeed.

Noida fashion designer rape-murder: Suspect held in Navi Mumbai

Noida fashion designer rape-murder: Suspect held in Navi Mumbai

Rediff.com3 Sep 2013

A 26-year-old unemployed man, who had been on the run after he allegedly raped and murdered his estranged fashion designer girlfriend in Uttar Pradesh's Noida city, has been arrested from Panvel, the police said on Tuesday.

'The Art of Leaving': Gavaskar got it right, Kapil Dev didn't but what about Dhoni?

'The Art of Leaving': Gavaskar got it right, Kapil Dev didn't but what about Dhoni?

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

The continued suspense over Mahendra Singh Dhoni's future has revived the debate on whether the biggest icons in Indian cricket know when the time is right to bow out of the scene gracefully.

#JabWeMet: We waited for eight years

#JabWeMet: We waited for eight years

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

How they went from friends to life partners. Here's Vishal and Pallavi's love story.

Pak funding row: NIA grills separatist leaders

Pak funding row: NIA grills separatist leaders

Rediff.com21 May 2017

The NIA is also probing all angles of the funding of separatist leaders.

Delhi's Burari deaths put spotlight on occult practices

Delhi's Burari deaths put spotlight on occult practices

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

According to experts, religious and spiritual influences can affect life decisions beyond the normal.

Why did PM punish/humiliate General Khanduri?

Why did PM punish/humiliate General Khanduri?

Rediff.com1 Oct 2018

'The standing committee on defence was flagging what the services had said.' 'As a soldier, General Khanduri might have felt that it was his duty to point this out in the greater good of India,' points out Aditi Phadnis.

Have you ever been to a human library?

Have you ever been to a human library?

Rediff.com2 Aug 2017

The Human Library project brings together people from all walks of life to interact with 'talking books'.

PIX: Disgraced trio return to Australia; Lehmann resigns

PIX: Disgraced trio return to Australia; Lehmann resigns

Rediff.com29 Mar 2018

Australia coach Darren Lehmann said on Thursday he would step down after this week's Test match against South Africa, as he took ultimate responsibility for the culture of a team embroiled in a ball-tampering scandal that has rocked the sport.

26/11 case: Non-bailable warrant against 12 Pak-based accused

26/11 case: Non-bailable warrant against 12 Pak-based accused

Rediff.com15 Jan 2014

A Mumbai court trying the case of Lashkar-e-Taiba operative and 26/11 key handler Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, on issued non-bailable warrant against 12 more accused in the Mumbai terror attacks case.

Do America's voters have a choice at all?

Do America's voters have a choice at all?

Rediff.com4 Nov 2016

'The American electorate are forced to choose between a shop-soiled spokesperson of crony establishmentarianism and an outlandish boor of a showman, who should never have been where he is now.'

Sheena Bora Trial: The man who discovered the body

Sheena Bora Trial: The man who discovered the body

Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

Ganesh Dhene said there had only been two or three mango trees in the grove, from where he found the skeleton, which he specified had no flesh on it.

The music man behind Hrithik's success

The music man behind Hrithik's success

Rediff.com25 Jan 2018

'My chacha's music is sweet and intoxicating'

The generation of travellers who won't rely on travel agents

The generation of travellers who won't rely on travel agents

Rediff.com30 Mar 2018

It's the age of the DIY travellers.

Lou's incorrect, I wasn't involved in any match-fixing: Dinesh Mongia

Lou's incorrect, I wasn't involved in any match-fixing: Dinesh Mongia

Rediff.com12 Oct 2015

Tainted New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent has told a London courtroom that former Indian cricketer Dinesh Mongia was one of the key members of a "Gang of four" that fixed matches during the unsanctioned and now defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL).

'I don't feel happy. Please help'

'I don't feel happy. Please help'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

Mind/life coach, NLP trainer and Mental Health Guru Anu Krishna answers readers' queries and guides them to take control of their life.

Why we need an Arun Jaitley Index

Why we need an Arun Jaitley Index

Rediff.com6 Jun 2017

'The economy is suffering (perhaps 'enjoying' is a better word) the lowest credit demand in decades; banks are struggling with stressed loans equivalent to near 10 per cent of GDP,' points out Devangshu Datta.

26/11: The crucial data that was ignored

26/11: The crucial data that was ignored

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

Could Mumbai have been saved from terror on November 26, 2008? Perhaps, had the intelligence agencies of India, United States and Britain worked together.

26/11: How Lashkar tech chief fooled spooks to buy Intenet phone

26/11: How Lashkar tech chief fooled spooks to buy Intenet phone

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayiba's technology chief had posed as an Indian businessman while negotiating to buy from an American company a Voice-over-Internet Phone service that was later used by the LeT handlers to communicate with 26/11 attackers while concealing their actual origin.

The people behind the greatest poll exercise

The people behind the greatest poll exercise

Rediff.com6 May 2014

An army of government staff all over India conduct the world's greatest democratic exercise. Archana Masih/Rediff.com glimpses how they do it in the pivotal Saran constituency in North Bihar.

Dhoni and the Roar of the Lion

Dhoni and the Roar of the Lion

Rediff.com5 Apr 2019

'Very few are lionised like Dhoni anywhere in the world, perhaps not even Messi,' says Dhruv Munjal.

Review: Mulk screams so bad it mutes its distinct voice

Review: Mulk screams so bad it mutes its distinct voice

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

'Mulk gets a lot of things right, including its vision of the country as a place where underneath the punctilious, forced-secular surface there are volatilities waiting to go off,' says Sreehari Nair.

How a movie star cheated death

How a movie star cheated death

Rediff.com12 Dec 2018

Sanjay Khan goes back in time with memories of the Mysore fire tragedy.

10 BIZARRE Things Charlie Sheen Has Done

10 BIZARRE Things Charlie Sheen Has Done

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

Charlie Sheen is one crazy coot!

How did Nirav Modi pull off PNB fraud?

How did Nirav Modi pull off PNB fraud?

Rediff.com25 Oct 2019

Theoretically, Modi, who understood corporate finance, committed no crime by raising debt to fund a growing business. In fact, he did a tidy job of it, but his operation started to see the ground underneath it give way in January 2018. A fascinating excerpt from Pavan C Lall's Flawed: The Rise And Fall Of India's Diamond Mogul Nirav Modi.

Bengaluru rape case: Police did not follow SOP

Bengaluru rape case: Police did not follow SOP

Rediff.com21 Jul 2014

While the police failed to follow the standard operating procedure in the alleged rape case, the school delayed reporting the matter to the police. Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com reports from Bengaluru.

'When all doors were open, I didn't walk through them'

'When all doors were open, I didn't walk through them'

Rediff.com3 May 2019

'But it is a choice I have made, not something forced upon me.'