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VOTE! The best Indian sportsperson of 2016

VOTE! The best Indian sportsperson of 2016

Rediff.com30 Dec 2016

As the year 2016 draws to a close, vote for the best Indian sportsperson of the year.

Like the trailer of Midnight's Children?

Like the trailer of Midnight's Children?

Rediff.com10 Sep 2012

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

Review: Silunu Oru Sandhippu is a simple love story

Review: Silunu Oru Sandhippu is a simple love story

Rediff.com14 Feb 2013

Sillunu Oru Sandhippu is not your average run-of-the-mill triangular love story.

FIR against woman impersonating as SP member

FIR against woman impersonating as SP member

Rediff.com1 Sep 2012

An FIR has been registered against a woman impersonating as executive member of ruling Samajwadi Party and making recommendations to the district authorities for getting various works done, police said in Lucknow on Saturday.

Meet Bollywood's Overnight Stars

Meet Bollywood's Overnight Stars

Rediff.com23 Nov 2012

While grad student Suraj Sharma Churai is making his dream debut with Ang Lee's Life Of Pi, Yale graduate Satya Bhaba is stepping into the limelight with Deepa Mehta's celluloid telling of Midnight's Children.

Mamata told police to put me on the next flight: Rushdie

Mamata told police to put me on the next flight: Rushdie

Rediff.com1 Feb 2013

Controversial author Salman Rushdie has said that he was forced to cancel his trip to Kolkata as he was told that the police would bundle him out in the next flight on instructions from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

'Felt more connected to India after Midnight's Children'

'Felt more connected to India after Midnight's Children'

Rediff.com24 Jan 2013

Actor Satya Bhabha talks about his work in Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children.

Cong's message: Mamata detractors inducted in Cabinet

Cong's message: Mamata detractors inducted in Cabinet

Rediff.com28 Oct 2012

Congress has sent out a clear signal of taking the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal head on by making three leaders from the state as Union ministers, two of them bitter critics of Mamata Banerjee.

Coming up, Indian films at the Toronto Film Festival

Coming up, Indian films at the Toronto Film Festival

Rediff.com26 Jul 2012

Three Indian films -- Midnight's Children, The Reluctant Fundamentalist and English Vinglish -- will be showcased at the festival.

Which Tamil film will you watch this weekend?

Which Tamil film will you watch this weekend?

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Choose from the eight releases this week.

PIX: On the sets of Kareena's Heroine

PIX: On the sets of Kareena's Heroine

Rediff.com8 Dec 2011

Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.

'India an emerging power, but at loss how to exercise it'

'India an emerging power, but at loss how to exercise it'

Rediff.com5 Jun 2012

The viability of the envisaged United States-India strategic partnership is once again under the microscope. Aziz Haniffa reports

TMC MP mocks Dasmunsi for applying make-up

TMC MP mocks Dasmunsi for applying make-up

Rediff.com3 Feb 2013

In yet another instance of a Trinamool Congress leader making provocative comments, party MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Sunday compared Union Minister of State Deepa Dasmunsi to a painted dancer, saying none can become a leader by just applying make-up.

Olympians Sakshi, Karmakar receive Padma honours

Olympians Sakshi, Karmakar receive Padma honours

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar and discus thrower Vikas Gowda were the other sport spersons to receive the honour on Thursday.

BCCI recommends Dravid for Dronacharya, Kohli for Khel Ratna

BCCI recommends Dravid for Dronacharya, Kohli for Khel Ratna

Rediff.com26 Apr 2018

The BCCI has recommended former India captain Rahul Dravid for the prestigious Dronacharya award and once again nominated Virat Kohli for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna honour.

Indians among 'top 10 undocumented populations in US'

Indians among 'top 10 undocumented populations in US'

Rediff.com18 May 2012

Immigration and racial profiling are the burning issues for Indian Americans and the broader South Asian American community, said Deepa Iyer, executive director, South Asian Americans Leading Together, and chair, National Council of Asian Pacific Americans.

Midnight's Children may not be screened in India

Midnight's Children may not be screened in India

Rediff.com1 Aug 2012

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

Convert to Islam within 6 months: Malayali author gets threatening letter

Convert to Islam within 6 months: Malayali author gets threatening letter

Rediff.com22 Jul 2017

The letter alleged that some of the recent articles written by the award-winning writer amounted to "misleading" the Muslim youth. It also warned that Ramanunni would meet the same fate as that of professor T J Joseph, whose right arm was chopped off by the members of a radical Muslim outfit for allegedly hurting their religious sentiments through a question paper he had set.

RK Nagar bypoll: Vishal says nomination accepted; EC says 'matter under process'

RK Nagar bypoll: Vishal says nomination accepted; EC says 'matter under process'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2017

"The nomination that I filed has been accepted. I thank the Election Commission," the actor said.

Prez poll: 'Ma-Mati-Manush of Bengal won't forgive Mamata'

Prez poll: 'Ma-Mati-Manush of Bengal won't forgive Mamata'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2012

Emerging from a meeting with UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee in Kolkata on Monday, Congress MPs Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Deepa Dasmunshi lashed out at the TMC for "spreading canards" against Sonia Gandhi and Pranab Mukherjee and demanded immediate severance of all ties with the party.

'Kishenji encounter has exposed Mamata's real face'

'Kishenji encounter has exposed Mamata's real face'

Rediff.com25 Nov 2011

A group of four activists from Andhra Pradesh led by revolutionary writer Vara Vara Rao left for Kolkata on Friday morning to bring home the body of the senior Maoist leader Mallojula Koteshwara Rao alias Kishenji, who was killed in an alleged encounter in West Bengal on Thursday.

'India is clearly in a moment of transition'

'India is clearly in a moment of transition'

Rediff.com1 Feb 2012

Dr Deepa Ollapally, Associate Director and Research Professor of International Affairs at George Washington University's Sigur Center for Asian Studies says, "For many outsiders, trying to get a fix on India's foreign policy, often is ambiguity and mixed signals."

PIC: Kareena Kapoor goes desi for Heroine

PIC: Kareena Kapoor goes desi for Heroine

Rediff.com23 Apr 2012

Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.

Greet with namaste: PM amid coronavirus scare

Greet with namaste: PM amid coronavirus scare

Rediff.com7 Mar 2020

The entire world is taking up the habit of 'namaste', Modi said.

'Being Karan Johar is both an advantage and a disadvantage'

'Being Karan Johar is both an advantage and a disadvantage'

Rediff.com25 May 2021

'That very brand name comes in the way of people expecting something different from me.'

Coronavirus leaves Ravana effigy business on last legs

Coronavirus leaves Ravana effigy business on last legs

Rediff.com24 Oct 2020

Hundreds of artisans every Dussehra would earn enough this season to see them through the entire year. Not this time though with COVID-19 continuing its spread and fear of contracting the disease keeping most people away from festivities.

The Ten Worst Films Of John Abraham

The Ten Worst Films Of John Abraham

Rediff.com10 Apr 2012

After Desi Boyz last year, John Abraham stars in yet another mindless performance in Sajid Khan's Housefull 2.

PIX: Kangana, Varun, Radhika watch Manjhi with Nawaz

PIX: Kangana, Varun, Radhika watch Manjhi with Nawaz

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

Check out the star arrivals.

'Trinamool Congress acting like B team of the CPM'

'Trinamool Congress acting like B team of the CPM'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2012

Congress MP Deepa Dasmunshi's remarks on Wednesday that Trinamool Congress is acting as the 'B' team of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) threatened to further pull apart the two uneasy allies, seven months after they formed the government in West Bengal.

Lokpal Bill: Will Rahul Gandhi take the final bow?

Lokpal Bill: Will Rahul Gandhi take the final bow?

Rediff.com10 Dec 2011

Contrary to Anna Hazare's view -- that Rahul Gandhi was behind the Standing Committee's decision to exclude the lower bureaucracy from the purview of Lokpal -- there are indications now that it may be Gandhi who may want their inclusion, says Neerja Chowdhury

Vote! The Cutest Kids in the Movies

Vote! The Cutest Kids in the Movies

Rediff.com14 Nov 2011

Take this fun poll!

Photo: Shriya looks wow in Midnight's Children

Photo: Shriya looks wow in Midnight's Children

Rediff.com16 Sep 2011

Deepa Mehta offers a sneak peek of her new film.

All-women crew onboard Air India flight

All-women crew onboard Air India flight

Rediff.com8 Mar 2010

As part of International Women's Day celebrations, India's official carrier Air India on Monday operated an all-women crew Chennai-Colombo return flight.

Lucia, now in Tamil

Lucia, now in Tamil

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

The first look of the Tamil remake of Pawan Kumar's crowd-funded Kannada film Lucia is out.

US court upholds sexual discrimination case against L&T Infotech

US court upholds sexual discrimination case against L&T Infotech

Rediff.com29 Feb 2012

Lawsuit has been brought on behalf of Deepa Shanbhag and 1,500 past and present women employees.

World's top thinker's take on what ails India

World's top thinker's take on what ails India

Rediff.com29 Nov 2011

India needs to tackle three problems if it wants to post good growth, says Deepa Narayan.

The HOT ladies' club! Shriya Saran, Raveena party together

The HOT ladies' club! Shriya Saran, Raveena party together

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

Pssst, Raveena Tandon is making her Television comeback with yet another chat show!

Kishenji's body flown to his native place in Andhra

Kishenji's body flown to his native place in Andhra

Rediff.com26 Nov 2011

Maoist top leader Kishenji's body was flown to Hyderabad on Saturday afternoon by a cargo plane, hours after it was identified by his niece Deepa Rao and handed over to his relatives at the Midnapore Medical College and Hospital. The body, kept in a wooden coffin, was transported from Midnapore by an ambulance, nearly 150 km from Kolkata, with security escorts in accordance with the state government's decision to send the body to his native town in Andhra Pradesh.

India, Japan sign MoU to develop Varanasi into 'smart city'

India, Japan sign MoU to develop Varanasi into 'smart city'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2014

Varanasi, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi represents in the Lok Sabha, will be developed into a 'smart city' by using the experience of Kyoto, the 'smart city' of Japan, under a pact signed in Kyoto on Saturday.

EC rejects actor Vishal's nomination for RK Nagar bypoll

EC rejects actor Vishal's nomination for RK Nagar bypoll

Rediff.com6 Dec 2017

In his order, the poll authority said required number of proposers had not validly proposed the candidature of Vishal Krishna and that the actor had been proposed only by eight valid proposers.