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Lootcase: Realisation of the secret middle-class dream

Lootcase: Realisation of the secret middle-class dream

Rediff.com21 Aug 2020

'It's also a movie-crazed kid's idea of a great time,' discovers Sreehari Nair.

MEA summons Pakistan envoy

MEA summons Pakistan envoy

Rediff.com1 Dec 2008

Pakistan High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik summoned by Ministry of External Affairs in connection with the Mumbai terror attacks, sources told PTI. India had blamed elements in Pakistan as being responsible for the attacks.

Old ideas have a very long life in India

Old ideas have a very long life in India

Rediff.com18 Apr 2017

No new ideas, please, we are Indian. Seventeen years into the 21st century, we are still fixated by the ideas of the 20th century.

Why you must visit New Zealand

Why you must visit New Zealand

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

'After living in a country with hazy skies and a billion people, it is breathtaking when the sky is blue, the air crisply clean and there is drinking water in the taps. And, joy of joys, hardly any people.'

SRK's new TV show

SRK's new TV show

Rediff.com27 Oct 2008

Shah Rukh's Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd is producing its first television show on NDTV imagine. Its a weekly sitcom called Ghar Ki Baat, which is going to be on the same lines as the classic mega hit Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi.

Budget: Why senior citizens may pay more tax

Budget: Why senior citizens may pay more tax

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

'There are no new benefits for senior citizens, but on the other hand senior citizens having sizeable dividend income may have to suffer tax at applicable slab rates,' says Mahesh Padmanabhan.

The army needs a new strategy for Kashmir

The army needs a new strategy for Kashmir

Rediff.com1 Jul 2017

'A new doctrine now needs to be evolved for a new situation, and the army will do it.' 'You won't see more Kashmiris driven in front of army columns.' 'Nor will the army massacre hundreds, Dyer style,' says Shekhar Gupta.

Not satisfied with Gulberg verdict, will continue fighting: Zakia Jafri

Not satisfied with Gulberg verdict, will continue fighting: Zakia Jafri

Rediff.com2 Jun 2016

Social activist Teesta Setalvad, who has been fighting for the victims of Gulberg Society, said they will study the judgement in depth and appeal in a higher court.

Asiad athletics: Varakil, Sudha and Dharun win silver

Asiad athletics: Varakil, Sudha and Dharun win silver

Rediff.com27 Aug 2018

India's Dharun Ayyasamy clinched a silver in men's 400m hurdles in national record time as athletics continued to swell India's medal tally in the Asian Games, in Jakarta, on Monday.

Review: Chandni Chowk To China

Review: Chandni Chowk To China

Rediff.com16 Jan 2009

A film that makes Singh Is Kinng seem like a highly textured work of complex characterisation and nuanced writing, Chandni Chowk To China is a disastrous overbudget mess -- and it may even turn out to be the one film so weak that even current box-office almighty Akshay Kumar can't save it.

Jet launches another low-cost service

Jet launches another low-cost service

Rediff.com8 May 2009

Jet Airways announced the launch of a new all-economy, no-frills service called Jet Airways Konnect starting May 8.

Jet launches no-frills service with cheaper fares

Jet launches no-frills service with cheaper fares

Rediff.com7 May 2009

In a bid to cash in on summer vacation rush, Jet Airways will launch new no-frills service - Jet Airways Konnect, from May 8 and will provide 10-15 per cent cheaper airfare on the service.

'Will ensure every riot witness' safety'

'Will ensure every riot witness' safety'

Rediff.com1 May 2009

'Everyone is keen that the case should succeed and the Special Investigation Team will be a model in this case. The Supreme Court is sensitive to this case, what more do we need?' asks Gujarat SIT chief R K Raghavan.

Indian troops killed 2 of our soldiers: Pakistan

Indian troops killed 2 of our soldiers: Pakistan

Rediff.com22 Aug 2013

The Pakistan Army has claimed that Indian troops killed two of its soldiers on the Line of Control.

Poll debacle: Why Modi needs to worry

Poll debacle: Why Modi needs to worry

Rediff.com13 Dec 2018

'It seemed it was more than an anti-incumbency vote; it was an outright rejection of the BJP by the people after due deliberation and an expression of their disillusionment with Modi's leadership,' says B S Raghavan.

Asian Athletics Day 3: Sudha clinches gold in 3000m steeplechase

Asian Athletics Day 3: Sudha clinches gold in 3000m steeplechase

Rediff.com8 Jul 2017

Sudha Singh clinched a gold in women's 3000m steeplechase event to swell India's medal tally on the third and penultimate day at the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneshwar on Saturday.

Godhra SIT to seek fresh extension

Godhra SIT to seek fresh extension

Rediff.com26 Jun 2008

The Special Investigation Team formed by the Supreme Court to inquire into the post-Godhra riot cases has decided to seek an extension, SIT chairman and ex-Central Bureau of Investigation chief R Raghavan said in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Jet plans code-sharing deal with 3 Chinese carrier

Jet plans code-sharing deal with 3 Chinese carrier

Rediff.com16 Jun 2008

Jet Airways is in talks with Chinese carriers for code-sharing deals to other destinations after it became the first Indian private air carrier to operate a service to China by launching its Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco flight. The flight connecting the economic hubs of India and China was formally launched in Shanghai on Monday.

Why I applaud Modi's leadership style

Why I applaud Modi's leadership style

Rediff.com5 Dec 2018

'The conception of Make-in-India, Skill India, Smart Cities, Digital India, Beti Bachao, Beti Padao and so on show a visionary breadth of mind, and Modi is almost the first political leader in India to put them into effect with single-minded zeal,' notes B S Raghavan, the former civil servant.

NIIT to train Malaysian IT workforce

NIIT to train Malaysian IT workforce

Rediff.com26 Jul 2007

A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed on Thursday in Penang between Romli Bin Hj Hassan, director general of Malaysia's human resources ministry and G Raghavan, president, NIIT Global Individual Learning Business.

SIT starts investigation into Gujarat riots

SIT starts investigation into Gujarat riots

Rediff.com8 Apr 2008

The five-member team headed by former CBI chief R K Raghavan spent almost an entire morning visiting the sites, sources in the police department said. The team, which include former director general of police of Uttar Pradesh C D Sathpathy and three IPS officers from Gujarat -- Geeta Johri, Shivanand Jha and Ashish Bhatia -- had an extensive meeting at Meghaninagar police station after visiting the contentious sites, police sources said.

IT cos open doors for visually challenged

IT cos open doors for visually challenged

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

As part of their special responsibilities, Information Technology industry in India is slowly opening its eyes towards the visually challenged by offering them jobs, training and even taking up infrastructural modifications to accommodate them.

We've no idea what we are going to do in the next decade

We've no idea what we are going to do in the next decade

Rediff.com6 Jul 2019

'An era of fiscal pessimism is setting in, which, if not countered intellectually, is going to have the same effect as export pessimism has had,' notes T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.

SC agrees to re-investigate post-Godhra riots

SC agrees to re-investigate post-Godhra riots

Rediff.com25 Mar 2008

The issue related to the petition filed by the National Human Rights Commission, which sought transfer of the trial of the riots' cases outside Gujarat and re-investigation by an independent agency. The NHRC had filed the petition after several witnesses turned hostile amidst allegations of threat, coercion and inducement to derail the investigation.AA three-member bench said it would pass necessary orders on Wednesday for constituting the SIT.

SC order makes ragging a crime

SC order makes ragging a crime

Rediff.com16 May 2007

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered registration of criminal cases against students indulging in ragging activities.

Amendment to Article 370 no more than a systems upgrade

Amendment to Article 370 no more than a systems upgrade

Rediff.com26 Aug 2019

'Whether it is a good upgrade or not is something the judges will decide on the technicalities of the process, not substance. 'But they can't do much because of the constitutional fiction they themselves propounded with their "basic structure" formulation. 'That has not been violated because Article 370 was constitutionally temporary,' says T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.

Indo-Pak dialogue on Kashmir on July 18

Indo-Pak dialogue on Kashmir on July 18

Rediff.com13 Jul 2008

The meeting of the working group on cross-Line of Control CBMs, earlier scheduled to be held on July 10, was postponed as Joint Secretary T C A Raghavan, who was to lead the Indian delegation, rushed to the Afghan capital after the suicide attack on the Indian embassy there on Monday last that killed 58 people.

How Modi can rescue the economy

How Modi can rescue the economy

Rediff.com26 Jun 2019

''I have been saying for the last 25 years, to no avail naturally, that the only government asset that is politically unproblematic is land,' says T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.

Why the no-trust motion fell flat

Why the no-trust motion fell flat

Rediff.com21 Jul 2018

'The debate, by being mostly in Hindi, lost much of its educative relevance to the southern states.' 'All the prime minister's debating skills and oratorical prowess went over the heads of the South Indian audience,' points out B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

Ask Anil: Your tax queries answered

Ask Anil: Your tax queries answered

Rediff.com27 Nov 2020

Tax Guru Anil Rego answers your personal income tax queries.

China: India must hold the line in the north

China: India must hold the line in the north

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

'Our strategy should be to 'hold the line' in the north on the Sino-Indian land frontier, but maintain and, if possible, enlarge India's current edge in the maritime south.'

Ragging menace: SC pulls up Centre, states

Ragging menace: SC pulls up Centre, states

Rediff.com10 Dec 2007

A bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat and Aftab Alam directed all medical, dental, nursing colleges and polytechnics in the country to insert a clause in their prospectus that if the students found indulging in ragging after having been given an opportunity to explain their stand, shall be expelled.

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan: It's not a gay love story

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan: It's not a gay love story

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

'If we manage to transform even one homophobic person, that will be a victory for the film.'

Bleeding hearts! Don't bleed the nation!

Bleeding hearts! Don't bleed the nation!

Rediff.com25 Feb 2016

'All their idealism, intensity of emotions, acute sense of right and wrong, and burning passion for public causes can never serve as justifiable grounds to be touted by students of any country, let alone of India, with all its fragility and vulnerability, to question its unity in the name of freedom of expression,' says B S Raghavan.

IIM-B, U21 Global to teach entrepreneurs

IIM-B, U21 Global to teach entrepreneurs

Rediff.com24 Oct 2007

The programme, which aims to fulfil the requirements of a new generation of entrepreneurs and family businesses, is jointly offered by IIM-B and U21 Global. They now aim to take the programme abroad, offering it to non-resident Indians in south east Asia and West Asia.

Colour me impressed, Johnny

Colour me impressed, Johnny

Rediff.com8 Oct 2007

A glowing unofficial 'review' of Johhny Gaddaar from a fan.

Indo-Pak talks on Kashmir CBMs put off

Indo-Pak talks on Kashmir CBMs put off

Rediff.com10 Jul 2008

The Indo-Pak talks on Kashmir-related confidence-building measures were put off indefinitely on Thursday as a top official, who was to lead the Indian side, had gone to Afghanistan in the wake of the suicide attack on New Delhi's mission in Kabul.

Johny Mera Naam remixed

Johny Mera Naam remixed

Rediff.com28 Sep 2007

Johnny Gaddaar isn't exactly what you could call a 'great' movie. It's overwritten and over directed for most parts. And yet, against the odds, it works in its own quirky way.

SC appoints legal expert for Godhra probe

SC appoints legal expert for Godhra probe

Rediff.com17 Jun 2008

The Supreme Court on Tuesday appointed K G Menon, a senior advocate from Mumbai, to assist the Special Investigation Team (SIT) earlier constituted by it for a fresh probe or further investigations into 14 post Godhra riot cases.

John in Kaal director's next

John in Kaal director's next

Rediff.com25 Jan 2008

The yet-untitled film will deal with adventure sports.