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Review: Maharshi

Review: Maharshi

Rediff.com14 Nov 2008

The Kannada film Maharshi is not only an extreme violent action drama without a credible story, but a perfect example of how a thoroughly incompetent and boring venture can be made.

Gas from RIL: NTPC to file petition

Gas from RIL: NTPC to file petition

Rediff.com25 Aug 2009

NTPC is fighting a case in the Bombay high court to get gas from RIL at a committed price of $2.34 per mmBtu.

Bangkok bomb suspect 'Turkish national': Thai officials

Bangkok bomb suspect 'Turkish national': Thai officials

Rediff.com29 Aug 2015

The 28-year-old man, who was not identified and was arrested from his rented apartment in Nong Chok district in a suburb in eastern Bangkok, was also found in possession of multiple passports.

'Cinema is not only about selling tickets'

'Cinema is not only about selling tickets'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2021

'You need to be very passionate towards life, not because you are a film-maker, but because you are a human being.' 'If you can do that, then I think it reflects in the films that you make.'

Truckers' strike: Govt ropes in Railways

Truckers' strike: Govt ropes in Railways

Rediff.com6 Jan 2009

Hardening its stand against strike by truck operators, the government on Tuesday said the states have been asked to deal with the situation firmly, including impounding of trucks, if needed, while it has roped in the Railways to transport essential commodities on top priority.

PowerMin opposes margin on RIL gas

PowerMin opposes margin on RIL gas

Rediff.com25 Sep 2009

RIL is charging $0.135 per million British thermal unit marketing margin on sale of gas from its eastern offshore KG-D6 fields, a levy which was opposed by state-run NTPC.

NTPC to sign gas pact with RIL by Sept-end

NTPC to sign gas pact with RIL by Sept-end

Rediff.com10 Sep 2009

State-run NTPC Ltd is likely to sign by month-end an agreement to buy natural gas allocated by the Centre from Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries Ltd at government-approved rate of $4.20 per mmBtu, power secretary H S Brahma said on Wednesday.

Review: Avoid Yagna

Review: Avoid Yagna

Rediff.com17 Apr 2009

One more horror film that ends up as horror of horrors. Sree Murali has perfected the art of choosing wrong subjects for him. Priyanka looks sexy in songs. Krishna Brahma shows his poor taste and lack of sensibilities as a director.

NTPC not to implead in RIL-RNRL case

NTPC not to implead in RIL-RNRL case

Rediff.com2 Sep 2009

The interlocutory application filed on Tuesday made it clear that $4.20 per mmBtu price approved by the government for RIL's KG-D6 gas was without prejudice to the state-run firm's case seeking the fuel from the Mukesh Ambani-run company at $2.34 per mmBtu price committed in 2004.

PetroMin supports NTPC in RIL case

PetroMin supports NTPC in RIL case

Rediff.com19 Aug 2009

The petroleum ministry on Wednesday pledged support to power firm NTPC in its legal battle to get natural gas from Mukesh Ambani-led RIL at a price committed in 2004 and said the public sector unit's interests will not be compromised.

The real estate cookie crumbles

The real estate cookie crumbles

Rediff.com14 Apr 2009

We should not be listening to the real estate sector's demands on interest rates. Clearly we know where the problem is, says Govindraj Ethiraj.

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Rediff.com29 Dec 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.

Raja Rammohun Roy's tomb restored in Bristol

Raja Rammohun Roy's tomb restored in Bristol

Rediff.com7 Aug 2008

The tomb is located in Arnos Vale Cemetery on the city outskirts. It was built in 1843 by Dwarkanath Tagore, who along with Roy founded the socio-religious reform movement Brahma Sabha (later became Brahmo Samaj). Carla Contractor, a local historian who has interacted closely with the Indian high commission and others to preserve and cherish Roy's association with Bristol, told PTI that the restoration and repair was complete.

'Premonition' lands Pratibha in new trouble

'Premonition' lands Pratibha in new trouble

Rediff.com27 Jun 2007

Patil claimed the late Baba spoke to her indicating that she should be prepared to shoulder greater responsibility.

PMO issues clarification over Modi's remarks on Ladakh standoff

PMO issues clarification over Modi's remarks on Ladakh standoff

Rediff.com20 Jun 2020

In a statement, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said the focus of Modi's remarks at the meeting on Friday was the events of June 15 at Galwan that led to the loss of lives of 20 Indian military personnel.

Jaswant's wife slams depicting leaders as gods

Jaswant's wife slams depicting leaders as gods

Rediff.com26 May 2007

Sheetal Kumar, Jaswant's wife, said the poster prepared by a BJP worker and a local priest not only hurt her religious sentiments but also that of Hindu community at large.

'Brahmins feel UP govt is treating them unfairly'

'Brahmins feel UP govt is treating them unfairly'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

'People feel that if they belonged to some other community, their matters would've been resolved more easily.' 'It is because of the government's mistreatment and ill-will that this feeling has got into the community.'

Lessons from Ramayana, Mahabharata in distant lands

Lessons from Ramayana, Mahabharata in distant lands

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

'I was fortunate to have served as India's ambassador to Indonesia and witnessed on several occasions, the incredible performances of the Ramayana and episodes from the Mahabharata in Jogjakarta and in Bali,' recalls former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.

When Adi Shankaracharya met the chandala...

When Adi Shankaracharya met the chandala...

Rediff.com29 Jun 2018

Pavan K Varma, diplomat, writer and politician, embarks on a quest about Hinduism's great thinker's stay in Varanasi.

India needn't match China bullet for bullet

India needn't match China bullet for bullet

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

All that India must aim for is to match China's military prowess adjusted to equal Beijing's India-specific military capability, argues Vivek Gumaste.

Kalam, an admirer of inner beauty

Kalam, an admirer of inner beauty

Rediff.com24 Jul 2007

The first of the many anecdotes about the president that you will see in the coming days.

Aishwarya must apologise: Pushkar temple trust

Aishwarya must apologise: Pushkar temple trust

Rediff.com29 Dec 2006

Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai has been asked by the management of the Brahma temple in Pushkar near Ajmer to tender an apology for her bodyguard entering the shrine allegedly in an inebriated condition.

India, the lamb state

India, the lamb state

Rediff.com2 Jun 2004

Indian eves attend yoga camp

Indian eves attend yoga camp

Rediff.com28 Jun 2005

The three-day yoga camp at Mount Abu will start on Tuesday.

Bangkok temple bombing: Two Indians taken into custody

Bangkok temple bombing: Two Indians taken into custody

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

The two Indians, who were not identified, have been taken to a military camp for questioning, The Nation quoted the police as saying.

Dreams come true: IIT-Kharagpur alumni fund scholarships

Dreams come true: IIT-Kharagpur alumni fund scholarships

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

14 students at IIT Kharagpur have been awarded scholarships.

Remittances to India rise on Diwali, Eid

Remittances to India rise on Diwali, Eid

Rediff.com23 Oct 2006

Remittances to India have gone up in the festive season of Diwali and Eid despite the Indian rupee gaining in strength.

'Nehru should have quit as PM in the late 1950s'

'Nehru should have quit as PM in the late 1950s'

Rediff.com10 Jun 2004

'What Nehru valued most of all was the attempted construction of a plural, open, and democratic polity working for change in the lives of all citizens,' says biographer Judith Brown.

'India has gone far enough'

'India has gone far enough'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2006

'Now the onus has to be on the US to start delivering.'

UP MLA sentenced to life imprisonment

UP MLA sentenced to life imprisonment

Rediff.com17 Jul 2003

A CBI court found Vijay Singh, who represents Farrukhabad, guilty of being involved in the murder of senior BJP leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Brahma Datt Dwivedi in 1997.

Gogoi awaits Sonia's nod for ministry rejig

Gogoi awaits Sonia's nod for ministry rejig

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi awaits the final approval of Congress party president Sonia Gandhi on the much awaited reshuffle of his ministry.

Cursed Indian diamond on display in UK

Cursed Indian diamond on display in UK

Rediff.com22 Sep 2005

The diamond is believed to have brought enormous bad luck to at least three former owners, including two Russian princesses.

Experts slam Indian stand on Tibet

Experts slam Indian stand on Tibet

Rediff.com3 Jul 2003

26 tribal militants arrested in Assam

26 tribal militants arrested in Assam

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Security forces in Assam arrested 26 tribal insurgents, including 18 belonging to the NDFB-S, accused of massacring Adivasi villagers on Monday.

Review: Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum is interesting

Review: Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum is interesting

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum is not your average run-of-the-mill comedy, says S Saraswathi.

Thai cops give Indian, detained in temple blast, clean chit

Thai cops give Indian, detained in temple blast, clean chit

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

The Indian who hails from Bengaluru has been working with a Information Technology service company in Thailand and his record was found clear, official sources said on Wednesday.

Why the cosmos fascinates us

Why the cosmos fascinates us

Rediff.com12 Sep 2019

The fascination for the skies and what lies beyond has fathered an expansive stockpile of astronomical myths and legends and in India, also an elaborate astrological system, notes Arundhuti Dasgupta.

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

Here's a recap of moments captured in India in the past 24 hours.

EC gives list of newly-elected LS members to Prez

EC gives list of newly-elected LS members to Prez

Rediff.com18 May 2014

The Election Commission on Sunday called on President Pranab Mukherjee and handed over the list of 543 newly-elected members of Lok Sabha that will enable him initiate the formal process of new government formation.