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Rohit mercilessly trolls Chahal's shirtless picture

Rohit mercilessly trolls Chahal's shirtless picture

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

The right-handed batsman mercilessly trolled his teammate Chahal after a shirtless picture of the leggie

Why Are These Children Being Bullied?

Why Are These Children Being Bullied?

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

The best thing we can pray for is that the courts give a quick judgment in favour of Fundamental Rights so that the government can worry about other things than what it will not let young women wear, hopes Aakar Patel.

'People of this country are not hardcore communal at all'

'People of this country are not hardcore communal at all'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

'We are losing the battle of secularism, but we have not lost.'

Will Markets Fool Majority Once Again?

Will Markets Fool Majority Once Again?

Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

There are overvaluation and excesses in many pockets of the market. This is most obvious in the IPO market, where loss-making companies have inflicted large losses on investors, observes Debashis Basu.

Harnaaz Sandhu speaks out on hijab: Let her live the way she wants to

Harnaaz Sandhu speaks out on hijab: Let her live the way she wants to

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

Days after her remarks on hijab made headlines, Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu on Wednesday said as a youth of the country she simply shared her perspective when asked to comment on the issue.

'Economic activities are expected to improve'

'Economic activities are expected to improve'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

'We are very watchful about inflation and growth. But the main challenge is economic revival and growth.'

Pranab vs Sonia-Rahul: Who won?

Pranab vs Sonia-Rahul: Who won?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2021

Pranabda hasn't given us any indication of the tough period when he realised Sonia Gandhi had decided to give the presidency not to him, but to then vice-president Hamid Ansari. He wrested the presidency from her, and handed her the biggest defeat of her UPA years, observes Shekhar Gupta.

Kargil: How MiG-25 Played A Special Role

Kargil: How MiG-25 Played A Special Role

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

'All enemy positions lay exposed, providing immense information to the Indian Army and IAF to conduct successful flushing out operations.'

PM failed to address migrants' woes in speech: Cong

PM failed to address migrants' woes in speech: Cong

Rediff.com12 May 2020

'HEADLINE HUNTING. A NUMBER -20 LAKH CRORES. NO DETAILS'

Thallumaala Won't Let You Breathe Or Blink

Thallumaala Won't Let You Breathe Or Blink

Rediff.com19 Aug 2022

Friendships are not merely severed, but built over scuffles. And just about anything can stir things up -- a long-standing feud, a pointless stare, a disrupted moral stance, a fist that ricochets off a face and smacks another face in the near vicinity, observes Sreehari Nair.

Djokovic boards plane bound for Dubai after court upholds visa cancellation

Djokovic boards plane bound for Dubai after court upholds visa cancellation

Rediff.com16 Jan 2022

An Australian court upheld a government decision to cancel Novak Djokovic's visa on Sunday, ending the unvaccinated tennis superstar's hopes of winning the Australian Open and racking up a record-breaking 21 men's Grand Slam titles.

Tharoor discharged in Sunanda Pushkar's death case

Tharoor discharged in Sunanda Pushkar's death case

Rediff.com18 Aug 2021

Tharoor thanked the judge, and said it was "an absolute torture for last seven-and-a-half-years" and that it was a "great relief".

'Biggest risks to the market are always the unknowns'

'Biggest risks to the market are always the unknowns'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

'Just because you don't see them does not mean they don't exist.' 'The greatest risk is overconfidence.

8-8.5% growth is more like statistical and not real: CEA

8-8.5% growth is more like statistical and not real: CEA

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

Govt expects 15.8% growth in revenue collection this year.

Pakistan will fail the litmus test of credibility: ex-NSA M K Narayanan

Pakistan will fail the litmus test of credibility: ex-NSA M K Narayanan

Rediff.com20 Dec 2014

Describing Pakistan as a "failing state", former National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has said that there was no remote possibility of Pakistan passing the "litmus test" of credibility in prosecuting LeT terrorist Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the key Mumbai attack handler.

India's electronics manufacturing dream

India's electronics manufacturing dream

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

...but are we chasing yesterday's dreams, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

US Open Pix: Djokovic cruises; Rogers stuns Barty

US Open Pix: Djokovic cruises; Rogers stuns Barty

Rediff.com5 Sep 2021

Images from Day 6 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Saturday.

Modi upset over attack on Rajdeep Sardesai

Modi upset over attack on Rajdeep Sardesai

Rediff.com30 Sep 2014

Modi's friend, billionaire Gautam Adani, called Sardesai and delivered a personal message from the prime minister.

'India will need 5 lakh ICU beds, 3.5 lakh medical staff'

'India will need 5 lakh ICU beds, 3.5 lakh medical staff'

Rediff.com29 Apr 2021

He pointed out that for every patient who is tested positive, there are 5 to 10 people who are positive but not tested. That means more than 15 to 20 lakh people are getting infected every day in India even now. Statistically, five per cent of the positive patients need an ICU bed, irrespective of their age. On an average, a patient in ICU spends at least 10 days there.

'Why India' to 'Why Not India': Modi on change his reforms have brought

'Why India' to 'Why Not India': Modi on change his reforms have brought

Rediff.com19 Dec 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hard sold his government's reforms spanning from manufacturing to taxation to labour, saying they have changed the world perception about the country from 'why India' to 'why not India' and went on to quote record foreign investment during the pandemic as a testimony to that. Speaking at industry association Assocham's Foundation Week event, Modi also said agriculture reforms brought by his government six months back have started benefiting farmers. The reforms in the last six years have influenced in changing the sentiment of the industry from 'why India' to 'why not India' in investing.

US Open champ Raducanu's 'just enjoying the moment'

US Open champ Raducanu's 'just enjoying the moment'

Rediff.com12 Sep 2021

'I definitely think it's the time to just switch off from any future thoughts or any plans, any schedule. I've got absolutely no clue. Right now, no care in the world, I'm just loving life.'

'Who up there is writing this script?'

'Who up there is writing this script?'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

'How can so many misfortunes fall on one beautiful family?'

Britain's Prince Charles recovers from COVID-19, out of isolation

Britain's Prince Charles recovers from COVID-19, out of isolation

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

The 71-year-old heir to the British throne had been self-isolating on the Queen's Balmoral estate in Scotland after he had been tested by the National Health Service (NHS) in Aberdeenshire last week.

How Indus, the Made in India app store, took wing

How Indus, the Made in India app store, took wing

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

The content discovery platform designed to help you discover content and services in the language of your choice recently turned profitable. It has delivered 1 billion application installs and updates in the past 12 months, says Samreen Ahmad.

Activist couple arrested for CAA protests granted bail

Activist couple arrested for CAA protests granted bail

Rediff.com2 Jan 2020

The Shekhars, who run the environment NGO Climate Agenda and made national headlines with many voicing concern about their toddler daughter Champak being left alone, were among the 59 people taken into custody during the protests on December 19.

How BJP keeps the pot boiling

How BJP keeps the pot boiling

Rediff.com3 Jun 2021

Behind this never-say-die attitude of the BJP is probably the calculation of the Roman emperors that if bread is scarce, give the people circus, observes Amulya Ganguli.

'Our partnership with BharatPe is firm and good'

'Our partnership with BharatPe is firm and good'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

'Banking is a business of trust.'

How keeping a pink ball in kit bag helped Mandhana...

How keeping a pink ball in kit bag helped Mandhana...

Rediff.com30 Sep 2021

India opener Smriti Mandhana says during The Hundred she just ordered a pink kookaburra ball, just to keep it in her room, because she knew there is going to be a Test match.

Anil reduces his stake in media business

Anil reduces his stake in media business

Rediff.com11 Aug 2014

Looking to monetise assets not in Reliance Capital's core area of business.

Modi shouldn't be blamed for 2002 riots in Gujarat: Australian PM

Modi shouldn't be blamed for 2002 riots in Gujarat: Australian PM

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

Australian premier Tony Abbott on Friday said Narendra Modi as Gujarat Chief Minister should not be blamed for the 2002 riots in the state as he was just a "presiding officer" who has been cleared in "endless inquiries".

In pics: HOTTEST mag covers of 2019

In pics: HOTTEST mag covers of 2019

Rediff.com24 Dec 2019

Presenting the mag covers that commanded our attention this year.

Miffed over article, China expels 3 WSJ scribes

Miffed over article, China expels 3 WSJ scribes

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

China on Wednesday expelled three Wall Street Journal correspondents, the largest expulsion of overseas media personnel from the country in more than three decades, after the newspaper declined to apologise for a column which Beijing criticised as "racist" and tarnishing its efforts to combat the deadly coronavirus epidemic. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said China made repeated representations to the US newspaper over the opinion piece which had the headline: 'China is the real sick man of Asia', but regretted that it had not offered a public apology.

Trust Indian Army, not Pak media: BJP to Kejriwal

Trust Indian Army, not Pak media: BJP to Kejriwal

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Aam Aadmi Party leader should answer whether he believed in the Indian Army or not.

When Ayushmann was upset with Aparshakti

When Ayushmann was upset with Aparshakti

Rediff.com8 Apr 2021

'My brother broke down because he thought I was letting go of years of hard work.'

Will this Budget be a 'Game Changer'?

Will this Budget be a 'Game Changer'?

Rediff.com31 Jan 2021

That is what you will hear again after Nirmala Sitharaman presents a speech that will prove to be meaningless and numbers that will show themselves to be wildly off the mark, observes Aakar Patel.

Golf makes subdued return with moment of silence

Golf makes subdued return with moment of silence

Rediff.com11 Jun 2020

With no spectators allowed on the course it was a solemn scene as golfers and their caddies, heads bowed, stood silently on greens, tees, fairways and the practice range.

Deciphering Bhagwat's Muslim Remarks

Deciphering Bhagwat's Muslim Remarks

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

The fact that the responses from the community to Mohan Bhagwat's remarks have ranged from guarded optimism to outright disbelief tells its own story, points out Kanika Dutta.

Gulzar: 5 Memorable Songs

Gulzar: 5 Memorable Songs

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

As Gulzar turns 86 on August 18, Subhash K Jha celebrates the iconic figure by picking his five favourite songs.

PM, FM must apologise for neglecting farmers: Cong

PM, FM must apologise for neglecting farmers: Cong

Rediff.com16 May 2020

'Neither farmers nor farm labourers will benefit from these jumla announcements of the finance minister'

Shourie flays Modi sarkar, says it lacks clear thinking

Shourie flays Modi sarkar, says it lacks clear thinking

Rediff.com2 May 2015

Arun Shourie, a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cabinet, has hit out at the Narendra Modi government, saying its economic policy was "directionless" while the social climate was causing "great anxiety" among the minorities.