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Anurag Kashyap visits Jamia, tastes Shaheen Bagh's biryani

Anurag Kashyap visits Jamia, tastes Shaheen Bagh's biryani

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

The filmmaker, at the forefront of the criticism against the amended citizenship act, assured the students that he and many others stood behind the students in their long fight.

Emmy nod for Nisha Pahuja's The World Before Her

Emmy nod for Nisha Pahuja's The World Before Her

Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

The documentary released in India on June 6 this year.

Luka Chuppi Review: Formula film-making at its lamest

Luka Chuppi Review: Formula film-making at its lamest

Rediff.com1 Mar 2019

Luka Chuppi is as much about live-in as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was about pigeons.

Priyanka leads Congress protest over Jamia incident

Priyanka leads Congress protest over Jamia incident

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

The Congress general secretary was joined by leaders like Ahmed Patel, A K Antony, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Randeep Singh Surjewala, besides hundreds of party workers at the India Gate on Monday in a show of solidarity with the students from Jamia Millia Islamia and several other universities across the country protesting the contentious amended citizenship law.

Terrorist behind Bangladesh Eid attack identified

Terrorist behind Bangladesh Eid attack identified

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

The young attacker was Abir Rahman, a North South University student who had been missing for the past eight months.

Hindus from Pak celebrate, newborn named 'Nagrikta'

Hindus from Pak celebrate, newborn named 'Nagrikta'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

In the Majnu Ka Tila area in New Delhi, Children carrying tricolour burst crackers and shouted 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.

What happened in Kaliachak on January 3: The MP's view

What happened in Kaliachak on January 3: The MP's view

Rediff.com19 Jan 2016

'My party men discouraged me from visiting Kaliachak because all kind of people were part of the mob and they feared that someone could shoot at me.' 'Criminals were involved in burning the police station and then attacking Baliadanga to give it a communal colour.'

Sitaram Yechury compares Sabarimala protests to Babri demolition

Sitaram Yechury compares Sabarimala protests to Babri demolition

Rediff.com19 Oct 2018

Why not triple talaq line to Sabarimala, Yechury asks Centre

'I caught him talking to his ex'

'I caught him talking to his ex'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2015

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Lucknow guest house turns most powerful address in UP

Lucknow guest house turns most powerful address in UP

Rediff.com25 Mar 2017

Yogi Adityanath has turned Lucknow's VVIP guest house into his seat of power.

'They chose Ram carefully'

'They chose Ram carefully'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2019

'...by combining religious and political missions -- to destroy the Babri Masjid and establish Ram Rajya.' 'Hindutva was successful in creating synergy with the aspirations of devotees,' Dhirendra K Jha, author of Ayodhya: The Dark Night, tells Kanika Datta.

What will Pranab Da see at the RSS HQ in Nagpur?

What will Pranab Da see at the RSS HQ in Nagpur?

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

'If the RSS should be saluted for choosing such a scholarly statesman to address its highly trained cadre, one must also praise Pranab Da's sagacity for having gracefully accepting the invitation, thus disapproving any ideological apartheid,' says former BJP MP Tarun Vijay.

We are all Americans!

We are all Americans!

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

'What Kamala Harris' rise and rise underscores is that our old ways of identifying the Indian-American Diaspora need to change...' 'None of this detracts from her Indian-American identity, which makes us feel as if we are Americans too,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

SC to deliver verdicts on Sabarimala, Rafale today

SC to deliver verdicts on Sabarimala, Rafale today

Rediff.com14 Nov 2019

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Thursday its verdicts on a batch of petitions seeking re-examination of its decision to allow entry of women of all age group in Kerala's Sabarimala Temple and a review of its judgment giving a clean chit to the Modi government in the Rafale fighter jet deal with French firm Dassault Aviation.

Why I quit BJP and joined Congress

Why I quit BJP and joined Congress

Rediff.com11 May 2019

'I had to submit my resignation from the BJP after just two weeks because they were very regressive.' 'There was no space for a free thinking individual.'

Over 1000 cases of chikungunya in Delhi, death toll climbs to 5

Over 1000 cases of chikungunya in Delhi, death toll climbs to 5

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

Chikungunya cases in the national capital have sharply risen to over 1,000 this season.

These students from a UP village did yoga for the first time on Sunday

These students from a UP village did yoga for the first time on Sunday

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

On International Yoga Day, South Delhi-based yoga teacher Saudamini Chandra found herself shepherding the young girl students to their first taste of India's heritage that was being celebrated across the world. This is her experience.

From Section 377 to Aadhaar: 5 key judgments by CJI Dipak Misra

From Section 377 to Aadhaar: 5 key judgments by CJI Dipak Misra

Rediff.com1 Oct 2018

Ahead of CJI Dipak Misra's final day as the head of the judiciary of India, here's a look at the key judgments that he was a part of.

Is it the end of tolerance in India?

Is it the end of tolerance in India?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2015

Bearing in mind how full India's pitcher is with ethnic and communal complexities, only the greatest circumspection can hold this country together in a willing union.

Four-kid remark: Sakshi Maharaj denies BJP show cause notice to him

Four-kid remark: Sakshi Maharaj denies BJP show cause notice to him

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

Controversial Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Sakshi Maharaj on Tuesday said he was unaware of any show-cause notice against him from the party over his remarks and termed it as an 'internal matter' of the BJP.

Jauhar is part of our history. Why are we ignoring it?

Jauhar is part of our history. Why are we ignoring it?

Rediff.com20 Feb 2018

Jauhar is a recurrent theme in the history of that period. And Khilji was hardly the only Muslim invader whose onset forced women to self-immolate. Nearly the entire Mughal clan, including the benevolent Akbar, forced jauhar on the defeated, says Vikram Johri.

Propaganda machinery will fail to make Modi PM: Akhilesh

Propaganda machinery will fail to make Modi PM: Akhilesh

Rediff.com4 Apr 2014

The propaganda machinery of the Bharatiya Janata Party would fail to make Narendra Modi the next prime minister, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said on Friday, vowing to stop him and form a Third Front government at the Centre.

Why are some lynchings front page news and some not?

Why are some lynchings front page news and some not?

Rediff.com10 Dec 2018

'Across the country -- in Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Manipur, Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal -- men were lynched on suspicion of being thieves by ordinary people armed with rods and sticks.' 'But none of these lynchings made big news.' 'None of these lynchings were cow/beef-related.' 'The perpetrators were unknown people, not so-called gau rakshaks.' 'So why were these instances of mob violence considered less newsworthy than cow-related lynchings?' asks Jyoti Punwani.

When iPhone photos become works of art

When iPhone photos become works of art

Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

In the hands of skilled photographers, smartphones are capable of producing works of art - as these stunning images show. Now in its twelfth year, the iPhone Photography Awards competition aims to find the best photographs taken using just an iPhone. Every year since it was founded in 2007, the IPPAWARDS has selected the very best shots among thousands submitted by iPhone photographers from more than 140 countries around the world. This year's grand prize went to Gabriella Cigliano for a mesmerising image shot on an iPhone X of two young girls in Tanzania. Scroll down to take a look at the stunning photos that made the cut.

No jail for Tamil journalist arrested for 'damaging' references to Guv

No jail for Tamil journalist arrested for 'damaging' references to Guv

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

R Gopal, the editor of Tamil magazine 'Nakkheeran', who had written articles on a sex scandal involving a woman college teacher, was picked up by police from the airport before he could board a flight to Pune, officials said.

2 women who entered Sabarimala seek security, SC hearing on Friday

2 women who entered Sabarimala seek security, SC hearing on Friday

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

In the plea, one of the women, who had been attacked by her mother-in-law following her entry into the hilltop shrine, has sought security for both the women.

WOW! India through the eyes of its women

WOW! India through the eyes of its women

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

As part of her project -- The Atlas of Beauty -- Noroc visited more than 30 countries in over 15 months. At a stopover in India, Noroc pulled out her camera and she didn't disappoint. Here are some of her breathtaking pictures depicting natural Indian beauty.

Sabarimala verdict brings a new dawn

Sabarimala verdict brings a new dawn

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

'What the Sabarimala majority verdict has done is to elevate the principle of equality over all others, including the right to worship, and declared that this will be the litmus test of all practices, and re-emphasise that practices that are ultra vires will be junked,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

The new faces of Kashmir's protests are a problem for India

The new faces of Kashmir's protests are a problem for India

Rediff.com9 May 2017

Girls in the Kashmir valley hurling defiance at the security forces will detract from the legitimacy of India's response and its standing in the world, says Ajai Shukla.

'My wife is spying on me'

'My wife is spying on me'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

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Dhaka caf attack mastermind killed by security forces

Dhaka caf attack mastermind killed by security forces

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen's wanted leader Nurul Islam alias Marjan and another unidentified extremist were killed by Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit in Mohammadpur Beribadh area of the capital.

'It's an open fight between uncle and nephew'

'It's an open fight between uncle and nephew'

Rediff.com25 Nov 2019

'Over the years he has been getting a feeling of being sidelined by his uncle.'

1993 blasts accused Tiger Hanif tries to avoid India extradition

1993 blasts accused Tiger Hanif tries to avoid India extradition

Rediff.com5 Dec 2013

Tiger Hanif, an alleged aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and wanted in connection with two bomb blasts in Gujarat in 1993, has made a final bid to avoid being extradited to India from the UK.

Bhushan sparks row with tweets on Lord Krishna

Bhushan sparks row with tweets on Lord Krishna

Rediff.com2 Apr 2017

He tried to control damage by tweeting later that his remarks had been distorted and he had no intention of hurting religious sentiments.

Trupti Desai aborts Sabarimala trip, vows to come back

Trupti Desai aborts Sabarimala trip, vows to come back

Rediff.com16 Nov 2018

'We will soon come back to Kerala to visit Sabarimala but we will not declare it in advance and come'

'Absolutely illegal' for khap panchayats to stall marriage of two adults: SC

'Absolutely illegal' for khap panchayats to stall marriage of two adults: SC

Rediff.com27 Mar 2018

It's a relief for inter-faith or inter-caste couples who often face threat to their lives due to their relationship

Modiji, will my mother afford to buy onions in 2020?

Modiji, will my mother afford to buy onions in 2020?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

'If prices of everyday consumption don't come down, employment doesn't pick up, 2020 will not be a happy year for anyone but the super rich,' notes Sherna Gandhy.

Cricket, tennis & Lakme Fashion Week: The Sania Mirza interview!

Cricket, tennis & Lakme Fashion Week: The Sania Mirza interview!

Rediff.com4 Feb 2018

The tennis star watched the match while doing her make up at Lakme Fashion Week!

'My parents have advised me to stay away from him'

'My parents have advised me to stay away from him'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

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