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The Jaya you didn't know

The Jaya you didn't know

Rediff.com25 Dec 2016

'We spoke of everything but politics.' 'She was well-versed in the Eng. Lit. canon of Dickens and Austen, but had also read Oscar Wilde's famous epistolary tract from jail, De Profundis.' Sunil Sethi recalls his memorable encounters with Jayalalithaa.

Why we should not blindly trust the US dollar

Why we should not blindly trust the US dollar

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

The fact that the US dollar has become the world's preferred reserve currency is now the core of global financial crisis, says Mohan Guruswamy.

A relaxed PM Modi bonds with Abe in Japan

A relaxed PM Modi bonds with Abe in Japan

Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

Take a look at photographs of the two prime ministers during PM Modi's five-day visit to Japan.

Your ultimate holiday calendar for May

Your ultimate holiday calendar for May

Rediff.com5 May 2017

This is your chance to squeeze in a quick trip before the monsoon sets in.

Every fifth Lok Sabha MP a dynast

Every fifth Lok Sabha MP a dynast

Rediff.com30 Jul 2014

While dynastic politics may have receded in the Lok Sabha, it is alive and kicking in states

In Pics: India shines at New York Fashion Week

In Pics: India shines at New York Fashion Week

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

The spotlight was on Indian models and fashion designers who did not disappoint.

What draws today's young men to the Ayodhya campaign?

What draws today's young men to the Ayodhya campaign?

Rediff.com23 Nov 2018

More than 25 years after the Babri Masjid was destroyed, another generation proclaims its commitment to building a Ram temple.

30 moments from India in 2018

30 moments from India in 2018

Rediff.com2 Jan 2019

From the Aadhaar verdict to #MeToo's arrival in the country to the entry into the Sabarimala temple -- India had a newsworthy 2018. As we step into 2019, these are the top moments from the year gone by.

'It's ok lah, Lee Kuan Yew sleeping now!'

'It's ok lah, Lee Kuan Yew sleeping now!'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

'The question now is how long the exercise in perfection he created will last once his influence isn't there any longer,' says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Images that will make you go WOW!

Images that will make you go WOW!

Rediff.com24 Aug 2015

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 14 images

Sheena Bora Trial: The plot gets curiouser and curiouser...

Sheena Bora Trial: The plot gets curiouser and curiouser...

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

Why had the CBI decided to have Waghmare tell the court the tale surrounding this odd trip to Kolkata made for even odder reasons, close to a year-and-a-half after Sheena's murder? To show the kind of person Indrani was? And that the murder of her daughter was not a heat of the moment crime, given Indrani was capable of other odd, suspicious, premeditated acts like this?

South and West are lovin' it but McDonald's faces test in North and East

South and West are lovin' it but McDonald's faces test in North and East

Rediff.com18 Aug 2017

McDonald's problems couldn't have surfaced at a worse time. Cut-throat competition, rapid expansion and a slowdown in consumer spending in the wake of demonetisation have seriously dented the overall quick-service restaurant business.

In I-Day speech, PM Modi says bullets or abuses won't help resolve Kashmir

In I-Day speech, PM Modi says bullets or abuses won't help resolve Kashmir

Rediff.com15 Aug 2017

Addressing the nation on the 71st Independence Day from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort, he asserted that his government is committed to restoring the lost glory of Kashmir and its status as 'heaven on earth'.

Dude, it takes guts to wear your name!

Dude, it takes guts to wear your name!

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

'Rarely do you come across a leader of a free world who meets another leader of a free world and serves him tea in a suit that chants his name. Over and over again.'

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