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India may use BrahMos for cross-LoC strikes

India may use BrahMos for cross-LoC strikes

Rediff.com3 May 2017

A range of retaliatory measures are being weighed by India's generals.

The Best Shashi Kapoor Films

The Best Shashi Kapoor Films

Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

From Awaara to Deewar to Junoon to In Custody, Shashi Kapoor leaves us many movies to love and remember him by.

READ: Mahua Moitra's takedown of UAPA amendments

READ: Mahua Moitra's takedown of UAPA amendments

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

"Features of the Bill are anti-people and anti-Constitution...it is a very dangerous act," the fiery TMC MP said.

'There is a lot of pressure directing a big star'

'There is a lot of pressure directing a big star'

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

'In today's time, everyone is distressed and we don't know with what mood a person will come to watch a movie.' 'So it is better to say whatever you want with humour.'

'It is intimidating to kiss another man'

'It is intimidating to kiss another man'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

'It's not easy being an actor for anyone.' 'Every actor, even the most successful ones, are waking up with the same insecurity.' 'If you're on top, you're worried about coming down.' 'If you're fit, you're worried about your stomach coming out.'

Sheena Bora Trial: What Mekhail Bora Said

Sheena Bora Trial: What Mekhail Bora Said

Rediff.com24 Jul 2018

Throughout, Mekhail spoke calmly, with hardly an inflection making even the barest attempt to hijack his tone. His tone was so empty it made his narrative all the more touching. And ugly and grey, as the monsoon sky beyond the window.

Review: Naan Than Bala disappoints

Review: Naan Than Bala disappoints

Rediff.com16 Jun 2014

The film is a highly melodramatic tale of friendship between a righteous temple priest and a hardcore killer.

We are Indians, not Hindi-ans

We are Indians, not Hindi-ans

Rediff.com29 Jun 2017

Only nine out of India's 29 states have Hindi as the official language, so why impose Hindi on the other states, asks Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Let us not give our Islamic neighbour a run for its money

Let us not give our Islamic neighbour a run for its money

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

'In the 30 years since the Ayodhya movement began, the RSS has created a generation of Hindus who are the mirror image of those fanatic Muslims who take to the streets at the slightest, even imagined, 'insult to Islam,' argues Jyoti Punwani.

Bezwada Wilson, an Indian hero

Bezwada Wilson, an Indian hero

Rediff.com11 Nov 2018

Between January 1, 2017 and September 18, 2018, one manual scavenger died every five days. He is no caped superhero, but Bezwada Wilson continues to fight the good fight for manual scavengers, says Manavi Kapur.

Why do Modi and his Mantris Mock Science?

Why do Modi and his Mantris Mock Science?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2018

Hyperbole by our ministers and a few saffronised scientists not only defames Newton and Einstein, but also mocks ancient India's achievements in mathematics, medicine and natural science, says Utkarsh Mishra.

What Modi can learn from Akhilesh

What Modi can learn from Akhilesh

Rediff.com15 Jan 2017

Narendra Modi can pick up a tip from the Samajwadi Party ramlila. If he doesn't want L K Advani as President, he might anoint him Bharatiya Bhishma Pitamah, suggests Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Samajwadi Party protests in Upper House; forces 3 adjournments before noon

Samajwadi Party protests in Upper House; forces 3 adjournments before noon

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

Kurien adjourned the House till noon.

His first film made Rs 175 crores!

His first film made Rs 175 crores!

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

'We had decided that if the audience liked Stree, then after two or three years we would plan a sequel.' 'Because of the kind of reaction we received for the film we have already started work on it.'

'I'm the Amrish Puri of 2.0'

'I'm the Amrish Puri of 2.0'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2018

'Mr Shankar is equivalent to James Cameron given steroids!' 'Trust me, in this Rs 510 crore, Hollywood cannot make what we have produced here.'

'Sadly, acting is taken as the easiest job in this country'

'Sadly, acting is taken as the easiest job in this country'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2018

'Acting is the toughest job in the world.'

'Being bold is not just taking your clothes off'

'Being bold is not just taking your clothes off'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2019

'A woman, with her clothes on, can be more sensual than a naked woman.'

Nitish keeps his distance from Mulayam, but for how long?

Nitish keeps his distance from Mulayam, but for how long?

Rediff.com4 Aug 2017

But he doesn't want to shut the door completely on the Yadav family as that could create problems for him in 2019.

Mumbai building collapse victim on how he survived

Mumbai building collapse victim on how he survived

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

57-year-old Rajesh Shantilal Doshi, who was buried under the debris for more than 14 hours but survived, talks about his miraculous survival.

Opposition wants BJP's Naqvi to apologise for remark on gau rakshaks in Alwar

Opposition wants BJP's Naqvi to apologise for remark on gau rakshaks in Alwar

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

On Friday, he clarified that he was referring to Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh where no such incident had taken place. "We do not justify anarchy and hooliganism," he said, adding that the incident in Alwar did take place and an FIR has been registered against six persons.

'Sitara Devi did exactly what she wanted to'

'Sitara Devi did exactly what she wanted to'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

'There she was, standing before me, burning with fever but ready to dance. She was like that. When it came to her dancing it didn't matter to her whether she was well or unwell,' says the legendary Birju Maharaj.

Yashwant Sinha shares dais with Kejriwal, Manish Tewari; BJP fumes

Yashwant Sinha shares dais with Kejriwal, Manish Tewari; BJP fumes

Rediff.com6 Oct 2017

BJP says Sinha has found a new ally in the Congress.

Thank you, Sindhu

Thank you, Sindhu

Rediff.com1 Nov 2016

'Let us see the tricolour flutter and soar as we park our vehicles, as we play cricket in the gullies, as we surf the Internet, as we enter our places of worship,' says Ankita Athawale.

#JobSearch: 'I believed securing a job would be a cakewalk'

#JobSearch: 'I believed securing a job would be a cakewalk'

Rediff.com22 May 2015

'I would mostly survive on sugarcane juice and vada pav during the day.' 'Sometimes my friend and I would cheat on our budget only to regret it later. Regret because we were now supposedly marine engineers who should ideally be sailing and earning in dollars instead of calling our parents for money.'

All metros among 130 districts identified as COVID-19 red zones

All metros among 130 districts identified as COVID-19 red zones

Rediff.com1 May 2020

This classification of districts is to be followed by states and union terrotories till a week post May 3, when the second phase of lockdown will end, for containment operations.

Why this renaming fever continues to burn

Why this renaming fever continues to burn

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

'Our priority cannot be better cities. Since real change is not possible, we must satisfy ourselves with a change in name,' says Aakar Patel.

Sairat star: 'Saw the Dhadak trailer and loved it'

Sairat star: 'Saw the Dhadak trailer and loved it'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2018

'Two years since the film released, but everything is still Sairat, Sairat...'

He creates the Bigg Boss house

He creates the Bigg Boss house

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

'Designing the Bigg Boss sets is total dhamaal!' 'They are so happy with the way I design the sets that no questions are asked.' 'Contestants live there for three months, and so, the sets also become a character.'

Bihar's 'Osama bin Laden' to contest against Modi from Varanasi

Bihar's 'Osama bin Laden' to contest against Modi from Varanasi

Rediff.com18 Apr 2014

Meraj Khalid Noor, who is popularly known as Bihar's Osama bin Laden for his uncanny resemblance with slain most-wanted Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden, has said that he will contest the Lok Sabha polls against the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi from Varanasi.

Rahul can't save his party, how will he save the nation: Modi

Rahul can't save his party, how will he save the nation: Modi

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

Accusing the Congress of failing the country's farmers and soldiers, Narendra Modi on Monday said the ruling party should be given such a "farewell" that India does not see it in power "for seven generations".

Review: Mahabharat, dumbed down

Review: Mahabharat, dumbed down

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

If only Mahabharat was a made-for-radio special instead of a half-heartedly animated demo reel masquerading as a children's fantasy, writes Sukanya Verma.

Sheena Bora Trial: The Mother Who'd Never Been A Mother

Sheena Bora Trial: The Mother Who'd Never Been A Mother

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

One couldn't help feeling a certain melancholy viewing these now vagrant documents and photographs that would never be rightfully cherished. The pictures spoke to you. They offered slices of extinguished lives. They breathed sadness too, for what could have been and will never be. The sweet promises that Life made and insolently, arrogantly never kept.

'Shashi Kapoor didn't need to pretend'

'Shashi Kapoor didn't need to pretend'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

In Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star, Aseem Chahbra gives us glimpses of one of Bollywood's best loved actors.

Kanhaiya's fiery comeback speech is a massive hit

Kanhaiya's fiery comeback speech is a massive hit

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

Back from incarceration, JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar on Thursday night delivered a fiery speech peppered with humour at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus to target the Narendra Modi dispensation and the Sangh Parivar.

Is only Delhi's air polluted?

Is only Delhi's air polluted?

Rediff.com22 Nov 2017

'The answer is no, the entire country's is.' 'So why such obsession with Delhi?' 'But the most powerful people in India live here: The prime minister, civil servants, Supreme Court judges, MPs, diplomats, dadas of the media...' 'If they can't deal with their own problem, what chance does the rest of the country have, with its foul air, dying rivers, frothing lakes, and crumbling mountains?' says Shekhar Gupta.

Sheena Bora Trial: The secretary speaks. The plot thickens

Sheena Bora Trial: The secretary speaks. The plot thickens

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

Indrani called her personal assistant Kajal Sharma from the UK, May 3, 2012, and told her she had to sign Sheena's resignation letter as if she was Sheena signing it. But she had to first practice the signature and send Indrani proof of her proficiency in signing Sheena's name before sending the letter off. Sharma said she was reluctant and told the court that she told Indrani as much, but Indrani demanded it of her.

Kapil Sharma: Really upset with being called a tax evader

Kapil Sharma: Really upset with being called a tax evader

Rediff.com1 Oct 2013

The comedian-actor was recently in the news as income tax evasion reports surfaced.

These netas are distracting Modi govt's 'vikas' agenda

These netas are distracting Modi govt's 'vikas' agenda

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

Controversial Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Sakshi Maharaj's comments have once again put the Narendra Modi government in a jam. Though the party swiftly slapped a show cause notice on Maharaj, asking him to explain why action should not be initiated against him for his controversial remarks in the recent past, the man denied it, saying it was the 'BJP's internal matter.'

Bigmouths who embarrassed Prime Minister Modi

Bigmouths who embarrassed Prime Minister Modi

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

Rediff.com lists a few instances when BJP leaders and ministers shot their mouth off.

Good news! Next Munnabhai starts in 2018

Good news! Next Munnabhai starts in 2018

Rediff.com21 Sep 2017

'Can't make Munnabhai Chale Amerika kyunki mere ko American visa nahi milta hai, toh Amerika cancel hai.'