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Chennai Open chess: Nitin posts 7th straight win, in top spot

Chennai Open chess: Nitin posts 7th straight win, in top spot

Rediff.com23 Jun 2022

A hard-fought 99-move win on the top board against B Vignesh has put Nitin on 7 points, a full point ahead with three rounds remaining.

Madras HC allows AIADMK meet amid EPS-OPS tussle

Madras HC allows AIADMK meet amid EPS-OPS tussle

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

Justice Krishnan Ramaswamy delivered the verdict on Monday morning, which allowed the EPS faction to hold the GC meet, the supreme decision making body of the main opposition party in Tamil Nadu.

Now That's How You Take A ROYAL SELFIE!

Now That's How You Take A ROYAL SELFIE!

Rediff.com23 Sep 2022

Karisma plays with red... Is Urvashi heartbroken?... Sunny's having fun...

'Don't call me Uncle. Call me Sam'

'Don't call me Uncle. Call me Sam'

Rediff.com3 Dec 2023

Besides his strategic and tactical acumen, it was his amazing personality, quick wit and ability to remain unflustered under any circumstances that stood him apart from almost any leader one has read about or known, recalls Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).

Asian Games' ultimate makeover: Esports to breakdancing

Asian Games' ultimate makeover: Esports to breakdancing

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

Esports to breakdancing, Hangzhou will set the trend for future of sport

Bopanna to bid adieu to Davis Cup; denied home farewell

Bopanna to bid adieu to Davis Cup; denied home farewell

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

Rohan Bopanna revealed that he will bring curtains down on his Davis Cup career when the country hosts Morocco in September

Is Alia Becoming The Lady in White?

Is Alia Becoming The Lady in White?

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

A R Rahman, Anoushka Shankar salute Lataji in Dubai... Manushi's in Goa... Dia introduces her son...

'Oommen Chandy never turned away the needy'

'Oommen Chandy never turned away the needy'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

'I have never seen a common man tapping a chief minister on the shoulder and giving him his petition, like needing money for a child admitted in a hospital.'

Shruti Is Happy Only When...

Shruti Is Happy Only When...

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

Kapil's selfie with Trisha... Hina's thought for the day... Kartik's pensive mood...

Jailer Review: A Rajinikanth You Have Never Seen Before

Jailer Review: A Rajinikanth You Have Never Seen Before

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

I don't remember Rajinikanth beheading anyone so brutally in any of his previous films. Or glamourising so much of blood and violence. This is an altogether different version of a brutal Ra1jinikanth, something you and I had probably never imagined before, observes Divya Nair.

It's Krishnan v/s Vinayaka this week

It's Krishnan v/s Vinayaka this week

Rediff.com14 Jul 2011

The films open in theatres tomorrow.

Two titans of diplomacy leave a rich legacy

Two titans of diplomacy leave a rich legacy

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

Ambassador Natarajan Krishnan and Ambassador Shankar Bajpai helped shape Indian foreign policy at a glorious, but difficult, time in history, recalls Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

'Dirty Hindu': Indian-American abused by another Indian

'Dirty Hindu': Indian-American abused by another Indian

Rediff.com1 Sep 2022

At one point Tejinder was seen saying: "...this ain't India! You...India up, and now you're...America up," the report said.

Downpour batters Chennai, flood alert sounded

Downpour batters Chennai, flood alert sounded

Rediff.com7 Nov 2021

Chief Minister M K Stalin inspected several inundated areas here along with top officials including Chief Secretary V Irai Anbu and directed authorities to take swift action to drain flood water.

Richa Chadha-Ali Fazal Wedding: The countdown begins!

Richa Chadha-Ali Fazal Wedding: The countdown begins!

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted on Tuesday.

Will Thalapathy Vijay Take A Plunge Into Politics?

Will Thalapathy Vijay Take A Plunge Into Politics?

Rediff.com7 Nov 2023

At the Leo fete, Vijay had this also to tell his fans: 'I know you all are in my heart. But today, I also know that I am also in the hearts of all of you...' A typical politician's line, did you say, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

Jaishankar Takes A Walk in Manhattan

Jaishankar Takes A Walk in Manhattan

Rediff.com23 Sep 2021

Rather than risk a car jam, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar decided to take a brisk walk from India's permanent mission to the UN to attend the G4 summit.

Sisodia's custody extended; he alleges 'mental harassment'

Sisodia's custody extended; he alleges 'mental harassment'

Rediff.com4 Mar 2023

The CBI had sought three more days of custody of Sisodia after producing him before the court on expiry of his three-day remand granted earlier.

How IIM-B is solving its quota problem

How IIM-B is solving its quota problem

Rediff.com13 Apr 2021

'Going forward, whatever faculty positions we fill we expect to do so consistently with the quota requirements.'

Mirzapur To Coimbatore, Tiranga Unites Us

Mirzapur To Coimbatore, Tiranga Unites Us

Rediff.com14 Aug 2022

Readers tell us how they are celebrating the Tiranga this 75th Independence Day.

Check Out PS-1's Trisha's Style

Check Out PS-1's Trisha's Style

Rediff.com29 Sep 2022

Trisha's on-screen fashion is rather extravagant, true to her royal character. Off-screen she has a friendly, girl-next-door style, who will woo you with her traditional Chennai silk saris and modern glamour.

Sara-Varun Seek Bappa's Blessings

Sara-Varun Seek Bappa's Blessings

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

T-Series celebrated Ganpati Mahotsav at its office for the first time since the COVID-19.

RBI likely to hold repo rate at 6.5% on June 8

RBI likely to hold repo rate at 6.5% on June 8

Rediff.com4 Jun 2023

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will maintain the policy repo rate at 6.5 per cent during its upcoming June 8 announcement, considering the easing of retail inflation in April and the potential for further decline, indicating the effectiveness of previous policy rate actions, anticipate experts. Headed by Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das, a meeting of the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is scheduled for June 6-8. The decision of the 43rd meeting of the MPC would be announced on Thursday, June 8.

Will Markets Regain Lost Ground?

Will Markets Regain Lost Ground?

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

'We are not entirely out of the woods.' 'The broader trajectory remains tentative.' 'However, we may expect some near-term bounce.'

India approach CAS after Vikas Krishnan appeal rejected

India approach CAS after Vikas Krishnan appeal rejected

Rediff.com5 Aug 2012

India took a strong exception to their protest being rejected to overturn the controversial ouster of 69kg boxing medal hope Vikas Krishan from the Olympics by approaching the Court of Arbritration of Sports on Saturday.

'When the Pakistanis surrendered...'

'When the Pakistanis surrendered...'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

'...they were shocked to learn that just 352 Indian soldiers had made 3 brigadiers, 2 colonels, 170 officers, 290 JCOs and 8,000 troops surrender to the Indian Army.'

'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role'

'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role, Omar Sharif for Jackie's Shroff's. The title of Khalnayak was Be Negative then. I had started working on the screenplay with Hollywood writers. And then after three-four months...

Is Vijay Deverakonda The Next Action Superstar?

Is Vijay Deverakonda The Next Action Superstar?

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

Liger looks a massy entertainer with grand visuals and high-octane action sequences, observes Namrata Thakker.

Mutual funds flock to silver ETF space with new schemes

Mutual funds flock to silver ETF space with new schemes

Rediff.com28 Aug 2022

Mutual funds have launched a clutch of new fund offers in the silver ETF (exchange traded fund) category this year and collected Rs 1,400 crore in assets after the introduction of the newly-created investment asset class by market regulator Sebi in 2021. Further, fund houses including Kotak Asset Management Company have filed draft documents with the markets regulator to float silver ETF as well as silver ETF fund of funds for investors, information with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) showed. These NFOs (new fund offers) are providing an opportunity to the investors to digitally invest and own silver which is easily tradable during market hours.

Rs 4.29 cr demand notice sent to promoters of Deccan Chronicle

Rs 4.29 cr demand notice sent to promoters of Deccan Chronicle

Rediff.com19 Dec 2022

Capital markets regulator Sebi has sent a notice to Deccan Chronicle Holding's promoters and asked them to pay Rs 4.29 crore in a matter related to misrepresentation of financial statements of the company from FY 2008-09 to 2011-12. The regulator directed T Venkattram Reddy, T Vinayak Ravi Reddy and P K Iyer to pay Rs 4.29 crore, which includes interest and recovery costs, within 15 days, Sebi said in a demand notice issued on Friday. In the event of non-payment, it will recover the amount by attaching and selling the movable and immovable properties of the Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (DCHL) promoters.

Does Aishwarya Look WICKED?

Does Aishwarya Look WICKED?

Rediff.com7 Jul 2022

The star has a double role in PS-1 -- she plays Mandakini Devi, the mother, and Nandini, the daughter.

Prayers for Departed Souls

Prayers for Departed Souls

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

Pitru Paksha is a 16-day Hindu ritual to pay homage to souls who have departed for their heavenly abode.

I'm not a flight risk, wife unwell: Sisodia's bail plea

I'm not a flight risk, wife unwell: Sisodia's bail plea

Rediff.com22 Mar 2023

Special Judge M K Nagpal, who deferred the hearing on Sisodia's bail plea till March 24 for clarification and submissions, meanwhile issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate and sought its response by March 25.

HC asks Google to take down videos on Aaradhya Bachchan

HC asks Google to take down videos on Aaradhya Bachchan

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

The Delhi high court on Thursday restrained several YouTube channels from publishing misleading content on the health of Aaradhya Bachchan, daughter of actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, saying spreading misinformation about a child reflects "morbid perversity".

Over 6,000 citizens urge SC to revoke remission of Bilkis Bano convicts

Over 6,000 citizens urge SC to revoke remission of Bilkis Bano convicts

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

Demanding that the remission must be revoked, the citizens noted that the early release of these murderers and rapists only strengthens the impunity of all men who commit rape and other acts of violence against women.

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

'I think my first obsessive, possessive and only half-requited -- as we would joke -- 'love' was Ivan. I saw him first slouching down the corridor of St Stephen's College nearly 50 years ago and was instantly smitten (as was everyone else around him).'

Recipe: Himachal's Babru

Recipe: Himachal's Babru

Rediff.com4 Aug 2021

You'll find sweet and savoury versions of this dish in Himachal Pradesh.

10 Political Dramas To Watch On OTT

10 Political Dramas To Watch On OTT

Rediff.com5 Jun 2023

There is nothing of the level of Yes Minister, House Of Cards, Madam Secretary or Veep but there are at least 10 Hindi series and an OTT-released film or two, to whet the viewer's appetite for power-mongering, corruption and intrigue.

Ranking has no meaning in the ring: Vikas Krishnan

Ranking has no meaning in the ring: Vikas Krishnan

Rediff.com22 Jul 2012

He is one of India's best bets for an Olympic medal in boxing, but World No 6 Vikas Krishan does not quite like the spotlight on him as he feels it is better to be 'unknown' to lead a normal life.

Uber India gears up for electric future but...

Uber India gears up for electric future but...

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

By 2025, Uber projects that 25,000-30,000 cars -- or 12 to 16 per cent of vehicle additions -- would be EVs, reports Surajeet Das Gupta.