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8 life lessons Game of Thrones teaches you

8 life lessons Game of Thrones teaches you

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

Each of its characters have an important lesson to offer in terms of how to build and lead a team, work on your shortcomings and look at the bigger picture.

SC orders floor test in Uttarakhand on May 10; rebel MLAs can't vote

SC orders floor test in Uttarakhand on May 10; rebel MLAs can't vote

Rediff.com6 May 2016

The apex court directed that the proceedings of the floor test should be video-graphed. The President's rule, imposed on the state on March 27, was suspended for the proceedings of floor test.

Rubber bullets may replace pellet guns in Kashmir

Rubber bullets may replace pellet guns in Kashmir

Rediff.com10 Apr 2017

Centre has examined other alternatives to pellet guns like skunk water, laser dazzler and chilli-filled pava shells which are found to be "not so successful" like the controversial pellet guns.

SC allows Subrata Roy to use conference room in Tihar

SC allows Subrata Roy to use conference room in Tihar

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur asked Delhi government to issue notification by August 4 for converting the conference room into jail which can be used by Roy and two jailed directors of Sahara for 10 working days from 06:00 AM to 08:00 PM for holding negotiations with prospective buyers of hotels in New York and London.

'I have never done films to feed my stomach'

'I have never done films to feed my stomach'

Rediff.com31 Mar 2017

'I do films because I want to feel proud of myself as an actor. Why should I sign nonsense? The right roles aren't coming. The only cameo I have done in Hindi is Zoya's Dil Dhadakne Do. She is a friend and I desperately wanted to work with her. She casts big stars, so obviously, I couldn't be the lead.' Rahul Bose on his films, and Poorna.

'Shahnaz believed what she wrote could make a difference'

'Shahnaz believed what she wrote could make a difference'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

'What I remember best is the vigour with which she threw herself into the job, the passion she had for issues, particularly those that affected the poor.'

'No one took me seriously earlier'

'No one took me seriously earlier'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

Hamari Adhuri Kahani director Mohit Suri talks about finding success.

CBI rejecting riot victims' FIRs could hit Gehlot government in polls

CBI rejecting riot victims' FIRs could hit Gehlot government in polls

Rediff.com17 Oct 2013

Two years after the Gopalgarh riots rocked Rajasthan, the violent episode has again hit headlines after the Central Bureau of Investigation, which is probing the case, closed 14 of the 19 First Information Reports filed in connection with the riots.

'Heart-stricken' France mourns worst terror attack in decades

'Heart-stricken' France mourns worst terror attack in decades

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

France is mourning the deadliest attack in the country in four decades in which at least 12 people were shot dead by heavily-armed gunmen shouting Islamist slogans at the office of Charlie Hebdo, a controversial satirical magazine, in Paris.

Democrats unload on Trump; call him fraud, hypocrite

Democrats unload on Trump; call him fraud, hypocrite

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is a fraud, a liar and a hypocrite, top Democratic leaders and speakers at the party's national convention said as they lashed out at the billionaire from New York.

FULL TEXT: Pranab's address at RSS headquarters

FULL TEXT: Pranab's address at RSS headquarters

Rediff.com7 Jun 2018

The soul of India resides in pluralism and tolerance. This plurality of our society has come through assimilation of ideas over centuries. Secularism and inclusion are a matter of faith for us. It is our composite culture which makes us into one nation.

Review: Pompeii is cheesy, masala fare

Review: Pompeii is cheesy, masala fare

Rediff.com21 Feb 2014

Pompeii is one of those rare films for which I am glad that a 3D format was used. If cheesy, overdone, masala flicks are your kind of fare, this is your kind of film. For the rest of us, Pompeii just blows, rants Paloma Sharma.

Sheena Bora Trial: Why is Indrani downcast?

Sheena Bora Trial: Why is Indrani downcast?

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

'With folded hands, on humanitarian grounds, if she can get temporary bail on medical grounds so she can get treatment.' 'If she dies, the whole trial gets derailed.'

Can corruption ever be contained?

Can corruption ever be contained?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2014

'The main ploy of the BJP's pre-poll proclamations on corruption was so cacophonous and resounding that it unexpectedly worked out to its greatest advantage. But there seems to be a lull after the sound and fury over corruption,' says Ram Ugrah.

Rawat has won, President's rule will be revoked in Uttarakhand: Centre to SC

Rawat has won, President's rule will be revoked in Uttarakhand: Centre to SC

Rediff.com11 May 2016

The Union government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that former chief minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat had won the floor test in the Uttarakhand assembly following which it will revoke President's rule in the hill state.

'Tell me, who is today's enemy?'

'Tell me, who is today's enemy?'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

'There is no remorse over the Dadri lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq or of Pehlu Khan by cow vigilante groups.' 'But should you not have remorse for those who came to kill them?' 'They were Hindus. Do you accept that?' 'That to kill one Pehlu, 20 Hindus have become murderers.' Rajdeep Sardesai in conversation with Ravish Kumar.

'We refuse to be bullied into silence'

'We refuse to be bullied into silence'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2019

MUST READ: The speech Nayantara Sahgal was not allowed to give.

Meeting the Tere Sheher Mein girls

Meeting the Tere Sheher Mein girls

Rediff.com8 May 2015

Hooked to the Star Plus show Tere Sheher Mein? You might want to check this out!

'I don't want to meet the Talwars'

'I don't want to meet the Talwars'

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

'The director has tried to be neutral. But Talvar won't leave the audience confused, for sure.'

Angry people are running India; Clean India a photo-op: Rahul

Angry people are running India; Clean India a photo-op: Rahul

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

Taking a jibe at the Narendra Modi government over its 'Clean India Mission', Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that angry people are running the nation.

Review: Tasher Desh is bizarre, brave and brilliant

Review: Tasher Desh is bizarre, brave and brilliant

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

Tasher Desh is staggeringly-original film, writes Raja Sen.

Fight against corruption: How ordinary people made a difference

Fight against corruption: How ordinary people made a difference

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

The roots of the cancellation of 2G telecom spectrum licences and coal blocks lie in two non-profit organisations - Common Cause and CPIL.

How Prof Nandini Sundar got pulled into a murder mystery

How Prof Nandini Sundar got pulled into a murder mystery

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

While the Chhattisgarh police charged the well-known academic with a tribal man's murder, those who know her say it is vendetta at play.

7 key points in Trump's maiden speech to Congress

7 key points in Trump's maiden speech to Congress

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

From reiterating his commitment to build the border wall to protecting the American way of life from terrorist threats, President Donald Trump outlined his vision for the United States of America

REWIND: 15 stunning moments of the week that was

REWIND: 15 stunning moments of the week that was

Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

Here is a recap of all the big events that shaped the world last week.

'Judi Dench is obsessed with India'

'Judi Dench is obsessed with India'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2017

'He cooked chicken curry and so because of him, curries entered the British royal kitchens.' 'Eventually, he became a political advisor to the queen.' 'This guy was disrupting the royal household. It sent shockwaves...' Ali Fazal on his character Abdul Karim and working with acting legend Judi Dench.

'This was a week I will not soon forget'

'This was a week I will not soon forget'

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

'We use the word "historic" perhaps too much, but the prime minister's visit certainly was historic in so many ways.'

5 Indian workers in US awarded 88 cr in labour trafficking case

5 Indian workers in US awarded 88 cr in labour trafficking case

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

Signal International, its network of recruiters and labour brokers are being sued for trafficking 500 Indian guest workers to the United States and forcing them to work under barbaric conditions. George Joseph reports for Rediff.com from New York

India's most ambitious airport city project in a limbo

India's most ambitious airport city project in a limbo

Rediff.com18 Feb 2015

The project is awaiting clearances from the DGCA.

Medha and Meera: A glimpse of the future

Medha and Meera: A glimpse of the future

Rediff.com24 Apr 2014

AAP candidates from Mumbai, Medha Patkar and Meera Sanyal, are poised to play a crucial and complementary role. While Patkar gives voice to the suffering of people at the grassroots, Sanyal is articulating the key principles that could build a more just and equitable society or economy, says Rajni Bakshi.

Sheena Bora Trial: Sanjeev's lawyer has Mekhail in a tangle

Sheena Bora Trial: Sanjeev's lawyer has Mekhail in a tangle

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

And then came the chief moment of Friday. If the courtroom had a soundtrack, Beethoven's 9th would be playing, providing a triumphant, dramatic prologue to the production of this last clip. A woman reporter was asking Mekhail about Sanjeev Khanna. He says clearly, without mincing words, emphatically: 'Never seen him. First time I am hearing his name.'

Indian diplomats' domestic trouble

Indian diplomats' domestic trouble

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

Contracts with India-based domestic assistants for officials abroad have become a headache for the Indian government.

A father fights an election for a dead son

A father fights an election for a dead son

Rediff.com15 Apr 2014

Driving a Tata Nano covered with banners about his son's killing by the Mumbai Police, Kundan Prasad Singh is fighting his first election to get justice for a dead son.

How Modi plans to deal with China

How Modi plans to deal with China

Rediff.com7 Jul 2017

How Modi plans to deal with China

FULL TEXT: 'Much of India that we dream of still lies ahead of us'

FULL TEXT: 'Much of India that we dream of still lies ahead of us'

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday address Members of the British Parliament in London where he promised to open more doors of cooperation between the two countries and delved on issues like terrorism and United Nations reforms.

Meet Ekta Kapoor's newest leading lady

Meet Ekta Kapoor's newest leading lady

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

Back on the small screen after quite a while, actress Pallavi Kulkarni relates the many unlikely adventures she experienced during her time away from the spotlight.

'Sonia and Rajiv had no role in the Emergency'

'Sonia and Rajiv had no role in the Emergency'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

'I do not think Rajiv Gandhi at that stage had any influence on his mother. Indira Gandhi relied totally on Sanjay and she looked upon him as a dependable son.' 'What really affected people and eventually Indira Gandhi was the sterilisation drive. She lost so badly in north India because of these drives.' 'She is the one who has given this aura of 'the family' to the Gandhis.' The second and final part of veteran journalist Coomi Kapoor, whose book The Emergency: A Personal Account was published recently, to Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com about Independent India's darkest phase.

Most influential people in the world of business

Most influential people in the world of business

Rediff.com17 Apr 2015

Chanda Kochhar is among the three Indians in Time's Most Influential list.

'India is a very powerful democracy. It can humble any dictator'

'India is a very powerful democracy. It can humble any dictator'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

'I have never seen anybody disliked more as prime minister than Modi.' 'What is interesting is in his prime ministership, no matter whatever happens in any corner of India, Modi is blamed for it.' 'Modi has not suspended any Constitutional liberties. No Opposition leader has been put in jail... Modi is not Hitler.'

Shammi Kapoor and his beautiful women

Shammi Kapoor and his beautiful women

Rediff.com22 Mar 2016

Nutan was the kind of woman Shammi got drawn to -- sensitive, aware and erudite, yet seductively feminine.