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Bloody Ishq Review: We've Seen It All Before

Bloody Ishq Review: We've Seen It All Before

Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

Bloody Ishq comes off looking even more shoddy and ill-conceived when there is so much superior content to entertain the horror buff, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Indian Army Is Ready For Dharma Guardian 2025

Indian Army Is Ready For Dharma Guardian 2025

Rediff.com24 Feb 2025

Dharma Guardian 2025 will primarily focus on urban warfare tactics and counter-terrorism operations and underscores the growing strategic partnership between India and Japan.

PM renames 3 Andaman & Nicobar islands as tribute to Netaji

PM renames 3 Andaman & Nicobar islands as tribute to Netaji

Rediff.com30 Dec 2018

Earlier in the day, the prime minister inaugurated a slew of development projects and laid foundation stones of several others related to energy, connectivity, education, tourism and health sectors.

Majuli becomes first island district of India

Majuli becomes first island district of India

Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

Majuli -- the seat of neo-Vaishnavite Bhakti renaissance -- on Thursday became India's first island district with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurating it as the 35th district of Assam.

How Can India Deal With Trump 2.0?

How Can India Deal With Trump 2.0?

Rediff.com21 Jan 2025

It would be a challenge to India's policy makers how to deal with Trump so that mutual economic growth remains sustained and mutual understanding on global issues are not hampered, observes Dr Rajaram Panda.

Should you date your high school sweetheart?

Should you date your high school sweetheart?

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

Here are the pros and cons of being in a relationship with your high school sweetheart.

Why Cayman Islands is a big headache for taxmen in India

Why Cayman Islands is a big headache for taxmen in India

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Equity inflows worth $3.7 billion came from the sunny Caribbean jurisdiction in 2019-20, a 267 per cent increase from the $1 billion registered in 2018-19 making it India's 10th largest source of FDI.

Marxist leader Anura Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential vote

Marxist leader Anura Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential vote

Rediff.com22 Sep 2024

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna's (JVP) broader front National People's Power (NPP), on Sunday consolidated his lead in the Sri Lanka's presidential election.

Mahatma Carter

Mahatma Carter

Rediff.com9 Jan 2025

Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician, points out Shreekant Sambrani.

India-American is mayor of upscale NY village

India-American is mayor of upscale NY village

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

Harvinder S Anand, who graduated as a chemical engineer from Punjab University, Chandigarh, is the president of Royce International, a multi-national corporation.

51 Test Centuries Meets 800 Test Wickets

51 Test Centuries Meets 800 Test Wickets

Rediff.com6 Sep 2023

When greats Sachin Tendulkar, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya came together!

How to meet Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie

How to meet Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie

Rediff.com7 Jul 2006

When Benita Singh was told that she was to have a photo shoot with Brad Pitt, she thought it was a joke.

WOW Moments From Paris Olympics!

WOW Moments From Paris Olympics!

Rediff.com13 Aug 2024

With the athletes bidding goodbye to Paris after another bone-tingling edition of the Olympics, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com, shares some interesting nuggets that made the Paris Olympics an event to remember!

Who Will Win Sri Lanka's Presidential Poll?

Who Will Win Sri Lanka's Presidential Poll?

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

'The Indian government is better prepared this time and has reached out to all contenders and not putting all eggs in one basket.'

The World's First Suicide Bomber

The World's First Suicide Bomber

Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

On the night of July 5, the Tigers launched their first kamikaze operation. Miller took the wheels of the explosive-packed truck, smiled at everyone as he turned the ignition key and drove it slowly towards the Sri Lankan military camp. A few moments later all of Jaffna heard a thunderous explosion that brought the complex crashing down in clouds of dust. Miller had given birth to a deadly tactic that Prabhakaran would employ time and again with devastating consequences to Sri Lanka -- and India. A fascinating excerpt from M R Narayan Swamy's must read new book, The Rout Of Prabhakaran.

India Needs A National Security Strategy

India Needs A National Security Strategy

Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global and regional geopolitical canvas is dynamic, the NSS document should be deliberated at length before formulation and should be reviewed periodically, recommends Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).

Trump's 'sniffs' were the best thing about the debate

Trump's 'sniffs' were the best thing about the debate

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

As Trump and Hillary Clinton kicked off the debate at Hofstra University in Long Island to discuss several topics impacting the American people, viewers noticed the businessman's case of the sniffles.

No one can question him: Mamata after handing over land docu to Amartya Sen

No one can question him: Mamata after handing over land docu to Amartya Sen

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

anerjee, who reached Bolpur in the second half of the day, visited Sen at his residence and dubbed the accusations made against him as "baseless".

Over 50 million Americans brace for 'Snowmageddon'

Over 50 million Americans brace for 'Snowmageddon'

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

A state of emergency has been declared in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Taiwan: A Thorn In China-US Relations

Taiwan: A Thorn In China-US Relations

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

Any miscalculation and miscommunication are fraught with the risk of a major catastrophe, warns Rup Narayan Das.

China conducts precision strikes over Taiwan Strait

China conducts precision strikes over Taiwan Strait

Rediff.com5 Aug 2022

The Chinese military on Thursday said it has conducted precision strikes over the Taiwan Strait and 'expected results' were achieved, in apparent retaliation to the United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei disregarding Beijing's vociferous warnings.

The Banshees of Inisherin Review: Friends No More

The Banshees of Inisherin Review: Friends No More

Rediff.com18 Jan 2023

People move on, get attached to other people, ending a close bond. But we rarely see that on screen, observes Aseem Chhabra.

'Toll on Mumbai trans-harbour bridge should be Rs 500, not Rs 250'

'Toll on Mumbai trans-harbour bridge should be Rs 500, not Rs 250'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

'You need to have enough funds to maintain the primacy of public transport and it should not suffer because of lack of funds.'

Sri Lanka's cabinet resigns en masse as crisis deepens

Sri Lanka's cabinet resigns en masse as crisis deepens

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

Ppolitical experts in Colombo said the ministers came under intense pressure from the public over the government's alleged "mishandling" of the economic crisis, triggered by the shortage in the foreign exchange reserve.

China protests Pelosi visit; official media reports troop movement around Taiwan

China protests Pelosi visit; official media reports troop movement around Taiwan

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

China's official media reported air and ground movement of troops in Taiwan Straits -- the waters that separate China and Taiwan -- as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday disregarding Beijing's stern warnings.

Will Chandrayaan's Success Make Science More Robust In India?

Will Chandrayaan's Success Make Science More Robust In India?

Rediff.com9 Sep 2023

'Perhaps the government should explain how the same scientific temper, which authored a precise landing for Chandrayaan-3, finds the periodic table and the theory of evolution not good enough for inclusion in the educational curriculum,' asserts Shyam G Menon.

'America shall pay price': China summons US envoy over Pelosi's Taiwan visit

'America shall pay price': China summons US envoy over Pelosi's Taiwan visit

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

China urged the US to immediately address its wrongdoings, take practical measures to undo the adverse effects caused by Pelosi's visit.

Protests intensify in Lanka despite nationwide curfew; over 600 held

Protests intensify in Lanka despite nationwide curfew; over 600 held

Rediff.com3 Apr 2022

The government's poor handling of the economic crisis where people currently endure long hours of power outages and scarcity of essentials has angered the public which planned country-wide protests on Sunday.

Vishnu Purana Explains The Caste System

Vishnu Purana Explains The Caste System

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

The Vishnu Purana, notes A K Bhatacharya, ends on a sombre note, but not without offering the hope that those who chant Vishnu's name can still reclaim dharma.

Sikh wins right to wear beard and turban in US Army training college

Sikh wins right to wear beard and turban in US Army training college

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

A 20-year-old Sikh-American student has won a significant legal battle in the United States with a court allowing him to enrol in an army programme without removing his articles of faith like the beard and turban.

Is This Why BJP Has Revived The NDA?

Is This Why BJP Has Revived The NDA?

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

AIADMK insiders see the very idea of an NDA conclave as a measure of the BJP's current electoral assessment, stemming from relative weakness in 2024 compared to 2014 and 2019. In their reckoning, the BJP now needs allies more than the other way round, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

'Katchatheevu was geologically linked to Indian land mass'

'Katchatheevu was geologically linked to Indian land mass'

Rediff.com14 Mar 2014

The Centre has taken the controversial stand that Katchatheevu in the Palk Strait off Rameswaram coast in Tamil Nadu was never part of India, but a senior geologist and remote sensing expert says remote sensing satellite data shows that the islet was geologically linked to Indian land mass.

Everything you need to know about the Clinton-Trump debate

Everything you need to know about the Clinton-Trump debate

Rediff.com26 Sep 2016

Here are 7 things you need to know, including some you probably didn't know, about this historic debate.

'We have to be prepared for the invisible enemy'

'We have to be prepared for the invisible enemy'

Rediff.com10 May 2023

'Unlike on the western and eastern borders where there is an enemy at the gate, here there is an invisible enemy which is building its own capability and can come into play at a time and place of his choosing.'

Activists warn to lay siege to Lankan Parl amid demand for Gotabaya's ouster

Activists warn to lay siege to Lankan Parl amid demand for Gotabaya's ouster

Rediff.com7 May 2022

Thousands of student activists from the Inter University Students Federation blocked the main access road to the parliamentary complex since Thursday and carried on protests for almost 24 hours.

Iceland Changes You Forever

Iceland Changes You Forever

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

The story of Iceland is the story of life, notes Payal Singh Mohanka after a recent journey to that fascinating land.

India battling climate change and it is getting worse, warn experts

India battling climate change and it is getting worse, warn experts

Rediff.com16 May 2022

The experts said that climate change is not only raising temperatures and making India's heatwaves hotter, but also changing weather patterns that further drive dangerous weather extremes.

Lanka crisis: Gotabaya forms panel to manage finances

Lanka crisis: Gotabaya forms panel to manage finances

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

The Sri Lankan government has appointed an advisory committee comprising eminent economic and fiscal experts to provide guidance on addressing the current debt crisis and engaging with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other lenders as the country struggles to combat the unprecedented shortage of foreign reserves.

China destroys thousand of maps showing Arunachal in India: Report

China destroys thousand of maps showing Arunachal in India: Report

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

India says the State of Arunachal Pradesh is its integral and inalienable part.

Set aside political rivalries to work for people: Uddhav's peace pipe to BJP

Set aside political rivalries to work for people: Uddhav's peace pipe to BJP

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

Thackeray was speaking virtually after the inauguration of a water taxi service, linking Navi Mumbai to south Mumbai, and the Belapur jetty in the neighbouring township.