News for 'Mamta'

Review: Raja Natwarlal's music grows on you slowly

Review: Raja Natwarlal's music grows on you slowly

Rediff.com9 Aug 2014

Since debutant Yuvan Shankar Raja brings in a new sound with this album, he deserves a few hearings.

9 soldiers, 2 civilians killed in July in Indo-Pak LoC skirmishes

9 soldiers, 2 civilians killed in July in Indo-Pak LoC skirmishes

Rediff.com23 Jul 2017

The repeated skirmishes saw over 4,000 villagers from near borders to government camps at safer places in the district.

I Am Bihar: 'When you are in the ring you know no fear'

I Am Bihar: 'When you are in the ring you know no fear'

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

From the humble boxing ring of Dighwara village comes the amazing story of girl boxers who have started a revolution of sorts in Bihar's rural hinterland.

Candid pictures from Bipasha-Karan's DREAMY wedding!

Candid pictures from Bipasha-Karan's DREAMY wedding!

Rediff.com2 May 2016

While we wish the newlyweds a blissful marital life, here's taking a look at the candid pictures from Bipasha and Karan's DREAMY wedding!

How to bag a summer internship

How to bag a summer internship

Rediff.com11 Apr 2016

Be prepared. Know where to look.

When it comes to CSR spending, one in three BSE 100 firms is a laggard

When it comes to CSR spending, one in three BSE 100 firms is a laggard

Rediff.com9 Mar 2018

Corporate affairs ministry sending notices seeking details of fund disbursal

Review: Welcome Back music is worth a listen

Review: Welcome Back music is worth a listen

Rediff.com16 Aug 2015

The Welcome Back soundtrack keeps the fun element intact, says Aelina Kapoor.

Remember Rosesh's Poems in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai?

Remember Rosesh's Poems in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai?

Rediff.com17 Apr 2017

They're so bad, they're good!

10 skills employers want in YOU

10 skills employers want in YOU

Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

Find out if you have these skills in you.

Dharmendra: Now all my children are married and settled. I'm blessed

Dharmendra: Now all my children are married and settled. I'm blessed

Rediff.com4 Feb 2014

Doting daddy Dharmendra talks about Ahana's grand wedding.

Indian Super League kicks off with glittering ceremony

Indian Super League kicks off with glittering ceremony

Rediff.com12 Oct 2014

It was an evening to remember for the people residing in 'Mecca of Indian Football' as a riot of colours lit the Salt Lake skyline with much awaited Indian Super League (ISL) doing everything possible to strike the right chord with the football aficionado.

How an acid attack survivor walked into the world's heart!

How an acid attack survivor walked into the world's heart!

Rediff.com3 Jan 2019

Reshma Qureshi's face was destroyed by acid. It did not stop her.

Why Bollywood LOVES reincarnation dramas

Why Bollywood LOVES reincarnation dramas

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

They make good money, of course!

The woman who nailed the idol thief

The woman who nailed the idol thief

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

The startling story of how a bitter ex-girlfriend helped capture artifacts raider Subhash Kapoor.

Review: Gori Tere Pyaar Mein album is pretty good

Review: Gori Tere Pyaar Mein album is pretty good

Rediff.com17 Nov 2013

The way Gori Tere Pyaar Mein album begins, one wonders if there would be many memorable moments in it, but it ends up engaging and satisfying

Why we need to know the history behind NRC

Why we need to know the history behind NRC

Rediff.com16 Aug 2018

Let us see the problem for what it actually is: Illegal Immigration plain and simple, confined to the northeast with a definite communal slant that poses a national security risk and one that needs to be dealt with firmly and promptly by stringent identification (and deportation), says Vivek Gumaste.

Don't campaign for Trinamool Congress: Activists tell Anna

Don't campaign for Trinamool Congress: Activists tell Anna

Rediff.com19 Feb 2014

Activists associated with women's movements from different parts of India on Wednesday wrote an open letter to social activist Anna Hazare expressing their disappointment over the Gandhian campaigning for the Trinamool Congress Party in the upcoming Loksabha elections.

Cong set to implement Rahul's Lok Sabha polls 'experiment'

Cong set to implement Rahul's Lok Sabha polls 'experiment'

Rediff.com29 Jan 2014

The party may announce Somen Mitra as the Lok Sabha candidate from North Kolkata whose name is set to be decided upon following intra-party elections to choose contenders -- a move initiated by the Congress vice-president to ensure transparency in ticket-distribution system. Renu Mittal reports.

War on cash, India-Japan n-deal: Modi bends like Beckham

War on cash, India-Japan n-deal: Modi bends like Beckham

Rediff.com13 Nov 2016

'Modi's abject capitulation will play out badly in his core constituency.' 'The bulk of our strategic community is under the impression that India under Modi has already become a superpower.' 'They don't even want to look at the country's emaciated limbs or its asthmatic problems,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Slow to start, banks wrestle with insolvency regime

Slow to start, banks wrestle with insolvency regime

Rediff.com13 Jul 2017

Insolvency professionals feel the bankruptcy code will deter defaulters, but NPAs will not cease unless banks are sensitised on credit appraisal and experts are hired by banks to inspect what is happening with their loans.

Demonetisation simply shows that Bharat lives on

Demonetisation simply shows that Bharat lives on

Rediff.com25 Nov 2016

'The effect of demonetisation has been largely to drive black money above ground. But there are several interesting side-effects. One is the uncomfortable realisation that this can happen again, which is a deterrent to future sinners,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.

Modi-Advani tussle: Political parties look for new alliances

Modi-Advani tussle: Political parties look for new alliances

Rediff.com12 Jun 2013

In the wake of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's projection in the Bharatiya Janata Party as its future leader, political parties have begun to position themselves in the run up to the next general elections, says Renu Mittal.

Andhadhun made a forgotten star famous again

Andhadhun made a forgotten star famous again

Rediff.com27 Nov 2018

'The critics were writing so well about me, I was shocked!' 'My phone didn't stop ringing!' 'This is the biggest tribute for a senior actor.' 'Now, I can pack up.'

Music review: Zanjeer's soundtrack makes no impact

Music review: Zanjeer's soundtrack makes no impact

Rediff.com25 Aug 2013

Zanjeer's music is barely passable and doesn't have a single song that can become a chartbuster.

A propaganda tool called #UrbanNaxal

A propaganda tool called #UrbanNaxal

Rediff.com13 Jul 2018

'The category of crime and criminals called Maoist or Naxal or #UrbanNaxals is an illegitimate creation of right-wing propaganda media frenzy.' 'It is a fiction repugnant to the Constitution and the law of the land,' argue Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira.

Please Unfriend Me

Please Unfriend Me

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

'I am not a friend of anyone who wants to defend, justify and glorify any businessman, power drunk person or religious fanatics, fake activists, apologists of terrorists, appeasers of some, oppressors of others, pretending to be political leaders,' says Amit Mehra.

Review: Krrish 3 music falls short of expectations

Review: Krrish 3 music falls short of expectations

Rediff.com22 Sep 2013

The Krrish 3 soundtrack had to be nothing short of magnificent but it doesn't come anywhere close to that.

Congress, BJP call truce; clear decks for food and land bills

Congress, BJP call truce; clear decks for food and land bills

Rediff.com10 Aug 2013

The Congress seems to have brokered peace with the main Opposition parties on the crucial food security and land acquisition Bills and ensured that they are not dependent on the whims and fancies of smaller parties. Renu mittal reports

Pressure mounts for action against Somnath Bharti

Pressure mounts for action against Somnath Bharti

Rediff.com22 Jan 2014

Pressure mounted for removal of Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti on Wednesday after one of the African women assaulted in a midnight raid in south Delhi accused him of having led the group that barged into her house and attacked them.

Uphaar verdict: The victims deserve an audacious legal ending

Uphaar verdict: The victims deserve an audacious legal ending

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

Sunetra Choudhury hopes the Supreme Court will eventually give a fitting punishment to the Uphaar accused.

Review: Akshay Kumar's Boss: All title, no thunder!

Review: Akshay Kumar's Boss: All title, no thunder!

Rediff.com16 Oct 2013

Boss is hell bent on assaulting the eardrums and senses with a vigorous spectacle of mindless action and screeching soundtrack.

Deal on enclaves marks a new beginning for India-Bangladesh ties

Deal on enclaves marks a new beginning for India-Bangladesh ties

Rediff.com28 May 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done the seemingly impossible by finalising the long-pending Land Boundary Agreement ahead of his Bangladesh visit, writes Prakash Bhandari.

Sheena Bora Trial: The cop still can't remember

Sheena Bora Trial: The cop still can't remember

Rediff.com4 Apr 2018

In the witness box, on bald embarrassing display, was not just Sub-Inspector Ganesh Dalvi, but the entire system of police investigation too.

Review: Besharam music is fun and peppy

Review: Besharam music is fun and peppy

Rediff.com7 Sep 2013

Though the soundtrack of Besharam doesn't quite match expectations, it is still fun and peppy and keeps you engaged.

'My husband can come home because of the CBI'

'My husband can come home because of the CBI'

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

With the CBI ruling out bus conductor Ashok Kumar's involvement in Ryan International School student Pradhyumn Thakur's murder, his wife Mamata is hopeful of him getting bail on November 16. 'I just want my man to come home, I don't want anything else,' she tells Rediff.com's Swarupa Dutt.

Cong starts process to fill up Rajya Sabha vacancies

Cong starts process to fill up Rajya Sabha vacancies

Rediff.com24 Jan 2014

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has called a meeting of chief ministers of 12 Congress-ruled states to figure out how to fill out the vacancies in the Rajya Sabha. Highly-placed sources have said that he wants to cajole Amethis's former feudal lord Sanjay Singh; by giving him an RS ticket, in view of his own weak position in Amethi. Renu Mittal reports.

Preity Zinta molestation: Police examine CCTV footage

Preity Zinta molestation: Police examine CCTV footage

Rediff.com14 Jun 2014

Mumbai police on Saturday launched a probe into alleged molestation of Bollywood actress Preity Zinta by her former boyfriend Ness Wadia and would soon record the statements of IPL CEO and others even as the industrialist rejected the charge as "false and baseless".

Swimmers, wrestlers shine as India's gold rush continues at South Asian Games

Swimmers, wrestlers shine as India's gold rush continues at South Asian Games

Rediff.com7 Feb 2016

There was no stopping the Indian juggernaut at the 12th South Asian Games with the country's swimmers, wrestlers and weightlifters continuing their dominance in the competition to fetch a bulk of the gold medals, in Guwahati, on Sunday.

Raima: My grandmother Suchitra Sen's last wish was to see me get married

Raima: My grandmother Suchitra Sen's last wish was to see me get married

Rediff.com21 Jan 2014

Raima Sen comes out of her grief to tell us what grandmother Suchitra Sen's death means to the family and to cinema.

Can the NCW make a difference on crimes against women?

Can the NCW make a difference on crimes against women?

Rediff.com29 Nov 2013

While courts are there to tackle crime and a few non-government organisations support victims of crime, NCW, a body empowered to take suo moto interest in a case, is in between, says Aparna Kalra