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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!

Tears, gumption & song at Old Trafford, Manchester

Tears, gumption & song at Old Trafford, Manchester

Rediff.com5 Jun 2017

The Ariana Grande's Sunday Manchester benefit gig was bold. And triumphant. She, and several of the world's top musicians, belted out an evening of song with the unstoppable message: Fight terrorism with music.

Bandhan Bank's tasks and opportunities

Bandhan Bank's tasks and opportunities

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

The bank will have around 501 branches.

It's time the govt pays immediate attention to infra sector

It's time the govt pays immediate attention to infra sector

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

Infra sector is neglected by the Modi govt.

Uber rides on India's movie craze to win users

Uber rides on India's movie craze to win users

Rediff.com21 Mar 2016

Uber's association with a movie, the first for the company in India, comes at a time when it is flexing muscles and splurging on hoardings and newspaper ads to get more customers.

Haryana's mission to become an investment hotspot

Haryana's mission to become an investment hotspot

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

The state is trying hard to improve ease of doing business by several notches.

Rohith Vemula's mother hoists Tricolour in Una as Dalits vow to intensify stir

Rohith Vemula's mother hoists Tricolour in Una as Dalits vow to intensify stir

Rediff.com15 Aug 2016

Muslim community members came in large numbers to support the Dalit community in their campaign.

'Netaji was like a god'

'Netaji was like a god'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

Twenty two years before Kabir Khan's The Forgotten Army streams on Amazon Prime on January 24, 2020, his documentary of the same name was telecast on Doordarshan. On that occasion, Kabir Khan spoke to Amberish K Diwanji/Rediff.com about Netaji's Azad Hind Fauj and its many battles for India's freedom.

Grocery chains log on to e-commerce

Grocery chains log on to e-commerce

Rediff.com25 Oct 2014

Reliance Retail follows Future Group in online foray

President Trump, meet President Mallya :)

President Trump, meet President Mallya :)

Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

Could Ambassador B S Prakash's nightmare turn real?

US-based Indian pens anti-corruption anthem's Hindi lyrics

US-based Indian pens anti-corruption anthem's Hindi lyrics

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

Music composer Shankar Mahadevan said, "It is important that citizens speak up and take action. The fight against corruption will be a long journey. But I am confident that ipaidabribe.com and Maine Rishwat Di will achieve their lakshya."

'Ayushman Bharat will be a big flop'

'Ayushman Bharat will be a big flop'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2018

'The biggest gainers under this scheme would be insurance companies.' 'If the government is going to route the payments through the insurance companies, these companies will be making nearly 30 per cent of the money.' 'For instance, if the government is paying Rs 100, then Rs 30 will go to these insurance companies.' 'Only Rs 70 will be available for expenditure that will be incurred by the hospitals.'

Jaipur fast becoming the next start-up hub

Jaipur fast becoming the next start-up hub

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

What work in Jaipur's favour are lower costs, a good talent pool, better quality of life, and proximity to the Delhi National Capital Region

Economy recovering? Govt has a tough task ahead

Economy recovering? Govt has a tough task ahead

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

The Analysis lists a number of steps taken by the government that have contributed to both positive short-term outcomes, such as lower food inflation, and the capacity for more equitable growth, through financial inclusion.

Phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls concludes with 68% voting

Phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls concludes with 68% voting

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

Barring Maharashtra, the poll percentage in rest of the states was in excess of 60 per cent while in Puducherry it was 80.47 per cent.

Pinga, Dola Re, Disco Deewane: Which is your favourite dance-off number? Vote!

Pinga, Dola Re, Disco Deewane: Which is your favourite dance-off number? Vote!

Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

Vote for your favourite Bollywood dance-off sequence!

How to earn Rs 100 crore a year from regional aviation

How to earn Rs 100 crore a year from regional aviation

Rediff.com24 Oct 2016

'The regional market has been brought to life. This is a big development in India's aviation sector,' says Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha.

Find out where the JOBS are in India!

Find out where the JOBS are in India!

Rediff.com17 Dec 2018

'You can't take jobs to people, you have to take people to jobs.'

REWIND: Moments that headlined in March

REWIND: Moments that headlined in March

Rediff.com1 Apr 2015

Images of the events that shaped the world in March.

BJP plans to unleash Modi blitzkrieg in MP to woo voters

BJP plans to unleash Modi blitzkrieg in MP to woo voters

Rediff.com8 Nov 2013

Ahead of the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is expected to address ten poll meetings to liven up the state poll campaign.

Classic Revisited: Aamir Khan's coming-of-age in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

Classic Revisited: Aamir Khan's coming-of-age in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar masterfully weaves a compelling human story, says Sukanya Verma.

Modi's Ram Rajya remarks no violation of law: BJP

Modi's Ram Rajya remarks no violation of law: BJP

Rediff.com5 May 2014

Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said Narendra Modi's Ram Rajya remarks at a rally were used for good governance as per Indian traditions and did not violate any law.

Modi to lay foundation stone of Sardar Patel statue on Thursday

Modi to lay foundation stone of Sardar Patel statue on Thursday

Rediff.com30 Oct 2013

After the public spat over the legacy of Sardar Patel between Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Modi will lay the foundation stone for the statue on Thursday.

Lt. Umar Fayaz's death may be a turning point in Kashmir

Lt. Umar Fayaz's death may be a turning point in Kashmir

Rediff.com11 May 2017

'In times to come this will be considered a watershed event, but only if the establishment can see the flag which is up and the straws in the wind which are flying,' says Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).

This 19 year old is transforming the lives of underprivileged children

This 19 year old is transforming the lives of underprivileged children

Rediff.com11 Sep 2017

Make The World Wonderful, an NGO founded by Meghana Dabbara in 2015, is on a mission to set up 2,500 child adoption programme centres by 2023.

Why the Hindu right-wing targets AMU

Why the Hindu right-wing targets AMU

Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

'Besides electoral opportunism, a sustained vilification of AMU on one or the other pretext helps them sustain their 'everyday communalism', the new strategy of the BJP of the Narendra Damodardas Modi-Amit Anilchandra Shah era,' says Mohammad Sajjad.

'I have worked hard to reach here'

'I have worked hard to reach here'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

'I have worked hard to reach here, and enjoyed myself too. I have been lucky to get the right people. The Miss India organisation supports me, and have a lot of people to guide me, says Ruhi Singh.

What the monsoon winds bring

What the monsoon winds bring

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

We are all 'Chasing the Monsoon', notes Ajit Balakishnan.

Budget airports may transport you to an era long lost

Budget airports may transport you to an era long lost

Rediff.com13 Aug 2014

Get ready to walk into an airport minutes before a flight, check in your own luggage, walk on to the tarmac to board a plane.

Upen Patel: I was being cornered in the Bigg Boss 8 house

Upen Patel: I was being cornered in the Bigg Boss 8 house

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

'Karishma and I are old friends and I love her as my friend. She has a boyfriend so whatever I said in the house was just in good humour.' Upen Patel, quite the charmer in the Bigg Boss house, explains his closeness with fellow inmate Karishma Tanna to Rajul Hegde/Rediff.com.

We are trying to develop the rural markets: Maruti CMD

We are trying to develop the rural markets: Maruti CMD

Rediff.com29 Jul 2013

The recently anointed managing director and chief executive officer at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd tells Business Standard how he intends to get back to over 50 per cent share in the domestic market, apart from a larger role in the parent's global operations.

'Ease of starting a business is where work is needed'

'Ease of starting a business is where work is needed'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2017

'India cannot function the Chinese way and the sooner people realise that, the better it will be.'

SRK, the formidable global businessman

SRK, the formidable global businessman

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

It all started from Mumbai. Now, Khan's fan base has spread from the US, UK and West Asia to Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Germany, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Kuwait and Palestine. Of the top 10 Bollywood movies that earned the most overseas, seven had Khan in them.

When a big nation is led by a small man

When a big nation is led by a small man

Rediff.com28 Nov 2017

'Presidents may come and go, but America will go on forever,' an American business leader tells Ambassador T P Sreenivasan in New York.

Why RIL, Infosys, HUL are keen to play the real game

Why RIL, Infosys, HUL are keen to play the real game

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

Begin with ITC. Larsen & Toubro, yes. ICICI and HDFC, yes again.

The Week that Was

The Week that Was

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

Here's a look at the events that shaped the world last week.

'I did my first Kannada film to earn pocket money'

'I did my first Kannada film to earn pocket money'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

'I want to do Hindi and Telugu films now.' Actress Rakul Preet Singh tells Radhika Rajamani.

Paytm chief shares tit-bits of his life & alliance with Alibaba

Paytm chief shares tit-bits of his life & alliance with Alibaba

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

Paytm will cross 100 million wallets ahead of its self-determined deadline of 2015-end. It currently has 66 million.

ICA gala honors activist from rural Maharashtra

ICA gala honors activist from rural Maharashtra

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

At its 45th annual award gala, Indians for Collective Action, one of the oldest community nonprofits in the Bay Area, honored Indian rural activist Neelima Mishra with the ICA's Social Innovator Award in Santa Clara, California, November 17.

Meet Sarvesh Agrawal, the mind behind Internshala

Meet Sarvesh Agrawal, the mind behind Internshala

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

Sarvesh Agrawal tells Shobha Warrier about how he built a start-up "of the interns, by the interns and for the interns."