'The cooperation of Yakub with the investigating agencies after he was picked up informally in Kathmandu and his role in persuading some other members of the family to come out of Pakistan and surrender constitute, in my view, a strong mitigating circumstance to be taken into consideration while considering whether the death penalty should be implemented,' B Raman had written in August 2007.
'This Chinese behaviour we have not seen for a very long time.' 'This sort of build up on the border, this pattern in Chinese behaviour, and especially the aggression and brutality with which our people were attacked on the 15th of June, this is not something we have seen before.'
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Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'It has been a phenomenal effort at all levels of the government.' 'People were working 15-16 hour shifts in the central government, in the state governments, in the districts....'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt unearths some never-told-before details of Narendra Modi's early life. Read on!
'The story has to be told well, it has to be marketed and presented well, and now, released well too.' 'Only then will the film do well.' 'The actor walks away with the victory credit, but we do not give enough credit to the script writers, directors and producers who put up a film that shines.'
'What is the guarantee that someone who comes in will not interpret the existing Cinematographer's Act and the law in the same way? The whole system needs an overhaul, and we, as an industry, should fight for it.' The Udta Punjab team reacts to the court verdict.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Bollywood stars took to Twitter to pay tributes and extend condolences to the family of late actor.
'There was an overt campaign and there was a covert campaign. The overt campaign may be development, government, and all this nonsense. But the covert campaign, which Mr Amit Shah was doing, was far more important with the help of RSS cadres. This has been an RSS election. From day one I have been saying, this is not Congress versus the BJP, this is Congress versus the RSS,' says Jairam Ramesh, one of the key strategists of the Congress party.
Giving up cricket isn't easy for a cricketer especially when you are the son of a cricket legend.
Sridevi was one of India's finest actresses. Here's the proof.
Looking at the biggest movie hits during the IPL seasons.
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The film borrows heavily from films like The Ring and The Exorcist, says Paloma Sharma.
'The stimulus packages, sector reliefs, loans etc are coming to industry, but state governments have not got any money from GST, no money from excise, no money from any income source.'
Bollywood's trendiest stars get it right!
'He's got such incredible resilience, such an incredible spirit that we were feeding off his strength rather than him feeding off ours.' 'Sometimes I look back and cannot figure out how the f*** we made this movie.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Bollywood is in shock after Sridevi's death.
What's eating the Kapoors? Sukanya Verma gives you some answers.
Lalitgate is so much like the Bofors arms scandal that eventually brought down the Rajiv Gandhi government despite his humongous parliamentary majority, Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi tells Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com.
Bollywood celebrities mourn the death of the charismatic actor.
On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days.
Saluting Tom Alter, who passed into the ages on September 29.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
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The opposition to Gajendra Chauhan's appointment has more to do with his background and less with anything else, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Sridevi's amazing dedication, Ranveer Singh's Scarface, Ranbir-Alia on nepotism and more in Sukanya Verma's emotionally charged Super Filmi week.
'I find it hard to watch my own films. I prefer to watch my face when it is covered with some facial hair. I like certain moments in my films. Most of them are in Lootera.'
Looking at Emraan Hashmi's top money-making movies at the box office.
'If you can tell the quality of a movie-watching experience, only and only by referring to set standards, you *aren't really* going to the movies,' argues Sreehari Nair.
'I was playing a rockstar.' 'After three days, I get a script that my character will turn into a lion.' 'I felt I hadn't signed up for this, so I told Ekta about it.' 'Ekta told me, "Beta, na tu important hai na main important hoon. Woh spot wala hai na, usko ghar pe khana khilana hai".' 'She said if she didn't change the content, she would not get TRPs and eventually, her show would shut down.' 'If the show stops, she asked me if I would take these workers home.' 'I said "Let's become the lion".'
Happy Friendship Day, folks!
Dolly, who is leading from the front in Amritsar, wakes up early, plans things for her husband's campaign, oversees resources, does nukkad meetings and keeps busy -- all without getting into the limelight. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com's fascinating insights into the battle for Amritsar!
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