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Hindi scholar Francesca Orsini, in black list, deported from India

Hindi scholar Francesca Orsini, in black list, deported from India

Rediff.com21 Oct 2025

A professor from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London was deported from India's IGI Airport for allegedly violating visa conditions. The scholar, Francesca Orsini, was reportedly on a 'Black List' for previous visa violations.

'Cinema Has A Limited Imagination Of Delhi'

'Cinema Has A Limited Imagination Of Delhi'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2025

'A majority of filmmakers cannot truly understand the city because they don't live here,' says Anusha Rizvi, Director, The Great Shamsuddin Family.

Gulf War: Hormuz Is Becoming The Central Battlefield

Gulf War: Hormuz Is Becoming The Central Battlefield

Rediff.com23 Mar 2026

The question is no longer whether the war will expand. It has. The next few days will tell us whether the war stabilises around Hormuz or whether the Strait itself becomes the trigger for a far larger rupture. What to watch for over the next 48 hours is simple: Any move by the US toward direct naval control of the Strait; any credible Iranian attempt to disrupt or mine shipping lanes and, critically, whether energy infrastructure in the Gulf continues to be targeted.If those lines are crossed in tandem, the war will no longer be containable within the region.

On Nehru's 125th birth anniversary Cong to organise conference on freedom

On Nehru's 125th birth anniversary Cong to organise conference on freedom

Rediff.com4 Nov 2015

As part of its celebrations for the 125th birth anniversary of India's first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, the Congress will this week organise a conference bringing together many writers and historians, including Left leaning, to discuss freedom, equality, democracy and secularism in today's context.

What Modi may do in 2020

What Modi may do in 2020

Rediff.com1 Jan 2020

'The brutal violence of the UP government's first response to the anti-CAA protests suggests that the BJP will test drive the NPR/NRC in UP, where it has both a massive majority in the assembly and a chief minister whose instinct for Hindutva extremism and whose appetite for punitive policing allows a prime minister as darkly majoritarian as Modi to appear statesman-like,' notes Mukul Kesavan.

Netas indulge in blamegame as Delhi fights Dengue and Chikungunya

Netas indulge in blamegame as Delhi fights Dengue and Chikungunya

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

As the issue becomes increasingly politicised and accusations are traded on national television, the average Delhi resident suffers debilitating blows from viral fevers, writes Manavi Kapur.

Guess who India's real cricketing star is!

Guess who India's real cricketing star is!

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

No one even comes close to the impact Anil Kumble has had on Indian cricket, when it comes to winning matches and series, say Aakash Chopra and Impact Index.