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Rahane steers clear of Wasim Jaffer controversy

Rahane steers clear of Wasim Jaffer controversy

Rediff.com12 Feb 2021

Ajinkya Rahane steered clear of the controversy surrounding domestic stalwart and his former Mumbai teammate Wasim Jaffer

Composer Wajid laid to rest

Composer Wajid laid to rest

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

The composer was just 42.

Bulli Bai case: Mastermind made lewd remarks on complainant's image

Bulli Bai case: Mastermind made lewd remarks on complainant's image

Rediff.com8 Jan 2022

Niraj Bishnoi, the creator of the 'Bulli Bai' application, had earlier also created an account on Twitter making lewd remarks on the picture of a complainant and even tweeted about the auction of the person, police said on Friday.

Oh Shiv Sena MPs, Mumbai needs you more!

Oh Shiv Sena MPs, Mumbai needs you more!

Rediff.com25 Jul 2014

Prasanna D Zore appeals to the Shiv Sena 11 -- the MPs at the heart of the current national controversy -- to forget rotis and poor service at Maharashtra Sadan and instead deliver millions of Mumbaikars from their daily travel troubles.

Goodbye Review: Heart In The Right Place

Goodbye Review: Heart In The Right Place

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

Goodbye makes ordinary places, ordinary people and ordinary events become interesting, observes Mayur Sanap.

'They were defaming Gujarat': Court denies bail to Setalvad, Sreekumar

'They were defaming Gujarat': Court denies bail to Setalvad, Sreekumar

Rediff.com30 Jul 2022

A sessions court in Ahmedabad on Saturday rejected the bail applications of activist Teesta Setalvad and former director general of police R B Sreekumar, arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to 'frame innocent people' in 2002 riots cases.

Tharoor carries on with Malabar yatra as warring Cong groups unite against him

Tharoor carries on with Malabar yatra as warring Cong groups unite against him

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

Although the leaders are not on same page on many matters related to the party, they have apparently come together to check Tharoor's larger political ambition in the state, they said.

Meet Alia's Interesting Family

Meet Alia's Interesting Family

Rediff.com14 Apr 2022

Alia has connections with several places about the globe -- Gujarat, Kashmir, UP, Germany, England -- and hails from a splendidly multi-cultural family.

Bilkis Bano rapists were out of jail for over 1000 days before release

Bilkis Bano rapists were out of jail for over 1000 days before release

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

A state government affidavit said all convicts were granted parole, furlough and even temporary bail at different points during their incarceration, with the highest being for 1,576 days and the lowest 998 days.

Want To Visit Aircraft Theme Restaurant?

Want To Visit Aircraft Theme Restaurant?

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

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Class 9 student's smart shoe for the visually impaired

Class 9 student's smart shoe for the visually impaired

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

Every week, we bring you fascinating videos, chosen by you, through your likes.

Uddhav quits as Maharashtra CM after SC refuses to stay floor test

Uddhav quits as Maharashtra CM after SC refuses to stay floor test

Rediff.com30 Jun 2022

"I am also quitting as member of Legislative Council," Thackeray said in a webcast.

Ayodhya verdict: We have all lost

Ayodhya verdict: We have all lost

Rediff.com11 Nov 2019

'The Babri Masjid wasn't just a mosque, it was a test of our secularism,' says Jyoti Punwani.

Eyeing a slice of Mumbai's smart city pie

Eyeing a slice of Mumbai's smart city pie

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

Realtors, consultants and foreign universities vie for big share.

COVID-19 cases in Dharavi up by 12 to 180

COVID-19 cases in Dharavi up by 12 to 180

Rediff.com21 Apr 2020

The number of the deceased has gone up to 12 with a 62-year-old man succumbing to the coronavirus infection earlier in the day.

'Bakri Eid is a day away and there is such confusion'

'Bakri Eid is a day away and there is such confusion'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

'Why the restrictions for Bakri Eid?'

3 Mumbai youths may have left to join IS says ATS

3 Mumbai youths may have left to join IS says ATS

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

Three youths from Mumbai who have been missing for some time are suspected to have joined terror outfit Islamic State, the police said on Monday.

NCB orders probe into extortion claim against Wankhede, others

NCB orders probe into extortion claim against Wankhede, others

Rediff.com25 Oct 2021

On legal front, Wankhede, who the NCB asserted has an impeccable service record, failed to get any relief related to an affidavit on the sensational extortion claims made by the independent witness, Prabhakar Sail, with a special court saying it cannot pass a blanket order barring courts from taking cognisance of the document.

Did Jinnah not want Partition?

Did Jinnah not want Partition?

Rediff.com25 Dec 2020

'Jinnah developed a belief that Gandhi had stolen the tag of the leader of the Indian people from him and that he later used religion to reduce Gandhi's idea of a united India to naught was his revenge.'

When riots tear your life apart, and you rebuild it

When riots tear your life apart, and you rebuild it

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

Anyone with such experiences could have been expected to turn fundamentalist. But Shaheen Kadri is anything but that.

'Modiji, don't drive Muslims out of India'

'Modiji, don't drive Muslims out of India'

Rediff.com16 May 2014

What Mumbai wants from Narendra Modi.

Muslims have gained nothing from terrorism

Muslims have gained nothing from terrorism

Rediff.com5 Dec 2008

Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan says Muslims must focus their energies on spreading God's love and restrain from any negative and destructive activities.

Aryan Fallout: Stars worry about kids

Aryan Fallout: Stars worry about kids

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

Parents in Bollywood are seriously thinking of packing off their children to 'safer' places.

Is Yakub Memon innocent? I don't know

Is Yakub Memon innocent? I don't know

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

The various theories and statements about the culpability/innocence of 1993 blasts accused Yakub Memon present him with a Rashomon act, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Has Mumbai turned into a small town?

Has Mumbai turned into a small town?

Rediff.com10 Sep 2015

Any city that imposes a ban on food of any kind to appease the sensibility of a particular religion has lost any right to be called cosmopolitan and progressive, feels Tanmaya Nanada

'Bulli Bai' mastermind tried to harm himself twice: Police

'Bulli Bai' mastermind tried to harm himself twice: Police

Rediff.com9 Jan 2022

Police said that Bishnoi was in touch with the alleged creator of the 'Sulli Deals' app.

Suspect in Rushdie's stabbing sympathetic to Shia extremism: Report

Suspect in Rushdie's stabbing sympathetic to Shia extremism: Report

Rediff.com13 Aug 2022

Authorities were still looking into Matar's nationality and his criminal records, if any.

Laal Singh Chaddha Review

Laal Singh Chaddha Review

Rediff.com11 Aug 2022

Where Laal Singh Chaddha succeeds most is heart, notes Sukanya Verma.

SC makes HP, MP parties in plea on 'love jihad law'

SC makes HP, MP parties in plea on 'love jihad law'

Rediff.com17 Feb 2021

The pleas, filed by advocate Vishal Thakre and others and an NGO 'Citizens for Justice and Peace', have challenged the Constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020 and the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018 which regulate religious conversions of interfaith marriages.

Kathak legend Sitara Devi passes away in Mumbai

Kathak legend Sitara Devi passes away in Mumbai

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

Kathak queen Sitara Devi died at a hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday. She was 94. Born in 1920 in Kolkata, Sitara Devi drew from the themes, poetry and choreography collected by her father in her choreographies. She also got inspired from the environment around her -- whether it is a town or a village.

Hindus don't hate Munawar Farouqi. The police do

Hindus don't hate Munawar Farouqi. The police do

Rediff.com29 Nov 2021

The police do not have it in them to confront the Hindutva groups in a country ruled by a Hindutva party. No wonder Munawar Faruqui feels this is the end for him, asserts Jyoti Punwani.

Indian Movies I Loved in 2022

Indian Movies I Loved in 2022

Rediff.com22 Dec 2022

In a year of overwrought spectacles that slavishly sucked up to the audience, I found refuge in a bunch of 'mainstream' Indian films that espoused such old-fashioned values as dedication to craft, close observation and casual bravery, explains Sreehari Nair.

Sports Shorts: Bengaluru whip Mumbai to top ISL table

Sports Shorts: Bengaluru whip Mumbai to top ISL table

Rediff.com18 Jan 2018

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday

'May be PM meant meditate and Trump heard mediate'

'May be PM meant meditate and Trump heard mediate'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

The former external affairs minister said, ""It was a problem of communication. But diplomacy is all about communication and if you are not able to communicate properly, what kind of diplomacy you are having."

Return Of 'Committed Judiciary' Or Judicial Over-Reach?

Return Of 'Committed Judiciary' Or Judicial Over-Reach?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

Vice President Dhankar's and Law Minister Rijuju's recent interventions have the danger of destabilising the Constitutional equilibrium, cautions N Sathiya Moorthy.

BCCI in soup over 'halal meat' mandate for Team India

BCCI in soup over 'halal meat' mandate for Team India

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

A row involving the BCCI erupted on Tuesday after it emerged that only 'halal' meat has been recommended for the Indian cricketers during their stay in Kanpur for the first Test against New Zealand, starting on Thursday.

UK bans controversial Muslim Indian scholar

UK bans controversial Muslim Indian scholar

Rediff.com18 Jun 2010

Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May has banned controversial Islamic scholar Zakir Naik from entering the United Kingdom.May banned the entry of the Indian scholar on the grounds of his 'unacceptable behaviour'. The renowned Islamic scholar was scheduled to address lectures at Wembley Arena and Sheffield.

As govt eyes forest land, Mumbai's tribals faced with move to dingy flats

As govt eyes forest land, Mumbai's tribals faced with move to dingy flats

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

With the Maharashtra government doling out pieces of the lush green Aarey forest to various utilities, the tribals living in it for generations are feeling increasingly insecure. Hepzi Anthony reports.

Maha Cong seeking legal view on Kangana's remarks

Maha Cong seeking legal view on Kangana's remarks

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

Days after her India's independence in 1947 was 'bheekh' remarks triggered a row, Ranaut on Tuesday claimed Subhas Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh got no support from Mahatma Gandhi and went on to mock his mantra of ahimsa by saying that offering another cheek gets you 'bheekh' not freedom.

Top 20 Scenes From Yash Chopra's Movies

Top 20 Scenes From Yash Chopra's Movies

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

On his 90th birth anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 20 of her favourite scenes that reiterate his extraordinary grasp on the language of cinema and connect with the viewer.