News for 'NE India'

Rupee is seen crossing 70 a dollar in 4 months

Rupee is seen crossing 70 a dollar in 4 months

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

The rupee dropped on renewed demand for the American currency.

Tata Tele to roll out TDMA services

Tata Tele to roll out TDMA services

Rediff.com12 May 2003

A-I will lease 17 aircraft

A-I will lease 17 aircraft

Rediff.com22 Nov 2004

After 'immigrants' gaffe, BJP rephrases chapter on northeast citizens

After 'immigrants' gaffe, BJP rephrases chapter on northeast citizens

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

The use of northeast immigrants was a typing error, says BJP.

Bond doubtful for Test series

Bond doubtful for Test series

Rediff.com11 Aug 2003

The other two other injury-troubled bowlers, Jacob Oram and Daniel Vettori, were on track for India.

How Modi walked into his own Pakistan trap

How Modi walked into his own Pakistan trap

Rediff.com29 Apr 2019

For the first time in our political history, Pakistan has become centre stage of the incumbent's campaign, points out Shekhar Gupta.

The Post Office

The Post Office

Rediff.com26 Oct 2020

'Allah is there above and, with him as witness, I am giving you this money. If my Mariam's letter arrives, you must deliver it.' The clerk stood still in astonishment. 'Where must it be delivered?' 'Upon my grave!'

10 Fascinating Lessons from Shah Rukh Khan

10 Fascinating Lessons from Shah Rukh Khan

Rediff.com2 Nov 2017

Happy birthday, Shah Rukh!

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.

Sindhu, Srikanth get top seeding at CWG

Sindhu, Srikanth get top seeding at CWG

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

P V Sindhu and K Srikanth have been given the top billing in the respective women's and men's singles badminton competitions of the Commonwealth Games

Puri film toh abhi baaki hai: PM on his govt's 100 days

Puri film toh abhi baaki hai: PM on his govt's 100 days

Rediff.com12 Sep 2019

'Those who thought they are above law and above courts of the country are now approaching courts praying bail; some people have already gone inside (jail) which is their rightful place.'

CWG: Shuttlers Sindhu, Saina, Srikanth ease into quarters

CWG: Shuttlers Sindhu, Saina, Srikanth ease into quarters

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

On the eighth day of CWG 2018, the 22-year-old from Hyderabad made everything look so easy as she clinched a comfortable 21-15, 21-9 win over Wendy Chen in a one-sided last-16 clash of the women's singles event that lasted 34 minutes at the Carrara Sports Arena.

Baba Jackson, labourer's son, wins 1 crore dancing!

Baba Jackson, labourer's son, wins 1 crore dancing!

Rediff.com19 Jun 2020

'I can finally tell my father that he need not go fix tiles in other people's homes.'

Sheena Bora Trial: The Mother Who'd Never Been A Mother

Sheena Bora Trial: The Mother Who'd Never Been A Mother

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

One couldn't help feeling a certain melancholy viewing these now vagrant documents and photographs that would never be rightfully cherished. The pictures spoke to you. They offered slices of extinguished lives. They breathed sadness too, for what could have been and will never be. The sweet promises that Life made and insolently, arrogantly never kept.

How Indians are coping with the fear of coronavirus

How Indians are coping with the fear of coronavirus

Rediff.com11 Apr 2020

From Kutch to Itanagar, Kashmir to Kanyakumari, there is only one emotion, it seems. Fear. Of coronavirus.

The A to Z of Shah Rukh Khan

The A to Z of Shah Rukh Khan

Rediff.com2 Nov 2019

On the actor's 54th birthday on November 2, we write another tome about the boy with big dreams and a regrettable haircut, who defied incredible odds to become one of the most loved actors on the planet.

'The truth of non-violence, he repeated, could never be challenged'

'The truth of non-violence, he repeated, could never be challenged'

Rediff.com1 Oct 2018

'A little old man who has renounced personal possessions, walking with bare feet on the cold earth in search of a great human ideal'.

Kanhaiya's fiery comeback speech is a massive hit

Kanhaiya's fiery comeback speech is a massive hit

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

Back from incarceration, JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar on Thursday night delivered a fiery speech peppered with humour at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus to target the Narendra Modi dispensation and the Sangh Parivar.

AAP stages new act, uses street theatre to woo voters

AAP stages new act, uses street theatre to woo voters

Rediff.com10 May 2019

The Arvind Kejriwal-led party believes that art appeals to everyone and there is no better way to connect than through street theatres.

'I am far too educated for my own good'

'I am far too educated for my own good'

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

'As a director, I am happy to take the blame because that's mine but I get blamed for everything.' Anurag Kashyap gets candid.

'Anurag Kashyap should be ashamed of himself'

'Anurag Kashyap should be ashamed of himself'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

'Anurag Kashyap kept quiet for more than three years and now, he wants to become Devdas by making her tragedy his.'

Jubilation across northeast as citizenship bill not tabled in RS

Jubilation across northeast as citizenship bill not tabled in RS

Rediff.com13 Feb 2019

Celebrations erupted across Assam with opponents of the bill bursting crackers, distributing sweets and breaking into frenzied dancing on the streets.

The Kapil Dev interview you must read!

The Kapil Dev interview you must read!

Rediff.com21 Nov 2020

'Today's cricketers are amazing, they know everything, but still you find a few cricketers, they have a talent, but their mind is not there.'

BJP vs Congress: How their manifestos compare

BJP vs Congress: How their manifestos compare

Rediff.com8 Apr 2019

Rediff.com does a quick checklist on what the two manifestos have to say on hot-button issues of the day.

Aditya Chopra makes directorial comeback with Befikre

Aditya Chopra makes directorial comeback with Befikre

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

A lowdown on what's going on in Bollywood.

'It is my job to be informed': Rahul defends meeting Chinese envoy

'It is my job to be informed': Rahul defends meeting Chinese envoy

Rediff.com11 Jul 2017

Earlier in the day, the Chinese embassy in Delhi first posted and later removed a statement on its website saying that the two met after the Congress denied it as "fake news".

Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet: When Music was King

Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet: When Music was King

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.

The royal and political privileges of the Scindias

The royal and political privileges of the Scindias

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

People close to the erstwhile royal family underline that Jyotiraditya Scindia is neither as accessible nor as unpretentious as his father.

Moves: Anand vs Carlsen, Game 2, World Chess Championship

Moves: Anand vs Carlsen, Game 2, World Chess Championship

Rediff.com10 Nov 2013

The moves in the second game of the FIDE World Chess Championship match between India's Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen of Norway in Chennai, on Sunday.

14 AMAZING Rain Songs

14 AMAZING Rain Songs

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

Enjoy the monsoons with Bollywood's beautiful rain numbers.

LOOKING BACK: A Decade in Bollywood

LOOKING BACK: A Decade in Bollywood

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

Sukanya Verma looks back at the decade gone by, in the movies.

Meet Bollywood's Showmen!

Meet Bollywood's Showmen!

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

Looking at Bollywood's GRAND scheme of things.

When Dimple Yadav stepped out to campaign...

When Dimple Yadav stepped out to campaign...

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

Akhilesh Yadav doesn't need Bollywood stars to power his campaign for the UP election when he has a charming campaigner like his missus.

'Mamata is on a dharna because something is fishy'

'Mamata is on a dharna because something is fishy'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

'She is worried that the small fry have been caught, soon the big fish too will be caught.'

Sports Shorts: Mumbai to host Man United legend Saha on Jan 20

Sports Shorts: Mumbai to host Man United legend Saha on Jan 20

Rediff.com16 Jan 2018

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

World Jr Chess: Rout's winning run halted by top seed Goryachkina

World Jr Chess: Rout's winning run halted by top seed Goryachkina

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

Padmini Rout's unbeaten run was halted by top seed Aleksandra Goryachkina in the eighth round of the LIC World Junior Chess Championships, at the Hotel Hyatt, in Pune, on Tuesday. After a day's rest, the girls' section was dominated by the higher-rated Russians in the fray, with Daria Pustovoitova defeating Anna Iwanow of Poland. Both the Russian girls and Anna Iwanow of Peru jointly lead the girls' section in the 77-player event with 6.5 points each.

'Modi should send dal-chawal to the poor'

'Modi should send dal-chawal to the poor'

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

Sheela Bhatt visits a large urban basti a mere 20-minute drive from the prime minister's home to discover a story of grim struggle in the time of lockdown.

Typing mistake, says govt after calling north-east citizens 'immigrants'

Typing mistake, says govt after calling north-east citizens 'immigrants'

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

The BJP's document for Delhi polls sparked a row by describing people from NE states as 'immigrants'.