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Auto Expo ends with over 70 launches

Auto Expo ends with over 70 launches

Rediff.com12 Feb 2020

New participants included Chinese players such as Great Wall Motors and Haima Automobile along with Olectra.

Mixed bag for stars in 2009 polls

Mixed bag for stars in 2009 polls

Rediff.com18 May 2009

It was a mixed bag for star contenders in the fray at the hustings. While Shatrughan Sinha, Jayaprada, Chiranjeevi and Navjot Singh Sidhu tasted victory in the Lok Sabha and assembly polls, star contestants like Vinod Khanna, Nafisa Ali and Ambareesh bit the dust.

Let Salman be made face of wildlife protection'

Let Salman be made face of wildlife protection'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2007

Nafisa said celebrities were being targeted for their status and popularity

Sara-Sahara case: Witness denies receiving threat

Sara-Sahara case: Witness denies receiving threat

Rediff.com5 Dec 2006

Shaikh, one of the main complainants in Sara-Sahara case, had allegedly been asked to vacate her house near Crawford market in south Mumbai for the construction of the Sara-Sahara shopping complex.

PIX: Shilpa Shetty celebrates sister Shamita's birthday

PIX: Shilpa Shetty celebrates sister Shamita's birthday

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

A look at the party pictures.

Relatives of 54 POWs meet Prez

Relatives of 54 POWs meet Prez

Rediff.com2 Oct 2005

Tehelka to launch weekly newspaper

Tehelka to launch weekly newspaper

Rediff.com22 Aug 2003

Investigative journalism will be the mainstay of the newspaper, Tehelka CEO Tarun Tejpal said.

Cong has 20 names for bank boards

Cong has 20 names for bank boards

Rediff.com17 Oct 2005

NCW team meets Marine Drive rape victim

NCW team meets Marine Drive rape victim

Rediff.com4 May 2005

The team, comprising two members of the NCW and two from a non-government organisation, met the victim in her parents' presence.

NCW to probe custodial death of woman in Mumbai

NCW to probe custodial death of woman in Mumbai

Rediff.com10 Jun 2004

Thirty-five-year old Vimla Hari Umap, who was arrested last week on charges of pick-pocketing, died in the custody of Mumbai police.

Love in time of Babri mosque demolition

Love in time of Babri mosque demolition

Rediff.com22 Feb 2005

One would not normally associate a love story with the Babri Masjid demolition, but National Award-winning novelist Aabid Surti's latest offering does just that.

Modi runs into protests at WEF

Modi runs into protests at WEF

Rediff.com24 Nov 2003

Social activists led by Nafisa Ali branded the Gujarat chief minister a 'killer.'

#BohriKitchen: How to make Kalamra

#BohriKitchen: How to make Kalamra

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

The good folks at The Bohri Kitchen share this recipe of a divine concoction of rice, curd and sugar.

8-year-old killed in celebratory firing by SP workers

8-year-old killed in celebratory firing by SP workers

Rediff.com8 Feb 2016

The victim, Sami, who was passing by Kairana area in a rickshaw, was hit during the firing by SP workers on Sunday.

SC to examine constitutional validity of polygamy among Muslims

SC to examine constitutional validity of polygamy among Muslims

Rediff.com26 Mar 2018

The top court issued notices to Union ministries of law and justice and minority affairs as well as the National Commission of Women after taking note of the plea of Delhi-based woman Nafisa Khan challenging the practice of polygamy and 'nikah halala', and said that the matter will be taken up a five-judge Constitution bench.

PIX: Shashi Kapoor receives Phalke Award with family, friends

PIX: Shashi Kapoor receives Phalke Award with family, friends

Rediff.com11 May 2015

A look at the ceremony that was held on May 10 in the presence of the Kapoor clan and their film industry friends.

Review: Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3 is a mess

Review: Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3 is a mess

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

Flimsy motives and dispensable characters ensure there's no hope for Tigmanshu Dhulia's disappointing drama, notes Sukanya Verma.

AIMPLB opposes plea challenging polygamy, 'nikah halala'

AIMPLB opposes plea challenging polygamy, 'nikah halala'

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

The application has been filed to oppose a batch of petitions on which the apex court had in 2018 issued notices to the Centre and other stakeholders while referring the matter to a 5-judge Constitution bench.

SC to consider setting up larger bench on pleas against nikah halala, polygamy

SC to consider setting up larger bench on pleas against nikah halala, polygamy

Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

The government had said on Friday that it would oppose the practice of nikah halala when the top court examines its legal validity.

'Raj Kapoor: Indian showman of all time'

'Raj Kapoor: Indian showman of all time'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

The Great Showman's five children remember him on his 93rd birth anniversary.

Bollywood's 36 jhoola moments

Bollywood's 36 jhoola moments

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola, and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood imagery in celebration, romance, frolic and, sometimes, even menace.

'Quran does not encourage polygamy'

'Quran does not encourage polygamy'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2018

'Due to lack of understanding or patriarchal misinterpretation, a common notion was generated that if you are a Muslim man you can marry four times.'

Are we ready to fight the stigma against mental illness?

Are we ready to fight the stigma against mental illness?

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

Is the Indian society ready to accord the dignity and consideration that mental illnesses warrant, asks Nishi Tiwari after watching the fifth episode of Satyamev Jayate 3.

30,000-40,000 terrorists still present in Pak: Imran Khan

30,000-40,000 terrorists still present in Pak: Imran Khan

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

'We are the first government that has started disarming militant groups. This is the first time it's happening. We've taken over their institutes, their seminaries. We have administrators there'

Shashi Kapoor's lasting legacy: Prithvi@40

Shashi Kapoor's lasting legacy: Prithvi@40

Rediff.com10 Dec 2018

A year has passed since Shashi Kapoor passed into the ages. His movies live on on television, but Shashiji's greatest legacy must remain Mumbai's Prithvi Theatre, where people came to be entertained, informed and, perhaps, also enlightened.

The Bohri Kitchen: Serving Mumbai's lesser-known cuisine

The Bohri Kitchen: Serving Mumbai's lesser-known cuisine

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

You don't need to visit a super-expensive restaurant for great food. The Bohri Kitchen is one such unique dining option says Harnoor Channi Tiwary

'Whatever I have is because of India'

'Whatever I have is because of India'

Rediff.com24 May 2018

'15, 17 years back we were not even in existence in the US. Today nearly 1/3 of prescriptions written comes from India.' 'India is showing that in a very competitive environment -- like the US and Europe -- our industry is doing very well.'

'Salman Sir is super-human and a saviour'

'Salman Sir is super-human and a saviour'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2015

The new kid on the block, Sooraj Pancholi, speaks about his debut film, Hero and the importance of Salman Khan in his life.

Aadesh Shrivastava: The Man Who Composed Chartbusters

Aadesh Shrivastava: The Man Who Composed Chartbusters

Rediff.com8 Sep 2015

Saluting the late music composers most memorable film songs.

The search for authentic Indian cuisines ends here

The search for authentic Indian cuisines ends here

Rediff.com23 May 2018

This start-up connects diners with regional cuisines that restaurants do not serve.

Shashi Kapoor: The Icon of Suave

Shashi Kapoor: The Icon of Suave

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Yesteryear's heart-throb Shashi Kapoor will get the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for his contribution to Indian cinema. On this occasion, we reproduce Dinesh Raheja's nostalgia piece on the actor here:

Shashi Kapoor's good looks helped launch Saeed Jaffrey's film career in India

Shashi Kapoor's good looks helped launch Saeed Jaffrey's film career in India

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

'Once Attenborough had locked the shot, Jaffrey turned to Amitabh and told him in a very controlled but stern voice that he should never talk to an actor in between takes.'

'Shashi Kapoor was a dearly loved man'

'Shashi Kapoor was a dearly loved man'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2017

'We will never really lose him because in death, his spirit, trapped in a frail body, has been set free and will surround us like the air we breathe.'

Pehle aap, tehzeeb and Bollywood

Pehle aap, tehzeeb and Bollywood

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

From Pakeezah to Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, from Shatranj ki Khilari to Umrao Jaan, the great city of Lucknow has made its way to the wornderful world of Hindi films.

'This is a battle of good vs evil, not Hindu vs Muslim'

'This is a battle of good vs evil, not Hindu vs Muslim'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

'There has never been a problem between Hindu and Muslims in Kairana.' 'We are a people that smoke from the same hookah.' Once the seat of an influential tradition of Indian classical music, Kairana has become a metaphor for the exodus of Hindus.

Revisiting 1857: Benegal's Junoon

Revisiting 1857: Benegal's Junoon

Rediff.com25 Aug 2005

A look at Shyam Benegal's period classic, Junoon.

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