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'I shoot an action scene like a song'

'I shoot an action scene like a song'

Rediff.com2 May 2022

'I can't direct more than one film every two years, but I didn't want to lose out on the Baaghi vibe.'

Rahul flags off Cong's 'Bharat jodo' yatra from TN, attacks BJP

Rahul flags off Cong's 'Bharat jodo' yatra from TN, attacks BJP

Rediff.com7 Sep 2022

Eyeing the revival of the crisis-ridden party ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the party chief Sonia Gandhi described the march as a "landmark occasion" and hoped that the march would help rejuvenate the grand old party.

RBI Guv: Choose a professional, not a Sangh Parivar loyalist

RBI Guv: Choose a professional, not a Sangh Parivar loyalist

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

The principal challenge for Rajan's successor is to work with the Bank Board Bureau and the finance ministry to complete these processes of banking reform.

US, Russia call Jaishankar over UNSC vote, all eyes on India

US, Russia call Jaishankar over UNSC vote, all eyes on India

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

The UN Security Council is scheduled to vote on Friday evening on a draft resolution on Russia's military operation in Ukraine as well as the escalating situation in the eastern European country.

Who will blink first? Govt or Twitter?

Who will blink first? Govt or Twitter?

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

Twitter can probably afford to wait it out. But would it have the moral courage to do so? asks Devangshu Datta.

Farmers' 'chakka jam' to exclude Delhi, UP, U'khand

Farmers' 'chakka jam' to exclude Delhi, UP, U'khand

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of the farmer unions protesting the three farm laws, said emergency and essential services such as ambulance and school bus will not be stopped during the 'chakka jam' that is proposed to be held between 12 pm and 3 pm.

Forget tax cuts, Sitharaman advised against Budget sops

Forget tax cuts, Sitharaman advised against Budget sops

Rediff.com11 Jun 2019

FinMin does not expect tax or non-tax revenue to reach anywhere close to the targets set in the interim Budget. Sources say that the challenge before the new government will be either to accept the reduced projection and tailor the Budget accordingly or set a more ambitious target.

Will Raghuram Rajan succumb to pressure to cut rates?

Will Raghuram Rajan succumb to pressure to cut rates?

Rediff.com2 Dec 2014

Jaitley has made it a habit of giving soundbytes to the media like his predecessors on why RBI should cut interest rates

Mending fences with China begins

Mending fences with China begins

Rediff.com26 Feb 2018

'Significantly, Foreign Secretary Gokhale was received at very high level in Beijing.' 'It only shows China's keenness to move forward and put the relationship on a 'win-win' footing,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Jaitley sticks to fiscal roadmap, FY17 deficit at 3.5%

Jaitley sticks to fiscal roadmap, FY17 deficit at 3.5%

Rediff.com29 Feb 2016

The fiscal deficit in current fiscal has been estimated at 3.9%.

More tests, door-to-door survey: Shah's COVID-19 plan for Delhi

More tests, door-to-door survey: Shah's COVID-19 plan for Delhi

Rediff.com14 Jun 2020

The COVID-19 tests will be started at every polling station in the containment zones of Delhi in a few days

Will US Stall Russian Arms Sales To India?

Will US Stall Russian Arms Sales To India?

Rediff.com5 Mar 2022

New Delhi is vulnerable to US sanctions under a 2017 law called CAATSA.

1,000 drones to light up Delhi sky at Beating Retreat ceremony

1,000 drones to light up Delhi sky at Beating Retreat ceremony

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

In a first, a grand drone show will dazzle the sky above the national capital during the Beating the Retreat ceremony to be held at Vijay Chowk on Saturday as part of the country's 73rd Republic Day celebrations.

Anti-CAA stir secular, charge sheet communal, Umar Khalid tells court

Anti-CAA stir secular, charge sheet communal, Umar Khalid tells court

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

The anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protest was secular but the charge sheet in the Delhi riots conspiracy case was communal and the police fabricated a story to suit its narrative, former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid told a court in New Delhi on Tuesday calling it a 'naked form of false implication.'

India calls for end to violence, says honest dialogue can bridge differences

India calls for end to violence, says honest dialogue can bridge differences

Rediff.com1 Mar 2022

India has said that it was deeply concerned over the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and reiterated its call for immediate cessation of violence and end to hostilities.

Singer Adnan Sami becomes Indian citizen, tweets 'Jai Hind'

Singer Adnan Sami becomes Indian citizen, tweets 'Jai Hind'

Rediff.com1 Jan 2016

There is no intolerance in India, says Pakistan-born singer Adnan Sami after becoming an Indian citizen on Friday.

Republic Day celebrations end on a high note

Republic Day celebrations end on a high note

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

Marking the culmination of the 67th Republic Day celebrations, the military on Friday held the beating retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk in Delhi with patriotic fervour.

PIX: Serbia stun Portugal to earn World Cup berth

PIX: Serbia stun Portugal to earn World Cup berth

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

Jubilant fans thronged central Belgrade, bringing traffic at the main Republic Square to a halt as they waved Serbian flags and hooted their car horns.

India's tax regime and the Vodafone problem

India's tax regime and the Vodafone problem

Rediff.com12 Oct 2020

The manner in which India has allowed the rule of law to be subverted for over eight years is tragic, notes former additional solicitor general of India Bishwajit Bhattacharyya.

China pact means no-patrol zone between Finger 3 and Finger 8 for now

China pact means no-patrol zone between Finger 3 and Finger 8 for now

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

Under the India-China agreement on the disengagement process in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese army will pull back its troops to east of Finger 8 areas in the northern bank of Pangong lake, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Parliament on Thursday, in what is seen as a significant step to dial down tensions in the key face-off site.

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