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Four killed in LA restaurant shooting

Four killed in LA restaurant shooting

Rediff.com4 Apr 2010

A gunman, believed to be of Armenian descent, opened fire inside a packed restaurant in the North Hollywood district in Los Angeles, California, killing at least four people and injuring two others. The incident occurred on Saturday in the restaurant where a man walked in and opened fire, police were quoted as saying by the Los Angeles Times.

Kamala Harris Is A Desi At Heart

Kamala Harris Is A Desi At Heart

Rediff.com23 Jul 2024

'I think of that young baby, still in her diapers, balancing with her arms held up by her mother, a Tamil woman wearing a salwar kameez and a dupatta, seated on a stoop,' recalls Aseem Chhabra.

How a Hollywood film inspired security forces to hunt down Abu Dujana

How a Hollywood film inspired security forces to hunt down Abu Dujana

Rediff.com2 Aug 2017

The Hollywood blockbuster 'Zero Dark Thirty', it is learnt, played in the minds of security officials when they got tip of top LeT terrorist.

Thousands protest across US major cities defying curfew

Thousands protest across US major cities defying curfew

Rediff.com3 Jun 2020

African-American George Floyd's death on May 25 has sparked civil unrest that has since spread nationwide.

Protests erupt across India over citizenship law

Protests erupt across India over citizenship law

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

Several protests -- some peaceful, some violent -- erupted across India on Monday against the police crackdown in Jamia Millia Islamia and the controversial citizenship law as students and political leaders took to the streets, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi called these protests "deeply distressing" and appealed for peace.

'The epidemic is receding in India'

'The epidemic is receding in India'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2021

'But we still have to be very careful.'

'Where's your turban?'

'Where's your turban?'

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

Just when everything seemed picture perfect for brown faces on American television, Showtime reverts to form with its new series Billions. Aseem Chhabra points out how popular media still hasn't gained enough distance from accents and towel-turban fixations.

The human price of climate change

The human price of climate change

Rediff.com14 May 2018

What are the most worrisome aspects of climate change for India? Can they be solved?

Meet the man behind India's EPIC hit Baahubali

Meet the man behind India's EPIC hit Baahubali

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

'My father thinks I'm not ambitious and too slow. He wants me to work in Hindi films with big superstars.' Meet Baahubali director, SS Rajamouli.