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You'll fall in love with Jackie Shroff... yet again!

You'll fall in love with Jackie Shroff... yet again!

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

'I lived in a chawl for 33 years, aur potty ke liye line lagaya, holding a dabba in my hand (I would queue up to go to the loo, with a bucket in my hand). Even after I became a hero, I had to stand in line. It has become so ingrained in my bones that it cannot come out easily.'

No prosecution for Ashok Chavan in Adarsh scam

No prosecution for Ashok Chavan in Adarsh scam

Rediff.com22 Dec 2017

The Bombay high court on Friday set aside the sanction granted to the Central Bureau of Investigation by Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao to prosecute senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh housing society scam.

Despicable Me 3 Review: A zany joyride of retro and reunions

Despicable Me 3 Review: A zany joyride of retro and reunions

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

Whether you're a kid, accompanying one or neither of the two, there are still lots of reasons to catch Despicable Me 3, says Sukanya Verma.

Top pharma company exec shot at in Hyderabad

Top pharma company exec shot at in Hyderabad

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

An AK-47 rifle wielding man allegedly tried to abduct Aurobindo Pharma's Director K Nityananda Reddy from his car near a park and opened fire when Reddy and his brother resisted in the posh Banjara Hills on Wednesday morning.

Lahore terror attack: Pak launches military ops

Lahore terror attack: Pak launches military ops

Rediff.com28 Mar 2016

Pakistan on Monday launched a massive military operation in Punjab province in the wake of the deadly Taliban suicide bombing in Lahore, conducting raids and making several arrests.

'Akshay Kumar asked them to push me out of the vehicle'

'Akshay Kumar asked them to push me out of the vehicle'

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

'They pushed me out of the truck (carrying Rajesh Khanna's body) as well. What could be more mean than this? They didn't want me in the last journey. What can be more violent than this?' Anita Advani explains her case against Dimple Kapadia and her family.

Review: Valiyavan fails to impress

Review: Valiyavan fails to impress

Rediff.com27 Mar 2015

There is very little in the film to keep the audience engaged.

Forgive them, oh Sri Sri, their worldly trespasses

Forgive them, oh Sri Sri, their worldly trespasses

Rediff.com12 Mar 2016

'Not that the trio aren't Art of Living loyalists. They respond to Guruji's summons with more alacrity than if their grandchildren need their diapers changed,' says Kishore Singh.

Want a career in animation? Read this!

Want a career in animation? Read this!

Rediff.com28 Jan 2019

'I can snap my fingers and get 1,000 people overnight, but I can't guarantee that they will develop because there has been zero change in education in the country in the last nine years.'

Reliance owes Rs 341 cr to MMRDA for BKC project delay

Reliance owes Rs 341 cr to MMRDA for BKC project delay

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

The amount is penalty charged on the Mukesh Ambani-led company for failing to develop the C-66 plot in G Block, named as One BKC.

Review: Deepika kicks ass in xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage

Review: Deepika kicks ass in xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage

Rediff.com13 Jan 2017

If you are a Deepika Padukone loyalist, watch xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage for her, advises Raja Sen.

Jayalalithaa spent Rs 3 crore on foster son's wedding: Court

Jayalalithaa spent Rs 3 crore on foster son's wedding: Court

Rediff.com3 Oct 2014

Holding that it was All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo J Jayalalithaa, who had paid for the arrangements for the lavish marriage of her now estranged foster son VN Sudhakaran, the special court in the disproportionate assets case against her pegged the expenses incurred by her at Rs 3 crore.

What have UP's 1,350 encounters achieved?

What have UP's 1,350 encounters achieved?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2018

With the state police pursuing only notorious criminals, petty thugs continue to prey on victims.

Farhan Azmi may take on Milind Deora in Lok Sabha polls

Farhan Azmi may take on Milind Deora in Lok Sabha polls

Rediff.com4 Mar 2014

Farhan Azmi, son of state Samajwadi Party chief Abu Asim Azmi, on Tuesday said he was in the reckoning to contest against sitting Congress Member of Parliament and Union minister Milind Deora from the posh Mumbai South constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Returning to Pak 'whether I'm taken to prison or gallows': Sharif

Returning to Pak 'whether I'm taken to prison or gallows': Sharif

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Authorities arrange helicopters to shift Sharif to jail; 300 PML-N workers arrested.

He Makes History Speak

He Makes History Speak

Rediff.com7 Jul 2018

'We like to tell the rest of the world that we did it better, that we were stronger, that we had larger cities, that we taught them science,' Naman Ahuja tells Anjali Puri. 'This exhibition is an antidote to insularity -- it is saying we have learnt as much from the world as we have given it.'

Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Rediff.com6 Jul 2018

The court delivered the verdict after postponing it for four times in the Avenfield corruption case -- pertaining to the ownership of four flats in the posh Avenfield House in London.

CBI lodges fresh FIR against Nirav Modi, approaches Interpol

CBI lodges fresh FIR against Nirav Modi, approaches Interpol

Rediff.com17 Feb 2018

The agency on Friday also carried out searches on the premises of the Gitanjali Group at 20 places in Mumbai, Pune, Surat, Jaipur, Hyderabad and Coimbatore.

When Quentin Tarantino got it so wrong

When Quentin Tarantino got it so wrong

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

Quentin Tarantino, declares Sreehari Nair, will be remembered as someone who made just two great movies, and who then brought misery upon himself.

Panama Papers: New data shows about 2,000 Indian links

Panama Papers: New data shows about 2,000 Indian links

Rediff.com10 May 2016

A random check of the database for India displays about 22 offshore entities, 1,046 officers or individual links, 42 intermediaries and as many as 828 addresses within the country ranging from the tony and posh locations of metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai to mofussil locations like that in Haryana's Sirsa, Bihar's Muzaffarpur and Madhya Pradesh's Mandasaur and state capital Bhopal.

This good doctor walks to save the girl child

This good doctor walks to save the girl child

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

The 24 hours walk is just the beginning of a moment to save the girl child. Dr Rajesh Shah has many things planned but for now his energies are focused on this 24-hours walk.

Modi to give Xi the personal touch in Ahmedabad

Modi to give Xi the personal touch in Ahmedabad

Rediff.com17 Sep 2014

Narendra Modi will turn 64, playing host to the visiting Chinese leader in Ahmedabad on Wednesday

Koda case: Rs 144 cr properties attached by special court

Koda case: Rs 144 cr properties attached by special court

Rediff.com11 Sep 2013

Property worth Rs 144 crore, which includes 25 flats and a shopping mall, has been attached in connection with the disproportionate assets case against the alleged associates of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda.

Delhi HC judge recuses from hearing plea of Sonia's aide

Delhi HC judge recuses from hearing plea of Sonia's aide

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

A Delhi high court judge on Friday recused himself from hearing the plea of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's close aide Vincent George against a trial court order summoning him as an accused in a disproportionate assets case.

A picturesque dwelling the Sahara chief could do without

A picturesque dwelling the Sahara chief could do without

Rediff.com2 Mar 2014

At the Kukrail guest house, Roy is under the watch of a DSP, three station officers and armed constables.

'If you feel happy about yourself, it doesn't matter what your age is'

'If you feel happy about yourself, it doesn't matter what your age is'

Rediff.com14 Mar 2017

Aamir Khan looks leaner, fitter and younger on his 52nd birthday.

Review: Manjapai is cliched and predictable

Review: Manjapai is cliched and predictable

Rediff.com9 Jun 2014

Manjapai is a very predictable and overemotional tale of a meddlesome righteous villager with a heart of gold who unintentionally creates havoc in the life of his grandson.

Lalit Modi used British royals' names for travel papers: Report

Lalit Modi used British royals' names for travel papers: Report

Rediff.com21 Jun 2015

Tainted former Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi invoked the names of British royalty, including Prince Charles and his brother Andrew, while seeking his travel papers from the United Kingdom home office, according to a media report on Sunday.

Check out our sportsmen who tied the knot in 2015

Check out our sportsmen who tied the knot in 2015

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

Rediff.com brings a list of sportsmen who got hitched this year...

Raising a bowler hat to Saeed Jaffrey

Raising a bowler hat to Saeed Jaffrey

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

'Jaffrey played all his roles with a characteristic elan and amiability: He looked like a clever, all-knowing, winking Super Mario, gloriously grey around the edges. Irresistible, really.'

Janata Parivar merger final; one flag, one symbol: Lalu

Janata Parivar merger final; one flag, one symbol: Lalu

Rediff.com5 Apr 2015

RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav said on Sunday that the merger of six Janata Parivar parties to counter the BJP has already "happened".

Now 'dal' is a poll issue in Bihar

Now 'dal' is a poll issue in Bihar

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

The rising price of pulses has become a hot issue during the Bihar assembly polls.

SHOCKING: Selective foeticide rampant in national capital, reveals AIIMS

SHOCKING: Selective foeticide rampant in national capital, reveals AIIMS

Rediff.com17 Aug 2016

The recent study suggested that nearly 35 per cent of the cases were stillborn, 29 per cent were born alive and 36 per cent were born before the period of viability.

The woman who nailed the idol thief

The woman who nailed the idol thief

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

The startling story of how a bitter ex-girlfriend helped capture artifacts raider Subhash Kapoor.

What could a runaway and someone from the landed gentry have in common?

What could a runaway and someone from the landed gentry have in common?

Rediff.com12 May 2017

Kolkata Gives brings together the city's philanthropists and deserving NGOs in a structured interface. Subir Roy walks away with fascinating stories from this year's do.

Of clubbing and 'half policing' in Mamata's Bengal

Of clubbing and 'half policing' in Mamata's Bengal

Rediff.com3 May 2016

Mayank Mishra reports on how the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal has been extending patronage to the ruling party cadre.

Paradise in shambles

Paradise in shambles

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

It will take months if not years before flood-ravaged Srinagar is restored to its pristine glory.

Sacked cop sent to jail for demanding bribe, hitting woman

Sacked cop sent to jail for demanding bribe, hitting woman

Rediff.com12 May 2015

A court in New Delhi on Tuesday remanded to 14 days in judicial custody a sacked head constable of Delhi Police, who had allegedly hit a woman with a brick after she refused to give him a bribe.

Grim glimpses of what Srinagar is like today

Grim glimpses of what Srinagar is like today

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

Once famous for its gardens and flowers, a still submerged Srinagar city now presents a grim and nauseating picture of the destruction caused by floods.

'I'd rather be an actor than a Nawab any day'

'I'd rather be an actor than a Nawab any day'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2018

'I don't take being a Nawab very seriously.'