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Congress-NCP have destroyed Maharashtra: Modi

Congress-NCP have destroyed Maharashtra: Modi

Rediff.com12 Oct 2014

Making a scathing attack on the Nationalist Congress Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that if the Sharad Pawar-led party is voted to power again, it will further increase its "corrupt activities."

Delhi's hidden lakes off the tourist trails

Delhi's hidden lakes off the tourist trails

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

Want to know about the hidden lakes in the urban sprawl of the National Capital Region? The author, Geetanjali Krishna goes on a trail in their search.

World Cup Diary: Indian fans make Perth their own

World Cup Diary: Indian fans make Perth their own

Rediff.com9 Mar 2015

equally surprised to see the amount of interest in the game at WACA.

Review: Yaariyan is a brand new recipe for disaster!

Review: Yaariyan is a brand new recipe for disaster!

Rediff.com10 Jan 2014

Yaariyan may be targeted at a young audience but every single teenager who chooses to watch it will be insulting their own intelligence, writes Paloma Sharma.

'I find Katrina attractive and want to work with her'

'I find Katrina attractive and want to work with her'

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

I have done seven films in the last five years, and that's a lot for me, Rana Daggubati tells Sonil Dedhia/ Rediff.com

'21 Indian cities will have zero tap water'

'21 Indian cities will have zero tap water'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2019

'If the government does not take any action soon, 21 cities of India will become like Cape Town, with no water.' 'Four cities -- Delhi, Gurgaon, Meerut and Faridabad -- will suffer the worst.'

Why making the IPL final is 'a great honour' for AB de Villiers

Why making the IPL final is 'a great honour' for AB de Villiers

Rediff.com25 May 2016

AB de Villiers played a match-winning knock of 79 not out from just 47 balls against Gujarat in the Qualifier 1 match to help RCB stage one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the tournament, after the hosts were reduced to 29 for five at one stage chasing 160 for victory.

IPL-11: How the teams measure up

IPL-11: How the teams measure up

Rediff.com5 Apr 2018

Some teams have completely overhauled their squads. Others retained their core at the IPL Players Auction.

REWIND: When Smith & Co. were caught in the act in India

REWIND: When Smith & Co. were caught in the act in India

Rediff.com25 Mar 2018

This was not the first time that Steve Smith and the Australian team resorted to unfair measures in a Test match to gain advantage over their opponents.

NRIs should take advantage of slowing Indian realty

NRIs should take advantage of slowing Indian realty

Rediff.com20 Dec 2015

Despite the slowdown, property investments can give them good returns over the long term

Modi gives up Vadodara, retains Varanasi

Modi gives up Vadodara, retains Varanasi

Rediff.com29 May 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi quit his Vadodara Lok Sabha seat, choosing to retain Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, where the Bharatiya Janata Party recorded a landslide victory bagging 71 of the 80 seats in the recent elections.

Sridevi: Top 10 Scenes

Sridevi: Top 10 Scenes

Rediff.com25 Feb 2018

Sridevi was one of India's finest actresses. Here's the proof.

Busted! 10 myths about diet you believed with your eyes closed

Busted! 10 myths about diet you believed with your eyes closed

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

Fitness entrepreneur Nawaz Modi Singhania and founder of Bodyart Gym does the honours! :-)

'Gandhi's honesty floored me'

'Gandhi's honesty floored me'

Rediff.com17 Apr 2017

Putting together a play about the Father of the Nation is no easy task. But when that play is a musical, the challenges increase.

5 things to do with your first salary

5 things to do with your first salary

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

Save some, live some.

Wannabe entrepreneur? Read how Sanjeev Juneja created a Rs 3 bn brand

Wannabe entrepreneur? Read how Sanjeev Juneja created a Rs 3 bn brand

Rediff.com5 Jun 2015

Entrepreneur Sanjeev Juneja made Keskinga hosuebrand.

A lungi, Anil Kapoor and the story of the Internet

A lungi, Anil Kapoor and the story of the Internet

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

Interviewing Anil Kapoor, Syed Firdaus Ashraf discovered, can be a real pleasure!

The many good things that Magsayay winner Anshu Gupta does at Goonj

The many good things that Magsayay winner Anshu Gupta does at Goonj

Rediff.com3 Aug 2015

Goonj was eventually born in 1999, with 67 clothes his wife and he had collected.

Review: Tigers is too taken by its own courage

Review: Tigers is too taken by its own courage

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

'Tigers fails to understand that the phenomenon of a million babies dying because there is not enough clean drinking water in which to mix a certain packaged baby formula may have its source in a system where deprivation runs so deep that even a small gift works like a tonic,' argues Sreehari Nair.

'Wearing a bikini is vulgar'

'Wearing a bikini is vulgar'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2017

'Indian men like Indian women to be decent.' 'If I show everything, what's the point?'

Markets to remain volatile on global cues

Markets to remain volatile on global cues

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

But experts say downside limited, pockets of opportunities for investors

'Church's influence on north east politics is on the decline'

'Church's influence on north east politics is on the decline'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

'The control of the Church over Christian people regarding politics has become weak...' 'People have started to think independently and it is not for sure that they will obey whatever the Church asks them to do.'

'I'd like to change the way people wear socks'

'I'd like to change the way people wear socks'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

Anusha Jain was 21 when she took over her father's business. In four years, she has clocked 1.5x growth for the company.

Brand Nishikori set to soar despite US Open defeat

Brand Nishikori set to soar despite US Open defeat

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Already ranked ninth in Forbes' list of top tennis earners, Japan's Kei Nishikori is due for a bigger share of the off-court largesse despite losing Monday's final at the US Open, US marketing experts say.

Sheena Bora Murder Case: Game of Cat & Mouse

Sheena Bora Murder Case: Game of Cat & Mouse

Rediff.com1 Jun 2019

Will there be answers? Will we ever know the truth about who murdered Sheena Bora?

Remembering TT

Remembering TT

Rediff.com9 Mar 2018

T Thomas, former chairman of Hindustan Unilever, passed away March 2.

Review: Lakshmi is a shocking eye-opener

Review: Lakshmi is a shocking eye-opener

Rediff.com21 Mar 2014

When you come out of the theatre, you will be plagued by the knowledge we, as a society, are enabling the evil exists in this world.

10 things only Indian parents tell their kids

10 things only Indian parents tell their kids

Rediff.com13 Dec 2016

In India, if you live with your parents, there is no way in hell you can avoid their interference in the tiniest aspects of your life.

Developed markets outperform India in 2015

Developed markets outperform India in 2015

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

Many giving double-digit returns, with India up less than one per cent; even so, it has done much better than other emerging markets.

'Netaji was like a god'

'Netaji was like a god'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

Twenty two years before Kabir Khan's The Forgotten Army streams on Amazon Prime on January 24, 2020, his documentary of the same name was telecast on Doordarshan. On that occasion, Kabir Khan spoke to Amberish K Diwanji/Rediff.com about Netaji's Azad Hind Fauj and its many battles for India's freedom.

How Modi can put the economy back on rails

How Modi can put the economy back on rails

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

At this point of time, the requirement of the economy is obviously more investment, which will create more jobs and increase purchasing power that will sustain a high level of production, says K M Chandrasekhar.

Is Amethi ready to say goodbye to Rahul?

Is Amethi ready to say goodbye to Rahul?

Rediff.com12 Jan 2014

Sharat Pradhan gets mixed reactions from locals, as the Aam Aadmi Party takes a stride into Amethi, the bastion of the Congress VP.

He helped capture Kasab. Now he detects nakli products

He helped capture Kasab. Now he detects nakli products

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

'26/11 taught us we have to be ready for a direct attack. Today if anyone launches a similar attack we are more than prepared.'

5 questions for the 'Prannoy Roy Brigade'

5 questions for the 'Prannoy Roy Brigade'

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

'While I am personally pained at the raids on Dr Roy's home, I want to ask five questions of those crying themselves hoarse over the attack on the "freedom of the press",' says Sudhir Bisht.

Explained: Why you must invest in PPF

Explained: Why you must invest in PPF

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

The amount saved in a PPF account is actually saving for a rainy day.
God forbid, if bad days fall upon someone and debts pile up. A fascinating excerpt from Anil Lamba's Financial Affairs Of The Common Man: Master The Art Of Personal Finance Management.

Weak rupee to push up mobile phone prices

Weak rupee to push up mobile phone prices

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

Come July, mobile phone prices are expected to be dearer by up to 10 per cent due to the steep depreciation in the value of rupee against dollar.

'Is Rahul Gandhi illiterate?'

'Is Rahul Gandhi illiterate?'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

'Can he remain ignorant by saying he was 13 years old?' 'That means Rahul Gandhi must not talk on any subject in this country that precedes his adulthood.' 'He should remain unaware of history and knowledge of anything that has happened.'

Abhishek Poddar: The art collector who started at age 14

Abhishek Poddar: The art collector who started at age 14

Rediff.com23 Mar 2017

Ranjita Ganesan and Nikita Puri chronicle the journey of Abhishek Poddar, one of India's leading art patrons.

Get the right cover when travelling abroad

Get the right cover when travelling abroad

Rediff.com9 May 2016

Read the fine print carefully because even a policy with a high sum assured may have sub-limits

French Open PHOTOS: Murray, Halep, Svitolina enter quarters

French Open PHOTOS: Murray, Halep, Svitolina enter quarters

Rediff.com5 Jun 2017

Images from Day 9 of the French Open in Paris on Monday.