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Does J&K Governor Malik talk too much?

Does J&K Governor Malik talk too much?

Rediff.com16 Jan 2019

Many in Kashmir believe he needs to stop talking so much. But they are wrong, says Aditi Phadnis. J&K's governor is intelligent enough to know what to say when.

Meet India's 10 richest realty tycoons

Meet India's 10 richest realty tycoons

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

Hurun Report and GROHE India named Lodha Developers' M P Lodha and family as India's richest real estate entrepreneur with a wealth of Rs 31,960 crore, followed by DLF's vice chairman Rajiv Singh and Embassy group founder Jitendra Virwani in the second and third position respectively. Total wealth of top 100 Indians in the real estate sector stood at Rs 2,77,080 crore -- up 17 per cent against 2018. While Mumbai accounted for six of the top 10 and 37 of the 100 names, Delhi and Bengaluru had 19 residents each who featured on the list. Smita V Crishna of Godrej Properties featured as the richest woman.

How BJP rose in Goa with Christian help

How BJP rose in Goa with Christian help

Rediff.com10 Jan 2022

It is a record that the saffron party has created, where the majority of its legislators belonged to the minority community.

First Look: Celina does an item number

First Look: Celina does an item number

Rediff.com14 Jul 2008

The actress is doing an item number for Balaji Motion Pictures' new venture, C Kkompany, a rib-tickling comedy starring Tusshar Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, and Raima Sen.

Does an airport's name mean a lot?

Does an airport's name mean a lot?

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

'The urge to name the upcoming Navi Mumbai airport after well-known personalities and the equally strong urge to rally in large numbers supporting this name and that; all of this amidst COVID-19, felt deplorable,' asserts Shyam G Menon.

Ranji Roundup: Sarfaraz puts Mumbai in control

Ranji Roundup: Sarfaraz puts Mumbai in control

Rediff.com5 Mar 2022

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday.

What Rahul and Priyanka are planning next

What Rahul and Priyanka are planning next

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

Will Priyanka contest against Modi in Varanasi? Will Rahul also contest from Karnataka? Rasheed Kidwai -- Sonia Gandhi and the Congress party's biographer -- reveals what is churning in the Congress.

Would Vajpayee have approved of Modi-Shah's BJP?

Would Vajpayee have approved of Modi-Shah's BJP?

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

'Vajpayee would not have approved either of the way the BJP now functions or of the thoughts that it entertains in its mind,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

PHOTOS: Rahul, Priyanka attend prayer meeting for CRPF jawans

PHOTOS: Rahul, Priyanka attend prayer meeting for CRPF jawans

Rediff.com20 Feb 2019

Rahul and Priyanka paid tributes to the slain soldier. They were also seen consoling the members of the bereaved family.

Ash-Abhishek in Sapnay director's next

Ash-Abhishek in Sapnay director's next

Rediff.com13 May 2008

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai seem to have become an inseparable onscreen couple after marriage. After Guru and the upcoming Sarkar Raj, they will be seen together in Rajeev Menon's new film, Dhun. It will be produced by Eros Entertainment.

Land bill: Rajya Sabha names 10 members to Joint Committee

Land bill: Rajya Sabha names 10 members to Joint Committee

Rediff.com13 May 2015

On Tuesday, the government had agreed to refer it to the committee.

Why Bollywood is NOT worth its name

Why Bollywood is NOT worth its name

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

The Rs 19,100 crore 'Indian film industry' is more than its monikers for three simple reasons, feels Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

Spate of resignations continue in Cong, Patole quits

Spate of resignations continue in Cong, Patole quits

Rediff.com29 Jun 2019

Patole wrote that he was resigning as the chairman of the Kisan Congress and 'dismissing' the unit.

BJP won't rest till Sushant gets justice: Fadnavis

BJP won't rest till Sushant gets justice: Fadnavis

Rediff.com11 Sep 2020

Fadnavis dismissed his appointment as the party's election in-charge for the state was to do anything with Sushant case.

'Modi is against the women of India'

'Modi is against the women of India'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

'Similarly, he is against Dalits forgetting that the only way to get rid of poverty is to empower poor people.'

Stalin's Religion Reality Check

Stalin's Religion Reality Check

Rediff.com18 Aug 2021

The Tamil Nadu chief minister may have opened a Pandora's Box on the religion front with the appointment of qualified non-Brahmin temple priests, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Protestors stage rail roko in Maharashtra's Nalasopara over Pulwama attack

Protestors stage rail roko in Maharashtra's Nalasopara over Pulwama attack

Rediff.com16 Feb 2019

In several parts of the metropolis, shops were shut in protest and schools held prayer meets as a mark of respect to the CRPF personnel who were killed on Thursday.

PIX: Sonam, Arjun, Sridevi at a family wedding

PIX: Sonam, Arjun, Sridevi at a family wedding

Rediff.com28 Feb 2017

The fun pictures from the wedding!

Sonia to launch UP campaign with roadshow in Varanasi

Sonia to launch UP campaign with roadshow in Varanasi

Rediff.com31 Jul 2016

Congress's UP chief ministerial candidate Sheila Dikshit and Ghulam Babi Azad will also be present in the roadshow.

Busted: 4 CIBIL credit score myths

Busted: 4 CIBIL credit score myths

Rediff.com11 Dec 2014

Middle class Indians have grown up with the belief that living on credit is essentially a bad thing. You are in trouble if you think the same, cautions Rajiv Raj

PIX: Shilpa Shetty, Ali Fazal, Nimrat at Furious 7 screening

PIX: Shilpa Shetty, Ali Fazal, Nimrat at Furious 7 screening

Rediff.com2 Apr 2015

Check out the star arrivals.

'Har cheez Gandhi ke naam?' Rishi Kapoor, on Twitter, doesn't hold back

'Har cheez Gandhi ke naam?' Rishi Kapoor, on Twitter, doesn't hold back

Rediff.com18 May 2016

Kapoor said the names of the prominent places should be changed after those who worked for the welfare of the country.

A girlfriend for Aashish

A girlfriend for Aashish

Rediff.com20 Mar 2004

Congress to boycott local body elections in J-K

Congress to boycott local body elections in J-K

Rediff.com9 Oct 2019

"We have come to realise that these elections are being held to facilitate only one party -- ruling party," Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir said.

MUST SEE! Throwback star pix with their mommies

MUST SEE! Throwback star pix with their mommies

Rediff.com13 May 2019

Stars and their mommies!

'Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka are not on the same page'

'Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka are not on the same page'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

'It can be said without hesitation that Rahul, Priyanka and Sonia Gandhi enjoy perfect relations of mother-daughter-son all together in the family.' 'But their worldview is different and their style of functioning is different and their favourites in the party are different people.'

To My Biden-Supporting Friends

To My Biden-Supporting Friends

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

'On Saturday, I drove my wife over to Beverly Hills for sushi.' 'Two blocks before Rodeo, we turned the car around, because we saw hundreds driving pickup trucks and marching down sidewalks, yelling, donning MAGA gear, and waving huge Trump flags.' I tell you... It was scary.' 'And this didn't look like a defeated throng.' 'These folks looked like they knew something we didn't,' notes Rajiv Satyal, the Los Angeles-based comedian and host.

'Kongu Nadu' part of BJP's Grand Plan?

'Kongu Nadu' part of BJP's Grand Plan?

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

New Union minister L Murugan's declaration of Kongu Nadu as his native place, instead of Tamil Nadu, may be part of a grand BJP strategy to create new states out of existing ones, particularly those that have anti-BJP governments, mulls N Sathiya Moorthy.

On 135th foundation day, Cong vows to fight NRC, CAA

On 135th foundation day, Cong vows to fight NRC, CAA

Rediff.com28 Dec 2019

The leaders alleged that those who had no contribution in the freedom struggle wanted to spread fear 'in the name of nationalism', suppress the voice of people and were questioning the legacy of Congress.

PIX: Nia Sharma, Tina Dutta, Surbhi Jyoti get calendar-friendly

PIX: Nia Sharma, Tina Dutta, Surbhi Jyoti get calendar-friendly

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

A look at television stars who graced the Telly Calendar launch event.

PIX: Sonakshi, Rajinikanth, Rekha at Kush Sinha's reception

PIX: Sonakshi, Rajinikanth, Rekha at Kush Sinha's reception

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

Take a look at star arrivals.

Akhilesh, Maya set to announce alliance without Cong in UP

Akhilesh, Maya set to announce alliance without Cong in UP

Rediff.com12 Jan 2019

Akhilesh Yadav confirmed in a television interview that the press conference is on the alliance in Uttar Pradesh, while parrying questions on the Congress.

Bollywood's FABULOUS train journeys!

Bollywood's FABULOUS train journeys!

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.

Three legal precedents that may impact arrested activists' case

Three legal precedents that may impact arrested activists' case

Rediff.com4 Sep 2018

N Sathiya Moorthy goes back in time to dig up three cases that may not have any citation in legal text-books or lawyers' ready-reckoners quoted before courts but which may still have a bearing on the current case against the arrested activists.

Meet the new faces in team Modi 2.0

Meet the new faces in team Modi 2.0

Rediff.com6 Jul 2016

Full list of the rejigged Union Council of Ministers

Every party has corruption in its DNA

Every party has corruption in its DNA

Rediff.com20 Jun 2019

'You cannot win an election without putting together a massive war chest.' 'It is impossible to put a war chest together, without giving and taking favours from India Inc, with a large dose of extortion thrown in,' says Devangshu Datta.

How yoga helps physical and mental health

How yoga helps physical and mental health

Rediff.com21 Jun 2020

'Yoga is magic!' 'Other than keeping me physically fit, it helps me be calm and emotionally balanced. It gives me a lot of energy that keeps me productive throughout the day.'

Nitish expands Cabinet, inducts 27 ministers including 13 from NDA

Nitish expands Cabinet, inducts 27 ministers including 13 from NDA

Rediff.com29 Jul 2017

The RLSP and the HAM, the two other NDA allies, went unrepresented.

Youths thrashed on Mumbai local train for mobile theft, videos go viral

Youths thrashed on Mumbai local train for mobile theft, videos go viral

Rediff.com18 Feb 2016

Video clips of two youths being stripped and whipped with belts at a railway platform and beaten again on a local train for allegedly stealing a mobile phone have gone viral with railway police launching an inquiry.

Azam Khan, Muslims and UP Politics

Azam Khan, Muslims and UP Politics

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

True, Azam Khan is being targeted rather disproportionately and also because of his Muslim identity. That must be protested and resisted. But to say that he is a big messiah, and his profit-making educational enterprise is an issue concerning all Muslims of India, is absolutely unjustified, assert Mohammad Sajjad and Md Mohammad Zeeshan Ahmad.