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PIX: Celebs gear up for an IIFA weekend in Toronto

PIX: Celebs gear up for an IIFA weekend in Toronto

Rediff.com23 Jun 2011

Check out the stars as they navigate their way to the show.

PIX: Yami, Vicky celebrate Uri's success

PIX: Yami, Vicky celebrate Uri's success

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

Uri is a hit!

Railway Board restructuring gets green flag

Railway Board restructuring gets green flag

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

The board will now be headed by Vinod Kumar Yadav as chairman and CEO, and it will have four other members.

Pakistani troops violate ceasefire 9 times in 4 days

Pakistani troops violate ceasefire 9 times in 4 days

Rediff.com4 Oct 2014

Pakistani troops continued breaching the ceasefire along the LoC for the fourth successive day on Saturday by resorting to unprovoked firing and shelling, while two persons have been injured and several houses damaged in Jammu region overnight due to the violation.

Shahid, Mira celebrate first anniversary!

Shahid, Mira celebrate first anniversary!

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Respite for automakers: Tractor, two-wheeler sales rebound

Respite for automakers: Tractor, two-wheeler sales rebound

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

A good agricultural harvest and a timely arrival of monsoon, besides a slew of government schemes, have also come as a bounty.

Lights, camera... CUT!

Lights, camera... CUT!

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

With the arrest of the film censor board's CEO on charges of demanding bribes to clear films, the regulatory role of the panel is in focus once again

Govt should convey it formally if it wants talks: Farmer leader

Govt should convey it formally if it wants talks: Farmer leader

Rediff.com12 Dec 2020

The government on Thursday asked farmer groups to consider its proposals for amending the Acts to address their concerns and said it was open to discussing its offer further whenever the unions want.

Who are these hotties?

Who are these hotties?

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

Lakme Fashion Week, which returns with its Winter/Festive 2019 edition, conducted their model auditions in Guwahati.

Saurashtra, Andhra in Ranji QF; Mumbai, Maharashtra out

Saurashtra, Andhra in Ranji QF; Mumbai, Maharashtra out

Rediff.com27 Jan 2023

A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.

Crowd swells at Ghazipur border; over 3,000 security personnel deployed

Crowd swells at Ghazipur border; over 3,000 security personnel deployed

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) supporters stayed put on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway on Friday as the crowd swelled there, notwithstanding the Ghaziabad administration's ultimatum to vacate the UP Gate protest site where security force in large numbers was re-deployed.

How did SKM lose unity and direction post repeal of farm laws?

How did SKM lose unity and direction post repeal of farm laws?

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

Centre's move to form a 29-member panel on making the minimum support price (MSP) mechanism effective and keeping three positions vacant in it for SKM representatives has triggered strong disapproval from it.

CBI officer probing Asthana sent to Andamans, team disbanded

CBI officer probing Asthana sent to Andamans, team disbanded

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

M Nageswar Rao, who took over the duties and functions of CBI director late on Tuesday night, appointed Satish Dagar as superintendent of police to probe the case, they said.

Tahir Hussain sent to 7-day remand in IB official murder case

Tahir Hussain sent to 7-day remand in IB official murder case

Rediff.com6 Mar 2020

Hussain was produced before the duty magistrate amid tight security late in the evening and neither the media nor any lawyer, other then those connected with the case, was allowed inside the courtroom.

Salman Khan starts farming!

Salman Khan starts farming!

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

So what is keeping movie folk busy during the lockdown?

Shastri, Moody or Sehwag: Who will be Team India's next coach?

Shastri, Moody or Sehwag: Who will be Team India's next coach?

Rediff.com9 Jul 2017

Former Team Director Ravi Shastri will be the front-runner for the Head Coach's job of the Indian men's cricket team when the three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) meets in Mumbai on Monday to scrutinize candidates for the high-profile vacancy.

BCCI sexual harassment controversy takes new turn

BCCI sexual harassment controversy takes new turn

Rediff.com27 Nov 2018

'What authority does Vinod Rai have to take such a decision and overrule Diana Edulji?' 'The big shock was that the female employee who accused Rahul Johri was not even called to depose before the probe panel.'

Uttarakhand disaster: 13 more bodies recovered, toll rises to 51

Uttarakhand disaster: 13 more bodies recovered, toll rises to 51

Rediff.com14 Feb 2021

Rescue teams on Sunday recovered 13 more bodies, including the first ones to be pulled out from the sludge-choked Tapovan tunnel where a massive operation to reach about 30 people trapped inside began after a flash flood in Chamoli district a week ago.

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.

Farmers' stir: 5th round of talks today, govt to offer 'solutions'

Farmers' stir: 5th round of talks today, govt to offer 'solutions'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2020

According to sources, the government has worked out possible solutions to the provisions on which farm leaders have raised objections.

PIX: Aishwarya, Hrithik attend a wedding

PIX: Aishwarya, Hrithik attend a wedding

Rediff.com26 Nov 2017

Pictures from the wedding reception.

LIC has invested Rs 55,000 cr in equity market

LIC has invested Rs 55,000 cr in equity market

Rediff.com9 Dec 2020

'In FY21, as of October, LIC has booked a profit of Rs 18,800 crore through sale of equities.'

'No indication Omicron is more infectious or lethal'

'No indication Omicron is more infectious or lethal'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

'Mortality or hospitalisation has not increased in South Africa because of the new variant.' 'There is nothing to show so far that it is more infectious.' 'I am of the opinion that at the moment, there is no reason to panic.'

Nothing wrong in judges being pro-govt or against it, says Delhi HC CJ

Nothing wrong in judges being pro-govt or against it, says Delhi HC CJ

Rediff.com11 Mar 2022

The Chief Justice, while speaking at the farewell reference organised by the high court, said that judges are only interpreters and are not here to make the law or to evolve a policy and a balance has to be maintained between judicial activism and restraint.

The BIGGEST November Releases

The BIGGEST November Releases

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

Joginder Tuteja looks at the big November hits in the past decade.

Farmers, ministers meet for fourth round of talks

Farmers, ministers meet for fourth round of talks

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, and Railways and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday held a meeting at the Vigyan Bhawan with a delegation of farmers, including the leaders of several farm organisations holding protests in the national capital against the recent farm laws.

Reserve Bank supersedes boards of Srei firms

Reserve Bank supersedes boards of Srei firms

Rediff.com4 Oct 2021

The Reserve Bank on Monday superseded the boards of Srei Infrastructure Finance as well as Srei Equipment Finance, citing concerns over governance and payment defaults, and decided to refer the two NBFCs for resolution under the insolvency law. This is only the second time in as many years that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is referring entities for the resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) after taking first ever such step in the case of DHFL back in 2019. Superseding the boards of the crisis-hit Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (SIFL) and Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL), the RBI has appointed Rajneesh Sharma, former Chief General Manager of Bank of Baroda as the administrator to manage the affairs of the two companies.

'Sky Is Pink required big stars'

'Sky Is Pink required big stars'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

'There is never a safe choice in the movie business.' 'Everything is chance.'

With new peak cap, badges, Gen Rawat makes debut as CDS

With new peak cap, badges, Gen Rawat makes debut as CDS

Rediff.com1 Jan 2020

On his first day as CDS, General Rawat paid tribute at the National War Memorial in the heart of New Delhi near India Gate. He wore the uniform representing his parent service.

Meet the new DDCA boss

Meet the new DDCA boss

Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

Rajat Sharma beat Madan Lal by 517 votes to become the new president of Delhi and Districts Cricket Association.

Savings deposit above Rs 1 lakh? You will earn less!

Savings deposit above Rs 1 lakh? You will earn less!

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

Your opportunity to earn higher interest by keeping more than Rs 1,00,000 in your savings bank account might soon be limited.

Gold loan firms worried, seek part-payments

Gold loan firms worried, seek part-payments

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

Gold prices fell to a 5-year low of less than $1,100/ounce.

Centre curtails Asthana's tenure with immediate effect

Centre curtails Asthana's tenure with immediate effect

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

The tenures of three more officers -- Joint Director Arun Kumar Sharma, Deputy Inspector General Manish Kumar Sinha and Superintendent of Police Jayant J Naiknavare -- have also been curtailed, it said.

Pegasus row: llegations of snooping, if correct, are serious, says SC

Pegasus row: llegations of snooping, if correct, are serious, says SC

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

The hearing on as many as nine petitions, including those filed by the Editors Guild of India and senior journalists seeking independent probe into the alleged Pegasus snooping matter is presently on.

Farm laws repeal: Who Won, Who Lost

Farm laws repeal: Who Won, Who Lost

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

Prime Minister Modi has certainly pulled back, and his political capital -- dependent as it is on an image that he knows best and never retreats -- may have taken a bit of a beating. But, equally, it is hard to say that the protesters have 'won', argues Mihir S Sharma.

BJP, Congress spar over 'fake' voter ID cards in K'taka

BJP, Congress spar over 'fake' voter ID cards in K'taka

Rediff.com9 May 2018

While the BJP demanded that the polls in the Raja Rajeshwari Nagar constituency are countermanded, the Congress alleged that the apartment belonged to a BJP leader.

Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Haryana beat Delhi to top Group E

Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Haryana beat Delhi to top Group E

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

Andhra's chase was anchored by right-handed opener Hebbar, who hammered six boundaries and a six, despite losing partners at the other end.

Lessons from Bollywood: How to wear a mask

Lessons from Bollywood: How to wear a mask

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

Sukanya Verma suggests that one can take a leaf from these Bollywood movies and see the extent folks can go to cover their prized faces.

Punjab, Haryana farmers take out protest marches, cops use water cannon

Punjab, Haryana farmers take out protest marches, cops use water cannon

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

Scores of protesting farmers from Punjab and Haryana on Saturday took out protest marches against the Centre's three farm laws even as police used a water cannon to disperse cultivators as they broke barricades at the Chandigarh-Mohali border.

Before These Actors Became Stars...

Before These Actors Became Stars...

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

Whether it's a filmi rite of passage or just another facet of nepotism, quite a few star kids began their journey as ADs.