News for 'Rama'

Will Salman make a good Lord Rama?

Will Salman make a good Lord Rama?

Rediff.com16 Feb 2004

Resul Pookutty calls RRR 'Gay love story'

Resul Pookutty calls RRR 'Gay love story'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2022

'I don't think @RRRMovie is a gay love story as you say, but even if it was, is 'gay love story' a bad thing? How can you justify using this? Extremely disappointed that someone of your accomplishments can stoop so low!'

Is That MGR?!

Is That MGR?!

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

AIADMK candidate Daniel Sachin Mani, contesting from the 35th ward of Perambur constituency, dressed up as party founder MGR.

Liquor policy: ED summons BRS leader Kavitha again on Mar 16 for quizzing

Liquor policy: ED summons BRS leader Kavitha again on Mar 16 for quizzing

Rediff.com12 Mar 2023

According to sources, Kavitha was to be made to sit face-to-face with Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai, who was arrested in connection with the liquor policy case on Monday night.

RBI Governor Is A Trapeze Artist

RBI Governor Is A Trapeze Artist

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

Shaktikanta Das is a master of the finest balancing act who listens to all but takes his own decisions, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

ED attaches assets worth Rs 4,109 cr in Agri Gold ponzi scheme

ED attaches assets worth Rs 4,109 cr in Agri Gold ponzi scheme

Rediff.com24 Dec 2020

The ED has attached properties worth Rs 4,109 crore spread across various states in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged ponzi scheme, the agency said on Thursday. The case pertains to the Agri Gold Group of Companies. Three promoters of the group were arrested by the central agency on Tuesday.

Stung by Bajrang Dal ban call, Congress embraces Hanuman in Karnataka

Stung by Bajrang Dal ban call, Congress embraces Hanuman in Karnataka

Rediff.com4 May 2023

All the issues around which the grand old party wanted to fight the May 10 assembly elections have been put on the backburner as party state president DK Shivakumar in damage control mode took up a temple run.

SP leaders practising pariwarvad instead of samajwad, says PM Modi

SP leaders practising pariwarvad instead of samajwad, says PM Modi

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

In a dig at the Samajwadi Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said it has moved away from the ideology of Ram Manohar Lohia with its leaders practising pariwarvad instead of samajwad.

Why Is Chandrababu Crying?

Why Is Chandrababu Crying?

Rediff.com20 Nov 2021

Telugu Desam Party President Nara Chandrababu Naidu walked out of the Andhra Pradesh assembly after allegedly abusive comments were made about his wife by Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress supporters in Guntur.

Aamir does the RRR Dance

Aamir does the RRR Dance

Rediff.com21 Mar 2022

N T Rama Rao Jr, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt and Director S S Rajamouli promote RRR in Delhi.

How Robotics Revived A Dying Indian Art

How Robotics Revived A Dying Indian Art

Rediff.com1 Oct 2021

The episode of Lord Rama's pursuit to catch the golden deer was selected for the robotic application and a total of four leather puppets -- Lord Rama, Goddess Sitha, Lakshmana and the Deer -- were automated.

Another drug peddler arrested in Sonali Phogat 'murder' case

Another drug peddler arrested in Sonali Phogat 'murder' case

Rediff.com28 Aug 2022

With this, five people have so far been arrested in the case.

21 islands in Andamans named after Param Vir Chakra bravehearts

21 islands in Andamans named after Param Vir Chakra bravehearts

Rediff.com2 Dec 2022

The government has decided to name 21 uninhabited islands in the Union territory of Andaman & Nicobar after recipients of Param Vir Chakra, the country's highest wartime gallantry award.

When President Wanted To Get Rid Of Rajiv Gandhi

When President Wanted To Get Rid Of Rajiv Gandhi

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

Gianiji had crafted his moves with the meticulous planning of a chess grandmaster. He did not know whether a checkmate was feasible, as his time was running out, but he wanted Rajiv Gandhi to smell the fear of loss. A fascinating excerpt from K C Singh's The Indian President: An Insider's Account of the Zail Singh Years.

CBI takes over probe into BJP leader Sonali Phogat's death

CBI takes over probe into BJP leader Sonali Phogat's death

Rediff.com15 Sep 2022

The central probe agency re-registered the first information report (FIR) of Goa Police on a reference from the Ministry of Home Affairs which was routed to it through the Department of Personnel and Training, officials said.

AWS to invest $4.4 bn in India by 2030 through new Hyderabad region service

AWS to invest $4.4 bn in India by 2030 through new Hyderabad region service

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest nearly $4.4 billion (Rs 36,000 crore) in India by 2030 and support more than 48,000 jobs externally through a new regional service launched on Tuesday, said the on-demand Cloud computing company. AWS Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) is the company's second infrastructure region in India, six years after it opened its first Cloud region in Mumbai in 2016. The Hyderabad region will give customers access to AWS technologies for data analytics, security, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

Lata Mangeshkar's Ram bhajans for Modi and you

Lata Mangeshkar's Ram bhajans for Modi and you

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

After Prime Minister Modi performed the bhoomi puja for the Ram temple, Lata Mangeshkar picked her favourite Ram bhajans.

Dev Anand: I will remake Hare Rama Hare Krishna

Dev Anand: I will remake Hare Rama Hare Krishna

Rediff.com3 Aug 2010

Interview of legendary actor Dev Anand.

Floccinaucinihilipilification: Tharoor's latest tongue-twister

Floccinaucinihilipilification: Tharoor's latest tongue-twister

Rediff.com21 May 2021

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, known for his penchant for rarely used, difficult-to-pronounce English words, on Friday threw in another head scratcher -- floccinaucinihilipilification.

Have You Heard These Rakhi Songs?

Have You Heard These Rakhi Songs?

Rediff.com11 Aug 2022

You know the celebrated Raksha Bandhan songs. Subhash K Jha lists the ones you don't.

Governor-CM Rifts: Democracy At Risk

Governor-CM Rifts: Democracy At Risk

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

Governors must be impartial, fair, and above narrow politics to uphold the values and spirit of the Constitution. But in a rapidly changing political culture where the unstated rule is to crush the Opposition, such values have no meaning. At stake are Constitutional values, federalism and governance, asserts Ramesh Menon.

Disqualification proceedings against Sisir Adhikari, Krishna Raju initiated

Disqualification proceedings against Sisir Adhikari, Krishna Raju initiated

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has referred petitions submitted by the Trinamool Congress and the YSR Congress under the anti-defection law against their respective leaders Sisir Adhikari and K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju to the privileges committee.

The 100 Best Films, RANKED

The 100 Best Films, RANKED

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

It is by no means a perfect list and I might have missed out some important films but these are films that have entertained me, taught me how to be compassionate, to view the world, and understand people, their histories, behaviors and customs.

Naveen's smart move: BJD names BJP leader's bahu as Padmapur by-poll candidate

Naveen's smart move: BJD names BJP leader's bahu as Padmapur by-poll candidate

Rediff.com14 Nov 2022

The BJD's candidate selection was based on several permutation and combination, a party leader said adding that apart from being a green horn and a woman, Barsha will get sympathy vote.

Hyderabad police want juveniles in gang-rape case treated as adults

Hyderabad police want juveniles in gang-rape case treated as adults

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

The Hyderabad police is mulling filing a petition with the Juvenile Justice Board seeking to treat the five CCLs (child in conflict with law) as adults during the trial in the gang-rape case, to ensure that they get the maximum punishment.

On Bose's birthday Modi names 21 Andaman islands after PVC awardees

On Bose's birthday Modi names 21 Andaman islands after PVC awardees

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

In a ceremony on Monday on the occasion of Parakram Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi named the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar after Param Vir Chakra awardees.

Parliament completes Budgetary exercise amid ruckus

Parliament completes Budgetary exercise amid ruckus

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

First Rajya Sabha approved the Rs 45 lakh-crore spending proposed in the Budget, followed by the nod to the Finance Bill that contains tax proposals.

Quiz: Original choice for Zeenat Aman's role in Hare Rama Hare Krishna?

Quiz: Original choice for Zeenat Aman's role in Hare Rama Hare Krishna?

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!

When Lata Sang With Dilip Kumar

When Lata Sang With Dilip Kumar

Rediff.com7 Jul 2022

Subhash K Jha remembers Dilip Kumar on the screen legend's first death anniversary, July 7.

Cong raises heat against Irani as MPs protest in Parliament

Cong raises heat against Irani as MPs protest in Parliament

Rediff.com29 Jul 2022

Congress MPs staged a protest in front of the Gandhi statue in Parliament complex demanding an apology from the government for Irani's confrontation with Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday.

Sita decides to live or die on her own terms

Sita decides to live or die on her own terms

Rediff.com28 Jul 2018

'On as many as two occasions, Sita is called upon to take a test to establish her integrity and loyalty to Rama and on both the occasions she opts for a course of action on her own terms,' points out A K Bhattacharya, reviewing Bibek Debroy's translation of the Ramayana.

Congress's Adhir's 'Rashtrapatni' remark sparks uproar in Parl

Congress's Adhir's 'Rashtrapatni' remark sparks uproar in Parl

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's 'rashtrapatni' remark snowballed into a major political row on Thursday with the Bharatiya Janata Party accusing the opposition party of insulting President Droupadi Murmu and demanding that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi should apologise to the nation.

Why we need to be like Vibhishana

Why we need to be like Vibhishana

Rediff.com10 Aug 2018

'In our democracy, it is not one Rama who will deliver the ideal State (or Ramrajya) but many Vibhishanas, who speak up and question when things start going wrong,' says S S Venkateswaran.

Will face ED, BJP targets leaders during polls: BRS leader Kavitha

Will face ED, BJP targets leaders during polls: BRS leader Kavitha

Rediff.com9 Mar 2023

Kavitha attacked the BJP government at the Centre, alleging it of using the investigation agencies to target political parties and leaders who do not subscribe to its ideology.

The MEN in Kiara Advani's Career

The MEN in Kiara Advani's Career

Rediff.com17 Aug 2021

Joginder Tuteja lists Kiara's forthcoming films, and the men she romances in them.

2022 Flashback...Alia, Lata, Deepika...

2022 Flashback...Alia, Lata, Deepika...

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

Bollywood 2022: An A To E Recap.

Bollywood's Sibling Love Lessons

Bollywood's Sibling Love Lessons

Rediff.com11 Aug 2022

There's no love like the love for a sibling, and Bollywood sure does agree, says Sukanya Verma.

Bollywood's Sibling Love Lessons

Bollywood's Sibling Love Lessons

Rediff.com11 Aug 2022

There's no love like the love for a sibling, and Bollywood sure does agree, says Sukanya Verma.

RoundGlass Punjab clinch historic I-League; Karnataka bag Santosh Trophy

RoundGlass Punjab clinch historic I-League; Karnataka bag Santosh Trophy

Rediff.com4 Mar 2023

RoundGlass Punjab FC scripted history on Saturday as they clinched the I-League title with a game to spare.