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'I'd have loved to present Pratidwandi at Cannes'

'I'd have loved to present Pratidwandi at Cannes'

Rediff.com19 May 2022

'Where Pratidwandi is concerned, there are very few men standing.'

Meet Vijaya Gadde, who spearheaded ban on Trump's Twitter account

Meet Vijaya Gadde, who spearheaded ban on Trump's Twitter account

Rediff.com12 Jan 2021

Hyderabad-born Gadde, 45, is Twitter's legal, public policy and trust and safety lead.

Irish batsman hits six sixes in row to win T20 club tourney

Irish batsman hits six sixes in row to win T20 club tourney

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

However, stand-in skipper Glass, who was on 51, launched the ball over the ropes off every delivery to finish unbeaten on 87, much to the disbelief of the Cregagh players and the crowd at Gibson Park.

Thallumaala Won't Let You Breathe Or Blink

Thallumaala Won't Let You Breathe Or Blink

Rediff.com19 Aug 2022

Friendships are not merely severed, but built over scuffles. And just about anything can stir things up -- a long-standing feud, a pointless stare, a disrupted moral stance, a fist that ricochets off a face and smacks another face in the near vicinity, observes Sreehari Nair.

Elgar case: NIA opposes plea claiming tampering of evidence

Elgar case: NIA opposes plea claiming tampering of evidence

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) told the Bombay high court on Thursday that the agency has denied the claims of tampering of electronic evidence in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists Links case that were made by a United States-based forensic firm.

ASK ANU: Why do I have to be a perfect daughter?

ASK ANU: Why do I have to be a perfect daughter?

Rediff.com23 Aug 2022

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

Why we should avoid a fresh lockdown

Why we should avoid a fresh lockdown

Rediff.com7 Apr 2021

'The cost of the lockdown so far is the loss of about 11 million jobs.' 'It is important that a fresh lockdown does not make this worse,' asserts Mahesh Vyas.

PHOTOS: Jamia students paint road with anti-CAA graffiti

PHOTOS: Jamia students paint road with anti-CAA graffiti

Rediff.com3 Jan 2020

Slogans like 'Jiyo aur jeene do (live and let live)', '#No CAA, #No NRC', 'Mera desh, mera samvidhan (My country, my Constitution)' were painted on the road.

Why All The Fuss Over The Kashmir Files?

Why All The Fuss Over The Kashmir Files?

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

But why is everyone getting so het up over what, after all, is a mere film? If you don't like it, don't watch it. Why create a public spectacle over it? asks Virendra Kapoor.

How Rithvik prepared to play a gangster

How Rithvik prepared to play a gangster

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

'I got to meet my real life inspiration for my character.' 'I studied his mannerisms, behaviour and language.' I secretly recorded his conversations.'

Who 'Trapped' Raj Thackeray?

Who 'Trapped' Raj Thackeray?

Rediff.com25 May 2022

'Getting Brijbhushan to rake up Thackeray's anti-north Indian stand is the BJP's way of cutting Raj Thackeray to size.' 'Could just one MP have stopped Raj Thackeray's Ayodhya tour?'

2020: Have the Gods Absconded?

2020: Have the Gods Absconded?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

Instead of its once haloed existence as the year of lofty goals and vision statements, it is now staring at an epitaph that may well read: The year when death ran amok and the gods went missing, notes Arundhuti Dasgupta.

'I didn't pay $62,000 to sit in front of a computer'

'I didn't pay $62,000 to sit in front of a computer'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

'I have taken a loan of Rs 35 lakhs.' 'Even if my university allows me to stay, I feel cheated.' 'Thousands of Indian students in the US will be forced to return to India if their college/university courses go fully online.

Smriti a serial liar: Congress on poll affidavit

Smriti a serial liar: Congress on poll affidavit

Rediff.com12 Apr 2019

Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Amethi Lok Sabha seat Smriti Irani on Thursday submitted to the Election Commission that she did not complete her graduation from Delhi University.

Does chakka jaam attract UAPA, asks Umar Khalid

Does chakka jaam attract UAPA, asks Umar Khalid

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

Arguing his bail plea in the riots conspiracy case before additional sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat, his lawyer referred to the supplementary charge sheet filed in the case and said that the police wished to paint every accused with the same brush while adding tadka (flavour) to it.

HR Guru: 'Have no motivation to work'

HR Guru: 'Have no motivation to work'

Rediff.com18 May 2022

HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.

Sushil Chandra appointed new Chief Election Commissioner

Sushil Chandra appointed new Chief Election Commissioner

Rediff.com12 Apr 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday appointed Chandra as 24th CEC on Monday.

Can You SAVE This Mother's Life?

Can You SAVE This Mother's Life?

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

'As a donor, you may think you are saving one life. But you touch the lives of the entire family and community associated with the person. And it only cost you a few hours of your life.'

More to Nehru's Absence from Azadi Poster Than Ideological Conflict

More to Nehru's Absence from Azadi Poster Than Ideological Conflict

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

Public intellectuals who frame the ideological antipathy between the RSS & Co and Jawaharlal Nehru in the light of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination and Hindu Raj alone, miss the point by a yard, argues Shaan Kashyap.

What Sush really thinks about marriage

What Sush really thinks about marriage

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

The model's thoughts about marriage may put to rest all those rumours about impending wedding bells for the couple.

What was my fault, asks Jamia student who lost partial vision

What was my fault, asks Jamia student who lost partial vision

Rediff.com23 Dec 2019

Mohammad Minhajuddin had come to Delhi last year with a dream of starting his law practice in the national capital, but on December 15 he lost vision in one eye allegedly in police action in the Jamia Millia Islamia library. Minhajuddin, an LLM student, now wants to go back to his hometown in Bihar after completing his studies as he says he doesn't even feel safe in his university campus anymore.

JNU student Sharjeel Imam's bail plea rejected in 2019 Jamia rioting case

JNU student Sharjeel Imam's bail plea rejected in 2019 Jamia rioting case

Rediff.com22 Oct 2021

A Delhi court on Friday denied bail to Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam in connection with allegedly giving an inflammatory speech and inciting violence in 2019, saying that the speech was on communal lines and its content 'tend to have a debilitating effect on the peace and harmony.'

'India might not have a third wave'

'India might not have a third wave'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

'Between its natural immunity with Delta, in so many populations, and then getting on top of the vaccination (situation), I do not think India is going to have another bad wave.'

'I finally got to know my daughter well'

'I finally got to know my daughter well'

Rediff.com24 May 2020

'I never knew she had such a great sense of humour.'

Kamala's VP nomination not a surprise: Delhi uncle

Kamala's VP nomination not a surprise: Delhi uncle

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

Gopalan Balachandran, Harris' maternal uncle, said she will script many firsts if she wins and expressed the hope her top-level position will give Indians in the US "greater access" in interacting with the US administration.

8 Qs to ask before signing up for a course abroad

8 Qs to ask before signing up for a course abroad

Rediff.com25 Jun 2019

Do a thorough research on the course and the university, and see what extra it offers apart from a regular degree, says Rohit Sethi.

ASK ANU: 'Boyfriend alleges I'm cheating on him'

ASK ANU: 'Boyfriend alleges I'm cheating on him'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

'Aamir said you will destroy my career'

'Aamir said you will destroy my career'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

'But what the hell! Do it because it is brilliant.'

ASK HR GURU: My boss steals my ideas

ASK HR GURU: My boss steals my ideas

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.

TAX GURU: 'Can NRIs claim TDS on MFs sold?'

TAX GURU: 'Can NRIs claim TDS on MFs sold?'

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.

Layoffs rampant in India? Read how other nations deal with it

Layoffs rampant in India? Read how other nations deal with it

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

Temporary workers not only lack job security, they get less pay and an inferior overall package.

Over 100 missing since tractor parade: Farmers' union

Over 100 missing since tractor parade: Farmers' union

Rediff.com1 Feb 2021

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha will collect data on such missing persons and the matter will be taken up with the authorities for formal action. Any information on missing persons can be shared on phone number 8198022033, it added.

Want to study in Australia? Do your homework first!

Want to study in Australia? Do your homework first!

Rediff.com23 May 2019

Listen carefully to what others say and stay open to opportunities of grasping the new learning atmosphere.

India Must Be Proud Of Akumjung Pongen

India Must Be Proud Of Akumjung Pongen

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

Akumjung Pongen, the first Rhodes scholar from Nagaland, shares his inspiring journey.

After shock retirement at 23, Missy Franklin finds peace in Hinduism

After shock retirement at 23, Missy Franklin finds peace in Hinduism

Rediff.com19 Feb 2019

Learning Hinduism and reading the epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata have taken a chunk of Missy Franklin's time ever since the five-time Olympic gold-medallist swimmer announced a shock retirement in December last year.

Keep The Anti-Muslim Pot Boiling All 365 Days

Keep The Anti-Muslim Pot Boiling All 365 Days

Rediff.com14 Apr 2022

Hindu festivals are now becoming occasions when anti-Muslim hatred is expressed freely through slogans and songs that are full of abuse against Muslims or calls to either kill them or humiliate them, observes Apoorvanand.

Harry, Meghan won't return to royal duties: Buckingham Palace

Harry, Meghan won't return to royal duties: Buckingham Palace

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

The 94-year-old monarch wrote to them of the decision and also said that all their honorary military appointments and royal patronages will be redistributed among other working members of the royal family.

Bloody Brothers Review

Bloody Brothers Review

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

Bloody Brothers is watchable, especially in the scenes of its two lead actors trying to work out something from the puny material given to them. Jaideep Ahlawat, who suggests roiling energy and intelligence even when he is completely motionless, has to be India's finest actor on current form, observes Sreehari Nair.

'Infections are going to skyrocket'

'Infections are going to skyrocket'

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

'And they are going to be milder because we are dealing with the vaccinated and are much richer in terms of the immune response in the population.'

'They have turned a majority of Hindus to Muslim haters'

'They have turned a majority of Hindus to Muslim haters'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

'A Muslim is lynched somewhere, and you forward the video of the lynching through WhatsApp.' 'So, you participate in that lynching without actually doing it. You endorse it without being a party to it.'