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INSIDE STORY: What really happened at Ramlila grounds

INSIDE STORY: What really happened at Ramlila grounds

Rediff.com6 Jun 2011

It was a battle of wits between the Delhi police and Baba Ramdev in the crackdown on protestors and the yoga guru on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. Sahim Salim reports

I can't be crushed or bought, says Baba Ramdev

I can't be crushed or bought, says Baba Ramdev

Rediff.com4 Jun 2011

Rediif.com's Sahim Salim reports from Ramlila Grounds in New Delhi, where yoga guru Baba Ramdev will begin his indefinite fast against corruption on Saturday.

Sachin Tendulkar honoured, WC team felicitated

Sachin Tendulkar honoured, WC team felicitated

Rediff.com1 Jun 2011

Sachin Tendulkar and former all-rounder Salim Durrani bagged top honours, while the World Cup winning Indian team led by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was felicitated by the Cricket Board at it annual awards.

Ram Lila maidan gears up for anti-corruption baba

Ram Lila maidan gears up for anti-corruption baba

Rediff.com1 Jun 2011

Sahim Salim reports on the hectic activity on in New Delhi's Ram Lila maidan ahead of yoga guru Baba Ramdev's fast-unto-death stir against corruption

What the Deoband controversy is all about

What the Deoband controversy is all about

Rediff.com22 Feb 2011

Sahim Salim travels to Deoband in Uttar Pradesh to find answers to some of the questions that have sharply divided the Darul Uloom seminary

Anna: 53 hours inside Tihar Jail, and counting

Anna: 53 hours inside Tihar Jail, and counting

Rediff.com18 Aug 2011

Social Activist Anna Hazare has been continuing his fast from inside the Tihar Jail in New Delhi. Sahim Salim recaps the last 53 hours.

Meet Dhanush, the National Award winner

Meet Dhanush, the National Award winner

Rediff.com17 Aug 2011

The actor talks about life after his momentous win.

Dabangg bags National Award

Dabangg bags National Award

Rediff.com19 May 2011

Check out the films that bagged the National Award.

The CBI probe was full of lapses, says Talwar's lawyer

The CBI probe was full of lapses, says Talwar's lawyer

Rediff.com11 Feb 2011

In this interview with Rediff.com's Sahim Salim, the Talwars' counsel, Satish Tamta, says that CBI's investigations were shoddy, have a lot of loopholes and some deliberate lapses.

2008 Guj blasts: Bail plea of 3 accused rejected

2008 Guj blasts: Bail plea of 3 accused rejected

Rediff.com8 Aug 2011

While the four accused had contended that there was no evidence against them and they had no role to play in the terror conspiracy, the state government had opposed their plea contending that the four were a part of the terror conspiracy that triggered over 20 synchronised bomb blasts across the city on July 26, 2008.

Rain-triggered landslide in Mumbai kills 2

Rain-triggered landslide in Mumbai kills 2

Rediff.com10 Jul 2013

At least two people were killed and one was injured after a landslide in Antop Hill area of the city on Wednesday.

Coming soon: Prithviraj's Arjunan Saakshi

Coming soon: Prithviraj's Arjunan Saakshi

Rediff.com29 Oct 2010

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Malayalam cinema, right here!

PIX: Imran Abbas, Pernia Qureshi watch Jaanisaar with Daler Mehndi, Helen

PIX: Imran Abbas, Pernia Qureshi watch Jaanisaar with Daler Mehndi, Helen

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

A look at the guest list.

Guess who's listening to Aamir Khan on the sets of Thugs Of Hindustan?

Guess who's listening to Aamir Khan on the sets of Thugs Of Hindustan?

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Bollywood, right here!

Lady Gaga comes to Bollywood

Lady Gaga comes to Bollywood

Rediff.com13 Apr 2011

Here's what your favorite celebrities are tweeting.

Government responded to the masses, not Anna: Kejriwal

Government responded to the masses, not Anna: Kejriwal

Rediff.com13 Apr 2011

In an interview with rediff.com's Sahim Salim, Arvind Kejriwal, who played a key role in convincing the government to allow a joint panel, consisting of government and civil society members, for the drafting of the Lok Pal bill, explains why the Anna Hazare-led movement was such a huge success.

Tigers running wild in New Delhi!

Tigers running wild in New Delhi!

Rediff.com7 Jan 2011

58 of India's finest artists and 50 corporate companies came together for a cause saving the tiger -- and brought about the creation of The Tiger Trail in the national capital under an initiative christened Artiger Art for the tiger.

'I felt like I was talking to my own son'

'I felt like I was talking to my own son'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2011

Sahim Salim chronicles day four of Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's padyatra through the dusty villages of western Uttar Pradesh.

IN PICS: Resounding support for Hazare's campaign

IN PICS: Resounding support for Hazare's campaign

Rediff.com8 Apr 2011

Sahim Salim writes an eyewitness account from Jantar Mantar square, the spot which activist Anna Hazare has chosen for his hunger strike, demanding changes in the Loik Pal bill.

Meet the men behind Team Anna

Meet the men behind Team Anna

Rediff.com5 Jul 2011

A journalist. A lawyer. A systems analyst. Behind the propagation of the words and philosophies of team Anna is a core group of 12 dedicated individuals, some of who have quit their jobs to work full time for Anna's cause. Sahim Salim meets a few of them.

Skeletons out of UPA's closet

Skeletons out of UPA's closet

Rediff.com5 Apr 2011

Sahim Salim tracks the cash-for-vote scam that rocked the government in 2008, the Bharatiya Janata Party's role in the entire episode and the latest WikiLeaks blow to the ruling combine.

Indian sailors back with tales of horror, neglect

Indian sailors back with tales of horror, neglect

Rediff.com24 Jun 2011

Six Indian sailors on the M V Suez who were kept captive by Somali pirates for 10 months returned to New Delhi on Friday. They were all praise for the people and government of Pakistan and angry at the lack of response from the Indian government. Sahim Salim meets them and their families.

32 years on, Delhi gears up for Congress plenary

32 years on, Delhi gears up for Congress plenary

Rediff.com17 Dec 2010

On the eve of the Congress plenary, Sahim Salim captures the mood in Burari, a town in northwest Delhi, which is all geared up for the mega event.

Delhi SlutWalk: 'Men don't own the public space!'

Delhi SlutWalk: 'Men don't own the public space!'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2011

Sahim Salim speaks to the bold young women who are organising Delhi's first-ever 'SlutWalk' to fight against sexual harassment in the capital.

'Husain left India because he felt insulted'

'Husain left India because he felt insulted'

Rediff.com10 Jun 2011

He does not remember exactly when he had met Husain for the first time, but does say it was in the 1940s in Mumbai. Rediff.com's Sahim Salim talks to Syed Haider Raza, probably the only other Indian artist who can match MF Husain's work, in terms of price.

Meet Srinagar's young stone-throwers

Meet Srinagar's young stone-throwers

Rediff.com13 Aug 2010

There's something different about the protests in the Kashmir valley this time round. Children and women are the ones hurling stones at the security forces. Sahim Salim traveled to the bylanes of Maisuma in Srinagar to meet the school-going protestors.

Diganth and his two Anarkalis

Diganth and his two Anarkalis

Rediff.com24 May 2011

Get your lowdown on what's happening in the world of Kannada cinema, right here.

Siblings lock themselves in for 11 years

Siblings lock themselves in for 11 years

Rediff.com19 May 2011

A Delhi NGO comes to the rescue of three siblings who locked themselves in for 11 years fearing that stepsisters want to usurp their proprety. Sahim Salim reports.

Dawood's brother Iqbal Kaskar gets bail in extortion case

Dawood's brother Iqbal Kaskar gets bail in extortion case

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

A local court on Monday granted bail to Iqbal Kaskar, the brother of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, in an extortion case in which he had been arrested a week ago.

Former external affairs minister K Natwar Singh on the Obama visit

Former external affairs minister K Natwar Singh on the Obama visit

Rediff.com4 Nov 2010

'Bush was too committed towards Indo-US relations. I don't know if Obama is as committed.' Former external affairs minister K Natwar Singh in an exclusive interview.

'Jee Karda' singer Labh Janjua found dead at Mumbai residence

'Jee Karda' singer Labh Janjua found dead at Mumbai residence

Rediff.com22 Oct 2015

Singer Labh Janjua, famous for chartbusters such as "London Thumakda" and "Jee Karda", was found dead at his home in Mumbai on Thursday, the police said.

2 arrested for violence on AMU campus, exams postponed

2 arrested for violence on AMU campus, exams postponed

Rediff.com7 May 2018

The two were arrested by the police for allegedly trying to breach peace and posting inflammatory material on social media.

Delhi boy and girl claim Lara's wicket

Delhi boy and girl claim Lara's wicket

Rediff.com18 Jan 2011

Sahim Salim meets Nitin Yadav Sanjana Bharadwaj, who claimed the legendary Brian Lara's wicket at a cricket clinic for budding Delhi players at the Ferozshah Kotla.

Kolkata celebrates 150 years of historic Eden Gardens

Kolkata celebrates 150 years of historic Eden Gardens

Rediff.com16 Oct 2014

From Chandu Borde and Salim Durani -- the architects of India's first Test victory at Eden Gardens -- to Sourav Ganguly, the stadium's rich history was hailed as the Cricket Association of Bengal began its 150 years' celebrations of the stadium with a book and documentary launch on Thursday.

Shocking tale of child labour in national capital

Shocking tale of child labour in national capital

Rediff.com20 Apr 2011

Sahim Salim goes out investigating the shocking death of 10-year-old Moin Khan, the latest victim of child labour in the country.

When Sanjay Dutt cried on Indian Idol

When Sanjay Dutt cried on Indian Idol

Rediff.com30 Jun 2010

Missed out on the latest Indian Idol episode? Here's a recap.

Haunting tale of sisters who locked the world out

Haunting tale of sisters who locked the world out

Rediff.com14 Apr 2011

What made sisters Sonali and Anuradha withdraw from the world and lock themselves up in their Noida flat for months on end, living in a state of starvation and squalor? Sahil Salim tries to piece together the haunting tale

Without glitz or glitches, Delhi marches together

Without glitz or glitches, Delhi marches together

Rediff.com9 Apr 2011

Sahim Salim took part in a march that brought Delhi, and its infamously impatient drivers, to a standstill

U'khand HC accords human status to Ganga, Yamuna

U'khand HC accords human status to Ganga, Yamuna

Rediff.com20 Mar 2017

Giving the "legal status" of living humans to the holy rivers, the court ordered that the Director, Namami Gange project for cleaning and rejuvenating the river

Delhi student murder: Police close in on killer

Delhi student murder: Police close in on killer

Rediff.com11 Mar 2011

Two days after 20-year-old Radhika Tanwar was shot dead outside her college in Delhi, the police are trying to ascertain the identity of the killer, reports Sahim Salim