News for 'Shobha'

'Kishori Amonkar was a slave to the purity of the note'

'Kishori Amonkar was a slave to the purity of the note'

Rediff.com5 Apr 2017

Shobha Deepak Singh, whose association with the legendary Kishori Amonkar, spanned 35 years, shares her memories of the musical genius.

'As many people must get vaccine free of cost'

'As many people must get vaccine free of cost'

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

''None of the existing vaccines have 100% efficacy.' 'Each vaccine will work openly on a certain percentage of the population.'

'By the end of this year, our temples' funds will be empty'

'By the end of this year, our temples' funds will be empty'

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

'So far we have paid our salaries and pension in full because we had some reserve fund.' 'But we cannot afford to do so for more than another three months.'

'Farm law gives corporates upper hand'

'Farm law gives corporates upper hand'

Rediff.com19 Oct 2020

'If they add a small paragraph that no purchase will be allowed below the MSP, they have a winner on their hands'

In Chennai, party offices tell the story

In Chennai, party offices tell the story

Rediff.com16 May 2014

While the Congress and DMK headquarters bore a desolate look with party supporters shocked at their dismal performance, the AIADMK and BJP offices were in a celebratory mood. Ladoos, drums playing and dancing on the streets were seen outside the party headquarters. Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com presents the different scenes.

PIX: Shilpa Shetty, more at Sonu Nigam's mother's chautha

PIX: Shilpa Shetty, more at Sonu Nigam's mother's chautha

Rediff.com4 Mar 2013

Quite a few members of the film industry arrived to lend support to the singer.

'I was scared for his safety, but the army was his life'

'I was scared for his safety, but the army was his life'

Rediff.com25 Jan 2015

Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com meets the parents of Major Mukund Varadarajan, who was killed during an operation against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir on April 25.

'Modi's Gujarat model is highly undemocratic, autocratic'

'Modi's Gujarat model is highly undemocratic, autocratic'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2014

'Corporates decide the development and social needs of the people in Gujarat. It is not that Modi is the new inventor of Gujarat.' Social scientist Dr P Radhakrishnan, whose new book Political Villainy, UPA's Fall, AAP's Surge hit the stands recently, discusses the implications of the 2014 election.

The amazing success story of Kudumbashree

The amazing success story of Kudumbashree

Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

Kudumbashree is a revolution worth replicating wherever there are women in need of help. Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com travels to Thrissur to learn about the success story of the largest network of women in India.

Caring for the caregivers

Caring for the caregivers

Rediff.com13 Aug 2014

Rama Murali's CARE 3 -- care, connect and community - aims to build a strong caregiver community. Shobha Warrier meets Murali, the woman behind the enterprise.

'It will take more than 30 years for the BJP to come to power in Kerala'

'It will take more than 30 years for the BJP to come to power in Kerala'

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

'If you want to really grow, it has to be geometric progression like it happened at the Centre or Haryana or Tripura, where you made a quantum jump.' 'This is possible in Kerala provided we present a better alternative with a great leadership, but the current leadership is busy fixing each other.'

'Next year, when it appears, we won't even talk about it'

'Next year, when it appears, we won't even talk about it'

Rediff.com8 May 2020

'What is happening now is the virus is trying to survive inside us, and we are also trying to survive.' 'It is actually a fight. And the advantage the virus has is it multiplies very, very fast.' 'Within a second it can make 100 copies. Our cells are not like that.'

'It would be a mistake to allow private sector corporate groups to own banks'

'It would be a mistake to allow private sector corporate groups to own banks'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2021

'We still need a certain number of large public sector banks for financial inclusion and stability purposes.'

PIX: Shah Rukh-Gauri party with Akshay-Twinkle

PIX: Shah Rukh-Gauri party with Akshay-Twinkle

Rediff.com28 Oct 2019

Even as Sonam Kapoor threw a Diwali party, Amitabh Bachchan hosted a grand celebration too.

Why this entrepreneur turned to Rahul for help

Why this entrepreneur turned to Rahul for help

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

'We have been telling the government that we need handholding.' So, we sent a series of recommendations to the government, but nothing happened.' 'And the condition of industry became worse.'

Lessons from Cyclone Tauktae

Lessons from Cyclone Tauktae

Rediff.com26 May 2021

'Storms push a lot of water into land, then there is heavy rainfall due to the cyclone.' 'Along with this, we see the gradual rising of the sea level.' 'We see this during and after the latest Cyclone Tauktae.' 'This kind of overlapping events are increasing and we do not know much about how to tackle them.'

'Modi has a secular image now'

'Modi has a secular image now'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2014

'Otherwise, the minorities would not have acknowledged his leadership quality. I am happy the BJP is working towards achieving a secular image,' Vellappally Natesan, the OBC leader in Kerala who has created a controversy by supporting Narendra Modi, tells Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier.

'1,000 companies want to shift from China to India'

'1,000 companies want to shift from China to India'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2020

'China can't stop any company from relocating to India.'

'To oppose the BJP does not mean one is unpatriotic'

'To oppose the BJP does not mean one is unpatriotic'

Rediff.com24 Nov 2020

'The propagation of an absolutist narrative that shuts down any dissent is dangerous, irresponsible, and unbecoming of India's proud democracy.' 'The government must do better.'

A robot changes the way a bank hires staff!

A robot changes the way a bank hires staff!

Rediff.com6 Dec 2019

'The highlight of the interview process is it is robotic.'

Vishy Anand: 'I have to think differently against Carlsen'

Vishy Anand: 'I have to think differently against Carlsen'

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

'All the tournaments I played in recent times had a lot of bad moments, but the Candidates was a perfect tournament... Everything about the World Championship was very depressing.' Enjoying a break at his Chennai home, Viswanathan Anand, the former World chess champion, speaks to Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier.

'It is climate change time for corporate India'

'It is climate change time for corporate India'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

'There are companies that are losing and there are companies that are rising.' 'And the companies that are losing are positioning it as an economic slowdown.'

59 arrested for attacking health officials in Bengaluru

59 arrested for attacking health officials in Bengaluru

Rediff.com20 Apr 2020

Police said the incident happened when officials along with medical staff were trying to shift the secondary contacts to the place identified for quarantine purpose.

'This Budget will not take us to 12%, but it will help the economy fare better'

'This Budget will not take us to 12%, but it will help the economy fare better'

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

'There is good indication that the economy is bouncing back, but the problem is, we should look at the eight quarters preceding March 2020.' 'The growth had fallen below 3.1% before March 2020.' 'So, the governments must realise that even if you transform the best of green shoots into banyan trees, you see only 3.1% growth.'

Why BJP doesn't want temple gold to be pledged to RBI

Why BJP doesn't want temple gold to be pledged to RBI

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

'The Sangh Parivar's position is that whatever gold that is there in a temple should remain there. It shouldn't be taken away by anyone.' 'See, we are not misappropriating anything; we are only using it for the welfare of the temple and the devotees.'

'I don't know whether I should live...'

'I don't know whether I should live...'

Rediff.com16 Apr 2021

'The advocate tells me not to worry as truth will prevail one day.' 'I don't know... I am losing all hope...'

'Second and third waves will be more intense'

'Second and third waves will be more intense'

Rediff.com16 Apr 2021

'If we again become complacent at the end of the second wave, we are going to suffer more as it will be even more intense.'

'What honesty can you talk about when you openly buy MLAs?'

'What honesty can you talk about when you openly buy MLAs?'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

'What steps have the higher level of political leadership taken to remove corruption from the system and bring in honest governance?'

'He treated the President and a poor man the same way'

'He treated the President and a poor man the same way'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

'His last journey was like putting out the lamps one by one in a temple at night.' 'It was like the soul slowly walking away from the body; it was so pure and peaceful...'

'Job creation will be first big challenge for the next govt'

'Job creation will be first big challenge for the next govt'

Rediff.com7 May 2014

Our economic growth was never broad based. We have not been able to harness technology for the overall development of industry.

'Job creation will be first big challenge for the next govt'

'Job creation will be first big challenge for the next govt'

Rediff.com7 May 2014

Our economic growth was never broad based. We have not been able to harness technology for the overall development of industry.

'Whether UPA, NDA or BJP, new govt must drive the economy'

'Whether UPA, NDA or BJP, new govt must drive the economy'

Rediff.com6 May 2014

Our economic growth was never broad based. We have not been able to harness technology for the overall development of industry.

'New govt should reform infra, agri sectors on priority basis'

'New govt should reform infra, agri sectors on priority basis'

Rediff.com6 May 2014

Growth in manufacturing sector is very important for any economy.

PIX: Bollywood pays last respects to Sonu Nigam's mother

PIX: Bollywood pays last respects to Sonu Nigam's mother

Rediff.com1 Mar 2013

Sonu Nigam received support from his colleagues in the film industry.

'Every day you wake up to see who was arrested last night'

'Every day you wake up to see who was arrested last night'

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

'If you talk about any kind of equality, you are under attack.'

WOW! 7 Indian-American students crack Spell Bee

WOW! 7 Indian-American students crack Spell Bee

Rediff.com31 May 2019

A record seven Indian-origin students and one American have won the prestigious 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

'Modi engages mostly in personal theatre'

'Modi engages mostly in personal theatre'

Rediff.com27 Nov 2020

'... while leaving the dirty work he orders to his subordinates.'

'Pinarayi Vijayan has been the target of the most vicious personal attacks'

'Pinarayi Vijayan has been the target of the most vicious personal attacks'

Rediff.com29 Mar 2021

'During Amit Shah's recent visit to Kerala, the strategy of concentrating the attacks on the CM on false charges was clear enough.'

'When the deadly second wave came, Modi got exposed'

'When the deadly second wave came, Modi got exposed'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2021

'We will see a kind of disaster which the country has not seen in the last 100 years.'

Who will get the COVID-19 vaccine first?

Who will get the COVID-19 vaccine first?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

'You will not have a vaccine for everyone initially.'