News for 'Sunanda'

'May our kids make us better versions of ourselves'

'May our kids make us better versions of ourselves'

Rediff.com10 May 2021

Bollywood's star moms celebrated Mother's Day with adorable pictures of their children, spreading love at a time when we really need it.

Bail for Shilpa Shetty's mom

Bail for Shilpa Shetty's mom

Rediff.com19 Aug 2003

Shilpa's parents have been accused of trying to extort her dues from the owner of Praful Sarees.

PIX: Sarah, Madhuri, Shilpa watch Beauty and the Beast

PIX: Sarah, Madhuri, Shilpa watch Beauty and the Beast

Rediff.com9 May 2016

Check out the cool pictures.

Shashi Tharoor... controversies just keep finding him

Shashi Tharoor... controversies just keep finding him

Rediff.com18 Jan 2014

As a man who has courted controversies ever since he plunged into electoral politics, the death of his wife could become the focus of yet another row for Union Minister Shashi Tharoor.

'Spirituality and religiosity complement each other'

'Spirituality and religiosity complement each other'

Rediff.com4 Jun 2013

Sunanda Leelaram has dedicated her life to teach Vedanta, a body of knowledge that expounds the technique of life and living. Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais speaks to Sunandaji, who is currently is on a multi-city North American tour.

The anomaly of a secular Bangladesh

The anomaly of a secular Bangladesh

Rediff.com9 Mar 2013

Sheikh Hasina should draw a veil over the nation's blood-soaked past, moderate her quest for justice and resolve the dilemma of the Bengali and Muslim identities, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray

Madhuri watches Hichki with Rani

Madhuri watches Hichki with Rani

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

Doing the 'hichki pose'!

What will post-Covid India look like?

What will post-Covid India look like?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2020

'The norm will be even less public accountability, even less transparency, tweets instead of press conferences, TV lectures rather than parliamentary debate, and greater political authoritarianism,' predicts Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Inside Ashoka Hall: Rahul's jibe, Naik's gaffe and more

Inside Ashoka Hall: Rahul's jibe, Naik's gaffe and more

Rediff.com28 Oct 2012

The ornate Ashoka Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Sunday reverberated with joy as 22 new ministers were inducted into the central government.

PIX: Shilpa Shetty visits Andhericha Raja

PIX: Shilpa Shetty visits Andhericha Raja

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

The actress was accompanied by her parents.

All about Jack Cohen's RETAIL blues

All about Jack Cohen's RETAIL blues

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

Commerce came before politics for an East London Jew who started out when he was just 21 with a stall in the Well Street Market in Hackney.

Make Narendra Modi minister of communal harmony

Make Narendra Modi minister of communal harmony

Rediff.com26 Mar 2012

Matching talent with jobs should not be a problem in Indian politics. In fact, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is spoilt for choice, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray

Budget should focus on these five areas, says Sen

Budget should focus on these five areas, says Sen

Rediff.com19 Feb 2013

Government should focus on five areas in this year's Budget, says Sunanda Sen, a former professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Paybacks from the hustings

Paybacks from the hustings

Rediff.com5 Nov 2012

In the US as in India, policy outcomes are linked to election funding

Modi calls Tharoor's wife '50-crore-rupee girlfriend'

Modi calls Tharoor's wife '50-crore-rupee girlfriend'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

"Wah kya girlfriend hai. Apne kabhi dekha hai 50 crore ka girlfriend? (What a girlfriend? Have you ever seen a 50-crore girlfriend), Modi said at an election rally, in an apparent attack on Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar.

Shilpa, Raj mush over their lil' munchkin

Shilpa, Raj mush over their lil' munchkin

Rediff.com21 May 2018

You've become a big boy, Viaan!

KKR's IPL win was Kolkata's triumph

KKR's IPL win was Kolkata's triumph

Rediff.com5 Jun 2012

Kolkata Knight Riders' IPL triumph allowed chief minister Mamata Banerjee merrily to fob people off with a circus when what they need is bread.

Have you cancelled your credit card correctly?

Have you cancelled your credit card correctly?

Rediff.com2 May 2013

Watch out what you do with that piece of plastic

Shah Rukh, Salman, Aamir, Kareena... vote!

Shah Rukh, Salman, Aamir, Kareena... vote!

Rediff.com29 Apr 2019

Stars step out to cast their vote.

What Modi displayed was chauvinism of the worst kind

What Modi displayed was chauvinism of the worst kind

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

Calling the very much married Sunanda Pushkar a 'Rs 50 crore girlfriend', though, is not just crude but is meant to demean her. Women may come for a price in Modi's world but that's hardly the mindset we want to see in a modern day leader, says Sherna Gandhy.

Tharoor on Modi's 50 cr jibe: My wife is 'priceless'

Tharoor on Modi's 50 cr jibe: My wife is 'priceless'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

Hitting back at Narendra Modi for his attack on his wife Sunanda Pushkar, Union Minister Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said she is "priceless" but the Gujarat chief minister needs to be able to love someone to understand that.

What if India banned Chinese restaurants...

What if India banned Chinese restaurants...

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

China will flood direct flights to India with wholesale takeaways of the authentic stuff; Indian businessmen will fight for the commission and the consumers for the cuisine, predicts Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

India should cut rates, boost spending, says economist

India should cut rates, boost spending, says economist

Rediff.com5 Dec 2011

India needs to cuts interest rates and expand public expenditure if it wants to boost growth rate, says Sunanda Sen.

PIX: Shilpa, Shamita watch Vidya's Tumhari Sulu

PIX: Shilpa, Shamita watch Vidya's Tumhari Sulu

Rediff.com16 Nov 2017

They laughed, cried and were entertained!

Leave Shashi Tharoor alone, says Salman Khurshid at JLF

Leave Shashi Tharoor alone, says Salman Khurshid at JLF

Rediff.com19 Jan 2014

Expressing his disappointment with the media over its coverage of the death of Sunanda Pushkar, the External Affairs Minister said the media should set the bar higher for itself and not stoop to such levels. Sanchari Bhattacharya reports.

PIX: Shilpa Shetty's Diwali party

PIX: Shilpa Shetty's Diwali party

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

A look at the guest list.

America's race bitterness erupts in India's communal bitterness

America's race bitterness erupts in India's communal bitterness

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

'India shares the world's pain, but India's pain is not the world's.' 'Little that occurs here is even reported abroad,' notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Indian-origin broadcaster sues US employer

Indian-origin broadcaster sues US employer

Rediff.com5 Jul 2011

The Varanasi-born Sunanda "Sue" Tripathi-Manteris, filed the lawsuit against station owner Valley Broadcasting Co, Intermountain West Communications, other corporate entities and KSNV station managers and executives in US district court for Nevada. Manteris, who had been with the NBC Las Vegas affiliate for 22 years before her final broadcast on June 9, claims that KSNV let her go because she was too old and from an ethnic minority

What Modi can learn from Singapore's Lee

What Modi can learn from Singapore's Lee

Rediff.com8 Aug 2020

'Lee Kuan Yew told me he used to look to India, especially the writings of Nehru and Sardar Panikkar, for guidance on governance.' 'It's ironic that India should have so much to learn of the spirit of democracy from his son,' notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

PIX: Bollywood pays its last respects to Shilpa Shetty's father

PIX: Bollywood pays its last respects to Shilpa Shetty's father

Rediff.com16 Oct 2016

A look at the pictures.

PIX: Shilpa Shetty, Hrithik, Ameesha's Ganpati Visarjan looked like a lot of fun!

PIX: Shilpa Shetty, Hrithik, Ameesha's Ganpati Visarjan looked like a lot of fun!

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

Kicking off the 11-day Ganpati celebrations, several stars welcomed the deity into their homes last week. Some of them constituted the first batch of celebrities who bid Ganpati goodbye after a day and a half of prayers and rituals.

The Marie Antoinette of Indian politics

The Marie Antoinette of Indian politics

Rediff.com6 Jun 2020

'Everybody knows that any solution would upstage and expose official bungling.' 'That is something Mrs Sitharaman's masters will not allow.' 'No matter how high the cost in human misery, they will squander a fortune on the unnecessary Central Vista extravaganza,' notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Of Mamata and Mati

Of Mamata and Mati

Rediff.com25 Apr 2012

There's more to the mob attacking the Jadavpur University professor than meets the eye, says Sunanda K Dutta-Ray

From raja to praja:Jyotiraditya's likely role in BJP

From raja to praja:Jyotiraditya's likely role in BJP

Rediff.com29 Mar 2020

They will fawn over a prize catch who has brought a rich dowry of Gwalior-Chambal politicians. But in the end, all BJP members are prajas of Amit Shah and Narendra Modi, notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Lockdown or lawless tyranny?

Lockdown or lawless tyranny?

Rediff.com10 May 2020

We may be witnessing a slow erosion of the democratic republic and the emergence of the police State, warns Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Why Arnab's TRPs will shoot up even more

Why Arnab's TRPs will shoot up even more

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

The stupidity of someone buying impressions on people meters is like saying the BJP wins elections because the EVMs are rigged. I predict zooming TRPs for Republic TV, says Sudhir Bisht.

PIX: Bollywood says farewell to Sadashiv Amrapurkar

PIX: Bollywood says farewell to Sadashiv Amrapurkar

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

Film personalities pay homage to Sadashiv Amrapurkar.

Govt may charge domestic natural gas users more

Govt may charge domestic natural gas users more

Rediff.com23 Mar 2011

Inter-ministerial committee held it first meeting on subsidising costlier imported LNG by making consumers of cheaper domestic natural gas pay more.

Oh, how Indians love protocol!

Oh, how Indians love protocol!

Rediff.com27 Mar 2018

'Perhaps it isn't protocol at all, but power before which we abase ourselves,' says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Images: Bigwigs attend Tharoors' wedding reception

Images: Bigwigs attend Tharoors' wedding reception

Rediff.com4 Sep 2010

A large number of political leaders, diplomats and other bigwigs attended the wedding reception hosted by Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor and his new wife Sunanda Pushkar in New Delhi.