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Army Angry With Former Puppet Imran Khan

Army Angry With Former Puppet Imran Khan

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

The press briefing seemed a deliberate decision to let the army convey its angst to Imran directly, observes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RAW, India's external intelligence agency.

Why 'Captain' Vijayakanth Won't Be Forgotten

Why 'Captain' Vijayakanth Won't Be Forgotten

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

The Tamil film industry won't forget Vijayakanth's large-heartedness, how he took care of fellow industry persons, male or female, rich or poor, young or old...recalls N Sathiya Moorthy. How he sent money quietly for the family of a stunt artiste to meet his funeral expenses, how he always ensured that all female co-stars, including junior artistes, had secure accommodation on outdoor shoots, and how he would always the first to rush help if anyone from the fraternity was in distress.

Imran Khan divorces wife after 10 months of marriage

Imran Khan divorces wife after 10 months of marriage

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

The divorce comes amid reports that the cricketer-turned-politician did not approve of Reham meddling in political affairs.

Will Pataal Lok have season 2? Anushka answers

Will Pataal Lok have season 2? Anushka answers

Rediff.com27 May 2020

'We want to push boundaries; we want to push the envelope as far as content is concerned...'

Preparation For Biparjoy Paid Dividends

Preparation For Biparjoy Paid Dividends

Rediff.com17 Jun 2023

No lives were lost after cyclone Biparjoy made landfall. Preparations for Biparjoy were not only extensive, they were also telecast far and wide. Ahead of the cyclone's landfall, Shyam G Menon observes there was considerable publicity on how much the government was geared up to face the storm and its aftermath.

White House press secretary tests positive for COVID-19

White House press secretary tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

McEnany, 32, has become the highest-ranking White House official to be tested positive for COVID-19 after President Trump and the first lady tested positive for the deadly virus that has so far killed more than 200,000 Americans this year.

Outrage over murder of Gauri Lankesh

Outrage over murder of Gauri Lankesh

Rediff.com6 Sep 2017

Journalists from across the country gathered and demanded justice amid call for standing up to "forces" trying to the "muzzle" the voices of dissent.

A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Deshmukh asked me to collect money from bars: Waze tells ED

Deshmukh asked me to collect money from bars: Waze tells ED

Rediff.com17 Sep 2021

Earlier, former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh had accused Deshmukh of asking Waze to collect money from bar owners in Mumbai, an allegation which Deshmukh, who later resigned, denied.

Zee News anchor gets SC protection in Rahul video case

Zee News anchor gets SC protection in Rahul video case

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

The apex court also issued notice, including to the Centre through the office of the attorney general, on Ranjan's plea seeking clubbing of FIRs and protection from coercive action.

Can Flyweight Kejriwal Be A Hindu Hriday Samrat?

Can Flyweight Kejriwal Be A Hindu Hriday Samrat?

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

How did Arvind Kejriwal, a one-time votary of secularism, turn into a bargain-basement version of Narendra Modi, wonders Vir Sanghvi.

Arnab Goswami accuses 'Sonia's goons' of attacking him

Arnab Goswami accuses 'Sonia's goons' of attacking him

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

In a video posted after the alleged attack, Goswami said he was told by his security guards that the attackers were allegedly Youth Congress workers. However, there was no confirmation of the same by either police or the youth outfit.

What Pakistan Army Reshuffle Means

What Pakistan Army Reshuffle Means

Rediff.com9 Aug 2022

The timing of these transfers, while being projected as routine, is significant in both strategic and political terms, asserts Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.

Sent Rakul's grievances to NBA, issued advisory to channels: Govt to HC

Sent Rakul's grievances to NBA, issued advisory to channels: Govt to HC

Rediff.com15 Oct 2020

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) also told Justice Navin Chawla that on October 9 it issued an advisory to all private satellite TV channels to adhere to the programme code provided under the Cable Television Networks Rules.

Who Stoked Migrant Labour 'Exodus' From Tamil Nadu?

Who Stoked Migrant Labour 'Exodus' From Tamil Nadu?

Rediff.com6 Mar 2023

Unless controlled and contained, given the untested belief that the north Indian labour support and follow the Hindutva kind of political ideology, there is a potential in terms of ideological clashes with their Dravidian brethren in the local neighbourhoods, and it all escalating into violence, especially during election time, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.

Columnist Raza Rumi fired at in Lahore, driver killed

Columnist Raza Rumi fired at in Lahore, driver killed

Rediff.com28 Mar 2014

To unidentified gunmen on Friday opened fire on the car of a prominent journalist here, leaving his driver dead and guard injured. TV anchor and editor Raza Rumi's car was fired at near Raja Market area of the city.

With open offer to buy 26% stake, Adanis seek to become majority shareholder in NDTV

With open offer to buy 26% stake, Adanis seek to become majority shareholder in NDTV

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

Three firms, Vishvapradhan Commercial Pvt Ltd along with AMG Media Networks and Adani Enterprises Ltd, have offered a price of Rs 294 for the acquisition of up to 1,67,62,530 fully paid-up equity shares of NDTV having a face value of Rs 4 from the public shareholders.

Noted Mumbai coach Vasu Paranjape passes away

Noted Mumbai coach Vasu Paranjape passes away

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

On behalf of the Apex Council members of MCA, all the member clubs as also the cricketing fraternity we condole his demise," secretary Sanjay Naik and joint secretary.

Pak journo who wrote on Mehran base attack missing

Pak journo who wrote on Mehran base attack missing

Rediff.com30 May 2011

Shahzad, the Pakistan bureau chief of Asia Times Online, went missing last evening after he had left his house in Islamabad to participate in a television programme.

Hamid Mir to get SAARC Lifetime Achievement Award

Hamid Mir to get SAARC Lifetime Achievement Award

Rediff.com20 Mar 2010

Foundation of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Writers and Literature have nominated Pakistani journalist and columnist of rediff.com Hamid Mir for the SAARC Lifetime Achievement Award 2010. Mir works for Geo TV in Islamabad.

Tax raids on Dainik Bhaskar, Bharat Samachar groups critical of Covid care

Tax raids on Dainik Bhaskar, Bharat Samachar groups critical of Covid care

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

The two media groups have been critical of the Covid-19 management in the country and have done numerous news stories on the subject during the second wave of the pandemic that hit the country between April and May.

#MeToo: Rape case filed against Alok Nath

#MeToo: Rape case filed against Alok Nath

Rediff.com21 Nov 2018

The complainant had alleged that the actor had raped her 19 years ago.

The Sooner Woke-dom Dies, The Better

The Sooner Woke-dom Dies, The Better

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

As far as Hindus are concerned, the eclipse of Wokeism cannot come any sooner, says Rajeev Srinivasan.

The TRP Trap

The TRP Trap

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

'The more the news media weakens, especially at this juncture of economic ruin with lay-offs and wage cuts, the more the owners and journalists weigh their value in terms who they are close to, the more they depend on the State to bail them out of trouble, slow-fry their rival, the faster it pushes us towards institutional destruction,' warns Shekhar Gupta.

Digital media completely uncontrolled: Centre to SC

Digital media completely uncontrolled: Centre to SC

Rediff.com21 Sep 2020

The government said if the apex court considers it necessary to lay down guidelines for mainstream electronic and print media, it is the 'need of the hour' that the exercise should start first with web based digital media.

Who is Lauren Sanchez, the new woman in Jeff Bezos' life?

Who is Lauren Sanchez, the new woman in Jeff Bezos' life?

Rediff.com12 Jan 2019

The former news anchor is reportedly dating the world's richest man.

Soumitra Chatterjee and the inheritance of loss

Soumitra Chatterjee and the inheritance of loss

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

The passing of Satyajit Ray's renaissance man feels like the snapping of the last connection with a generation that built a nation and defined grace while facing everything life had to throw at them, says Sumit Bhattacharya.

Bring down the rhetoric, don't call Tharoor names: Delhi HC to Arnab

Bring down the rhetoric, don't call Tharoor names: Delhi HC to Arnab

Rediff.com29 May 2017

The Delhi high court on Monday sought the response of the Arnab Goswami and his newly-launched news channel Republic TV on Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's defamation plea against them.

MCA stadium curator suspended after tampering claims in sting

MCA stadium curator suspended after tampering claims in sting

Rediff.com25 Oct 2017

The Board of Control for Cricket in India suspended the curator of the Maharashtra Cricket Association's stadium in Pune after he was captured on television in a sting operation, claiming that he could tamper with the pitch ahead of Wednesday's second India-New Zealand One-Day International.

'The terrorists were lobbing grenades, firing indiscriminately'

'The terrorists were lobbing grenades, firing indiscriminately'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

'I could see the silhouettes of three men on the sixth floor.' 'I pointed them out to the NSG personnel standing beside me and suggested they take them out.' 'They did not have the clearance to fire.'

We have failed her as humans: V K Singh on Kathua girl's rape-murder

We have failed her as humans: V K Singh on Kathua girl's rape-murder

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

The rape-and-murder of the eight-year-old Bakerwal community girl has created a controversy after lawyers in Jammu called for a shutdown on Wednesday, demanding the case be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Why doesn't Britain love its champion Hamilton?

Why doesn't Britain love its champion Hamilton?

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

Is Lewis Hamilton sufficiently appreciated at home?

WATCH: How #MeToo changed Vinta Nanda's life

WATCH: How #MeToo changed Vinta Nanda's life

Rediff.com14 Dec 2018

'I stopped getting work after 2004. Between 2005 and 2018, I had no work.'

Barkha 2.0: The reinvention of Barkha Dutt

Barkha 2.0: The reinvention of Barkha Dutt

Rediff.com2 Mar 2015

One of Indian TV's most famous faces tells Kanika Datta why and how she hopes to reinvent herself in the uncharted territories of multimedia and think tanks

'Writing is an art, a craft and an expression with limitless potential to evolve'

'Writing is an art, a craft and an expression with limitless potential to evolve'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

'This may seem like a lyrical lamenting of a writer, but it is the sad reality in and outside the industry. In films, nine out of 10 times the writer's name is not mentioned in posters, publicity or even reviews.' Screenwriter Anjum Rajabali and actress-writer Preeti Mamgain hope to make way for Bollywood's writers.

Will former Pakistan captain Afridi tell all in his autobiography?

Will former Pakistan captain Afridi tell all in his autobiography?

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi will come out next year with his autobiography in which he opens up about his "rivalries and alliances", particularly those with India, as well as his infatuation with the military and his take on politics. "Shahid Afridi: An Autobiography", written with journalist Wajahat S Khan, is an account of one of modern-day cricket's most controversial and high-achieving practitioners, who in 1996, as a 16-year-old, hammered a record-breaking 37-ball century. Afridi also holds the distinction of having hit the most number of sixes in the history of ODI cricket and most wickets (97) and most player-of-the match awards in T20 Internationals.

Not my battle: Mallika Dua on #MeToo charges against father Vinod Dua

Not my battle: Mallika Dua on #MeToo charges against father Vinod Dua

Rediff.com15 Oct 2018

The onus of the 'battle' was not on her, Mallika said, adding that she would deal with the case in her way and on her time.

Fake news: Trump on media criticism of his 100 days

Fake news: Trump on media criticism of his 100 days

Rediff.com30 Apr 2017

He told supporters that he was keeping 'one promise after another', dismissing criticism as 'fake news' by 'out of touch' journalists.

'It feels like a close family member has passed away'

'It feels like a close family member has passed away'

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

'Ever since I heard about his death this morning, I have not been able to control my tears,' says Patcy N who interviewed the actor often

Former Bihar DGP joins JD-U, may contest assembly poll

Former Bihar DGP joins JD-U, may contest assembly poll

Rediff.com27 Sep 2020

Pandey had hit the headlines recently for his vocal condemnation of the non-cooperation meted out to the Bihar police team that had visited Mumbai to probe the death of Patna-born actor Sushant Singh Rajput.