News for 'Varghese'

Lockdown effect: Kerala govt to issue passes for alcoholics

Lockdown effect: Kerala govt to issue passes for alcoholics

Rediff.com31 Mar 2020

Doctors said the decision was a medical blunder.

Biden inauguration to include presidential escort, virtual parade

Biden inauguration to include presidential escort, virtual parade

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

President-elect Joe Biden's low-key inauguration on January 20 will include a Pass in Review on the East Front, a presidential escort to the White House, and a virtual parade across America following his official swearing in at the United States Capitol, the Presidential Inaugural Committee has announced.

Pics: How many of these gorgeous beaches have you visited?

Pics: How many of these gorgeous beaches have you visited?

Rediff.com24 Sep 2017

Readers share their travel pics. You can share yours too!

Review: Paisa Paisa is disappointing

Review: Paisa Paisa is disappointing

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

The film had a proming premise but the director fails to built on it.

Pratap Pothen to direct Dulquer

Pratap Pothen to direct Dulquer

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

A lowdown on Malayalam film industry.

An Indian product for Fortune 500 cos

An Indian product for Fortune 500 cos

Rediff.com31 Jul 2012

This start-up helps corporates use social tools to understand their competitors' social media strategy.

Review: Kohinoor is exhausting

Review: Kohinoor is exhausting

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

Kohinoor lacks the sparkle, feels Paresh C Palicha.

Review: Nothing original about Polytechnic

Review: Nothing original about Polytechnic

Rediff.com14 Apr 2014

There is nothing new in the film and it is the effort the actors put in that helps the film from sinking totally.

Officer who climbed wall to arrest Chidambaram gets Prez medal

Officer who climbed wall to arrest Chidambaram gets Prez medal

Rediff.com26 Jan 2020

Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramaswamy Parthasarathy, who arrested Chidambaram in the INX Media case last year, has been conferred with the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.

Hope truth will come out, says Kerala actress

Hope truth will come out, says Kerala actress

Rediff.com13 Jul 2017

Popular Malayalam actor Dileep was arrested on the charge of being a key conspirator.

First Look: Jayasurya in Lal Bahadur Shasthri

First Look: Jayasurya in Lal Bahadur Shasthri

Rediff.com6 Aug 2014

The title has been formed by combining the names of the three main characters in the film, Lal (Jayasurya), Bahadur (Nedumudi Venu) and Shasthri (Aju Varghese).

Review: Ithihasa is enjoyable

Review: Ithihasa is enjoyable

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

The storyline sounds simple and thin but the way it is presented makes Ithihasa worth watching.

Review: Mohanlal's Peruchazhi disappoints

Review: Mohanlal's Peruchazhi disappoints

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

Peruchazhi is not up to the mark especially since it underutilises an actor of Mohanlal's caliber.

Retail honchos bat for FDI in multi-brand

Retail honchos bat for FDI in multi-brand

Rediff.com22 Sep 2011

In India, these global retailers exported goods worth $725 million in 2010. Modern retail constitutes 6.5 per cent of the $435-billion overall Indian retail market.

Review: Lal Bahadur Shastri is run-of-the-mill

Review: Lal Bahadur Shastri is run-of-the-mill

Rediff.com24 Nov 2014

Lal Bahadur Shastri is a New Gen venture that offers you just few chuckles and laughs here and there.

Sabka Vishwas: Will Modi walk the talk?

Sabka Vishwas: Will Modi walk the talk?

Rediff.com14 Jun 2019

If the challenge of the government is to regain the confidence of the minorities, it has to first overpower its own unruly gangs and their heroic masters, says Sunil Varghese.

Jayasurya's Lal Bahadur Shastri releases today

Jayasurya's Lal Bahadur Shastri releases today

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

The title has no connection with India's former Prime Minister, but is the combination of the names of the three lead characters in the film.

Indian start-ups get ready to conquer the world

Indian start-ups get ready to conquer the world

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

'Some of these companies are India focused, some are overseas focused and some companies are focused on both.' Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports from California.

Review: King Liar tests your patience

Review: King Liar tests your patience

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

King Liar's story is wafer thin and the effort to hold the viewer's interest does not work beyond a point, feels Paresh C Palicha.

India summons Australian envoy over racist e-mail

India summons Australian envoy over racist e-mail

Rediff.com9 Oct 2010

Outraged over the racist slurs by top Australian police officers, India on Saturday summoned its high commissioner and sought an explanation on the issue, saying such an attitude was 'shocking' and a 'matter of serious concern'. High Commissioner Peter Varghese described the incident as 'unacceptable' and said one officer has left the police services and another one involved in the incident is facing disciplinary action in the matter.

Australia wants to encash CWG platform

Australia wants to encash CWG platform

Rediff.com28 Sep 2010

Australia has raised concerns on security and infrastructure preparedness.

It's Mohanlal v/s Mammootty v/s Prithviraj this Onam

It's Mohanlal v/s Mammootty v/s Prithviraj this Onam

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

Exciting times ahead at the Malayalam box office.

Facebook opens office in India

Facebook opens office in India

Rediff.com30 Sep 2010

The office is already humming with an initial landing team from its headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and a team of recent hires from India, the company said in a statement.

Review: Monsoon Mangoes is pretentious

Review: Monsoon Mangoes is pretentious

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

Monsoon Mangoes is pretentious and looks tacky as most of frames are jaded, warns Paresh C Palicha.

'Nun' Sofia Hayat dons a bikini!

'Nun' Sofia Hayat dons a bikini!

Rediff.com30 Sep 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Birla's retail venture: Less is more

Birla's retail venture: Less is more

Rediff.com1 Nov 2010

By his own admission, the last 30 months have been one of the toughest in Thomas Varghese's 29-year career. The 50-year-old chief executive of Aditya Birla Retail, however, quickly adds that they have been 'very interesting and challenging too'.

Why Bengaluru now has an IT union

Why Bengaluru now has an IT union

Rediff.com11 Nov 2017

'There is large-scale sacking, and salaries in smaller companies are lower than the minimum wages of Rs 18,000 a month.'

Looking at Prithviraj's Thanthonni

Looking at Prithviraj's Thanthonni

Rediff.com17 Mar 2010

Check out the actor's latest Malayalam movie releasing this weekend.

Mother Petra takes first step towards sainthood

Mother Petra takes first step towards sainthood

Rediff.com15 Jun 2009

Declaration of a faithful as 'Servant of God' is the first step for canonisation under the Roman Catholic Church. Other steps towards sainthood are declarations of Venerable, Blessed and Canonisation.

Prithviraj is a Thanthonni?

Prithviraj is a Thanthonni?

Rediff.com19 Nov 2009

A first look at the actor's latest Malayalam film of the same name.

Review: Thanthonni is a disappointment

Review: Thanthonni is a disappointment

Rediff.com22 Mar 2010

The story line of this Malayalam film is too jaded to merit a dekho.

Why More failed to give shape to Aditya Birla group's retail dream

Why More failed to give shape to Aditya Birla group's retail dream

Rediff.com4 Sep 2018

'Unlike Big Bazaar, where the promoter calls the shot, in ABRL, professionals take decisions. So, every new CEO leads to a change in strategy, which confuses vendors and the team.'

'Australia's image in India hit after attacks'

'Australia's image in India hit after attacks'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2010

"I certainly accept that our image in India has taken a beating. I don't think that if you go through the intensity of the negative media coverage in India and not take a damage," he told Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate programme on CNN-IBN.

Sales not hit by swine flu: Aditya Birla Retail

Sales not hit by swine flu: Aditya Birla Retail

Rediff.com13 Aug 2009

Aditya Birla Retail on Thursday said its sales, even in Pune, have not been impacted by the spreading disease swine flu.

TN bus burning case: Madani's wife among accused

TN bus burning case: Madani's wife among accused

Rediff.com11 Dec 2009

In a new twist to the burning of a Tamil Nadu state-owned bus near Kochi in September 2005, Soofiya Madani, wife of Peoples Democratic Party leader Abdul Nasser Madani, was on Friday listed as an accused in the case, even as the Kerala high court declined to grant anticipatory bail to her. Assistant Commissioner of Police P M Varghese, who is heading the investigation in the case, filed a report in the Aluva Judicial First Class magistrate court today.

Nivin Pauly unveils his Jacobinte Swargarajyam look

Nivin Pauly unveils his Jacobinte Swargarajyam look

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

Latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.

Australia names top spy as new envoy to India

Australia names top spy as new envoy to India

Rediff.com8 Jun 2009

Amid a spate of racial attacks on students that have dented its image, Australia on Monday named an Indian-Australian as its new envoy to New Delhi in an apparent bid to assuage feelings over a spate of unabated attacks on Indian students that have not done any good to its image.

Jayasurya vs Kunchako Boban at the box office

Jayasurya vs Kunchako Boban at the box office

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

Which film are *you* looking forward to?

Madhoo to star opposite Sudeep in Ranna

Madhoo to star opposite Sudeep in Ranna

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

Get your lowdown of what's happening Kannada cinema!

Review: Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam is brilliant

Review: Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam is brilliant

Rediff.com21 Nov 2015

SuSu Sudhi Vathmeekam handles the subject of physical limitations judiciously without trying to manipulate a viewer's emotions, writes Paresh C Palicha.