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'Amitabh acting as salesman for metro'

'Amitabh acting as salesman for metro'

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

'He is posting that someone who took the metro (during a medical emergency) got saved.' 'Let him try doing the same. He cannot peddle nonsense just because he is a star.'

6 golden tips for the golden years

6 golden tips for the golden years

Rediff.com9 May 2018

Naveen Kukreja explains the finer points to keep in mind while planning for your retirement.

'She was not arrested in front of her children. She was not handcuffed'

'She was not arrested in front of her children. She was not handcuffed'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2013

'One wonders why there is so much outrage about the alleged treatment of the Indian national accused of perpetrating these acts, but precious little outrage about the alleged treatment of the Indian victim and her spouse?' The statement issued by Preet Bharara, the US Attorney, whose office is prosecuting Devyani Khobragade, the Indian diplomat arrested in New York last week.

Review: Airlift is taut, tense, terrific!

Review: Airlift is taut, tense, terrific!

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

'Oh what a beauty Akshay's performance is. Old-school gallantry, contemporary tone, his measured delivery is the soul of and savoir in Airlift,' says Sukanya Verma.

CAA/NPR/NRC: What govt must do

CAA/NPR/NRC: What govt must do

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

'The CAA should be kept in abeyance, without making it a prestige issue.'
'Laying down a clear policy on the future of illegal migrants will dispel anxieties and help in implementing the CAA, NPR and also the NCR,' suggests former Union home secretary Dr Madhav Godbole.

Few lessons economies must learn from global crisis

Few lessons economies must learn from global crisis

Rediff.com1 Oct 2015

The World War I had been triggered by an assassination in then relatively unknown Serbia.

Top cop who has become an anti-trafficking hero

Top cop who has become an anti-trafficking hero

Rediff.com5 Jul 2017

Fighting sex trafficking and forced labour became Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat's life mission. The winner of the US State Department's 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report Heroes Award speaks to Rediff.com

Pran: The villian who was almost the hero

Pran: The villian who was almost the hero

Rediff.com18 Jul 2013

Raja Sen, who discovered Pran's filmography in the VHS-crazed era and was instantly hooked, tells us why the late actor's onscreen villiany is stuff legends are made of.

The Events of 2018

The Events of 2018

Rediff.com27 Dec 2018

A glance back at some important events that occurred in 2018.

Review: Entertainment is a comical farce

Review: Entertainment is a comical farce

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

Entertainment is best when it isn't trying to force laughs out of us with its desperate attempts at wit, says Sukanya Verma.

FIFA's Blatter, Valcke hire top US lawyers for corruption probe

FIFA's Blatter, Valcke hire top US lawyers for corruption probe

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

FIFA president Sepp Blatter and its secretary general Jerome Valcke have both hired high-powered US lawyers to represent them as a corruption probe roils soccer's global governing body.

'You can't fault this government for what it's done...'

'You can't fault this government for what it's done...'

Rediff.com9 May 2017

Srei Infrastructure's vice-chairman -- and former Assocham president -- Sunil Kanoria discusses the Kanoria businesses and his impression of the Modi government with Ishita Ayan Dutt and Namrata Acharya.

BJP has suffered political untouchability in Kerala, says PM Modi

BJP has suffered political untouchability in Kerala, says PM Modi

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the BJP has emerged as the "third force" in Kerala that will replace the two fronts in the next year's assembly elections.

Lessons for the govt to help crisis-hit farmers

Lessons for the govt to help crisis-hit farmers

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

We need to invest in the science of monsoons and weather forecasting.

The crime no one wants to talk about

The crime no one wants to talk about

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

'Poverty-stricken and drought-affected families in Bundelkhand and Marathawada are selling their children for as little as a few hundred rupees.'

Sher Shah's gun missing... 6 other things we learnt in Parliament today

Sher Shah's gun missing... 6 other things we learnt in Parliament today

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

Here's a round up of some information the nation learnt from Parliament on Tuesday.

It can't get any worse for Kiran Kumar Reddy!

It can't get any worse for Kiran Kumar Reddy!

Rediff.com14 Oct 2013

The Andhra Pradesh chief minister has just witnessed his state's division and the idea of leaving the Congress to launch a regional party might leave him with nothing, says Aditi Phadnis

The last legal word on Modi's culpability has not been pronounced

The last legal word on Modi's culpability has not been pronounced

Rediff.com10 Feb 2014

One hopes the higher courts take the extraordinary steps needed to secure justice for the victims. The Gujarat carnage demands nothing less because of its unique nature and sponsorship by the State, argues Praful Bidwai.

TWO bills that will unite political foes in Parliament

TWO bills that will unite political foes in Parliament

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

Despite the incessant disruptions and bitter clashes between political parties witnessed in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, lawmakers from across the political spectrum will display rare unanimity in the coming days to pass two bills aimed at protecting their interests.

RATE PM Modi's speech in Parliament

RATE PM Modi's speech in Parliament

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the vote of thanks to the President's speech on the opening day of the Budget session.

Cong wants to make LS poll a battle of ideologies, not personalities

Cong wants to make LS poll a battle of ideologies, not personalities

Rediff.com26 Mar 2014

While the Bharatiya Janata Party has gone out of its way to convert the upcoming Lok Sabha election as a contest between its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, the Grand Old Party is pitching next month's polls as a battle of two opposing ideologies. Anita Katyal reports

Sheena Bora Murder trial: And Indrani played dandiya...

Sheena Bora Murder trial: And Indrani played dandiya...

Rediff.com25 Oct 2017

Seeing Indrani in court with her perpetually sunny demeanour and beaming face is sometimes as unreal an experience as making sense of court delays.

Sukanya Verma's BEST Hindi Films of 2016

Sukanya Verma's BEST Hindi Films of 2016

Rediff.com29 Dec 2016

Dangal tops the list.

'The Mahagathbandhan is for personal survival'

'The Mahagathbandhan is for personal survival'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2018

'The Opposition has no option but to make it an 'All versus One' fight to even think about winning.'

There seems no hope after this verdict now: Hashimpura residents

There seems no hope after this verdict now: Hashimpura residents

Rediff.com29 Mar 2015

After last week's acquittal of 16 policemen, pointedly accused of the cold-blooded murder of 42 Muslims in Meerut in 1987, this mohalla in Meerut is still scarred by the past but willing to move on

Young. Successful. And they cycle to work :)

Young. Successful. And they cycle to work :)

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

Young, city-bred, successful, enthusiastic Indians are ditching their cars and cycling to work.

'The BJP expelled me for no reason'

'The BJP expelled me for no reason'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

Expelled BJP ideologue Prof Hari Om speaks to Pervez Majeed.

Sports Shorts: Guess which is the 'dirtiest' Premier League team

Sports Shorts: Guess which is the 'dirtiest' Premier League team

Rediff.com20 Oct 2017

Everton have been handed the dubious distinction of being the 'dirtiest' Premier League team after a study on the all-time cards and fouls by www.dirtyteams.co.uk.

'Never suggested overnight banning of high value notes'

'Never suggested overnight banning of high value notes'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2016

'There has to be an 18-month transition.' 'But if the government had some prior knowledge that the high value notes were being used for an imminent terrorist activity in the country, then we have to accept the step.'

Aadhaar may have a lethal impact on the existence of India

Aadhaar may have a lethal impact on the existence of India

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

'Biometric Aadhaar-based surveillance is not only about violation of privacy, but also about the treasure hunt for unprecedented financial surveillance and economic intelligence in the economic history of mankind,' asks Gopal Krishna.

PHOTOS: States celebrate Independence Day with fervour

PHOTOS: States celebrate Independence Day with fervour

Rediff.com15 Aug 2016

Glimpses of I-Day celebrations across India.

Post Bhima Koregaon, the road for Indian politics

Post Bhima Koregaon, the road for Indian politics

Rediff.com11 Jan 2018

'The continuing crisis in agriculture, the inability of successive governments to provide secure jobs to millions of youths having varying degrees of skills, and fragmentation of politics have created a sense of despondency.'

Verdict unlikely to bring curtain down on the Satyam case

Verdict unlikely to bring curtain down on the Satyam case

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

Satyam Case has not ended after court verdict, there's lot to unfold say insiders.

Why did 25 CRPF jawans die in Sukma?

Why did 25 CRPF jawans die in Sukma?

Rediff.com12 May 2017

Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore and Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com travelled 650 km in Chhattisgarh's Sukma and Bijapur districts to report on the situation that exists 11 days after the Burkapal ambush, where 25 CRPF troops were killed by the Maoists.

How Muzaffarpur was different from Muzaffarnagar

How Muzaffarpur was different from Muzaffarnagar

Rediff.com22 Jan 2015

'The horrific episode of January 18 in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, is quite different from what happened in Muzaffarnagar, UP, in September 2013. The Akhilesh Yadav-led administration in UP and riot-mongers among our political formations need to learn lessons from the response of the state and society in Bihar's Muzaffarpur,' says Mohammad Sajjad.

'Hindu cultural belligerence will be a key concern for J&K'

'Hindu cultural belligerence will be a key concern for J&K'

Rediff.com4 Mar 2015

'J&K continues to have the highest concentration of military personnel anywhere in the world and the alienation of the Kashmiri has increased in the last ten years than ever before.'

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