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The Best of Khayyam's Melodies

The Best of Khayyam's Melodies

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

Sukanya Verma salutes the legend and celebrates some of the finest soundtracks of his career.

Bangladesh SC upholds BNP leader's death penalty for war crimes

Bangladesh SC upholds BNP leader's death penalty for war crimes

Rediff.com29 Jul 2015

Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death penalty for an influential opposition BNP leader Khaleda Zia for committing crimes against humanity.

NIA provides information on Burdwan blast to Bangladesh

NIA provides information on Burdwan blast to Bangladesh

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

The National Investigation Agency delegation visiting Bangladesh to investigate the Burdwan blast plot has provided some names and phone numbers in connection with the incident to security agencies.

The canary and the deep State

The canary and the deep State

Rediff.com12 Oct 2015

'A close look at the time-lines tells you that exactly as the back-channel negotiations were in their most crucial stage, "somebody" was planning the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai,' says Shekhar Gupta questioning Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's account of a peace deal with India.

Bangladesh bans Islamist group linked to blogger killings

Bangladesh bans Islamist group linked to blogger killings

Rediff.com26 May 2015

Bangladesh on Monday banned an Islamist militant outfit that is believed to be behind the gruesome hacking deaths of three secular bloggers.

Mega business district for Mumbai, courtesy MIAL

Mega business district for Mumbai, courtesy MIAL

Rediff.com10 Feb 2014

GVK Skycity's 20-million sq ft commercial space will be bigger than that in BKC; bids invited for first phase.

Bangladesh: BNP leader sentenced to life imprisonment

Bangladesh: BNP leader sentenced to life imprisonment

Rediff.com9 Oct 2013

A special Bangladeshi tribunal on Wednesday sentenced opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party's 83-year-old leader Abdul Alim to jail until death for committing large-scale killings and other war crimes during the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan.

SBI's Arundhati Bhattacharya most powerful Indian woman in biz

SBI's Arundhati Bhattacharya most powerful Indian woman in biz

Rediff.com9 Nov 2014

Arundhati Bhattacharya, the chairperson of country's largest bank SBI, has been named as the most-powerful woman in business in India by Fortune magazine.

Chennai sole bright spot in realty market hit by note ban, RERA

Chennai sole bright spot in realty market hit by note ban, RERA

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

Launch of new residential projects in top eight cities -- Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, National Capital Region (NCR) and Pune -- came down by 41 per cent in first half of 2017.

Pakistan hangs Mumtaz Qadri who killed blasphemy law governor

Pakistan hangs Mumtaz Qadri who killed blasphemy law governor

Rediff.com29 Feb 2016

Pakistan on Monday executed former police commando Mumtaz Qadri, who brutally assassinated former liberal Punjab governor Salman Taseer for seeking reforms in the country's controversial blasphemy laws, triggering nation-wide protests by Islamists who called it a "black day".

West Indies crush Bangladesh to keep semis hopes alive

West Indies crush Bangladesh to keep semis hopes alive

Rediff.com25 Mar 2014

Chasing a target of 172, Bangladesh were bowled out for a paltry 98 in 19.1 overs to lose by 73 runs in a lop-sided game, in the ICC World Twenty20 match in Mirpur.

Imran Khan, anyone?

Imran Khan, anyone?

Rediff.com25 Jul 2018

'The generals couldn't care less about political corruption, being complicit themselves.' 'Coup d'etats are out of fashion.' 'Their only desire is backroom control,' says Sunil Sethi.

U-19 WC warm-up: Kishan, Bhui slam tons as India slay Canada

U-19 WC warm-up: Kishan, Bhui slam tons as India slay Canada

Rediff.com23 Jan 2016

Captain Ishan Kishan and Ricky Bhui smashed unbeaten centuries as three-time champion India crushed Canada by 372 runs in their warm-up match of the U-19 World Cup in Mirpur on Saturday.

Yasin Bhatkal convicted in 2013 Dilsukhnagar blasts

Yasin Bhatkal convicted in 2013 Dilsukhnagar blasts

Rediff.com13 Dec 2016

Besides Bhatkal, the others convicted were Asadullah Akthar of Uttar Pradesh, Zia-ur-Rahman alias Waqas of Pakistan, Tahseen Akhthar of Bihar and Aizaz Shaik of Maharashtra. All of them are in judicial custody.

Qadri gets martyr-like funeral; 1 lakh people turn up in Pak

Qadri gets martyr-like funeral; 1 lakh people turn up in Pak

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

While a police official said that over 15,000 people were present inside the sprawling ground in the garrison city, private estimate put the number of those attending the funeral nearly 1,00,000.

UP cop's murder: Raja Bhaiya to undergo lie-detection test

UP cop's murder: Raja Bhaiya to undergo lie-detection test

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

Former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya on Tuesday gave his consent for a lie-detection test in connection with the murder case of Kunda Deputy Superintendent of Police Zia-ul-Haq.

Column: Indira, Rajiv didn't die as martyrs

Column: Indira, Rajiv didn't die as martyrs

Rediff.com20 May 2019

'They were the leaders of my country and the children of Mother India, but they didn't die as martyrs.' 'They were killed, most unfortunately, by a well planned enemy plot, and they were victims of political violence,' states Sudhir Bisht.

Gohar, Butt steer Pakistan into fifth U-19 WC final

Gohar, Butt steer Pakistan into fifth U-19 WC final

Rediff.com25 Feb 2014

Zafar Gohar and Amad Butt put on 63 runs for the unfinished eighth wicket as Pakistan defeated England by three wickets in a low-scoring but nerve-racking thriller to reach its fifth ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup final, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, on Monday.

Buying a house in Mumbai may become cheaper

Buying a house in Mumbai may become cheaper

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

Realtors expect BMC's 'single window' clearance to be a game changer, leading to correction in property prices.

8 small cities that offer attractive investment opportunities

8 small cities that offer attractive investment opportunities

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

Place your bets only on cities where you can easily monitor and where there's visible growth.

Bloodshed in Bangladesh; Hasina warns Jamaat

Bloodshed in Bangladesh; Hasina warns Jamaat

Rediff.com15 Dec 2013

The death toll in violence across Bangladesh triggered by the execution of a top Jamaat-e-Islami leader has risen to 21, prompting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to issue a stern warning saying, "We know how to control you."

J&K: 5 Jaish terrorists killed in 2 separate encounters

J&K: 5 Jaish terrorists killed in 2 separate encounters

Rediff.com13 Sep 2018

12 security personnel, including three officers, were also injured in the operation at Reasi.

ISIS threat: What Modi must tell Hasina

ISIS threat: What Modi must tell Hasina

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

'When we have a terrorist outfit in a neighbouring nation, we need to do whatever we can to neutralise that threat,' says Ramananda Sengupta.

Special CBI court rejects closure report in DySP murder case

Special CBI court rejects closure report in DySP murder case

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Tuesday rejected the agency's closure report giving clean chit to controversial minister Raja Bhaiyya in Kunda Deputy Superintendent of Police, Zia-ul-Haq's murder case, and directed it to further investigate the matter.

Lt Gen Qamar Bajwa appointed as new Pak army chief

Lt Gen Qamar Bajwa appointed as new Pak army chief

Rediff.com26 Nov 2016

Lt Gen Zubair Hayat appointed as Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff Committee.

Innocent Rahul reads whatever is given to him: SP

Innocent Rahul reads whatever is given to him: SP

Rediff.com12 Oct 2013

In remarks laced with sarcasm, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has said that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is an "innocent child" who reads from the dais whatever is given to him in writing.

Slain UP cop's wife challenges clean chit to Raja Bhaiya

Slain UP cop's wife challenges clean chit to Raja Bhaiya

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

The wife of slain Kunda Deputy Superintendent of Police Zia-ul Haq on Wednesday moved a special Central Bureau of Investigation court seeking quashing of the probe agency's closure report, in which it had given clean chit to former UP minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya.

Yogis, Sufis and Hindustani civilisation

Yogis, Sufis and Hindustani civilisation

Rediff.com12 Nov 2018

'The osmosis between Hinduism and Islam that really gave birth to the Hindustani or Indo-Islamic civilisation was due to the conversation between Muslim mystics and yogis.'

What will the next generation of Indian leaders look like?

What will the next generation of Indian leaders look like?

Rediff.com4 Aug 2018

Will the next generation possess an even more internationalist outlook, and lose their Indian identities entirely? Will they continue to believe in a larger role for business in society and go beyond the boardroom to truly understand the Indian consumer, ask Geoffrey Jones & Vinay Sridhar of Harvard Business School.

'Riyaz Bhatkal regularly sent funds to kin of jailed IM men'

'Riyaz Bhatkal regularly sent funds to kin of jailed IM men'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

Indian Mujahideen co-founder Riyaz Bhatkal not only used to send funds for terror acts across the country but also regularly provided money to families of the jailed and absconding operatives of the banned outfit, the NIA has told a special court in New Delhi.

Under-19 WC: Pakistan trounce England to finish fifth

Under-19 WC: Pakistan trounce England to finish fifth

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

Pakistan ended their campaign in the ICC Under-19 World Cup on a winning note, defeating England by seven wickets in Fatullah on Friday to finish fifth in the 16-nation tournament.

Om Puri: A career in 30 pictures

Om Puri: A career in 30 pictures

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

Here's looking at Om Puri's career graph, through these pictures from his films.

Delhi saw 100 per cent rise in crime graph in 2014

Delhi saw 100 per cent rise in crime graph in 2014

Rediff.com21 Dec 2014

The Delhi police made several arrests of key members of banned Indian Mujahideen this year including its chief Tehseen Akhtar but faced major law and order challenges with Trilokpuri riots and a 100 per cent spurt in crime graph in the national capital.

Under-19 One-Dayer: Indian colts trounce Afghans to finish on top

Under-19 One-Dayer: Indian colts trounce Afghans to finish on top

Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

Centurion Rishabh Pant (118) led India to a spectacular 104-run win over Afghanistan to progress to the final of the Under-19 tri-series One-day cricket tournament in Kolkata on Friday.

Hamid Mir: I will not be stopped from speaking the truth

Hamid Mir: I will not be stopped from speaking the truth

Rediff.com7 May 2014

'I want to be murdered at your hands, so I can live on in history. The verdict of who is or is not a traitor cannot be pronounced by a secret agency, but by history.' Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir, who survived an assassination attempt on April 19, challenges his enemies to dub him a traitor and says nothing will stop him from exposing them.

Akhilesh to expand UP cabinet, expected to take more control

Akhilesh to expand UP cabinet, expected to take more control

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

The much speculated expansion of the Uttar Pradesh cabinet will take place on Thursday. Chief Minister Aklhilesh Yadav, who gave indications to that effect on Tuesday, is all set for enlarging the size of his 56-member council of ministers.

High drama in WB's Birbhum after BJP leaders arrested for defying orders

High drama in WB's Birbhum after BJP leaders arrested for defying orders

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

Amid high drama, Bharatiya Janata Party vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi was on Thursday arrested along with party leaders for defying prohibitory orders when they tried to enter trouble-torn Makra village in Birbhum district, made out of bounds for politicians by Trinamool government.

Tense Kashmir acts as bait for jihad: Kasuri

Tense Kashmir acts as bait for jihad: Kasuri

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Kashmir has a deep resonance inside Pakistan and the tense situation in the Valley acts as bait and encourages radical elements 'to wage jihad to liberate fellow Muslims', says former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri.

Modi's B'desh visit to consolidate cooperation in key areas: Govt

Modi's B'desh visit to consolidate cooperation in key areas: Govt

Rediff.com5 Jun 2015

Describing Bangladesh as an 'exceptional neighbour', India on Friday said Modi's 'historic' visit there from Saturday will help the two countries.

'How can a party that has people like us be communal?'

'How can a party that has people like us be communal?'

Rediff.com21 Apr 2014

'Minorities should not fear a Modi sarkar... Who has given the right to kill in the name of religion? No one! You are not James Bond 007, that you will just take a shotgun and kill anybody at your whims and fancies. We are not living in a banana republic...' The inimitable Shatrughan Sinha on Narendra Modi as a dabbang action hero, what a Modi Sarkar would be like.