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How Tata Motors has used birds in its aggressive branding exercise

How Tata Motors has used birds in its aggressive branding exercise

Rediff.com17 Feb 2020

Be it the name, the design and communication campaign and the engagement processes being imagined between the brand and its buyers, the company is casting its cars in a new mould, reports T E Narasimhan.

'Hindutva has nothing to do with Hinduism'

'Hindutva has nothing to do with Hinduism'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

'No civilised nation can thrive if it is possessed with the spirit of Hindutva.'

PIX: Shah Rukh, Amitabh, Varun at an awards show

PIX: Shah Rukh, Amitabh, Varun at an awards show

Rediff.com21 Mar 2016

Check out the arrivals.

PIX: Sara Khan, Tina Dutta mingle at calendar launch

PIX: Sara Khan, Tina Dutta mingle at calendar launch

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

A look at the launch pictures.

Lata Mangeshkar defends A R Rahman

Lata Mangeshkar defends A R Rahman

Rediff.com19 Jul 2017

'Since when have our concert audiences become so intolerant?' the legend asks Subhash K Jha.

'I am a people's actor'

'I am a people's actor'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

'If this is how the audience likes me, I will continue doing it.'

DCW recruitment case: Kejriwal cries foul over his name in FIR

DCW recruitment case: Kejriwal cries foul over his name in FIR

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday alleged that the Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered an FIR against him at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the "administrative and financial irregularities" in the functioning of the Delhi Commission for Women.

Modi will have a good relationship with Biden

Modi will have a good relationship with Biden

Rediff.com8 Nov 2020

'The credit for managing Trump should go to Modi.' 'Biden is a predictable and rational person with plenty of administrative experience,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

PIX: Kajol, Rishi Kapoor attend Reema Lagoo's funeral

PIX: Kajol, Rishi Kapoor attend Reema Lagoo's funeral

Rediff.com19 May 2017

The celebrities came to pay their condolences.

'My father felt bad about being typecast as a comedian'

'My father felt bad about being typecast as a comedian'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.' 'But he was always thankful.'

'My father felt bad about being typecast as a comedian'

'My father felt bad about being typecast as a comedian'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.' 'But he was always thankful.'

Chinese village in Arunachal: India must speak up!

Chinese village in Arunachal: India must speak up!

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

'China wants to change the status quo of India's Northern Border and proves that it can do whatever it wants in what it perceives as its own territory,' states Claude Arpi.

Somanth Bharti ignores women's panel to attend kite festival

Somanth Bharti ignores women's panel to attend kite festival

Rediff.com24 Jan 2014

Delhi's controversial Law Minister Somnath Bharti failed to appear before the Delhi women's commission on Friday and instead chose to attend a kite festival.

As India player I've travelled unreserved in train: Mithali

As India player I've travelled unreserved in train: Mithali

Rediff.com9 Dec 2017

The Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj today recalled her journey to the top and revealed that as an Indian player she had travelled unreserved in a train.

Who are your favourite TV news anchors?

Who are your favourite TV news anchors?

Rediff.com15 Nov 2006

Tell us who the best news anchors are in the country!

Uber rape: NCW seeks police report in 15 days

Uber rape: NCW seeks police report in 15 days

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

The National Commission for Women has issued a suo-motu notice to Delhi police in connection with the alleged rape of a 27-year-old woman executive by a cab driver asking them to submit a report within 15 days.

Questions the media NEEDS to ask Smriti Irani

Questions the media NEEDS to ask Smriti Irani

Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

Prominent journalists have been giving the HRD minister a hall pass, asking her about politics and TRP-generating issues rather than focusing on her visions for the country's education sector.

PIX: Krushna Abhishek, Kashmera Shah at a party

PIX: Krushna Abhishek, Kashmera Shah at a party

Rediff.com14 Mar 2016

A look at the pictures.

Panel probing Johri must declare no conflict of interest: COA

Panel probing Johri must declare no conflict of interest: COA

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

The COA said the probe committee will be free to investigate all charges against BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and would be open to hearing any 'person who is desirous of placing any fact' in the matter.

BCCI CEO Johri's presence makes women uncomfortable: Edulji

BCCI CEO Johri's presence makes women uncomfortable: Edulji

Rediff.com27 Oct 2018

Former India captain Diana Edulji, part of the two-member Committee of Administrators (CoA), wants Board of Control for Cricket in India's CEO Rahul Johri sacked over allegations of sexual harassment.

SRK: 'I would never leave my son'

SRK: 'I would never leave my son'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2006

PIX: Aamir-Sanjeeda, Keith-Rochelle on the red carpet

PIX: Aamir-Sanjeeda, Keith-Rochelle on the red carpet

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

Television's swish set walk the red carpet.

Meet the real-life Raadha, Shyaam

Meet the real-life Raadha, Shyaam

Rediff.com3 Apr 2006

This new serial is about reincarnation.

PIX: Nia Sharma, Tina Dutta, Surbhi Jyoti get calendar-friendly

PIX: Nia Sharma, Tina Dutta, Surbhi Jyoti get calendar-friendly

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

A look at television stars who graced the Telly Calendar launch event.

Asian Games: Mixed fortune for Indian TT players

Asian Games: Mixed fortune for Indian TT players

Rediff.com29 Sep 2014

The Indian table tennis players had a bitter-sweet day at the Asian Games as the mixed doubles team of Achanta Sharath Kamal and Poulomi Ghatak crashed out while the women's doubles team got the better of arch-rivals Pakistan in a round-of-32 match in Incheon on Monday.

Om Puri: Rag-picker who became a legend

Om Puri: Rag-picker who became a legend

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

'I belonged to the working class, not the middle class.' 'I was a rag-picker. I used to pick up coal from the railway tracks.' 'I was rejected from the FTII, as I was very unkempt and skinny.' 'I did not look like a hero, villain or comedian.' 'But Girish Karnad and Jairaj said I should be taken based on merit, not looks.'

Nation first, says India's richest man over ban on Pak artistes

Nation first, says India's richest man over ban on Pak artistes

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

Asked whether he will join politics, Ambani replied in the negative, saying "I am not made for politics."

'Delhi government should keep its promises to women'

'Delhi government should keep its promises to women'

Rediff.com22 May 2015

'There are no women in the Delhi government and it shows how much the government is concerned about women's issues,' says DCW chairperson Barkha Singh.

Population is not our real problem!

Population is not our real problem!

Rediff.com11 Aug 2003

Jung asks Kejriwal govt reasons for DCW chief's removal

Jung asks Kejriwal govt reasons for DCW chief's removal

Rediff.com30 Jan 2014

Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Thursday returned to Delhi government the file on removal of DCW chairperson Barkha Singh seeking reasons for the proposed action even as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal justified its stand saying these bodies should not be headed by politicians.

'I want to become an actress like Deepika Padukone'

'I want to become an actress like Deepika Padukone'

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

'Some kids in school want to be friends only because I am an actress,' Ashnoor Kaur tells Rajul Hegde/ Rediff.com

How Floyd Cardoz redefined Indian cuisine

How Floyd Cardoz redefined Indian cuisine

Rediff.com24 Apr 2020

A month ago, on March 25, Floyd Cardoz, chef extraordinaire, passed into the ages, a victim of coronavirus. Ranjita Ganesan remembers the culinary genius.

Ex-DCW chief calls for ban on condom ad starring Sunny Leone

Ex-DCW chief calls for ban on condom ad starring Sunny Leone

Rediff.com3 Sep 2015

Former chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women Barkha Shukla Singh on Thursday condemned the advertisement of condom featuring Sunny Leone saying it serves "immorality and bad practices" to the people.

In latest tiff, Delhi Lt Governor cancels another AAP appointment

In latest tiff, Delhi Lt Governor cancels another AAP appointment

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

In the latest altercation with the Delhi government, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday cancelled the appointment Aam Aadmi Party's Swati Maliwal as the chief of the state's women panel.

I hope Rajini's colour is not saffron: Haasan at Harvard University

I hope Rajini's colour is not saffron: Haasan at Harvard University

Rediff.com11 Feb 2018

But, Haasan said he one could not rule out an electoral alliance between the two.

AAP leader Somnath Bharti's wife files complaint of domestic violence

AAP leader Somnath Bharti's wife files complaint of domestic violence

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

DCW chief Barkha Singh said Bharti has been asked to reply to the notices by June 26.

Complaint against Kumar Vishwas closed, DWC tells Delhi HC

Complaint against Kumar Vishwas closed, DWC tells Delhi HC

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

The Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Barkha Singh's counsel said that "there are no proceedings pending in the case" before the body.

Have you been trolled online?

Have you been trolled online?

Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

Tell us how you dealt with online abuse. Share your story.

Govt slammed for not considering marital rape as criminal offence

Govt slammed for not considering marital rape as criminal offence

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

Criticising the Central government's move not to consider marital rape as a crime, Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Barkha Shukla on Thursday said that the former was compromising on the right and independence of women.