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When Bollywood sees RED!

When Bollywood sees RED!

Rediff.com29 Jun 2020

Is this Bollywood's favourite colour?

Talks and guns don't go together: India's message to Pak

Talks and guns don't go together: India's message to Pak

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

Glorification of Burhan Wani by Pak PM at the world forum is an act of self-incrimination, says M J Akbar.

Box Office: Raazi is a hit

Box Office: Raazi is a hit

Rediff.com15 May 2018

The hits and misses of the week.

Tauba! Tauba! The state of TV news!

Tauba! Tauba! The state of TV news!

Rediff.com21 Mar 2019

'Chest-thumping on-air theatrics on television are no consolation for families who've been forced to embrace the price of war,' notes Nikita Puri.

Sena sacks workers who attacked RTI activist in Latur

Sena sacks workers who attacked RTI activist in Latur

Rediff.com31 Oct 2015

Shiv Sena has sacked party workers who blackened the face of a Right to Information activist in Latur in Marathwada region, Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray said in Mumbai on Saturday.

J-K Guv talks 'threat of transfer' after row over his remarks

J-K Guv talks 'threat of transfer' after row over his remarks

Rediff.com28 Nov 2018

Malik at another event on Saturday had said had he "looked to Delhi", he would have had to install a government led by Sajad Lone.

Bhaiaji Superhit Review: Downsizing Deol

Bhaiaji Superhit Review: Downsizing Deol

Rediff.com23 Nov 2018

Bhaiaji Superhit is bah baloney! sighs Sukanya Verma.

A word of advice for India's private airlines

A word of advice for India's private airlines

Rediff.com3 Aug 2009

Don't threaten a strike, check your business model

#HeToo? Marvel creator Stan Lee accused of sexual harassment

#HeToo? Marvel creator Stan Lee accused of sexual harassment

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

The comic book legend has been hit with allegations of groping and more by multiple women.

Review: Boo Boo Black Sheep

Review: Boo Boo Black Sheep

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

A comic thriller that makes you laugh, but ends up killing the thrills.

Border skirmishes: China's strategy to unsettle India

Border skirmishes: China's strategy to unsettle India

Rediff.com25 May 2020

'Post the pandemic, when India is turning a new leaf in its economic policy with an eye on foreign capital and global supply chains that are likely to leave China, heightened tensions on the India-China border creates an atmosphere of uncertainty,' observes Virendra Kapoor.

The rapper who inspired Gully Boy

The rapper who inspired Gully Boy

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Bollywood is rushing to embrace him, but Vivian Fernandes aka DIVINE wants to rap his own tune, discovers Shreevatsa Nevatia.

'Shame on you, prime minister': Oppn, Sena slam Modi for linking Pak to Gujarat polls

'Shame on you, prime minister': Oppn, Sena slam Modi for linking Pak to Gujarat polls

Rediff.com12 Dec 2017

Modi, while speaking at a poll rally in Gujarat on Sunday, had sought to link the dinner meeting hosted by Aiyar for Pakistani dignitaries and attended by Manmohan Singh, among others, with the ongoing assembly polls and a conspiracy against the BJP.

Pappa still has the last word

Pappa still has the last word

Rediff.com7 Aug 2008

Sandip Roy checks out the latest 'youth' film on the marquee and finds parents vaulting the generational divide

Why is WADA 'extremely troubled'? Find out here...

Why is WADA 'extremely troubled'? Find out here...

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday it was 'extremely troubled' by reports claiming banned Kenyan athletes were asked for money to reduce their doping suspensions.

'I get comfortable with anything that is not me'

'I get comfortable with anything that is not me'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

'As long as you are moving, it's all right.' 'You are going to fall, you are going to have to pick yourself up and sometimes, it will hurt.' 'Sometimes, you would just want to lie there and look at the fan.'

Just punishment awaits Congress, says Karat

Just punishment awaits Congress, says Karat

Rediff.com1 Aug 2008

Accusing the Congress of using money power to win the trust vote, the Communist Party of India-Marxist said on Friday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had 'bettered the record' of his predecessor P V Narasimha Rao for indulging in immoral and shady practices' to remain in power.

Punish bribe takers, but don't threaten: Antony to Govt

Punish bribe takers, but don't threaten: Antony to Govt

Rediff.com4 May 2016

Former Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday acknowledged "corruption" in the AgustaWestland chopper deal.

Varun Gandhi dismisses 'honey trapping' allegations

Varun Gandhi dismisses 'honey trapping' allegations

Rediff.com22 Oct 2016

Gandhi was in the eye of a storm for allegedly leaking defence secrets to controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma.

Several taken into custody for harassing Kerala actress

Several taken into custody for harassing Kerala actress

Rediff.com19 Feb 2017

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the gang members involved in the crime have been identified and they will be arrested very soon.

Actress allegedly abducted, molested in moving car

Actress allegedly abducted, molested in moving car

Rediff.com18 Feb 2017

A noted South Indian film actress was harassed for two hours allegedly by a gang of five men, who forced their way into her car before fleeing at a busy area in Kochi.

Rahul's 'invisible hand' behind Loya death probe pleas: BJP

Rahul's 'invisible hand' behind Loya death probe pleas: BJP

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

The Congress engages in all sorts of conspiracies after its ruling family loses power, he alleged and added the attempt to use judiciary for political purposes was a 'new low' in Indian politics.

Mamma's boy? No problem, say Indian girls

Mamma's boy? No problem, say Indian girls

Rediff.com8 Jun 2017

A social media survey attempted to bust some myths about what is acceptable to girls when it comes to finding a life partner.

'Dr Death' praises cops who nabbed him

'Dr Death' praises cops who nabbed him

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

'Doctor' Santosh Pol, arrested for murdering at least six persons between 2003 and 2016, sent a hand-written note addressed to Superintendent of Police Sandip Patil.

Director warns writer: 'Don't harm my film'

Director warns writer: 'Don't harm my film'

Rediff.com22 May 2017

'My spine is whatever it is, weak or strong, it is only for my film and nothing else.'

9 warning signs your marriage is on the rocks

9 warning signs your marriage is on the rocks

Rediff.com12 Sep 2019

Lack of intimacy is an obvious reason of concern that everything is not good in your relationship, says Leena Paranjpe.

No defence against the false patriot who peddles slogans

No defence against the false patriot who peddles slogans

Rediff.com30 Oct 2019

'The facts have become unimportant and useless.' 'What is important is the constantly shouting of patriotism even as one undermines the interests of the people.' 'And the abusing of rivals as being traitors,' says Aakar Patel.

Jammu and Kashmir opposition welcomes poll dates

Jammu and Kashmir opposition welcomes poll dates

Rediff.com26 Oct 2014

Even as the ruling National Conference felt the time was not "appropriate" for holding polls in Jammu and Kashmir because of September's devastating floods, its coalition partner Congress and opposition parties in the state welcomed the Election Commission's announcement of conducting assembly elections on time.

Review: Aksar 2 could have been a good film but...

Review: Aksar 2 could have been a good film but...

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

But the film's first half is what is imminently watchable.

UP Minister Babulal resigns from Mulayam Cabinet

UP Minister Babulal resigns from Mulayam Cabinet

Rediff.com26 Dec 2006

Lecturer Kavita Rani had alleged in letters before her disappearance on October 24 that she had received threats from various people including Babulal.

How Sara Ali Khan's debut just got BIGGER!

How Sara Ali Khan's debut just got BIGGER!

Rediff.com28 Mar 2018

Urmila's back... Don 3 is not on...

I am HIV positive: Charlie Sheen

I am HIV positive: Charlie Sheen

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

The 50-year-old, who has had a troubled history with drugs, alcohol and prostitutes, said he paid out "enough to bring into the millions" to keep the illness a secret.

Post-Bihar polls, ally worries for TN's Dravidian parties

Post-Bihar polls, ally worries for TN's Dravidian parties

Rediff.com18 Nov 2020

While the DMK fears that the Congress with its poor strike rate will pull it down in the 2021 state elections, like it did five years ago, the ruling AIADMK is worried that the BJP may ultimately do a Bihar on it, relegating it to second place in Tamil Nadu, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Can India do a Palestine in Kashmir?

Can India do a Palestine in Kashmir?

Rediff.com30 Nov 2019

'The heart of the matter is that India is not Israel.'

MP, industrialist behind tapping: Amar Singh

MP, industrialist behind tapping: Amar Singh

Rediff.com6 Jan 2006

Singh claims at least 60 tapes were in the possesion of Sonia Gandhi.

Wily tricks companies play with newspapers

Wily tricks companies play with newspapers

Rediff.com21 Feb 2015

Business houses don't think twice about blacklisting a newspaper.

Key Dawood aide Fazl-ur-Rahman arrested

Key Dawood aide Fazl-ur-Rahman arrested

Rediff.com7 Aug 2006

A team of the Delhi police's special branch arrested him on Sunday evening between Sanoli and Gorakhpur.

Reputation is the only thing which a judge has: CJI Gogoi

Reputation is the only thing which a judge has: CJI Gogoi

Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

The CJI said that after being a judge for around two decades, he had a bank balance of Rs 6.80 lakh.

Meerut police searches for Kavita's body

Meerut police searches for Kavita's body

Rediff.com26 Dec 2006

"We are 80 km from Meerut at Sonatha River," Ajay Kumar, Inspector, who is investigating the case said.