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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.

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.'

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

'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.'

Will Apaharan give Ajay Devgan the hit he needs?

Will Apaharan give Ajay Devgan the hit he needs?

Rediff.com30 Nov 2005

Tell us!

All you didn't know about Apaharan!

All you didn't know about Apaharan!

Rediff.com29 Nov 2005

Take this quiz and see how much you know!

IAAF overwhelmingly passes sweeping reforms

IAAF overwhelmingly passes sweeping reforms

Rediff.com3 Dec 2016

A sweeping reform package that changes how the scandal-hit governing body of world athletics operates was overwhelmingly passed at a special Congress on Saturday.

Emergency and the Maruti story: Start of a small wonder

Emergency and the Maruti story: Start of a small wonder

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

The whole project smacks of cronyism and corruption

Play in Ahmedabad or call off series: BJP

Play in Ahmedabad or call off series: BJP

Rediff.com13 Feb 2005

BJP Parliamentary party spokesman Vijay Malhotra said the Indian government must not give in to Pakistan's demand.

Bihar's Nirbhaya needs our help

Bihar's Nirbhaya needs our help

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

'When rape and molestation are supported by the family, it can no longer be considered merely a criminal act.' 'What kind of morality makes rape a family act?' asks Sankrant Sanu.

Be warned Pakistan, you are dealing with a new reality now

Be warned Pakistan, you are dealing with a new reality now

Rediff.com10 Oct 2016

'Since India has to live next to Pakistan, it can't remain under permanent blackmail.' 'A predictable consequence of these fundamental shifts is the fraying of the principle of strategic restraint.' 'It hasn't been junked. But the threshold has been shifted to provide India much greater room for retaliatory action,' says Shekhar Gupta.

'Shame' Warne soap opera unending

'Shame' Warne soap opera unending

Rediff.com13 Aug 2003

Aleasha Black has accused the leg spinner of kissing her in an inappropriate manner.

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.'

Ecclestone rejects German firm's claims of corrupt F1 sale

Ecclestone rejects German firm's claims of corrupt F1 sale

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

A firm's claim for more than $100 million in damages from Bernie Ecclestone is far-fetched and relies on confessions from a jailed banker who is a "fantasist", a lawyer for the Formula One boss argued on Wednesday.

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.

Cable prices may go up from Aug

Cable prices may go up from Aug

Rediff.com1 Jul 2004

Subscription charges for cable TV may go up from August with operators threatening that "arbitrary hike" in rates by pay channels, coupled with increased electricity charges, may force them to pass on the burden to the public.

Court reserves verdict on MMS boy's plea

Court reserves verdict on MMS boy's plea

Rediff.com22 Dec 2004

The Delhi police opposed the bail plea saying there is every possibility of him tampering with the evidence and blackmailing the girl.

Review: Saif's stock rises in unoriginal Baazaar

Review: Saif's stock rises in unoriginal Baazaar

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

'He is evil in its most hypnotic, powerful, persuasive, expressive and exonerated avatar,' notes Sukanya Verma.

'Benzema distraught at Euro 2016 omission'

'Benzema distraught at Euro 2016 omission'

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane says Frenchman Karim Benzema is "distraught" about being left out of the squad for this year's European Championship, the only major tournament to be played in his home country during his career.

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.

The final word on Pakistan

The final word on Pakistan

Rediff.com29 Sep 2003

Meet Bollywood's filmi photographers

Meet Bollywood's filmi photographers

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

Say CHEESE!

Why World Athletics lost top sponsor?

Why World Athletics lost top sponsor?

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

Swiss food giant Nestle will end its partnership with the International Association of Athletics Federations because of scandal surrounding the sport.

Musharraf insists 'nothing happening' on LoC

Musharraf insists 'nothing happening' on LoC

Rediff.com17 Jun 2003

The Pakistani president claimed 'there is no proof' of terrorist activity.

Cameron Diaz caught topless?

Cameron Diaz caught topless?

Rediff.com9 Jul 2004

The Ugly Indian

The Ugly Indian

Rediff.com5 Apr 2003

'BJP will pay the price for ignoring us'

'BJP will pay the price for ignoring us'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

Rajasthan's teachers plan to teach Vasundhara Raje a lesson.

Bardaasht: Not bad!

Bardaasht: Not bad!

Rediff.com23 Apr 2004

Saddam is deceiving: Bush

Saddam is deceiving: Bush

Rediff.com29 Jan 2003

The gravest dangerÂ… facing America and the world is outlaw regimes that seek weapons of mass destruction, the US president said in his State of the Union address.

British diplomat has Indian lover

British diplomat has Indian lover

Rediff.com3 Aug 2003

Controversial godman Chandraswami cremated, VIPs remain absent

Controversial godman Chandraswami cremated, VIPs remain absent

Rediff.com24 May 2017

Neeraj Shekhar, son of late PM Chandra Shekhar with whom Chandraswami was closely linked, attended the cremation.