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BJP moves EC against Rahul's 'panauti' remark

BJP moves EC against Rahul's 'panauti' remark

Rediff.com22 Nov 2023

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday stepped up its protest against Rahul Gandhi for his 'panauti' jibe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged the Election Commission to take action against the Congress leader.

Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Review: What A Waste!

Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Review: What A Waste!

Rediff.com19 Apr 2024

Towards the end of the film, when one character exclaims, 'What a crazy case!' your sentiments feel validated, observes Mayur Sanap.

Olympics Movies That Will Amaze You

Olympics Movies That Will Amaze You

Rediff.com27 Jul 2024

Sports films have their own unique charm, but those centered on the Olympics and Olympians stand apart, depicting unparalleled tales of grit, guts, gumption, and glory.

Ramdev crossed red line, maligned modern medicine: IMA chief

Ramdev crossed red line, maligned modern medicine: IMA chief

Rediff.com29 Apr 2024

Asokan said Ramdev went against the medical profession by saying "modern medicine is a stupid and bankrupt science".

Don't ask for personal info, say IIT-B's anti-discrimination guidelines

Don't ask for personal info, say IIT-B's anti-discrimination guidelines

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) has issued guidelines urging students to desist from asking fellow students for details that might reveal their caste and instead encouraged them to bond over commonalities like sports, music and movies.

'Compromising with Congress is SP's majboori'

'Compromising with Congress is SP's majboori'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

'They know that if they do not tie up with the Congress, then the minorities will move to the Congress.'

If Modi can stop wars, then why is he unable to...: Priyanka

If Modi can stop wars, then why is he unable to...: Priyanka

Rediff.com27 Apr 2024

Targeting Modi over inflation, Priyanka called him a "mehengai" man.

The Garbage Collector Whose Book Is Taught At Uni

The Garbage Collector Whose Book Is Taught At Uni

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

'Not even in my wildest dreams did I think I would write a book one day.'

PM's big attack on Cong over OBC quota in women's bill

PM's big attack on Cong over OBC quota in women's bill

Rediff.com30 Sep 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of seeking to divide women in the name of caste and by spreading lies, as he launched a fierce counter-attack on the party over its demand of OBC sub-quota in women's reservation in legislatures.

Karnataka minister booked under Atrocities Act for assaulting woman

Karnataka minister booked under Atrocities Act for assaulting woman

Rediff.com12 Sep 2023

Karnataka Minister D Sudhakar and three others have been booked by the police in Bengaluru based on a complaint by a woman alleging atrocities against her and her family and an assault on her daughter over a property dispute, police officials said on Tuesday.

Return and face probe, Deve Gowda warns grandson Prajwal

Return and face probe, Deve Gowda warns grandson Prajwal

Rediff.com23 May 2024

The JD-S supremo reiterated that his grandson should be given the harshest punishment under the law "if found guilty".

John Terry not guilty of racial abuse

John Terry not guilty of racial abuse

Rediff.com13 Jul 2012

Former England soccer captain John Terry was found not guilty on Friday of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match last October.

Ready to return medals, awards but give justice, plead wrestlers

Ready to return medals, awards but give justice, plead wrestlers

Rediff.com4 May 2023

"Take it (medals) all away. We have been humiliated so much. We are fighting for our respect but we are being crushing under their feet. Do all men have the right to abuse women?"

Ahead of poll call EC flags paid news, religious appeal

Ahead of poll call EC flags paid news, religious appeal

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission on Friday asked parties and their leaders to refrain from seeking votes on the basis of caste, religion and language, and not insult the devotee-deity relation or make any suggestion of a divine censure.

Ulajh Review: Diplomatic Doldrums

Ulajh Review: Diplomatic Doldrums

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

Ulajh strikes you as an attempt at statement-making gone horribly wrong, a punchline that doesn't land, a roar that never reaches the ear, observes Sreehari Nair.

Facebook employees abusing PM: IT minister To Zuckerberg

Facebook employees abusing PM: IT minister To Zuckerberg

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

In a three-page letter to Facebook Chief Executive Zuckerberg, Prasad alleged "bias and inaction" by individuals in Facebook India team on complaints by people supportive of right-of-centre ideology.

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

Rediff.com1 Nov 2024

We asked colleagues, present and past, to reflect on a man who has made such a difference to their lives and careers. Here it is then, a rich collection of memories that offer enchanting glimpses of the enigmatic Ajit Balakrishnan.

Explained: What is happening in Sandeshkhali?

Explained: What is happening in Sandeshkhali?

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

Sandeshkhali, a village in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, has been at the centre of a political storm for nearly a month and has witnessed unprecedented protests over allegations of sexual abuse by scores of women against a local Trinamool Congress leader.

Dalit man's face, body 'smeared with excreta' in MP

Dalit man's face, body 'smeared with excreta' in MP

Rediff.com23 Jul 2023

A Dalit man has alleged a man from another caste smeared his face and body with human excreta after he accidentally touched the latter with grease in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district.

'Girls Are Becoming Suicide Bombers'

'Girls Are Becoming Suicide Bombers'

Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

'When I am doing a film, that film is not propaganda for me. That's a true thing.'

Parliament not immune to 'casting couch': Renuka

Parliament not immune to 'casting couch': Renuka

Rediff.com25 Apr 2018

It is not just in the film industry. It happens everywhere, she said.

Who Will Vote For Vijay, And Why?

Who Will Vote For Vijay, And Why?

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

Where do Vijay and his TVK expect to get their votes from? Vijay has a huge fan following among women, but will they automatically become his voters like they had done for MGR's AIADMK, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

Anxiety Behind Modi's Banswara Speech?

Anxiety Behind Modi's Banswara Speech?

Rediff.com23 Apr 2024

In the coming days, unless Modi tones down the communal spiel, it will be clear that anxiety continues to drive his mind and clouds his judgment, observes Modi biographer Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.

'Won't Allow Severe Cuts, It Will Destroy The Film'

'Won't Allow Severe Cuts, It Will Destroy The Film'

Rediff.com28 May 2024

'The chances of The Shameless passing through the censorship board in India are slim to none.'

Cong skipped meet to pick new CIC as he's Dalit: Modi

Cong skipped meet to pick new CIC as he's Dalit: Modi

Rediff.com7 Nov 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attacked the Congress, saying it skipped the meeting convened to select the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) as he is a Dalit and this reflected the anti-Scheduled Castes mindset of the main opposition party.

Campaigning ends for third phase, high stakes for BJP

Campaigning ends for third phase, high stakes for BJP

Rediff.com5 May 2024

The stakes are significant for the BJP in this round as the party had in 2019 won an overwhelming majority of these seats, including all in Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, that will go to polls on May 7.

Revealed: The dark side of Kerala cops

Revealed: The dark side of Kerala cops

Rediff.com4 Apr 2008

A social organisation scrutinising allegations of police excesses in Kerala has said that it came across several instances of custodial torture and violation of guidelines for arrests. The five member tribunal, chaired by Justice H Suresh, a retired judge of Mumbai High Court, said torture in police stations often had tacit approval of higher officials.

Watch Konkona's Killer Magic On OTT

Watch Konkona's Killer Magic On OTT

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

Some of her best films are not available on streaming platforms, but Deepa Gahlot looks at her Hindi cinema oeuvre on OTT.

Sandeshkhali: Mamata says RSS, BJP 'fomenting trouble'

Sandeshkhali: Mamata says RSS, BJP 'fomenting trouble'

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

The unrest in the Sandeshkhali region of West Bengal ballooned into a major political row on Thursday as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the saffron camp of fomenting trouble in the area, while the Bharatiya Janata Party and the National Commission for Women (NCW) accused her party Trinamool Congress and the state government of being complicit in crimes against women in the area.

'Directors Weren't Noticing Me'

'Directors Weren't Noticing Me'

Rediff.com22 May 2024

'Money was pouring in after Movers & Shakers. At the turn of the millennium, I was voted one of the top 10 Mumbaikars. People joked that even when they switched off their TV sets, I was there! I would ask God if he was compensating me for the loss of Ayush, the greatest tragedy of my life.'

SC flags bias in educational institutions, asks UGC to end it

SC flags bias in educational institutions, asks UGC to end it

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

A bench of Justices AS Bopanna and MM Sundresh asked the UGC to furnish the details of steps taken on a plea by the mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi.

Cong tried to redirect SC/ST quota to Muslims: Modi rakes up Andhra in Raj

Cong tried to redirect SC/ST quota to Muslims: Modi rakes up Andhra in Raj

Rediff.com23 Apr 2024

He said the then prime minister Manmohan Singh had given a speech in which he had said Muslims have the first right to the country's resources.

Carnatic musicians boycott Madras Academy event over Award to TM Krishna

Carnatic musicians boycott Madras Academy event over Award to TM Krishna

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

Several Carnatic musicans have pulled out of Madras Music Academy's annual December conference to protest the Sangita Kalanidhi award to classical vocalist T M Krishna, who they allege has 'glorified Periyar' and vilified the Carnatic music community.

SC transfers 16 Bihar shelter home abuse cases to CBI

SC transfers 16 Bihar shelter home abuse cases to CBI

Rediff.com28 Nov 2018

The apex court also said CBI officers probing the shelter home cases in Bihar shall not be transferred without its prior permission.

Rahul seeks SC stay on conviction, calls Modi remark a trivial offence

Rahul seeks SC stay on conviction, calls Modi remark a trivial offence

Rediff.com2 Aug 2023

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has once again refused to apologise for his Modi surname remark that led to his disqualification as an MP but urged the Supreme Court to stay his conviction in the criminal defamation case stemming from his comment, asserting he is not guilty.

'No one was talking about drug abuse in our cinema'

'No one was talking about drug abuse in our cinema'

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

Abhishek Chaubey talks about Udta Punjab, his actors and how the drug-themed film happened.

If you keep speaking, you will be in more trouble: BJP warns Rahul

If you keep speaking, you will be in more trouble: BJP warns Rahul

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

The Bharatiya Janata Party claimed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is also "failing legally" after a Gujarat court verdict on Thursday held him guilty in a 2019 criminal defamation case.

Day after Kejri arrest, INDIA moves EC against misuse of central agencies

Day after Kejri arrest, INDIA moves EC against misuse of central agencies

Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

In a memorandum submitted to the EC, the INDIA party leaders submitted a list of recent instances of central agencies targeting Opposition parties and alleged an absence of a level playing field for the opposition.

1 held for assaulting, forcing Dalit man to lick slippers in UP

1 held for assaulting, forcing Dalit man to lick slippers in UP

Rediff.com9 Jul 2023

A video purportedly of the incident had gone viral on social media, they said, adding that the accused has been "terminated from the service".

BJP sees plot within Congress in not challenging lower court verdict on Rahul

BJP sees plot within Congress in not challenging lower court verdict on Rahul

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

Both the BJP leaders asserted that Gandhi's disqualification was a natural outcome of the law as the Supreme Court has made it clear that a lawmaker stands disqualified from the time of his conviction.