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Do you know these actors' first films?

Do you know these actors' first films?

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

Joginder Tuteja looks at the lesser known films of these stars.

Class 10 student held for death of junior in Vadodara school

Class 10 student held for death of junior in Vadodara school

Rediff.com23 Jun 2018

The killing was a grim reminder of the murder of a seven-year-old student in Gurgaon last year.

Mumbai: 3-yr-old boy falls into storm water drain

Mumbai: 3-yr-old boy falls into storm water drain

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

A search and rescue operation was immediately launched. However, the rescue team has not been able to find the boy so far.

Delhi's Burari deaths put spotlight on occult practices

Delhi's Burari deaths put spotlight on occult practices

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

According to experts, religious and spiritual influences can affect life decisions beyond the normal.

Ryan student confessed to crime in front of his father: CBI

Ryan student confessed to crime in front of his father: CBI

Rediff.com9 Nov 2017

The CBI said the interrogation was needed to reconstruct the scene of crime, to unearth conspiracy, if any, and to collect any other evidence related to the case.

'Kashmiris are not secessionists or terrorists'

'Kashmiris are not secessionists or terrorists'

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

'The people of the state can be won over by love, and not by swords.'

'It is very difficult when you don't have work'

'It is very difficult when you don't have work'

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

"You have an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. You worked in a bank in New York. What made you give up all that and pursue acting?" 'A little bit of courage and a lot of stupidity.'

First Look: Mammootty's Venicile Vyapari

First Look: Mammootty's Venicile Vyapari

Rediff.com6 Sep 2011

The movie is a murder mystery where Mammooty will be seen playing a police constable.

Woman beaten to death on suspicion of witchcraft, 12 held

Woman beaten to death on suspicion of witchcraft, 12 held

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

A 55-year-old woman was beaten to death in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district allegedly by her family members who suspected her of practising 'black magic', police said.

High unemployment 'sanyog' or your 'prayog'? Priyanka asks Modi

High unemployment 'sanyog' or your 'prayog'? Priyanka asks Modi

Rediff.com5 Feb 2020

At a poll rally on Monday, Prime Minister Modi said the protests against the new citizenship law in Shaheen Bagh and other areas in New Delhi are not a coincidence but an 'experiment' ('sanyog nahi prayog') and a political conspiracy to destroy the country's harmony. Taking on the PM, Priyanka Gandhi said a report recently said 3.5 crore jobs have been lost in the last five years in seven important sectors.

Why is there no Mann Ki Baat to stop lynchings?

Why is there no Mann Ki Baat to stop lynchings?

Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

'If lynchings are happening frequently in India, it is the responsibility of those who lead the country to try and end them, not promote them,' says Aakar Patel.

'Shocked our conscience': HC summons UP officials in Hathras case

'Shocked our conscience': HC summons UP officials in Hathras case

Rediff.com2 Oct 2020

Taking suo moto cognisance of the September 14 gang-rape and subsequent death of the teenager, the bench also ordered the Hathras district magistrate and senior superintendent of police to appear before it.

Indian techie, 6-yr-old son were found dead in a 'pool of blood'

Indian techie, 6-yr-old son were found dead in a 'pool of blood'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2017

The gruesome killings of an Indian IT professional and her six-year-old son in a New Jersey town has sent shock waves in the neighbourhood with the motive behind the murders still unknown.

Kishwar Desai's novel wins top UK literary award

Kishwar Desai's novel wins top UK literary award

Rediff.com5 Jan 2011

London-based Indian writer Kishwar Desai has won United Kingdom's prestigious Costa First Novel Award 2010 for her book Witness by Night, which addresses issues like unwanted girl child, gender prejudice and men-women equality. "Kishwar Desai pulls off a remarkable trick, transplanting a country house murder to modern-day India in a book that is not afraid to tackle serious themes," the judge trio of Anita Rani, Anneka Rice and Mark Thornton said.

4 Nirbhaya convicts executed in Tihar over 7 yrs after crime

4 Nirbhaya convicts executed in Tihar over 7 yrs after crime

Rediff.com20 Mar 2020

Mukesh Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) were executed at 5.30 am for the savage assault in an empty moving bus on the 23-year-old physiotherapy intern who came to be known the world over as Nirbhaya.

Budaun gang rapes: Victims' families say they are not safe

Budaun gang rapes: Victims' families say they are not safe

Rediff.com8 Jun 2014

Rejecting UP police claim that property could be a motive behind the gang rape and murder of two teenage cousins in Budaun, their family members on Sunday said they have no faith in state police and were not safe in the village while accusing the special investigation team (SIT) probing the case of pressurising them.

UP govt recommends CBI probe in Badaun gang-rapes

UP govt recommends CBI probe in Badaun gang-rapes

Rediff.com31 May 2014

Under attack from opposition parties, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday decided to recommend a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the gang rape and murder of two Dalit sisters in Badaun.

Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin dies in a car accident

Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin dies in a car accident

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

The talented actor died in a car accident on June 19.

Bihar shelter case: Reunite 8 girls with families, orders SC

Bihar shelter case: Reunite 8 girls with families, orders SC

Rediff.com12 Sep 2019

It also directed the state government to assess the compensation liable to be paid to such victims under the scheme and submit a report to the court.

Why we are so keen on demonising Indrani

Why we are so keen on demonising Indrani

Rediff.com2 Sep 2015

A lot of what we are hearing about Indrani is coming from our desire to demonise her and deny her humanity, says Shivam Vij.

Five children 'sacrificed' by childless couple

Five children 'sacrificed' by childless couple

Rediff.com18 Mar 2010

The boys, aged between 4-12, belong to a family in Digras village in Maharashtra and were killed between December 2009 and March 2010, police said.

What J&K poll results means for BJP/NC/PDP

What J&K poll results means for BJP/NC/PDP

Rediff.com25 Dec 2020

What the election demonstrated is that the BJP has a stranglehold on most of the Hindu votes in the Union territory, observes David Devadas.

Sheena Bora Trial: A year of tortuous twists and turns

Sheena Bora Trial: A year of tortuous twists and turns

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

When the hearings resume January 3, you wonder how many things will change and how many things will remain forever the same, as the Sheena Bora trial moves ahead.

'I was always drawn to dark fairy tales'

'I was always drawn to dark fairy tales'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

'These are cautionary tales, warning you to grow up fast, to be aware of the world around you and make sure that there are no wolves hiding in the shadows.'

When perception matters more than evidence

When perception matters more than evidence

Rediff.com8 Nov 2017

When a crime is committed, everyone seems to have a view on who has done wrong, and regardless of judicial outcome through due process of law, theories of how justice was done or not done mushroom

'An actor is only a spare part in a car'

'An actor is only a spare part in a car'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

'The story has to be told well, it has to be marketed and presented well, and now, released well too.' 'Only then will the film do well.' 'The actor walks away with the victory credit, but we do not give enough credit to the script writers, directors and producers who put up a film that shines.'

How can anyone protect culprits of such evil: Rahul on Kathua rape

How can anyone protect culprits of such evil: Rahul on Kathua rape

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

'It cannot go unpunished,' he said on Twitter.

Okay to share bed with kids: Jackson

Okay to share bed with kids: Jackson

Rediff.com27 Dec 2003

The pop star says he will slash his wrist before hurting a child.

The shackles of superstition

The shackles of superstition

Rediff.com4 Nov 2003

Malik: When God takes over a human colony

Malik: When God takes over a human colony

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

'We feel thrust into a motion picture that has all the makings of a carnival but no real fireworks,' Sreehari Nair notes after watching Malik.

Kashmiri BSF topper alleges terrorist threatening him, sister

Kashmiri BSF topper alleges terrorist threatening him, sister

Rediff.com16 May 2017

Nabeel Ahmed Wani, the topper of the All India Examination for BSF Assistant Commandant (Works) last year, has written to the government alleging that terrorists are threatening him and his sister.

Introspection, self-regulation important for media: PM

Introspection, self-regulation important for media: PM

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

PM said said there should be no government interference in the functioning of media.

On board the world's most luxurious train

On board the world's most luxurious train

Rediff.com9 Jul 2019

If "luxury on wheels" were an official title, it would go to the Venice Simplon-Orient Express. Here's a glance at the train.

10 AMAZING books I loved reading

10 AMAZING books I loved reading

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

Pilot and author Alkesh Nair shares his fascinating reading list.

'Modi wants to divert the issue of jobs to mobs'

'Modi wants to divert the issue of jobs to mobs'

Rediff.com27 Jun 2019

'The government must consider that Modiji's vision of India turning into a $5 trillion economy will happen only when there is rule of law in the country.' 'Investors will not invest if these lynchings keep happening.'

Home tutor who bashed up 3-yr-old remanded

Home tutor who bashed up 3-yr-old remanded

Rediff.com26 Jul 2014

Home tutor Puja Singh, who was caught on camera brutally beating up a three-year-old child at Lake Town in Barasat city of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, was on Saturday remanded in police custody by a court in Salt Lake.

Juvenile convict in Nirbhaya gang-rape case to stay 'in NGO custody': Sources

Juvenile convict in Nirbhaya gang-rape case to stay 'in NGO custody': Sources

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

The juvenile convict in the 'Nirbhaya' gang-rape case of 2012 won't be released from jail and will be under the monitoring of an NGO for a year, sources said.

'We are chasing good stories and storytellers'

'We are chasing good stories and storytellers'

Rediff.com24 Oct 2020

'When you are crafting a story, it's always important to see how authentic that story is because if it is authentic and rooted, it will stand the test of time.'

Revealed: How Mehbooba got tough with the BJP

Revealed: How Mehbooba got tough with the BJP

Rediff.com15 Apr 2018

'Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti acted single-mindedly right from day one of the three month-long crisis.' 'She pursued her chosen administrative course, unmindful of the menacing jingoistic drum beating in the coalition backyard.' 'At one point, I asked her if she was willing to pay the price for taking her line of action to its logical conclusion.' '"Yes," was her spontaneous response,' reveals Mohammad Sayeed Malik, the distinguished commentator on Kashmir.

Sheena Bora Trial: And Peter's back!

Sheena Bora Trial: And Peter's back!

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

The warmest reception came from his soon-to-be ex wife Indrani, who on spying him getting out of the lift, muttered an "Oh dear!" and walked over to him, trailed by her police guards, wreathed in high-wattage smiles.