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Jamia clashes spark protests across campuses

Jamia clashes spark protests across campuses

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

Jamia turned into a battlefield on Sunday as police entered the campus and also used force, following protest against the Act.

London Olympics mascots: Neither cuddly nor cute

London Olympics mascots: Neither cuddly nor cute

Rediff.com20 May 2010

The London 2012 organisers unveiled its Olympic and Paralympic mascots. Moulded from steel left over from the last girder on the Olympic stadium, the mascots are neither cuddly nor cute.

#ReadersReviews: Tom Holland is BEST EVER Spider-Man

#ReadersReviews: Tom Holland is BEST EVER Spider-Man

Rediff.com10 Jul 2019

It is a good follow up to Avengers Endgame and marks the start of a new Avengers team, led by the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.

Ninaithale Inikkum is worth a watch

Ninaithale Inikkum is worth a watch

Rediff.com4 Sep 2009

This Tamil movie starring Prithviraj, is a nostalgic walk through college years, shot with a dose of suspense.

Narayana Murthy's daughter set to marry

Narayana Murthy's daughter set to marry

Rediff.com25 Aug 2009

Infosys co-founder and chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy and Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murthy's daughter, Akshata, is all set to tie nuptial knot with an Indian classmate of hers from Stanford Business School on August 29, family sources said.

15 Things Bollywood expects the heroine to do

15 Things Bollywood expects the heroine to do

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

Who says Bollywood gals have it easy?

Tamil Nadu and the forgotten clamour for prohibition last election

Tamil Nadu and the forgotten clamour for prohibition last election

Rediff.com29 Apr 2021

If purists are surprised as to why and how people are not demanding prohibition or not talking about past promises, both in the election manifestos five years back and even those made to the courts, the answer lies in how the state has been evolving and changing these past few years, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Karthik Kumar, no longer the US-returned Mappilai

Karthik Kumar, no longer the US-returned Mappilai

Rediff.com30 Nov 2009

Karthik Kumar is coming out of the 'US returned Mappilai' tag that Mani Ratnam started casting him in Alai Payuthey. He talks about his new film Ethuvum Nadakkum.

'Legislative decorum has been on the decline'

'Legislative decorum has been on the decline'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2009

Parrikar spoke about Goa's descent into lawlessness, its unruly assembly and the slow death of a project close to his heart -- the International Film Festival.

Woman I admire: 'My math teacher changed my life'

Woman I admire: 'My math teacher changed my life'

Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

Rediff reader Ravikant Rajput from Saudi Arabia writes about his school teacher Neela Joshi.

Day after Peshawar massacre, students reveal their horror

Day after Peshawar massacre, students reveal their horror

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

On Tuesday, Taliban terrorists barged into Army Public School in Peshawar and began firing on all present there. They took no hostages, did not discriminate between the young and old and killed as many as they could. They killed 132 children and nine others during their eight-hour rampage. Some students who were lucky enough to escape recount their horror and the massacre that unfolded right in front of them. These are some their tales:

'I had small dreams but large instinct'

'I had small dreams but large instinct'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2010

Prasoon Joshi has been making waves in the ad world and Bollywood for a number of years now. But what was it like growing up? Read on...

The doc who returned from US to fight his first election

The doc who returned from US to fight his first election

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

'It is sad that Kerala had so many Covid patients which is primarily due to the mismanagement of the Left government.' 'The technical committee was full of CPI-M leaders who happen to have medical degrees with no experience in public health.' 'They were advising the CM and we are paying for those mistakes.'

ITC targets the schoolbag

ITC targets the schoolbag

Rediff.com18 Jan 2010

Education and stationery products can make big money indeed. Ask FMCG major ITC, which is targeting Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) revenues from these products in three to five years, from Rs 280 crore (Rs 2.8 billion) now.

The men who made the great Khali sing

The men who made the great Khali sing

Rediff.com8 Sep 2009

Music composers Siddharth-Suhas may not have hit the big league yet but they're definitely in demand.

Are you Chinese, Peng Liyuan asks northeast students

Are you Chinese, Peng Liyuan asks northeast students

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

China's First Lady Peng Liyuan mistook a group of students from the northeast as Chinese only to be told by them that they were Indians.

Meet our national Scrabble champ

Meet our national Scrabble champ

Rediff.com8 Dec 2009

Indian National Scrabble champion Sherwin Rodrigues has just returned from Malaysia after finishing 13th in the Tenth World Scrabble Championship. Here, he reveals what the game taught him about life and shares five useful tips on how to be a champion.

How to get personal accident coverage

How to get personal accident coverage

Rediff.com13 Oct 2009

Personal Accident Coverage is a kind of insurance coverage that covers your financial losses resulting from an accident or disability.

IndiGo: Gangwal vs Bhatia spat resurfaces

IndiGo: Gangwal vs Bhatia spat resurfaces

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

Gangwal said he will not vote in favour of resolutions that intend to expand the size of the board to 10 members. Gangwal wants a seven-member board.

Indian Americans galore in Obama-Biden team

Indian Americans galore in Obama-Biden team

Rediff.com25 Nov 2008

The presence of more Indian Americans in the team has made the whole community proud.

NIT Srinagar students leave for home states

NIT Srinagar students leave for home states

Rediff.com4 Aug 2019

Jammu South's Sub-divisional Magistrate Srikant Balasaheeb Suse said around 300 students from NIT Srinagar have left by Madras Janta, Sri Shakti, Malwa and Hapa express trains.

Money mantras for a happy married life

Money mantras for a happy married life

Rediff.com3 Aug 2009

Religiously put aside 30 per cent of your earnings into carefully chosen investments. Spend the rest of the money, the way you want and please.

Lal Jose's Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal releases today

Lal Jose's Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal releases today

Rediff.com20 Dec 2013

Director Lal Jose is teaming up with actor Dileep for the seventh time in Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal

Lungi Ngidi: Of financial struggles and 'Lungi Dance'

Lungi Ngidi: Of financial struggles and 'Lungi Dance'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

Ngidi fondly remembers how parents of his classmates used to help him out with cricket gears as he was admitted on a sports scholarship.

Low-cost computing: Gaining ground in India

Low-cost computing: Gaining ground in India

Rediff.com9 Jan 2008

In fact, both the Classmate PC projects (from Intel) and OLPC pilots (with Reliance Communications) besides low-cost initiatives from players like Novatium, Encore, Xenitis and Allied Computers are gathering momentum independent of each other in the country.

Monsoon romances: 'The greatest night of my life'

Monsoon romances: 'The greatest night of my life'

Rediff.com10 Jul 2009

In our continuing series, GA readers share their favourite monsoon memories.

When two IITians went radical

When two IITians went radical

Rediff.com2 Jun 2009

Bored of their routine jobs two IITians start a unique concept that can radically change the publishing industry in India.

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists 10 of his favourite films that played in various sections at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.

Revisiting Neelathamara

Revisiting Neelathamara

Rediff.com27 May 2009

It is his willingness to experiment with movies that makes Lal Jose different from his peers. With films like Oru Maravathoor Kanavu, Meesa Madhavan, Classmates, Chanthupottu and Arabikkadha in his profile, he has found a place among the best in the business.

LFW off-ramp: Stay hatke, stay stylish

LFW off-ramp: Stay hatke, stay stylish

Rediff.com2 Feb 2018

The headturners on Day Two of fashion week.

The man behind RIL's KG achievement

The man behind RIL's KG achievement

Rediff.com6 Apr 2009

P M S Prasad has been part of Mukesh Ambani's A-team for the last 25 years. The 55-year-old engineer, now president and CEO (petroleum), Reliance Industries, joined the company in 1984, when it was building a captive power plant at Patalganga, 70 kilometres north of Mumbai.

'Good time to execute large infrastructure project

'Good time to execute large infrastructure project

Rediff.com26 Mar 2009

Lalit Jalan, the younger Ambani's Wharton classmate and CEO of R-Infra, tells Nevin John that the company will put in Rs 2,800 crore (Rs 28 billion) over the next three years as equity in various projects.

Boys good at maths? It's not biological: Study

Boys good at maths? It's not biological: Study

Rediff.com30 May 2008

A study has finally dispelled the myth that boys are born better at maths than girls -- in fact, it claims that differences in examination results are down to "nurture" and not nature.

Have you used social networking to better your job

Have you used social networking to better your job

Rediff.com16 May 2008

Have you used social networking sites to better your job prospects or know anyone who has? Tell us!

JNU violence taking toll on our minds: Students

JNU violence taking toll on our minds: Students

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

An uneasy lull prevailed on the campus on Friday as very few people were seen in the university streets and eating joints, otherwise brimming with students. The unease at the university's Sabarmati Hostel, which bore a heavy brunt of the mob violence, was palpable as a few students were seen leaving the campus fearing for their safety on Thursday evening as well.

T N Seshan, who gave teeth to Election Commission, is dead

T N Seshan, who gave teeth to Election Commission, is dead

Rediff.com11 Nov 2019

The legendary Seshan was not keeping good health for the past couple of years and he passed away at about 9.30 pm, a senior police official told PTI.

Review: Cycle is worth a watch

Review: Cycle is worth a watch

Rediff.com18 Feb 2008

Cycle marks the debut of Veneeth Sreenivasan as an actor into Malayalam cinema. Directed by Johny Antony and written by James Albert of Classmates fame is a dark and humorous youth oriented film.

Which Malayalam film will you watch this week?

Which Malayalam film will you watch this week?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2015

Four Malayalam films are set to hit the screens.

5 career needs of every professional

5 career needs of every professional

Rediff.com12 Jun 2008

Want your career to go places? Here are the necessary steps you need to take.

The tsunami warriors deserve our salute

The tsunami warriors deserve our salute

Rediff.com26 Dec 2007

On this third anniversary of the tsunami, let us remember and salute the Indian armed forces for their admirable devotion to duty and for flying the Indian tricolour high.