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Gavaskar evaluating Raman's role in IPL betting scandal, says Verma

Gavaskar evaluating Raman's role in IPL betting scandal, says Verma

Rediff.com8 Apr 2014

Interim president of Board of Control for Cricket in India Sunil Gavaskar said he is evaluating the request of Bihar Cricket Association (CAB) secretary Aditya Verma, who wants Indian Premier League chief operating officer Sundar Raman removed from his post for alleged involvement in corrupt practices.

Who would YOU cast for the desi Everyone Loves Raymond?

Who would YOU cast for the desi Everyone Loves Raymond?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

Star Plus is casting the desi version. Send in your choices!

Former CSK team principal Meiyappan chargesheeted in IPL betting scam

Former CSK team principal Meiyappan chargesheeted in IPL betting scam

Rediff.com21 Sep 2013

The Mumbai police on Saturday chargesheeted Chennai Super Kings's former team principal Gurunath Meiyappan in the betting scandal that rocked the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League earlier this year.

CBI arrests 4 cops in fake encounter case

CBI arrests 4 cops in fake encounter case

Rediff.com12 Mar 2011

The policemen, holding the rank of Inspector, Sub-Inspector and Assistant Sub-Inspector, were arrested on Friday for their alleged involvement in the killing of Singh in Jaipur on October 23, 2006, police sources said.

Bollywood's 12 PROUD tiranga moments

Bollywood's 12 PROUD tiranga moments

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

Sukanya Verma celebrates Republic Day by looking at the tiranga's most striking moments on celluloid.

Youth disillusionment with Modi-2 has been rapid and deep

Youth disillusionment with Modi-2 has been rapid and deep

Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

'The economy is in a free fall.'
'And it's been declining for so long, so consistently, that the promise of growth and better days now looks a fantasy.' 'A mid-1970s kind of pessimism, even hopelessness, is growing among the young.' 'This isn't what Mr Modi promised them.' 'Their aspirations and needs are clear and present, and not being fulfilled,' notes Shekhar Gupta.

Was Pratyusha preparing for her wedding?

Was Pratyusha preparing for her wedding?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

The Balika Vadhu fame actress was to meet designer Rohit Varma over her wedding outfit on the day she committed suicide.

Market turmoil is bad news for IPOs

Market turmoil is bad news for IPOs

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

Experts said the 20 per cent drop in the market poses a challenge for companies that have set the ball rolling on their IPO plans as valuations will now have to realign. This could entail more dilution or lowering of the issue size.

SC slams conversion during Staines murder verdict

SC slams conversion during Staines murder verdict

Rediff.com21 Jan 2011

The Supreme Court on Friday came out strongly against the practice of conversion, while upholding the life sentence for Dara Singh, who was convicted for burning alive Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons in January 1999. "It is undisputed that there is no justification for interfering in someone's belief by way of use of force, provocation, conversion, incitement or upon a flawed premise that one religion is better than the other," it said.

PIX: Sunny Leone, Sara Khan party with Rohit Verma

PIX: Sunny Leone, Sara Khan party with Rohit Verma

Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

Check out the star arrivals.

Review: Nach Baliye 9 kicks off on a high note

Review: Nach Baliye 9 kicks off on a high note

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

Namrata Thakker is impressed with the format and the jodis.

PIX: Rekha, Sunny, Abhishek at Dabboo Ratnani's calendar launch

PIX: Rekha, Sunny, Abhishek at Dabboo Ratnani's calendar launch

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

What a starry evening this is!

PIX: Sachin's 60th birthday bash

PIX: Sachin's 60th birthday bash

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

Happy birthday, Sachin!

Vindu's wife sizzles in bikini calendar!

Vindu's wife sizzles in bikini calendar!

Rediff.com21 Jan 2010

Fashion photographer Manish Chaturvedi captured bikini models for his 2010 Cloud Nine calendar and among them is Vindu Dara Singh's wife, stunning Russian model Dina Umarova.

Staines ruling: SC expunges controversial paras

Staines ruling: SC expunges controversial paras

Rediff.com25 Jan 2011

Expunging the second last sentence of paragraph 43 of the 76-page ruling, a bench of Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan replaced it by saying, "After 12 years, the life imprisonment given by the high court need not be interfered with."

PIX: Karishma, Upen get together after Bigg Boss!

PIX: Karishma, Upen get together after Bigg Boss!

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

Arya Babbar's book called My Fiancee, Me & #IFU**EDUP along with family and friends in Mumbai.

Pak Taliban's hit list includes 70 VIPs

Pak Taliban's hit list includes 70 VIPs

Rediff.com13 Jan 2010

Almost 70 Pakistani VIPs, including the current and former chief ministers of North West Frontier Province, leaders of political parties, senior police officials and heads of paramilitary forces, are on the hit list of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, it has emerged.

Raju Srivastav out of Bigg Boss

Raju Srivastav out of Bigg Boss

Rediff.com4 Dec 2009

The comedian's funny antics could save him no longer.

Have six-packs taken over good acting?

Have six-packs taken over good acting?

Rediff.com3 Dec 2009

Actors these days are depending more on their muscles than on their talent.

How the hockey World Cup started

How the hockey World Cup started

Rediff.com23 Feb 2010

From its inception in 1971 till 1978, the World Cup was held every alternate year. Then it was made a once-in-four years affair, beginning with the 1982 edition.

The Bigg Boss is here to judge you!

The Bigg Boss is here to judge you!

Rediff.com9 Feb 2010

Vindu Dara Singh gets ready to judge dance reality show, Chak Dhoom Dhoom, on Colors.

Wrestling with Eesha Koppikhar!

Wrestling with Eesha Koppikhar!

Rediff.com3 Sep 2009

The actress returns to the limelight with 100 Percent De Dhana Dhan, a wrestling reality show where she is the host.

Uber India chief: We're at very early stages of our journey in India

Uber India chief: We're at very early stages of our journey in India

Rediff.com15 Nov 2017

The company's India focus hasn't changed with the change in CEOs.

Vindu Singh wins Bigg Boss 3

Vindu Singh wins Bigg Boss 3

Rediff.com27 Dec 2009

Vindu Singh, son of legendary wrestler and actor Dara Singh, won the reality television show Bigg Boss season 3 over 14 other participants at a glittering three-hour finale on Saturday.

Do you know all this about Modi's ministers?

Do you know all this about Modi's ministers?

Rediff.com1 Jun 2019

The PM's choice of ministers is interesting, to say the least, says Jyoti Punwani.

Rohit Verma gets evicted from Bigg Boss

Rohit Verma gets evicted from Bigg Boss

Rediff.com27 Nov 2009

The audience clearly has had enough of the fashion designer.

7 nominees to RS likely by August

7 nominees to RS likely by August

Rediff.com8 Jul 2009

Ram Jethmalani, Hema Malini, Dara Singh and four other nominated members of the Rajya Sabha will complete their term on August 26, enabling the United Progressive Alliance government to get own choice of persons of eminence nominated by President Pratibha Patil.

Probe commission interrogates Sreesanth

Probe commission interrogates Sreesanth

Rediff.com16 Nov 2013

The three-member probe commission headed by rtd Justice Mukul Mudgal, who had been appointed by the Supreme Court to look into IPL VI fiasco, interrogated tainted cricketer S Sreesanth and IPL CEO Sundar Raman among others in Mumbai.

'Something like Ramayan just happens once'

'Something like Ramayan just happens once'

Rediff.com4 Apr 2020

'Back then, being religious and devout was not a compulsion.' 'It was a voluntary and totally instinctive impulse.' 'So the impact of the Ramayan and the reverence it generated came from a place of complete sincerity.'

Rohit Verma spills the beans about Bigg Boss

Rohit Verma spills the beans about Bigg Boss

Rediff.com9 Dec 2009

The fashion designer gets candid with fans about his experiences inside Bigg Boss house.

'Was shocked when Tanaaz, Aditi pulled my pajamas'

'Was shocked when Tanaaz, Aditi pulled my pajamas'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2009

Raju Srivastav talks about his Bigg Boss stay.

Strange 'seat' fellows: SP, BSP share first row

Strange 'seat' fellows: SP, BSP share first row

Rediff.com4 Aug 2009

Despite being arch detractors on the home turf of Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party and Dara Singh Chauhan of the Bahujan Samaj Party will have to sit next to each other in the first row in the Lok Sabha.

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.

PIX: Madhuri mingles with Rekha at a wedding

PIX: Madhuri mingles with Rekha at a wedding

Rediff.com18 Nov 2016

A look at the pictures.

Employees or contractors? Gig workers face social code dilemma

Employees or contractors? Gig workers face social code dilemma

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

The Code on Social Security, 2020 gives a lot of comfort to gig firms which recognise cab drivers or food delivery executives as 'independent contractors' who directly do business with customers with the help of their digitised platforms.

Kalyan Singh has chosen caste over ideology

Kalyan Singh has chosen caste over ideology

Rediff.com7 Feb 2009

The Bharatiya Janata Party has had many leaders who are wrestlers, teachers and Lodhs. Dara Singh, once nominated to the Rajya Sabha, is a wrestler; Dr Murli Manohar Joshi is a teacher; Uma Bharati used to be the party's best-known Lodh, a powerful middle-class caste in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. But the party had only one leader who represented all three: Kalyan Singh.

Abe invokes Vivekananda

Abe invokes Vivekananda

Rediff.com22 Aug 2007

The Japanese PM referred to Emperor Ashoka, Gandhiji, Jawaharlal Nehru reflecting the close ties between the two countries

When Bollywood went over the moon!

When Bollywood went over the moon!

Rediff.com12 Sep 2019

Sukanya Verma goes through the cool and crazy ways moon/chand/chanda/chandrama is depicted in Bollywood movies.

Ola buys ticketing and commuting app Ridlr

Ola buys ticketing and commuting app Ridlr

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

Ridlr will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ANI Technologies, which owns Ola brand. Ridlr's team of 64 employees will now become a part of Ola.

Is 40 the new 30 for Olympians?

Is 40 the new 30 for Olympians?

Rediff.com3 Aug 2008

While Olympians are revered for athleticism, discipline and determination, modern competitors are showing experience is also an asset and sporting careers can be extended using new training techniques.