News for 'empathy'

Review: Jai Hind 2 fails to impress

Review: Jai Hind 2 fails to impress

Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

Arjun Sarja's Jai Hind 2 is a trite and uninspiring action drama that advocates free education for children.

Fiat chief on ups and downs in India market

Fiat chief on ups and downs in India market

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

In India, car companies measure wholesale as sales.

Working with Ratan Tata

Working with Ratan Tata

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

Mukund Rajan, who worked closely with Ratan Tata, recalls the unique experience of working with the corporate titan.

What Modi and his ministers must learn from Vajpayee

What Modi and his ministers must learn from Vajpayee

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

'Think about how he would have handled Hyderabad, and JNU. He would have been very cross if he found two of his Cabinet ministers weighing in on the side of the ABVP.' 'And if Rohith Vemula still killed himself, he would have been the first to speak out in anguish and empathy rather than deny he was a Dalit.' 'And JNU, he would have simply said something like, 'let the boys speak, then they will grow up and join the IAS).' 'A good idea, when in crisis, is to apply the 'Vajpayee test' to your actions,' says Shekhar Gupta.

'The Pakistanis have a hand in Kashmir'

'The Pakistanis have a hand in Kashmir'

Rediff.com20 Jun 2018

'Pakistan had almost disappeared from Kashmir.' 'Now in the last three, four years we have brought Pakistan back again by not handling Kashmir properly.'

Mufti lauds Modi's initiative 'to reach out to his Pakistan

Mufti lauds Modi's initiative 'to reach out to his Pakistan

Rediff.com14 Feb 2015

PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Saturday appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative 'to reach out to Sharif.

Our children must breathe cleaner city air: Modi

Our children must breathe cleaner city air: Modi

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

Solving problems through science was the key takeaway from the Prime Minister's speech.

Review: Vallinam is a decent sports based drama film

Review: Vallinam is a decent sports based drama film

Rediff.com3 Mar 2014

The film highlights the craze for cricket and the complete lack of empathy for any other sport

They sit there, stoic, implacable, defiant

They sit there, stoic, implacable, defiant

Rediff.com2 Jan 2020

It is a sight that both warms and breaks the heart. The women of Shaheen Bagh seem oblivious of the cold, these women and their children, the latter ranging in age from 19 days to early teens, who have been occupying the road for over two weeks now. Some of them have not gone home for days, but their faces are clear, unlined by fatigue, their eyes bright and fierce as those of the falcon, shaheen, the area is named for.

She would've been a first! Meet the black trans model L'Oreal Paris dropped

She would've been a first! Meet the black trans model L'Oreal Paris dropped

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

Munroe Bergdorf had called out racism in a strongly-worded Facebook post after the White Supremacists' rally in Charlottesvilla in the US.

The point of no return

The point of no return

Rediff.com26 Apr 2015

Is there anything any one can say after Gajendra Singh's suicide that will not come across as inadequate, insincere, fatuous or too little too late?

10 times Deepika Padukone impressed us

10 times Deepika Padukone impressed us

Rediff.com5 Jan 2018

Sukanya Verma picks her favourite Deepika Padukone scenes.

Review: Oru Oorla Rendu Raja is a waste of time

Review: Oru Oorla Rendu Raja is a waste of time

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

Oru Oorla Rendu Raja is a tedious comedy drama that attempts to highlight the inhumane working conditions of factory workers in our country.

Rocky showed up at The Golden Globes -- and she won!

Rocky showed up at The Golden Globes -- and she won!

Rediff.com9 Jan 2017

Rocky showed up at The Golden Globes -- and she won! Raja Sen sums up the 74th Golden Globes perfectly.

Dhanush signs his third Hindi film

Dhanush signs his third Hindi film

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

'It is an intense love story, the kind I haven't done so far,' he tells us.

Ravish Kumar, the news anchor who doesn't fear failure

Ravish Kumar, the news anchor who doesn't fear failure

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

He began his career sorting mail. Today, he is one of India's best known television anchors, whose mails are hacked by Legion.

How this tidying consultant earns Rs 3,000 per hour

How this tidying consultant earns Rs 3,000 per hour

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

Gurugram based Gayatri Gandhi is India's first KonMari certified tidying consultant.

Want to be a good leader? Read this!

Want to be a good leader? Read this!

Rediff.com15 Nov 2017

'Let's think of a leader as a camera.' 'It's not just about the leader having the ability to have a telephoto lens.' 'You do need that, but you also need a leader to take a wide angle, look over the horizon and to be able to rise up to the satellite level and look at the big picture.'

Secret 7: How to balance your health with chakras

Secret 7: How to balance your health with chakras

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

Millions across the world vouch for 'Yoga' as a way of life but not many understand how the Asanas, Pranayam and meditation actually affect our body's 'Chakras'.

Mann ki Baat: Lead the digital movement, PM tells the youth

Mann ki Baat: Lead the digital movement, PM tells the youth

Rediff.com26 Feb 2017

The prime minister said gradually people are "shedding their hard currency mindset" and moving towards digital currency and the youth are leading the way using their mobile phones as the new tool to make and receive payments.

Review: Manchester by the Sea is bruising

Review: Manchester by the Sea is bruising

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

The film's genius is not in its ability to provide answers. Rather, it expands our empathy and forces us to locate the sublime within the unbearable, says Vikram Johri.

US President Obama meets Dalai Lama at White House

US President Obama meets Dalai Lama at White House

Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

Obama met the 80-year-old spiritual leader in the historic Map Room of the White House. The meeting was closed for the press.

For a democracy, Modi's words are ominous

For a democracy, Modi's words are ominous

Rediff.com6 Feb 2017

'Modi followed a prime minister whose second term was marked by such tragic passivity that Indians, it would seem, are willing to go to great pains to help this one realise his ambitions for them.'

Want to be a leader? 6 things to avoid

Want to be a leader? 6 things to avoid

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

Replace authority and hierarchy with team building and collective participation.

An encounter with Priyanka Gandhi!

An encounter with Priyanka Gandhi!

Rediff.com29 Dec 2018

In 1998, the Congress asked her mother to campaign. 'We had a family discussion. We explained to our mother that you will be used, you will be discarded once you are done with the campaign.' 'A few days later I got a call from my mother. She said, "I have decided to campaign".' 'We were stunned. Why was she doing this?' Payal Mohanka listens in.

Review: Surya's Anjaan fails miserably

Review: Surya's Anjaan fails miserably

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

The film is a long, tedious and predictable film about friendship and revenge, set in the backdrop of the Mumbai underworld

Review: Enna Satham Indha Neram fails to thrill

Review: Enna Satham Indha Neram fails to thrill

Rediff.com30 Jun 2014

Enna Satham Indha Neram is a dull and unexciting film revolving around four 8-year-olds who get lost in a zoo during a school excursion.

For Indians, losing a job considered taboo

For Indians, losing a job considered taboo

Rediff.com5 May 2017

Build trust in face of lay-offs Communicating with employees is the key to easing pain as downsizing cycle sweeps IT.

Football Briefs: No problem with Chelsea despite Conte row, says Mourinho

Football Briefs: No problem with Chelsea despite Conte row, says Mourinho

Rediff.com23 Feb 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

The desi taking on Trump in New Jersey

The desi taking on Trump in New Jersey

Rediff.com25 Jun 2019

'You shouldn't mistreat Muslims, you shouldn't mistreat Sikhs, you shouldn't mistreat anyone you perceive to be the other.'

Looking back at Shyam Benegal's mesmerising Mandi

Looking back at Shyam Benegal's mesmerising Mandi

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

Even after three decades, Mandi proves its lasting relevance and powerful impact on cinephile memory by inviting comparisons to Vidya Balan's Begum Jaan.

Review: Yennamo Yedho leaves you totally bored

Review: Yennamo Yedho leaves you totally bored

Rediff.com28 Apr 2014

The film is a meaningless romantic comedy that makes a pathetic attempt to portray the emotional upheavals you go through in life before finding your true love.

India's Anna Daata: Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't!

India's Anna Daata: Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't!

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

'If India is to emerge as a superpower, we must utilise our huge agricultural potential and not, as in past centuries, merely exploit our farmers,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

'I won this at the 'last ever' Golden Globes'

'I won this at the 'last ever' Golden Globes'

Rediff.com9 Jan 2017

'Once, when I was standing around on the set one day, whining about something -- you know we were gonna work through supper or the long hours or whatever, Tommy Lee Jones said to me, 'Isn't it such a privilege, Meryl, just to be an actor? Yeah, it is, and we have to remind each other of the privilege and the responsibility of the act of empathy. We should all be very proud of the work Hollywood honours here tonight.'

How some Muslims won't sacrifice goats to help Kerala

How some Muslims won't sacrifice goats to help Kerala

Rediff.com22 Aug 2018

'The Quran says that saving one life is like saving humanity. So by donating for Kerala, you are following what Allah told you.' 'This gesture would create goodwill for Muslims and would work as a counter to the hostility they face.' Jyoti Punwani reports how some Muslims won't sacrifice goats this Bakri Eid, instead donating the money towards relief efforts in Kerala.

Chester Bennington suicide: Depression, the silent killer

Chester Bennington suicide: Depression, the silent killer

Rediff.com21 Jul 2017

Don't ignore the warning signs, says Dr Samir Parikh.

Yamuna on their minds

Yamuna on their minds

Rediff.com13 May 2016

Through its programmes, Swechha tries to ensure Delhiites don't forget their dying river.

10 ways of loving India

10 ways of loving India

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

'To love all Indians is to love India in reality.' 'To love the lines on a map is to love a symbol,' says Aakar Patel.

Dude, it takes guts to wear your name!

Dude, it takes guts to wear your name!

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

'Rarely do you come across a leader of a free world who meets another leader of a free world and serves him tea in a suit that chants his name. Over and over again.'

What Obama and Trump read, and what that tells us

What Obama and Trump read, and what that tells us

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

That US is losing one of its best-read presidents, and will gain one of the least likely to have ever read a book. Does that matter? Mihir S Sharma explains why it should.