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Meet Priti Patel, the first desi woman minister in Cameron cabinet

Meet Priti Patel, the first desi woman minister in Cameron cabinet

Rediff.com11 May 2015

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday promoted one of its most prominent Indian-origin MPs Priti Patel by making her the new employment minister, as he unveiled the first all-Conservative cabinet in nearly 20 years with his top four aides retaining their previous portfolios

Vedalam is a total commercial entertainer

Vedalam is a total commercial entertainer

Rediff.com12 Nov 2015

Director Siva's Vedalam is an action packed potboiler revolving around one man's mission to take down an international flesh trade racket.

The cost of playing Nirbhaya year after year

The cost of playing Nirbhaya year after year

Rediff.com11 Jan 2018

Yet actress Pari Singh does it because it is a story that must be told. Again and again.

I'm bisexual: Dewani tells S African court as his trial begins

I'm bisexual: Dewani tells S African court as his trial begins

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

An Indian-origin British billionaire businessman, accused plotting the murder his Indo-Swedish wife during their honeymoon in South Africa in 2010, told a court that he is bisexual as his trial for began in Cape Town on Monday.

Sports Shorts: Pistorius's bid to appeal murder sentence turned down

Sports Shorts: Pistorius's bid to appeal murder sentence turned down

Rediff.com9 Apr 2018

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday

Don't like wearing a seat belt? You could die!

Don't like wearing a seat belt? You could die!

Rediff.com3 Aug 2017

'Strange as it may seem, the more advanced the safety features in a car, the more critical is the role of the humble seat belt.'

'Always be alert... keep family informed...'

'Always be alert... keep family informed...'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

'Never trust a cab or rick driver.' 'Never share personal information.' 'Never hide your whereabouts from your family.' 'Don't party late with strangers or 'just met' friends.'

A textile tycoon who also spins dreams

A textile tycoon who also spins dreams

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

Despite presiding over scores of factories in what is today India's largest garment exporter with 105,000 employees, Ahuja is a modest man with much to be immodest about. He tells Rahul Jacob that the government needs a free trade agreement with Europe fast to ensure a level-playing field with Bangladesh and Vietnam.

How women and children fared in one year of Modi 2.0

How women and children fared in one year of Modi 2.0

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Around 700 migrant workers, women and children have lost their lives in this reverse migration. But what is happening today with the migrant labour is only a continuation of the policies pursued by the Modi regime during the last six years. It is not for nothing that India was ranked the most dangerous country in the world for women in 2018 by the Thompson Reuters Foundation poll, points out Rashme Sehgal.

Are we any closer to knowing Who Killed Sheena Bora?

Are we any closer to knowing Who Killed Sheena Bora?

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

After 800 days, is it a little clearer that Accused No 1 through 4 are responsible for her death?

AMAZING movies coming up!

AMAZING movies coming up!

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

The jewels to watch out for at MAMI.

Netflix Next Gen: Change is coming

Netflix Next Gen: Change is coming

Rediff.com16 Sep 2017

First phase of online video's growth is over. Netflix, Amazon developing new content ecosystem.

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com8 May 2015

This week's collection of stories that prove we live in a truly mad, mad world

Sunanda case: Will not question Tharoor for now, Police

Sunanda case: Will not question Tharoor for now, Police

Rediff.com10 Jan 2015

Delhi Police on Saturday said it is not going to question Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for now in connection with the mysterious death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar as it would first want to examine all other people related to the case and look into available evidence.

Privatisation, India style

Privatisation, India style

Rediff.com8 May 2017

Over the years India's governments have turned several public goods into private ones, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

From baseball to WWE: Rinku Singh's inspiring story

From baseball to WWE: Rinku Singh's inspiring story

Rediff.com4 Mar 2019

'I want people to know that it doesn't matter where you come from, if you have guts, no one can stop you.' Rinku Singh on why he made the switch from javelin to baseball and finally to WWE.

Dec 16 gang rape case: 'Witness not robbed before incident'

Dec 16 gang rape case: 'Witness not robbed before incident'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

One of the accused in the December 16 gang rape case on Thursday claimed before a Delhi court that he, along with other five co-accused, had not beaten or robbed the carpenter that night.

Soon tech maybe the biggest input in your food delivery

Soon tech maybe the biggest input in your food delivery

Rediff.com17 Feb 2019

From using Artificial Learning to Machine Learning to deploying drones food delivery platforms are going all out to reach the extra consumer, says Peerzada Abrar.

'Osama' teens attack Sikh man, mother in New York

'Osama' teens attack Sikh man, mother in New York

Rediff.com9 Aug 2014

Just days after a Sikh man was hit and dragged by a truck, another Sikh man and his mother were attacked in New York by a group of teenagers who called them 'Osama Bin Laden' in an apparent hate crime, sparking fresh outrage among the community members.

Jilla is a commercial entertainer

Jilla is a commercial entertainer

Rediff.com11 Jan 2014

Vijay and Mohanlal starrer Jilla is your everyday Madurai-based action thriller set in the backdrop of the special bond shared by a father and his devoted foster son

Indrani is still the boss

Indrani is still the boss

Rediff.com5 Sep 2017

Indrani is clearly in charge in her little corner. She is speaking rapidly to a not-very-tall, pot-bellied, balding man, whom she repeatedly, decisively, asks, "Have you understood?" The tone is that of a boss talking to an employee. The words "cheque" and "two lakhs" float by.

Want to join the WWE? Listen to The Great Khali

Want to join the WWE? Listen to The Great Khali

Rediff.com9 Dec 2017

'Olympic wrestling is like an old Nokia phone.' 'WWE is like an iPhone.' The Great Khali's academy turns pro-wrestling dreams into reality

Don't campaign for Trinamool Congress: Activists tell Anna

Don't campaign for Trinamool Congress: Activists tell Anna

Rediff.com19 Feb 2014

Activists associated with women's movements from different parts of India on Wednesday wrote an open letter to social activist Anna Hazare expressing their disappointment over the Gandhian campaigning for the Trinamool Congress Party in the upcoming Loksabha elections.

Thank God 2014 is over!

Thank God 2014 is over!

Rediff.com27 Dec 2014

The year 2014 easily earns for itself the title of annus horribilis, says Malavika Sangghvi

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.

Thousands decry Trump's immigrant ban at US airports

Thousands decry Trump's immigrant ban at US airports

Rediff.com29 Jan 2017

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered at airports across the US to protest the ban announced by President Donald Trump on immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries, extending solidarity to those affected as chaos and fear gripped individuals trying to enter the country.

Dec 16 gang-rape: Accused trades charges against each other

Dec 16 gang-rape: Accused trades charges against each other

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

The court proceedings in the December 16 gang-rape and murder trial on Monday witnessed trading of charges among the defence counsel who used filthy language.

Did not see the Dec 16 gang-rape victim: Accused tells judge

Did not see the Dec 16 gang-rape victim: Accused tells judge

Rediff.com12 Jul 2013

One of the accused in December 16 gang rape case on Friday claimed before a special court that he had never seen the 23-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by six persons in a moving bus and had only heard about it.

Sheena Bora Trial: Why was Indrani overjoyed?

Sheena Bora Trial: Why was Indrani overjoyed?

Rediff.com14 Dec 2019

Indrani was cheering Pasbola on from the back, with little, happy whoops, that she muffled with her chunni. Indrani was in her element on Friday. The defence's cross-examination was clearly going her way and Indrani was delighted.

'Small girls are being raped in UP, Bihar but Modi is silent'

'Small girls are being raped in UP, Bihar but Modi is silent'

Rediff.com7 Aug 2018

The Congress chief hit out at the BJP's ideological mentor, the RSS, alleging that it was a "male chauvinist organisation" and did not have women in it, thus cannot do what the Congress can for women.

Building a 'Uber'culture

Building a 'Uber'culture

Rediff.com22 Jun 2017

The cab-hailing firm needs to jettison its baggage of dysfunctional corporate and gender insensitivity, finds out Ritwik Sharma.

Ajith's Top 10 Hits

Ajith's Top 10 Hits

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

As Ajith's Yennai Arindhaal releases, we look at the movies that made him a star.

Saudi Surprises

Saudi Surprises

Rediff.com14 Apr 2016

'I am hoping that now with the strategic status of our relationship, the Indian voice will get heard in Saudi Arabia,' says Ambassador B S Prakash.

Nila Vikhe Patil, Swedish politics' Indian star

Nila Vikhe Patil, Swedish politics' Indian star

Rediff.com13 Mar 2019

Her great grandfather began sugar co-operatives in Maharashtra. Her grandfather was an eight time MP. Her uncle is currently leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra assembly. Her cousin joined the BJP on Tuesday, March 12. Nila Vikhe Patil, who could one day become prime minister of Sweden, unravels her India connections in an e-mail interaction with Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

TIME's Person of the Year 2014: The Ebola Fighters

TIME's Person of the Year 2014: The Ebola Fighters

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

The people on the front lines of fighting the Ebola epidemic are Time Magazine's Person of the Year.

Do models have catfights? Find out

Do models have catfights? Find out

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

Italian model Mariana Falasachi gets candid.

Asia's first woman to drive a diesel train is an Indian

Asia's first woman to drive a diesel train is an Indian

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Mumtaz Kazi recounts her life's journey in her own words.

Meet Bharti Kher, the President's artist-in-residence

Meet Bharti Kher, the President's artist-in-residence

Rediff.com12 Oct 2017

Bharti Kher is a researcher, a mathematician, an anthropologist, and a rare contemporary artist pushing boundaries in her creative quest.

The night Rajiv Gandhi died: An eyewitness account

The night Rajiv Gandhi died: An eyewitness account

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

Rajiv Gandhi would have turned 72 on August 20. Had he lived. On a humid night 25 years ago, the former prime minister of India was murdered in cold blood by an LTTE suicide bomber. Neena Gopal was an eyewitness to the assassination, and in this exclusive extract from her new book, The Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, she reveals for the first time what she saw in Sriperumbudur that night.

Maggi's trial by fire

Maggi's trial by fire

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

Nestl is facing its worst crisis ever. Can it learn from its peers?