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Bigg Boss 10: YooHoo! Priyanka is out!

Bigg Boss 10: YooHoo! Priyanka is out!

Rediff.com26 Dec 2016

If you dislike this annoying, over-the-top season of Bigg Boss, blame it on two people: Swami Om and Priyanka Jagga. Now that one of them is gone, will the other mend his ways?

Cleavage, stalkers, item gals: Has Bollywood got it WRONG?

Cleavage, stalkers, item gals: Has Bollywood got it WRONG?

Rediff.com27 Aug 2013

They say that cinema is a reflection of society. If that is true, what kind of society are we living in, asks Paloma Sharma.

Review: Ki & Ka is clueless & caricatured

Review: Ki & Ka is clueless & caricatured

Rediff.com1 Apr 2016

In this film the Ka -- as in the Ka-poors, who act in the film -- are okay, it is the Ki -- as in Bal-Ki, who directs it -- who stumbles rather badly, feels Raja Sen.

'Amit Shah has accomplished Sardar Patel's unfinished task'

'Amit Shah has accomplished Sardar Patel's unfinished task'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

'Nehru's hegemonic politics has been responsible for many ills, which undoubtedly includes Kashmir'

The Politics of Fake News and WhatsApp Forwards

The Politics of Fake News and WhatsApp Forwards

Rediff.com11 Oct 2017

'This is a Frankenstein's monster that will engulf us all in its rage and greed.' 'This fake news/WhatsApp forwards industry -- and especially, the use of it in politics -- is one of the biggest threats to our world today,' warns Amit Mehra.

'Rape is theft. I was stolen'

'Rape is theft. I was stolen'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2017

When Rose McGowan, who triggered Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's downfall, came to India...

Dancing for a Dream

Dancing for a Dream

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

Mumbai's break dancers pin their hopes on their passion to dance to get out of city's ghettos.

How the media whitewashes Narendra Modi

How the media whitewashes Narendra Modi

Rediff.com8 May 2014

Modi today needs BJP CMs and non-party regional leaders to win votes and build alliances, but he will over-rule them and treat them like dirt once they have served their electoral purpose. Make no mistake: Modi is incurably authoritarian and will brook no dissent -- so long as the RSS is on board, says Praful Bidwai.

India Gate goes orange for UN's violence against women

India Gate goes orange for UN's violence against women

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

As part of a global 'Orange the World' campaign, the iconic India Gate on Wednesday lit up in the colour orange celebrating the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women.

Sports Shorts: India lose to Australia in final hockey match

Sports Shorts: India lose to Australia in final hockey match

Rediff.com17 May 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday

10 Shows To Watch During Lockdown

10 Shows To Watch During Lockdown

Rediff.com28 Apr 2020

Aseem Chhabra lists his 10 favourite non-Indian shows streaming in India -- classics as well as recent shows.

Soccer Extras: Argentina World Cup winner Brown dead

Soccer Extras: Argentina World Cup winner Brown dead

Rediff.com13 Aug 2019

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

'Modi govt has undone a historic wrong on Article 370'

'Modi govt has undone a historic wrong on Article 370'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

"This move will strengthen the unity of the country, which is the requirement of the hour," says Charu Wali Khanna.

Indians are eager to share personal data online!

Indians are eager to share personal data online!

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

Indians are eager consumers of digital advertising and are five times more willing to share personal data with companies when they are delighted by their digital experience.

Denied permanent commission, Wing Commander Pooja Thakur takes IAF to court

Denied permanent commission, Wing Commander Pooja Thakur takes IAF to court

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

In a permanent commission, women officers get an opportunity to rise to the rank of Lieutenant General and retire at 60 with full benefits like the men do. Sources say it is given to women on a case-to-case basis.

COPD: 2nd biggest cause for deaths in India

COPD: 2nd biggest cause for deaths in India

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

'COPD causes an economic loss of Rs 35,000 crores.' 'We cannot afford to lose such a huge amount due to one disease.' 'COPD is a non-communicable disease and that's why it remained low in priority.' 'The time is right to shift the focus to COPD as HIV/AIDS and TB are under control. 'This badly neglected disease has become the second largest cause for deaths in India.' 'It is time for us to wake up and give due importance to this disease.'

It's 'women first' for BJP and my government: Modi

It's 'women first' for BJP and my government: Modi

Rediff.com4 May 2018

"Today the country is moving forward from women development to women-led development," Modi said.

Face dark reality of sexual violence: Freida @ India's Daughter premier

Face dark reality of sexual violence: Freida @ India's Daughter premier

Rediff.com10 Mar 2015

The BBC documentary, depicting the aftermath of the brutal gang rape and murder of Nirbhaya in 2012, has premiered in the United States with Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep, Frieda Pinto and actor-director Farhan Akhtar in attendance as a show of support for the film banned in India.

Will the Naga Accord now become a reality?

Will the Naga Accord now become a reality?

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

'The issue of the larger homeland of Nagalim, the dream of the Nagas to hold sway over swathes of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, is just that, a dream.' 'The NSCN has been told categorically that the government is not going to concede on this issue.'

SC adjourns hearing on pleas challenging Article 35-A

SC adjourns hearing on pleas challenging Article 35-A

Rediff.com6 Aug 2018

Article 35-A, which was incorporated in the Constitution by a 1954 Presidential Order, accords special rights and privileges to the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir and denies property rights to a woman who marries a person from outside the state.

Constitution, not faith, is supreme

Constitution, not faith, is supreme

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

'The jurisprudence of a modern secular State has to be strictly rational.' 'Rather than aastha and aqeedah, our jurisprudence as well as the executive and legislature have to act in accordance with Constitutional rationality,' argues Mohammad Sajjad.

'No difference between UPA1, UPA2 and this govt'

'No difference between UPA1, UPA2 and this govt'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2017

'Karna is the greatest warrior in the Mahabharata -- in fact, Arjuna is a nobody in front of Karna.' 'But Arjuna had a better advisor in Krishna than Karna.' 'Karna failed because he listened to the wrong advice given by Salya.' 'It just shows wrong advisors can land even the mighty in trouble.'

'I am still in love with Amrita Singh'

'I am still in love with Amrita Singh'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2019

'I fell in love with Amrita Singh from the day I saw Betaab... She is amazing'

Facebook scandal: Machines shape your opinions

Facebook scandal: Machines shape your opinions

Rediff.com9 Apr 2018

'Political parties can play up different ideological aspects to fit individual voters.' 'For example, a party may present itself as business-friendly to one individual while it could target another voter by harping on communal fears.'

We are divided perhaps more than ever along lines of caste, religion: CJI-designate

We are divided perhaps more than ever along lines of caste, religion: CJI-designate

Rediff.com1 Oct 2018

Justice Gogoi lamented that the very issues which give a different identity to a community make its people hate those who are different.

Soldier, cancer survivor, former terrorist: Facts about Canada PM's new cabinet

Soldier, cancer survivor, former terrorist: Facts about Canada PM's new cabinet

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

Canada's new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named a young and ethnically diverse cabinet, with a ministerial team that for the first time in the country's history is equally balanced between men and women.

Modi's village adoption plan has potential to transform rural India

Modi's village adoption plan has potential to transform rural India

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Each 'adarsh village' should have piped drinking water, connectivity to the main road, electricity supply to all households, library, telecom and broadband connectivity including CCTVs in public areas. Emphasis will also be on e-governance, says Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com.

A year after #MeToo: What has changed?

A year after #MeToo: What has changed?

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

A year ago, India's #MeToo movement witnessed women across India speak up against sexual harassment. Nikita Puri assesses what, if anything, has changed.

Modi and the hunt for a Sanjeevani Booti

Modi and the hunt for a Sanjeevani Booti

Rediff.com30 Jan 2019

Modi Sarkar will not stand on ceremonies even if that means stepping on the Constitution, says Udit Misra.

'We are apprehensive of your safety outside campus,' JNU tells students

'We are apprehensive of your safety outside campus,' JNU tells students

Rediff.com18 Feb 2016

Several hours before a protest march, the Jawaharlal Nehru University authorities appealed to its student fraternity to 'reconsider' on account of their safety.

Now, Nawazuddin in #MeToo storm

Now, Nawazuddin in #MeToo storm

Rediff.com10 Nov 2018

Former Miss India Niharika Singh alleged Nawaz grabbed her and told her it was his dream to have a Miss India or an actress wife.

'I don't want to be a big wave; just a drop in the ocean'

'I don't want to be a big wave; just a drop in the ocean'

Rediff.com28 May 2015

Angeline Dias, program manager (PM) at Teach for India (TFI) talks about the lessons she's learned as part of her journey.

How PeriFerry is changing transgenders lives

How PeriFerry is changing transgenders lives

Rediff.com14 May 2018

A 22 year old's social enterprise serves as a bridge between transgenders and companies that want to hire them

'If you excel, the very society that hated you will be in awe'

'If you excel, the very society that hated you will be in awe'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

Manobi Bandyopadhyay, India's first transgender principal of a college, speaks of her struggles in a moving interview.

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