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Melania's 'I really don't care' jacket on trip to migrant children sparks outage

Melania's 'I really don't care' jacket on trip to migrant children sparks outage

Rediff.com22 Jun 2018

US President Trump, in an apparent attempt to deflect the criticism over his wife's attire, tweeted that the jacket Melania wore "refers to the Fake News Media".

Hunt for Trump-Kim venue leads to Singapore's Sentosa Island

Hunt for Trump-Kim venue leads to Singapore's Sentosa Island

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

Extra security measures will be in force for these areas in the period between June 10 and 14.

Why Gully Boy is no Kaala

Why Gully Boy is no Kaala

Rediff.com25 Mar 2019

While Pa Ranjith proved yet again to be the salt of the earth in his land mafia film, Zoya Akhtar took a haphazard route to make something that was hardly rooted in Asia's biggest slum, feels J Jagannath.

Why Modi govt's Ayodhya plea is different

Why Modi govt's Ayodhya plea is different

Rediff.com30 Jan 2019

By pegging the exact area of the Babri Masjid site at 0.313 acres, and not the original 2.77 acres, the government hopes to be in line with the court ruling in the 1994 Ismail Faruqui case which mentions return of land to original claimants once the exact area needed for acquisition is determined, observes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

COVID-19 tally in India crosses 2,500 mark; 76 dead

COVID-19 tally in India crosses 2,500 mark; 76 dead

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

A home ministry official said while 9,000 Tablighi Jamaat members and their primary contacts have been quarantined till now across the country due to "massive efforts" to check the outbreak, the Centre has written to all states and union territories that "the lockdown measures should be implemented in letter and spirit".

10 interesting photos from across the world

10 interesting photos from across the world

Rediff.com23 Jan 2015

A series of defining photographs from across the globe.

Get ready to travel in faster, swanky trains!

Get ready to travel in faster, swanky trains!

Rediff.com8 Feb 2016

The coaches will have aesthetically pleasant interiors with spacious and well-designed seats.

The Rise of Voiceless Muslims

The Rise of Voiceless Muslims

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

It is this new Muslim who is not burdened by the Pakistan guilt, who is ready to fight it out for the rights enshrined under the Constitution, and who is not defensive about Muslim identity that the BJP and the Sangh Parivar are out to crush, argues Mohd Asim.

They took a 500-day honeymoon around the world

They took a 500-day honeymoon around the world

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

Mark, who said he had always wanted to travel the world, pitched the idea of doing so to his new wife in the shape of a 365-day honeymoon -- and after a year of convincing, she agreed.

4 teenagers arrested over London Islamic school arson

4 teenagers arrested over London Islamic school arson

Rediff.com10 Jun 2013

Scotland Yard have arrested four teenagers in connection with a fire at an Islamic boarding school in south-east London.

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com18 Aug 2016

Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.

Gully Boy Review: Ranveer rocks!

Gully Boy Review: Ranveer rocks!

Rediff.com10 Feb 2019

'Gully Boy is a pulsating salute to the new angry India and its youth,' says Aseem Chhabra who watched Zoya Akhtar's movie at the Berlin film festival.

India's coronavirus count 166; Kashmir reports first case

India's coronavirus count 166; Kashmir reports first case

Rediff.com19 Mar 2020

The cases reported on Wednesday include a couple and their two-year-old daughter in Rajasthan who had recently returned from Italy. The patients belong to Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu and had returned from Italy on March 8.

'COVID-19 is a man made pandemic'

'COVID-19 is a man made pandemic'

Rediff.com6 Jun 2020

'Wild animals lived in their natural environment.' 'So, viruses could not be communicated.' 'Then came mass production and mass quartering of animals -- whether it be poultry, pigs and cattle -- which gave rise to bird flu, SARS and the mad cow disease.' 'Vast amounts of animal produce are also being flown from one part of the world to another, which has helped to spread the virus.' 'All these changes have led to a new and deadly mutation of the virus that has immobliised human beings.'

Naked man vandalises Gurdwara in Washington

Naked man vandalises Gurdwara in Washington

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

Deputies say that Pittman was arrested early Thursday morning wearing nothing but a sheet taken from the temple's furnishings. He was also holding the gurdwara's ceremonial sword.

Protests erupt across India over citizenship law

Protests erupt across India over citizenship law

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

Several protests -- some peaceful, some violent -- erupted across India on Monday against the police crackdown in Jamia Millia Islamia and the controversial citizenship law as students and political leaders took to the streets, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi called these protests "deeply distressing" and appealed for peace.

Pluto 'paints' its largest moon red: NASA

Pluto 'paints' its largest moon red: NASA

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

The reddish polar region on Pluto's largest moon, Charon, is an effect of methane gas escaping from the icy dwarf planet's atmosphere, say scientists who solved the mystery behind the coloured region first spotted by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft last year.

Unfazed by rustication warning, FTII students continue strike

Unfazed by rustication warning, FTII students continue strike

Rediff.com16 Jul 2015

Unfazed by warning of disciplinary action and rustication, the striking students of Film and Television Institute of India on Thursday said the protest, now on for 35 days, will continue till the government responds to their demands, including removal of TV actor Gajendra Chauhan as its chairman.

'Travelling with Bin Laden': US man uploads elderly Sikh's video

'Travelling with Bin Laden': US man uploads elderly Sikh's video

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

The 39-second video of Singh, a California resident, has been viewed over 83,000 times since it was posted on YouTube on December 9.

SC to hear Ayodhya title dispute case in January 2019

SC to hear Ayodhya title dispute case in January 2019

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

The appropriate bench will fix the schedule with regard to the hearing of appeals in the case. "We will fix the date of hearing of Ayodhya dispute case before the appropriate bench in January," the CJI said.

Is this the end of the road for FTII?

Is this the end of the road for FTII?

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

Gajendra Chauhan is just one the many troubles that ail the national film institute. But all may not be lost yet.

Swastikas sprayed on UK mosque in race attack

Swastikas sprayed on UK mosque in race attack

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

Racist graffiti, including Nazi swastikas, were sprayed on the walls and windows of a mosque in the West Midlands region of England today, prompting police to launch an investigation.

10 INTERESTING photos from the week gone by

10 INTERESTING photos from the week gone by

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

We bring you a collection of some of the best photographs taken this week by ace photographers.

Is India really heading the Pakistan way?

Is India really heading the Pakistan way?

Rediff.com21 Dec 2019

India's majoritarian regime is now making a dangerously fast-paced move towards theocracy, like its western counterpart did a few decades ago, warns Mohammad Sajjad.

Like him or not, Modi is a risk-taker

Like him or not, Modi is a risk-taker

Rediff.com21 May 2019

'If Mr Modi continues growing as a Hindu Hriday Samrat, better that it is done by restoring ancient temples than demolishing medieval mosques,' says Shekhar Gupta.

PIX: French fans give heroes' welcome to World Cup champions

PIX: French fans give heroes' welcome to World Cup champions

Rediff.com17 Jul 2018

Hundreds of thousands of ecstatic French fans celebrated the return of their World Cup winning football team on Monday, jumping and chanting "We Are The Champions" as their bus paraded down the Champs Elysees before a special presidential reception.

Assam continues to burn, 2 die in police firing, DGP's car attacked

Assam continues to burn, 2 die in police firing, DGP's car attacked

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

Anti-CAB protests intensify in Guwahati even as the PM appealed for calm, assuring the people of the state that the govt will protect their interests.

Did someone pay $110.5 million for this painting?

Did someone pay $110.5 million for this painting?

Rediff.com25 Aug 2017

Kishore Singh on Jean-Michel Basquiat and his worth.

PHOTOS: World rings in 2015 with fireworks

PHOTOS: World rings in 2015 with fireworks

Rediff.com1 Jan 2015

Bidding farewell to 2014 revellers around the world are welcoming 2015 with celebrations featuring fireworks, music, and dancing.

US-based Sikh actor Waris Ahluwalia denied boarding due to turban

US-based Sikh actor Waris Ahluwalia denied boarding due to turban

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

Waris Ahluwalia, 41, who had been on a trip to Mexico, took a photo of himself and his boarding pass for an Aeromexico flight back to NYC, explaining in a caption that he had been prohibited from boarding.

Kashmir: Protestors defy curfew, clash with security forces

Kashmir: Protestors defy curfew, clash with security forces

Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

Restrictions were imposed in north Kashmir and some areas of central Kashmir to thwart the march announced by separatists to Jamia Masjid.

'Vandalism of Southern California Gurdwara a hate crime'

'Vandalism of Southern California Gurdwara a hate crime'

Rediff.com1 Aug 2013

The graffiti painted on the wall of the Gurdwara in Southern California on July 29 has once again proved that Sikhs are a target of mistaken identity, says president of Riverside Gurdwara.

'How can we go back to FTII without our demands being met?'

'How can we go back to FTII without our demands being met?'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2015

I&B ministry refuses to respond to striking FTII students, who insist that Gajendra Chauhan has to go.

FTII students to continue stir as talks fail to end deadlock

FTII students to continue stir as talks fail to end deadlock

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

The agitating students will meet officials from the information and broadcasting ministry on October 1.

'Do you think we are fighting for the wrong reason?'

'Do you think we are fighting for the wrong reason?'

Rediff.com5 Nov 2018

Kashmir was indeed in need of a messiah that summer; 70 per cent of its population aged below 31 were up in arms against the Indian State. Every nook and corner of the land brought forth stories of youngsters with crushed bodies and an unfaltering spirit.

Tears, gumption & song at Old Trafford, Manchester

Tears, gumption & song at Old Trafford, Manchester

Rediff.com5 Jun 2017

The Ariana Grande's Sunday Manchester benefit gig was bold. And triumphant. She, and several of the world's top musicians, belted out an evening of song with the unstoppable message: Fight terrorism with music.

Heavyweights roll in

Heavyweights roll in

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

The India Bike Week in Goa was a celebration of the joy of biking

The extremely BIZARRE photo album

The extremely BIZARRE photo album

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

These images from across the globe tell us that it is a bizarre world out there!

PHOTOS: Beyonce, Bruno Mars heat up Coldplay's Super Bowl halftime show

PHOTOS: Beyonce, Bruno Mars heat up Coldplay's Super Bowl halftime show

Rediff.com8 Feb 2016

Coldplay headlined at Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, but it was R&B super stars Beyonce and Bruno Mars who delivered the sizzle with a lively, upbeat production that paid homage to previous halftime performers.

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

This week's collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world