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The Most Amazing Food Pix!

The Most Amazing Food Pix!

Rediff.com18 Jun 2024

The winners of Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2024 have been revealed.

Next-gen politicians battle it out for Samastipur

Next-gen politicians battle it out for Samastipur

Rediff.com9 May 2024

'Dynastic politics has become a tool of convenience for political parties. The BJP does not hesitate to accept it when it comes to its own alliance or party candidates. The same goes for the others.'

Furious with division being created on the basis of religion: Naseeruddin Shah

Furious with division being created on the basis of religion: Naseeruddin Shah

Rediff.com17 Jan 2021

'We have taught our children about every religion. But we have never told them that they belong to any particular religion. I always believed that these differences would slowly fade away'

Watch Konkona's Killer Magic On OTT

Watch Konkona's Killer Magic On OTT

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

Some of her best films are not available on streaming platforms, but Deepa Gahlot looks at her Hindi cinema oeuvre on OTT.

No law says woman's religion should change to that of husband's after marriage: SC

No law says woman's religion should change to that of husband's after marriage: SC

Rediff.com7 Dec 2017

The bench said it was only the woman who can decide about her religious identity by exercising her right to choice.

Parl panel on raising women's marriage age bill has only 1 woman member out of 31

Parl panel on raising women's marriage age bill has only 1 woman member out of 31

Rediff.com2 Jan 2022

Sushmita Dev said it would have been better if there were more women MPs in the panel.

Singapore's Shanmugaratnam joins club of PIO leaders dominating world politics

Singapore's Shanmugaratnam joins club of PIO leaders dominating world politics

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

He is among several leaders of Indian heritage who have ascended to the highest echelon of public service globally.

'Sabarimala issue is dividing Hindu society'

'Sabarimala issue is dividing Hindu society'

Rediff.com17 Oct 2018

'The first time a ban on women aged between 10 and 50 entering Sabarimala came was in 1991 and was by a high court judgment.' 'So, it is only a 27-year-old ban.' 'The high court can fix customs and the Supreme Court can overturn it.' 'I don't see this as an attack on religious freedom or the practice of a religion.'

Islamic body defends separating Muslim from Hindu

Islamic body defends separating Muslim from Hindu

Rediff.com14 May 2007

Officials of the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) raided the home of a truck driver Magendran Sababathy on April 28 and took away his wife Najeera Farvinli Mohamed Jalali, telling the couple that their marriage was illegal.

Will Modi's regular visits boost BJP's southern support?

Will Modi's regular visits boost BJP's southern support?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

Over the last five days, Modi visited all of south, held roadshows, made an aggressive bid for his party, and took on the rivals with full gusto, especially the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu, and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana that was in power for 10 years.

Woman activist on way to Sabarimala attacked with pepper spray

Woman activist on way to Sabarimala attacked with pepper spray

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

Bindu Ammini was attacked by the member of a Hindu outfit using pepper or chilli spray outside the police commissionerate.

Over 30% Covaxin takers reported adverse events: Study

Over 30% Covaxin takers reported adverse events: Study

Rediff.com16 May 2024

Serious AESI, which included stroke and Guillain-Barre syndrome, were reported in one per cent of individuals, the study, which looked at long-term safety of the BBV152 vaccine in adolescents and adults, claimed.

J-K's latest terror victim got married in Feb, was to go home on holiday

J-K's latest terror victim got married in Feb, was to go home on holiday

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

Kumar, a resident of Bhagwan village in Hanumangarh, worked as a manger with Ellaqui Dehati Bank at Areh Mohanpora branch in the south Kashmir district.

Malaysia: Religion divides family

Malaysia: Religion divides family

Rediff.com17 Sep 2007

An ethnic Indian Hindu woman has urged Malaysia's highest civil court to stop her Muslim husband from converting their son to Islam against her wishes.

UP 'love jihad' law: 35 arrests, dozen FIRs in a month

UP 'love jihad' law: 35 arrests, dozen FIRs in a month

Rediff.com26 Dec 2020

Nearly a dozen first information reports have been lodged since the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, was notified on November 27.

Modi In Varanasi: Festive Saffron Fervour

Modi In Varanasi: Festive Saffron Fervour

Rediff.com14 May 2024

Utkarsh Mishra's impressions of the Narendra Modi roadshow in Varanasi.

Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

Rediff.com29 Mar 2024

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not even seem to recognise that they too have crossed a red line themselves, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

General To Head Largest Muslim Democracy

General To Head Largest Muslim Democracy

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

Prabowo was accused in the late 1980s of making a number pro-democracy activists mysteriously disappear and for human rights abuses in the provinces of East Timor and Papua and was denied a visa to the US.

MP: 35% quota for women in govt jobs; 50% in teaching

MP: 35% quota for women in govt jobs; 50% in teaching

Rediff.com5 Oct 2023

Madhya Pradesh government has issued a notification for providing 35 per cent reservation in recruitment to women, barring the Forest department in the state.

Vicky Kaushal's Best Performance? VOTE!

Vicky Kaushal's Best Performance? VOTE!

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

Steadily marching ahead for almost a decade now on the strength of his unassuming versatility, the 35 year old is ready to showcase his mettle in one of the most challenging roles of his career as India's first Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in Meghna Gulzar's biopic, Sam Bahadur.

Maha interfaith couple forced to cancel wedding reception

Maha interfaith couple forced to cancel wedding reception

Rediff.com19 Nov 2022

A reception of a newly married Hindu-Muslim couple was cancelled in Maharashtra's Vasai town following opposition from local organisations in the wake of Shraddha Walkar's murder.

Wife calling husband dark-skinned amounts to cruelty: HC

Wife calling husband dark-skinned amounts to cruelty: HC

Rediff.com8 Aug 2023

The evidence on record, from close scrutiny, also leads to the conclusion that the wife used to insult the husband on the premise that he is dark and for the same reason has moved away from the company of the husband without any cause, the court noted.

Ram temple event marks 'muhurat' births, UP Muslim family names son Ram Rahim

Ram temple event marks 'muhurat' births, UP Muslim family names son Ram Rahim

Rediff.com22 Jan 2024

While 'Ram' and 'Sita' were the preferred names for many, a baby boy born to a Muslim family in the district hospital in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, was named Ram Rahim by his grandmother.

Stop govt guarantee schemes if...: K'taka Cong MLA

Stop govt guarantee schemes if...: K'taka Cong MLA

Rediff.com31 Jan 2024

While the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party hit out at the MLA and the Congress government, Shivakumar seeking to clarify, said no guarantee scheme will be stopped and it will be continued for five years.

No public namaaz in Uttarakhand's sensitive Purola town under VHP pressure

No public namaaz in Uttarakhand's sensitive Purola town under VHP pressure

Rediff.com29 Jun 2023

Local station house officer Ashok Chakravarty said the decision to not offer namaz in public place was taken by the community itself after a meeting was held on Wednesday to maintain peace.

Time Has Come For Women's Reservation Bill

Time Has Come For Women's Reservation Bill

Rediff.com18 Sep 2023

Women politicians bring to politics and policy a sensitivity that most of their male counterparts, at least until a generation back, lacked.

SC to examine if call records, hotel details in adultery case violate privacy

SC to examine if call records, hotel details in adultery case violate privacy

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a plea on whether seeking details of hotel stays and call records to prove allegations of adultery are violative of the fundamental right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution.

'BJP Has Several Big Ideas For 2024 Election'

'BJP Has Several Big Ideas For 2024 Election'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

'The allegations of government involvement in targeted assassinations abroad are likely to help, not hurt, the ruling party.' 'True or false, they convey a sense of muscularity and, in some quarters, are celebrated as a harbinger of 'great power' status.'

SC stays Allahabad HC order to determine 'manglik' status of rape victim

SC stays Allahabad HC order to determine 'manglik' status of rape victim

Rediff.com3 Jun 2023

The high court had passed the order on May 23 while hearing the bail plea of the man accused of raping the woman on the false promise of marriage.

Anju from India becomes Fatima, weds her Pak FB friend

Anju from India becomes Fatima, weds her Pak FB friend

Rediff.com25 Jul 2023

The 34-year-old Indian woman was staying at her 29-year-old Pakistani friend Nasrullah's home in the Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They became friends on Facebook in 2019.

'The only hope is Uniform Civil Code'

'The only hope is Uniform Civil Code'

Rediff.com24 Jul 2023

'UCC should be across India and legally applicable to every Indian citizen.'

Woman scribe makes failed bid to visit Sabarimala, Kerala observes 'hartal'

Woman scribe makes failed bid to visit Sabarimala, Kerala observes 'hartal'

Rediff.com18 Oct 2018

Sporadic violence marked the 'hartal' called by Hindu right groups in Kerala over Wednesday's police action against those opposing entry of women of menstrual age into the shrine.

Oppenheimer's Controversial Sex Scene To Be Removed

Oppenheimer's Controversial Sex Scene To Be Removed

Rediff.com24 Jul 2023

One of its lovemaking sequences, featuring the film's leading man Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh, has triggered off an uproar.

Modi meets women from Sandeshkhali, slams TMC

Modi meets women from Sandeshkhali, slams TMC

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

Modi, while addressing a rally in Barasat, said whatever happened with women in Sandeshkhali "is a matter of shame".

Pak: Hindu lawmaker beaten up in House

Pak: Hindu lawmaker beaten up in House

Rediff.com22 Jun 2006

A Hindu member of the ruling party in the Provincial Assembly in Karachi was on Wednesday assaulted by opposition members in the House after he allegedly wrote an "objectionable letter" to a woman legislator.

Like Gudia, she also chose her first husband

Like Gudia, she also chose her first husband

Rediff.com1 Oct 2004

Sadapyari's first husband Mewalal went to work in Delhi, till he mysteriously disappeared...

Country celebrates historic Ram temple consecration with religious zeal

Country celebrates historic Ram temple consecration with religious zeal

Rediff.com23 Jan 2024

Several states declared a holiday for schools, while government offices, other establishments and public sector banks remained closed for half a day.

'History is littered with religious conflict'

'History is littered with religious conflict'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

'The othering of religious groups inevitably leads to violence.' 'It is sadly a narrative that has echoed through the centuries since man first discovered God.'

Abhijeet accused of harassing woman at Durga Puja celebrations

Abhijeet accused of harassing woman at Durga Puja celebrations

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

The victim said she had to leave her seat and stand up to watch the show, which is when she felt Abhijeet touching her inappropriately.

Interfaith wedding called off in Maha after protests

Interfaith wedding called off in Maha after protests

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

Social media posts and messages related to the marriage ceremony were widely circulated on WhatsApp groups and the woman's family members also received telephonic threats, he said.