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Why Noel Gallagher quit Oasis

Why Noel Gallagher quit Oasis

Rediff.com31 Aug 2009

The rocker said "violent, verbal intimidation" made him quit the British rock band.

Why Sara took up Simmba

Why Sara took up Simmba

Rediff.com16 Apr 2018

Prernaa Arora lets go of Kedarnath... What Varun Dhawan insists on... Check out Subhash K Jha's Bollywood Buzz.

10 warning signs you need to visit an eye doctor

10 warning signs you need to visit an eye doctor

Rediff.com16 May 2019

A headache is one of most common symptoms but also the most ignored and difficult to manage if not diagnosed in time, says Dr Vrunda More-Patil.

Morphed photo of Pranab in RSS-style salute goes viral, daughter says told you so

Morphed photo of Pranab in RSS-style salute goes viral, daughter says told you so

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

However, in reality, Mukherjee neither wore a cap nor did he give any salute.

ABVP protests Afzal Guru event at JNU, 90 detained

ABVP protests Afzal Guru event at JNU, 90 detained

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

The members of ABVP on Friday took out a protest march at India Gate in New Delhi against an event in support of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru at JNU.

'Hamid Ansari looking for political shelter': BJP over 'Muslims insecure' remark

'Hamid Ansari looking for political shelter': BJP over 'Muslims insecure' remark

Rediff.com10 Aug 2017

Nobody expects such "petty comments" from a person holding such a high post, said BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya.

Jim Rogers: If Mr Modi can't reform India, who can?

Jim Rogers: If Mr Modi can't reform India, who can?

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

'Maybe, India will never be reformed and maybe India will continue to have a quagmire for the rest of history.'

Islamophobia is on the rise, reveals survey

Islamophobia is on the rise, reveals survey

Rediff.com18 Sep 2008

Europe seems to be turning more intolerant than ever before, with a global survey suggesting that Islamophobia and anti-Semitism were on the rise across the continent.

PHOTOS: Clashes after funeral of teen trucker brings Kashmir to a halt

PHOTOS: Clashes after funeral of teen trucker brings Kashmir to a halt

Rediff.com19 Oct 2015

Protests, an uneasy calm and a sense of deep grief enveloped south Kashmir's Anantnag on Monday, a day after Zahid Rasool Bhat, a 19-year-old trucker, succumbed to his injuries after the truck, which he was travelling in was attacked over beef rumours.

Writer Ashok Vajpeyi returns D.Lit to protest Dalit student's suicide

Writer Ashok Vajpeyi returns D.Lit to protest Dalit student's suicide

Rediff.com19 Jan 2016

The noted writer, who was awarded D.Lit (Doctor of Letters, honoris causa) by the Central University of Hyderabad few years ago, said the institution has "acted against human dignity and knowledge."

Why does Dr Banerjee provoke BJP ire?

Why does Dr Banerjee provoke BJP ire?

Rediff.com31 Oct 2019

'Mr Modi would compliment a Nobel Prize winner, but members of his party or the government would not be restrained from either making unfair comments or criticising him for having offered advice to an Opposition political party,' says A K Bhattacharya.

RSS' Muslim wing says Ram temple will be built with consensus

RSS' Muslim wing says Ram temple will be built with consensus

Rediff.com10 Jan 2016

The Manch said it is making efforts to make Muslims aware of the 'truth' that Lord Ram is at the centre of faith for Hindus, while the Mughal emperor Babur does not claim similar space for them.

Of course, I'll go: Anupam Kher if he was invited to Pakistan

Of course, I'll go: Anupam Kher if he was invited to Pakistan

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

'Main koi rootha nahin hoon for denying me a visa. I am baffled, and a bit hurt.'

Aamir Khan: I was born here and I will die here

Aamir Khan: I was born here and I will die here

Rediff.com26 Jan 2016

'See my actions in the last 25 years, the kind of films I have done. I have been doing Satyamev Jayate for the past four years. Why am I doing that? It's because I love my country. I am taking time out my busy schedule to do it. And I am happy about doing it because that is my contribution in nation building.'

Cong slams BJP over 'vulture' posters

Cong slams BJP over 'vulture' posters

Rediff.com30 Jun 2008

The Congress on Monday came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party for its posters in Uttar Pradesh projecting Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh as vultures and L K Advani as Lord Ram shooting them.

Anushka Sharma shoots for Sultan

Anushka Sharma shoots for Sultan

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Cop beats up 80-year-old Hindu man in Pakistan for eating during Ramazan

Cop beats up 80-year-old Hindu man in Pakistan for eating during Ramazan

Rediff.com12 Jun 2016

Locals drove Das to a hospital in nearby Mirpur Mathelo where he was treated for his wounds.

Dasavathaaram is spectacular

Dasavathaaram is spectacular

Rediff.com17 Jun 2008

A mind-boggling effort from Kamal Hassan-Ravi Kumar duo. It is difficult to select the best of the ten roles that Kamal has essayed in this superbly crafted technical effort. Himesh Reshamiya's music is the only average fare in the film while technically and aesthetically the film stands up to the present international standards.

Kargil 20: India failed to exact a price from Pakistan

Kargil 20: India failed to exact a price from Pakistan

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

'The Indian response in confining our action to our side of the LoC set a dangerous precedent,' argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Paris attack 'was vengeance for messenger of God', says Al Qaeda

Paris attack 'was vengeance for messenger of God', says Al Qaeda

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

Al Qaeda in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, saying it was ordered by the Islamist militant group's leadership for insults to the Prophet Mohammad, according to a video posted on YouTube.

Wearing a mask to Parliament, this Congress lawmaker made a statement

Wearing a mask to Parliament, this Congress lawmaker made a statement

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

Gaurav Gogoi wore a mask to Parliament on Monday to highlight the rising levels of pollution.

Shatrughan Sinha: Aamir has no reason to feel insecure

Shatrughan Sinha: Aamir has no reason to feel insecure

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

"There may be sporadic incidents of violence, but that doesn't mean this country is unsafe for our children," says Shatrughan Sinha.

India has wounded Afghan and Bangladeshi self-respect

India has wounded Afghan and Bangladeshi self-respect

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

Make no mistake, the Bangladeshi and Afghan missions in Chanakyapuri would report verbatim to their capitals the abrasive remarks attributed to the Indian leadership, casting a slur on their countries' political culture and national honour, warns Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Criminal case against Kerala DGP over autobiography

Criminal case against Kerala DGP over autobiography

Rediff.com27 May 2019

The police's Crime Branch wing registered a criminal case against Thomas for penning his bare-all autobiography Sravukalkkoppam Neenthumbol (Swimming With Sharks) without seeking prior permission from the higher-ups.

Attack on Bhansali threatens creativity: Jaya in Rajya Sabha

Attack on Bhansali threatens creativity: Jaya in Rajya Sabha

Rediff.com7 Feb 2017

She said intolerance is growing in the country and a "select few" assume that they represent the masses, "under certain political patronage", and take law and order in their hands.

PHOTOS: How the world celebrated Christmas

PHOTOS: How the world celebrated Christmas

Rediff.com25 Dec 2015

On this joyous occasion, rediff.com wishes all its readers 'Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,' as we a take a look at pictures of Christmas festivities from across the globe.

FTII receives parcel with explosives, threat letter to Kanhaiya

FTII receives parcel with explosives, threat letter to Kanhaiya

Rediff.com8 May 2016

Police suspects that the packet must have been sent before Kumar's visit to Pune on April 24, when Pathrabe was the director of FTII.

How Gandhi 'spiritualised' Nehru

How Gandhi 'spiritualised' Nehru

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

When Nehru came in active contact with Gandhi 100 years ago, he was a Westernised rationalist while Gandhi was deeply soaked in the Indian ethos and spirituality, notes Rasheed Kidwai.

Bullet-ridden body not of Kalburgi killer, say cops

Bullet-ridden body not of Kalburgi killer, say cops

Rediff.com1 Nov 2015

The unidentified body found with two bullet injuries at a village in Belagavi district was not of one of the two killers of writer M M Kalburgi, but a criminal who was killed by his two brothers and his friend, a senior police official said here on Sunday.

Government should not ostracise writers, others: Zubin

Government should not ostracise writers, others: Zubin

Rediff.com31 Oct 2015

Backing writers and others over the issue of "growing climate of intolerance" in the country, music maestro Zubin Mehta today said government should not ostracise them as doing so would amount to "cultural dictatorship".

Hamid Ansari: There's unease. A sense of insecurity is creeping in

Hamid Ansari: There's unease. A sense of insecurity is creeping in

Rediff.com12 Aug 2017

In conversation with Karan Thapar, former Vice President Hamid Ansari takes on one of the most sensitive issues of our times.

'India first' is only religion, Constitution only holy book, PM Modi says in Parl

'India first' is only religion, Constitution only holy book, PM Modi says in Parl

Rediff.com28 Nov 2015

Prime Minister Modi ruled out any review of the Constitution and reached out to the Opposition by saying that the ruling side does not believe in forcing decisions.

Manmohan's advice for Modi: 'No free market without freedom'

Manmohan's advice for Modi: 'No free market without freedom'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday stepped into the raging debate on intolerance by condemning the murders of dissenters and some on the basis of what they eat and said the nation is deeply concerned at the "blatant violation" of the right to freedom of thought, belief and speech by some violent extremist groups.

Pack your bags! These are the top countries to live in 2018

Pack your bags! These are the top countries to live in 2018

Rediff.com3 Jan 2018

According to a UN report, people live long, healthy lives in these 12 countries.

In a first, yoga practice goes inside UN General Assembly

In a first, yoga practice goes inside UN General Assembly

Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

The General Assembly hall, where world leaders come together every year for the high-level UN session, was packed with UN diplomats, officials, yoga gurus and practitioners, children and people from various backgrounds as India's Permanent Mission to the UN organised the commemoration of the 5th International Day of Yoga Thursday.

Asked to troll 'anti-Modi' celebs, says ex-BJP social media volunteer

Asked to troll 'anti-Modi' celebs, says ex-BJP social media volunteer

Rediff.com27 Dec 2016

Khosla says party's social media cell targeted Aamir Khan, Rahul Gandhi and journalists Barkha Dutt and Rajdeep Sardesai.

Sanped erupts in grief over Dalit children's killing

Sanped erupts in grief over Dalit children's killing

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

Sanped in Haryana's Faridabad, where a Dalit family was burnt alive leading to the death of two toddlers, on Wednesday erupted in grief and indignation, with the locals blocking Delhi-Agra highway with their bodies in protest as politicians joined them in mourning the horrific killings.

'There should be a retirement age for politicians'

'There should be a retirement age for politicians'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2019

'Politics is not a post for retired people to enjoy.'

No regrets on speaking my mind: Raghuram Rajan

No regrets on speaking my mind: Raghuram Rajan

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

Raghuram Rajan said the head of the central bank should have a fixed tenure of more than three years as the current term was too short.

Share your mango recipes with us!

Share your mango recipes with us!

Rediff.com3 Jun 2008

We invite readers to send in their mango recipes.