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Rapped by teacher for Insta messages, student kills self

Rapped by teacher for Insta messages, student kills self

Rediff.com16 Oct 2025

A school in Kerala, India, suspended a teacher and headmistress after students protested the suicide of a 9th-grade student. The student reportedly took his own life after being questioned by his mother about social media messages and reprimanded by a teacher.

India's Chuk Chuk Gadees: 8 Things We TOTALLY Love!

India's Chuk Chuk Gadees: 8 Things We TOTALLY Love!

Rediff.com1 Apr 2025

An Indian train journey is a life experience. Some sweet, some bitter. Either way it is unforgettable, if not memorable.

Polling officials trek 18 km through dense forest for elderly tribal's vote

Polling officials trek 18 km through dense forest for elderly tribal's vote

Rediff.com19 Apr 2024

In the tribal village of Edamalakkudy, nestled deep within this hill district's lush forests, lives 92-year-old Sivalingam. Despite his age and being bedridden, Sivalingam's determination to vote remains strong.

Thoovanathumbikal: The masterpiece that got away from its maker

Thoovanathumbikal: The masterpiece that got away from its maker

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

Padmarajan's Thoovanathumbikal has become a part of Malayali mythology, just as its maker himself now possesses mythological status.

Case of BJP youth leader killed by CPM workers re-opened

Case of BJP youth leader killed by CPM workers re-opened

Rediff.com4 Dec 2012

The Kerala police has decided to re-investigate the murder of a Bharatiya Janata Party youth wing leader who was hacked to death by Communist Party of India-Marxist workers in Kannur district 13 years ago.

Review: Escape from Uganda is not up to the mark

Review: Escape from Uganda is not up to the mark

Rediff.com2 Dec 2013

Escape from Uganda is a film that tries to thrill but fails to do so.

Meet Malayalam TV's tycoon

Meet Malayalam TV's tycoon

Rediff.com10 Mar 2010

Director K K Rajeev on his success formula.

Pix: Nayantara's Bodyguard

Pix: Nayantara's Bodyguard

Rediff.com1 Oct 2009

A look at the Malayalam movie starring the sexy actress and Dileep, the man who plays her body guard.

Love story: 'I fell for her the moment I saw her'

Love story: 'I fell for her the moment I saw her'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2010

We invited readers to share stories of how they met their spouses and interesting anecdotes about their wedding day. Here's Jayakrishnan's account of how he met his wife, Anitha.

Nothing new about Kancheepurathe Kalyaanam

Nothing new about Kancheepurathe Kalyaanam

Rediff.com25 May 2009

Kancheepurathe Kalyaanam starring Suresh Gopi, Mukesh and Muktha directed by Fazil and Jayakrishnan team is just a rehash of old comedies set against a Tamilian backdrop.

Teacher's murder: SC upholds conviction

Teacher's murder: SC upholds conviction

Rediff.com15 Dec 2006

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the conviction of Communist Party-Marxist activist A Pradeepan for the murder of a Kerala school teacher Jayakrishnan in front of students, but commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment.

PIX: Did you see the elephant parade in Mumbai?

PIX: Did you see the elephant parade in Mumbai?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2018

These adorable elephant sculptures in Mumbai are spreading happiness among people of all ages.

BPL Tele launches GSM phones

BPL Tele launches GSM phones

Rediff.com24 Nov 2004

BPL Telecom, the first Indian company to manufacturer cell phones, on Wednesday announced the all India launch of a series of GSM models and said it was in talks with Intel India to manufacture hi-fi handsets on contract basis for the US market.

Mohanlal: An Emperor Defeated By Love

Mohanlal: An Emperor Defeated By Love

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

'Once Mohanlal's ever-swelling entourage grasped his enormous worth, once it realized that the innate Mohanlal appeal could be profited from, it set about to exploit, to make uproars, to create the Mohanlal brand.' 'And he wasn't meant to be a brand. He was meant to be an artist, a tireless explorer of the unique seas inside him,' asserts Sreehari Nair.

RSS worker killed in Kannur as Amit Shah begins Kerala visit

RSS worker killed in Kannur as Amit Shah begins Kerala visit

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

Elanthottil Manoj, the latest victim of this violence, was hacked to death by goons who barged into his house. Manoj was the district leader of the Sharirik Shikshan, affiliated to the RSS. The incident occurred in Kizhakke Kadirur near Thalassery, the epicentre of political violence in Kannur district.

RSS worker hacked to death

RSS worker hacked to death

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

While the BJP slammed CPI-M for Monday night's murder of RSS worker, Sujit, the Marxist party has denied it, saying it was the fallout of a local incident relating to insulting a girl.

Kerala: RSS worker pulled out of autorickshaw carrying students, attacked

Kerala: RSS worker pulled out of autorickshaw carrying students, attacked

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker was on Tuesday attacked allegedly by Communist Party of India-Marxist men, after he was pulled out from his autorickshaw carrying school students in Kannur district.

'Sometimes we wonder if they are human beings'

'Sometimes we wonder if they are human beings'

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

'They don't just kill their enemies, they chop off limbs, sever heads.' 'How can anyone kill a teacher in front of small children and a son in front of his parents?'

Anurag Kashyap's favourite story of all time

Anurag Kashyap's favourite story of all time

Rediff.com15 Oct 2014

Raja Sen brings us all the action from the first day of the 16th Mumbai Film Festival.

Hanging out at the movies

Hanging out at the movies

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

How do you even define a movie that primarily exists as an invitation to its audience -- an invitation to come and merely laze around with a set of interesting characters, asks Sreehari Nair.

Train journeys: 7 things we TOTALLY love!

Train journeys: 7 things we TOTALLY love!

Rediff.com18 May 2016

Did you know that the Indian railways carries 23 million passengers every day?