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Sheena Bora trial: Was the driver lying?

Sheena Bora trial: Was the driver lying?

Rediff.com8 Dec 2017

Trepidation made its home firmly on his face on Thursday, announcing its presence with lines of anxiety and the repeated jumpy widening of his eyes.

Marketers admit to their digital fears

Marketers admit to their digital fears

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

It is imperative to invest in real time marketing, even at double speed.

'The end is in sight, the TMC is fast losing its credibility'

'The end is in sight, the TMC is fast losing its credibility'

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

'There is no discipline here -- only autocracy. The state is not governed by any democratic ideology. Democracy has ceased to exist here.'

Dont' be surprised: With passage of time, smart devices will rule us

Dont' be surprised: With passage of time, smart devices will rule us

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

Drones are of course, remotely controlled and modern ships are also chip-driven.

Thankfully, Mr Jaitley delivers!

Thankfully, Mr Jaitley delivers!

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

Jaitley has managed the difficult feat of sticking to the fiscal correction.

Sheena Bora Trial: The Mother Who'd Never Been A Mother

Sheena Bora Trial: The Mother Who'd Never Been A Mother

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

One couldn't help feeling a certain melancholy viewing these now vagrant documents and photographs that would never be rightfully cherished. The pictures spoke to you. They offered slices of extinguished lives. They breathed sadness too, for what could have been and will never be. The sweet promises that Life made and insolently, arrogantly never kept.

Sheena Bora Trial: Like Indrani, Mekhail is a fighter

Sheena Bora Trial: Like Indrani, Mekhail is a fighter

Rediff.com25 Jul 2018

The ripping off the lid, that Mekhail did, on the chain of episodes that lead up to his sister's murder, while condemning Indrani for her actions, for the first time, paradoxically, allowed a more human -- if flawed and complicated -- picture to emerge of Indrani, allegedly The Woman Who Killed Her Own Daughter and shocked a nation.

Sunk Pakistani boat was no ordinary fishing vessel

Sunk Pakistani boat was no ordinary fishing vessel

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

On available evidence, it is still not clear if India was the target or if the occupants on destroyed boat were assigned to carry out any terrorist attack. What is clear however is the boat was no ordinary fishing vessel, says Nitin Gokhale.

Sheena Bora Trial: Mekhail and the murder

Sheena Bora Trial: Mekhail and the murder

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

Pasbola wound up his cross examination, tabling a new narrative in the murder case. That Sheena Bora had been murdered not by her mother. But by her brother.

Nitish's loss may be Modi's gain

Nitish's loss may be Modi's gain

Rediff.com9 Nov 2013

Governance was Nitish Kumar's USP among voters in Bihar -- it is now being appropriated by the Gujarat chief minister, says Aditi Phadnis

Review: Mission Impossible 5 is a slick, stylish blast

Review: Mission Impossible 5 is a slick, stylish blast

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation might not be as iconic, but it is genuinely compelling, says Raja Sen.

Phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls concludes with 68% voting

Phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls concludes with 68% voting

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

Barring Maharashtra, the poll percentage in rest of the states was in excess of 60 per cent while in Puducherry it was 80.47 per cent.

7 key points in Trump's maiden speech to Congress

7 key points in Trump's maiden speech to Congress

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

From reiterating his commitment to build the border wall to protecting the American way of life from terrorist threats, President Donald Trump outlined his vision for the United States of America

Football friendlies: Portugal beat Belgium in shadow of Brussels attacks

Football friendlies: Portugal beat Belgium in shadow of Brussels attacks

Rediff.com30 Mar 2016

A round-up of all the international friendlies played on Tuesday

The valour of a queen and the splendour of a fort

The valour of a queen and the splendour of a fort

Rediff.com12 Aug 2009

You can get into an auto rickshaw, say, Mahal jayengey, and hop off at the Jai Mahal Palace which is the home of the Scindias who ruled Gwalior from the late 1700s to 1947.

Review: La La Land IS the film of the year

Review: La La Land IS the film of the year

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

Raja Sen confesses to not being able to stop raving about the spectacular La La Land.

Why Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro is a good buy at Rs 37k

Why Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro is a good buy at Rs 37k

Rediff.com1 May 2017

With Samsung Galaxy S8+, another phablet with screen size north of 6 inches, slated to release with a price tag of Rs 65,000, the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro is not half bad an option costing only Rs 36,990 in comparison, says Himanshu Juneja

Sheena Bora Trial: When did Sheena marry?

Sheena Bora Trial: When did Sheena marry?

Rediff.com15 Aug 2018

The question being silently telegraphed around the court room was: When did this happen? Wasn't this trial about Indrani murdering her daughter to prevent her from marrying Rahul Mukerjea, her husband Peter Mukerjea's son from his first marriage?

Mallya became the banker's most valued trophy

Mallya became the banker's most valued trophy

Rediff.com12 Mar 2016

'Lending to Mr Mallya was the bankers' season ticket to corridors of power and glamour. Borrowing from them was like a favour Mallya did to them,' says Shekhar Gupta.

'They were determined to strangle Pakistan at birth'

'They were determined to strangle Pakistan at birth'

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

'Patel was more in tune with the popular mood than Jawaharlal Nehru. While the principle that Hindus and Muslims should be able to live together remained central to Nehru's vision for India, the Sardar was less sentimental.' 'Nehru would angrily face down mobs himself, rushing from trouble spot to trouble spot. A veritable tent city, filled with Muslim refugees, sprouted on the lawns of his bungalow... Mountbatten feared Nehru's impulsiveness would get him killed, and assigned soldiers to watch over him.' Nisid Hajari's Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition casts fresh light on the events and personalities behind the horrific division of the subcontinent which haunts the India and Pakistan to this day.

Honor 8: Definitely worthy

Honor 8: Definitely worthy

Rediff.com2 Dec 2016

The Honor carries good features all around itself. But it is not without its quirks either. Thankfully, these are few and not likely to dent its prospects hugely

Pot luck: FIFA to go ahead with controversial WC draw procedure

Pot luck: FIFA to go ahead with controversial WC draw procedure

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

FIFA will go ahead with its controversial decision to stage World Cup matches at midday in tropical venues, president Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday as soccer's governing body announced a bafflingly complex procedure for Friday's draw.

What exactly happened in Murthal, Haryana?

What exactly happened in Murthal, Haryana?

Rediff.com29 Feb 2016

'Some men and women did seek shelter in our dhaba but not one of them disclosed that they had been raped. They were in our dhaba for over two hours till such time as the cops arrived. If they had been stripped and raped, or had been lying the fields for a long period of time, they or the male members of their families should have spoken about it.'

Hit-and-run case: Salman alleges evidence was manufactured against him

Hit-and-run case: Salman alleges evidence was manufactured against him

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

Alleging that "evidence had been manufactured to falsely implicate him" in the 2002 hit-and-run case, Bollywood actor Salman Khan on Friday told the trial court in Mumbai.

Apple iOS 9 gets bolder!

Apple iOS 9 gets bolder!

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

We enlist some of the key features of iOS 9, so sit tight.

Why Quentin Tarantino's mythology will outlive his filmography

Why Quentin Tarantino's mythology will outlive his filmography

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

'The real problem that has affected Tarantino's films is not their amorality. On the contrary, it's their misplaced morality.' 'The basic pitches for his movies, off late, tackle such pre-resolved issues, that they don't quite allow his pop-culture sensibilities to hit a crescendo and instead reduces them to trinkets in service of broad movie prototypes.' 'Which means that neither history nor cinema triumphs.'

Is Yakub Memon innocent? I don't know

Is Yakub Memon innocent? I don't know

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

The various theories and statements about the culpability/innocence of 1993 blasts accused Yakub Memon present him with a Rashomon act, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

He wants to make India read

He wants to make India read

Rediff.com13 Oct 2016

'Young Indians are reading, but the wrong stuff.' 'They are reading and sharing Pappu jokes, Alia Bhatt memes and all the irrelevant material online.' 'My aim is to get them interested in books.'

New Harry Potter film is about old secrets, young love

New Harry Potter film is about old secrets, young love

Rediff.com14 Jul 2009

Here's to expect from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

BSP or SP: Who will UP's Muslims vote for?

BSP or SP: Who will UP's Muslims vote for?

Rediff.com2 Feb 2017

Muslims constitute 20% of UP's electorate. Currently, Muslim voters are divided between Akhilesh's SP and Mayawati's BSP. What will tilt the balance? Can Muslims back the winning party? Mohammad Sajjad explains the mysteries of UP's Muslim politics.

The 24 year old who wants to feed India

The 24 year old who wants to feed India

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

Ankit Kawatra's Feeding India has already fed more than 1 million people.

'He wants me to stop working after marriage'

'He wants me to stop working after marriage'

Rediff.com14 Aug 2009

Is your love life under pressure? Are you troubled by your relationship? Get Ahead's Love Guru hosted a chat with readers on August 13 to help them deal with love problems. For those of you who missed it, here's the transcript.

'There's more to life than just marks'

'There's more to life than just marks'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2017

At 15, she has already written two books on poetry and a novel. Meet the fascinating Zuni Chopra.

'Hardik is being misused by a mastermind'

'Hardik is being misused by a mastermind'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

'In the last ten days a mastermind has emerged who is misleading him and using him like a pawn. We made Hardik the face of this agitation. Hardik was the smallest mohra in this agitation.' 'The mastermind is doing Hardik's makeover. He is increasing his face value. But this is helping us in pushing forth for our demands. Because Hardik's face value is increasing, our agitation is benefiting. What is the motive of this mastermind in doing what he is doing is a different issue.'

We are the Godses!

We are the Godses!

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

Nathuram Godse's nephew and niece in Pune see him as a devout nationalist, not a contract killer.

Vandana Maurya's story: From a biotech researcher to a social worker

Vandana Maurya's story: From a biotech researcher to a social worker

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

Vandana has been attempting to bring in radical changes in the unhealthy food habits amongst the tribals.

Farewell, Rest Well in Eternity

Farewell, Rest Well in Eternity

Rediff.com31 Dec 2015

The notables we lost in 2015.

A tough battle ahead for Mumbai's famous dabbawalas

A tough battle ahead for Mumbai's famous dabbawalas

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

Mumbai's famous dabbawalas are reinventing themselves to meet the challenge posed by food delivery portals.

Rahul Bajaj's quick ride back into the Licence Raj era

Rahul Bajaj's quick ride back into the Licence Raj era

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

These automotive companies were afraid of competition and made wrong accusations on grounds of safety.

'Live from the heart. Dil Se'

'Live from the heart. Dil Se'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2015

'Love yourselves. Embrace all that this life has in store for you, let your heart be as deep as the deepest ocean and as wide as the farthest horizon.' Beautiful words from Shah Rukh Khan.