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CBI court sentences Nithari killers to death

CBI court sentences Nithari killers to death

Rediff.com8 Dec 2017

The court has also slapped a fine of Rs 35,000 on Koli and Rs 25,000 on Pandher, CBI spokesperson said.

Regret not enough, US must apologise: Experts on Devyani arrest

Regret not enough, US must apologise: Experts on Devyani arrest

Rediff.com20 Dec 2013

"The incident involving India's deputy consul general was outrageous, deplorable and inexcusable. Period. Full stop."

'Sachin expressed willingness on the possibility of All-Stars event in Pakistan'

'Sachin expressed willingness on the possibility of All-Stars event in Pakistan'

Rediff.com11 Nov 2015

Shoaib Akhtar has requested Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar to hold the All-Stars Cricket event in Pakistan as well.

Prime Minister Modi, they don't like you

Prime Minister Modi, they don't like you

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

'And Sir, you are at fault if they don't like you. 'You don't boast of your government's efforts to be the first one to bring in thousands of Indians back home without thinking for a second about their race, religion, language, orientation, or even citizenship,' says Sarang, a reader of Rediff.com.

Review: The House Next Door will spook you!

Review: The House Next Door will spook you!

Rediff.com10 Nov 2017

What makes the film scary is the way it plays with your fears and your anxieties, says Prasanna D Zore.

Pratyusha suicide case: Rahul Singh's bail plea rejected

Pratyusha suicide case: Rahul Singh's bail plea rejected

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

After the complainant said it could be a pre-planned murder.

Of course!

Of course!

Rediff.com9 May 2003

Devyani thanks govt and countrymen for support

Devyani thanks govt and countrymen for support

Rediff.com10 Jan 2014

Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade on Friday asserted that the charges against her in a US court are "false and baseless" and the stand taken by her and the Indian government in the case will be "vindicated".

The lady who made the 'beggar' video that impressed Modi

The lady who made the 'beggar' video that impressed Modi

Rediff.com5 Dec 2016

'I shot the video in January 2014 and I had no idea then that demonetisation will happen.' 'Narendra Modi mentioning my video is the ultimate (high).' 'Even beggars can go tech savvy. I believe technology can be a great leveller.' Kaur spoke to Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf about the video which the whole country is talking about.

Meet the woman who made the 'beggar' video that impressed Modi

Meet the woman who made the 'beggar' video that impressed Modi

Rediff.com5 Dec 2016

'I shot the video in January 2014 and I had no idea then that demonetisation will happen.' 'Narendra Modi mentioning my video is the ultimate (high).' 'Even beggars can go tech savvy. I believe technology can be a great leveller.' Kaur spoke to Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf about the video which the whole country is talking about.

Coca-Cola to cut jobs in India

Coca-Cola to cut jobs in India

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

Beverages giant Coca-Cola will cut jobs in India as part of its "redesigning operating model" globally to accelerate business growth across markets.

Thappad review

Thappad review

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

A spectacular Taapsee Pannu brings out the shift of a happy homemaker to a heartbroken woman most strikingly in her deeply affecting performance, applauds Sukanya Verma.

At home with Tillotama Shome

At home with Tillotama Shome

Rediff.com6 Jun 2018

'There is too much pressure on being perfect, so I like the fact that I have an incomplete painting in my home.' 'That represents the chaos of Mumbai and also represents the fact that I am also a work-in-progress, far from being completed.'

Work From Home: Tips you can follow

Work From Home: Tips you can follow

Rediff.com31 Mar 2020

Six working professionals tell us how they balance time between work and family.

Fashion's lensman: J J Valaya reveals why he's an artist with a camera

Fashion's lensman: J J Valaya reveals why he's an artist with a camera

Rediff.com20 Dec 2019

'All of us wear multiple faces, multiple masks. but who are we really?', J J Valaya, designer and photographer, asks K S Shekhawat.

'We can't even take a U-turn'

'We can't even take a U-turn'

Rediff.com4 May 2020

The prayer, Sarvejana Sukhinobhavantu, or let the whole universe of living beings be well, helps. So do profound and relevant Ancient Wise Words and aphorisms: Vasudaiva Kutumbakam, or the whole world is one big family, interconnected, interdependent. And a sense of humour, jokes, pranks, writing, conversations. And, last but definitely not least, the rippling waves of inner realisation on the background mind-track -- about the insignificance of ego, the importance of humility, the wasted opportunities in life, the wrong moves, the strokes of luck, the past 'sins', the what-ifs.

Where the elders never sleep hungry

Where the elders never sleep hungry

Rediff.com7 Nov 2018

Mudiyor Kitchen serves food free of cost to the single, widowed and elderly who have no one to cook or care for them.

Video footage of Devyani strip search is hoax: US

Video footage of Devyani strip search is hoax: US

Rediff.com4 Jan 2014

A video currently in circulation on the social media, which claims to be allegedly showing the CCTV footage of the strip search of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade after her arrest in New York, is a hoax, dangerous and provocative fabrication, the United States has said.

Khobragade had full diplomatic immunity at the time of arrest

Khobragade had full diplomatic immunity at the time of arrest

Rediff.com26 Dec 2013

In a new twist, it has now emerged that senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade enjoyed full diplomatic immunity including from personal arrest and detention on December 12 when she was taken into custody by the United States authorities in a visa fraud case.

Deserted by parents, two minor girls rescued from locked room in Delhi

Deserted by parents, two minor girls rescued from locked room in Delhi

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

In a shocking incident, two minor sisters, who were forced to live in a dark, locked room devoid of ventilation in outer Delhi's Samaypur Badli area after being deserted by their drunkard father, were rescued with deep wounds due to maggot infection, police said on Friday.

Photograph Review: A delicate little gem

Photograph Review: A delicate little gem

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

God bless Ritesh Batra, raves Sukanya Verma.

Kasthuri Munirathinam set to return from Saudi Arabia

Kasthuri Munirathinam set to return from Saudi Arabia

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

The Indian embassy has provided an air ticket and visa for the woman whose hand was chopped off allegedly by her employer. She has received no compensation.

BSP MP Dhananjay now accused of rape

BSP MP Dhananjay now accused of rape

Rediff.com14 Nov 2013

Fresh trouble seems to be on the cards for Bahujan Samaj Party MP Dhananjay Singh after a 42-year-old woman in New Delhi lodged a complaint against him of rape and criminal intimidation, police said on Thursday.

'The only thing she wanted was her dignity'

'The only thing she wanted was her dignity'

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

In Virender Kapoor's latest book A Wonderful Wife twelve men write about the difference their wives have made in their respective lives.

NRI to lose US mansion for harbouring illegal immigrant

NRI to lose US mansion for harbouring illegal immigrant

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

An Indian-American widow will have to forfeit her 34-room mansion in New YorkState after she lost her appeal to overturn a 2013 conviction for harbouring an illegal immigrant from Kerala for over five years and subjecting her to slave-like conditions.

Nitish blames BJP for salt panic in Bihar

Nitish blames BJP for salt panic in Bihar

Rediff.com18 Nov 2013

Apparently targeting the BJP for the recent panic buying of salt in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar claimed that those who offered milk to Lord Ganesha were testing the effectiveness of their rumour mills.

'No intention to sensationalise the Delhi gang rape'

'No intention to sensationalise the Delhi gang rape'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2013

Watch the special episodes of Crime Patrol this Saturday and Sunday at 11 pm on Sony Entertainment Television.

New home insurance plans are much better

New home insurance plans are much better

Rediff.com10 Jul 2016

Insurers cover the house on market value, and not on construction cost. They also don't insist on bills when giving the policy

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.

How can women fight stress, solve problems

How can women fight stress, solve problems

Rediff.com22 Apr 2019

All it takes is physically taking a step back, inhaling a deep breath and exhaling it out slowly, says author Geeta Ramakrishnan.

Warne's Warriors too good for Sachin's Blasters in Game 2

Warne's Warriors too good for Sachin's Blasters in Game 2

Rediff.com12 Nov 2015

Andrew Symonds bagged four wickets and Saqlain Mushtaq two as Warne Warriors easily defeated Sachin Blasters by 57 runs in Game 2 of the Cricket All-Stars series in Houston on Wednesday night.

Devyani indicted for visa fraud, granted diplomatic immunity

Devyani indicted for visa fraud, granted diplomatic immunity

Rediff.com10 Jan 2014

Senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was today indicted for visa fraud and making false statements but can leave the US as she has been accorded diplomatic immunity.

Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon review: Kapil Sharma is no Govinda!

Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon review: Kapil Sharma is no Govinda!

Rediff.com25 Sep 2015

Few jokes that do work in this illogical, tardy drivel called Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon have more to do with how idiotic they are then amusing, feels Sukanya Verma.

US on underpaying Indian staffers: 'We have done nothing wrong'

US on underpaying Indian staffers: 'We have done nothing wrong'

Rediff.com31 Dec 2013

The United States has refuted media reports that said its embassy and consulates in India are paying lower wages to the Indian staff employed there or violating any local laws in paying them.

Review: Amma Kanakku is a heartwarming tale

Review: Amma Kanakku is a heartwarming tale

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

Some of the performances are ordinary, but even that does not affect the magic of this film, says S Saraswathi.

'How can there be social distancing in slums?'

'How can there be social distancing in slums?'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

About 9 million people in Mumbai live in areas where homes are hardly two metres apart. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com reports on the lurking dangers in the city's slums in the times of the coronavirus.

Domestic workers need more protection in India

Domestic workers need more protection in India

Rediff.com23 Dec 2013

From mistreatment, sexual harassment to low wages, domestic workers are in a poor state in India with hardly any legal protections, says Neeta Kolhatkar.

What Freedom means for Women

What Freedom means for Women

Rediff.com20 Dec 2018

Most women are searching for freedom within families, not freedom from families. They want to find the 'I' within the 'We' as they navigate the world inside and outside their homes, says Deepa Narayan.

Review: Nil Battey Sannata is an absolute gem!

Review: Nil Battey Sannata is an absolute gem!

Rediff.com22 Apr 2016

Nil Battey Sannata is a fitting tribute to mothers and their unconditional love, feels Namrata Thakker.

Further disciplinary action against Khobragade not ruled out: MEA

Further disciplinary action against Khobragade not ruled out: MEA

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

The external affairs ministry on Friday did not rule out any further disciplinary action against senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who had hit the headlines last year after being arrested in the US in a visa fraud case.