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Shivraj Kumar-Meera Jasmine combo returns

Shivraj Kumar-Meera Jasmine combo returns

Rediff.com11 Nov 2009

Looking at Sai Prakash's upcoming Kannada film featuring the duo as siblings.

The Genius Behind Bollywood's Beautiful Words

The Genius Behind Bollywood's Beautiful Words

Rediff.com17 Aug 2024

As a uniquely multi-hyphenated writer-director-lyricist-author, Gulzar has built a reputation across multiple spheres of film-making and literary creative endeavours. Dinesh Raheja salutes the Master who turns 90 on Sunday.

PIX: Rishi Kapoor, Meera Chopra watch Satish Kaushik's play

PIX: Rishi Kapoor, Meera Chopra watch Satish Kaushik's play

Rediff.com17 Jul 2016

Let's take a look at the celebs at Satish Kaushik's play, Mr & Mrs Murarilal...

Meera vs Milind: A tale of two rallies

Meera vs Milind: A tale of two rallies

Rediff.com14 Apr 2014

As a young Congress MP hopes to score a rare hat-trick, he confronts the hope held out by a new party and its earnest candidate. Rediff.com's Swarupa Dutt reports from one of the nation's most high profile constituencies. Photographs: Reuben NV/Rediff.com

Shoaib Akhtar denies affair with actress Meera

Shoaib Akhtar denies affair with actress Meera

Rediff.com16 Feb 2012

Former Pakistan Test pacer Shoaib Akhtar has once again found himself in a new controversy after actor Meera claimed that she had a year long affair with the speedster, who never appreciated her commitment.

Meera's pat-down: MEA summons US diplomat

Meera's pat-down: MEA summons US diplomat

Rediff.com11 Dec 2010

"We are in touch with the Department of Homeland Security. There may be ways in which we can improve communications so that officials at airports know when diplomats are coming and help to better facilitate their movement through security," State Department spokesman P J Crowley said at his daily news conference on Friday.

PIX: Pakistan's Meera returns to Bollywood with Bhadaas

PIX: Pakistan's Meera returns to Bollywood with Bhadaas

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

The Pakistani actress co-stars with former Bigg Boss winner Ashutosh Kaushik in their new film.

Sharat Sabharwal, Meera Shankar Pak,US envoys

Sharat Sabharwal, Meera Shankar Pak,US envoys

Rediff.com20 Feb 2009

Senior Indian Foreign Service officials Sharat Sabharwal and Meera Shankar will be the next envoys to Pakistan and the United States respectively. Sabharwal, Special Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, will succeed High Commissioner Satyabrata Pal, who reaches superannuation on February 28. Shankar, India's Ambassador to Germany, will succeed Ronen Sen in Washington.

Goodness Gracious Me! It's Meera Syal!

Goodness Gracious Me! It's Meera Syal!

Rediff.com18 Apr 2005

The talented actress will play a depressed, self-harming wife in Life Isn't All Ha Ha, Hee Hee.

The Machine That Saved Tanishq

The Machine That Saved Tanishq

Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time. Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then becoming irate about the jeweller who had gypped them, the local jewellery industry leaning heavily on the Tanishq franchisees to desist from using it, some jewellers even threatening violent action.

Meera Chopra: I am not comfortable with bikini scenes

Meera Chopra: I am not comfortable with bikini scenes

Rediff.com19 Mar 2014

Meet Priyanka and Parineeti Chopra's sizzling cousin, Meera, makes her Bollywood debut with Gang of Ghosts.

BJP wave in MP, captures Congress bastion Chhindwara

BJP wave in MP, captures Congress bastion Chhindwara

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

With all 29 under its belt, the BJP became the first political party to achieve such a feat after 40 years in Madhya Pradesh.

Meera Shankar, India's first woman envoy to US

Meera Shankar, India's first woman envoy to US

Rediff.com26 Feb 2009

She will also be the first serving diplomat to be posted in Washington in more than two decades after K Shankar Bajpai.

Principal suspended over namaaz in Lucknow school, 2 teachers issued warning

Principal suspended over namaaz in Lucknow school, 2 teachers issued warning

Rediff.com22 Oct 2023

On Saturday, some Hindu outfits protested against the school administration after which a probe was ordered into the matter.

India Caucus to host reception for Meera Shankar

India Caucus to host reception for Meera Shankar

Rediff.com10 Jul 2009

In yet another sign of deepening relationship between India and the United States, the Friends of Indian Caucus in the US Senate is holding a rare Congressional reception for the new Indian Ambassador to the US, Meera Shankar.

Meera Shankar given warm send off in the US

Meera Shankar given warm send off in the US

Rediff.com2 Aug 2011

India's outgoing ambassador to the United States, Meera Shankar, was showered with praises as the US administration gave her a warm send off, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lauding her role in strengthening the partnership between the two countries.

Why US lawmakers think Meera Shankar is a rockstar

Why US lawmakers think Meera Shankar is a rockstar

Rediff.com1 Apr 2011

American lawmakers, who were attending the Confederation of Indian Industry's launch of a new study on Indian investment in the United States at a Congressional reception on Capitol Hill, showered Ambassador Meera Shankar with a surfeit of kudos, much to her embarrassment.Congressman Joe Crowley, New York Democrat and co-chair of the India Caucus in the US House of Representatives, said, "Ambassador you are a rock star". He also spoke of her receiving "a rock star welcome".

Women candidates constitute only 8% in first two phases of LS polls

Women candidates constitute only 8% in first two phases of LS polls

Rediff.com28 Apr 2024

In the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, there were 135 women candidates while in the second phase, there were 100 women candidates, bringing the combined total for the first two phases to 235 women candidates.

New kid on the block! Tanvi hopes to emulate P V Sindhu

New kid on the block! Tanvi hopes to emulate P V Sindhu

Rediff.com15 Apr 2024

Inspired by the peerless P V Sindhu and aspiring to be Indian badminton's aggressive new kid on the block. Tanvi Sharma is nothing like an average 15-year-old.

Kerala women save ailing Israeli couple from Hamas terrorists

Kerala women save ailing Israeli couple from Hamas terrorists

Rediff.com18 Oct 2023

An Indian woman from Kerala, who is working as a caregiver in Israel, recounted her horror and struggle to save civilians by preventing Hamas terrorists from bursting in and killing them.

Meera Shankar, only India's 2nd lady envoy to US

Meera Shankar, only India's 2nd lady envoy to US

Rediff.com27 Feb 2009

She will also be the first serving diplomat to be posted in Washington in more than two decades after K Shankar Bajpai.

Meera Sanyal, Mayank Gandhi in AAP's first list of probable LS candidates

Meera Sanyal, Mayank Gandhi in AAP's first list of probable LS candidates

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

Banker Meera Sanyal and activist Mayank Gandhi figured in the Aam Aadmi Party's first list of probable candidates released late on Thursday night for forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra while no senior leader's name featured from Delhi and Haryana.

Medha and Meera: A glimpse of the future

Medha and Meera: A glimpse of the future

Rediff.com24 Apr 2014

AAP candidates from Mumbai, Medha Patkar and Meera Sanyal, are poised to play a crucial and complementary role. While Patkar gives voice to the suffering of people at the grassroots, Sanyal is articulating the key principles that could build a more just and equitable society or economy, says Rajni Bakshi.

There will be clean-up in polls too: Modi's dig at awards do

There will be clean-up in polls too: Modi's dig at awards do

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

He presented the first-ever National Creators' Awards at the Bharat Mandapam in the national capital.

Safed Review: Misery Porn

Safed Review: Misery Porn

Rediff.com29 Dec 2023

Safed is a lame attempt at social commentary, with terribly dull and thoughtless direction, observes Mayur Sanap.

Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar on India-US relations

Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar on India-US relations

Rediff.com25 Sep 2009

'India and US relations move forward on the basis of potential and opportunities in the context of our bilateral relations,' says India's ambassador to the US, Meera Shankar.

7 women killed in freak road accident on Bengaluru-Chennai highway

7 women killed in freak road accident on Bengaluru-Chennai highway

Rediff.com11 Sep 2023

At least 7 women returning from Karnataka were killed in a freak accident in this district on Monday when a stationary van crushed them after being hit from the rear by a lorry, the police said.

SAT sets aside Sebi penalty on Cairn India in share buyback case

SAT sets aside Sebi penalty on Cairn India in share buyback case

Rediff.com5 Oct 2023

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has set aside capital markets regulator Sebi's order that imposed a penalty of Rs 5.25 crore on Cairn India for making a misleading announcement regarding buyback of shares in 2014. Cairn India, which was merged with Vedanta Ltd in 2017, was accused of making a misleading public announcement designed to influence investors' decisions. "We hold that the violations of provisions of... the Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices (PFUTP) Regulations and... the Buyback Regulations are not proved against the company (Vedanta)," a bench consisting of Justice Tarun Agarwala and presiding officer Meera Swarup said.

Tribunal quashes Sebi's order against Mukesh Ambani

Tribunal quashes Sebi's order against Mukesh Ambani

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Monday set aside the penalty imposed by Sebi on Reliance Industries Ltd's chairman Mukesh Ambani and two other entities in a case related to alleged manipulative trading in the shares of erstwhile Reliance Petroleum Ltd (RPL) back in November 2007. The ruling has come after all the entities appealed before the tribunal against the order passed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in January 2021. In January 2021, Sebi imposed a Rs 25 crore fine on Reliance Industries Ltd(RIL), Rs 15 crore on Ambani, who is the company's chairman and managing director, Rs 20 crore on Navi Mumbai SEZ Pvt Ltd and Rs 10 crore on Mumbai SEZ Ltd in RPL case.

Mistry, Meera among Sahitya Akademi winners for 2015

Mistry, Meera among Sahitya Akademi winners for 2015

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

Playwright and novelist Cyrus Mistry's English novel Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer and K R Meera's Aarachar in Malayalam are among the works that have won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi award for this year.

Meet Iris, India's first AI teacher

Meet Iris, India's first AI teacher

Rediff.com13 Mar 2024

'To tell you the truth, we did not expect Iris to make such waves, to get so much attention.'

Sebi's order against Prannoy, Radhika Roy in insider trading case dismissed

Sebi's order against Prannoy, Radhika Roy in insider trading case dismissed

Rediff.com5 Oct 2023

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Thursday quashed a Sebi order that barred NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy from the securities market for two years in an insider trading case. However, the appellate tribunal partly set aside an order against Vikramaditya Chandra, the group's chief executive officer during the relevant period, and remitted the matter back to Sebi to decide the issue. It further said that trades executed by Chandra during PSI-3 (price-sensitive information) are required to be reconsidered, according to the order passed by SAT.

New airport, revamped railway station: Modi's gifts for Ayodhya ahead of Ram temple event

New airport, revamped railway station: Modi's gifts for Ayodhya ahead of Ram temple event

Rediff.com30 Dec 2023

This visit by the prime minister comes weeks ahead of the 'pran pratishtha' or consecration ceremony of the Ram temple.

When Lata Refused To Sing For Hema Malini

When Lata Refused To Sing For Hema Malini

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

'It will remain my one regret that Lataji didn't sing for me in Meera.'

Sebi ban on Samir Jain, wife, 6 others stayed by SAT

Sebi ban on Samir Jain, wife, 6 others stayed by SAT

Rediff.com30 Apr 2023

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has stayed the ban imposed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Samir Jain, vice-chairman and managing director of Bennett, Coleman & Co (BCCL), his wife Meera Jain, and six others. BCCL owns news media organisations The Times of India, and The Economic Times. Last month, the regulator had refrained Jain from accessing the securities market for allegedly violating minimum public shareholding (MPS) norms in PNB Finance and Industries (PNBFIL) and Camac Commercial Company (CCIL), which are listed on the Calcutta Stock Exchange.

'Vajpayee saw Seeta Aur Geeta 25 times'

'Vajpayee saw Seeta Aur Geeta 25 times'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

'When I met Atalji for the first time, he wouldn't look at me. He seemed very embarrassed.'

Tooth Pari Review: No Twilight Tenderness Here

Tooth Pari Review: No Twilight Tenderness Here

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

The series has many flashbacks, detailed and pointless backstories, too much information and needless characters so the unlikely romance is lost underneath the frenzy, observes Deepa Gahlot.

How Much Madhuri's Devdas Lehenga Weighed

How Much Madhuri's Devdas Lehenga Weighed

Rediff.com30 May 2023

Mrunal wraps up a Mumbai schedule... Mouni starts a restaurant...Sunny takes a nap...