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Her brother is threatening me. What to do?

Her brother is threatening me. What to do?

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

Rediff.com's Love Guru has answers to all your relationship problems.

Sushma's unintentional slur as she bats for northeast citizens

Sushma's unintentional slur as she bats for northeast citizens

Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday condemned the attacks and harassment of people from the northeast in various parts of the country in the wake of the killing of a boy from Arunachal Pradesh in Delhi and said a message should go out that they should be protected.

'BJP uses nine tongues simultaneously'

'BJP uses nine tongues simultaneously'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2018

'The top level will be development and then sab ka saath, sab ka vikas.' 'But at the street level, the tongue will be vicious.'

Simran Review: Kangana is adorable!

Simran Review: Kangana is adorable!

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

'If you have never seen Kangana Ranaut on screen before, and instead know more about her in real life and the spirited controversies that seem to happily follow her about, you realise that the actress puts a lot of herself into a screen role, feels Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

'We had to throw the Pakistanis out'

'We had to throw the Pakistanis out'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

Brigadier M P Bajwa (retd), commander of the troops that captured Tiger Hill, tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih how a band of young soldiers won the Kargil War's most famous battle with their blood and grit.

Free speech: Don't let them finish off your rights

Free speech: Don't let them finish off your rights

Rediff.com2 Mar 2017

Don't let people with repugnant ideas abrogate your rights by taking advantage of your commitment to free speech, observes Mihir S Sharma

Outrage in Pakistan over 5-year-old girl's gang rape

Outrage in Pakistan over 5-year-old girl's gang rape

Rediff.com15 Sep 2013

The police have taken at least 50 suspects into custody in the brutal rape case of a five-year-old girl in Lahore.

Yogi Adityanath marks BJP's return to aggressive Hindutva line

Yogi Adityanath marks BJP's return to aggressive Hindutva line

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

Is the Bharatiya Janata Party back to its hackneyed Hindutva agenda? The question is being raised following the party's decision to entrust the leadership of the party's campaign for the forthcoming state bye-election in Uttar Pradesh to the saffron clad rabble-rouser Mahant Adityanath.

'Till we stop being inhuman to women, Women's Day will continue to be relevant'

'Till we stop being inhuman to women, Women's Day will continue to be relevant'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

On International Women's Day, Bollywood's women give us their take on the status of women in the industry, and in India.

The conqueror-king Kareena's son is named after

The conqueror-king Kareena's son is named after

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

When Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor-Khan decided to name their firstborn Taimur, Syed Firdaus Ashraf delved into history to bring back into focus the fierce warrior king who bore that name many centuries ago.

UK allows parents to block 'radicalised' teens' passports

UK allows parents to block 'radicalised' teens' passports

Rediff.com19 Oct 2015

British PM David Cameron on Monday unveiled tough new measures, allowing parents of teens at risk of "poisonous" radicalisation to have their passports blocked.

Despite Mavs horror, Satnam still harbours the NBA dream

Despite Mavs horror, Satnam still harbours the NBA dream

Rediff.com4 Nov 2017

Satnam Singh may have endured a tough time with the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA, but he isn't ready to give up just yet.

How AAP ensured 'Paanch Saal Kejriwal'

How AAP ensured 'Paanch Saal Kejriwal'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

'Their candidates are simple people who will be there in hours of need.'

PHOTOS: Protests mark Martin Luther King Jr Day

PHOTOS: Protests mark Martin Luther King Jr Day

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

Rich tributes were paid to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr across the United States on Monday even as there were protests over the deaths of unarmed black men and boys at the hands of police around the country.

22 dead, over 30 hurt in stampede at Mumbai's Elphinstone station

22 dead, over 30 hurt in stampede at Mumbai's Elphinstone station

Rediff.com29 Sep 2017

The tragedy took place amid rain in the city around 10.40 am when the FOB was heavily crowded, a police official said.

The new WagonR isn't perfect, but is ready to challenge its rivals

The new WagonR isn't perfect, but is ready to challenge its rivals

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

Can a stronger platform, an all-new design, a more powerful engine and an extended feature list make the third-gen WagonR a better car than its rivals? Let's find out

Dear Indians, can we get rid of the superiority complex?

Dear Indians, can we get rid of the superiority complex?

Rediff.com20 Sep 2013

We have let a woman of Italian origin rule us through a clever divide of administrative power centres, but far too many of us have not accepted her Indianness. We have every right to reject her politics and her corrupt government, but shouldn't her living most of her life here make her Indian enough?

The new queens on the ramp!

The new queens on the ramp!

Rediff.com18 Sep 2017

The unique pageant aims to show the world that beauty can have various meanings.

Smart cities okay but where are the smart citizens?

Smart cities okay but where are the smart citizens?

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

Are Indian citizens mindful of their responsibility?

EXCLUSIVE: No country for the Rohingyas

EXCLUSIVE: No country for the Rohingyas

Rediff.com2 Mar 2017

Imagine being a part of a country, but being discriminated against by the majority community and atrocities being committed against you by the state. This is the deplorable conditions that the Rohingyas of Myanmar live in where they are cut off from their livelihoods and sources of income, unable to access markets, hospitals and schools, and have little or no access to relief aid. In order to understand the situation and the genesis of the tragedy unfolding, Rediff.com's Archana Masih speaks to Ambassador Vijay Nambiar, the United Nations' Chef de Cabinet (Chief of Staff), who had served a long stint with the UN in New York on the issue.

Falling in love with AB, all over again

Falling in love with AB, all over again

Rediff.com13 Dec 2016

AB is a cricketer like none other, says Dhruv Munjal, adored by Indian fans just as they did Sachin Tendulkar. 'His name chanted by thousands of otherwise ridiculously partisan fans at stadiums across India.'

'The price you pay for being an actor'

'The price you pay for being an actor'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

Manoj Bajpayee confides in Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni about his 'long journey filled with rejection, betrayal, misery, failures and disillusionment.'

TN verdict hinges around the 'silent majority'

TN verdict hinges around the 'silent majority'

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

If Tamil Nadu is to avoid a hung assembly, it is up to the silent voters, whose combined strength is more than that of the two major combines in the fray, says N Sathiyamoorthy.

We are Muslims and we are not terrorists

We are Muslims and we are not terrorists

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

'One can understand this prejudice in the minds of policemen against Muslims, without accepting it. But what tilts the balance disproportionately is the police's blind eye to offences committed in the name of the majority.' says Jyoti Punwani.

Om Puri: I will die if I do not work

Om Puri: I will die if I do not work

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

'In our film industry, there are not many opportunities for actors... Our films are not character based, they are hero and heroine based. The only roles we have for character actors are to play the girl's or boy's dad or a police officer...'

'Let them make their own mistakes and learn from them'

'Let them make their own mistakes and learn from them'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

Controlling and trying to make sure that things flow smoothly for their children comes naturally to parents, but one simply must know where to draw the line.

Mulayam and Azam Khan headed for splitsville?

Mulayam and Azam Khan headed for splitsville?

Rediff.com12 Sep 2013

The rift between Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and his party colleague Azam Khan, who also happens to be a prominent minister in the state cabinet, appears to be widening.

Will Uber win India? Or Ola?

Will Uber win India? Or Ola?

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

Tariff cap offers Ola relief in battle with Uber. Though it might hurt their earnings, Ola believes the Karnataka High Court's judgement levels the playing field with Uber.

A small film with lots to say about the world

A small film with lots to say about the world

Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

'Kumbalangi Nights is a movie that respects women, but most importantly, it's a movie that loves them,' says Sreehari Nair.

Why YOU must watch Garm Hava

Why YOU must watch Garm Hava

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

There is so much goodness in Garm Hava, says Aseem Chhabra/ Rediff.com

General Jacob masterminded Pakistan's surrender in 1971

General Jacob masterminded Pakistan's surrender in 1971

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

Lieutenant General J F R Jacob, Chief of Staff, Eastern Army Command during the 1971 war, revealed how, armed with only a draft surrender document and an aide, he made the Pakistani army led by Lieutenant General A A K Niazi surrender.

Lt Gen JFR Jacob: The man who masterminded Pakistan's surrender in 1971

Lt Gen JFR Jacob: The man who masterminded Pakistan's surrender in 1971

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

Lieutenant General J F R Jacob, Chief of Staff, Eastern Army Command during the 1971 war, revealed how, armed with only a draft surrender document and an aide, he made the Pakistani army led by Lieutenant General A A K Niazi surrender.

Lt Gen JFR Jacob: The man who masterminded Pakistan's surrender in 1971

Lt Gen JFR Jacob: The man who masterminded Pakistan's surrender in 1971

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

Lieutenant General J F R Jacob, Chief of Staff, Eastern Army Command during the 1971 war, revealed how, armed with only a draft surrender document and an aide, he made the Pakistani army led by Lieutenant General A A K Niazi surrender.

Lt Gen JFR Jacob: The man who masterminded Pakistan's surrender in 1971

Lt Gen JFR Jacob: The man who masterminded Pakistan's surrender in 1971

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

Lieutenant General J F R Jacob, Chief of Staff, Eastern Army Command during the 1971 war, revealed how, armed with only a draft surrender document and an aide, he made the Pakistani army led by Lieutenant General A A K Niazi surrender.

Dadri to Faridabad: Is BJP encouraging India's Ku Klux Klan?

Dadri to Faridabad: Is BJP encouraging India's Ku Klux Klan?

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

'It would be a folly on our part to believe that the KKK or its Indian version exists only as some dedicated organisation. Rather, the Indian KKK, much like the American counterpart, exists as a fragmented and amorphous collection of independent groups and individuals,' says Shehzad Poonawalla.

How Pakistan surrendered in 1971

How Pakistan surrendered in 1971

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

Lieutenant General J F R Jacob, Chief of Staff, Eastern Army Command during the 1971 war, reveals how, armed with only a draft surrender document and an aide, he made the Pakistani army led by Lieutenant General A A K Niazi surrender.

49 dead in Northeast deluge so far, Assam worst hit

49 dead in Northeast deluge so far, Assam worst hit

Rediff.com13 Jul 2017

Several places in Arunachal Pradesh, including capital Itanagar, were cut off by floods and landslides.

The corporate story of 2015: When minnows humbled the giants

The corporate story of 2015: When minnows humbled the giants

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

T N Ninan lists a few David-Goliath encounters in the Indian markets, all of which make life interesting, though difficult if you are an investor looking for the next multi-bagger.

Is your child ADDICTED to the Internet?

Is your child ADDICTED to the Internet?

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

If your child is spending too much time online, an Internet de-addiction clinic can help him or her use technology in a healthy manner, reports Indulekha Aravind.

Wheels on fire: Verna vs Rapid vs Vento, which car should you buy

Wheels on fire: Verna vs Rapid vs Vento, which car should you buy

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

Volkswagen has pitted Rapid and Vento againsts Hyundai Verna.