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Soni: Outrage, unedited

Soni: Outrage, unedited

Rediff.com8 Feb 2019

Soni is a soft treatment of a very complex subject, feels Sreehari Nair.

Rahul told Peter about threat to Sheena from Indrani

Rahul told Peter about threat to Sheena from Indrani

Rediff.com21 Feb 2016

The chargesheet mentions that Peter knew that his wife Indrani allegedly issued threats to his son Rahul and her daughter from her first marriage Sheena.

Let's smash patriarchy! READ Tahira's powerful post

Let's smash patriarchy! READ Tahira's powerful post

Rediff.com11 Sep 2020

So until the equation becomes equal, 'roses are red, violets are blue, let's smash the patriarchy, me and you.'

'Irrfan doesn't want your pity. He wants your love'

'Irrfan doesn't want your pity. He wants your love'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

'He's got such incredible resilience, such an incredible spirit that we were feeding off his strength rather than him feeding off ours.' 'Sometimes I look back and cannot figure out how the f*** we made this movie.'

'This is a battle of good vs evil, not Hindu vs Muslim'

'This is a battle of good vs evil, not Hindu vs Muslim'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

'There has never been a problem between Hindu and Muslims in Kairana.' 'We are a people that smoke from the same hookah.' Once the seat of an influential tradition of Indian classical music, Kairana has become a metaphor for the exodus of Hindus.

Mrinalini Sarabhai transformed Gujarat's cultural life

Mrinalini Sarabhai transformed Gujarat's cultural life

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

Ahmedabad's cultural scene would not have gone beyond the garba, but for Mrinalini Sarabhai's pioneering efforts.

No jeans, no innerwear! The bizarre dress code for NEET medical exams

No jeans, no innerwear! The bizarre dress code for NEET medical exams

Rediff.com8 May 2017

There was high drama before the commencement of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for medical and dental courses, at various centres across Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Namakkal, Tirunelveli and Vellore when students were frisked and some were asked to cut off their sleeves, while a few female students were asked to remove their bras!

ASK ANU: 'My husband doesn't love me'

ASK ANU: 'My husband doesn't love me'

Rediff.com20 Sep 2021

Mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take charge of your life.

Review: Ashutosh Gowariker's Everest is bland and tacky

Review: Ashutosh Gowariker's Everest is bland and tacky

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

Ashutosh Gowariker's Everest is made so tackily, it hurts, says Raja Sen.

Review: Inji Iduppazhagi fails to impress

Review: Inji Iduppazhagi fails to impress

Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

Director Prakash Kovelamudi's Inji Iduppazhagi deals with the concept of size zero superficially and you feel no emotional connect, writes S Saraswathi.

Is The Great Indian Kitchen gutsy cinema?

Is The Great Indian Kitchen gutsy cinema?

Rediff.com30 Jan 2021

If you think the film is gutsy, you are simply being blind to the truth that the whole men-are-worthless slant is saleable right now, argues Sreehari Nair.

Katara murder: Death plea for Yadavs struck down, 30 years in jail

Katara murder: Death plea for Yadavs struck down, 30 years in jail

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

The HC enhanced the life term of three convicts -- Vikas and Vishal Yadav to 30 years imprisonment and 25 years incarceration to Sukhdev Yadav alias Pehalwan.

5 tips to befriend your sister-in-law

5 tips to befriend your sister-in-law

Rediff.com13 Jul 2016

Bonding with your sister-in-law is an important step in joining your husband's family.

Cong politics does not allow Sonia, Rahul to speak: BJP

Cong politics does not allow Sonia, Rahul to speak: BJP

Rediff.com28 Apr 2014

Questioning the "silence" of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over allegations involving Robert Vadra, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday wondered if the internal politics of the Congress does not allow them to speak about them or "defend" Vadra.

Pranab vs Sonia-Rahul: Who won?

Pranab vs Sonia-Rahul: Who won?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2021

Pranabda hasn't given us any indication of the tough period when he realised Sonia Gandhi had decided to give the presidency not to him, but to then vice-president Hamid Ansari. He wrested the presidency from her, and handed her the biggest defeat of her UPA years, observes Shekhar Gupta.

Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, the world's oldest sharpshooters

Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, the world's oldest sharpshooters

Rediff.com4 Nov 2019

Dhruv Munjal gets up close and personal with Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, the inspiration for Saand Ki Aankh.

I hate being called 'sweetie' or 'honey': Indra Nooyi

I hate being called 'sweetie' or 'honey': Indra Nooyi

Rediff.com9 Apr 2016

She said experts need to address why women compete with women too much in the workplace when they should instead be helping each other out

Congress, not Modi, has lowered political discourse

Congress, not Modi, has lowered political discourse

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

'A false narrative is being created, that Modi is a habitual offender when it comes to lowering the political discourse in the country.' 'Nothing can be farther from the truth,' argues Sudhir Bisht.

More cities in lockdown as COVID tally nears 8.5L

More cities in lockdown as COVID tally nears 8.5L

Rediff.com12 Jul 2020

This was the third consecutive day that COVID-19 cases in the country have increased by more than 26,000.

She is training students for the armed forces

She is training students for the armed forces

Rediff.com3 Mar 2021

'Cracking the exam is 99 per cent hard work and persistence and maybe 1 per cent luck.'

Economics Nobel for India-born Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, M Kremer

Economics Nobel for India-born Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, M Kremer

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

Banerjee, 58, was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D in 1988. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

10 ways in which Modi changed my life for the better

10 ways in which Modi changed my life for the better

Rediff.com8 Apr 2019

Syed Firdaus Ashraf lists 10 ways in his life has improved under the first Modi Sarkar.

Defending self on Lalitgate, Sushma sucker punches the Gandhis

Defending self on Lalitgate, Sushma sucker punches the Gandhis

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

Swaraj tore into the Congress, saying it had helped Bofors accused Ottavio Quattrocchi and Bhopal gas leak accused Warren Anderson flee from India.

Dec 16 defence advocate plays down controversial statement

Dec 16 defence advocate plays down controversial statement

Rediff.com19 Sep 2013

An advocate in the December 16 gang rape case, who courted controversy with his gender specific remarks, on Thursday said it was a "personal statement confined to his family which has been given a general interpretation."

BSP workers protest in Hazratganj over BJP leader's insult to Mayawati

BSP workers protest in Hazratganj over BJP leader's insult to Mayawati

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

Traffic was thrown out of gear in the city as BSP workers, raising slogans and carrying placards, thronged the area.

Randeep Hooda: I should have been more careful

Randeep Hooda: I should have been more careful

Rediff.com9 Mar 2017

'It's absolutely a crime.' 'You cannot threaten a woman on social media or anywhere else.'

'Girls go on crash diets to get into a party dress'

'Girls go on crash diets to get into a party dress'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

Kanika Dhillon Kovelamudi talks about her inspiration to write Size Zero.

'Ghar wapsi was motive behind Ranaghat attack'

'Ghar wapsi was motive behind Ranaghat attack'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

'If robbery was their motive, they would have run away with the money.' 'After taking the money, they gang-raped the nun, desecrated the chapel, threw the Holy Communion, broke the statue and ran away with Mother Mary's crown.' 'We must not forget that vandalising churches and dishonouring Christians has become a regular affair in India in the past few months. This incident is a part of such destructive patterns.'

A filmmaker who understands the soul of India

A filmmaker who understands the soul of India

Rediff.com23 Aug 2017

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's Bareilly Ki Barfi had the critics reaching for the stars. But that is just the tip of the iceberg discovers Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar.

Mammoth challenges India faces

Mammoth challenges India faces

Rediff.com4 Sep 2019

'As a nation we are tearing ourselves apart through decisions we have deliberately chosen to take,' argues Aakar Patel.

UK royal hoax RJ speaks about death threats

UK royal hoax RJ speaks about death threats

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

An Australian radio jockey, who took part in the infamous 2012 'royal hoax call' after which an Indian-origin nurse was found hanged, on Tuesday spoke about her own fears as she received a series of death threats in the aftermath of the incident.

UK's most wanted female terrorist masterminded 400 murders

UK's most wanted female terrorist masterminded 400 murders

Rediff.com18 May 2015

Britain's most wanted female terrorist, dubbed the 'White Widow', has masterminded over 400 deaths including last month's slaughter of 148 people at a university in Kenya, media reports said.

Shami grilled for 3 hours by Kolkata Police

Shami grilled for 3 hours by Kolkata Police

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

India pacer Mohammed Shami on Wednesday got a temporary relief from Kolkata Police to join his Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils following a three-hour interrogation in Kolkata.

Sheena Bora Trial: Will the real Mekhail Bora please stand up?

Sheena Bora Trial: Will the real Mekhail Bora please stand up?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

'Who is the right Mekhail? Mekhail I or Mekhail II?'

'Never intended to sell kidney': Indian squash player retracts threat

'Never intended to sell kidney': Indian squash player retracts threat

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

An Indian squash player has backtracked on a threat to sell his kidney to raise funds ahead of next month's South Asian Games, saying it was a "spur of the moment" decision that he was now regretting.

What kind of nation interrogates children for sedition?

What kind of nation interrogates children for sedition?

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

'Teaching lessons is the objective behind every school.' 'For the moment, a state seems intent to teach a lesson -- that students of Classes 4, 5 and 6 can wage war against the mighty Indian nation,' says Krishna Prasad.

Delhi traffic cop attacks woman with brick, dismissed and arrested

Delhi traffic cop attacks woman with brick, dismissed and arrested

Rediff.com11 May 2015

A head constable of Delhi Police on Monday hit a woman with a brick after an altercation following which he was arrested and dismissed from service as the incident triggered widespread outrage.

I-Day: Modi calls for dignity of women, respect for poor

I-Day: Modi calls for dignity of women, respect for poor

Rediff.com15 Aug 2014

Stressing on "dignity of women", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged parliamentarians and the corporate sector to help build separate toilets for girls in schools across the country by next year.

Bigg Boss 11: Are Priyank, Arshi playing dirty?

Bigg Boss 11: Are Priyank, Arshi playing dirty?

Rediff.com22 Nov 2017

If the coolest person in the house is Hiten Tejwani, the smartest is certainly Vikas Gupta.

Modi kicks off Bihar poll campaign, rakes up Art 370

Modi kicks off Bihar poll campaign, rakes up Art 370

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

"The era of 'lalten' is gone. In the last six years consumption of electricity has increased 3 fold in Bihar," PM Modi said. "Voters of Bihar have taken a resolve that they won't let those who have a history of making the state 'Bimaru' come near them," he added.