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When your husband is a transwoman

When your husband is a transwoman

Rediff.com13 Feb 2018

What does a man who feels like a woman face when married? And how does his wife cope?

JNU student leader Kanhaiya moves SC for bail

JNU student leader Kanhaiya moves SC for bail

Rediff.com18 Feb 2016

Kumar said in his petition that there was no need for his custodial interrogation as he has already been sent to judicial custody.

Meet Deepa Malik! First Indian woman to win a medal at Paralympics

Meet Deepa Malik! First Indian woman to win a medal at Paralympics

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

India's Deepa Malik created history by becoming the first-ever woman from the country to win a medal at the Paralympics when she bagged a silver in the shotput F-53 event in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.

Deepa Malik first woman to win Paralympics medal with shot put silver

Deepa Malik first woman to win Paralympics medal with shot put silver

Rediff.com12 Sep 2016

India's Deepa Malik created history by becoming the first-ever woman from the country to win a medal at the Paralympics when she bagged a silver in the shotput F-53 event in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.

Hey Mr Owaisi, these are Muslims too!

Hey Mr Owaisi, these are Muslims too!

Rediff.com27 Apr 2019

One teenager died in police firing last May. Another teenager is paralysed waist down. Both families have been ignored by the political establishment, including the AIMIM.

'My time in jail scarred me forever'

'My time in jail scarred me forever'

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

'Your faith in the system, and in the fact that you are a citizen of this country and have rights, starts eroding.'

Asia Bibi still in Pakistan; reports of her leaving the country 'fake news'

Asia Bibi still in Pakistan; reports of her leaving the country 'fake news'

Rediff.com8 Nov 2018

Bibi was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting Islam in a row with her neighbours. She always maintained her innocence, but has spent most of the past eight years in solitary confinement.

'Hindutva' forces may target Kanhaiya: Parents

'Hindutva' forces may target Kanhaiya: Parents

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

'If Kanhaiya can be attacked inside the court, who will assure us about his security now when he is back on the JNU campus?'

PHOTOS: Guwahati says no to citizenship act

PHOTOS: Guwahati says no to citizenship act

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

Normal life in the city has been paralysed to the core as protesters are defying curfew and venturing out on the streets.

Bihat gears up for Kanhaiya's first visit since arrest

Bihat gears up for Kanhaiya's first visit since arrest

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

In view of the threat perception to Kanhaiya, strict security arrangements have been made in Bihat and around his home during his stay.

'Hope people will now remember me for the heptathlon gold than my toes'

'Hope people will now remember me for the heptathlon gold than my toes'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2018

Swapna Barman's claim to fame before landing in Jakarta was as the athlete with 12 toes but the 21-year-old will return home having forged a new identity after winning India's first Asian Games gold in the heptathlon.

Joji: The Mundane Disarranged by a Heart of Darkness

Joji: The Mundane Disarranged by a Heart of Darkness

Rediff.com16 Apr 2021

With Joji, Dileesh Pothan has found a way, once more, to use everything he has learnt to further push the boundaries of his art, observes Sreehari Nair.

I dared to dream and worked hard: Deepa Malik

I dared to dream and worked hard: Deepa Malik

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

The first Indian woman to clinch a Paralympic medal, a thrilled Deepa Malik says her F-53 shot put silver is a result of being daring enough to dream. Deepa's best throw of 4.61m from her six attempts was enough to clinch the silver medal. "I dared to dream and I have determination to work hard and the passion and perseverance to follow that dream. Women often lose that and I have ensured that my family is not neglected, my children are doing well too," Deepa said.

We are afraid for Kanhaiya's life, says JNUSU president's brother

We are afraid for Kanhaiya's life, says JNUSU president's brother

Rediff.com25 Feb 2016

Speaking exclusively with M I Khan/ Rediff.com, Mankiant said that the family is afraid for Kanhaiya's life although the court's have guaranteed his security.

'People are dying. We are helpless'

'People are dying. We are helpless'

Rediff.com17 May 2021

'Some VIP or minister should come to the ward and see how people are suffering.' 'The pain and suffering of the relatives of the patients who are admitted; let them hear their desperate pleas for medicines and oxygen and ventilators and ICU beds; the cries of the kith and kin of doctors and nurses who are being eaten by the pandemic.'

Cry, the Beloved Republic

Cry, the Beloved Republic

Rediff.com30 Jan 2021

We celebrate January 26 as Republic Day because that's the day on which we adopted the Constitution in 1950. Yet, in the days preceding and following Republic Day 2021, three different courts violated the Constitutional rights of citizens, observes Jyoti Punwani.

The American who caught Gandhiji's killer

The American who caught Gandhiji's killer

Rediff.com30 Jan 2020

In the shock after Nathuram Godse murdered Mahatma Gandhi that January evening 72 years ago today, a young American diplomat rushed to capture the assassin. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel traces the memorable life of Herbert Reiner, who History has sadly relegated to a footnote.

Picking up the pieces after death and destruction

Picking up the pieces after death and destruction

Rediff.com19 Jul 2019

More than two weeks after a wall collapsed in suburban Mumbai, killing 30 people and injuring more than 100, Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore and Hitesh Harisinghani visit the area to know how the survivors devastated by the deluge are coping with their lives.

28 arrested for holding Jallikattu despite SC ban

28 arrested for holding Jallikattu despite SC ban

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

DMK blamed the Centre and state government for 'not taking appropriate, timely steps' to ensure conduct of the event and announced a state-wide stir.

Photography gave him what a tumour took away: Hope

Photography gave him what a tumour took away: Hope

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

His heart-warming journey will inspire you to live life to the fullest.

Sports Shorts: Sameer, Gurusaidutt to meet in Hyderabad Open semis

Sports Shorts: Sameer, Gurusaidutt to meet in Hyderabad Open semis

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

Top seed Sameer, who won the Swiss Open earlier this year, had to dig deep into his reservoir to outwit compatriot Pratul Joshi 16-21, 26-24, 21-7 in 55 minutes. In another quarter-final, Gurusaidutt, a former Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, recovered from a game down to beat Malaysia's Lim Chi Wing 13-21, 22-20, 21-11 in 59 minutes.

RS logjam ends after Jaitley clarifies on PM's Pak remark

RS logjam ends after Jaitley clarifies on PM's Pak remark

Rediff.com27 Dec 2017

Jaitley said Modi has never questioned Manmohan Singh's integrity and commitment to the nation.

Red wine may be harmful for pregnant women

Red wine may be harmful for pregnant women

Rediff.com27 Sep 2014

A round up of all the health news from around the world.

Hate in America: Indians were never immune!

Hate in America: Indians were never immune!

Rediff.com24 Feb 2017

From citizenship rights to hate crimes and police brutality, no wave of persecution in the US has left Indians completely untouched.

'I am living like an animal taking its last breaths'

'I am living like an animal taking its last breaths'

Rediff.com1 Nov 2017

In Nagpur Central Jail's 'Anda Cell' languishes a 90% disabled, ailing, professor, sentenced to life imprisonment for Maoist links.

Delhi HC grants Kanhaiya interim bail

Delhi HC grants Kanhaiya interim bail

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

The high court made it clear that a JNU faculty member has to stand as surety for Kanhaiya.

Prashant Kishor will mar his winning record in UP

Prashant Kishor will mar his winning record in UP

Rediff.com3 May 2016

'It is clear that Prashant Kishor will be nowhere near repeating his earlier massive wins.' 'Nonetheless, he deserves at least two cheers for having the guts to take on such a challenging task.'

Inspiring! This Marathoner wants you to break free

Inspiring! This Marathoner wants you to break free

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

Partially paralysed but with unbreakable will power and determination, Nihad Panju has beaten the odds to become a fitness freak and is all set to run his 4th Mumbai Marathon on Sunday.

So is the Hindu Rashtra here?

So is the Hindu Rashtra here?

Rediff.com4 Jun 2019

This theory of 'Hindus vs the rest' sees the two communities as two separate blocs. Isn't that the two-nation theory? What of the deep bonds that the communities have on the ground? asks Jyoti Punwani.

#ChennaiFloods: 'I am one of the luckier ones'

#ChennaiFloods: 'I am one of the luckier ones'

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

Chennai resident Evelyn Ratnakumar writes how Chennai floods fail to dissolve the resilient urban spirit

'I love a girl, but she has ego issues'

'I love a girl, but she has ego issues'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

Love Guru has answers to all your relationship problems.

The gloomy side of India's cheap car boom

The gloomy side of India's cheap car boom

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Poor contract workers often have little or no access to safety equipment or health benefits in factories.

What if the Nano project had stayed in Bengal?

What if the Nano project had stayed in Bengal?

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

It epitomises a significant opportunity lost, just when the state was beginning to shed three decades of leftist inhibitions in favour of economic reform.

'Kashmiri Muslim youth, revisit your roots'

'Kashmiri Muslim youth, revisit your roots'

Rediff.com22 Jan 2018

'You are a Kashmiri first. You are not an Arab.' 'Revisit our traditional sufi thought.'

'Koi Sardar hai? Goli se maar dalenge'

'Koi Sardar hai? Goli se maar dalenge'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2016

Jasmit Singh, 85, recalls a horrific train journey to New Delhi on the day Indira Gandhi was killed.

The starry-eyed romance of Sridevi's Chandni

The starry-eyed romance of Sridevi's Chandni

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Rishi Kapoor-Sridevi-Vinod Khanna starrer Chandni.

How a Sikh family survived a massacre 30 years ago

How a Sikh family survived a massacre 30 years ago

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

'Koi Sardar hai? Goli se maar dalenge...' 'The only sardars who were spared in the train were the six with us. And the credit goes to the innate goodness of the passengers in our coach.' Payal Singh Mohanka remembers that horrifying train journey in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi's assassination.

Rahul, Modi sweat it out to become aam aadmi's messiah

Rahul, Modi sweat it out to become aam aadmi's messiah

Rediff.com11 Feb 2014

However, Rahul is clearly behind Modi in the race for the aam aadmi. Anita Katyal reports.

Whose year will it be in 2016?

Whose year will it be in 2016?

Rediff.com31 Dec 2015

Whose political stock is likely to rise and which leader is most likely to make an impact in the coming year?

'They cannot silence me'

'They cannot silence me'

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

'The police go into villages, kill villagers, rape women, burn homes, file false cases.' 'They want to empty Bastar of the tribals so that corporate houses can be given a free hand in our land.' 'My father was killed by Naxalites. This is very ironical because the police accuse me of being a Naxalite. If I had been a Naxalite, would I not have been able to prevent my father's death?'