News for 'pied-piper'

Congress calls PM 'pied piper', attacks MoS after Irani

Congress calls PM 'pied piper', attacks MoS after Irani

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

The Congress party on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministerial colleagues, latching on to the controversy surrounding newly-inducted minister of state for HRD Ram Shankar Katheria over his graduation marksheet.

A purist who made Gen-Z fall in love with Red & Whites

A purist who made Gen-Z fall in love with Red & Whites

Rediff.com12 May 2025

Virat Kohli: The one who forced Gen-Z to fall in love with Red and Whites

'Mamata Has Crossed The Limit'

'Mamata Has Crossed The Limit'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2025

'The TMC can't go on forever taking advantage of the people's fright of the BJP.'

Blue Whale Challenge & the modern-day Pied Pipers luring our children to death

Blue Whale Challenge & the modern-day Pied Pipers luring our children to death

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

The Blue Whale challenge didn't spring out of nowhere. It belongs to the well-established tradition of the glamourisation of self-harm on the internet.

The pied piper of Tamil TV

The pied piper of Tamil TV

Rediff.com16 Apr 2010

Compere of one of Tamil television's most popular children's shows, Pattampoochi (Butterfly), on Makkal TV, Yazhini is known for her chirpy demeanour, endless patience and devotion to Tamizh.

Shaitaan Review: Wicked Without Warning

Shaitaan Review: Wicked Without Warning

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

Shaitaan's wickedness may be its calling card but relies on age-old formulas to do the trick, observes Sukanya Verma.

Asia, the Pied Piper of global R&D

Asia, the Pied Piper of global R&D

Rediff.com5 Sep 2007

Researchers at the University of Sheffield and Aston Business School have found that investment in Research and Development (R&D) is rapidly shifting from North America and Europe to Asia.

When Some Speak For All

When Some Speak For All

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

...close to the 2024 general election. The BJP calling the Congress 'seasonal Hindu' is as laughable as the saffron party sparing itself the title of 'seasonal extreme Hindu.'

How else should one describe its election campaigns of the past years?
It was typically obsessive religion and personality cult with economic development for fig leaf, asserts Shyam G Menon.

Zoe Saldana shares first pix of twin sons

Zoe Saldana shares first pix of twin sons

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

Here's what's happening in Hollywood!

Your best photographs of the year

Your best photographs of the year

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

We invited you, dear readers, to share your BEST photographs of 2013. Check out these amazing photographs!

Why senior MNC execs are jumping ships

Why senior MNC execs are jumping ships

Rediff.com20 Feb 2012

Reliance to M&M and Bharti and Vedanta, talent migration picks up at all corporate giants

I wish I didn't cry after losses: Federer

I wish I didn't cry after losses: Federer

Rediff.com25 Jun 2012

Roger Federer talks about playing in the golden era of tennis, his chances of winning his first singles gold medal when Wimbledon hosts the Olympics tennis event next month and about being bestowed honours outside his sport.

Investing: Watch out for the game changers!

Investing: Watch out for the game changers!

Rediff.com9 Jan 2012

Come a new year, and the guy with some cash to spare invariably wonders how to avoid repeating the investing mistakes of the past year.

Earn Rs 1 lakh a month, try retail jobs

Earn Rs 1 lakh a month, try retail jobs

Rediff.com1 Dec 2006

India's big retailers have tempting jobs lined up. Tune in.

Shane Warne: He took the world for a spin and world loved him back

Shane Warne: He took the world for a spin and world loved him back

Rediff.com4 Mar 2022

Mr Warne, the world will miss you.

'Salman's career as a hero is over'

'Salman's career as a hero is over'

Rediff.com19 May 2021

'He's the biggest crowd-puller we have.' 'He still has the power, talent and most importantly, a mind-boggling fan base.' 'He is a darling of the masses, but he has to match the content.'

From Mont Blanc to Patek Phillipe - Jaitley's love for high-end brands

From Mont Blanc to Patek Phillipe - Jaitley's love for high-end brands

Rediff.com25 Aug 2019

Watches, pens, shawls, shirts or even shoes, the former finance minister had a penchant for all of them and his collection consisted of the choicest of brands ranging from "Patek Phillipe (in watches) to Mont Blanc (in pens)".

Don't try to take advantage of BCCI's current mess, warns Shastri

Don't try to take advantage of BCCI's current mess, warns Shastri

Rediff.com16 Feb 2017

A few nations are making a big mistake by trying to take advantage of the current mess that Indian Cricket Board is in.

'Miracles do happen if you are patient'

'Miracles do happen if you are patient'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

When 27-year-old Karthik Kamalakannan founded Skcript with his friend Swathi Kakarla in December 2013, little did he realise that it would become the Pied Piper of India one day.

People won't be fooled by 'opportunistic' Sena-BJP tie-up: Deora

People won't be fooled by 'opportunistic' Sena-BJP tie-up: Deora

Rediff.com14 Apr 2019

'Anti-incumbency against sitting MPs and the government is a big issue here. We will win all seats in Mumbai'

Modi@2: The outstanding moments

Modi@2: The outstanding moments

Rediff.com26 May 2016

From twisting ears to poking into strange claymen from China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proven time and again that he is an awkward-moment magnet. The camera loves him, and he responds in kind, always.

Has Modi run out of gas?

Has Modi run out of gas?

Rediff.com2 May 2021

Other strong men have stopped Modi and his hordes in states before, but none of them with a footprint or battle cry to shake up New Delhi, observes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

We are all Americans!

We are all Americans!

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

'What Kamala Harris' rise and rise underscores is that our old ways of identifying the Indian-American Diaspora need to change...' 'None of this detracts from her Indian-American identity, which makes us feel as if we are Americans too,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

'Modi will win with a lesser majority'

'Modi will win with a lesser majority'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

'But in 2024, the people of India will throw him out of power as the contradictions in him will be apparent.'

Review: One By Two is a drag

Review: One By Two is a drag

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

Abhay Deol shoots himself in the foot by acting in (and, inexplicably, producing) this monstrosity called One By Two that sucks all the goodwill out of an actor we usually like, writes Raja Sen.

Ramdev wants a ban; will he succeed?

Ramdev wants a ban; will he succeed?

Rediff.com9 Sep 2017

'The wonderful thing about being a journalist is that when someone tries to muzzle your work, it's a badge of honour.' 'You know you've done something right,' Priyanka Pathak-Narain, the author of Godman To Tycoon: The Untold Story Of Baba Ramdev, tells Sunil Sethi.

Rag pickers to rock stars: Meet Dharavi's slumdog millionaires

Rag pickers to rock stars: Meet Dharavi's slumdog millionaires

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

A group of young guns led by Abhijit Jejurikar showed the world what they are capable of.

#BlueWhaleChallenge: Parents, it's time to wake up

#BlueWhaleChallenge: Parents, it's time to wake up

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

As the Blue Whale Challenge claims its first victim in Tamil Nadu, psychiatrist Dr Anjali Chhabria tells you what you can do to stop it from claiming lives.

Tsunami Memories: How we rebuilt the IAF's CarNic airbase

Tsunami Memories: How we rebuilt the IAF's CarNic airbase

Rediff.com5 Nov 2020

'Wanting to see the bright side of things, we always told ourselves, 'It could have been worse!', when the situation got tough.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd), who helped rebuild the IAF's Car Nicobar air base after the 2004 tsunami, recalls the devastation on United Nations World Tsunami Awareness Day.

7 qualities of highly successful people

7 qualities of highly successful people

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

These powerful habits will make you more productive and a better human being.

The village that hasn't forgotten Tukaram Omble

The village that hasn't forgotten Tukaram Omble

Rediff.com27 Nov 2018

Mayura Janwalkar travels to Kedambe, a tiny village in Maharashtra's Satara district, now better known as 26/11 hero Tukaram Omble's home. An excerpt from 26/11 Stories Of Strength by The Indian Express.

Gujarat: 'BJP 95-98 seats; Congress 85'

Gujarat: 'BJP 95-98 seats; Congress 85'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2017

'Minus Modi, the BJP will get only 50 seats.' 'He is planning 25 big meetings in Gujarat and that will make a difference.'

Applauding Superman on screen...

Applauding Superman on screen...

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

...And Jennifer Aniston off it, in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week!

Modi's masterstroke

Modi's masterstroke

Rediff.com8 Oct 2016

'Modi's brilliance seems to be in combining Indira Gandhi's 'feel' for the Indian pulse and Narasimha Rao's cynicism.' 'By the time the Opposition leaders caught up with Modi over the 'surgical strikes', he had already moved on,' says M K Bhadrakumar.

A test of RIL's core competence

A test of RIL's core competence

Rediff.com28 May 2015

No one is quite sure when the soft launch is likely.

Paytm's gameplan to replicate China's biggest ecom in India

Paytm's gameplan to replicate China's biggest ecom in India

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

Paytm is just embarking on building a TaoBao like entity in India, it may want to address a challenge that the latter faced a few years after its launch.

After the quake: Helping children smile in Nepal

After the quake: Helping children smile in Nepal

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

Naomi Mihara reports from Bungamati, which used to be one of the prettiest parts of the Kathmandu valley before the quake.

India can grow at 10% if reforms continue to kick in: Mark Mobius

India can grow at 10% if reforms continue to kick in: Mark Mobius

Rediff.com3 Jun 2016

Mark Mobius, executive chairman, Templeton Emerging Markets Group, is positive on India and believes the Indian economy is on a strong footing

How Mulayam's masterstroke may slow the Modi 'wave' in UP

How Mulayam's masterstroke may slow the Modi 'wave' in UP

Rediff.com2 Apr 2014

The Varanasi versus Azamgarh story is about the fears and insecurities of two of our strongest leaders, Narendra Modi and Mulayam Singh Yadav, says Sheela Bhatt.

Aadhaar may have a lethal impact on the existence of India

Aadhaar may have a lethal impact on the existence of India

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

'Biometric Aadhaar-based surveillance is not only about violation of privacy, but also about the treasure hunt for unprecedented financial surveillance and economic intelligence in the economic history of mankind,' asks Gopal Krishna.