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Who will clean the Indian education system?

Who will clean the Indian education system?

Rediff.com5 Sep 2020

'Education is disconnected from social reality and does not even attempt to solve the real problems of our country,' observe Peehu Pardeshi and Sandeep Pandey.

Cops summon Kangana as witness, lawyer calls it illegal

Cops summon Kangana as witness, lawyer calls it illegal

Rediff.com31 Mar 2016

The Kanagna Ranaut-Hrithik Roshan fight rages on.

How India is a nation of cheats

How India is a nation of cheats

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

Rajiv Malhotra's plagiarism may not be as horrifying as impersonating an exam candidate in Indore -- but they're both forms of cheating.

UIDAI files case for alleged misuse of Aadhaar data

UIDAI files case for alleged misuse of Aadhaar data

Rediff.com5 Apr 2018

UIDAI has asked police to investigate, it was not fully convinced about nature of the incident

Day after I-T raid, ex-K'taka dy CM's aide found hanging

Day after I-T raid, ex-K'taka dy CM's aide found hanging

Rediff.com12 Oct 2019

The Congress unit described Ramesh's suicide an outcome of "targeted harassment" of their rank and cadre to keep them away from the party.

Hrithik complains to cyber crime cell to find imposter

Hrithik complains to cyber crime cell to find imposter

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

In his letter, Hrithik revealed that a young girl (apparently implied to Kangana) has sent a lot of personal stuff on the email address hroshan@email.com.

Man who sent poisonous letter to Obama faces 25-year term

Man who sent poisonous letter to Obama faces 25-year term

Rediff.com18 Jan 2014

A 41-year-old Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to sending poison-laced threatening letters to United States President Barack Obama and other officials.

Indian-American convicted of sexually assaulting 5 women

Indian-American convicted of sexually assaulting 5 women

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

An Indian-American man was found guilty by a US federal jury of sexually assaulting five women during the summer of 2012, on some occasions threatening them with a toy gun.

Vyapam: Cops arrest UP students linked with MP scam

Vyapam: Cops arrest UP students linked with MP scam

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

Investigators have arrested at least three dozen students of some prominent UP medical schools revealing links with the Vyapam scam.

Woman posing to be IAS officer sent to jail for 2 weeks

Woman posing to be IAS officer sent to jail for 2 weeks

Rediff.com4 Apr 2015

Ruby Chaudhry, the woman who stayed at the prestigious IAS training academy in Mussoorie for over six months masquerading as a probationer and accused a senior officer of taking bribe to facilitate her stay there, has been arrested and sent to jail for two weeks.

MPPEB scam: 30 accused dead during four-year probe

MPPEB scam: 30 accused dead during four-year probe

Rediff.com28 May 2015

More than 30 accused wanted in connection with the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board scam have died since the probe began in 2012, said chairman of the special team monitoring the investigation in the scandal that has rattled BJP government in the state.

Vyapam scam: 'People will continue to die'

Vyapam scam: 'People will continue to die'

Rediff.com23 Nov 2018

'The big fish are still out there and people will continue to die till they are brought to justice.'

Ishrat case: Rana stayed with Javed as his friend 'Bunty'

Ishrat case: Rana stayed with Javed as his friend 'Bunty'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation has included the statement of Sheikh's wife Sajida as witness number 42 in its charge sheet wherein she identified the photograph of Rana as her husband Sheikh's friend Bunty who had stayed with them at their house in Mumbai.

SC's Aadhaar verdict opens up UIDAI to legal suits

SC's Aadhaar verdict opens up UIDAI to legal suits

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

'People, whose sensitive information has been leaked by State agencies or companies having license from UIDAI to access the Aadhaar database, can file suits, collectively or individually.'

Have you ever been to a human library?

Have you ever been to a human library?

Rediff.com2 Aug 2017

The Human Library project brings together people from all walks of life to interact with 'talking books'.

US charges 61 people in Indian call centre scam

US charges 61 people in Indian call centre scam

Rediff.com27 Oct 2016

More than 60 individuals and entities, an overwhelming number of them Indians, were on Thursday charged by the Justice Department for allegedly participating in a multi-million dollar scam involving call centres based in India which conned thousands of American citizens.

30 dead as Harvey makes 2nd landfall near Louisiana-Texas border

30 dead as Harvey makes 2nd landfall near Louisiana-Texas border

Rediff.com31 Aug 2017

One Indian student has died after he nearly drowned in a swollen lake in Texas.

Sheena Bora Trial: Why does Indrani now want a lie detector test?

Sheena Bora Trial: Why does Indrani now want a lie detector test?

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

Happy with her latest move, Indrani departed from Courtroom 51 with a spring in her step. The woman who hopped up into the jail truck was a cheerful one.

Inside the thriving world of India's private detectives

Inside the thriving world of India's private detectives

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

There's a certain amount of drama to the profession. Sample these taglines: 'We can see the unseen'; 'I can plant my detective in your guest bedroom.' One agency has even ensured that all its phone numbers end in '007'.

Cracking your iPhone, piercing your privacy

Cracking your iPhone, piercing your privacy

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

Sadly, governments and their agencies can't be trusted to use private data, or decryption methods responsibly, says Devangshu Dutta.

6 anti-hacking solutions for Rahul Gandhi

6 anti-hacking solutions for Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com5 Dec 2016

Here are six ways your online account can be hacked into, and some simple yet effective ways to protect your Internet avatar.

Review: Phata Poster Nikhla Hero is a cliched farce

Review: Phata Poster Nikhla Hero is a cliched farce

Rediff.com20 Sep 2013

Regardless of Phata Poster Nikhla Hero's uneven pace and indecisive disposition, Shahid Kapoor, armed with a kooky grin, gives it his best shot.

India's battle with anorexia and bulimia

India's battle with anorexia and bulimia

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

It's more common than majority of Indians realise.

Ranchi Diaries Review: Heist and Waste

Ranchi Diaries Review: Heist and Waste

Rediff.com13 Oct 2017

The heist stretch of the movie is not without imagination, but arriving at that chunk, and sitting through what follows, can be bad for your skin, warns Sreehari Nair.

Jadhav case: India seeks consular access for 14th time, demands copy of verdict from Pak

Jadhav case: India seeks consular access for 14th time, demands copy of verdict from Pak

Rediff.com14 Apr 2017

Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad Gautam Bambawale met Pakistan Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua in connection with the case of Jadhav, who has been given death sentence by a Pakistani military court for alleged spying.

Birthday Special: The mad, MAD face of Ranveer Singh!

Birthday Special: The mad, MAD face of Ranveer Singh!

Rediff.com6 Jul 2015

Happy birthday, Ranveer!

Review: Mirzapur is *not* a Gangster Drama...

Review: Mirzapur is *not* a Gangster Drama...

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

...But a comedy about Class Wars. Sreehari Nair tells us why.

Sheena Bora Trial: The Mother Who'd Never Been A Mother

Sheena Bora Trial: The Mother Who'd Never Been A Mother

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

One couldn't help feeling a certain melancholy viewing these now vagrant documents and photographs that would never be rightfully cherished. The pictures spoke to you. They offered slices of extinguished lives. They breathed sadness too, for what could have been and will never be. The sweet promises that Life made and insolently, arrogantly never kept.

With promise to make Delhi corruption-free, Kejriwal takes charge

With promise to make Delhi corruption-free, Kejriwal takes charge

Rediff.com14 Feb 2015

Capping a momentous journey, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal took oath as the eighth chief minister of Delhi on Satutday, promising to make Delhi the first corruption-free state and act against communal elements.

Kangana's lawyer speaks out on Hrithik's case!

Kangana's lawyer speaks out on Hrithik's case!

Rediff.com22 Apr 2016

'Hrithik Roshan is in an awkward situation.' 'The world is saying that Hrithik's wife left him because he had an affair with my client.'

'Involving its officer in the Ishrat case will destroy the IB'

'Involving its officer in the Ishrat case will destroy the IB'

Rediff.com29 Jul 2013

Ajit Doval, former chief of Intelligence Bureau and now head of Vivekanada International Foundation, continues his furious argument against any kind of CBI action against his former colleague Rajinder Kumar in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case of 2004.

Golden Globes 2016: The Best Moments

Golden Globes 2016: The Best Moments

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

Raja Sen's favourite bits from what was, overall, a glitzy but forgettable awards show.

Right to privacy is deeply linked to national security

Right to privacy is deeply linked to national security

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

Admittedly, EVMs too have a UID number and any convergence of data can make the secret ballot system a party of history, warns Dr Gopal Krishna in the 5th part of his series against Aadhaar.

Why you couldn't find your name on the voter list

Why you couldn't find your name on the voter list

Rediff.com7 May 2014

'The failure of the ECI to follow the Registration of Electoral Rules and create verified and audited rolls or even verifiable and auditable ones, highlight that the entire electoral roll is merely a compilation of names without any effort or intention for completeness, correctness or fair play.' 'We are fooling ourselves by electing our representatives based on faulty electoral rolls that do not represent the people of the constituency. Elections based on these rolls are neither free nor fair. Democracy is under siege,' says Dr Anupam Saraph.

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