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Shocking! Over 215 million children work as labourers!

Shocking! Over 215 million children work as labourers!

Rediff.com2 Dec 2010

The economic exploitation of children is an insult to humanity, says the World Bank.

Quiz: What were these stars arrested for

Quiz: What were these stars arrested for

Rediff.com11 Mar 2011

Take this quiz and find out how much you know.

Ribery, Benzema questioned in under-age sex probe

Ribery, Benzema questioned in under-age sex probe

Rediff.com20 Jul 2010

French police investigating a prostitution network questioned football stars Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema in custody on Tuesday about the alleged soliciting of sex with a minor, police said.

Thousands arrested in Asia football gambling raids

Thousands arrested in Asia football gambling raids

Rediff.com16 Jul 2010

An operation targeting illegal football gambling in Asia during the World Cup has resulted in the arrests of over 5,000 people and the seizure of nearly $10 million (6.5 million pounds), Interpol said on Friday. Interpol said the operation, which ran from June 11 to July 11, was aimed at gambling linked to organised crime gangs.

US navy commander arrested in bribery scandal

US navy commander arrested in bribery scandal

Rediff.com7 Nov 2013

A high-ranking US Navy official has been charged with accepting prostitutes, luxury travel and USD 100,000 in cash from a foreign defence contractor in exchange for classified and internal navy information.

20 years of Pretty Woman

20 years of Pretty Woman

Rediff.com11 Feb 2010

The Richard Gere-Julia Roberts classic shows no signs of ageing.

The American: George Clooney at his stylish best

The American: George Clooney at his stylish best

Rediff.com8 Oct 2010

The American is another stylish effort by the effortlessly cool George Clooney who is also one of the producers on this movie.

'Games will turn Delhi into a trafficking hub'

'Games will turn Delhi into a trafficking hub'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2010

Mani Shanker Aiyer, after having been told by the Congress leadership to desist from making statements against the Commonwealth Games, has now taken to writing letters to register his point.

Rooney is a troubled soul: Sir Alex Ferguson

Rooney is a troubled soul: Sir Alex Ferguson

Rediff.com1 Nov 2010

Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson believes his star striker Wayne Rooney has been a troubled soul.

Uttaran girl bags Hollywood film

Uttaran girl bags Hollywood film

Rediff.com3 Mar 2010

Charlies' Angels actress Lucy Lui will make her directorial debut with this film.

Chennai: Journalist granted bail

Chennai: Journalist granted bail

Rediff.com9 Oct 2009

A senior journalist of a leading Tamil newspaper, arrested in connection with a report about a prostitution case, was granted bail today.

Euro 2012 qualifiers: Rooney on target

Euro 2012 qualifiers: Rooney on target

Rediff.com8 Sep 2010

Wayne Rooney, hit by media claims about his private life, struck his first international goal for almost a year to set England on the way to a 3-1 win away to Switzerland in their Euro 2012 qualifier on Tuesday.

Berlusconi on sex scandal: 'I am no saint'

Berlusconi on sex scandal: 'I am no saint'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2009

The business tycoon's comments follow the online release of audiotapes, which purportedly reveal conversations between him and a prostitute, reports The Telegraph.

Exposing India's murky underbelly: Eunuch Park

Exposing India's murky underbelly: Eunuch Park

Rediff.com20 Oct 2009

Sex, drugs and rock-n-roll. There's all of that and more on the mind of 33-year-old author Palash Mehrotra, whose first collection of short stories, Eunuch Park: Fifteen Stories of Love and Destruction, was released in India earlier this year. Presenting an excerpt.

Being black 'main problem' we face in India: Midnight raid victim

Being black 'main problem' we face in India: Midnight raid victim

Rediff.com24 Jan 2014

One of the African women attacked and harassed during the midnight raid which Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti allegedly led in south Delhi on Friday claimed they were being targeted because of their colour.

Tamil daily journalist arrested

Tamil daily journalist arrested

Rediff.com7 Oct 2009

The police on Wednesday arrested Lenin, a news editor of Dina Malar, a Tamil daily which published a news item giving details of a statement purportedly given by a TV artiste arrested in connection with a prostitution case.The arrest followed protests from the South Indian artistes Association, led by R Saratkumar, against the publication of the names of the artistes in the newspaper along with their photographs. He demanded action against the newspaper.

I'm bisexual: Dewani tells S African court as his trial begins

I'm bisexual: Dewani tells S African court as his trial begins

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

An Indian-origin British billionaire businessman, accused plotting the murder his Indo-Swedish wife during their honeymoon in South Africa in 2010, told a court that he is bisexual as his trial for began in Cape Town on Monday.

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.

Tapes reveal Italian PM's steamy night with escort

Tapes reveal Italian PM's steamy night with escort

Rediff.com21 Jul 2009

The Italian daily La Republica and its sister weekly, L'Espresso, published bits of the alleged bedroom conversation between Berlusconi and Patrizia D'Addario, the woman whom his aides describe as a prostitute, reports The Times.

Sadak 2 review

Sadak 2 review

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

Between phony philosophical musings and Abbas-Mustan level of believe-it-or-not twists, Sadak 2 dodders towards its dead end destination, notes Sukanya Verma.

FIA boss Mosley to pen 'tell-all' autobiography

FIA boss Mosley to pen 'tell-all' autobiography

Rediff.com13 Oct 2009

After many denials, Max Mosley, whose 16-year tenure as the president of FIA would end this month, has finally decided to come out with an autobiography, which will reveal many secrets about him and the sporting world.

This Pretty Woman turns 20

This Pretty Woman turns 20

Rediff.com8 Feb 2010

The Julia Roberts-Richard Gere-starrer is still weaving its magic.

Sexual queries: 'Don't risk sex without a condom'

Sexual queries: 'Don't risk sex without a condom'

Rediff.com12 May 2009

Andrologist and microsurgeon Dr Sudhakar Krishnamurti will be responding to rediff readers' sexual queries on a weekly basis. Here is his second set of responses.

Man gets lover out of brothel but not law's clutch

Man gets lover out of brothel but not law's clutch

Rediff.com19 Aug 2010

First our knight had to fight the girl's pimps and manager to rescue her. When he did, the cops sent the girl to an NGO saying she was a minor and could not marry of her own will. Then the girl's relatives surfaced from somewhere claiming she cannot marry him because he is a Hindu and she a Muslim

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.

Egypt blame Cup exit on media 'lies'

Egypt blame Cup exit on media 'lies'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2009

Egypt have blamed their Confederations Cup exit on media 'lies' about their players consorting with prostitutes after beating world champions Italy. Head of mission Mahmoud Taher told a news conference on Monday that the team had been stunned by local newspaper reports.

Love Sonia Review: Powerful. Poetic. Demanding. Rewarding

Love Sonia Review: Powerful. Poetic. Demanding. Rewarding

Rediff.com14 Sep 2018

'Love Sonia is a motion picture with the ambitions of a novel.' 'When I walked out of Love Sonia this Monday night, I walked out with a hushed audience that seemed too overcome by the raw power of the film to even pause for applause,' notes Sreehari Nair.

How the Censor Board works!

How the Censor Board works!

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

Lights, Camera, Censor!

Revealed: Human trafficking network in northeast

Revealed: Human trafficking network in northeast

Rediff.com19 Sep 2008

Not less than 10,000 people, mostly children, are trafficked into the Northeast with a good number smuggled in from Bangladesh, Nepal and other South East Asian countries, surveys by NGOs have revealed.

'My husband is lewd and disrespectful with female family members'

'My husband is lewd and disrespectful with female family members'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2009

Is your love life under pressure? Are you troubled by your relationship? Get Ahead's Love Guru hosted a chat with readers on June 18 to help them deal with love problems. For those of you who missed it, here's the transcript.

I will run govt from dharna site: Kejriwal

I will run govt from dharna site: Kejriwal

Rediff.com20 Jan 2014

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday cleared official files from his sit-in site outside the Rail Bhavan in New Delhi, as he asserted that governance would not be allowed to suffer because of the protest.

'I want to shed a new light on women'

'I want to shed a new light on women'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

'The show is about women taking ownership of their lives.'

Shame again: Sikkimese woman raped in Delhi; AIIMS doctor, 4 others arrested

Shame again: Sikkimese woman raped in Delhi; AIIMS doctor, 4 others arrested

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

The 25-year-old survivor from Sikkim, the wife of an army personnel, was trafficked to Delhi.

20% of north-east teens become sex workers: Study

20% of north-east teens become sex workers: Study

Rediff.com13 Jun 2008

A Guwahati-based non governmental organistaion, which conducted a study recently, has claimed that about 20 per cent of teenagers of the north-eastern region, between 11-17 years, are being compelled to become sex workers. In the study titled 'Rise in Child Prostitution in the north-east', the Global Organisation for Life Development stated that a five per cent rise had been registered in children getting involved in sex rackets from the past year.

Euro 2016: De Gea given full support by Spain coach after sex case implication

Euro 2016: De Gea given full support by Spain coach after sex case implication

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has praised goalkeeper David de Gea for the way he has handled an off-field controversy at Euro 2016. The Manchester United player, who has vehemently denied allegations in the Spanish media linking him to a prostitution case, was selected to play against the Czech Republic in Group D in Toulouse on Monday.

Following Supreme Court ruling Mumbai's dance bars are all set to rock again

Following Supreme Court ruling Mumbai's dance bars are all set to rock again

Rediff.com16 Jul 2013

With the Supreme Court quashing the ban on dance bars in Maharashtra, bar-owners and dancers look forward to business starting once again, reports Neeta Kolhatkar. However, some issues need to be sorted out

Mosley faces call to quit

Mosley faces call to quit

Rediff.com1 Apr 2008

Max Mosley faced calls for his resignation on Tuesday after weekend newspaper allegations that the head of Formula One's governing body took part in a Nazi-style orgy with prostitutes.

Mafia Inc Italy's largest company

Mafia Inc Italy's largest company

Rediff.com24 Oct 2007

About 80 per cent of Sicilian businesses cough up a pizzo, of as much as 350 pounds a month. However, the burgeoning power of Cosa Nostra in Sicily, the Camorra in Naples, the 'Ndrangheta in Calabria and the Sacra Corona Unita in Puglia, has led to the infiltration of bigger businesses as well.

What Rani, Konkona & Sonali have in common

What Rani, Konkona & Sonali have in common

Rediff.com8 Oct 2007

The trio have worked in films on the same lines.

Max Mosley wins sex privacy case

Max Mosley wins sex privacy case

Rediff.com24 Jul 2008

Motor racing boss Max Mosley won damages in the High Court on Thursday when a judge ruled his privacy was violated after The News of the World published a story about his part in a sado-masochistic orgy