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How Sexual Assault Impacts A Woman's Brain

How Sexual Assault Impacts A Woman's Brain

Rediff.com15 Oct 2025

This is what the new Spanish study reveals about a woman's brain after sexual assault.

How To Help Someone Who Talks About Suicide

How To Help Someone Who Talks About Suicide

Rediff.com10 Sep 2025

Do not argue, debate or dispute on any topic with someone who may be contemplating suicide or self harm, warns psychologist Dr Sahir Jamati.

Air India crash: He refused DNA test, said: 'I can identify my son'

Air India crash: He refused DNA test, said: 'I can identify my son'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2025

A husband who refused to cry, a father insisting he didn't need a DNA test to identify his son, a crew member's family broken in spirit after waiting seven days for DNA confirmation.

War is not your Bollywood movie, should be last resort: Ex-Army chief

War is not your Bollywood movie, should be last resort: Ex-Army chief

Rediff.com12 May 2025

'Still, people are asking why we have not gone for a full-out war. As a military man, if ordered, I will go to war, but that will not be my first choice'

The Harsh Reality For Wayanad Survivors

The Harsh Reality For Wayanad Survivors

Rediff.com27 Mar 2025

In Kerala's society, known for its high material standard of living, plunging into a state of having nothing overnight can be terrible for one's social standing and sense of self-esteem. Rehabilitation entails piecing a community back together after a disturbance and while its aim is noble, the act of reassembling will bring alive disparities and inequalities, explains Shyam G Menon.

What is PTSD, the mental health problem Lady Gaga is suffering from?

What is PTSD, the mental health problem Lady Gaga is suffering from?

Rediff.com14 Jun 2018

Lady Gaga revealed that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

How Lady Gaga fought PTSD, a mental illness

How Lady Gaga fought PTSD, a mental illness

Rediff.com13 Feb 2019

After suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, the pop artist is trying to spread awareness about mental health on a global platform.

'Love Marriage Was Taboo'

'Love Marriage Was Taboo'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2025

'I have always looked at people and said, 'You just have to accept. You just have to love. You just have to let this person be and the trouble would be less.' 'But we keep complicating things, and that is the tragedy -- our desire not to understand.'

Zindaginama Review: Empathetic

Zindaginama Review: Empathetic

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

Zindaginama keeps its tone hopeful and steers away from making the stories tragic or depressing, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Bollywood's FIRE POWER

Bollywood's FIRE POWER

Rediff.com25 Nov 2024

Bollywood doesn't need fire-breathing dragons when it has Bhai.

Rautu Ka Raaz Review: Dull Whodunit

Rautu Ka Raaz Review: Dull Whodunit

Rediff.com28 Jun 2024

Rautu Ka Raaz is a dragged-out slow burner of a film that just fails to ignite, sighs Mayur Sanap.

Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond Review: India Shines Again

Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond Review: India Shines Again

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond veers between intriguing and boring, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Son accidentally videographs father raping minor

Son accidentally videographs father raping minor

Rediff.com29 Jun 2023

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 68-year-old man while his son ended up recording the act on his phone suspecting that his father practised black magic, the police in Delhi said on Thursday.

Kevin Spacey Sex Abuse Case: What Happened

Kevin Spacey Sex Abuse Case: What Happened

Rediff.com18 Oct 2022

Kevin Spacey took the stand as the first witness in his own defence in the sex abuse trial filed against him.

'They killed my mum and dad'

'They killed my mum and dad'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2023

'2,665 children killed. 2,665 cheeky smiles, 2,665 dreams of tomorrow, 2,665 favourite cartoon characters, 2,665 favourite meals, 2,665 someone's everything.'

Ranbir to Raj: Bollywood's FIRE POWER

Ranbir to Raj: Bollywood's FIRE POWER

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

Sukanya Verma looks at the many ways fire enjoys a significant presence in our movies.

What to SEE on OTT This Week

What to SEE on OTT This Week

Rediff.com18 May 2021

You'll be spoilt for choice on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists everything you simply cannot afford to miss.

12 offensive things about Indian Matchmaking

12 offensive things about Indian Matchmaking

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

Indian Matchmaking is an docuseries on Netflix, which follows 7 singles in US and India as they go on dates arranged by Mumbai matchmaker Sima Taparia.

Compensate child accused of theft by pink cop: HC to Kerala govt

Compensate child accused of theft by pink cop: HC to Kerala govt

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

The court, however, said it was not going to accede to the demand of Rs 50 lakh sought by the girls' family as it was an 'exorbitant' and 'highly exaggerated' amount.

'All of us need counselling at some point in our lives'

'All of us need counselling at some point in our lives'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

'People will be entertained by the Singhams and the Simmbas but they will still not respect cops. Batla House is an opportunity for us to show the true side of policemen and their sacrifices.'

Warning! Action video games can harm your brain

Warning! Action video games can harm your brain

Rediff.com9 Aug 2017

Video games have been shown to benefit some cognitive systems in the brain, but research has now revealed that habitual players of action games have less grey matter!

'The terrorists were lobbing grenades, firing indiscriminately'

'The terrorists were lobbing grenades, firing indiscriminately'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

'I could see the silhouettes of three men on the sixth floor.' 'I pointed them out to the NSG personnel standing beside me and suggested they take them out.' 'They did not have the clearance to fire.'

'So many deaths are happening all around you'

'So many deaths are happening all around you'

Rediff.com24 Apr 2021

'Your family, your kith and kin are also under stress, some of your relatives will die, without getting appropriate treatment.'

'Youngsters are most affected'

'Youngsters are most affected'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2021

'Our adult minds can use logic to understand the consequences, and our responsibilities have enabled us to accept this reality faster.' 'But our little ones still have no clue about what is going on.'

Sexual harassment can increase risk of eating disorders

Sexual harassment can increase risk of eating disorders

Rediff.com22 Nov 2017

Men in the military are 10 times more likely to experience sexual harassment than civilian peers, says study.

Covid patients struggle to shake off hospital images

Covid patients struggle to shake off hospital images

Rediff.com24 May 2021

Many of those who have been to Covid hell and back are unable to shake off the memories of their days in hospitals, leading to worries about post-traumatic stress disorder and other anxiety related problems, including insomnia.

How You Can Fight COVID-19

How You Can Fight COVID-19

Rediff.com28 May 2021

Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan, head, wellness and well-being, Columbia Pacific Communities, shares simple, useful tips to fully recover from COVID-19.

CRPF has lost almost 200 men to suicide

CRPF has lost almost 200 men to suicide

Rediff.com3 Jul 2019

'Stress, depression, PTSD and anxiety, especially relating to their domestic lives, are big issues for the men.' 'The men work in extremely difficult conditions, often with the fear of death looming large.'

Kindness saved my life: Lady Gaga

Kindness saved my life: Lady Gaga

Rediff.com6 Dec 2016

The 30-year-old songstress opened up about her "mental illness" to a group of LGBT youth in Harlem.

Lockdown provokes bad memories for trafficking survivors

Lockdown provokes bad memories for trafficking survivors

Rediff.com18 Apr 2020

Confined to their rooms and small houses, they are reminded of the time when they were subjected to physical and sexual torture.

Trauma grips Nepal's tremor survivors

Trauma grips Nepal's tremor survivors

Rediff.com9 May 2015

The trauma of the deadly earthquake and continuous aftershocks in Nepal have left many of the survivors paranoid and some even mentally disturbed, who are now being treated by psychotherapists pressed into service by humanitarian agencies.

5 reasons to be wary of Aadhaar

5 reasons to be wary of Aadhaar

Rediff.com22 Apr 2017

Not only is your privacy stripped stark naked, says Mitali Saran, the system itself is illegal and vulnerable.

'We need to stop thinking about how older people are a burden to society'

'We need to stop thinking about how older people are a burden to society'

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

Distinguished Indian American professor of psychiatry and neurosciences Dr Dilip V Jeste has been appointed the first associate dean for Healthy Aging and Senior Care at the University of California. In an exclusive conversation with Aziz Haniffa, Dr Jeste speaks elaborately on his road map ahead, and also the need to change mindset towards ageing and aged people.

'Pakistani army officers don't want to join the ISI'

'Pakistani army officers don't want to join the ISI'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2017

'The military in Pakistan is capable and self critical, but intelligence is stuffed full of lifers who resist change, which is why career soldiers in Pakistan try with all their might not to be transferred into the ISI.'