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Review: Into The Storm: Superlative VFX, sloppy everything else!

Review: Into The Storm: Superlative VFX, sloppy everything else!

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

Into The Storm offers quite a sensational depiction of multiple tornadoes but where plotlines and performances are concerned, it's distressingly sloppy.

Yakub Memon hanged in Nagpur Jail

Yakub Memon hanged in Nagpur Jail

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

Yakub Memon, who was convicted for helping finance the serial blasts in Mumbai in 1993 in which 257 people were killed, was hanged at the Nagpur Central Jail on Thursday morning shortly before 7am.

Was it really necessary for Shah Rukh Khan to take a train trip?

Was it really necessary for Shah Rukh Khan to take a train trip?

Rediff.com30 Jan 2017

Read about Rishi Kapoor's page-turning debut, SRK's super-charged turn in Raees, Sridevi as potential Dhoom vamp, Sanjay Dutt's contribution to Andaz Apna Apna and more in Sukanya Verma's super-film week.

'Sometimes we wonder if they are human beings'

'Sometimes we wonder if they are human beings'

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

'They don't just kill their enemies, they chop off limbs, sever heads.' 'How can anyone kill a teacher in front of small children and a son in front of his parents?'

'Mamata is clearly talking of appeasement'

'Mamata is clearly talking of appeasement'

Rediff.com24 Jun 2019

'I don't think the state administration has shown the resolve to enter Muslim neighbourhoods and arrest offenders in the last decade.'

Pak targets Lashkar, Jaish with 'intelligence-based ops'

Pak targets Lashkar, Jaish with 'intelligence-based ops'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad launched to fight terrorism across country.

Changes the World will see soon

Changes the World will see soon

Rediff.com22 Mar 2016

'If a student can't get to school, the school will get to you. Even people with low reading abilities can be taught via videos.' 'Companies and students will be linked to their universities from the beginning and not towards the end of their course.' 'Digitalisation in education will be of enormous impact. Higher education must be closely linked to the demands on the future workforce.'

Changes the World will see soon

Changes the World will see soon

Rediff.com21 Mar 2016

'If a student can't get to school, the school will get to you. Even people with low reading abilities can be taught via videos.' 'Companies and students will be linked to their universities from the beginning and not towards the end of their course.' 'Digitalisation in education will be of enormous impact. Higher education must be closely linked to the demands on the future workforce.'

A bhakt decodes the Modi phenomenon

A bhakt decodes the Modi phenomenon

Rediff.com29 May 2019

'When Sachin Tendulkar bats, no one in India cares if he is from Mumbai or if he is a Hindu or a Brahmin or whatever.' 'We just want him to win it for India.' 'The same is with Modi and the people who voted across caste and regional lines for him.' We want him to win it for India,' says Madhu A K.

'I want to remove the tezaab from their minds'

'I want to remove the tezaab from their minds'

Rediff.com10 Apr 2019

Activist, motivational speaker and acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal talks about her 'not so glamorous life', daily struggles and how she's preparing herself for the future.

Triple talaq: The rot runs deep

Triple talaq: The rot runs deep

Rediff.com10 Aug 2018

Most incidents of triple talaq are eloquent examples of the failure of Muslim society to instil in its men the teachings of the Quran; instead, they end up relying on the Quran's interpretation by local maulanas, says Ziya US Salam.

Bollywood's 10 Horrible Baaps!

Bollywood's 10 Horrible Baaps!

Rediff.com20 Jun 2015

Meet B-towns truly horrific fathers.

NGOs vulnerable to terror funding, money laundering: MHA

NGOs vulnerable to terror funding, money laundering: MHA

Rediff.com20 Mar 2014

The column marked 'miscellaneous' in statements of accounts of Non-Governmental Organisations who receive foreign funds is turning out to be a headache for the Indian authorities. Vicky Nanjappa tells you why

Modi slams Nitish in Lalu's backyard

Modi slams Nitish in Lalu's backyard

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

Taking on the grand alliance in Lalu Prasad Yadav's home turf of Gopalganj, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar whether he wanted the old days of 'jungle raj'-- when the region had turned into a 'mini Chambal' -- to return.

Mum gang rape: DNA samples found on victim match with accused

Mum gang rape: DNA samples found on victim match with accused

Rediff.com30 Aug 2013

The Mumbai police on Friday moved closer to nailing the five accused arrested in the photojournalist's gang rape case with forensic tests confirming that DNA samples found on the victim matched with those of the suspects.

20 Amitabh Bachchan collectibles we'd love to have!

20 Amitabh Bachchan collectibles we'd love to have!

Rediff.com7 Oct 2017

Amitabh Bachchan turns 75 on October 11. Rediff.com celebrates the superstar's birthday with this special series, looking back at the very things that made him the BIG B.

BJP demands judicial probe into hacking of TN leader

BJP demands judicial probe into hacking of TN leader

Rediff.com20 Jul 2013

Special police teams have been formed to trace the assailants who hacked to death Bharatiya Janata Party's Tamil Nadu unit general secretary V Ramesh, even as a state-wide bandh has been called by the party on July 22 to protest the murder.

PHOTOS: Ravindra Jadeja meets his 'match'

PHOTOS: Ravindra Jadeja meets his 'match'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2016

Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja tells Haresh Pandya what attracted him to Reeva Solanki.

6 killed, scores injured as deadly blasts hit police in Cairo

6 killed, scores injured as deadly blasts hit police in Cairo

Rediff.com25 Jan 2014

A huge explosion on Friday hit the police headquarters in the Egyptian capital, killing three persons and wounding 40 others.

Dravid supports BCCI's ban on Narine for chucking

Dravid supports BCCI's ban on Narine for chucking

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

Without mentioning any individual names, former India captain and Rajasthan Royals' mentor Rahul Dravid on Thursday came out in full support of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's move to eradicate bowling with illegal actions from the Indian Premier League.

Why can't Xi shake the Monk's hand?

Why can't Xi shake the Monk's hand?

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

'Why assail the Tibetan leader at a time when many in China realise that the Buddhist monk is the best bet if Beijing is seriously trying to find a solution to the Tibetan issue?' asks Claude Arpi.

RSS: 'Pranab has demolished Congress propaganda'

RSS: 'Pranab has demolished Congress propaganda'

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

'For the last 10 years the Congress made the RSS an idea of intolerance, anti-minority, especially anti-Muslim, and an idea of fascism.' 'That has been demolished now by Pranab Mukherjee.'

'Why are they so afraid of someone who is 90% disabled?'

'Why are they so afraid of someone who is 90% disabled?'

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

'He has not done any harm to anyone. Yet you give him life imprisonment.' 'We were told to respect the Constitution. That is what Sai is doing; he is not doing anything beyond the Constitution.'

Violence rocks Bangladesh as Jamaat enforces strike

Violence rocks Bangladesh as Jamaat enforces strike

Rediff.com10 Jun 2013

Much of Bangladesh was paralysed on Monday by the latest strike called by Jamaat-e-Islami, with two powerful explosions rocking Shahbag Square, the epicentre of a massive campaign demanding toughest punishment for leaders of the fundamentalist party for war crimes during the 1971 war.

Anil Kumar Verma: The man on leave for ever

Anil Kumar Verma: The man on leave for ever

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

More than 24 years later, case of wilful absence has finally been proven against the bureaucrat.

Why is the Mumbai police afraid of this cop?

Why is the Mumbai police afraid of this cop?

Rediff.com10 Jan 2017

'Every traffic police station in the city has a policeman designated unofficially as the 'cashier.' 'His job is to collect the bribes and, at the end of every month, distribute this money among the cops according to rank.'

Why the Haryana law is bad news for women candidates

Why the Haryana law is bad news for women candidates

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

The argument that there is nothing wrong in barring illiterates from contesting elections is extremely flawed, when by the same yardstick many sitting MLAs and MPs would not be eligible to contest even panchayat polls, says Devanik Saha.

John Abraham: My father is a super dad

John Abraham: My father is a super dad

Rediff.com21 Jun 2015

'My father was very supportive of my decision of becoming a model and actor. He never questioned my career choices. He always told me to study because that would make me stand up in front of a crowd.' John Abraham celebrates his father on Father's Day.

The mystery of how the Islamic State makes its millions

The mystery of how the Islamic State makes its millions

Rediff.com28 Nov 2015

Not with standing the Western nations' zeal to wage a war against the group, unless its source of funding is known and curbed, its rampage will likely continue.

Raakhi Special: Bollywood's BEST Brother? VOTE!

Raakhi Special: Bollywood's BEST Brother? VOTE!

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

Who is the best onscreen brother - Salman or Ranveer?

What led JNU students to raise 'seditious' slogans?

What led JNU students to raise 'seditious' slogans?

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

Rather than make it a BJP or anti-BJP battle, it is more important to have a dialogue with the protesting students and understand their psyche, feels Devanik Saha.

Sinha in Kashmir: Good visit, but is the Centre listening?

Sinha in Kashmir: Good visit, but is the Centre listening?

Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

'The first clear cut call for 'engagement with all stake holders including separatists' came, not from the political class but the men in uniform,' points out Mohammad Sayeed Malik, the distinguished observer on Kashmir.

Preventing rape: A survivor's story

Preventing rape: A survivor's story

Rediff.com5 Jan 2017

Rapes happen because we raise our children inappropriately. Not our daughters, but our sons, says Vaishnavi Prasad.

The 100 percentile girl!

The 100 percentile girl!

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

Neha Manglik, the only female CAT topper this year tells us how she did it.

Is it the end of tolerance in India?

Is it the end of tolerance in India?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2015

Bearing in mind how full India's pitcher is with ethnic and communal complexities, only the greatest circumspection can hold this country together in a willing union.

What Delhi police is doing to ensure 100 pc safety for women

What Delhi police is doing to ensure 100 pc safety for women

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

The Delhi police is examining the legal liability of Uber taxi service and probing how the fake police verification certificate was provided to the accused in the rape of a 27-year-old woman in a cab in the national capital, Commissioner BS Bassi said on Tuesday.

Warriors of the fake news era

Warriors of the fake news era

Rediff.com28 Jun 2017

'It all runs on sugar-coated lies. If I like something, I will want to believe it.'

These teachers are changing the world. Have you heard of them?

These teachers are changing the world. Have you heard of them?

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

This Teacher's Day, we chronicle the stories of such amazing teachers who inspire by example. Some of them you have perhaps heard of. Others are much more obscure.

2018's TOP 15 Indian films

2018's TOP 15 Indian films

Rediff.com28 Dec 2018

Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies.

Delhi police slammed for thrashing protestors; RSS denies involvement

Delhi police slammed for thrashing protestors; RSS denies involvement

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

Delhi Police on Monday drew flak as a video emerged in which male police constables can be seen purportedly assaulting protesters, including women, demonstrating over the suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula near the RSS head office in New Delhi.