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CRAZIEST Things Drunks do in Bollywood Movies

CRAZIEST Things Drunks do in Bollywood Movies

Rediff.com20 Jun 2019

In the Shahid Kapoor starrer Kabir Singh, a remake of Telugu superhit Arjun Reddy, a medical student's drinking problem encourages toxic behaviour and romantic distress.

'Modi is India's PM, and not that of the ABVP'

'Modi is India's PM, and not that of the ABVP'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

'You tell me without support, can the ABVP do these things? They are only doing these things because the central government is supporting them.'

I wasn't biased. I didn't act out of hate: Dharun Ravi

I wasn't biased. I didn't act out of hate: Dharun Ravi

Rediff.com23 Mar 2012

An Indian-origin boy convicted of a hate crime for spying on his gay roommate, who later committed suicide, has said he acted in an immature manner when he watched the fellow student's sexual encounter with another man on a webcam, but insisted that he had not intimidated him. Dharun Ravi, 20, had been found guilty by a jury of bias intimidation and invasion of privacy charges after a three-week long trial. He could face up to 10 years in prison and eventual deportation.

Countries where Islamic State is still a major threat

Countries where Islamic State is still a major threat

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

Driven from its self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State is down but not out. Where once they confronted armies, the extremist Islamist group's adherents have now staged hit-and-run raids and suicide attacks. In some cases, the group has claimed responsibility for atrocities, including the bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed at least 253 people. Its involvement is not always proven, but even if the link is ideological rather than operational, Islamic State still poses a security threat in many countries.

BJP, RSS dividing India, spreading hatred, says Rahul in Germany

BJP, RSS dividing India, spreading hatred, says Rahul in Germany

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

The Congress chief once again claimed that while China gave jobs to 50,000 people in 24 hours, India gave employment to only 450 people in the said period.

Please do not call my son a 'terrorist': Kanhaiya's mother

Please do not call my son a 'terrorist': Kanhaiya's mother

Rediff.com14 Feb 2016

"Please do not call my son a terrorist," says JNUSU President Kanhaiya's mother.

SC decision on contempt proceedings against Kamra on Friday

SC decision on contempt proceedings against Kamra on Friday

Rediff.com17 Dec 2020

The pleas came up for hearing before a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan which heard the submissions of advocate Nishant R Katneshwarkar, who appeared for one of the petitioners and claimed that Kamra had posted several tweets scandalous to the judiciary.

Telangana movement gets its own newspaper

Telangana movement gets its own newspaper

Rediff.com6 Jun 2011

'Namaste Telangana,' credited to be the first Telugu newspaper of Telangana region, has hit the stands all over the region on Monday with a record initial print run of 750,000.

I trusted in my abilities: IIT-JEE topper Aman Bansal

I trusted in my abilities: IIT-JEE topper Aman Bansal

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

Jaipur's first IIT-JEE topper Aman Bansal shares his success mantra.

Rohith's mother meets Sonia, Yechury, seeks support for enactment of Rohith Act

Rohith's mother meets Sonia, Yechury, seeks support for enactment of Rohith Act

Rediff.com27 Feb 2016

Rohith's mother and brother raised the demand for enactment of Rohith Act during the ongoing Parliament session to prevent discrimination and institutional atrocities towards Dalits, tribals and marginalised sections at the educational institutions.

La Marts principal, teachers move court

La Marts principal, teachers move court

Rediff.com10 Dec 2010

The principal and three teachers of La Martiniere School, facing charges of abetment to the suicide of 13-year-old student Rouvanjit Rawla, on Friday moved a higher court against the magisterial order for their trial.Claiming that the metropolitan judge of Bankshall Court had no jurisdiction to reframe charges, the teachers sought quashing of his order before Chief Sessions Court Judge Dipak Saha Roy.

Irani resorted to 'blatant lies' in Parliament: Rohith's mother

Irani resorted to 'blatant lies' in Parliament: Rohith's mother

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

Friends and family of Rohith Vemula, the Hyderabad university PhD scholar who committed suicide, on Friday said that they would 'expose the lies' of HRD Minister Smriti Irani .

Kanhaiya collects Rs 4 mn in crowdfunding for poll

Kanhaiya collects Rs 4 mn in crowdfunding for poll

Rediff.com28 Mar 2019

'Like one-one drop of water fills earthen pots and one-one brick helps to construct a house, donation of Rs 1 to my campaign fund will help me fight to take the voices of marginalised and exploited people to Parliament.'

Under fire Kolkata school bans corporal punishment

Under fire Kolkata school bans corporal punishment

Rediff.com18 Jun 2010

Under pressure from all quarters following the alleged suicide of a student after being caned by the principal, the elite La Martiniere School for Boys in Kolkata on Friday banned corporal punishment. "No child will be subjected to physical punishment and mental torture and whoever contravenes such provisions, shall be construed a major violator of rules and if found guilty, shall be liable for disciplinary action," the school's board of governors said in a notification.

Deceased SAI athlete had told her mother about harassment by seniors

Deceased SAI athlete had told her mother about harassment by seniors

Rediff.com8 May 2015

While, Geeta, the mother of the deceased rower, Aparna, disclosed details given by her daughter before her demise, news from the Alapuzha Medical college Hospital states that the three other athletes' conditional critical but stable

Burari deaths: No sign of struggle or strangulation found in autopsy

Burari deaths: No sign of struggle or strangulation found in autopsy

Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

A relative of the family suspected foul play in the incident, saying that 'they were educated people and not superstitious'.

Declared dead at 15, she's an INSPIRATION!

Declared dead at 15, she's an INSPIRATION!

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

Disability activist Virali Modi recounts her life's most challenging moments and how she turned adversities in her favour.

7 yr after Nirbhaya, rape conviction rate low at 32%

7 yr after Nirbhaya, rape conviction rate low at 32%

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

What is perhaps more worrisome is that while the conviction rate in rape cases has increased marginally in recent years, the chargesheeting rate has gone down -- which means cases are not going to court.

This isn't a good Photograph

This isn't a good Photograph

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

Unlike his The Lunchbox, Ritesh Batra's Photograph fails to engross us, feels Ritwik Sharma.

Pakistan attack: Repeat of 2004 Russian school tragedy

Pakistan attack: Repeat of 2004 Russian school tragedy

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Taliban attackers' brazen assault on a school in Pakistan's Peshawar city that claimed the lives of over 150 students on Tuesday has brought back chilling memories of a similar bloodbath in Russia in 2004 when Chechen rebels stormed a school.

Is Masood Azhar suffering from renal failure?

Is Masood Azhar suffering from renal failure?

Rediff.com2 Mar 2019

The founder of the dreaded terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed undergoes regular dialysis at an army hospital in Rawalpindi in Pakistan.

Woman on UCLA shooter's 'kill list' found dead in Minnesota

Woman on UCLA shooter's 'kill list' found dead in Minnesota

Rediff.com3 Jun 2016

Mainak Sarkar, the man who carried out a murder-suicide at University of California's Los Angeles campus left a "kill list" at his Minnesota home that led authorities to find a woman's body.

Video: 'Dhirubhai, Sachin were not high scorers in exams'

Video: 'Dhirubhai, Sachin were not high scorers in exams'

Rediff.com21 May 2010

Failing in your examinations is not the end of the world. And that's just the message former Miss India Parvathy Omanakuttan and TV stars Hussain Kuwajerwala, Roshni Chopra and Manish Paul wish to convey to youngsters in these videos.

How can Rohith be inspiring? He held meet for Memon: V K Singh

How can Rohith be inspiring? He held meet for Memon: V K Singh

Rediff.com5 Mar 2016

Union Minister V K Singh on Saturday targeted JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar for calling Rohith Vemula his inspiration, alleging that the Dalit scholar had organised a meeting in support of Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon.

Teen ends life after being 'humiliated' for not paying school fees

Teen ends life after being 'humiliated' for not paying school fees

Rediff.com2 Oct 2015

The boy jumped in front of a train in Peddapalli area on Wednesday.

The glaring goof-up in 3 Idiots

The glaring goof-up in 3 Idiots

Rediff.com25 Aug 2010

Reader Namrata tells us about a Bollywood blooper that she spotted.

Shame on BJP for creating panic over NRC: Mamata

Shame on BJP for creating panic over NRC: Mamata

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

Criticising the saffron party for "undermining democratic values" in the country, the chief minister said, "Democracy exists in Bengal but it is under threat in several other parts of the country."

Maharashtra braces for state-wide bandh today

Maharashtra braces for state-wide bandh today

Rediff.com8 Aug 2018

All the essential services, schools and colleges have been excluded from the bandh.

Opposition steps up attack, to bring privilege motion against Irani in Parliament

Opposition steps up attack, to bring privilege motion against Irani in Parliament

Rediff.com27 Feb 2016

Congress along with Communist Party of India-Marxist and Janata Dal-United accused Irani of "willfully misleading" Parliament.

Kannada film review: Jolly Days

Kannada film review: Jolly Days

Rediff.com27 Jan 2009

Jolly Days is the remake of Telugu Hit Happy Days by Shekhar Khammula. Director M.D.Sreedhar has remained faithful to the original. Micky J Meyer's song compositions and performances of new artists like Niranan, Keerthi, Aishwarya Nag, Sree Raghav are top class. Go for it.

We have killed all the children, now what: Taliban gunman's chilling last words

We have killed all the children, now what: Taliban gunman's chilling last words

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

Conversations between one of the seven terrorists and his handler have been recovered before he blew himself up inside the ArmyPublic School

'We waste water in the most trivial ways'

'We waste water in the most trivial ways'

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

'You can have a bath in just one bucket of water.' 'When you are brushing your teeth, remember to turn off the tap.' 'You don't have to wash your car every day.'

Corporal punishment: Rights body wants law tweaked

Corporal punishment: Rights body wants law tweaked

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

In the wake of the alleged suicide by a student in Kolkata after being caned by his principal, a child rights body may push for amending the Indian Penal Code to ensure that anyone involved in corporal punishment does not get away under certain provisions of the law.

'I can't do typical masala films'

'I can't do typical masala films'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2018

'I believe something like this wouldn't have been made five years ago. They would have felt it's arty in nature, and would be unsure about investing in it. One may wonder that since there is no action in it -- or despite me in it, no sex -- who will watch the film? But things have changed drastically.'

Violence marks Telangana shut down

Violence marks Telangana shut down

Rediff.com30 Nov 2009

Sporadic incidents of violence and suicide by at least three activists marred the Telangana Bandh called by Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) on Monday to protest against the arrest of its president, K Chandrasekhara Rao and police cane charge on students in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Here's the bill for your recent riot

Here's the bill for your recent riot

Rediff.com29 Jul 2004

Dalit professor quits University of Hyderabad to protest appointment of pro-VC

Dalit professor quits University of Hyderabad to protest appointment of pro-VC

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

"The current environment on the campus is extremely vitiated and is perceived by the Dalit community as intimidating and hostile," he said.

Rohith Vemula's mother and brother embrace Buddhism

Rohith Vemula's mother and brother embrace Buddhism

Rediff.com14 Apr 2016

Rohith's mother Radhika and brother Naga Chaitanya Vemula, also known as Raja Vemula, were given 'deeksha' at a function in Dadar in Mumbai in the presence of Prakash Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr B R Ambedkar.

In our toppers-obsessed world, who cares about failures?

In our toppers-obsessed world, who cares about failures?

Rediff.com6 Jul 2018

The dead boy was a first generation learner in a government school, with all odds stacked against him. While everyone celebrates this year's toppers, Geetanjali Krishna wonders about the failures, and how our system has failed them.

Peshawar school attack mastermind killed in US drone strike

Peshawar school attack mastermind killed in US drone strike

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

Officials said Umar Mansour, alias Umar Naray, had been killed in the US drone attack in the Bandar area of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday.