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The Kajol Interview You Must Read

The Kajol Interview You Must Read

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

'I have learnt what I shouldn't do with my children -- like, not check their phone.' 'I have really wanted to check my kid's phone, but I have controlled myself.' 'It would mean going over the line.' 'So I make best friends with her friends, and in this matter, I use my stardom to the fullest.'

Exclusive! Baahubali director S S Rajamouli, only on Rediff Chat!

Exclusive! Baahubali director S S Rajamouli, only on Rediff Chat!

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

Be sure you don't miss out this once-in-a-lifetime chance to quiz India's biggest director!

Cong disapproves Shakeel Ahmed's IM remarks; RSS, BJP furious

Cong disapproves Shakeel Ahmed's IM remarks; RSS, BJP furious

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

The Congress on Monday disapproved of the remarks of party general secretary Shakeel Ahmed and party MP Rashid Masood that the 2002 Gujarat riots had led to the formation of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen.

The Kishore Kumar NO ONE Knew!

The Kishore Kumar NO ONE Knew!

Rediff.com2 Aug 2019

Pritish Nandy's interview of Kishore Kumar for The Illustrated Weekly Of India was a stunner.

Soccer Extras: Hazard puts trophy before; Suarez to undergo surgery

Soccer Extras: Hazard puts trophy before; Suarez to undergo surgery

Rediff.com10 May 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Maatr review: Raveena shines in a shoddy revenge saga

Maatr review: Raveena shines in a shoddy revenge saga

Rediff.com21 Apr 2017

A riveting combination of tough and tender, Raveena shines all the way.

Review: Te3n falls short of being a satisfying suspense!

Review: Te3n falls short of being a satisfying suspense!

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

In its preoccupation to collect details, Te3n flounders on motive, says Sukanya Verma.

Sheena Bora Case: So was it Sheena's skull?

Sheena Bora Case: So was it Sheena's skull?

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

The software had, perhaps unknown to Dr Tripathi, tracked the changes he had made. The 'morph track' feature of the software provided a trail of what had been done and also indicated that the doctor had, it seemed, opted to morph Sheena's face with the provided skull, much in the same manner that Fantamorph can turn a woman into a cheetah.

BJP has committed suicide by expelling me: Jethmalani

BJP has committed suicide by expelling me: Jethmalani

Rediff.com30 May 2013

A day after being expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party, veteran lawyer Ram Jethmalani today hit back, saying by doing so, it has committed "suicide" which will please the "corrupt" government and their collaborators within the party.

Dyslexic and successful: Meet the victors

Dyslexic and successful: Meet the victors

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

From memorising things to managing anger, these icons found the perfect way to overcome dyslexia.

How not to do a no-trust vote

How not to do a no-trust vote

Rediff.com21 Jul 2018

'Friday's parliamentary confrontation obviously was a precursor, or a trailer, to use a pop culture reference, to the real show awaiting the nation,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

'Now I believe more in my ability to hit sixes'

'Now I believe more in my ability to hit sixes'

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Virat Kohli, who has scored three centuries in the ongoing ninth edition of the Indian Premier League, feels he now has more belief in his ability to hit sixes.

Modi2: What does the future hold for India's Muslims?

Modi2: What does the future hold for India's Muslims?

Rediff.com27 May 2019

Over two dozen Muslims have been elected to the Lok Sabha. This shows that all is not lost for India's Muslims, suggests Mohammad Sajjad.

How to fix India's flawed banking system

How to fix India's flawed banking system

Rediff.com26 Feb 2018

What was the RBI doing, what was the PNB top management doing, what were the auditors doing, asks Debashis Basu.

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com20 Feb 2017

From drinks with worms to a snake stuck in a woman's ear, here's the weirdest, funniest stories from the world around.

SC lawyer files complaint against Papon under POSCO Act

SC lawyer files complaint against Papon under POSCO Act

Rediff.com23 Feb 2018

"We have no idea what is happening in reality shows when children participate. These kids are below 15 years. These reality shows are harming kids' psyche and their future, too. If they want to continue, then there has to be proper guidelines laid down by the government for them to follow."

Review: Transformers: Age of Extinction is a yawn fest

Review: Transformers: Age of Extinction is a yawn fest

Rediff.com26 Jun 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction is a relentless clang-clang of metallic scrap and flying bullets, where there are more explosions than an entire day's production of popcorn at a multiplex.

Malaika: My heart breaks every time I have to say No

Malaika: My heart breaks every time I have to say No

Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

Malaika Arora Khan on her stint as a judge on the popular TV show, India's Got Talent.

I'm willing to bet there is no case against Chanda Kochhar

I'm willing to bet there is no case against Chanda Kochhar

Rediff.com11 Apr 2018

'... not even a moral one, let alone a legal one.' 'Even if it is assumed that Deepak Kochhar tried to influence his wife into doing something dodgy for his 'social acquaintance', why would she do it?' 'By all accounts she has been granted share options in ICICI Bank of a very substantial amount which easily makes her a multi billion-pati.' 'She did not become CEO against some stiff competition by being stupid and concocting devious cock-and-bull renewable energy stories.' S Murlidharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas, unravels the Deepak Kochhar-Videocon controversy.

Serie A: Beaten Inter's lead cut; Juventus, Napoli win easy

Serie A: Beaten Inter's lead cut; Juventus, Napoli win easy

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

Inter Milan's lead at the top of Serie A was cut when they lost 2-1 at home to Lazio on Sunday while AS Roma beat Genoa 2-0 to record their first win in eight games and ease the pressure on under-fire coach Rudi Garcia.

Indian men think stalking women is normal

Indian men think stalking women is normal

Rediff.com19 Aug 2017

'The vehicles have evolved, the mindset hasn't. And it won't, not until boys are reformed to understand, imbibe and espouse the importance of consent,' says Veenu Sandhu.

Saluting Kader Khan

Saluting Kader Khan

Rediff.com7 Jan 2019

'Kader Khan could be horribly intimidating, impossibly silly, achingly human and, sometimes, all at once.' 'I was drawn to his magic and magnetism even when I didn't know he was behind it,' recalls Sukanya Verma.

Modi sarkaar is just Congress scaled plus a cow: Shourie

Modi sarkaar is just Congress scaled plus a cow: Shourie

Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

In a sharp attack on the Narendra Modi government, BJP leader Arun Shourie on Monday contended that it believes that managing economy means "managing the headlines" and that people had started recalling the days of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The dangers of imposing Hindi on India

The dangers of imposing Hindi on India

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

'Some people make the majoritarian argument that a lot of Indians speak Hindi.' 'But where exactly? Is that not relevant?'

Investing lessons from Kejriwal's election success

Investing lessons from Kejriwal's election success

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

Be willing to learn from mistakes.

Businessman. Leader. Philanthropist. Role model. Convicted felon. Author

Businessman. Leader. Philanthropist. Role model. Convicted felon. Author

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

Rajat Gupta, 70, the first Indian managing director of McKinsey and who of 17 months in US prison for insider trading, gets ready to tell his side of the story. And he is less than complimentary about Preet Bharara, then the famous crusading US attorney for the Southern District of New York. "The jury, the press and the public saw only... a 'cropped picture', he says. For someone whose life story was a model of the Great American Dream - an Indian of modest means who rose to the highest circles of politics and business, mingling with the White House and Davos crowd - his indictment in 2012 marked a stunning fall from grace. Many ascribed it to the hubris of the rich and powerful, says Kanika Datta.

4 investment mistakes that result in losses

4 investment mistakes that result in losses

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

Most of the investing risk comes from the amazingly wrong, stupid, egoistic assumptions that we make. Here are four of them...

Why this Muslim wants to ban green flag with crescent and star

Why this Muslim wants to ban green flag with crescent and star

Rediff.com24 Jul 2018

'Tension is being created in society because of this green flag, which is not even an Islamic flag.' 'There is no history of such a green flag being used in the Muslim world.'

Revealed: How China prepared for 1962 war

Revealed: How China prepared for 1962 war

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

From March 1959 to March 1962, the PLA fought 12 major battles in central Tibet which was seen as an opportunity to train China's soldiers, notes Ajai Shukla.

Why Mallya's payback offer should be welcomed

Why Mallya's payback offer should be welcomed

Rediff.com10 Dec 2018

'Mallya has offered to pay the original amount.' 'Let us say he means the principal amount and that stands at Rs 5,000 crores.' 'The Indian banks have to ask themselves if they would rather have this 5,000 crores or would have none of it at all,' asks Sudhir Bisht.

The Congress is dying because its Team-B is rebelling

The Congress is dying because its Team-B is rebelling

Rediff.com2 Jul 2016

'The Congress has become two distinct parties, one of the durbar, the other of the field and if they keep drifting apart, death is a certainty,' says Shekhar Gupta.

Kejriwal's dangerous rhetoric on EVMs

Kejriwal's dangerous rhetoric on EVMs

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

It would be far more sensible for AAP to build on what they have achieved than to destroy what credibility they have by floating wild conspiracy theories, says Sankrant Sanu.

Cannot afford to write off India, says Duminy

Cannot afford to write off India, says Duminy

Rediff.com7 Dec 2013

Proteas' batsman J P Duminy insisted that it would be a folly to write off the visitors in the remainder of the three-match series.

MSHRC initiates probe into police raids, activists slam moral policing

MSHRC initiates probe into police raids, activists slam moral policing

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission has initiated a probe into last week's raids by the Malwani police at hotels and a beach in Mumbai taking suo motu cognisance of the matter.

The clock in Kashmir has been reset to 1993

The clock in Kashmir has been reset to 1993

Rediff.com3 Jul 2018

'This was the worst phase yet in the state's human rights history.' 'Notorious interrogation centres were set up, large numbers died in firing on civilian mobs.' 'This is what today's generations might identify better as the Haider phase in Kashmir's history,' says Shekhar Gupta.

UEFA Nations League: Uninspiring Spain beat Bosnia

UEFA Nations League: Uninspiring Spain beat Bosnia

Rediff.com19 Nov 2018

A round-up of results from the Nations League matches played on Sunday

'Koi ghatiya film will make 300 crores'

'Koi ghatiya film will make 300 crores'

Rediff.com17 Feb 2017

Kay Kay Menon gets candid about the film industry.

Do you suffer from nomophobia?

Do you suffer from nomophobia?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2017

Most people have this permanent nervousness about somebody separating them from their smartphones.

Review: Aadama Jeichomada is entertaining

Review: Aadama Jeichomada is entertaining

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Badri's Aadama Jeichomada is a satirical take on the rampant spot-fixing in the IPL matches.

With tears in his eyes...Chilean soccer star Vidal asks for forgiveness

With tears in his eyes...Chilean soccer star Vidal asks for forgiveness

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

Choking back tears, midfielder Arturo Vidal made a public apology for crashing his Ferrari.