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Saudi princess reveals tales of torture

Saudi princess reveals tales of torture

Rediff.com21 Apr 2014

A Saudi princess, Sahar, has claimed that her father King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has confined her and her three sisters in separate dark and suffocating quarters at his palace where they are isolated, alone and cut-off from the outside world.

How to protect your body from air pollution

How to protect your body from air pollution

Rediff.com6 Nov 2018

Kamal Meattle and Barun Aggarwal guide us on the protective measures we can introduce in our daily lives to protect ourselves from the harmful effects of air pollution.

Why Cheat India is a love letter to Emraan Hashmi but...

Why Cheat India is a love letter to Emraan Hashmi but...

Rediff.com18 Jan 2019

...A hate letter to our system, feels Sreehari Nair.

TRAGIC! 22 people killed outside Cairo soccer stadium

TRAGIC! 22 people killed outside Cairo soccer stadium

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

Twenty-two people were killed outside an Egyptian soccer stadium.

Dress for success: Fashion tips to show you mean business

Dress for success: Fashion tips to show you mean business

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Tips to pick the right business attire.

Mehbooba had no clue about the BJP coup

Mehbooba had no clue about the BJP coup

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

'From what I know of her,' says Mohammad Sayeed Malik -- the distinguished doyen of Kashmir commentators -- 'Mehbooba will not take too long to recover.' 'How much room she can then find to maneuver in the valley's extremely harsh political climate only time can tell.'

Ansal brothers want fire-trap Uphaar cinema to be de-sealed

Ansal brothers want fire-trap Uphaar cinema to be de-sealed

Rediff.com7 Nov 2016

Real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking de-sealing of the Uphaar cinema hall where 59 cine-goers had lost their lives in 1997 in a blaze when a Bollywood movie was being screened.

Review: Grace of Monaco doesn't make much sense

Review: Grace of Monaco doesn't make much sense

Rediff.com13 Jun 2014

Grace of Monaco is a shoddily written film, says Paloma Sharma.

PHOTOS: Messi earns Barca draw with Chelsea; Bayern rout Besiktas

PHOTOS: Messi earns Barca draw with Chelsea; Bayern rout Besiktas

Rediff.com21 Feb 2018

Willian and Lionel Messi scored as Chelsea and Barcelona finished 1-1 after an absorbing first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie on Tuesday, while Bayern Munich, helped by two typical Thomas Mueller goals and two from Robert Lewandowski, romped to a 5-0 home win over Besiktas.

The loneliness of being a CEO

The loneliness of being a CEO

Rediff.com17 May 2017

Whether they live away from their families or with them, all CEOs struggle with work-life balance, says Shyamal Majumdar.

Arvind Panagariya's hits & misses as vice-chairman of NITI Aayog

Arvind Panagariya's hits & misses as vice-chairman of NITI Aayog

Rediff.com3 Aug 2017

Initiated move to privatise Air India, but reports on poverty and cast census remained unfinished

In their modified role, junior ministers no longer pushovers

In their modified role, junior ministers no longer pushovers

Rediff.com9 Jul 2016

The men and women in Modi's revamped council of ministers have been carefully selected and a delicate balance between administrative experience and balance of power has been maintained.

Review: Jack Ryan: Shawdow Recruit is mildly entertaining

Review: Jack Ryan: Shawdow Recruit is mildly entertaining

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

The film lacks the intensity to be categorised as espionage cinema

Here's why Jaitley idolised Deendayal Upadhyaya in his budget speech

Here's why Jaitley idolised Deendayal Upadhyaya in his budget speech

Rediff.com10 Jul 2014

Jaitley's endorsement of Upadhyaya doesn't come as a surprise, for the latter has been the source of ideological guidance and moral inspiration for the BJP since its inception.

'Thank god, we escaped': A survivor's story

'Thank god, we escaped': A survivor's story

Rediff.com30 Dec 2017

'Women were the victims because it was a ladies night.' 'Whichever club you go to in Mumbai it has the same entry, same exit points except for very few which is very rare.'

22 killed as major fire breaks out at Bhubaneswar hospital

22 killed as major fire breaks out at Bhubaneswar hospital

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

The blaze was suspected to have been triggered by an electric short circuit in the dialysis ward which spread to the ICU.

Smog chokes Beijing, clouds China's success story

Smog chokes Beijing, clouds China's success story

Rediff.com26 Feb 2014

Everybody seems to be expressing regret about the smog to everybody else in Beijing, observes Sheela Bhatt

Uphaar case: SC assures victims' association of open court hearing

Uphaar case: SC assures victims' association of open court hearing

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

The SC assured the AVUT that it will accord an early open court hearing.

Understanding India's economic mess

Understanding India's economic mess

Rediff.com5 Sep 2013

The central bank measures though are also taking a toll on the banking sector, which is heavily reliant on short-term money markets for capital.

Review: Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain is a haunting film

Review: Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain is a haunting film

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

This is how films that bring to life man-made industrial disasters should be made, says Prasanna D Zore.

Uphaar fire case: Ansals assure SC they will not leave India

Uphaar fire case: Ansals assure SC they will not leave India

Rediff.com5 Dec 2016

Real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal on Monday assured the Supreme Court that they would not leave India till it commences hearing on the plea seeking review of the 2015 verdict in the Uphaar fire tragedy case asking them to serve a two-year jail term if they fail to pay Rs 30 crore each as fine.

MEA must apologise for l'affaire Vikas Mishra

MEA must apologise for l'affaire Vikas Mishra

Rediff.com26 Jun 2018

The action against the Lucknow passport officer was a hasty reckless decision taken by an establishment playing to the gallery to appease the pseudo-secular elite of the country, the Lutyens Delhi lobby intent on discrediting the Hindu identity, and an action that blatantly violated the basic tenets of justice, argues Vivek Gumaste.

Odd-even scheme: Less congestion reducing local pollution, experts say

Odd-even scheme: Less congestion reducing local pollution, experts say

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

Experts are unanimously endorsing that a reduction in the volume of cars is bringing down levels of gaseous pollutants in New Delhi.

Review: Bajirao Mastani is Magnificent. Fragile. Flawed.

Review: Bajirao Mastani is Magnificent. Fragile. Flawed.

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

'Talwar se zyada dhaar chalane wale ki soch mein honi chahiye,' says the strategy-savvy Bajirao in Bajirao Mastani. Only if director Sanjay Leela Bansali had listened, says Sukanya Verma.

This newspaperman's death made no news

This newspaperman's death made no news

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

For 40 years, he was an efficient cog in Mumbai's newspaper business. But in death he was forgotten by those very newspapers, discovers Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

SHOCKING: Selective foeticide rampant in national capital, reveals AIIMS

SHOCKING: Selective foeticide rampant in national capital, reveals AIIMS

Rediff.com17 Aug 2016

The recent study suggested that nearly 35 per cent of the cases were stillborn, 29 per cent were born alive and 36 per cent were born before the period of viability.

A requiem for Mumbai's native trees

A requiem for Mumbai's native trees

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

Let those in power put trees on par with the sacred cow. And century-old trees certainly need to be worshipped, says Anil Singh.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier has as much brain as it has brawn

Captain America: The Winter Soldier has as much brain as it has brawn

Rediff.com3 Apr 2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier has action-packed entertainment, raves Paloma Sharma.

After ghar wapsi, VHP now plans roti-beti ka rishta

After ghar wapsi, VHP now plans roti-beti ka rishta

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

The VHP leadership notes that 'ghar wapsi' wasn't something started after the Modi govt took over. Archis Mohan reports

Review: Carrie isn't that scary

Review: Carrie isn't that scary

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

The film could have been a true horror flick if the casting would had been better.

Meet Bharti Kher, the President's artist-in-residence

Meet Bharti Kher, the President's artist-in-residence

Rediff.com12 Oct 2017

Bharti Kher is a researcher, a mathematician, an anthropologist, and a rare contemporary artist pushing boundaries in her creative quest.

22 dead, over 30 hurt in stampede at Mumbai's Elphinstone station

22 dead, over 30 hurt in stampede at Mumbai's Elphinstone station

Rediff.com29 Sep 2017

The tragedy took place amid rain in the city around 10.40 am when the FOB was heavily crowded, a police official said.

Lyching, farmer issues rock both houses of Parliament

Lyching, farmer issues rock both houses of Parliament

Rediff.com19 Jul 2017

The issue of lynchings resonated in the Rajya Sabha; while in the Lok Sabha, the Opposition accused the government of not being sensitive towards farmers' issues.

Strauss was right to leave me out, admits KP; says Test cricketers should be payed more

Strauss was right to leave me out, admits KP; says Test cricketers should be payed more

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

'He had a decision to make and he made his decision and it turned out absolutely fine. England won the Ashes' 'They need to know they are being looked after a lot more so they don't think, 'oh, I'm not really making it in the Test arena, I'll go over to Twenty20'

Review: Captain Phillips is gripping

Review: Captain Phillips is gripping

Rediff.com11 Oct 2013

Captain Phillips is good entertainment that, thankfully, has its brain intact.

Inside Vietnam's extraordinary underground military base

Inside Vietnam's extraordinary underground military base

Rediff.com6 Apr 2017

Kanika Datta visits the Cu Chi military tunnels -- a testimony to a plucky little country's 30-year war of resistance against, first, French colonisers and, then, the US.

'How is it funny to call someone dark?'

'How is it funny to call someone dark?'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

Tannishtha Chatterjee felt that making fun of skin tone is not roast, in a country where people don't get jobs because of their complexion, where every matrimonial advert demands a fair bride or groom and the colour bias is so strong and rooted in the caste system.

From a quiet, benign presence to the midst of a media melee

From a quiet, benign presence to the midst of a media melee

Rediff.com5 Nov 2018

Pragya Singh Thakur remained at the back of the courtroom during Tuesday's framing of the charges, her face serene, quite different from the fiery person one read about or saw on television. But once the day's proceedings were over and she was wheeled out, the sadhvi decided she actually was very keen to meet the media and headed right out into the melee, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com.

Are we any closer to knowing Who Killed Sheena Bora?

Are we any closer to knowing Who Killed Sheena Bora?

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

After 800 days, is it a little clearer that Accused No 1 through 4 are responsible for her death?

Serie A: Roma drop points in drab draw with Inter

Serie A: Roma drop points in drab draw with Inter

Rediff.com2 Mar 2014

AS Roma missed the chance to put pressure on Serie A leaders Juventus after playing out a frustrating goalless draw with Inter Milan in front of a half empty Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.