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J-K police raid bookshops after ban on 25 titles for glorifying terrorism

J-K police raid bookshops after ban on 25 titles for glorifying terrorism

Rediff.com8 Aug 2025

Police conduct raids at bookshops in Kashmir to seize banned books promoting false narratives and glorifying terrorism, following a government order. The ban and subsequent raids have drawn criticism from authors and political leaders.

Why Was I Prevented From Taking On Modi?

Why Was I Prevented From Taking On Modi?

Rediff.com21 May 2024

'Those who feared that I would have run one hell of a campaign targeting the most powerful people in India snatched away my democratic right from me.' 'I will expose these democracy-killers.'

'They Wanted To Stop Us From Protesting Against Adani'

'They Wanted To Stop Us From Protesting Against Adani'

Rediff.com3 May 2024

'All those who participated in the agitation were branded as anti-nationals.'

It's a wonder that I made it out alive: Prof Saibaba

It's a wonder that I made it out alive: Prof Saibaba

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

Former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba, who was released from the Nagpur Central Jail on Thursday after his acquittal in an alleged Maoist links case, said it's a 'wonder that he could come out alive' despite suffering the 'brutal' jail life.

Disqualified because PM is scared of my next speech on Adani: Rahul

Disqualified because PM is scared of my next speech on Adani: Rahul

Rediff.com25 Mar 2023

'I am not interested in anything but the truth. I only speak the truth, it is my work and I will keep doing it even if I get disqualified or get arrested'

NIA arrests DU professor Hany Babu in Bhima Koregaon case

NIA arrests DU professor Hany Babu in Bhima Koregaon case

Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

Hany Babu Musaliyarveettil Tharayil, 54, a resident of Gautam Buddha Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, is an associate professor in the Department of English

India to have another neighbour with N-arms?

India to have another neighbour with N-arms?

Rediff.com12 Jun 2010

India faces the imminent prospect of another nuclear weapons country as its neighbour, as reports in the media indicate that Myanmar, which is on the eastern border, might have embarked on an atomic weapons programme.

'This is government terrorism'

'This is government terrorism'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2021

'There is nothing more this government can do now to break our agitation.' 'It has used all the tactics and has failed'

House of Representatives orders vote on N-bill

House of Representatives orders vote on N-bill

Rediff.com8 Dec 2006

There was a general discussion during which Republicans welcomed the agreement and Democrats voiced mixed feelings.

'Female Obama' Kamala Harris among potential US presidential aspirants

'Female Obama' Kamala Harris among potential US presidential aspirants

Rediff.com13 Nov 2018

Harris, 54, would beat Trump most handily -- by a 10-point margin -- if the election were held now, according to an online poll carried out by Axios.

Alagiri threatened me that Stalin will die in 3 months: Karunanidhi

Alagiri threatened me that Stalin will die in 3 months: Karunanidhi

Rediff.com28 Jan 2014

"Alagiri came to my house on January 24 and complained regarding Stalin and troubled me and used harsh words. Alagiri told me Stalin will die in three months. No father can tolerate such words against his son," Karunanidhi said, explaining.

JNU moves HC against students; Police file FIRs

JNU moves HC against students; Police file FIRs

Rediff.com19 Nov 2019

Hundreds of JNU students rocked the national capital on Monday, bringing several parts of the city to a halt.

India is a difficult country to govern in many ways: Deepak Parekh

India is a difficult country to govern in many ways: Deepak Parekh

Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

Legislative process in the country is unduly long and tedious

IIT-M in controversy over 'derecognition' of students' body

IIT-M in controversy over 'derecognition' of students' body

Rediff.com29 May 2015

A senior official of the premier Central technical institute told reporters that the students had "violated" defined guidelines of IIT-Madras.

Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bukhari shot dead by terrorists

Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bukhari shot dead by terrorists

Rediff.com14 Jun 2018

Bukhari, who was in his 50s, was leaving his office in Press Enclave in the city centre Lal Chowk for an Iftar when he was shot, officials said.

Trump picks Neil Gorsuch for US Supreme Court

Trump picks Neil Gorsuch for US Supreme Court

Rediff.com1 Feb 2017

"Judge Gorsuch has a superb intellect, an unparalleled legal education, and a commitment to interpreting the Constitution according to its text. He will make an incredible Justice as soon as the Senate confirms him," said the US president.

Minister has apologised, we should show generosity: PM on hate speech

Minister has apologised, we should show generosity: PM on hate speech

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

Seeking truce with agitating Opposition members over controversial remarks made by Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the matter should be put to rest after her apology, but it failed to satisfy them.

Constitution can't be 'doctored', nationalism can't be 'patented': Kanhaiya

Constitution can't be 'doctored', nationalism can't be 'patented': Kanhaiya

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

Speaking to the media a day after he was released from Tihar Jail after he was charged for sedition, Kanhaiya thanked everyone who supported him and alleged that a conspiracy was afoot to malign the JNU campus and its students.

Assam government is complicit in communal violence

Assam government is complicit in communal violence

Rediff.com8 May 2014

The recent bouts of violence by suspected Bodo militias that killed over 30 hapless 'Muslims, mostly children and women, and rendered several thousands homeless in lower Assam recently, once again offers a shocking glimpse of the horrendous game of violent communalism being played by the Congress government of Assam in furtherance of its cynical power politics for the last several years.' 'The result is, the state is a simmering communal cauldron that sporadically erupts at the slightest real or imagined provocation,' says R N Ravi.