'Indianness of any citizen being questioned is disturbing'

'We are a plural society that for centuries, not for 70 years, has lived in a certain ambience of acceptance.''It is under threat,' outgoing Vice President Hamid Ansari tells Karan Thapar.......

'Mamata was emotive, Mulayam was tactical'

Jayanta Ghosal of the Anand Bazar Patrika Group made an exclusive appearance on Rediff chat where he fielded wide-ranging questions about the upcoming Presidential poll. Here's the transcript of......

Yeddy parades MLAs, demands Governor's recall

In a bid to counter the action of Karnataka Governor H R Bharadwaj, the state Bharatiya Janata Party led by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and party President Nitin Gadkari paraded 114 members of......

'I spoke on President's loyalty, got swept away'

Former Rajasthan minister Amin Khan, who was forced to resign from Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's cabinet following his controversial remarks against President Pratibha Patil, claims that his......

Sports minister Maken to skip Nat Games closing

Union Sports minister Ajay Maken will not be going to Rachi to take part in the closing ceremony of the National Games. "No, I am not going to Ranchi," said Maken, who was invited by the Jharkhand......

Delhi closed for Games opening

Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Tejinder Khanna and Chief Minister Mrs Sheila Dikshit, who normally do not see eye to eye on most administrative matters, have decided to impose undeclared curfew and......

Images: President confers National sports awards

President of India Mrs Pratibha Patil presented the National sports awards at a simple ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday. Badminton ace Saina Nehwal was conferred the Rajiv......

Gill attacks Premji for his comments on CWG

Reacting to Azim Premji's statement that investment on events like the Commonwealth Games is a waste of money, the Minister of Sports Dr M S Gill said that the government has decided to give awards......

Abhinav rubbishes gun tampering reports

Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, who called on President Pratibha Patil along with his father Dr A S Bindra and mother Babli on Thursday morning, denied reports that his gun was tampered with......