A Correspondent In Bangalore

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Did SAD googly bowl out Navjot Sidhu?

Did SAD googly bowl out Navjot Sidhu?

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2014

Did Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu pay the price for locking horns with National Democratic Alliance partner Shiromani Akali Dal?

Missing plane flew on for 5 hours with radio switched off

Missing plane flew on for 5 hours with radio switched off

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2014

According to engine data automatically recovered from the missing Boeing 777, investigators believe the plane remained airborne for another five hours after vanishing from the radars.

Decision to create Telengana was tough and painful: Sonia

Decision to create Telengana was tough and painful: Sonia

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2014

Sonia Gandhi is confident about a third term for the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance.

Were PM, Antony out of sync over Jan 2012 troops movement?

Were PM, Antony out of sync over Jan 2012 troops movement?

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2014

Was the defence minister kept in the dark with the PMO directly dealing with the then defence secretary in the matter of General V K Singh's birth date? Was the trust deficit between the government and the then army chief so wide that instead of communicating directly with General Singh and the defence minister, the PMO and other arms of the government were depending on half-baked inputs from the Intelligence Bureau?

9 questions on Telangana the Congress needs to answer NOW

9 questions on Telangana the Congress needs to answer NOW

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2014

The Congress has not found the answers to many niggling questions on Telangana, but the party has already chalked out a political game-plan in the new state, says a correspondent in Delhi

PHOTO: The chaotic scene inside the LS during Telangana Bill passage

PHOTO: The chaotic scene inside the LS during Telangana Bill passage

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2014

Trinamool Congress leader and Member of Parliament Dinesh Trivedi was irked by the decision of discontinuing the telecast of the Lok Sabha proceedings on Tuesday.

The 8 minutes that mocked Parliament, shamed democracy

The 8 minutes that mocked Parliament, shamed democracy

Rediff.com   13 Feb 2014

Rediff.com rewinds the clock as it struck Noon to unravel how things went awfully wrong in Parliament on Thursday

Telangana Bill fate hinges on RS poll results from Andhra

Telangana Bill fate hinges on RS poll results from Andhra

Rediff.com   6 Feb 2014

The Congress's strategy is to get the bill passed in the Rajya Sabha and then try its luck in the Lok Sabha, where it is unsure of the Bharatiya Janata party's support for it. This, say sources, is the GoM's face-saver plan, as the Rajya Sabha's okay will keep the Bill alive for the 16th Lok Sabha.

Kejriwal asked for 2 bungalows soon after becoming CM

Kejriwal asked for 2 bungalows soon after becoming CM

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2014

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had applied for an official bungalow in Lutyen's Delhi soon after he was sworn-in, official documents have revealed.

Refer Telangana Bill first to Standing Committee: BJP

Refer Telangana Bill first to Standing Committee: BJP

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party is wanting for the Telangana Bill to be referred to the Standing Committee of Home Affairs before it is introduced in the Lok Sabha. It also plans to write to the Speaker if the House Meira Kumar on the issue.

Prez Pranab to convene Governors conference on Feb 12

Prez Pranab to convene Governors conference on Feb 12

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee has convened a three-day Governors conference from February 12 to articulate the stability of the Union Government, anticipating a hung Parliament in May 2014.

Telangana: 8 events that will unfold in Delhi on Monday

Telangana: 8 events that will unfold in Delhi on Monday

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2014

The Telangana Bill, which was rejected by the Andhra Pradesh assembly on January 30, will return to the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday along with six bundles containing 8,049 amendments.

Telangana Bill likely to be introduced in Parliament on Feb 14

Telangana Bill likely to be introduced in Parliament on Feb 14

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2014

The Group of Ministers on Telangana is likely to take up six official amendments to the Telangana Bill on Monday. The GoM will have daily meeting for three days from February 3 in New Delhi.

Army threatened to pull out tanks if Kejriwal stood ground

Army threatened to pull out tanks if Kejriwal stood ground

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2014

Sources informed rediff.com that the Army categorically conveyed to the Prime Minister's Office and the Union Home Ministry that it would be forced to withdraw the massive deployment of tanks and armoured vehicles from the Republic Day parade if the Aam Aadmi Party agitators were not removed from the protest site.

EC sets LS poll ball rolling; convenes all party meet on Feb 4

EC sets LS poll ball rolling; convenes all party meet on Feb 4

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2014

The Election Commission of India launched the Lok Sabha polls process by convening an all party meeting on February 4 at the Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi.

Legendary Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao no more

Legendary Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao no more

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2014

Legendary Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao passed away at Care Hospital in Hyderabad early on Wednesday at around 2 am. He was 91, and was under going cancer treatment.

Arvind Kejriwal calls off dharna; two cops sent on leave

Arvind Kejriwal calls off dharna; two cops sent on leave

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2014

Notwithstanding the rhetoric against New Delhi Chief Minister Arvind kejriwal and his anarchist ways of protesting, it seems that United Progressive Alliance government is taking his demand seriously.

Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar found dead in Delhi hotel

Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar found dead in Delhi hotel

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2014

The body of 52-year-old Pushkar, a woman entrepreneur who married Tharoor in August 2010, was found in mysterious circumstances in luxury Leela Palace hotel in South Delhi

Will the Lion win? Or will the Congress's foxes survive?

Will the Lion win? Or will the Congress's foxes survive?

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2014

'The present-day Congress party does not lack leaders who want a Rahul-led Congress to taste electoral success, but wish he fails in his efforts to cleanse the party.'

The Pakistani lady caught up in the Tharoors' tiff

The Pakistani lady caught up in the Tharoors' tiff

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2014

Meet Mehr Tarar. While she initially refused to get dragged into the fight, a furious Ms T later dismissed Mrs T's charges and threatened to sue the scorned wife over the allegations.