Sheela Bhatt And Onkar Singh In New Delhi

Stories by Sheela Bhatt And Onkar Singh In New Delhi

Delhi police commissioner: I will NOT quit

Delhi police commissioner: I will NOT quit

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2012

Delhi Commissioner of police Neeraj Kumar, whose resignation has been demanded by Congress Member of Parliament Sandeep Dikshit and several other political parties has made it clear that he is not planning to quit.

'Want to ask Putin why Dalai Lama can't get Russia visa'

'Want to ask Putin why Dalai Lama can't get Russia visa'

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2012

In an exclusive interview with rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, Telo Tulku Rinpoche, who heads the biggest Russian monastery in Kalmykia and is the president of Buddhist Union of Kalmykia, says while in New Delhi, they want to attract Putin's attention to an urgent need of visa to the Dalai Lama, despite China's reservations.

Time to believe in police, paramilitary forces: Omar

Time to believe in police, paramilitary forces: Omar

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2012

Pushing for partial withdrawal of controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday discounted suggestions that this will benefit terrorists, saying it is time to believe in the state police and paramilitary forces

How South Gujarat saved Narendra Modi

How South Gujarat saved Narendra Modi

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2012

Modi will have greater satisfaction to see that Sonia Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel's Bharuch Lok Sabha constituency is also going the Bharatiya Janata Party's way.

Nab all Delhi bus rapists at once: Shinde to police

Nab all Delhi bus rapists at once: Shinde to police

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2012

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde summoned Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Tuesday, and directed him to use all the available resources and nab the culprits behind the rape and assault of the 23-year-old physiotherapist who is battling for her life in a Delhi hospital.

Nobody should lay down his life for India: Martyr's dad

Nobody should lay down his life for India: Martyr's dad

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2012

Narinder Kumar Kalia, father of Kargil War martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia, is a heart-broken man.

Who benefits from Gujarat's higher voter turnout?

Who benefits from Gujarat's higher voter turnout?

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2012

What does the high voters' turnout of 68 per cent in first phase of Gujarat election mean? Sheela Bhatt tries to find out.

'Ravi Shankar wanted music to reach the right people'

'Ravi Shankar wanted music to reach the right people'

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2012

It was an immensely sad day for students of Ravi Shankar Institute of Music and Performing Arts in Delhi.

Guj polls: Cong confident of winning in Saurashtra, Kutch

Guj polls: Cong confident of winning in Saurashtra, Kutch

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2012

Congress Party may agree to form a coalition government in Gujarat, a senior leader tells Sheela Bhatt

Ready to quit for future of Indian athletes: Chautala

Ready to quit for future of Indian athletes: Chautala

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2012

Abhay Chautala, who was elected president of the Indian Olympic Association, which was subsequently banned by the International Olympic Committee earlier this week, told rediff.com on Friday evening he will 'take a decision whether to move the court or not in due course of time'.

Modi's Patel card will be Congress rebel Narahiri Amin

Modi's Patel card will be Congress rebel Narahiri Amin

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2012

"The Congress is in the hands of a few people. Rahul Gandhi, C P Joshi, Mohan Prakash, Ahmed Patel, Shaktisinh Gohil and Arjun Modhwadia have decided on all the 182 seats. Once again, our leaders are plotting to defeat each other. They have made a mess of the Congress's improving fortunes. Like 2007, the Congress will lose both the election and prestige."

Modi's Patel card will be Congress rebel Narahiri Amin

Modi's Patel card will be Congress rebel Narahiri Amin

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2012

"The Congress is in the hands of a few people. Rahul Gandhi, C P Joshi, Mohan Prakash, Ahmed Patel, Shaktisinh Gohil and Arjun Modhwadia have decided on all the 182 seats. Once again, our leaders are plotting to defeat each other. They have made a mess of the Congress's improving fortunes. Like 2007, the Congress will lose both the election and prestige."

'Gujarat's Muslims have no option but to talk to Modi'

'Gujarat's Muslims have no option but to talk to Modi'

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2012

'The biggest damage is inflicted not during the riots, but after the riots. The curfews and inactivity brings misery to survivors of the riots. In every riot, some 3,000 Muslim families slip below the poverty line. Nobody talks about them.' Zafar Yunus Sareshwala, who speaks in Narendra Modi's favour and has initiated the dialogue between Modi and Gujarati Muslims, tells Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.

'Gujarat's Muslims have no option but to talk to Modi'

'Gujarat's Muslims have no option but to talk to Modi'

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2012

'The biggest damage is inflicted not during the riots, but after the riots. The curfews and inactivity brings misery to survivors of the riots. In every riot, some 3,000 Muslim families slip below the poverty line. Nobody talks about them.' Zafar Yunus Sareshwala, who speaks in Narendra Modi's favour and has initiated the dialogue between Modi and Gujarati Muslims, tells Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.

Who are we to ask Sachin to quit?, asks Bedi

Who are we to ask Sachin to quit?, asks Bedi

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2012

Former India skipper Bishan Singh Bedi refuses to join the calls for Sachin Tendulkar to call it a day from Test cricket.

Shweta Bhatt: Congress puts up meek fight against Modi

Shweta Bhatt: Congress puts up meek fight against Modi

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2012

The Congress has done a disservice to its party leaders and workers by fielding a non-entity like Shweta Bhatt to take on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, feels Sheela Bhatt.

Shweta Bhatt: Congress puts up meek fight against Modi

Shweta Bhatt: Congress puts up meek fight against Modi

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2012

The Congress has done a disservice to its party leaders and workers by fielding a non-entity like Shweta Bhatt to take on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, feels Sheela Bhatt.

VIDEO: 'Modi's megalomania will see his downfall'

VIDEO: 'Modi's megalomania will see his downfall'

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2012

Deepak Babaria, secretary, All India Congress Committee, on the Gujarat polls.

Several attempts made to marginalise the CBI: A P Singh

Several attempts made to marginalise the CBI: A P Singh

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2012

Outgoing Central Bureau of Investigation Director A P Singh looks back at his tenure as the chief of the country's premier investigating agency. He spoke exclusively to Rediff.com's Onkar Singh.

Now, allegations of  a Rs 4 lakh crore scam!

Now, allegations of a Rs 4 lakh crore scam!

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2012

'Naveen Patnaik's simplicity makes him look like an innocent fellow. But he is not like that. You can go to Odisha's mining areas and you can understand what is going on under his nose. A colossal loss to the national exchequer has taken place in Odisha,' Union Minister Srikant Jena tells Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.