Sheela Bhatt And Onkar Singh In New Delhi

Stories by Sheela Bhatt And Onkar Singh In New Delhi

Coalgate: CBI likely to file cases, quiz govt officials

Coalgate: CBI likely to file cases, quiz govt officials

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2012

The Central Bureau of Investigation is likely to file cases against the government of Odisha, Jharkhand and against several chief secretaries, and government officials who have dealt with coal allocation.

Sachin Tendulkar's 'last rites act' condemned

Sachin Tendulkar's 'last rites act' condemned

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2012

Have you seen this Sahara Q shop advertisement? (External link). Any Indian will feel awful to see Sachin Tendulkar performing the last rites and Yuvraj Singh digging a grave. The advertisement also features Team India skipper M S Dhoni, Virendra Sehwag and Virat Kohil.

We have had a difficult time: Assam DGP

We have had a difficult time: Assam DGP

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2012

Assam Director General of Police J N Chaudhury has said that the law and order situation in the riot-hit north-east state was under control and that he expected people residing in relief camps to return to their homes post Eid.

Coal scam: BJP leaders blame it on Dr Singh

Coal scam: BJP leaders blame it on Dr Singh

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2012

Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley claimed on Thursday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has to be directly blamed for the huge loss to the exchequer in allotment of coal mines. Swaraj said the PM can't be shielded behind ministers like A Raja or P Chidambaram as he did in the 2G spectrum scam.

PM to north-east: India is your country, have no fear

PM to north-east: India is your country, have no fear

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said miscreants, who are spreading rumours that have led to the exodus of people belonging to north-east from Bangalore, Pune and other parts of the country, should be brought to book. Making a statement after Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari suspended Question Hour to take up a discussion on the issue, Dr Singh said communal harmony, unity and integrity of the nation was at stake.

Mumbai violence was pre-planned: Intelligence sources

Mumbai violence was pre-planned: Intelligence sources

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2012

The intelligence community at the top level has come to conclusion that not just in Mumbai, conspirators are trying to highlight the troubles of Muslims in Assam and Myanmar on the streets. They want to create trouble simultaneously in Uttar Pradesh and other states.

Centre alerts states of terror strike on I-Day

Centre alerts states of terror strike on I-Day

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2012

The Union home ministry has alerted all the states and union territories of an impending terror attack by the Lashkar-e-Tayiba during the Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday.

Sahara to pump Rs 3,000 cr in retail

Sahara to pump Rs 3,000 cr in retail

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2012

The company would be launching dairy business in March next year.

'The situation in Assam is worse than Gujarat in 2002'

'The situation in Assam is worse than Gujarat in 2002'

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2012

If the apathy towards the plight of Muslims in the north-east continues it will disturb the peace of the region for a long time to come, SP national secretary Kamal Faruqui tells rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.

Sikh shooting: 'My father promised to be home by Diwali'

Sikh shooting: 'My father promised to be home by Diwali'

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2012

A pall of gloom hangs over the Delhi house of brothers Ranjit Singh and Sita Singh who were among the six Sikhs gunned down at the gurdwara at Oat Creek, Milwaukee, United States.

'Cong conspired to make Assam haven for foreigners'

'Cong conspired to make Assam haven for foreigners'

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2012

Speaking on the debate on the Assam crises, Arun Jaitley, leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, said that he agreed with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's observation terming the unprecedented violence in the border state as a 'blot' on the image of our nation.

India hopes US Gurudwara attack doesn't happen again

India hopes US Gurudwara attack doesn't happen again

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2012

India on Monday hoped that US authorities will ensure "conditions" to prevent a repeat of violent acts like the attack on a Gurudwara in Wisconsin amid an outrage over the incident in the country, especially in Punjab.

Pune blasts a planned, coordinated act: Govt

Pune blasts a planned, coordinated act: Govt

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2012

"Since the blasts have taken place within an area of 500 metres and within a span of 45 minutes, it appears to be a coordinated act. I am sure there was a plan behind it," he told media persons in New Delhi.

Punjab CM urges for Rs 1000 cr drought-relief fund

Punjab CM urges for Rs 1000 cr drought-relief fund

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2012

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has urged the Union government to sanction Rs 1,000 crore to fight drought in the state, which had faced a short fall of 60 per cent in rainfall this year.

Power Grid collapse: BJP accuses govt of shifting blame

Power Grid collapse: BJP accuses govt of shifting blame

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2012

Rajya Sabha member and Bhartiya Janata Party spokesman Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday that the party would raise the issue of two major power failures in the Monsoon Session of Parliament, and would demand that the government institutes a high-level inquiry.

Rahul unlikely to join govt; Chidambaram to become FM

Rahul unlikely to join govt; Chidambaram to become FM

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2012

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has more or less finalised the plan to tweak the Union Cabinet before Parliament opens on August 8. Three ministers will be shifted to the new portfolios. Home Minister P Chidambaram, as expected, will become the finance minister. He succeeds Pranab Mukherjee who has become President of India. He is impatiently waiting for the announcement to be made within 'three to four days'. Sheela Bhatt reports.

Modi's taint will remain: Editor who interviewed him

Modi's taint will remain: Editor who interviewed him

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2012

If Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi wanted to launch a new image or change his brand through his interview to me he will not be successful, Nai Duniya editor Shahid Siddiqui tells Sheela Bhatt

India 2012: Swearing-in of a President, swearing at him

India 2012: Swearing-in of a President, swearing at him

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2012

Metres away from the pomp and regalia of Parliament's Central Hall, at the time the 13th President of the republic was being sworn-in, a bunch of battle-weary protestors were girding up to take on the might of the Indian State, reports Sheela Bhatt

I have NOT quit UPA govt: Sharad Pawar

I have NOT quit UPA govt: Sharad Pawar

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2012

The NCP on Friday sought to push the Congress leadership into a corner with its two senior leaders Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel believed to have resigned from the Union cabinet aggrieved over a variety of issues including no 2 slot for Pawar and Congress' treatment of its allies.