Sheela Bhatt And Onkar Singh In New Delhi

Stories by Sheela Bhatt And Onkar Singh In New Delhi

Why it is important for Dimple Yadav to win from Kannauj

Why it is important for Dimple Yadav to win from Kannauj

Rediff.com   28 May 2012

Petitioner in disproportionate assets case against Mulayam Singh Yadav and his family blames the CBI for it double standards. Sheela Bhatt reports.

Did Anshuman Mishra convince Modi to attend BJP meet?

Did Anshuman Mishra convince Modi to attend BJP meet?

Rediff.com   28 May 2012

Anshuman Mishra, the non-resident Indian businessman who unsuccessfully tried to get a Rajya Sabha nomination from Jharkhand, may have played a key role in convincing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to attend last week's Bharatiya Janata Party national executive in Mumbai.

Modi threatened to quit if Joshi didn't step down

Modi threatened to quit if Joshi didn't step down

Rediff.com   24 May 2012

Purshottam Rupala, a confidante of Modi, gave the Gujarat chief minister's resignation letter to BJP president Nitin Gadkari at the agenda meeting of the national executive in Mumbai on Thursday.

Government ready for talks with Air India pilots

Government ready for talks with Air India pilots

Rediff.com   23 May 2012

Ajit Singh, Minister for Civil Aviation has asked the striking pilots of Air India to restore the conditions before going on illegal strike in order to press for their demands.

All eyes on Naresh Chandra report on natl security today

All eyes on Naresh Chandra report on natl security today

Rediff.com   23 May 2012

The Naresh Chandra report is the result of the first-ever focused exercise since the Kargil Review Committee, headed by the late K Subrahmanyam, of 10 years ago after which no such holistic review of all aspects of national security was taken up, reports Sheela Bhatt

Mulayam roots for Prez with political background

Mulayam roots for Prez with political background

Rediff.com   23 May 2012

On the event of the third anniversary of UPA II Samajwadi party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav told the media that he would not support any former bureaucrat for the post of the President. He said that he wanted a person with a political background to hold the top post

Not interested in contesting Presidential poll: Nariman

Not interested in contesting Presidential poll: Nariman

Rediff.com   22 May 2012

Fali Nariman, noted jurist and a man of impeccable integrity, whose name was floated by the Bar Counil of India on Monday for the post of President of India, has declined the invitation.

How political New Delhi's cancer causes India pain

How political New Delhi's cancer causes India pain

Rediff.com   22 May 2012

The UPA has failed over the last three years because it is in denial mode, refusing to accept that so much is rotten inside the government and the party, says Sheela Bhatt.

What happened at the Wankhede: An eyewitness account

What happened at the Wankhede: An eyewitness account

Rediff.com   18 May 2012

'Will the MCA brutes have the gumption to say how Shah Rukh Khan was abused and provoked into reacting and the kind of language they used to start the fracas?' Sukhminder Lamba asked. 'The abuses used by them, if ever revealed, will have hell breaking loose.'

Delhi lawyers strike work after judges were beaten up

Delhi lawyers strike work after judges were beaten up

Rediff.com   18 May 2012

The lawyers at Delhi's Saket district court complex have called for a strike on Friday to protest against an attack on three judges.

Bajrang Dal firm on sending team to Amarnath shrine

Bajrang Dal firm on sending team to Amarnath shrine

Rediff.com   17 May 2012

The Bajrang Dal has threatened to send a team of 100 volunteers to the Amarnath shrine on June 4 to take stock of the situation there. Earlier, a group of Bajrang Dal activists has tried to make their way to the shrine but were prevented by the Jammu and Kashmir police from doing so.

Angola hostage crisis: Parties urge govt to intervene

Angola hostage crisis: Parties urge govt to intervene

Rediff.com   14 May 2012

Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member Prakash Javadekar has said that the party plans to the issue of Angola in Parliament where the government in power has confisicated the passports of agitating Indians working in various companies and refusing to return them, thereby not allowing them to return to their country of origin.

Young mountaineer responding to treatment

Young mountaineer responding to treatment

Rediff.com   10 May 2012

"Arjun is much better now but has been advised medication and rest. He is responding very positively to the medication. Arjun will be coming back to New Delhi on May 10. Thank you so much for all your prayers and well wishes," Priya Vajpai, mother of the 16-year-old who became the youngest Indian to conquer Mount Everest in May 2010, told rediff.com over telephone from Kathmandu.

Aamir Khan's Satyameva Jayate played it safe

Aamir Khan's Satyameva Jayate played it safe

Rediff.com   8 May 2012

Fine packaging is not desirable when the stuff inside is about the real India, says Sheela Bhatt of Aamir Khan's television debut.

Boy who conquered Mt Everest falls ill, rushed to Delhi

Boy who conquered Mt Everest falls ill, rushed to Delhi

Rediff.com   8 May 2012

Sixteen-year-old Arjun Vajpai, who became the youngest Indian to conquer Mount Everest on May 21, 2010, is being rushed to Delhi after he fell ill during an expedition. "Arjun Vajpai's expedition to Mount Cho Oyu and Mount Shishamangma has been called off due to Arjun's ill health. Arjun has returned to the advance base camp and he is being attended by the doctor," said his mother Priya Vajpai.

'Horse-trading' behind RS defeat in Jharkhand: Ahluwalia

'Horse-trading' behind RS defeat in Jharkhand: Ahluwalia

Rediff.com   7 May 2012

After losing the Rajya Sabha election in Jharkhand by three votes, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader SS Ahluwalia hinted that horse-trading led to his defeat.

Drive against tinted glasses in vehicles in Delhi

Drive against tinted glasses in vehicles in Delhi

Rediff.com   4 May 2012

Following a directive issued by the Supreme court earlier this week prohibiting tainted glasses on all kinds of vehicles throughout the country, the Delhi police assisted by local police challaned 4,915 cars, taxis, RTV's on the first day itself.

Prez poll: Sushma queers BJP pitch, helps Cong powerplay

Prez poll: Sushma queers BJP pitch, helps Cong powerplay

Rediff.com   2 May 2012

If Sharad Pawar, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Karunanidhi and the Left parties endorse the Congress's game-plan, it is difficult to see how Sonia Gandhi's choice will fail to become President, reports Sheela Bhatt

JD-U miffed at Sushma's comment on Prez candidate

JD-U miffed at Sushma's comment on Prez candidate

Rediff.com   1 May 2012

Indicating fissures in the National Democratic Alliance over the issue of Presidential election, the Janata Dal United on Tuesday snubbed the Bharatiya Janata Party for unilaterally announcing its stand on the issue. "Whatever Sushma Swaraj has said is the opinion of the BJP. This is not our party's view. The issue was not discussed in any NDA meeting. BJP has not discussed the issue with us," JD-U President Sharad Yadav told reporters.

Industrialist Anu Agha joins the league of Sachin, Rekha

Industrialist Anu Agha joins the league of Sachin, Rekha

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2012

God of Cricket Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar and ever-sensual actress Rekha are not the only celebrities nominated to the Rajya Sabha this time. The feat has also been achieved by Pune-based industrialist and social worker Anu Agha.