Sheela Bhatt And Onkar Singh In New Delhi

Stories by Sheela Bhatt And Onkar Singh In New Delhi

Report by interlocutors yet another document on Kashmir: Mufti

Report by interlocutors yet another document on Kashmir: Mufti

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2011

President of the People's Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti said that the was disappointed with the report submitted by the three interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir to Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday.

'My application will expose the govt on Lokpal issue'

'My application will expose the govt on Lokpal issue'

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2011

Right To Information activist Subhash Aggarwal is a pleased man today. After waiting for four months, his application, which appealed to make public the deliberations of the joint Lokpal drafting committee, has been finally heard on Sunday.

J&K IG denies making accusatory comments against CM

J&K IG denies making accusatory comments against CM

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2011

Raja Ijaz, inspector general crime of Jammu and Kashmir police, has denied comments attributed to him by Syed Talib about his father Syed Mohammad Yousuf, who died under mysterious circumstances after a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

'India-China relations are very complex and very sensitive'

'India-China relations are very complex and very sensitive'

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2011

"It doesn't help India when media needlessly bashes China" thinks senior sources in government.

Arjun becomes youngest to scale 8,156-m-high Mt Manaslu

Arjun becomes youngest to scale 8,156-m-high Mt Manaslu

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2011

Delhi boy Arjun Vajpai, 17, the youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest, has added yet another feather in his mountaineering cap by making to the summit of the eighth highest peak in the world, Mt Manaslu.

'Afghanistan looks to India to balance Pak's influence in Kabul'

'Afghanistan looks to India to balance Pak's influence in Kabul'

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2011

In New Delhi, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai will sign the first-ever strategic agreement with India. Sheela Bhatt analyses the importance of Karzai's visit and India's budding relationship with its neighbour.

NC worker was beaten for threatening to expose CM: Mufti

NC worker was beaten for threatening to expose CM: Mufti

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2011

While Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that he would present his case before the judicial inquiry ordered by the state government into mysterious death of Syed Mohammad Yousuf, a National Conference worker last week, People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti is unwilling to buy his theory.

2G scam: Finance Ministry's note puts Chidambaram in spotlight

2G scam: Finance Ministry's note puts Chidambaram in spotlight

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2011

The 2G spectrum case has taken a wild turn with the release of a note that could be a game changer.

Sikkim quake: Dr Singh calls CM, offers all possible help

Sikkim quake: Dr Singh calls CM, offers all possible help

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2011

With a major earthquake measuring 6.8 on the richter scale rocking mountainous state of Sikkim, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday spoke to its chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling and offered help in all possible ways, including availability of defence forces.

No important meets lined up for PM's US visit

No important meets lined up for PM's US visit

Rediff.com   16 Sep 2011

The series of domestic political crises has sipped into Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's diplomatic agenda. He will be addressing the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly on 24, September.

Why fasting is no big deal for Narendra Modi

Why fasting is no big deal for Narendra Modi

Rediff.com   16 Sep 2011

For Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, keeping away from food is no big deal. Since many years he has been fasting during the Navratri.

Cash-for-votes scam: Amar Singh gets bail

Cash-for-votes scam: Amar Singh gets bail

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2011

Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Amar Singh was on Thursday granted interim bail till September 19 on health grounds by a Delhi court in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam. The 55-year-old former Samajwadi Party leader was granted interim bail by Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal. Singh was in judicial custody for nine days. He was arrested on September 6 after he appeared in court in response to its summons for his alleged role in the scam.

Kejriwal: Too much conflict of power within the government

Kejriwal: Too much conflict of power within the government

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2011

'It is so mired in internal conflicts that no one knows who is making decisions. Pranab Mukherjee? The prime minister? Or someone else?' Arvind Kejriwal breaks his silence on Team Hazare's negotiations with the government in an exclusive interview with Sheela Bhatt.

Kejriwal: Too much conflict of power within the government

Kejriwal: Too much conflict of power within the government

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2011

'It is so mired in internal conflicts that no one knows who is making decisions. Pranab Mukherjee? The prime minister? Or someone else?' Arvind Kejriwal breaks his silence on Team Hazare's negotiations with the government in an exclusive interview with Sheela Bhatt.

IIT council proposes common entrance test

IIT council proposes common entrance test

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2011

Union Minister for Human Resource and Development Kapil Sibal said on Wednesday that the Indian Institute of Technology Council has proposed that students seeking admission into IITs all over the country will have to pass just one test instead of appearing in separate tests for various institutes.

Anna's suggestion of recalling MPs, MLAs impractical: Raja

Anna's suggestion of recalling MPs, MLAs impractical: Raja

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2011

Social activist Anna Hazare's decision to write to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh proposing the right to call back members of Parliament and legislative assembly has drawn sharp reactions.

Court defers order on Amar Singh's interim bail plea

Court defers order on Amar Singh's interim bail plea

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2011

Special judge Sangeeta Dhigra Sehgal on Tuesday deferred a decision on former Samajwadi Party leader and member of Rajya Sabha Amar Singh's bail hearing in the cash-for-votes scam to Thursday.

Brutish Srinagar cops thrash journo unnecessarily

Brutish Srinagar cops thrash journo unnecessarily

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2011

David Devadas, journalist, and author of In Search of a Future, the Story of Kashmir, was beaten by the police in Srinagar on last Monday. Devadas says that he is worried about his life after the incident.

'BJP backs Advaniji's Yatra against corruption'

'BJP backs Advaniji's Yatra against corruption'

Rediff.com   9 Sep 2011

Reacting to newspapers reports Leader of the Opposition Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj denied that Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani's Yatra against corruption had taken the party's second rung leadership by surprise.

Advani announces 'yatra' against corruption

Advani announces 'yatra' against corruption

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2011

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani Thursday made a surprise announcement of undertaking a yatra across the country against the menace of corruption, a move seen as an attempt by him to get a grip over the party.