Shishir Bhate And Onkar Singh In New Delhi

Stories by Shishir Bhate And Onkar Singh In New Delhi

Media fumes over Press Council chairman's outburst

Media fumes over Press Council chairman's outburst

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2011

The newly-appointed chairman of the Press Council of India had, in an interview to television news channel, stated that he was very disappointed with the way the Indian media works. Justice Katju also said that the media was not working for the interest of the people and sometimes divided the people of the country.

Show Team Anna members no leniency if guilty: Swami Agnivesh

Show Team Anna members no leniency if guilty: Swami Agnivesh

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2011

Noted social activist Swami Agnivesh has said that there is no need to show any leniency to Team Anna members Prashant Bhushan, Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi if they are found guilty of violating the law of the land.

Lighting a diya for a memory

Lighting a diya for a memory

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2011

The bond forged with a mad man during a childhood Diwali still haunts Shishir Bhate.

Lighting a diya for a memory

Lighting a diya for a memory

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2011

The bond forged with a mad man during a childhood Diwali still haunts Shishir Bhate.

Don't read too much into coalition compulsions, says PM

Don't read too much into coalition compulsions, says PM

Rediff.com   19 Oct 2011

Underplaying the recent statements made by his ministers on the UPA's (United Progressive Alliance) functioning and why investment inflow into India could be adversely affected, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh suggested that coalition compulsions and some activism should not be read too much into.

Let ill winds from abroad not affect our growth processes: PM

Let ill winds from abroad not affect our growth processes: PM

Rediff.com   19 Oct 2011

The storm buffeting the global economy might blow many a rich nation into a severe recession which could incapacitate developing countries too. So how can India insulate itself from the ill-effects of this approaching tempest? Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has a prescription.

PM condemns attack on Team Anna

PM condemns attack on Team Anna

Rediff.com   19 Oct 2011

Condemning the recent assaults on civil society activists and stating that Anna Hazare's movement had served its purpose, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday assured that a bill for a strong Lokpal would soon be cleared.

Prashant Bhushan roughed up in his chambers

Prashant Bhushan roughed up in his chambers

Rediff.com   19 Oct 2011

Senior lawyer and Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan was on Wednesday roughened up by two men in his chambers inside the Supreme Court.

India looking to get uranium from SA

India looking to get uranium from SA

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2011

Having obtained a waiver at the Nuclear Suppliers' Group and with South Africa and Brazil already welcoming India's acceptance of the relevant guidelines regulating the issue, India is exploring the possibility of accessing uranium from South Africa.

What Eurozone must do to prevent double-dip recession

What Eurozone must do to prevent double-dip recession

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2011

Expressing concern over the crisis that has ravaged Eurozone, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday that the developing world may be hit by these recessionary trends and urged the rich nations to adopt quick and effective measures 'to prevent the global economy from slipping into a double-dip recession'.

By-poll loss doesn't reflect govt's performance: PM

By-poll loss doesn't reflect govt's performance: PM

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2011

The results of the by-polls cannot be seen as a reflection on the performance of any government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday. He was speaking to media personnel on the sidelines of the India-Brazil-South Africa summit in Pretoria in South Africa. "One by-election in a particular part of the country cannot be considered a reflection on the performance of my government or the Congress party," he said.

PM to discuss terrorism, economic cooperation at IBSA Summit

PM to discuss terrorism, economic cooperation at IBSA Summit

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2011

The prime minister is expected to take up matters related to the deepening of cooperation among IBSA countries, says rediff.com's Shishir Bhate, who is travelling with the prime minister to South Africa.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.