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Jannat Zubair's Fearless Fashion

Jannat Zubair's Fearless Fashion

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

The television actress' chic is as cool as it gets.

Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke Review: Earnest

Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke Review: Earnest

Rediff.com26 Jan 2023

If Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke differs from other shows in the crowded genre, it is because the two lead characters are women, observes Deepa Gahlot.

BJP eyes to win over 75 seats from UP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls

BJP eyes to win over 75 seats from UP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

Uttar Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday after taking the oath of the office said that Bharatiya Janata Party is targeting to win more than 75 seats out 80 from Uttar Pradesh in 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Not the first time when Sharad Pawar leaves allies befuddled

Not the first time when Sharad Pawar leaves allies befuddled

Rediff.com8 Apr 2023

However, the AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the SC committee has limited terms of reference and 'cannot bring out the deep nexus between' the prime minister and the billionaire businessman.

BJP adds third engine in UP, sweeps all 17 mayoral polls

BJP adds third engine in UP, sweeps all 17 mayoral polls

Rediff.com13 May 2023

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party won the mayoral elections in 10 of the 17 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh, results for which were announced on Saturday, virtually adding a third engine to its "double-engine" government.

Why The BJP Needs The RSS For 2024

Why The BJP Needs The RSS For 2024

Rediff.com5 Apr 2023

For the BJP, the RSS' organisational heft is a prized asset, considering the slew of elections it faces this year, ahead of the Lok Sabha election in 2024.

'For the BJP, Nitish was a use-and-throw politician'

'For the BJP, Nitish was a use-and-throw politician'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

'The only thing that makes Nitish Kumar acceptable to Biharis, to the Mahagatbandhan allies, is the BJP.'

BJP MP demands Tharoor's removal as head of Parl panel on IT

BJP MP demands Tharoor's removal as head of Parl panel on IT

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Dubey demanded the removal of Tharoor, alleging that he was using his position in a discriminatory manner.

Sharad Yadav: Socialist stalwart known for stitching alliances

Sharad Yadav: Socialist stalwart known for stitching alliances

Rediff.com13 Jan 2023

Never a leader with a big base of his own, Sharad Yadav depended on state bigwigs like Lalu and Nitish to enter Parliament but enjoyed the aura and political weight which made him a strong presence at the high table of national politics in Delhi.

India Lockdown Review: Tone-Deaf

India Lockdown Review: Tone-Deaf

Rediff.com2 Dec 2022

India Lockdown has way too much carnal pleasure on its mind to focus on minor things like coronavirus, sighs Sukanya Verma.

Bihar's great ghar wapsi: Is the state prepared?

Bihar's great ghar wapsi: Is the state prepared?

Rediff.com9 May 2020

Official figures say 1.8 lakh workers have returned home to Bihar. Unofficially, however, that figure is said to have crossed 3 lakhs. Can Bihar cope?

Modi, BJP take services from Chinese firms: Congress

Modi, BJP take services from Chinese firms: Congress

Rediff.com15 Dec 2022

The Congress on Thursday accused the central government of evading a debate on India-China border face-off and asked why the Modi government has been running away from the issue.

Will rather die than join hands with BJP again: Nitish

Will rather die than join hands with BJP again: Nitish

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

Kumar made the remark while replying to questions in Patna, from journalists, about the BJP's decision taken at its two-day state executive meeting that concluded in Darbhanga on the previous day.

How Parliament Can Function As It Must

How Parliament Can Function As It Must

Rediff.com25 Apr 2023

The need for finding options for proper functioning of Parliament is of paramount importance as the frequency of the passage of Budgets and other economic Bills without discussion or debate has only increased in the last few years, notes A K Bhattacharya.

Dom's Take: Empty promises?

Dom's Take: Empty promises?

Rediff.com26 Oct 2020

Dominic Xavier wonders if the many pre-poll promises will ever materalise into reality after the election or whether they will remain jumlas to woo gullible voters.

PIX: LSG clinch defeat from jaws of victory vs Titans

PIX: LSG clinch defeat from jaws of victory vs Titans

Rediff.com22 Apr 2023

Skipper KL Rahul managed to snatch defeat from jaws of victory with a baffling batting approach as defending champions Gujarat Titans beat Lucknow Super Giants by seven runs.

Rain continues to lash Delhi for third day, traffic affected

Rain continues to lash Delhi for third day, traffic affected

Rediff.com24 Sep 2022

Traffic snarls were reported from different parts of the national capital on Saturday as rain continued to lash New Delhi for the third consecutive day.

India's Value For The US Goes Beyond Its Capacity To Wage War

India's Value For The US Goes Beyond Its Capacity To Wage War

Rediff.com9 May 2023

The Indian position on the Russia-Ukraine war and the unconditional treaty between China and Russia appear to have caused some ripples in India-US relations and led to a reappraisal of India's usefulness to the US in the eventuality of a conflict with China, notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Why Prashant Kishor Is Eyeing Bihar

Why Prashant Kishor Is Eyeing Bihar

Rediff.com21 May 2022

The JD-U, may be the BJP's partner for now. But it is a party at all only because of Nitish Kumar. The day Nitish Kumar exits, the JD-U will split into hundreds of pieces. Obviously, Prashant Kishor is setting himself up as the vessel that will collect all the pieces and put them together in some sort of political instrument, explains Aditi Phadnis.

Don't Delay Appointing Service Chiefs!

Don't Delay Appointing Service Chiefs!

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

If the government of the day would like to set in place a smooth and well-planned changeover and facilitate the incoming chief to chalk out his action plan well in advance, the announcement of a successor needs to be done early, observes Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd).

Nothing can stall Bharat Jodo Yatra: Cong as march enters Delhi

Nothing can stall Bharat Jodo Yatra: Cong as march enters Delhi

Rediff.com24 Dec 2022

Congress leaders alleged the BJP has made and failed in its every attempt to defame Rahul Gandhi and derail the yatra somehow as people from across the country including Delhi are overwhelmingly extending their support.

Sitharaman uses tablet not paper to present Budget

Sitharaman uses tablet not paper to present Budget

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present Union Budget 2023-24 in a paperless format just like the previous two years. She posed for the traditional 'briefcase' picture outside her office along with her team of officials before heading to meet the President. She, however, was holding a tablet instead of a briefcase to present the Budget in a digital format.

Time to up your game, Nitish babu

Time to up your game, Nitish babu

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

'Your achievements are many, Nitish babu, but it needs a sustained campaign to remind us, the good people of Bihar, what we may have forgotten,' points out Asmita Bihari.

'Narendra Modi is clearly rattled'

'Narendra Modi is clearly rattled'

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

'The Bharat Jodo Yatra successfully resurrected the Rahul Gandhi brand.' 'There's a critical mass that has built up for the Congress and Mr Modi is feeling the heat on the Adani issue, the raids on the BBC offices, the Opposition getting together.'

'You're drunk': Nitish yells at BJP MLAs in Bihar assembly

'You're drunk': Nitish yells at BJP MLAs in Bihar assembly

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

According to Santosh Kumar, the superintendent of police of Saran district, three persons each have died in Isuapur and Mashrak police station areas after allegedly consuming spurious liquor on Tuesday night.

'Janhvi was sitting on the footpath, reading the script'

'Janhvi was sitting on the footpath, reading the script'

Rediff.com10 Aug 2022

'I was very scared as I was a first-time director. 'Janhvi is a star and a star kid. But the moment she asked me if she was capable of playing the role, we became equals.'

Bypolls: Over 90% voting in Meghalaya's Sohiong; moderate polling in other seats

Bypolls: Over 90% voting in Meghalaya's Sohiong; moderate polling in other seats

Rediff.com10 May 2023

The bypolls were conducted for two Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, one each in Meghalaya and Odisha and the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab.

Day after Rahul's remarks cut, Dhankar expunges parts of Kharge's RS speech

Day after Rahul's remarks cut, Dhankar expunges parts of Kharge's RS speech

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

The Congress on Thursday objected to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar deleting some portions of Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge's speech from official records, saying he used no unparliamentary words and some of the expressions he employed were earlier used even by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Govt blocks access to BBC documentary on Modi

Govt blocks access to BBC documentary on Modi

Rediff.com21 Jan 2023

The Centre has issued directions for blocking multiple YouTube videos and Twitter posts sharing links to the BBC documentary 'India: The Modi Question', sources said.

Agnipath stir: Bihar Dy CM house attacked, BJP offices torched

Agnipath stir: Bihar Dy CM house attacked, BJP offices torched

Rediff.com18 Jun 2022

Protests against 'Agnipath' left Bihar in flames on Friday when rampaging mobs set fire to dozens of railway coaches, engines and stations and torched Bharatiya Janata Party offices, vehicles and other property, prompting the police to suspend internet services in nearly a third of the state.

Pervez Musharraf: Architect of Kargil War, brought India, Pak to brink of clash

Pervez Musharraf: Architect of Kargil War, brought India, Pak to brink of clash

Rediff.com5 Feb 2023

After his failed misadventure in Kargil, Musharraf deposed the then Prime Minister Sharif in a bloodless coup in 1999 and ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008 in various positions.

Restaurant review: Step in for a taste of Bihari cuisine

Restaurant review: Step in for a taste of Bihari cuisine

Rediff.com1 Jun 2013

Potbelly moves away from the run-of-the-mill mughlai cuisine. Try it and you won't be disappointed.

Why Nirmala Sitharaman is scared of speaking Hindi

Why Nirmala Sitharaman is scared of speaking Hindi

Rediff.com15 Sep 2022

Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said speaking Hindi gives her 'shivers' and she speaks the language with hesitation.

Criminal Justice Gives Me Maximum Satisfaction'

Criminal Justice Gives Me Maximum Satisfaction'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

Pankaj Tripathi plays lawyer Madhav Mishra, assigned to defend a 17-year-old boy, accused of killing his 14-year-old stepsister in Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach.

'Don't have capacity': Kangana rules out foray in politics

'Don't have capacity': Kangana rules out foray in politics

Rediff.com3 Oct 2022

The 35-year-old actor said her politics will reflect in her work.

Offered to be made CM for Rs 2500 cr, says BJP's Karnataka MLA

Offered to be made CM for Rs 2500 cr, says BJP's Karnataka MLA

Rediff.com6 May 2022

Karnataka's legislator from Bharatiya Janata Party, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, has claimed that he was approached by some people offering him the state chief minister's position, in exchange for Rs 2,500 crore.

Uttarkashi bus accident shatters families in 10 MP villages

Uttarkashi bus accident shatters families in 10 MP villages

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

The family members of 26 people from Madhya Pradesh, who were killed in the Uttarakhand accident, cannot believe that the pilgrimage met with a tragic end.

Yediyurappa's life will inspire us: Modi on K'taka ex-CM's 80th birthday

Yediyurappa's life will inspire us: Modi on K'taka ex-CM's 80th birthday

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

Modi's gestures have fuelled speculations that the BJP wants to bring Yediyurappa into the centre-stage of its campaign plank leveraging his mass appeal for the Assembly elections, due by May.

Rahul frontrunner for PM post in opposition camp: Shatrughan Sinha

Rahul frontrunner for PM post in opposition camp: Shatrughan Sinha

Rediff.com9 Jan 2023

This is for the second time in the last three months that Sinha has come out with praising words for Rahul Gandhi and his 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'.

'I had fought for undivided India'

'I had fought for undivided India'

Rediff.com20 Aug 2022

For his participation in Netaji's INA, Major Ghulam Ahmed Qureshi was put into solitary confinement in the Red Fort, charged with rebellion against the Crown. Despite Nehru, Asaf Ali and a host of top lawyers defending them, Qureshi and his fellow officers were sentenced to death.