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PM inaugurates expressway project, slams Cong for 'delaying it'

PM inaugurates expressway project, slams Cong for 'delaying it'

Rediff.com19 Nov 2018

The expressway will decongest the road traffic from Delhi, especially reducing the number of trucks entering the national capital, helping reduce the pollution.

Our children must breathe cleaner city air: Modi

Our children must breathe cleaner city air: Modi

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

Solving problems through science was the key takeaway from the Prime Minister's speech.

Netaji's files to be declassified from January 2016: PM

Netaji's files to be declassified from January 2016: PM

Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

The secret files related to Subhas Chandra Bose will be declassified by the central government beginning January 23 next year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday.

Why India may boycott 2022 Commonwealth Games

Why India may boycott 2022 Commonwealth Games

Rediff.com27 Jul 2019

The Indian Olympic Association proposed boycott of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games for dropping shooting from the roster.

7 Pakistani LIES about the 1965 War

7 Pakistani LIES about the 1965 War

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

Why did Pakistan sign a cease-fire without acquiring Kashmir, which was the sole purpose of the 1965 War, asks Ahmad Faruqui.

How free is the press in India?

How free is the press in India?

Rediff.com26 Apr 2018

The nation ranked 138 among 180 countries, according to the annual World Press Freedom Index report.

IITians urged to be job creators rather than job seekers

IITians urged to be job creators rather than job seekers

Rediff.com5 Oct 2017

The youth have to turn into entrepreneurs if India's massive demographic dividend is to be taken advantage of: Smriti Irani.

Is the AIADMK heading for yet another split?

Is the AIADMK heading for yet another split?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

The fracas between Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam on Monday over who will be projected as the CM candidate in next year's assembly polls not only points to a possibility of another vertical split in Tamil Nadu's ruling party but will also come as sweet music for the opposition DMK which in the past stood to gain from the AIADMK's squabbles, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Was India-England 2014 Old Trafford Test fixed?

Was India-England 2014 Old Trafford Test fixed?

Rediff.com8 Feb 2016

Former team manager Sunil Dev makes stunning claims.

Unfinished tasks of Bharat that is India

Unfinished tasks of Bharat that is India

Rediff.com19 Aug 2010

A political economy of poverty and deprivation co-exists with the political economy of environmental degradation and engineered landscape in a military-mining-industrial complex. It remains to be undone, says Gopal Krishna

8 things India needs to do urgently

8 things India needs to do urgently

Rediff.com14 Aug 2010

'Yes, we have come far. We have progressed. Does that give us comfort? Probably, not. We have to solve more complex problems to move forward and we are impatient.'

What transpired between OPS and Modi in Delhi?

What transpired between OPS and Modi in Delhi?

Rediff.com22 May 2017

What transpired between O Panneerselvam and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi? R Rajagopalan reveals.

L&T okays Rs 9,000 crore buyback offer, its first in 80 years

L&T okays Rs 9,000 crore buyback offer, its first in 80 years

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

According to current regulations, a company's buyback offer size cannot exceed 25 per cent of its paid up capital plus reserves

Ireland want to be 'team No 33' at World Cup

Ireland want to be 'team No 33' at World Cup

Rediff.com30 Nov 2009

Ireland have appealed to world governing body FIFA to be allowed to compete as a 33rd team in next year's World Cup finals, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Monday.

Costs for China in J-K are exorbitant now as it was then

Costs for China in J-K are exorbitant now as it was then

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

The reasons for China's negative response are located in its territorial dispute with India but also to its grand designs of dominating the region from its previous position of being merely a "balancer" between India and Pakistan, points out Srikanth Kondapalli, Professor in Chinese Studies at JNU.

BJP gets back its Assam ally for Lok Sabha polls

BJP gets back its Assam ally for Lok Sabha polls

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

The AGP had in January withdrew its support to the BJP government in Assam in protest against the Centre's decision to go ahead with the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

PKL can give the IPL a run for its money

PKL can give the IPL a run for its money

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

'At a time when sports leagues are often smothered by the allure of spurious glamour, it is easy to forget what makes them so exciting in the first place: The sport itself.' 'At its core, the PKL has a fast-paced, engaging sport working for it.' 'Simply put, kabaddi, with its end-to-end action and oscillating fortunes, is almost never dull to watch,' says Dhruv Munjal.

Modi in a hurry to grab land from farmers: Rahul attacks PM

Modi in a hurry to grab land from farmers: Rahul attacks PM

Rediff.com30 May 2015

Congress vice president's reactions came hours after the Union Cabinet decided to recommend repromulgation of the controversial ordinance for the third time.

PHOTOS: Dortmund thrash Schalke as Bundesliga resumes

PHOTOS: Dortmund thrash Schalke as Bundesliga resumes

Rediff.com17 May 2020

IMAGES from all the Bundesliga action on Saturday.

Toxic New Delhi shamed as cricketers, footballers face breathing issues

Toxic New Delhi shamed as cricketers, footballers face breathing issues

Rediff.com6 Dec 2017

India's state-run NTPC is launching bids for clean technology for two coal-fired power plants near New Delhi, officials said, as criticism mounts over the country's failure to end a toxic smog which strikes the capital every winter.

Indo-Canadian Sikh named Canada's new defence minister

Indo-Canadian Sikh named Canada's new defence minister

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

Harjit Sajjan, an Indo-Canadian Sikh, was on Wednesday named Canada's new Defence Minister as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 30-member cabinet was sworn in at a ceremony in Ottawa.

CEC Sunil Arora's big test

CEC Sunil Arora's big test

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

'The EC is a sacred institution.' 'In the last few years, more than once, we have found the EC bending over backwards to accommodate the government.'

'Modi is against the women of India'

'Modi is against the women of India'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

'Similarly, he is against Dalits forgetting that the only way to get rid of poverty is to empower poor people.'

Revealed: How BJP sealed the alliance deal with Shiv Sena

Revealed: How BJP sealed the alliance deal with Shiv Sena

Rediff.com19 Feb 2019

The Uddhav Thackeray-led party was told that the MNS and the NCP are not politically untouchables for the BJP

Kashmir delegation calls on PM, seeks his 'personal initiative' to restore peace

Kashmir delegation calls on PM, seeks his 'personal initiative' to restore peace

Rediff.com5 Nov 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid stress on a humanitarian approach to address problems concerning Jammu and Kashmir and said 'Vikas' and 'Vishwas' will be the cornerstones of the central government's development initiatives for the state hit by the unrest.

EC says NITI Aayog VC violated poll code

EC says NITI Aayog VC violated poll code

Rediff.com5 Apr 2019

In a communication sent to Kumar, the EC asked him to be cautious in future while making statements.

Prabhu asks Jaitley to handhold Railways through Pay Commission burden

Prabhu asks Jaitley to handhold Railways through Pay Commission burden

Rediff.com1 Jan 2016

Prabhu hoped that during this 3-4 years period, railways would be able to absorb the impact from their resources

'With lockdown extended, there is fear among migrant workers'

'With lockdown extended, there is fear among migrant workers'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

'They are all worried about one thing -- what about tomorrow?'

RS passes bill to grant constitutional status to NCBC

RS passes bill to grant constitutional status to NCBC

Rediff.com6 Aug 2018

The demand was raised during a debate on the Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill 2017 in the Upper House, which was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 2 superseding the amendments earlier carried out by the Rajya Sabha.

Bengal's land acquisition method wrong:Amartya Sen

Bengal's land acquisition method wrong:Amartya Sen

Rediff.com6 Aug 2009

He said while there were unwilling land losers, there were others who lost the opportunity of being employed in industry.

Amit Shah dares Rahul to clarify his stand on OBC bill, NRC

Amit Shah dares Rahul to clarify his stand on OBC bill, NRC

Rediff.com5 Aug 2018

Shah attended a function on renaming of Mughalsarai junction after Pt Deendayal Upadhyay.

UP Govt unveils Delhi Dynamos logo; vows to construct football stadium in Lucknow

UP Govt unveils Delhi Dynamos logo; vows to construct football stadium in Lucknow

Rediff.com19 Sep 2015

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav announced that a football stadium of international standard will be constructed in Lucknow for which a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would be signed soon.

FULL TEXT: President's address to nation on I Day eve

FULL TEXT: President's address to nation on I Day eve

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

Here's the full text of President's address with a word cloud.

Jaipur gets UNESCO World Heritage tag

Jaipur gets UNESCO World Heritage tag

Rediff.com6 Jul 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed happiness that the city has been recognised as a World Heritage Site.

'The enemy started firing at us'

'The enemy started firing at us'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

Twenty one years ago, the Indian Army and Indian Air Force fought a bloody and bitter war to evict Pakistani intruders from the icy heights in Kargil. Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) salutes the lesser known heroes of the Kargil War.

Former CJI P Sathasivam sworn in as Kerala governor

Former CJI P Sathasivam sworn in as Kerala governor

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

65-year-old Sathasivam, whose appointment triggered debate in legal and political circles on the propriety of giving gubernatorial assignment to a former CJI, is the 23rd governor of the state.

Future of CPM worrying, says Somnath

Future of CPM worrying, says Somnath

Rediff.com27 Feb 2009

Outgoing Speaker Somnath Chatterjee expressed concern about the manner in which money was flaunted by some MPs during the Trust Vote on July 23rd last year to save the government.

EPL PIX: Last-gasp Milner keeps Liverpool flying; Spurs crash again

EPL PIX: Last-gasp Milner keeps Liverpool flying; Spurs crash again

Rediff.com6 Oct 2019

Liverpool a dramatic 2-1 victory over Leicester City at Anfield, thus maintaining the league leaders' 100 per cent start

J-K stint gets CRPF bulk of central gallantry awards

J-K stint gets CRPF bulk of central gallantry awards

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

A total of 946 medals have been announced by the Union home ministry for personnel and officers of Central Armed Police Forces and state police forces, out of which three have been decorated with the President's Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) while 177 have been awarded the PMG.