The PMO has sought a report from the Union home ministry on the complaint by BSF jawan Tej Pratap Yadav.
Gen Rawat said exemplary punishment would be given to Maj Gogoi if he is found guilty.
The government has displayed a tin ear in its responses to the JNU protests by using the sedition law -- and by encouraging lawyers who wear their political affiliations on their sleeves to display utter contempt for the Constitution. The Modi Sarkar has over three years of its term to run. But it may well have already sown the seeds of defeat,' says Devangshu Datta.
Paving the way for a low-cost paperless filing of income tax returns and eliminating Tax Deducted at Source frauds, the government on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for setting up of the Phase-II of the Tax Information Network at a cost of over Rs 100 c
If he is mentally-ill, then why was he sent to the border and was put on duty? asks jawan's kin.
Families, torn apart by the Malvani hooch tragedy, where 104 people lost their lives confront a dark and hopeless future.
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera takes in the best of Bhutan, a beautiful little kingdom that has bundles and bundles of goodness to offer.
In the biggest change to the armed forces' rations for 40 years, a new generation of meals are currently being tried out that are not only supposed to taste better, but embrace healthy eating as well, a spokesman of the ministry of defence\n\nhas said.
Rediff labs analysed the socio-economic caste census 2011 data on number of manual scavengers in India.
The finance ministry and Reserve Bank of India plan to put in place a Tax Information Network proposed by the Kelkar Task Force, in a bid to improve tax administration and check evasion.
The celebrity chef has been inspiring people to go vegan.
Rediff reader Daphne sent us recipes of Broccoli and Walnut Soup, Galouti Kabab, Gushtaba, Roast Leg of Lamb and Mutton Rogan Josh.
A former pace bowler, James Sutherland helped turn the game into a commercial powerhouse in Australia's crowded sports market.
Bank of Baroda on Monday cut its interest rates for loans upto Rs 50,000 for agriculture, SSI and other priority sectors.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
A cyclonic circulation over Haryana was the trigger for the deadly dust storm that swept parts of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, weather experts said.
Food blogger Vishaka Rautela shares recipes infused with alcohol.
With fake products and machine-made mirrors making its way into the market, an age-old art form is under threat.
At least 11 people, including two army jawans, were killed while over 100 others were evacuated to safety as the unprecedented snowfall in March triggered avalanches and damaged over 150 structures including dozens of houses in Jammu and Kashmir.
Here's everything you need to know about Barrack 12 at Arthur Road jail, where Mallya may be lodged As we await the next move, here's everything you want and need to know about Barrack 12 at Arthur Road Jail.
With India being the largest beneficiary of the GSP, it has been hit the most by the latest decision of the Trump administration
World Championships bronze medallist Simranjit Kaur (60kg) and GeeBee Boxing silver medallist Dinesh Dagar (69kg) confirmed their places in the final, while Ankush Dahiya (64kg) and Ananta Pralhad Chopade (52kg) made it to the semi-finals.
As Christopher Nolan's film Dunkirk celebrates one of history's most successful rescue operations, never-before-seen images document the fate of more than 80,000 Allied troops who failed to escape Dunkirk.
All through Moothon, you can sense Mohandas trying hard to empathise with her characters; I just wish she was interested in them, declares Sreehari Nair.
Members of the Bajrang Dal chanting 'Jai Sri Ram' charged into the church. They attacked woman, ripped their clothes off and also thrashed infants.
'The intentions are clear as day! Let India build the infrastructure, then they will claim the land and use the infrastructure to their benefit.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) speaks to IAF veterans who have flown in the Galwan Valley long before it became today's headlines.
'You look with hope at a politician who comes along and promises to change all that: 10 million new jobs every year, no need to touch someone's feet to get an introduction to an employer. And fix the corrupt guys who have made the system what it is.' 'But five years later, the reality has changed little or not at all,' says T N Ninan.
Parrikar said while the Centre wanted five acres of land for the memorial, as of now only 1.8 acres was available.
Symantec said most of these fake accounts followed a specific pattern.
'The Chinese -- up to the highest leadership -- will avoid a conflict because they know they will be badly licked.' 'The reputation they have painstakingly built over the last two-three decades of being a global power will be destroyed.'
The Ashes series may be reduced to dead rubbers, but Alastair Cook and Stuart Broad proved their England careers remain very much alive on Wednesday as they helped Joe Root's team dominate Australia on day two at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Mumbai-born Veena Sahajwalla has developed a microfactory in Australia to upcycle electronic waste.
Rediff readers share their favourite Christmas recipes. You can share yours too!
At least 42 persons were killed and over 80 seriously injured when a tropical storm ravaged 12 districts of Bihar on Tuesday night, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday.
A Durga Puja pandal in New Delhi turns literature into art.
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