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Why Every Indian Must Use the RTI Act

Why Every Indian Must Use the RTI Act

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

'Sometimes we succeed, sometimes we don't.' 'But you can use the RTI to improve the future.'

'American or Chinese soldiers are not a patch on Indian soldiers'

'American or Chinese soldiers are not a patch on Indian soldiers'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

'The next war will be fought by China-Pakistan against India and we have to fully be prepared. We must read the writing on the wall.'

The Birthday Emraan Hashmi Wants To Forget

The Birthday Emraan Hashmi Wants To Forget

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

'I remember how my grandmother was scared for me when I joined the industry because she was aware of the hurdles and pitfalls.' 'It's a harsh place.' 'When the going is good, it's great, but you really have to have the spirit to deal with the situation when the chips are down.'

'How would America respond if China invades India?'

'How would America respond if China invades India?'

Rediff.com29 Jun 2023

'India will want a lot of help from the US, but it's not going to want US troops.'

Defaming Savarkar unacceptable, this may split MVA, Raut warns Rahul

Defaming Savarkar unacceptable, this may split MVA, Raut warns Rahul

Rediff.com18 Nov 2022

Raut said the statement might result in a rift in the MVA, which comprises the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party, apart from the Uddhav-Sena.

'I have grown some steel in my psyche'

'I have grown some steel in my psyche'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2023

'I'm 79 + now, and I've been doing all this since my late 20s.' 'Sometimes the ideological war extends to the home as well.' 'Many nights I couldn't sleep when someone close to me uttered the smallest insult.' 'It would cause me a lot of pain. But one has to be honest to oneself.'

Can India Be A Developed Nation By 2047?

Can India Be A Developed Nation By 2047?

Rediff.com6 Jan 2024

One hopes in his next term, Narendra Modi will take up the mission of inculcating respect for following rules in Indians as a mission. Therein lies the chance for India to become a developed country, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Does This Budget Do Enough For Health?

Does This Budget Do Enough For Health?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

'For free supply of drugs and medicines itself, almost Rs 20,000 crores would be required.'

'Only weaklings succumb to threats'

'Only weaklings succumb to threats'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2023

'Ajit Pawar wants to escape from the clutches of the investigative agencies.'

'Hundreds of Palestinians will be killed'

'Hundreds of Palestinians will be killed'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

'Israel has received an extremely hard and rude reminder that it cannot go ahead and talk of normalisation of relations with other Arab countries without addressing the issues pertaining to Palestine.'

Isn't your going against Shiv Sena's coalition indiscipline, SC asks Shinde

Isn't your going against Shiv Sena's coalition indiscipline, SC asks Shinde

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Eknath Shinde-led faction if its move to go against the Shiv Sena party's wish to continue with the coalition in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) amounted to indiscipline leading to disqualification.

Senior J-K police officer shunted out for disruption in fruit trucks

Senior J-K police officer shunted out for disruption in fruit trucks

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

A senior police officer was on Wednesday transferred and attached with police headquarters, a step that followed an outcry over halting of fruit-laden trucks from Kashmir valley to outside markets.

'I've Been Living With AIDS For 30 Years'

'I've Been Living With AIDS For 30 Years'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2022

'I am not ashamed that I have AIDS. I once announced that I am HIV+ on national TV.'

DMK rejects guv's clarification on 'Tamizhagam' row

DMK rejects guv's clarification on 'Tamizhagam' row

Rediff.com19 Jan 2023

He wanted to depict the DMK as a force fighting for a separate country, Elangovan alleged.

Covid likely came from lab leak in China: Report

Covid likely came from lab leak in China: Report

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

The new report highlights how different parts of the intelligence community have arrived at disparate judgments about the pandemic's origin.

'Remember, always, the virus doesn't want to die'

'Remember, always, the virus doesn't want to die'

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

'If you think you think you're going to booster yourself out of the pandemic, in COVID-19's case, you can forget it.'

Row over 'Azad Kashmir' question in Bengal school paper

Row over 'Azad Kashmir' question in Bengal school paper

Rediff.com18 Jan 2023

In the question paper, issued in an exercise book of a Bengali-medium school for Madhyamik aspirants, the paper setter has asked them to identify several places on the map (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (referred to as 'Azad Kashmir' in Pakistan), the place where Gandhiji had first undertaken the Satyagraha movement, and the Chittagong battleground.

'You are aware Sheena is alive'

'You are aware Sheena is alive'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

I don't think Rahul Mukerjea once referred to Sheena as killed or murdered and always referred to it as her disappearance. It felt like he still used the word 'disappear' because killed had a finality to it that he didn't want to face.

How My Life Changed After Article 370 was annulled

How My Life Changed After Article 370 was annulled

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

'I don't see people standing up against what is happening in Kashmir. I feel this clampdown can exist as long as the government wants it to.'

'He called me by his daughter's name'

'He called me by his daughter's name'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2021

'I try to say to myself, 'Don't cry in front of people'. But sometimes I can't help it.'

Veteran recalls Partition, travelling with corpses

Veteran recalls Partition, travelling with corpses

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

They travelled for almost three days in a train with dead bodies, witnessing bloodshed and massacre across the new border that was created between India and the new-formed Pakistan.

'I never imagined I would have a jail life'

'I never imagined I would have a jail life'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

'I was under the illusion that this could never happen to me because my background was such -- corporate CEO, IIT professor, IIT alumnus, IIM...'

Readers greet ISRO: You are passion personified

Readers greet ISRO: You are passion personified

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Readers have responded resoundingly to our invitation to congratulate the ISRO team for Chandrayaan-3's successful Moon landing.

Why the Very Young are Dying

Why the Very Young are Dying

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

'We can't rule out the fact that the virus might have changed in such a way that it's actually causing more harm to young people.'

Murthy's advice for start-ups: 'Be trustees of outsiders' money'

Murthy's advice for start-ups: 'Be trustees of outsiders' money'

Rediff.com4 Jun 2022

'Think of the poorest retail investor before you decide to go for an IPO'

The Battle To Save Malabar Hill

The Battle To Save Malabar Hill

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

'If the authorities go about completing this project the way they have proposed, this is going to cause a HUGE environmental impact not only on Malabar Hill but also on the rest of the city.'

'Imran Khan will win elections hands down'

'Imran Khan will win elections hands down'

Rediff.com17 May 2023

'Therefore, these people want Imran Khan out of the elections whenever it is held.' 'For this, he will have to be disqualified from contesting on the basis of cases against him, declaring that he is not sadiq (honest) and ameen (righteous).'

10 things you should read about 26/11 verdict

10 things you should read about 26/11 verdict

Rediff.com4 May 2010

Monday's verdict of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case was extraordinary in many ways. Reading Sheela Bhatt lists out 10 most important things to understand about the judgment.

Why only girls, women need to be controlled at night, HC asks Kerala govt

Why only girls, women need to be controlled at night, HC asks Kerala govt

Rediff.com8 Dec 2022

Justice Devan Ramachandran said there is no need to fear the night and the government should ensure that it was safe to go out after dark for everyone.

'India's done magical work'

'India's done magical work'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2023

'To get a 100 per cent consensus document without any reservation, any bracket, any chair summary is unprecedented in the history of multilateral forums.'

'She could have been saved': Fadnavis on Shraddha Walkar

'She could have been saved': Fadnavis on Shraddha Walkar

Rediff.com24 Nov 2022

The Maharashtra Police said that based on a complaint by Shraddha Walkar in 2020, they had begun an investigation but the case was closed after she gave a written statement to withdraw the case.

'Normalcy is far away'

'Normalcy is far away'

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

'If the government has not listened to scientists, it must.' 'It's obvious that this is a science-driven campaign (fight), a science-driven situation.' 'We cannot afford to ignore the science.'

MUST READ: Shivering and hungry, on the streets of Delhi

MUST READ: Shivering and hungry, on the streets of Delhi

Rediff.com2 Jan 2012

While most of us huddle in our beds with multiple woollens during the wintry night, there are people struggling to survive on Delhi's bitterly cold streets. A Ganesh Nadar and Priyanka report

Justice Lalit, next CJI in line, bats for Supreme Court to start at 9 am

Justice Lalit, next CJI in line, bats for Supreme Court to start at 9 am

Rediff.com15 Jul 2022

If children can go to school at seven in the morning, why cannot judges and lawyers start their day at 9 am, Supreme Court judge Justice UU Lalit remarked on Friday.

Modi-Yogi: Frost In The Air?

Modi-Yogi: Frost In The Air?

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

For months, there has been talk that Narendra Damodardas Modi and Ajay Mohan Bisht, aka Yogi Adityanath, don't get along.

WTF NEWS: It's Weird, True and Funny!

WTF NEWS: It's Weird, True and Funny!

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world.

Police cracks down as anti-Muslim posters come up in Uttarakhand town

Police cracks down as anti-Muslim posters come up in Uttarakhand town

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

The posters were put up on the shutters of the shops late on Sunday evening, Purola station house officer Khajan Singh Chauhan said.

What makes Ram Gopal Varma angry?

What makes Ram Gopal Varma angry?

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

'Anger comes from a sense of righteousness, when you believe that you are right.' 'Nothing makes me angry.'

Football rumours: Arsenal star Sanchez heading to Manchester?

Football rumours: Arsenal star Sanchez heading to Manchester?

Rediff.com16 Jan 2018

Manchester City withdrew from the battle to secure the services of Arsenal's Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez, leaving Jose Mourinho's Manchester United as the most likely destination for the 29-year-old.

Logjam persists in Parliament; Rajnath reaches out to Opposition

Logjam persists in Parliament; Rajnath reaches out to Opposition

Rediff.com24 Jul 2023

Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked the opposition on Monday to allow a debate on the Manipur issue to begin in Parliament but the deadlock persisted in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha as both sides refused to budge from their stand, with Congress and its allies insisting on a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi first.