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Pak army chief warns India: Nobody should dare cast an evil eye on us

Pak army chief warns India: Nobody should dare cast an evil eye on us

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

In an apparent resspone to India's aggressive counter-insurgency rhetoric, Pakistan's Army Chief General Raheel Sharif has warned that no one should dare to cast an evil eye on his country.

Hutchison aims 2 million costomers, national prici

Hutchison aims 2 million costomers, national prici

Rediff.com16 Dec 2002

Hutchison Telecom is confident of reaching two million customers by December 2002, according Hutchison Telecom East Ltd Managing Director Asim Ghosh.

To hell with the customer

To hell with the customer

Rediff.com9 Feb 2004

Umar, Kamal stay for ODI series

Umar, Kamal stay for ODI series

Rediff.com31 Dec 2003

The two Pakistan batsmen will stay in New Zealand for the one-day series to gain experience.

VAT panel to meet in first half of January

VAT panel to meet in first half of January

Rediff.com17 Dec 2003

The empowered committee of state finance ministers for implementation of value added tax would meet in first half of January 2004, to decide on the implementation of the new tax system.

VAT panel's meeting with FM cancelled

VAT panel's meeting with FM cancelled

Rediff.com6 May 2003

Finance Minister Jaswant Singh has called off the meeting with empowered committee on value-added tax, scheduled for Tuesday.

Dempo finish on winning note

Dempo finish on winning note

Rediff.com27 Apr 2003

They beat Tollygunge Agragami 3-2 in their concluding match of the NFL.\n\n

Farhan Azmi released, to reach Mumbai on Tue

Farhan Azmi released, to reach Mumbai on Tue

Rediff.com2 Dec 2003

Farhan Azmi, the son of Samajwadi Party MP, Abu Asim Azmi, detained by the Dubai police for 37 days on alleged drug charges, was released on Tuesday morning, family sources said.

Alvito D'Cunha voted best footballer

Alvito D'Cunha voted best footballer

Rediff.com25 Apr 2003

The Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club named the East Bengal striker best player for 2002-03.

VAT to be implemented from June 1

VAT to be implemented from June 1

Rediff.com8 Apr 2003

The contentious issue of value added tax was resolved on Tuesday with the state finance ministers deciding to implement from June 1 the new tax system in place of the sales tax.

Windies in sight of victory

Windies in sight of victory

Rediff.com29 May 2005

Pakistan ended the third day of the first Test on 113 for 4 in the second innings after Shivnarine Chanderpaul's unbeaten 153 put the Windies in command.

India down Rwanda in AAG football opener

India down Rwanda in AAG football opener

Rediff.com22 Oct 2003

Goals by I M Vijayan, M Suresh and Asim Biswas gave the hosts a 3-1 victory.

Kamal joins select company

Kamal joins select company

Rediff.com19 Oct 2003

Pakistan's Asim Kamal bacame only the third player to be dismissed for 99 on debut.

Pakistan's injury woes mount

Pakistan's injury woes mount

Rediff.com14 Apr 2004

Pace spearhead Shoaib Akhtar and batsman Asim Kamal were forced to leave the field with injury scares on Day 2 of the third Test.

Kamal has Hayden's mark in sight

Kamal has Hayden's mark in sight

Rediff.com8 Apr 2004

World Cup mobile content rights for Hutch

World Cup mobile content rights for Hutch

Rediff.com27 Jan 2003

Cellular operator Hutchinson has bagged exclusive rights for the content of ICC World Cup Cricket 2003 for mobile telephony, enabling it to send video clips of every match's "best moments" on a cellphone.\n\n\n\n

Indian men win SAF TT team gold

Indian men win SAF TT team gold

Rediff.com2 Apr 2004

The team, comprising National champion Achanta Sharath Kamal, Soumyadeep Roy and Subhajit Saha, routed Pakistan 3-0 in the final.\n\n

It took a 100+ years for Bollywood to acknowledge that shit exists

It took a 100+ years for Bollywood to acknowledge that shit exists

Rediff.com20 May 2015

Any subject is good enough for producing good art. Piku, and its obsession with 'emotion resulting from motion' is a perfect example, says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.

Mohun Bagan blank Port Trust

Mohun Bagan blank Port Trust

Rediff.com9 Jul 2003

Asim Biswas scored a brace in a 3-0 victory in the Kolkata Super Division league.

VAT panel to meet FM in mid-July

VAT panel to meet FM in mid-July

Rediff.com19 Jun 2003

The empowered committee on value-added tax will meet the finance minister in mid-July to discuss the 'roadmap' for the introduction of the new tax regime, after which it will be taken up with political parties for a national consensus.

VAT panel to meet FM; press for President nod

VAT panel to meet FM; press for President nod

Rediff.com5 May 2003

Ready with the "groundwork", the Empowered Committee on value-added tax is likely to press for President's nod on VAT Bills of at least nine states by May 25

VAT panel meeting begins

VAT panel meeting begins

Rediff.com23 Apr 2003

The crucial meeting of the empowered committee of state finance ministers on value-added tax began in New Delhi on Wednesday to resolve all pending issues to ensure smooth implementation of the new tax regime from June 1 this year.

No ban on movie say Aligarh district authorities

No ban on movie say Aligarh district authorities

Rediff.com28 Feb 2016

District authorities categorically denied having imposed any "ban" on the controversial film Aligarh, based on the life of a gay AMU professor.

Taufeeq century lifts Pakistan

Taufeeq century lifts Pakistan

Rediff.com18 Oct 2003

Samsung bets big on premium phones; unveils Note 5 for Rs 53,900

Samsung bets big on premium phones; unveils Note 5 for Rs 53,900

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

Samsung on Monday launched its 'Note 5' in the country priced at Rs 53,990.

Tollygunge upset Bagan

Tollygunge upset Bagan

Rediff.com26 Dec 2002

Fleet-footed teenager Asim Biswas struck in the dying minutes as Tollygunge Agragami stunned defending champions Mohun Bagan 1-0 in the National Football League

Who doesn't want to escape reality for a while?

Who doesn't want to escape reality for a while?

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

'While there cannot be any doubt that the national anthem should be shown utmost respect, cinema halls are not the most appropriate places to play the national anthem.'

States agree on nationwide VAT implementation

States agree on nationwide VAT implementation

Rediff.com7 Jul 2003

In an apparent climb-down from its earlier stance, the Empowered Committee on value-added tax on Monday gave in to the Centre's plan for a nationwide VAT implementation.

Pakistan arrests 4 men behind university attack

Pakistan arrests 4 men behind university attack

Rediff.com23 Jan 2016

According to Bajwa, the main facilitator -- "terrorist A" -- who received and made arrangements for the attackers at Torkhum border checkpost is still at large.

Talat Aziz's genius elevates Majaz

Talat Aziz's genius elevates Majaz

Rediff.com23 Jan 2017

Majaz, based on the life of Asraul Haq Majaz, the John Keats of Urdu poetry, marks Talat Aziz's debut as a composer in Hindi cinema. The film could have been an excellent biopic had it stuck to the poet's poetic self rather than his unfulfilled love, says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.

55 militants killed in airstrikes, gun battle in Pakistan

55 militants killed in airstrikes, gun battle in Pakistan

Rediff.com27 Dec 2014

At least 55 militants were killed in Pakistan military airstrikes and a gun battle with the army in the volatile northwest tribal region where a major offensive to wipe out terrorists is on, officials said.

Al Qaeda's global operations chief killed in Pak army raid

Al Qaeda's global operations chief killed in Pak army raid

Rediff.com6 Dec 2014

The chief of Al Qaeda's global operations, wanted by the United State over a 2009 plot to attack the New York subway system, was killed in a raid in Pakistan's restive tribal region, the country's military said.

Al Qaeda recruitment module busted: Delhi Police

Al Qaeda recruitment module busted: Delhi Police

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

Two suspected operatives of Al Qaeda have been arrested in New Delhi and Odisha and Delhi Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a module of the terror group's Indian sub-continent wing operating out of the country.

US drones killed 50 terrorists of Al Qaeda's Indian branch

US drones killed 50 terrorists of Al Qaeda's Indian branch

Rediff.com12 Apr 2015

The Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent says a series of drone attacks have killed nearly 50 of its members, including deputy head Ustad Ahmad Farooq and Qari Imran, the group's central council member and in charge of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan.

Pak Taliban claims Benazir Bhutto's assassination in new book

Pak Taliban claims Benazir Bhutto's assassination in new book

Rediff.com15 Jan 2018

Pakistan Peoples Party chief Bhutto, 54, was killed in a suicide attack in Rawalpindi shortly after she had addressed an election rally on December 27, 2007.

'Uphill task to beat Raje, but I'm here to win'

'Uphill task to beat Raje, but I'm here to win'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2018

Congress candidate Manvendra Singh, who recently crossed over from the BJP, will be facing off the Rajasthan chief minister in her political fortress of Jhalrapatan.

Bengal may cast ballot on religious lines for the first time

Bengal may cast ballot on religious lines for the first time

Rediff.com19 May 2019

The desecration of Vidyasagar's statue during Amit Anilchandra Shah's rally, which the TMC projected to be a 'Bhojpuri' and 'Dhokla' invasion on West Bengal's culture, may help her gain some favour with middle-class and erudite Bengalis in the last phase of the polls.

6 get death penalty, 1 life sentence for Peshawar school attack

6 get death penalty, 1 life sentence for Peshawar school attack

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

Six militants involved in the brutal massacre of over 150 people, mostly school children, at a military-run school in Peshawar have been sentenced to death while one has been handed down life imprisonment by military courts, the Pakistan army announced on Thursday.