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Rahul warns BJP: 'Hydrogen bomb' on 'vote chori' coming

Rahul warns BJP: 'Hydrogen bomb' on 'vote chori' coming

Rediff.com1 Sep 2025

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said his party will soon come out with a 'hydrogen bomb' of revelations about 'vote chori' and after that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be able to show his face to the country.

Cong launches web portal to register 'vote chori'

Cong launches web portal to register 'vote chori'

Rediff.com10 Aug 2025

The Congress party has launched a web portal where people can register to demand accountability from the Election Commission over alleged vote rigging, following Rahul Gandhi's claims of 'vote chori'.

Karnataka CEO to probe Rahul Gandhi's election fraud claims: DKS

Karnataka CEO to probe Rahul Gandhi's election fraud claims: DKS

Rediff.com8 Aug 2025

Karnataka's Chief Electoral Officer has ordered an investigation into Rahul Gandhi's allegations of election fraud in the Mahadevapura Assembly constituency during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The CEO has requested supporting documents from Congress leader D K Shivakumar.

Rahul alleges criminal fraud in polls; EC wants it on oath

Rahul alleges criminal fraud in polls; EC wants it on oath

Rediff.com7 Aug 2025

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleges that the Election Commission is colluding with the BJP to manipulate elections, citing data analysis from a Karnataka constituency. He claims evidence of 'vote chori' and demands transparency from the EC.

Bengaluru Police stops Ed Sheeran's street performance

Bengaluru Police stops Ed Sheeran's street performance

Rediff.com9 Feb 2025

Bengaluru Police on Sunday morning halted British musician Ed Sheeran's live street performance in the city, citing lack of permission by the popular singer-songwriter.

President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on BJP veteran LK Advani

President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on BJP veteran LK Advani

Rediff.com31 Mar 2024

The ceremony was attended by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and the family members of Advani, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a post on X.

How Dropped Candidates Keep Busy

How Dropped Candidates Keep Busy

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

Cricket climate change to medical practice, dropped candidates have their non-political life sorted.

Congress wins 12 seats with margin of over 50,000 votes

Congress wins 12 seats with margin of over 50,000 votes

Rediff.com14 May 2023

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the incoming government in Karnataka would not only give its stamp of approval for the five pre-poll guarantees announced by the party in the first cabinet meeting itself but also pass an order to this effect immediately.

Ex-Infy CFO, journalist Ashish Khetan in AAP's 4th list

Ex-Infy CFO, journalist Ashish Khetan in AAP's 4th list

Rediff.com10 Mar 2014

Former Infosys CFO V Balakrishnan will be the Aam Aadmi Party's candidate from Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency while journalist Ashish Khetan will contest from New Delhi as the party announced its fourth list of candidates for 61 constituencies on Monday.

Bangalore 'stakeholders' bullish on former Infy man

Bangalore 'stakeholders' bullish on former Infy man

Rediff.com4 Apr 2014

Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa joins the campaign trail with former Infosys chief financial officer V Balakrishnan in Bangalore Central constituency.

Why voting is the new cool these days

Why voting is the new cool these days

Rediff.com19 Apr 2014

Modi vs Kejriwal duel has triggered a spike in voter turnout, says Aparna Kalra

Phase 2: All you want to know about the 97 seats

Phase 2: All you want to know about the 97 seats

Rediff.com16 Apr 2019

In the second phase on April 18, 97 seats,spread across 13 states and one Union Territory, will go to the polls.

Hyd blasts: NIA granted 4-day custody of 2 IM operatives

Hyd blasts: NIA granted 4-day custody of 2 IM operatives

Rediff.com16 Mar 2013

A Delhi court today granted the National Investigation Agency four-day custody of two alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives to further interrogate them in connection with the Hyderabad twin blasts that left 16 dead.

Janardhana Reddy's judicial custody extended till May 23

Janardhana Reddy's judicial custody extended till May 23

Rediff.com10 May 2012

A Central Bureau of Investigation court on Thursday extended till May 23 the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy and his personal assistant Mehfuz Ali Khan, arrested in connection with an illegal mining case.

C K Jaffer Sharrief walks out of Congress, blames Sonia

C K Jaffer Sharrief walks out of Congress, blames Sonia

Rediff.com25 Mar 2014

Veteran Congress leader and seven-time Member of Parliament Jaffer Sharrief has ended his over six-decade-long association with the party.

Shopping woes: 'The 'lucky draw' cost us 1 lakh!'

Shopping woes: 'The 'lucky draw' cost us 1 lakh!'

Rediff.com19 Jan 2011

We recently carried the tale of a reader's unpleasant shopping experience and invited you to write in with yours. Here are a few more responses!

Telgi wants home cooked food in Benagaluru jail

Telgi wants home cooked food in Benagaluru jail

Rediff.com7 Jul 2008

Telgi now has sought for home food on the ground that he is sick and is infected with HIV. Telgi states in an application that the food being provided in the central jail at Bengaluru is not suitable for him and hence home food be provided.

US co plans $100 mn hotel in Bangalore

US co plans $100 mn hotel in Bangalore

Rediff.com16 Jan 2007

New York-based Citigroup Property Investors on Tuesday announced its partnership with Nitesh Estates, a leading real estate developer in Bangalore, to develop a $100 million 250 room luxury hotel in the city.

Chidambaram not the first neta to be put behind bars

Chidambaram not the first neta to be put behind bars

Rediff.com22 Aug 2019

Following are the names of some high-profile people who have been put behind the bars

Office space rentals skyrocket in Bangalore

Office space rentals skyrocket in Bangalore

Rediff.com14 Sep 2007

Owing to a mismatch between demand and supply of office space, rentals in the Bangalore's central business district (CBD) have peaked to Rs 90 per sq ft a month.

AAP finds no favour with Karnataka's aam aadmi

AAP finds no favour with Karnataka's aam aadmi

Rediff.com17 May 2014

All 28 of the candidates in the state suffered such humiliating defeats that they lost their deposits; treating this as a learning exercise, AAP is now preparing for the Bangalore civic body polls. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Prisoners get tech-savvy thanks to Intel

Prisoners get tech-savvy thanks to Intel

Rediff.com2 Sep 2005

The aim was to provide inmates vocational training which they can use after their release.

Nashik court issues warrant against Telgi

Nashik court issues warrant against Telgi

Rediff.com12 Feb 2004

The court asked Bangalore's central jail authorities to produce him on March 31 in connection with two cases regarding the scam.

New Mumbai-Bangalore express train

New Mumbai-Bangalore express train

Rediff.com18 Nov 2003

New Mumbai-Bangalore & Mumbai-Ajmer express trains

Kejriwal to hold fundraising dinner; at Rs 20,000 per head

Kejriwal to hold fundraising dinner; at Rs 20,000 per head

Rediff.com9 Mar 2014

he Aam Aadmi Party will host a fundraising dinner in Bengaluru on March 15 during AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's two-day visit to the city.

LS polls: BJP to field Yeddyurappa from Shimoga

LS polls: BJP to field Yeddyurappa from Shimoga

Rediff.com8 Mar 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. The Election Commission has cleared 52 candidates of which 20 are from Karnataka.

Jayalalithaa: Alone again, naturally

Jayalalithaa: Alone again, naturally

Rediff.com29 Sep 2014

Today, as Jayalalithaa's friend, advisor and 'sister' Sasikala is also lodged in Bangalore Central jail, the former Tamil Nadu chief minister is where she was before: alone, all alone

Check out when your constituency votes

Check out when your constituency votes

Rediff.com22 Mar 2019

The Lok Sabha election will be held in 7 phases, beginning on April 11, 2019 and ending on May 19, 2019.

Connaught Place 6th most expensive office location in the world

Connaught Place 6th most expensive office location in the world

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

Delhi's Connaught Place is the 6th most expensive location in the world.

Sharad Yadav, Hariprasad among 12 to file RS poll papers

Sharad Yadav, Hariprasad among 12 to file RS poll papers

Rediff.com9 Jun 2014

Janata Dal-United chief Sharad Yadav, his party colleague Pawan K Verma in Bihar and senior Congress leaders B K Hariprasad and Rajiv Gowda of Karnataka were among the 12 candidates who filed their nominations on Monday on the last day for June 19 elections for Rajya Sabha berths in 4 states.

Wish the best for Nandan, Balakrishnan in LS election, says Murthy

Wish the best for Nandan, Balakrishnan in LS election, says Murthy

Rediff.com8 Apr 2014

I would prefer a government that is stable and progressive, a government that takes quick decisions, a government that is much more oriented towards creating jobs, and one that attracts a lot of foreign investments, says N R Narayana Murthy.

Politics is not rocket science: V Balakrishnan

Politics is not rocket science: V Balakrishnan

Rediff.com21 Mar 2014

Interview with V Balakrishnan, Former CFO and board member of Infosys and AAP leader

Check out winning candidates from each phase of polls

Check out winning candidates from each phase of polls

Rediff.com28 May 2019

As the dust finally settles on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 and Bharatiya Janata Party along with its NDA allies emerges as the clear winner, here is a list of who won in each of the 7 phases of elections.

Kejriwal targets the 'intelligent' voter in Bangalore

Kejriwal targets the 'intelligent' voter in Bangalore

Rediff.com15 Mar 2014

Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal and his party feel that they have a fighting chance in Bangalore. The crowd that gathered for his road show comprised both supporters and curious onlookers.

How MLAs are getting richer faster than MPs

How MLAs are getting richer faster than MPs

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

"When it comes to economic matters, state governments have a far bigger role to play. Whether it is acquiring land for a major project or issuing a licence to a private university, the role of the state government has become very important. MLAs are bound to be natural beneficiaries of this heightened economic activity."

Phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls concludes with 68% voting

Phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls concludes with 68% voting

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

Barring Maharashtra, the poll percentage in rest of the states was in excess of 60 per cent while in Puducherry it was 80.47 per cent.

K'taka Cong to adopt US model, hold internal election to choose candidate

K'taka Cong to adopt US model, hold internal election to choose candidate

Rediff.com5 Mar 2014

There is a lot riding for both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress in Karnataka and both these parties should have their final list of candidates out by March 9. The BJP has almost finalised its list and party sources claim that it would not have taken this much time, but there was a great deal of confusion where the Bangalore North, Chickmagalur and Mysore seats were concerned. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Can NaMo be halted in the Hindi belt?

Can NaMo be halted in the Hindi belt?

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

'The foundation of the 2014 triumph was Narendra Modi's appeal to voters in the Hindi belt. The Bihar Vidhan Sabha polls will demonstrate if he continues to appeal to them,' says T V R Shenoy.

'Neither Modi nor Rahul will be PM. Are we not there?' Kumaraswamy

'Neither Modi nor Rahul will be PM. Are we not there?' Kumaraswamy

Rediff.com19 Mar 2014

'This is an artificial wave created by the BJP by using the money that they collect from corporates. Modi's attacks on the regional fronts are more out of fear, since he feels that we may hurt his ambition to become prime minister,' the JD-S's HD Kumaraswamy tells Vicky Nanjappa in an interview.

Business hit in retail stores, malls as shoppers go online

Business hit in retail stores, malls as shoppers go online

Rediff.com15 Oct 2014

Malls, retail stores are being hit by online sales and are struggling this festive season.