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After Nitish supports note ban, Modi lauds Bihar CM over liquor ban

After Nitish supports note ban, Modi lauds Bihar CM over liquor ban

Rediff.com5 Jan 2017

The two leaders heaped praise upon each other for effectively implementing prohibition in their states, reports M I Khan from Patna.

Mann Ki Baat: PM says Diwali with troops in Gurez 'unforgettable'

Mann Ki Baat: PM says Diwali with troops in Gurez 'unforgettable'

Rediff.com29 Oct 2017

he also talked about India's tradition of respecting the nature through festivals like 'Chhat' and referred to the ongoing cleanliness campaign.

SRK to dub for Malayalam film

SRK to dub for Malayalam film

Rediff.com29 Sep 2009

The actor will dub for the prologue of Pazhasssi Raja, a Malayalam film starring Mammootty.

Salman: I don't want to make depressing films for my fans

Salman: I don't want to make depressing films for my fans

Rediff.com8 Jan 2010

After giving us one of the biggest hits of 2009, Salman Khan is back to prove his mettle once again with his pet project, Veer.

Now, you can listen to Veer

Now, you can listen to Veer

Rediff.com15 Dec 2009

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been upto.

When Love's Magic touched the Ghazal!

When Love's Magic touched the Ghazal!

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

Beauty is woven into the ghazal with such deep feelings of love that the focus is always on seeking oneness with the other, notes Gopi Chand Narang.

Kashmir situation deals body blow to India's image

Kashmir situation deals body blow to India's image

Rediff.com25 Nov 2019

An opinion is steadily gaining ground in Muslim countries in India's 'extended neighbourhood' that the Modi government is adopting State policies that are decidedly 'anti-Muslim', warns Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Dalai Lama reaches Tawang, to stay for 4 days

Dalai Lama reaches Tawang, to stay for 4 days

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

The Tibetan leader was to reach Tawang by chopper on April 4 but due to bad weather, he travel over 550 km by road from Guwahati to reach Tawang.

Rajnath first BJP chief to visit Bapu Kutir

Rajnath first BJP chief to visit Bapu Kutir

Rediff.com10 Jan 2008

"This place has been blessed by the presence of Mahatma Gandhi. I am honoured to be here. It will be an inspiration for generations to come," he wrote in the visitors' register at Bapu Kuti.

'Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka are not on the same page'

'Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka are not on the same page'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

'It can be said without hesitation that Rahul, Priyanka and Sonia Gandhi enjoy perfect relations of mother-daughter-son all together in the family.' 'But their worldview is different and their style of functioning is different and their favourites in the party are different people.'

Beyond Octopussy: Roger Moore's India connections

Beyond Octopussy: Roger Moore's India connections

Rediff.com24 May 2017

The James Bond actor spent months in India shooting for another film, but his connection to India goes much deeper than that.

Modi govt a regime of falsehood, says Rahul Gandhi

Modi govt a regime of falsehood, says Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com9 Dec 2007

Joining the election campaign in Gujarat for the first time, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday termed the Narendra Modi government as the regime of "falsehood" and appealed to people to dethrone it by following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.

World identifies India with Gandhi, Taj & poverty

World identifies India with Gandhi, Taj & poverty

Rediff.com13 Sep 2007

In the survey conducted on the socio-economic perception on India and Pakistan after 60 years of independence from the British rule, the BBC found that the world also associated both countries with poverty.

Eyeing 2019, BJP to hold national executive meet in Odisha on Saturday

Eyeing 2019, BJP to hold national executive meet in Odisha on Saturday

Rediff.com14 Apr 2017

Having reclaimed power in Uttar Pradesh after 15 years, the Bharatiya Janata Party will now turn its focus to the states where it has been traditionally weak but which are critical to determine its fortune in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls as its national executive meet begins in Odisha on Saturday.

Gujarat and the history of futures

Gujarat and the history of futures

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

Saurashtra in Gujarat boasts of being the cradle of Futures trading in India. Certainly, the Gujarati business acumen played a big role in the rise of futures trade in Saurashtra and other parts of the state.

Time to dump Section 377? Tell us!

Time to dump Section 377? Tell us!

Rediff.com21 Sep 2006

Do you think it is time India got rid of a cruel law that treats gays as criminals?

'Work without discrimination': Modi reaches out to minorities

'Work without discrimination': Modi reaches out to minorities

Rediff.com25 May 2019

They (minorities) cannot be handed over to them (Opposition), who benefit because we keep quiet.

10-day Mahatma exhibition at UN

10-day Mahatma exhibition at UN

Rediff.com2 Oct 2007

The exhibition organised by the government and sponsored by the Indian Council for Cultural relations is expected to be inaugurated by Ki-moon in the presence of Congress party president Sonia Gandhi

India will hit back with 'double force' if sovereignty is challenged: PM

India will hit back with 'double force' if sovereignty is challenged: PM

Rediff.com21 Oct 2018

He cautioned people against forces inside and outside India which are working against the country by targeting it and its constitutional values.

PHOTOS: Jallianwala Bagh exhibition at a UK museum

PHOTOS: Jallianwala Bagh exhibition at a UK museum

Rediff.com13 Apr 2019

The exhibition is conceived as a 'lived experience' creation, based on work with descendants and communities to collect stories related to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on April 13, 1919.

Amid row on Netaji, now Bhagat Singh's kin allege spying

Amid row on Netaji, now Bhagat Singh's kin allege spying

Rediff.com11 Apr 2015

Bhagat Singh's family claimed that they had been kept under surveillance for several years and demanded that the government declassify all files pertaining to him.

100% rural teledensity by 2020 remains a distant dream

100% rural teledensity by 2020 remains a distant dream

Rediff.com20 Mar 2018

Broadband connectivity to villages has been lagging, with delay in laying of an optical fibre network up to gram panchayats

Kejriwal: AAP will campaign for BJP in 2019 if...

Kejriwal: AAP will campaign for BJP in 2019 if...

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

He also warned that if the Modi government failed to do so, the party would conduct a 'BJP, quit Delhi' campaign.

Has anyone from Gujarat been martyred? Akhilesh asks, faces flak

Has anyone from Gujarat been martyred? Akhilesh asks, faces flak

Rediff.com10 May 2017

Akhilesh was apparently targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

'For 70 years, these people have been criticising Bapu'

'For 70 years, these people have been criticising Bapu'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

'While they claim to cherish Bapu's ideals, they cherish Godse as fervently.'

Who was Mangal Pandey?

Who was Mangal Pandey?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2005

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Review: Gold is let down by Akshay Kumar

Review: Gold is let down by Akshay Kumar

Rediff.com15 Aug 2018

It's only when Gold moves away from Akshay Kumar's blundering Bangla and hockey humbug to become a story of grace among go-getters that it comes close to becoming the movie it should have been, says Sukanya Verma.

ASI challenges Wakf board's declaration

ASI challenges Wakf board's declaration

Rediff.com12 Aug 2005

The Archaeolological Survey of India on Friday filed a petition in the \n\nsupreme court challenging the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Wakf Board decision declaring the 17th\ncentury mughal monument Taj Mahal as Wakf property.

Aamir's new obsession

Aamir's new obsession

Rediff.com10 Apr 2003

'Change in RSS is positive'

'Change in RSS is positive'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2004

'RSS leaders have now accepted that Muslims are part of this country. Muslims and Hindus are brothers. It is a good sign,' Jamiat leader Maulana Abdul Hameed Nomani on the talks with the RSS.

Timeline: 1885 to 1947

Timeline: 1885 to 1947

Rediff.com9 Aug 2017

Some major events that occurred from 1885, when the Indian National Congress was formed, till August 15, 1947, when India achieved Independence.

Fire guts over 60 shops in Mumbai's Crawford Market; none hurt

Fire guts over 60 shops in Mumbai's Crawford Market; none hurt

Rediff.com25 Oct 2015

Over 60 shops were gutted in a major fire that broke out in South Mumbai's busy Crawford market due to a short circuit in the wee hours of Sunday.

Nothing beats Lagaan!

Nothing beats Lagaan!

Rediff.com16 Aug 2003

Christie's to auction Raj artefacts

Christie's to auction Raj artefacts

Rediff.com11 Feb 2004

Net neutrality: Netizens, Facebook in a war of words

Net neutrality: Netizens, Facebook in a war of words

Rediff.com10 Feb 2016

The comments drew sharp criticism from netizens with some calling Facebook's Free Basics plan as Internet colonialism.

Scholar Edward Said dies at 67

Scholar Edward Said dies at 67

Rediff.com25 Sep 2003

Ross island: Where history rests

Ross island: Where history rests

Rediff.com31 Oct 2019

Vaihayasi Pande Daniel discovers Ross Island where the clock can never be turned back.

Zero's Homecoming

Zero's Homecoming

Rediff.com15 Oct 2017

The Indian high commission in London is making efforts to take the manuscript to India for display.

No power in world can stop us from resolving Kashmir issue: Rajnath

No power in world can stop us from resolving Kashmir issue: Rajnath

Rediff.com14 Oct 2017

Singh said the NDA government has given a free hand to the Army to act against terrorists.

CJI not happy with PM skipping issues of judiciary in I-Day speech

CJI not happy with PM skipping issues of judiciary in I-Day speech

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, however, said that the appointment of judges would go ahead irrespective of whether new Memorandum of Procedure was in place or not.