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'He has played with my sentiments'

'He has played with my sentiments'

Rediff.com2 Feb 2009

The Chand-Fiza real-life soap on Monday saw Fiza attacking her husband former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan for the first time, accusing him of playing with her sentiments and asked him to come out clean on the "status" of their marriage.

India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable Agni V missile

India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable Agni V missile

Rediff.com31 Jan 2015

The indigenously made Agni V missile was test-fired from off the Odisha coast.

'It will take a year for business to recover'

'It will take a year for business to recover'

Rediff.com12 May 2020

'There was already a cash crunch and this (lockdown) has created more trouble.'

Eminent scientist S Christopher appointed DRDO chief

Eminent scientist S Christopher appointed DRDO chief

Rediff.com29 May 2015

Eminent scientist S Christopher was on Thursday appointed as the director general of the Defence Research and Development Organisation for a two-year term.

AAP sweeps Delhi civic bypolls, BJP draws blank; Cong wins 1 seat

AAP sweeps Delhi civic bypolls, BJP draws blank; Cong wins 1 seat

Rediff.com4 Mar 2021

The AAP swept the municipal bypolls in Delhi winning four of the five seats while the Congress bagged one and the BJP drew a blank, prompting AAP chief and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to assert that the victory is an indication of the expected outcome of the MCD elections next year.

Delhi Assembly to have 16 first-time MLAs, all from AAP

Delhi Assembly to have 16 first-time MLAs, all from AAP

Rediff.com12 Feb 2020

Atishi, Raghav Chadha and Dilip Pandey are among the first-time MLAs. Atishi, who was fielded from Kalkaji, won the seat by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharambir Singh by a margin of 11,393 votes. Chadha, who had also registered victory from Rajinder Nagar, defeated his BJP rival Sardar R P Singh by a margin of 20,058 votes.

Spotted: Ishant Sharma in Melbourne

Spotted: Ishant Sharma in Melbourne

Rediff.com12 Feb 2008

Reader Chander Ramanathan sent us these pictures from Melbourne.

Delhi puts 3 IAS officers in charge of ensuring oxygen supply

Delhi puts 3 IAS officers in charge of ensuring oxygen supply

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

As Delhi hospitals faced a severe oxygen crisis for the third consecutive day, the DDMA roped in three senior bureaucrats on Thursday to ensure a smooth movement of tankers and facilitate oxygen supply to the needy establishments, and directed the police to provide the security logistics from the manufacturers' sites to various health facilities in the city.

J-K, Ladakh get first Lt Guvs; Malik shifted to Goa

J-K, Ladakh get first Lt Guvs; Malik shifted to Goa

Rediff.com25 Oct 2019

The two Union Territories of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh will come into existence on October 31.

Sonam's journey from small Haryana village to Tokyo Olympics

Sonam's journey from small Haryana village to Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com19 May 2021

Sonam Malik,19, is the youngest Indian woman wrestler to qualify for the Olympic Games.

Dera chief gets lifer for journalist's murder

Dera chief gets lifer for journalist's murder

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

The Dera Sacha Sauda chief and the three others convicted last Friday in the case appeared before the court through video conferencing.

India can export fighter planes, missiles: DRDO chief

India can export fighter planes, missiles: DRDO chief

Rediff.com22 Jun 2014

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressing on the need for increasing arms exports, the Defence Research and Development Organisation has said India can sell combat aircraft and missiles whose production cost would be "much lower" than some of the weapons sold by countries such as China.

AAP wins all 12 seats reserved for SCs with big margins

AAP wins all 12 seats reserved for SCs with big margins

Rediff.com11 Feb 2020

Rajendra Pal Gautam, who is social welfare minister in the outgoing government, retained the Seemapuri seat by a whopping margin of over 56,000 votes against LJP's Sant Lal.

Second phase of DDC polls underway in J-K

Second phase of DDC polls underway in J-K

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

Out of the 280 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, 43 are going to polls in the second phase with 25 in Kashmir and 18 in Jammu division.

Fuel price hike could see 50,000 small truckers going out of business

Fuel price hike could see 50,000 small truckers going out of business

Rediff.com23 Feb 2021

About 50,000 truckers, most of whom are single-truck owners, could be thrown off their businesses due to the recent fuel price hike. "Already the vehicle supply on the road is higher than the requirement. "With the fuel price hike, fleet owners will look to cut down fleet size wherever needed and due to this, small single-truck owners could be at the receiving end," Ashok Goyal, managing director at BLR Logistiks (I) Ltd said. The company has a fleet of 500 vehicles of all types-small, medium and large with pan-India presence.

Delhi polls: AAP fields 24 new faces, drops 15 sitting MLAs

Delhi polls: AAP fields 24 new faces, drops 15 sitting MLAs

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

Dilip Pandey, Atishi and Raghav Chadha, who unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, will also contest the assembly elections to be held on February 8.

Chat@3: How to speak and write better English

Chat@3: How to speak and write better English

Rediff.com18 Feb 2014

In an online chat between 3 and 4 pm, today, Chander Madan, CEO of eAge Tutor will address your queries.

By 2020, India will be missile-import free: DRDO to PMO

By 2020, India will be missile-import free: DRDO to PMO

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

Defence Research and Development Organisation plans to make the country "missile import free" by 2022, the agency has told the Prime Minister's Office.

SEE: Scindia greets Cong leaders as newly elected RS MPs take oath

SEE: Scindia greets Cong leaders as newly elected RS MPs take oath

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

Scindia, who is now with the BJP and took oath as a member from Madhya Pradesh, greeted his bete noire before taking oath. Scindia and Singh had differences that led to Scindia quitting the Congress. Scindia also greeted Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Ghulam Nabi Azad.

India's missile shield is ready, phase II will counter China

India's missile shield is ready, phase II will counter China

Rediff.com16 Jun 2013

India's missile defence system is set to get a big boost as it is developing capability to intercept enemy missiles fired from a distance of up to 5,000 km, in effect tackling any possible threat from countries such as China. The capability is being developed by DRDO as part of the Ballistic Missile Defence shield, whose first phase is ready for deployment possibly in Delhi

Chaos as liquor shops open after 40 days -- and some close again

Chaos as liquor shops open after 40 days -- and some close again

Rediff.com4 May 2020

Liquor shops reopened across the country in the non-containment zones after 40 days from Monday with people queuing up in large numbers, giving social distancing norms a toss at some places.

All evidence indicates Fiza committed suicide: Police

All evidence indicates Fiza committed suicide: Police

Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

Ruling out any foul play, the Mohali police on Tuesday said all evidence indicated that Fiza aka Anuradha Bali, the estranged second wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan, had committed suicide.

India to evacuate 1,000 nationals from Ukraine's Lugansk city

India to evacuate 1,000 nationals from Ukraine's Lugansk city

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

India has made arrangements to evacuate all its nationals, mainly students, from violence-hit Ukrainian city of Lugansk to Kyiv, top officials said.

'People called Amitabh 'camel''

'People called Amitabh 'camel''

Rediff.com3 Feb 2022

'Not many know I am a Rajput from Jodhpur.' 'My ancestors shifted to Kolhapur as my great grandfather and grandfather were both engineers.' 'They were called by Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj to build the city of Kolhapur.'

Death toll in NTPC blast rises to 34

Death toll in NTPC blast rises to 34

Rediff.com5 Nov 2017

The toll in NTPC's Unchahar plant accident has climbed to 34, making it the country's worst industrial disaster in the last eight years.

Ashok Khemka among 9 IAS officers transferred in Haryana

Ashok Khemka among 9 IAS officers transferred in Haryana

Rediff.com4 Mar 2019

The IAS officer, who was posted for nearly 15 months in the sports and youth affairs department, headed by Minister Anil Vij, has been transferred over 45 times in his career so far.

'Banning books seems more like Taliban culture than Hindu culture'

'Banning books seems more like Taliban culture than Hindu culture'

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

'How can Hindus protest efforts to ban an edition of the Gita in parts of Russia, and force a publisher to withdraw an academic critique of Hinduism, all in the same breath? It makes the Hindu community seem petty, self-serving, and hypocritical. Episodes like this allow Hinduism to be "owned" by the most conservative, intolerant, extremist voices. These people do not speak for me, and they certainly don't represent the form of Hinduism I practice and love," Princeton University's Hindu chaplain Vineet Chander tells Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais.

Mahatma Gandhi statue desecrated in Shimla

Mahatma Gandhi statue desecrated in Shimla

Rediff.com2 Oct 2012

Miscreants on Tuesday desecrated a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Ridge in Shimla on his birth anniversary.

Traces of poison, alcohol found in Fiza's viscera: Official

Traces of poison, alcohol found in Fiza's viscera: Official

Rediff.com8 Sep 2012

Traces of poison and alcohol have been found in the viscera of Fiza aka Anuradha Bali, the estranged second wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan, whose highly decomposed body was found at her Mohali residence a month back.

Connect the dots: Reliance, ITC, SoftBank

Connect the dots: Reliance, ITC, SoftBank

Rediff.com11 Aug 2020

Mukesh Ambani is stringing in new partnerships within the Reliance ecosystem with the best in global business -- from Facebook, Google and Microsoft to umpteen sovereign wealth funds and a soon-to-be-declared strategic partner in a big global retailer, notes Shailesh Dobhal.

Amarnath yatra: Five pilgrims dead, seven injured

Amarnath yatra: Five pilgrims dead, seven injured

Rediff.com27 Jun 2012

Five pilgrims, including two women, died enroute the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the toll during the ongoing yatra to six, police said on Wednesday.

Don't miss the chance to work hard: Prof Banik

Don't miss the chance to work hard: Prof Banik

Rediff.com9 Jun 2012

Director General at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), Prof. Paritosh K. Banik, could barely speak English as a child. But nothing could dampen his spirits!

First Look: Balakrishna and Manoj Manchu team up

First Look: Balakrishna and Manoj Manchu team up

Rediff.com21 May 2012

The film is being produced by Lakshmi Manchu.

Fiza's death: Crime Branch summons social activist

Fiza's death: Crime Branch summons social activist

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

A social activist has been summoned by the Mohali police after his number was found in the call records of two mobile phones of Anuradha Bali alias Fiza, the estranged second wife of former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan found dead on Monday.

Police were missing during Delhi riots, claim Muslims and Hindus

Police were missing during Delhi riots, claim Muslims and Hindus

Rediff.com29 Feb 2020

They are also upset with the Delhi government for not standing with the victims and the Centre for delayed deployment of security forces.

Rs 92.86 lakh cash, 1.5 kg gold seized from Fiza's house

Rs 92.86 lakh cash, 1.5 kg gold seized from Fiza's house

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

The police on Thursday seized Rs 92.86 lakh in cash and 1.5 kg of gold ornaments from the Mohali residence of Anuradha Bali alias Fiza, the estranged second wife of former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan, three days after she was found dead under mysterious circumstances.

Temper to be remade in Tamil

Temper to be remade in Tamil

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

The latest updates from the Telugu film industry.

J&K cabinet rejig: Speaker, 7 others sworn-in as ministers

J&K cabinet rejig: Speaker, 7 others sworn-in as ministers

Rediff.com30 Apr 2018

The major shake-up of the council of ministers -- including six of the BJP and two of the PDP -- follows BJP ministers Lal Singh and Chander Prakash Ganga resigning from the cabinet earlier this month after they were criticised for taking part in a rally in support of those accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua.

ChuChu TV: It began with a dad's love for his daughter

ChuChu TV: It began with a dad's love for his daughter

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

Doting father Vinoth Chandar made an animation character based on his little girl to amuse her. Today, it has grown into a YouTube channel with 14 million subscribers from 75 countries.

FIR registered against TRS MLA Harish Rao

FIR registered against TRS MLA Harish Rao

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

Delhi Police on Thursday registered an FIR against Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLA Harish Rao and others for allegedly assaulting a senior official of the Andhra Pradesh Bhawan in New Delhi over an argument.