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High drama as UP, Chhattisgarh cops tussle to arrest TV news anchor

High drama as UP, Chhattisgarh cops tussle to arrest TV news anchor

Rediff.com5 Jul 2022

A police team from Chhattisgarh landed in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday morning to arrest a TV news anchor from his house over a case lodged against him for playing a clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi out of context. However, the Raipur police were obstructed by their Uttar Pradesh counterparts who took Ranjan along with them, they claimed.

'I Quit My Job Because I Was Miserable'

'I Quit My Job Because I Was Miserable'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2024

Delhi-based Shubham Chakraborty, 32, a management graduate from XLRI, Jamshedpur, tells us how he fought anxiety and stress due to poor workplace management.

4 Naxals killed in 2 encounters in Chhattisgarh,1 jawan injured

4 Naxals killed in 2 encounters in Chhattisgarh,1 jawan injured

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

A Greyhounds jawan sustained injuries, following which he was airlifted to Warangal and admitted to a hospital.

Hardik's form a blip, says Raina, 'He'll shine vs Pak'

Hardik's form a blip, says Raina, 'He'll shine vs Pak'

Rediff.com20 May 2024

The T20 World Cup will start on June 1 and will be played in venues in the USA and the Caribbean till June 29.

How Maharashtra Plans To Prosecute 'Urban Naxals'

How Maharashtra Plans To Prosecute 'Urban Naxals'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

'The strategy of frontal organisations of the Maoists is to create unrest and ensure that such unrest leads to a law and order problem.' 'To cover such acts it was necessary to bring in a different definition of unlawful activities which is different from the definition of unlawful activities in the UAPA.'

'A Fearless Man Devoted To Truth, Justice'

'A Fearless Man Devoted To Truth, Justice'

Rediff.com13 Oct 2024

'Every report I filed for Rediff.com on the professor's incarceration, would leave me wondering for days, at the depth of the State's malevolence towards this disabled professor, and his equally deep capacity to tolerate it,' recalls Jyoti Punwani.' 'No country in the world would do what our country was doing to someone so helpless.'

Chhattisgarh Cong rift: Baghel, Singh Deo to meet party leadership

Chhattisgarh Cong rift: Baghel, Singh Deo to meet party leadership

Rediff.com24 Jul 2022

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel reached the national capital on Saturday and is likely to raise with the Congress leadership the issue of his differences with state minister T S Singh Deo, sources said.

Bharat Bandh hits life in Bihar, J'hand, tribal belts

Bharat Bandh hits life in Bihar, J'hand, tribal belts

Rediff.com21 Aug 2024

The response was tepid in other parts of the country even as several INDIA bloc parties as well as other non-BJP outfits extended their support to the bandh.

Jain seer Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj dies via 'sallekhna'

Jain seer Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj dies via 'sallekhna'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2024

Ahead of the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Dongargarh, a popular pilgrimage spot, and met Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj on November 5 and took his blessings.

More BJP-ruled states roll out police quotas for ex-Agniveers

More BJP-ruled states roll out police quotas for ex-Agniveers

Rediff.com27 Jul 2024

States like Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh had on Friday announced similar incentives.

Actor Sahil Khan sent to police custody till May 1 Mahadev betting app case

Actor Sahil Khan sent to police custody till May 1 Mahadev betting app case

Rediff.com28 Apr 2024

The size of the scam is about Rs 15,000 crore, as per the first information report (FIR) registered by the police in the case.

Chhattisgarh govt chopper crashes at Raipur airport; 2 pilots killed

Chhattisgarh govt chopper crashes at Raipur airport; 2 pilots killed

Rediff.com13 May 2022

The incident took place during a flying practice at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur under Mana police station limits at around 9:10 pm.

Lost 10 of family in tragedy, will haunt always: Cgarh accident survivor

Lost 10 of family in tragedy, will haunt always: Cgarh accident survivor

Rediff.com21 May 2024

Jodhiram Dhurve said he will never be able to forget the accident as he has lost 10 members of his family.

Chhattisgarh court sends Hindu seer Kalicharan to 2-day police custody

Chhattisgarh court sends Hindu seer Kalicharan to 2-day police custody

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

Chhattisgarh Police arrested Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh on Thursday over his alleged derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi, following which a court here sent him to police remand for two days, an official said.

Chhattisgarh, Raj, Gujarat PCCs demand Rahul Gandhi be made party chief

Chhattisgarh, Raj, Gujarat PCCs demand Rahul Gandhi be made party chief

Rediff.com18 Sep 2022

The Congress units in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the only two states where the party is in government on its own, have passed resolutions that Gandhi be made the party's president.

Chhattisgarh Cong rift: Baghel loyalists stage show of strength

Chhattisgarh Cong rift: Baghel loyalists stage show of strength

Rediff.com27 Aug 2021

Amid a talk of leadership change in Chhattisgarh, a number of legislators from the state has arrived in the national capital in support of Baghel, who is also reaching Delhi.

Chhattisgarh Cong MLAs return from Delhi, claim everything is fine

Chhattisgarh Cong MLAs return from Delhi, claim everything is fine

Rediff.com4 Oct 2021

Most of them said 'everything is fine' in the state Congress after landing at the airport in Raipur in a special aircraft.

Board exam papers flown to Naxal-hit village in helicopter

Board exam papers flown to Naxal-hit village in helicopter

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

The Chhattisgarh government used a helicopter to transport the board examination question papers to an exam centre located in an interior pocket of Naxalite-hit Sukma district in the state, officials said on Friday.

Rahul likely to visit Chhattisgarh to resolve power tussle

Rahul likely to visit Chhattisgarh to resolve power tussle

Rediff.com28 Aug 2021

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday returned to Raipur from Delhi, a day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met him for the second time in a week in a bid to resolve the power tussle between him and state health minister T S Singh Deo.

Chhattisgarh rift: Told Rahul everything, says Baghel after the meeting

Chhattisgarh rift: Told Rahul everything, says Baghel after the meeting

Rediff.com27 Aug 2021

Sources in the state Congress said that several party MLAs and ministers, who are close to Baghel, already reached Delhi on Thursday, while many legislators, ministers and senior leaders went to the national capital this morning.

SC refuses to stay Patna HC order on Bihar's 65% quota

SC refuses to stay Patna HC order on Bihar's 65% quota

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwla and Manoj Misra, however, agrees to hear as many as 10 petitions of the Bihar government against the Patna HC verdict.

Villagers bring Shivling to court after notice to temple in Chhattisgarh

Villagers bring Shivling to court after notice to temple in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com27 Mar 2022

A few days ago, the revenue officials of Raigarh had given notice to Shiva temple to appear in the court.

Subjecting child to corporal punishment not part of education: HC

Subjecting child to corporal punishment not part of education: HC

Rediff.com4 Aug 2024

Being small does not make a child a less human being than a grown up, the court observed.

Volume rebound, moderate valuation positive for NMDC

Volume rebound, moderate valuation positive for NMDC

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

Iron ore mining major NMDC's results for the April-June quarter (Q1) of FY25 were better than estimates. Weak volumes were balanced off by higher realisations, better average selling price (ASP) and lower royalties which boosted bottomline. The revenue was in line with estimates at Rs 5,400 crore, flat year-on-year (Y-o-Y) and down 17 per cent quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q).

Congress's Haryana MLAs bundled out to Chhattisgarh over cross-voting fears

Congress's Haryana MLAs bundled out to Chhattisgarh over cross-voting fears

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

Wary of the possibility of cross-voting during the polling for two Rajya Sabha seats, the Congress is likely to take its Haryana MLAs to the party-ruled Chhattisgarh to protect them from poaching.

India to get 'below normal' rainfall in June as monsoon stalls: IMD

India to get 'below normal' rainfall in June as monsoon stalls: IMD

Rediff.com19 Jun 2024

India has received 20 per cent less rainfall since the start of the monsoon period on June 1, with the rain-bearing system making no significant progress between June 12 and 18, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Forest rights activist Alok Shukla gets 'Green Nobel'

Forest rights activist Alok Shukla gets 'Green Nobel'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2024

Forest and tribal rights activist Alok Shukla will on Friday receive the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize -- 2024 for successfully leading a community campaign that saved 4.45 lakh acres of biodiversity-rich forests from 21 planned coal mines in Chhattisgarh.

Will NOTA See A Further Decline In 2024?

Will NOTA See A Further Decline In 2024?

Rediff.com24 Apr 2024

The portion of 'none of the above' option or NOTA dropped from 1.08% in 2014 to 1.06% in 2019.

Will NOTA See A Further Decline In 2024?

Will NOTA See A Further Decline In 2024?

Rediff.com23 Apr 2024

The portion of 'none of the above' option or NOTA dropped from 1.08% in 2014 to 1.06% in 2019.

Six of 8 Maoists killed in Chh'garh were senior cadres, carried Rs 48L bounty

Six of 8 Maoists killed in Chh'garh were senior cadres, carried Rs 48L bounty

Rediff.com17 Jun 2024

The police on Saturday claimed to have gunned down eight Maoists during an encounter in forests near Kutul-Farasbeda and Kodtameta villages in the district.

CMs of 10 states skip Niti meet, Nitish busy with...., says CEO

CMs of 10 states skip Niti meet, Nitish busy with...., says CEO

Rediff.com27 Jul 2024

The meeting was attended by 26 participants including Chief Ministers and Lt Governors of UTs, he said while briefing the media.

Shashank Redemption: From Mistaken Buy To Punjab King

Shashank Redemption: From Mistaken Buy To Punjab King

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

With all hopes faded, coming in to bat with 89 needed off 7 overs, the 32 year old revived the team's fortunes.

And Thus Was Born NIA...

And Thus Was Born NIA...

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

Even though the NIA claims that more than 90 per cent of cases charge-sheeted have ended in conviction, the figure is likely misleading. To date, very few cases investigated by the NIA have resulted in a completed trial, points out former CBI joint director Navneet Rajan Wasan.

INDIA parties spent too much time in...: CPI-ML chief

INDIA parties spent too much time in...: CPI-ML chief

Rediff.com22 Jun 2024

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) could have performed better in the recently-held Lok Sabha polls and perhaps, too much time was spent in reaching seat-sharing agreements, Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya has said.

Amid Punjab crisis, Chhattisgarh Congress MLAs reach Delhi

Amid Punjab crisis, Chhattisgarh Congress MLAs reach Delhi

Rediff.com30 Sep 2021

The political circle in the state was abuzz with speculation that the legislators have gone to express their support to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.

NEET-UG: How Haryana centre that saw 6 toppers fared

NEET-UG: How Haryana centre that saw 6 toppers fared

Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

No National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) candidate has scored above 682 in the revised results for a centre in Haryana that was under the scanner after six aspirants who took the medical entrance exam there on May 5 got 720 out of 720.

Revolt in Chhattisgarh govt, minister Singh Deo quits portfolio

Revolt in Chhattisgarh govt, minister Singh Deo quits portfolio

Rediff.com16 Jul 2022

Singh Deo will, however, remain the minister for Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, Twenty Point Implementation and Commercial Tax departments.

2 BSF battalions shifted from Odisha to Jammu amid surge in terror attacks

2 BSF battalions shifted from Odisha to Jammu amid surge in terror attacks

Rediff.com27 Jul 2024

The troops of these two units are expected to be based in Samba and near the Jammu-Punjab border, the sources said.

Maoists torch 3 vehicles, 4 mobile towers in Chhattisgarh's Kanker

Maoists torch 3 vehicles, 4 mobile towers in Chhattisgarh's Kanker

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

Maoists torched three vehicles, two machines engaged in road construction work and four mobile towers at separate places in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, the police said on Monday.

NTA announces NEET retest results, revised rank list

NTA announces NEET retest results, revised rank list

Rediff.com1 Jul 2024

National Testing Agency (NTA) officials reported that 813 of the 1,563 candidates appeared for the retest while the others opted for the marks without the grace.