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Centre declares TN floods as 'calamity of severe nature'

Centre declares TN floods as 'calamity of severe nature'

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

The CM also said that the Parliament Secretariat had issued a circular to the MPs stating that they can allot Rs 1 crore worth renovation and rehabilitation efforts in the flood-affected districts from Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme

'Chowkidar' took money from poor, put it in pocket of Ambani: Rahul

'Chowkidar' took money from poor, put it in pocket of Ambani: Rahul

Rediff.com24 Sep 2018

The opposition does not have any issue left so it is raking up Rafale deal issue, Rajnath Singh said.

I-Day: Modi calls for dignity of women, respect for poor

I-Day: Modi calls for dignity of women, respect for poor

Rediff.com15 Aug 2014

Stressing on "dignity of women", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged parliamentarians and the corporate sector to help build separate toilets for girls in schools across the country by next year.

'I want both my parents to win this election'

'I want both my parents to win this election'

Rediff.com10 May 2019

'People want to see Mr Sinha win again because he has always been there for Patna whether he has been a leader or not.' 'Even when he was an actor, he was a proud Bihari.' 'He is not doing it because he only wants to win an election, he wants to do it because he really loves Bihar.'

Why Sanjay Nirupam feels he will win North Mumbai again

Why Sanjay Nirupam feels he will win North Mumbai again

Rediff.com19 Apr 2014

Congress sitting MP Sanjay Nirupam is facing a tough contest from Bharatiya Janata Party Gopal Shetty in the North Mumbai Lok Sabha constituency, which goes to polls on April 24.

Rains will batter TN for 7 days more: IMD

Rains will batter TN for 7 days more: IMD

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

Rains will continue to batter Tamil Nadu for the next seven days and the next 48 hours are "very crucial", the IMD has said.

It has become fashion for BJP to stall development: Rahul in Amethi

It has become fashion for BJP to stall development: Rahul in Amethi

Rediff.com19 May 2015

Gandhi said when the Congress was in power, the Opposition would allege that all money was going to Amethi and now they say nothing has been done here.

26 crucial points PM Modi made at Red Fort speech

26 crucial points PM Modi made at Red Fort speech

Rediff.com15 Aug 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the nation on the 68th Independence Day from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort for the first time.

Prez seeks cooperation of MPs as budget session of Parliament begins

Prez seeks cooperation of MPs as budget session of Parliament begins

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

With clouds of storm hovering over Parliament's budget session, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday sought the "cooperation" of all MPs in the smooth conduct of legislative business but gave no indication of plans to bring changes in the controversial land acquisition ordinance.

'We fought the elections with 19th century ideas'

'We fought the elections with 19th century ideas'

Rediff.com10 Jun 2014

'We have to get the party and its members to this day. We have to bring them to the present and see the realities of today. We must fight the elections with 22nd century ideas.' Former Congress MP Annu Tandon explains why she and the party lost the Lok Sabha election and how its fortunes can be revived.

Modi@1: All that's changed in Amethi, Rae Bareli, Varanasi, or not

Modi@1: All that's changed in Amethi, Rae Bareli, Varanasi, or not

Rediff.com20 May 2015

Have Amethi and Rae Bareli got rough treatment in the last one year? Has Varanasi become cleaner? Business Standard's Manavi Kapur finds out

The real Jai Hind moment: Stand with the soldier

The real Jai Hind moment: Stand with the soldier

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

'Why can't we make it mandatory for all IAS and IPS officers to serve in the armed forces for a year before joining service? What stops us from making it compulsory for every Member of Parliament to spend three months, immediately after taking oath, in military barracks/maybe a few nights in the bunkers on the borders, to learn and understand the life of a fauji?' wonders Tarun Vijay, MP.

6 I-Day promises from 2014 that Modi (partially) fulfilled

6 I-Day promises from 2014 that Modi (partially) fulfilled

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

A review of key pronouncements he made in his first Independence Day Speech on August 15, 2014.

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