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SP manifesto promises Ahir regiment in Army

SP manifesto promises Ahir regiment in Army

Rediff.com5 Apr 2019

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said the future of the country should be better for all sections, including farmers and Muslims.

PM thanks people for showing maturity, patience after Ayodhya verdict

PM thanks people for showing maturity, patience after Ayodhya verdict

Rediff.com24 Nov 2019

He also said that after the "historic verdict", the country has moved ahead on a new path, with a new resolve.

8 pix that capture the essence of Chhath Puja

8 pix that capture the essence of Chhath Puja

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

As Chhath Puja draws to a close tomorrow, we bring you some pics of the festival.

COVID-19: 'Modi is the Muqaddar ka Sikandar'

COVID-19: 'Modi is the Muqaddar ka Sikandar'

Rediff.com1 May 2020

'This pandemic has given him a new platform to perform,' says a member of the government. 'He should feel lucky that he has got an opportunity now to demonstrate to the world his original talent.' 'He needs a visionary script to perform.' Sheela Bhatt reports on the politics of the pandemic.

PIX: Star Wars characters, then and now!

PIX: Star Wars characters, then and now!

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

Here's how its lead actors have changed over the years.

India's share in global GDP rose to 3.3% in 2017: President Kovind

India's share in global GDP rose to 3.3% in 2017: President Kovind

Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

The President noted that this is an opportune moment for the country to play a decisive role in the fourth industrial revolution.

Lenders hopeful of successful bids for grounded Jet Airways

Lenders hopeful of successful bids for grounded Jet Airways

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

A consortium of 26 lenders led by the SBI, with 51 per cent stake in the debt-trapped airline, has invited bids from potential suitors.

Curbs further eased in Valley; mobile net snapped in Jammu

Curbs further eased in Valley; mobile net snapped in Jammu

Rediff.com18 Aug 2019

They said protests took place at around a dozen places in which several protesters were injured.

Victory for Muslim women, say victims of instant talaq

Victory for Muslim women, say victims of instant talaq

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

The decision, they said, has given new hope to Muslim women.

'Modi govt working for New India; has given hope to people'

'Modi govt working for New India; has given hope to people'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

Addressing the joint session of Parliament at the beginning of the Budget Session, President Ram Nath Kovind said, "The government has been working to fulfill hopes and aspirations of all sections of people."

'Bluff, bluster, intimidation' Modi govt's philosophy: Sonia

'Bluff, bluster, intimidation' Modi govt's philosophy: Sonia

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

Rahul described the Rafale deal as a 'systematic robbery' from the Indian defence forces.

Rakshit and Rishab team up for Kannada film Rikki

Rakshit and Rishab team up for Kannada film Rikki

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

The film is produced by S V Babu and the music will be composed by Ajaneesh Loknath.

Religious heads should educate masses on climate change

Religious heads should educate masses on climate change

Rediff.com28 Feb 2014

It is difficult to predict whether religious organisations can mobilise enough global public pressure to minimise perils of global warming.

Virushka, Saina, Messi, Pique wish fans a Happy New Year!

Virushka, Saina, Messi, Pique wish fans a Happy New Year!

Rediff.com2 Jan 2018

With the hope that 2018 will be a prosperous and peaceful year, our favourite sports personalities took to their social media handles to wish their fans a very `Happy New Year`.

'I would like to see India become a developed country by 2022'

'I would like to see India become a developed country by 2022'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

'I would like to change mindsets and break away from the stereotype; it is time for a new vision, new faces, new hope and new politics to take India forward,' says Member of Parliament Anurag Thakur, in our continuing series where Indians talk about the India they love.

Extras: Mahrez, Salah, Mane vie for African football award

Extras: Mahrez, Salah, Mane vie for African football award

Rediff.com22 Dec 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Priyanka enters politics to revive Congress in UP ahead of LS polls

Priyanka enters politics to revive Congress in UP ahead of LS polls

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

Priyanka Gandhi was earlier actively involved in key decision making in the party along with her mother and brother, including the selection of new chief ministers for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh recently.

What to expect on KBC 6 tonight!

What to expect on KBC 6 tonight!

Rediff.com7 Sep 2012

The first episode of the hit gameshow airs tonight.

Make 2013 the year of Angst, Revolt and a New Order

Make 2013 the year of Angst, Revolt and a New Order

Rediff.com31 Dec 2012

Preserve this rage. Learn to be more angry and dissatisfied with the status quo. Revolt against all boxed sacredness. Nothing is sacred except the People of India, says Tarun Vijay, MP.

Winter session of Lok Sabha ends, 13 bills passed amid din

Winter session of Lok Sabha ends, 13 bills passed amid din

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

In the session which concluded on Wednesday, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan preferred to carry on with the listed business even as protesting Congress members stormed the Well and shouted slogans, many times walking out of the House for the day.

'We are not fighting for sex, but for love'

'We are not fighting for sex, but for love'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

'If people understand the love between boy-boy, girl-girl or transgenders, then that is the first great step for society to change.'

Inside BJP's 1.70 lakh sq ft newly-inaugurated head office

Inside BJP's 1.70 lakh sq ft newly-inaugurated head office

Rediff.com18 Feb 2018

The new party office is located at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg and will make the BJP the first major national party to shift its office outside Lutyens' Bungalow Zone.

Why Modi's Cabinet needs talent from the outside

Why Modi's Cabinet needs talent from the outside

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

Modi has the ideas for a new, hopeful India, and an idiom in which to sell optimism to voters. But he doesn't yet have the team for it, and soon enough, questions will begin to be asked by an impatient, non-ideological, I-don't-owe-anybody-anything generation of Indian voters, says Shekar Gupta.

Will BCCI members partially adopt Lodha reforms at SGM?

Will BCCI members partially adopt Lodha reforms at SGM?

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

A Special General Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India will be held in New Delhi on Wednesday amid indication that a majority of its state association are in favour of partial adoption of Lodha Committee reforms in a bid to end the impasse.

Advaniji don't use the word 'kripa', says Modi as he breaks down

Advaniji don't use the word 'kripa', says Modi as he breaks down

Rediff.com20 May 2014

Narendra Modi was unanimously elected as the leader of Bharatiya Janata Party Parliamentary party on Tuesday with the prime minister-designate saying the election result was a vote for 'new hope and aspiration' and he would try his best to live up to the expectations of the people of the country.

India's first transgender college principal resigns

India's first transgender college principal resigns

Rediff.com29 Dec 2016

Nadia District Magistrate Sumit Gupta on Thursday said he had received her letter of resignation from the post of Principal of Krishnagar Women's College in the district on December 27 and forwarded it to the state Higher Education department on Wednesday.

Obama announces $4 billion investments, loans to India

Obama announces $4 billion investments, loans to India

Rediff.com26 Jan 2015

US President Barack Obama on Monday announced investments and loans worth $4 billion by American agencies as part of measures to bolster trade with India.

I made the BJP more aggressive: Gadkari

I made the BJP more aggressive: Gadkari

Rediff.com11 Jan 2011

Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari has released a report card on achievements during his one year in office, claiming his tenure had seen a more aggressive and energetic organisation, which successfully cornered the government on issues of price rise and corruption.

Maharashtra farmers call off protest as state agrees to demands

Maharashtra farmers call off protest as state agrees to demands

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

It's a major victory for the farmers who trekked 180 km from Nashik over six days under the blazing sun, some even barefooted.

Paris deal frames climate ambition in 'lens of equity': India

Paris deal frames climate ambition in 'lens of equity': India

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

The Paris climate change agreement is a victory for climate justice, India has said.

The Who's Who of the CBFC's new, improved squad

The Who's Who of the CBFC's new, improved squad

Rediff.com16 Aug 2017

Will this team of 12 change the way films are certified in India?

Why should Sanju take pangas?

Why should Sanju take pangas?

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

Why do the biggest, most talented and successful film-makers of India suck up to the establishment so breathlessly, asks Shekhar Gupta.

How to invest in 2010

How to invest in 2010

Rediff.com5 Jan 2010

The point is not how to predict the markets, which no one can actually do, but how to keep ourselves prepared for unforeseen losses.

By-election wins beginning of a victory trail: BJP

By-election wins beginning of a victory trail: BJP

Rediff.com14 Sep 2009

"It seems this is the beginning of a new victory trail which started with the MCD polls. We look at the future with a new hope," BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said. In Gujarat, BJP won five of the seven assembly seats, where by-polls were held.

BJP, Congress gear up for 2018 poll battle

BJP, Congress gear up for 2018 poll battle

Rediff.com26 Dec 2017

Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat are over. Another set of state elections is due in 2018. Here's an assessment of the next round of the electoral challenge and how it could change India's political equations.

2008: North-East raised a ray of hope

2008: North-East raised a ray of hope

Rediff.com29 Dec 2008

While releasing the Vision 2020 document, Manmohan Singh announced a plethora of schemes that included a robust infrastructural plan encompassing upgrade of airports, linking of all the capitals with rail and Rs 31,000 crore (Rs 310 billion) for road improvement, to spur up development of the northeast. The announcement came close on the heels of India signing an agreement with Myanmar for developing the Myanmarese port of Sittwe.

Beijing games fail to lure Indians

Beijing games fail to lure Indians

Rediff.com28 Jul 2008

Indians might have emerged as the new hope for the world travel and tourism industry, but they seem to be giving a miss to the month-long Beijing Olympics slated to begin next month.

Indian physicist discovers new method for swing

Indian physicist discovers new method for swing

Rediff.com30 Sep 2008

There is new hope or rather a new weapon for India's fast bowlers, thanks to a new innovation by a cricket loving physicist, who has sepcialised in aerodynamics.

RSS not BJP's remote control, says Bhagwat

RSS not BJP's remote control, says Bhagwat

Rediff.com13 Jun 2014

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday rejected the suggestion was the organisation exercised "remote control" over the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government at the Centre and said the Narendra Modi dispensation was initiating some good changes.

Review: The force is with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Review: The force is with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

Star Wars cannot age, neither in memory nor on screen. Sukanya Verma raves about the latest film in the franchise.