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How Dropped Candidates Keep Busy

How Dropped Candidates Keep Busy

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

Cricket climate change to medical practice, dropped candidates have their non-political life sorted.

NIA court issues warrant against ATS officer in Malegaon blast case

NIA court issues warrant against ATS officer in Malegaon blast case

Rediff.com16 Nov 2022

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai on Wednesday issued a bailable warrant against an officer of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for not appearing before it in connection with the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

Case against Pragya Thakur for 'inflammatory remarks'

Case against Pragya Thakur for 'inflammatory remarks'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2022

Thakur had on December 25 said Hindus have the right to respond to those who attack them and their dignity as she spoke about the killing of Hindu activists.

Hotelier becomes 18th witness to turn hostile in 2008 Malegaon blast case

Hotelier becomes 18th witness to turn hostile in 2008 Malegaon blast case

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

The hotelier from Panchmarhi, during his deposition in the court of Special NIA Judge PR Sitre, denied making any statement to the probe agencies, said special public prosecutor Avinash Rasal.

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Rediff.com29 Nov 2019

Catch all the action from the Upper and Lower House of Parliament.

SC rejects Lt Col Purohit's discharge plea in Malegaon blast case

SC rejects Lt Col Purohit's discharge plea in Malegaon blast case

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

The Supreme Court has junked a plea filed by Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit seeking discharge in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

Hindus should keep knives in their homes sharp: BJP MP

Hindus should keep knives in their homes sharp: BJP MP

Rediff.com26 Dec 2022

Advising parents against educating their children in missionary institutions, Thakur said, "by doing it you will open the doors of old age homes for yourselves."

PIX: Bidding farewell to old Parliament building

PIX: Bidding farewell to old Parliament building

Rediff.com19 Sep 2023

Dressed in colourful attire, members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday got their group photograph clicked in the old Parliament building, hours before legislative proceedings shift to the new Parliament House.

NIA court tells Sadhvi Pragya to be present when summoned

NIA court tells Sadhvi Pragya to be present when summoned

Rediff.com24 Nov 2021

BJP's Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, appeared before a special NIA court here on Wednesday.

There will be 'Hindu Raj' in Bengal soon: Pragya Thakur

There will be 'Hindu Raj' in Bengal soon: Pragya Thakur

Rediff.com13 Dec 2020

The BJP will win the next Bengal assembly election, Thakur said.

BJP neta suspended for calling Gandhi 'father of Pak'

BJP neta suspended for calling Gandhi 'father of Pak'

Rediff.com17 May 2019

Saumitra, in a Facebook post, had referred to Mahatma Gandhi as the "father of Pakistan". "Pakistan was born with the blessings of Bapu, therefore, Mahatma Gandhi can be called the father of Pakistan and not of India," he wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday.

Maharashtra ATS officers forced to leave Malegaon blast trial

Maharashtra ATS officers forced to leave Malegaon blast trial

Rediff.com27 Jan 2022

Two officials of the Maharashtra ATS on Thursday left the special court in Mumbai which is conducting the trial of the 2008 Malegaon blast case after the defence lawyers objected to their presence.

Despite BJP diktat, Pragya Thakur backs Nupur Sharma

Despite BJP diktat, Pragya Thakur backs Nupur Sharma

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

'Our deities are sanatan. If you insult them, we will also tell the truth. You tell our truth and it will be accepted by us. But why does it pain you when we tell the truth? This means somewhere history is dirty'

Malegaon blast victims write to CJ, seek extension for NIA judge

Malegaon blast victims write to CJ, seek extension for NIA judge

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

The victims of the 2008 Malegaon blast case have written to the chief justice and registrar of Bombay high court requesting them to extend the tenure of special NIA judge PR Sitre, who has been presiding over the trial since August 2020.

Pragya blames Oppn 'marak shakti' for BJP leaders' deaths

Pragya blames Oppn 'marak shakti' for BJP leaders' deaths

Rediff.com26 Aug 2019

Opposition is using a 'marak shakti' (killing power) to harm BJP leaders, says BJP's Bhopal MP.

ATS forced to take names of Yogi, RSS leaders in Malegaon case: Witness

ATS forced to take names of Yogi, RSS leaders in Malegaon case: Witness

Rediff.com28 Dec 2021

The witness deposed before the special National Investigation Agency court on Tuesday.

Allahabad HC allows ASI survey at Gyanvapi mosque

Allahabad HC allows ASI survey at Gyanvapi mosque

Rediff.com3 Aug 2023

The Allahabad high court on Thursday allowed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a scientific survey at the Gyanvapi premises in Varanasi to determine whether the 17th-century mosque has been constructed over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple.

To counter Sadhvi, Digvijaya performs 'Hath Yoga' with Computer Baba

To counter Sadhvi, Digvijaya performs 'Hath Yoga' with Computer Baba

Rediff.com7 May 2019

'BJP sarkaar 5 saal mein Ram Mandir bhi nahi bana paayi. Ab Ram Mandir nahi toh Modi nahi'

Pragya Thakur to get NIA's clean chit in Joshi murder case

Pragya Thakur to get NIA's clean chit in Joshi murder case

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

The NIA has found nothing to suggest that Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and 3 others were involved in Malegaon and Samjhauta blasts accused Sunil Joshi's murder, reports Vicky Nanjappa.

EC notice to Sadhvi for her remarks against Karkare

EC notice to Sadhvi for her remarks against Karkare

Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

Addressing BJP workers in Bhopal on Thursday night, Thakur had claimed that Karkare died during the attacks as she 'cursed' him for torturing her.

Nadda pulls up Pragya Thakur for toilet remarks

Nadda pulls up Pragya Thakur for toilet remarks

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

The Bhopal MP was pulled up and asked to refrain from making statements that go against the party's programmes and ideology

Court refuses bail to Sadhvi Pragya in Malegaon blast case

Court refuses bail to Sadhvi Pragya in Malegaon blast case

Rediff.com7 Nov 2015

The special court for MCOCA cases on Saturday rejected the bail application of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a key accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

Withdraw Sadhvi Pragya's candidature: Ex-bureaucrats

Withdraw Sadhvi Pragya's candidature: Ex-bureaucrats

Rediff.com25 Apr 2019

'The country needs to honour the sacrifice of Karkare and not allow deviant individuals to denigrate him and his memory'

BJP MP Pragya Thakur faints at party event in Bhopal

BJP MP Pragya Thakur faints at party event in Bhopal

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha member from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur fainted during an event organised at party office on Tuesday to pay tributes to Bharatiya Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookherjee on his death anniversary.

Malegaon blast: HC rejects Lt Col Purohit's discharge plea

Malegaon blast: HC rejects Lt Col Purohit's discharge plea

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

Among other grounds for seeking discharge, Purohit had claimed lack of sanction under relevant provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure to prosecute him.

Recite Hanuman Chalisa to eradicate Covid: BJP MP

Recite Hanuman Chalisa to eradicate Covid: BJP MP

Rediff.com26 Jul 2020

'When people... Hindus recite the 'Hanuman Chalisa' in one voice, it will definitely work and we will be free from coronavirus'

Several parliamentary standing committees reconstituted

Several parliamentary standing committees reconstituted

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

Shashi Tharoor has also been retained as the chairman of the panel on Information Technology.

Malegaon blast accused Purohit files plea for in-camera trial

Malegaon blast accused Purohit files plea for in-camera trial

Rediff.com11 Jan 2022

Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit, an accused in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, on Tuesday filed an application before a special court in Mumbai requesting that the ongoing trial be held in-camera.

Didn't become MP to clean drains, toilets: Pragya Thakur

Didn't become MP to clean drains, toilets: Pragya Thakur

Rediff.com21 Jul 2019

Thakur, while interacting with BJP workers on Sunday, said she has not been elected as Member of Parliament to clean toilets and drains.

Karkare died for treating me badly: Sadhvi Pragya

Karkare died for treating me badly: Sadhvi Pragya

Rediff.com19 Apr 2019

"Hemant Karkare falsely implicated me. He died of his karma. I told him, he will be destroyed. I told him his entire dynasty will be erased," Pragya said.

Digvijay skips voting, expresses regret

Digvijay skips voting, expresses regret

Rediff.com12 May 2019

Throughout the day, he visited various polling stations in Bhopal to track the voting, sources said.

NIA did not ask Rohini Salian to go slow in Malegaon blast case: AG

NIA did not ask Rohini Salian to go slow in Malegaon blast case: AG

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has rubbished allegations in the Supreme Court that Salian was pressurised by the National Investigation Agency to 'go slow' in the case.

The man who shot kabaddi video is 'Ravana': Pragya Thakur

The man who shot kabaddi video is 'Ravana': Pragya Thakur

Rediff.com16 Oct 2021

"I am telling the person, whose sanskaras have got spoiled, to mend them. If you don't, your old age and next birth will also get spoiled because whenever anyone has clashed with the patriots, revolutionaries and above all saints, neither Ravana or Kansa survived, nor will the 'adharmi' or 'vidharmi' of the present be saved," Thakur said.

MP renames Habibganj railway station after Gond queen Kamlapati

MP renames Habibganj railway station after Gond queen Kamlapati

Rediff.com13 Nov 2021

The Madhya Pradesh government has written to the Union ministry of home affairs on renaming the recently redeveloped Habibganj station after Rani Kamlapati, the 18th century Gond queen of the region.

Sadhvi Pragya hospitalised in Nashik

Sadhvi Pragya hospitalised in Nashik

Rediff.com27 Mar 2010

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case and lodged in the Nashik prison was hospitalised on Saturday.

Sadhvi Pragya diagnosed with breast cancer

Sadhvi Pragya diagnosed with breast cancer

Rediff.com10 Jan 2013

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case and the Sunil Joshi murder case, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, according to a report from the Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital in Bhopal. A mammography test on her confirmed the ailment on Wednesday, doctors attending on her said.

HC seeks Centre's reply on Sadhvi plea regarding NIA

HC seeks Centre's reply on Sadhvi plea regarding NIA

Rediff.com12 Dec 2012

The Bombay high court on Wednesday sought the reply of the Union government on a petition filed by Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, challenging the constitutional validity of the National Investigation Agency.

Sadhvi's family members refuse to cremate father

Sadhvi's family members refuse to cremate father

Rediff.com2 Mar 2013

The family members of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, accused in the Malegaon blasts case, have decided not to cremate her father unless she is granted permission to attend the funeral.

Clarify on meeting Pragya Thakur: Cong to Rajnath

Clarify on meeting Pragya Thakur: Cong to Rajnath

Rediff.com28 Jan 2013

The Congress on Monday sought to counter Rajnath Singh's attack on Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde over his 'Hindu terror' remarks asking whether the Bharatiya Janata Party chief had not gone to meet terror accused Pragya Singh Thakur in jail.

Will govt grant bail to Sadhvi on health grounds: HC

Will govt grant bail to Sadhvi on health grounds: HC

Rediff.com18 Jan 2013

The Bombay high court Friday asked Maharashtra government whether it had any objection in granting bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast, on medical grounds.