News for '-sankalp'

'Ghazi is too crucial to be squandered in a careless release'

'Ghazi is too crucial to be squandered in a careless release'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

Ghazi is made in Telugu and Hindi and it will dubbed in Tamil.

VHP rally: BJP MP Adityanath among 1,600 arrested; borders sealed

VHP rally: BJP MP Adityanath among 1,600 arrested; borders sealed

Rediff.com18 Oct 2013

Undeterred by the ban imposed by the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Friday said that it will go ahead with its proposed 'Sankalp Diwas' to take a resolve to launch an agitation for rebuilding the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

CBI team conducts probe at premises of main accused in Bihar sex scandal

CBI team conducts probe at premises of main accused in Bihar sex scandal

Rediff.com11 Aug 2018

Headed by Central Bureau of Investigation Deputy Inspector General Abhay Kumar, the team comprising a number of armed commandoes reached the residence on Sahu Road in Muzaffarpur, where the shelter home and the office of the Hindi daily 'Pratah Kamal' owned by Thakur, the main accused in the sex scandal, are also situated.

Prakash Jha to contest LS polls on JD-U ticket from Bihar

Prakash Jha to contest LS polls on JD-U ticket from Bihar

Rediff.com6 Mar 2014

Filmmaker-turned-politician Prakash Jha is set to contest the Lok Sabha polls from the Bettiah parliamentary seat in Bihar as a Janata Dal-United nominee.

Adityanath asks DGP to maintain strict law and order

Adityanath asks DGP to maintain strict law and order

Rediff.com20 Mar 2017

The portfolios to the new ministers are likely to be announced soon.

COVID-19: Indian-Americans raise funds for relief work

COVID-19: Indian-Americans raise funds for relief work

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

SEWA International, a leading Indian-American non-profit organisation, has so far raised more than $250,000 for its COVID-19 relief efforts. It is using the money to buy personal protective equipment's, in particular facial masks and surgical masks, to donate free to the local law enforcement officials and hospitals in some of the hot spot areas like New York, who have run out of these essential items.

Cong's Arunachal stalwart Gegong Apang joins BJP

Cong's Arunachal stalwart Gegong Apang joins BJP

Rediff.com20 Feb 2014

Congress stalwart Gegong Apang, who served as the second longest serving chief minister in the country with a record 22 years, mostly with the party, has resigned and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

BJP's 2019 teams: Jaitley heads publicity, Rajnath manifesto

BJP's 2019 teams: Jaitley heads publicity, Rajnath manifesto

Rediff.com6 Jan 2019

Union minister Nitin Gadkari will head a committee which will reach out to social and volunteer organisations while his Cabinet colleague Sushma Swaraj will head a group that will produce literature for the polls.

Ranji: Baroda in command against Karnataka

Ranji: Baroda in command against Karnataka

Rediff.com9 Dec 2010

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.

'Two of Coast Guard's latest vessels faulty'

'Two of Coast Guard's latest vessels faulty'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2009

Two of the latest and largest Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessels of the Coast Guard, built to operate with helicopters, have been found incapable of doing so because of faulty equipment on the ship.

Video: Life at IIM-L is a 'Thriller'!

Video: Life at IIM-L is a 'Thriller'!

Rediff.com25 Nov 2009

IIM Lucknow students share their (hilarious) take on what it's like to study in a B-school.

Advani demands commission to probe 26 11 attack

Advani demands commission to probe 26 11 attack

Rediff.com5 Feb 2009

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani has demanded setting an inquiry commission to go in to the failure of various government agencies leading to the terrorist attack of Mumbai and a judicial inquiry in to the "political dimension" of country's biggest corporate fraud in Satyam Computers.

Chinese ship runs aground off Mangalore

Chinese ship runs aground off Mangalore

Rediff.com18 Jul 2009

The ship carrying 14500 metric tonnes of iron ore had titled 50 degrees portside when it was six nautical miles from the port. The mishap was caused due to bad weather. The ship was sailing towards Zhavgiagang in China, informed Padam Shankar Jha, commandant of the coast guard ship Sankalp which finally saved the Chinese crew.

PM Modi discusses Coronavirus lockdown with Kohli, Sachin, Sindhu

PM Modi discusses Coronavirus lockdown with Kohli, Sachin, Sindhu

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

'He asked us to spread awareness on social distancing and hygiene. He spoke about how we need Virat's (Kohli) fighting spirit to win this battle'

BJP to discuss LS poll strategy at its meet

BJP to discuss LS poll strategy at its meet

Rediff.com3 Feb 2009

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader M Venkaiah Naidu has said that the party will discuss the strategy for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections at its national council meeting at Nagpur from February 6 to 8. Naidu, who was in Vijayawada to review arrangements for Vijaya Sankalp Yatra, a public meeting to be addressed by the party's prime ministerial candidate L K Advani on Wednesday, told mediapersons that 8,000 party functionaries from all over the country would participate.

'Bengal has a lot to learn from Gujarat'

'Bengal has a lot to learn from Gujarat'

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

'Look at the number of billionaires, the number of new billionaires in India.' 'Adani and Ambani are not the only ones.' 'What's wrong with people making money as long as it benefits us?'

Indian NGOs receive UN award for fight against HIV

Indian NGOs receive UN award for fight against HIV

Rediff.com11 Jun 2008

Three Indian organisations are among the 25 agencies chosen by the United Nations -- from across the globe -- to receive the Red Ribbon Awards for outstanding community leadership and action in the fight against HIV/AIDS.The three organisations are --People Like Us, Sanghamitra and Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust.The awards are given every two years by the United Nations Development Programme and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS.

Bangladeshi infiltration threat to NE's identity,

Bangladeshi infiltration threat to NE's identity,

Rediff.com28 Sep 2008

Referring the alleged involvement of illegal Bangladeshi migrants in Saturday's blast at Mehrauli flower market in South Delhi, the BJP leader said infiltration from Bangladesh also paved way for sneaking in of Inter Services Intelligenge operatives to the country.

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com7 Oct 2016

Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.

Advani's rallies postponed after terror threat

Advani's rallies postponed after terror threat

Rediff.com5 Feb 2008

The rallies over the next month, part of Advani's 'Sankalp Yatra' starting on Wednesday in Jabalpur to highlight the United Progressive Alliance government's failures, have been postponed and will now be rescheduled after March 20.

After Lalu, Paswan books 27 special rally trains

After Lalu, Paswan books 27 special rally trains

Rediff.com28 Nov 2007

The 27 special rally trains are ferrying supporters to the Patna rally from different parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Orissa.

Atharva 2006 at TAPMI

Atharva 2006 at TAPMI

Rediff.com30 Nov 2006

T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal, invites business school students and corporates to attend its annual management festival, Atharva 2006.

AAP Varanasi manifesto promises 'Holy City' status to city

AAP Varanasi manifesto promises 'Holy City' status to city

Rediff.com1 May 2014

Aam Aadmi party on Thursday released manifesto for its most important contest - Varanasi Lok Sabha seat where party chief Arvind Kejriwal is taking on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

Advani questions PM's record on  tackling terror

Advani questions PM's record on tackling terror

Rediff.com6 Feb 2008

Forced to reschedule his nationwide rallies in the wake of security concerns, senior BJP leader L K Advani on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's track record on tackling terrorism and asserted that his rallies will continue.

Centre to review Advani's security

Centre to review Advani's security

Rediff.com5 Feb 2008

National Security Adviser M K Narayanan met Advani on Monday and discussed the perception of threat to his life and the government's plan to review his security, party sources said today. The meeting comes ahead of Advani's Sankalp Yatra, scheduled to be launched from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday. The BJP said the Yatra will be held as planned, though it was not immediately known whether Narayanan asked Advani not to go ahead with the Jabalpur rally.

Chess: Anand finishes ninth in St. Louis Rapid

Chess: Anand finishes ninth in St. Louis Rapid

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

Nihal Sarin closes in on final Grandmaster norm

'Traders will vote collectively this time'

'Traders will vote collectively this time'

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

'The BJP certainly has an edge as the BJP has gone ahead of the Congress in pleasing the trading community.'

'This could be the best Navratri ever'

'This could be the best Navratri ever'

Rediff.com13 Oct 2007

Over 3,000 people gathered to celebrate the Navratri festival at Sankalp, Goregaon, in Mumbai with singer Falguni Phatak on Friday night.

Akhilesh govt's clerical error raises storm over Ayodhya temple

Akhilesh govt's clerical error raises storm over Ayodhya temple

Rediff.com12 Oct 2013

A clerical error compounded by callousness of the higher bureaucracy has raised a storm over the already vexed Ayodhya issue.

PM Modi gives tight hug to emotional ISRO chief

PM Modi gives tight hug to emotional ISRO chief

Rediff.com7 Sep 2019

Modi, in his address at the ISRO centre asked the scientists not to get disheartened by the hurdles in the lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 and asserted that there will be a "new dawn".

MP poll: BJP promises 10 lakh jobs per yr, bonus for farmers

MP poll: BJP promises 10 lakh jobs per yr, bonus for farmers

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

The saffron party promised a "direct payment of a proportionate bonus" to small and marginal farmers -- those owning up to five acres of land.

Congress to sound poll bugle from PM's home state at CWC meet

Congress to sound poll bugle from PM's home state at CWC meet

Rediff.com11 Mar 2019

The CWC meeting is being held in Gujarat after a gap of 58 years. It was last held in the state at Bhavnagar in 1961.

BJP's poll manifesto: Loan to farmers, unemployed youth

BJP's poll manifesto: Loan to farmers, unemployed youth

Rediff.com20 Nov 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday promised loans to farmers and unemployed youth, creation of 15 lakh jobs and quota for Gujjar and other backward communities if voted to power in Rajasthan in next month's assembly election.

Bihar: 23 lakh out-of-school kids to get education

Bihar: 23 lakh out-of-school kids to get education

Rediff.com19 Jan 2007

The Bihar government has launched a massive programme to bring over 23 lakh out-of-school children to educational institutions in the state.

Punjab pile up 496 against Baroda

Punjab pile up 496 against Baroda

Rediff.com10 Dec 2007

Punjab piled up 496 for eight in their first innings on the second day of their Ranji Super League Group B match.

Punjab off to a sound start

Punjab off to a sound start

Rediff.com9 Dec 2007

Opener Karan Goel scored his maiden ton to help hosts Punjab score 214 for one on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy encounter against favourites Baroda.

Advani takes a dig at UPA

Advani takes a dig at UPA

Rediff.com30 Oct 2007

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance was the best example of how to run a coalition in the era of parties working on a common minimum programme," he said at the launch of a special-edition magazine named Sankalp brought out by Shyama Prasad Mukheree and Pandit Deendayal Trust in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Kejriwal's letter from Tihar: 'How a common man will fight corruption?'

Kejriwal's letter from Tihar: 'How a common man will fight corruption?'

Rediff.com23 May 2014

Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Friday explained to his supporters the circumstances behind him being in jail even as his party launched a mass contact programme over the issue to strengthen its support base with an eye on assembly elections in Delhi.

Police arrest Ashok Singhal

Police arrest Ashok Singhal

Rediff.com17 Oct 2003

Singhal was arrested from Karsevakpuram, the VHP's central office, when he came out to attend the VHP's programme.

Impact investing still nascent, India must climb the ladder faster

Impact investing still nascent, India must climb the ladder faster

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

It's time India makes social, environmental impact like its global peers