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India a messenger of peace: President Murmu in R-Day eve address

India a messenger of peace: President Murmu in R-Day eve address

Rediff.com25 Jan 2026

President Droupadi Murmu addressed the nation on the eve of Republic Day, emphasising India's role in promoting peace, the empowerment of women, and the country's economic growth.

MGNREGA bulldozed, right to work demolished: Sonia

MGNREGA bulldozed, right to work demolished: Sonia

Rediff.com22 Dec 2025

This comes a day after President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, which replaces the MGNREGA and has a provision for 125 days of wage employment for rural workers.

More than 300 Delhi schools, several airports receive hoax bomb threats

More than 300 Delhi schools, several airports receive hoax bomb threats

Rediff.com28 Sep 2025

The mails were sent by a group 'Terrorizers111', which had earlier also sent such threatening communications.

Being spied upon by Mumbai police, claims Maha Cong chief

Being spied upon by Mumbai police, claims Maha Cong chief

Rediff.com31 Oct 2025

Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal alleges Mumbai police surveillance, claiming an officer entered his room. He questions if CM Fadnavis ordered the snooping. BJP denies the allegations. Sapkal also raises questions about a hostage situation and accuses the CM of shielding criminals.

59% of Bihar's unregistered parties skip audit, donation reports

59% of Bihar's unregistered parties skip audit, donation reports

Rediff.com7 Nov 2025

A report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) reveals that a significant number of registered unrecognised political parties in Bihar have not made their mandatory financial disclosures public for 2023-24.

Swamiji, Sikh... Modi's disguise during Emergency years

Swamiji, Sikh... Modi's disguise during Emergency years

Rediff.com25 Jun 2025

BlueKraft has published The Emergency Diaries -- Years that Forged a Leader to chronicle Modi's role in the underground campaign during that period, after speaking to a number of people associated with him at that time.

AAP, BJP trade allegations over 'fake voting' in Delhi

AAP, BJP trade allegations over 'fake voting' in Delhi

Rediff.com5 Feb 2025

As Delhi voters cast their ballots for the assembly polls on Wednesday, allegations of fake voting emerged in some parts of the national capital, including Seelampur and Kasturba Nagar.

Five injured as Sarvodaya Express derails

Five injured as Sarvodaya Express derails

Rediff.com13 Oct 2003

The incident occurred near Viramgam, about 50km on the Ahmedabad-Rajkot route.

Gandhi's 'Sarvodaya' philosophy can revive the Indian economy

Gandhi's 'Sarvodaya' philosophy can revive the Indian economy

Rediff.com13 Jun 2014

At present there is virtually no dialog between votaries of different various versions of economic democracy.

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

Here stood a man who embodied the legacy of whatever Brand Tata stood for, embellished it, and departed into the long night, leaving the brand legacy for others to further enrich, notes R Gopalakrishnan.

Karnataka RS race: Cross-voting feared, Cong shifts MLAs to hotel

Karnataka RS race: Cross-voting feared, Cong shifts MLAs to hotel

Rediff.com26 Feb 2024

The Congress on Monday shifted all its MLAs to a hotel ahead of the biennial election to fill four vacancies from Karnataka in Rajya Sabha apparently to keep the flock together.

NEET 2023: How Students Arrived For Their Big Day

NEET 2023: How Students Arrived For Their Big Day

Rediff.com10 May 2023

Anxiety was in the air as students arrived for the NEET-UG 2023 exam, which was conducted on May 7, 2023.

Karnataka: BJP-JD(S) to fight for second Rajya Sabha seat

Karnataka: BJP-JD(S) to fight for second Rajya Sabha seat

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

The Rajya Sabha election scene in Karnataka heated up with the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal (Secular) combine fielding its second candidate, even though the alliance has the strength to win only one out four seats.

Karnataka RS race: Cong to lodge MLAs in a hotel

Karnataka RS race: Cong to lodge MLAs in a hotel

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

Apparently aimed at keeping the flock together ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls, all ruling Congress MLAs in Karnataka will stay put together at a hotel in Bengaluru on Monday after the budget session of the state legislature concludes and will later also travel together for voting the next day.

Mandya: Can Kumaraswamy win where his son lost in 2019 polls?

Mandya: Can Kumaraswamy win where his son lost in 2019 polls?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2024

In 2019, actor turned-politician Sumalatha Ambareesh, an independent backed by the BJP, won by defeating then Kumaraswamy's son and joint candidate of the then ruling Congress-JD-S alliance Nikhil by 1,25,876 votes.

Congress bucks cross-voting, elects 3 from Karnataka

Congress bucks cross-voting, elects 3 from Karnataka

Rediff.com27 Feb 2024

Five candidates were in the fray for the four seats in the elections, including Janata Dal-Secular contestant D Kupendra Reddy.

President Murmu flags cost, use of English as hurdles to justice

President Murmu flags cost, use of English as hurdles to justice

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

She said that access to justice for all has been a theme close to her heart and mentioned several steps taken to help economically disadvantaged sections of society to approach legal institutions for remedial action.

Cong hails Rahul's yatra, says helped with 15 seats in Karnataka

Cong hails Rahul's yatra, says helped with 15 seats in Karnataka

Rediff.com13 May 2023

Many in the party feel it has played a critical role in boosting the Congress' electoral fortunes in the state and its impact is there for everyone to see.

K'taka polls: 2,613 candidates in fray, parties face rebel threat

K'taka polls: 2,613 candidates in fray, parties face rebel threat

Rediff.com25 Apr 2023

A total of 517 candidates have withdrawn their candidature till on Monday, even as parties faced "rebel trouble" in several segments.

HC allows girl to reappear for NEET-UG along with Manipur students

HC allows girl to reappear for NEET-UG along with Manipur students

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

A vacation bench of Justices Manish Pitale and Neela Gokhale heard a plea filed by Dhanashree Jagatap seeking permission to reappear for the exam.

Children gather in schools to witness moon landing

Children gather in schools to witness moon landing

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

An entire nation waited, praying and hoping fervently, as the countdown to touch down on the moon wound to a slow close on Wednesday with many thousands gathering in schools, places of worship and elsewhere and scientists doing last minute checks to ensure Chandrayaan-3 makes a soft landing on the lunar south pole.

K'taka polls: Cong releases second list of 41 candidates, 3 defectors get nod

K'taka polls: Cong releases second list of 41 candidates, 3 defectors get nod

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

There is no mention of Kolar, the second seat from where senior party leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, wants to contest, in addition to Varuna, where his name is already cleared.

PIX: India goes back to school in the shadow of COVID-19

PIX: India goes back to school in the shadow of COVID-19

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

As a number of governments allow schools to be reopened in their respective states, here's a look at how the first day at school in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic looks like

Kharge will not take long to select new K'taka CM: Cong

Kharge will not take long to select new K'taka CM: Cong

Rediff.com15 May 2023

'Entire process of meeting individual legislators of Congress party has been completed with great bohemia.'

Mumbai court permits jailed NCP leader Nawab Malik to undergo kidney scan

Mumbai court permits jailed NCP leader Nawab Malik to undergo kidney scan

Rediff.com7 Sep 2022

Special court judge RN Rokade on Tuesday allowed Malik's application seeking permission to undergo the scan.

Mandya: Farmers' collective to challenge BJP, JD-S

Mandya: Farmers' collective to challenge BJP, JD-S

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

The Congress is not fielding a candidate in Mandya in order to support Darshan and open the constituency up for a direct contest between the SKP and the Janata Dal-Secular which is hoping to retain its seat.

NEET, Vishwakarma Scheme, And Tamil Angst

NEET, Vishwakarma Scheme, And Tamil Angst

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Medical seats for under-graduates and post-graduates remaining vacant in the NEET era, together with the Centre 'freezing' the number of medical colleges and seats in (Dravidian) Tamil Nadu and the launch of the PM's 'Vishwakarma Scheme' for the nation's craftsmen, are all seen as a bid to further reverse the state's progressive socio-economic agenda of and its achievements of the past hundred-plus years, argues N Sathiya Moorthy.

Harrowing time for Delhi commuters as auto, taxi unions go on 2-day strike

Harrowing time for Delhi commuters as auto, taxi unions go on 2-day strike

Rediff.com18 Apr 2022

Passengers complained that they had to wait a long time for Ola and Uber cabs, and added that those were available at inflated rates.

Full text: President's address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day 2023

Full text: President's address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day 2023

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

Here's the full text of address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of the Republic Day 2023.

'When were obstacles ever placed in the way of Hindu festivals?'

'When were obstacles ever placed in the way of Hindu festivals?'

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

The ad is one more illustration of the way Maharashtra's new Shinde-Fadnavis government has been milking the Ganpati festival, with CM Eknath Shinde visiting Ganpati Mandals all day these last 10 days.

Melania gets her dose of happiness at Delhi school

Melania gets her dose of happiness at Delhi school

Rediff.com25 Feb 2020

Ahead of her arrival, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had tweeted to welcome her. "@FLOTUS will attend happiness class in our school today. Great day for our teachers, students and Delhiites. For centuries, India has taught spirituality to the world. Am happy that she will take back the msg of happiness from our school," Kejriwal said.

Remembering The Yatris Before Rahul

Remembering The Yatris Before Rahul

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

The ultimate consequences of Rahul Gandhi's yatra may be known only in 2024, points out Dr Sudhir Bisht.

Delhi schools reopen for all classes with 50% seating after 19 months

Delhi schools reopen for all classes with 50% seating after 19 months

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

From tiny tots to junior wing students, children in Delhi were excited to be back in schools on Monday after a prolonged closure of over 19 months in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

How big is the US? Is it far? Students ask Melania

How big is the US? Is it far? Students ask Melania

Rediff.com25 Feb 2020

The US First Lady, who spent over an hour at Sarvodaya Co-Educational Senior Secondary School in south Delhi, also interacted with students from different grades.

Attempt to stifle independent journalism: Newslaundry, Newsclick on tax 'survey'

Attempt to stifle independent journalism: Newslaundry, Newsclick on tax 'survey'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

The tax department surveyed the office of the news portal located at Sarvodaya Enclave in south Delhi on Friday along with that of another digital news platform Newsclick in Saidulajab area (south Delhi) on charges of alleged tax evasion.

VOTE! Melania Trump's best look during visit to India

VOTE! Melania Trump's best look during visit to India

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

Take the poll and let us know which look you liked the best.

Ola, Uber drivers on strike in Delhi on Tuesday

Ola, Uber drivers on strike in Delhi on Tuesday

Rediff.com17 Apr 2017

The Association, which claims to represent around 125,000 app-based taxis in the the Delhi-NCR, demands that fares be increased from existing Rs 6 per km to around Rs 20 per km.

Overcoming riots, Delhi sisters excel in CBSE exams

Overcoming riots, Delhi sisters excel in CBSE exams

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

Defying all odds, Gauri, a Class 10 student of Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Yamuna Vihar, scored 97.67 per cent and topped her school, while her elder sister Anshika, a student of Hansraj Smarak Senior Secondary School, secured 85 per cent in her Class 12 CBSE Board exams.

Haryana govt stopping oxygen supply: Delhi hospitals

Haryana govt stopping oxygen supply: Delhi hospitals

Rediff.com21 Apr 2021

The official said that the Centre needs to intervene as a large number of hospitals are affected due to the "stoppage of oxygen supply from Haryana".

Delhi likely to get Sputnik V in June: Kejriwal

Delhi likely to get Sputnik V in June: Kejriwal

Rediff.com31 May 2021

"Sputnik will probably offer vaccines after June 20. They will start the vaccine production from the month of August. They are importing the vaccines right now, and they will allot a section of their imported vaccines to the Delhi government," he said.