News for '-vip'

Varanasi rolls out the red carpet for Modi, Japanese PM

Varanasi rolls out the red carpet for Modi, Japanese PM

Rediff.com12 Dec 2015

A huge make-shift stage has been erected on the river bed with the help of pontoons, while a thick blanket of security has been thrown over the city for the VIPs.

Airtel overtakes Jio for first time in new 4G subscriptions

Airtel overtakes Jio for first time in new 4G subscriptions

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

Analysts say that Jio's substantial slowing down in net additions is possibly because the company has dramatically reduced its bundled 4G feature phone offering, which contributed an average 30-40 per cent of its net additions.

18 MPs with criminal cases bought guns from govt

18 MPs with criminal cases bought guns from govt

Rediff.com2 Aug 2012

It is bad enough that we have leaders with pending criminal charges against them. But what happens when the very same leaders get guns from the government?

Threat of magnetic bomb: What security agencies need to do

Threat of magnetic bomb: What security agencies need to do

Rediff.com17 Feb 2012

From the Israel embassy car blast in New Delhi, which injured a diplomat's wife along with three others, counter-terror agencies have a few lessons to learn. Most importantly, security experts need to devise new procedures to protect terror targets that do not enjoy VIP protection, says B Raman.

People are not interested in 'political humdrum', says AAP leader

People are not interested in 'political humdrum', says AAP leader

Rediff.com6 Apr 2015

As the Aam Aadmi Party goes through an internal power struggle, senior leader H S Phoolka dismisses the goings-on as normal birth pangs of a political party. Upasna Pandey reports for Rediff.com

Delhi govt mulling odd-even scheme 15 days every month

Delhi govt mulling odd-even scheme 15 days every month

Rediff.com9 Apr 2016

The Delhi government is "seriously" mulling a proposal to enforce the odd-even scheme for 15 days every month, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday.

Babri mosque demolition case: A timeline

Babri mosque demolition case: A timeline

Rediff.com19 Apr 2017

Following is the chronology of events in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case.

Why Delhi car blast case remains OPEN-ENDED

Why Delhi car blast case remains OPEN-ENDED

Rediff.com15 Feb 2012

Was it a terror attack or a conspiracy? The investigation into Monday's Israel embassy car bomb blast in national capital's most VIP region has several angles to it, and the police have decided that they would probe every possible link and give this case a closure "very soon", reports Vicky Nanjappa.

Amethi sticks to unique tradition, dhobi casts first vote

Amethi sticks to unique tradition, dhobi casts first vote

Rediff.com15 Feb 2012

72 year-old washerman, Pancham Lal, who is accorded 'VIP' status on polling days, was the first to cast his vote in the erstwhile princely state. Sharat Pradhan reports

BJP protesters create flutter near Parliament

BJP protesters create flutter near Parliament

Rediff.com9 Aug 2011

Dodging high security, scores of protesters of the Bharatiya Janata Party's youth wing on reached the outer gate of Parliament complex meant for VIPs, raising slogans demanding removal of Delhi Chief Minister.

What are we celebrating on Republic Day?

What are we celebrating on Republic Day?

Rediff.com24 Jan 2015

R-Day is a different sort of exercise for the defence forces and the security establishment. At one level it is an enormous tamasha, at another, it is a nightmare.

SM Krishna in Sri Lanka on four-day visit

SM Krishna in Sri Lanka on four-day visit

Rediff.com16 Jan 2012

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna arrived in Colombo on Monday on a four-day visit to Sri Lanka during which he will meet the country's top leadership and tour the war-ravaged northern areas.

PM Modi graces India's opening Under-17 World Cup match

PM Modi graces India's opening Under-17 World Cup match

Rediff.com6 Oct 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday graced Indian football's historic moment when he greeted players of both the teams ahead of India's opening FIFA U-17 World Cup match against USA, in New Delhi.

Air support ordered for anti-Naxal ops

Air support ordered for anti-Naxal ops

Rediff.com4 Sep 2011

"The air wing deployed for anti-naxal operations will ensure that at least one helicopter is essentially available for casualty evacuation duties and responding to SOS from injured troops will be their topmost priority," BSF Special Director General Arvind Ranjan said.

President's plane develops problem, flight delayed

President's plane develops problem, flight delayed

Rediff.com30 Nov 2011

A technical snag detected in the special aircraft of President Pratibha Patil as the IAF Boeing 737 was being readied for takeoff on Wednesday morning from the NSC Bose International airport in Kolkata delayed her departure to Pune.

« Prev  |