News for 'Adarsh'

20 AAP MLAs move Delhi HC against their disqualification

20 AAP MLAs move Delhi HC against their disqualification

Rediff.com23 Jan 2018

The court will hear MLAs' pleas on Wednesday.

CBI starts probe in Jodhpur defence land transfer

CBI starts probe in Jodhpur defence land transfer

Rediff.com22 May 2013

After Adarsh and Srinagar land scams, CBI has started probe in another prime defence land transfer to a trust of royal family which was allegedly done in violation of the rules and issued notices to parties concerned to join the probe.

How Delhi police busted fake PMO website

How Delhi police busted fake PMO website

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

A 43-year-old man has been arrested by the Delhi police for allegedly being the mastermind behind a fake website of the Prime Minister's Office as sleuths claimed to have busted a racket operating fake government web portals.

Watch: Shah Rukh, Salman greet fans on Eid

Watch: Shah Rukh, Salman greet fans on Eid

Rediff.com6 Jun 2019

Fans go crazy watching their superstars

PIX: Salman Khan attends Baba Siddique's Iftar party

PIX: Salman Khan attends Baba Siddique's Iftar party

Rediff.com6 Jul 2015

Here's looking at the arrivals.

SC terms order extending protection to Teesta as a 'mistake'

SC terms order extending protection to Teesta as a 'mistake'

Rediff.com12 Oct 2015

The Supreme Court on Monday termed as "mistake" its earlier order extending interim protection from arrest granted to Teesta Setalvad and her husband, indicating that the relief was granted by a two-judge bench earlier instead of three.

Jerrit G John wanted for throwing chemical at girlfriend

Jerrit G John wanted for throwing chemical at girlfriend

Rediff.com9 Nov 2012

A manhunt has been launched for the owner of a production house Jerrit G John, who allegedly threw hazardous chemical on his former physiotherapist girlfriend at her residence in central Mumbai, the police said on Friday.

Gutted Mantralaya tries to regain lost glory

Gutted Mantralaya tries to regain lost glory

Rediff.com23 Jun 2012

Two days after a devastating fire swept Maharashtra's secretariat Mantralaya, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday said all files of the Urban Development Department will be reconstructed within a month's time.

From the brink to recovery, India's retail sector pins hope on 2021

From the brink to recovery, India's retail sector pins hope on 2021

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

With an epic battle of billionaires for supremacy in one of the world's most prolific markets and a pandemic-propelled surge in online shopping in the background, India's nearly trillion-dollar retail market is hoping to touch 85 per cent of the pre-COVID business in the first half of the New Year. In a year when the COVID-19 carnage ripped apart the retail business, circa 2020 will best go down for the unravelling of the war between Jeff Bezos, the world's wealthiest man, and richest Indian Mukesh Ambani for pre-eminence in the booming market that is estimated to reach $1.3 trillion by 2025. It all started with Ambani's Reliance Industries agreeing in August to buy assets of the nation's second-largest retailer for Rs 24,713 crore, just a year after Bezos' Amazon purchased an indirect stake in the indebted Future Retail.

HC seeks details of probe against Shinde, Deshmukh

HC seeks details of probe against Shinde, Deshmukh

Rediff.com3 Aug 2012

The Bombay high court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to file its reply by August 29 on the investigations it carried out against Union ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushilkumar Shinde in the multi-crore Adarsh scam case.

Election Commission issues notice to 21 AAP MLAs

Election Commission issues notice to 21 AAP MLAs

Rediff.com20 Mar 2016

The Election Commission has issued notices to 21 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs.

Baahubali 2's teaser to release this Dussera

Baahubali 2's teaser to release this Dussera

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

Baahubali 2 to release on April 14, 2017.

Maharashtra CMs' jinx! They rarely last a full term

Maharashtra CMs' jinx! They rarely last a full term

Rediff.com11 Nov 2010

Completing a full term as chief minister of Maharashtra has always eluded the incumbent leader due to various reasons from controversies to factionalism in the ruling party.

No vendetta in sanction for prosecuting Chavan: Fadnavis

No vendetta in sanction for prosecuting Chavan: Fadnavis

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

Fadnavis said the opinion of advocate general was sought on the sanction and the law officer clearly said 'such permission should be and could be granted.'

Has Chennai Express REALLY broken 3 Idiots' BO record?

Has Chennai Express REALLY broken 3 Idiots' BO record?

Rediff.com29 Aug 2013

All sorts of box office figures have been thrown around, so we decided to investigate the matter.

Explained: What Walmart's reverse merger with Flipkart means

Explained: What Walmart's reverse merger with Flipkart means

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

Although Walmart-Flipkart wholesale game-plan is to target about a $150 billion market out of a total pie of $700 billion in the country, the consolidation marks the end of the multi-brand dream of the American retail giant.

Ex-Navy officer based in NZ given domicile for Adrash flat

Ex-Navy officer based in NZ given domicile for Adrash flat

Rediff.com14 Jul 2012

A retired Navy captain, who became a citizen of New Zealand in 2007, was issued a domicile certificate of Maharashtra in 2010 and alloted a flat in the scam-tainted Adarsh Housing Society, the judicial panel probing the case has been told.

Modi's village adoption plan has potential to transform rural India

Modi's village adoption plan has potential to transform rural India

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Each 'adarsh village' should have piped drinking water, connectivity to the main road, electricity supply to all households, library, telecom and broadband connectivity including CCTVs in public areas. Emphasis will also be on e-governance, says Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com.

Dangal crosses Rs 100 crore at box office

Dangal crosses Rs 100 crore at box office

Rediff.com26 Dec 2016

In three days, it made Rs 106.95 crore at the box office. Overseas, the film has made Rs 50 crore.

Dilli Gupshup: Whispers from the Capital

Dilli Gupshup: Whispers from the Capital

Rediff.com9 Apr 2012

Is Raj Babbar coming to the Congress's rescue? Adarsh scam nets two more Maharashtra CMs... Jairam Ramesh ki mazaak-masti... All this, and more, in Dilli Gupshup.

Here's what's at stake for Kareena, Rani, Sridevi, Preity

Here's what's at stake for Kareena, Rani, Sridevi, Preity

Rediff.com20 Sep 2012

A look at the forthcoming female-oriented films coming up.

Blank Review: Bland and boring

Blank Review: Bland and boring

Rediff.com3 May 2019

'As is mandatory in Bollywood these days, Blank too insists on painting a ferocious Muslim imagery of bushy beards, severe kohl-eyes and chequered scarfs spewing distorted religious ideology to impressionable young minds,' notes Sukanya Verma.

NIA lapse ensures bail for Malegaon blasts accused

NIA lapse ensures bail for Malegaon blasts accused

Rediff.com5 Jun 2012

This is the second goof-up in a week by a central probe agency last week, the Central Bureau of Investigation had failed to file a chargesheet in the Adarsh society scam within the recommended period, enabling the seven accused to get bail

Scams tarnishing India's image abroad: Advani

Scams tarnishing India's image abroad: Advani

Rediff.com20 Oct 2011

Scams dogging the United Progressive Alliance government are tarnishing India's image abroad, but the 'indecisiveness' of the ruling Congress party in taking steps against corruption has resulted in 'misrule and price rice', senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani said on Thursday.

Officials injured in 'stone pelting' over sealing drive in Mayapuri

Officials injured in 'stone pelting' over sealing drive in Mayapuri

Rediff.com13 Apr 2019

Terming the incident as 'horrific', the Aam Aadmi Party hit out at the Centre by drawing a comparison with the Jallianwallah Bagh massacre, whose centenary is being observed on Saturday.

Why Congress can't ignore Ashok Chavan

Why Congress can't ignore Ashok Chavan

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

The Congress has hinted that former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan would be its lead campaigner, especially in the state's Marathwada region in the coming Lok Sabha polls, despite his being tainted in the Adarsh cooperative housing society scam.

Interview/General V K Singh

Interview/General V K Singh

Rediff.com23 May 2012

General V K Singh, the Chief of the Army Staff, discusses the Adarsh land scam, AFSPA, China, Pakistan and more... in this exclusive interview with Kalyani Shankar.

Adrash files go missing from Environment Ministry office

Adrash files go missing from Environment Ministry office

Rediff.com14 May 2011

Some more files pertaining to the controversial Mumbai's Adarsh Housing Society have gone missing, this time from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests in New Delhi, a senior Central Bureau of Investigation official said on Saturday.

Why Hrithik's Agneepath REALLY worked

Why Hrithik's Agneepath REALLY worked

Rediff.com31 Jan 2012

We list the reasons.

Man who offered Rs 11 lakh for killing Kanhaiya arrested

Man who offered Rs 11 lakh for killing Kanhaiya arrested

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

On Saturday, posters announcing Rs 11 lakh reward for shooting dead Kumar were seen stuck on a wall near Press Club of India and bus stops and metro stations in New Delhi district.

Boy held for creating fake FB profile of MP CM

Boy held for creating fake FB profile of MP CM

Rediff.com25 Jul 2011

A teenaged boy was arrested from Indore for allegedly creating a fake profile of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on popular social networking site Facebook, and uploading cartoons and controversial photos on it.

21 AAP MLAs face disqualification

21 AAP MLAs face disqualification

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

Among the 21 MLAs who have been appointed parliamentary secretaries for the "smooth functioning of the government" are Adarsh Shastri, Jarnail Singh and Alka Lamba.

CBI busts global child porn racket; 20-year-old arrested from UP

CBI busts global child porn racket; 20-year-old arrested from UP

Rediff.com22 Feb 2018

After registering a case of alleged violation of Information Technology Act, the CBI carried out searches at five locations in Delhi, Mumbai and Noida and Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

First Look: Suresh Gopi returns in My God

First Look: Suresh Gopi returns in My God

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

The film is currently being shot in Thodupuzha.

No power can stop BJP from getting majority in LS: Rajnath

No power can stop BJP from getting majority in LS: Rajnath

Rediff.com22 Dec 2013

No power on earth can stop the Bharatiya Janata Party from getting majority in Lok Sabha elections, party president Rajnath Singh said on Sunday.

Minor girl thrashed on Mumbai road as passersby look on

Minor girl thrashed on Mumbai road as passersby look on

Rediff.com21 Oct 2017

The girl was left with a fractured nose after a man allegedly hit her repeatedly for asking him and his friends not to argue among themselves loudly in Kurla-Nehru Nagar

Congratulate Abhijit, but you know he's leftist: Goyal

Congratulate Abhijit, but you know he's leftist: Goyal

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

Banerjee supported 'Nyay' (poverty alleviation scheme of Congress) and people of India rejected his ideology, the BJP leader said.

2,500 lamps illuminate Red Fort for I-Day celebrations

2,500 lamps illuminate Red Fort for I-Day celebrations

Rediff.com10 Aug 2018

It is the first ever illumination of the historic monument's front fortification wall and its two important gateways -- Lahori Gate and Delhi Gate.

I have been forced to 'regularise illegality': Jairam

I have been forced to 'regularise illegality': Jairam

Rediff.com6 May 2011

Opposing 'regularisation of illegality' which he described as 'a peculiar Indian characteristic', Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said that many times he too has been forced to compromise in cases of violations of green norms.

It has been a year of challenges: Maharashtra CM

It has been a year of challenges: Maharashtra CM

Rediff.com11 Nov 2011

Now, the 65-year-old leader completes a year in office. It's another matter, which he has yet to settle several administrative and political problems.