News for 'Adarsh'

RPI threatens to pull out of 'Mahayuti'

RPI threatens to pull out of 'Mahayuti'

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of not fulfilling its promise of giving a ministerial berth to Republican Party of India in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet, its chief Ramdas Athawale on Thursday asked the saffron party to get its act right, or risk the breakdown of 'Mahayuti'.

Sunanda case: AIIMS forensic chief alleges pressure on autopsy

Sunanda case: AIIMS forensic chief alleges pressure on autopsy

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

Dr Sudhir Gupta has alleged a "tacit understanding" between the institute's director and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for making a "tailor made" post-mortem report on Sunanda Pushkar's death.

Mistry to take on Modi in Vadodara, Ashok Chavan given ticket

Mistry to take on Modi in Vadodara, Ashok Chavan given ticket

Rediff.com25 Mar 2014

Ignoring controversies surrounding him over Adarsh housing scam, the Congress has decided to field ex-Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan for the Lok Sabha polls and has fielded Madhusudan Mistry, a close aide of party vice president Rahul Gandhi to take on Narendra Modi in Vadodara. Anita Katyal reports

PM Modi can't face Lok Sabha for 15 minutes: Rahul

PM Modi can't face Lok Sabha for 15 minutes: Rahul

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

The BJP, however, reacted sharply to Gandhi's remarks saying the Congress leader will do well worrying more about his constituency.

Medha Patkar announces support to AAP

Medha Patkar announces support to AAP

Rediff.com13 Jan 2014

In a boost to Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party in Maharashtra, social activist Medha Patkar on Monday extended her "complete" support to the fledging party.

Attendance at Bhushan-Yadav meet will be 'indiscipline': AAP issues stern warning

Attendance at Bhushan-Yadav meet will be 'indiscipline': AAP issues stern warning

Rediff.com4 Apr 2015

The rebel faction of AAP have started mobilising volunteers for the upcoming 'Swaraj Samwad' dialogue prompting a section of the party to issue a veiled warning to workers.

Uber rape: SC sets aside HC order to re-examine witnesses

Uber rape: SC sets aside HC order to re-examine witnesses

Rediff.com10 Sep 2015

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the Delhi high court order allowing the accused to recall and re-examine 13 prosecution witnesses, including the victim, in the Uber cab rape case.

Swanky railway stations in India? A forgotten promise

Swanky railway stations in India? A forgotten promise

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

If we can adhere to those standards, most passengers will be happy.

Everyone is aware of Sonia's love for country: Shah

Everyone is aware of Sonia's love for country: Shah

Rediff.com10 May 2016

Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah on Tuesday took a dig at Congress President Sonia Gandhi, saying everyone was aware of her "love for her son, National Herald and 2G".

Rain gods force PM to abandon Varanasi yatra once again

Rain gods force PM to abandon Varanasi yatra once again

Rediff.com16 Jul 2015

Heavy rainfall and electrocution of a worker at the venue of his public meeting in Varanasi on Thursday forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cancel his visit to his Lok Sabha constituency for the second time in about three weeks.

SC allows Centre to give quota in promotion to SC/ST employees

SC allows Centre to give quota in promotion to SC/ST employees

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

The top court took into account the Centre's submissions that entire process of promotion has come to a 'standstill' due to the orders passed by various high courts and the apex court had also ordered for 'status quo' in a similar matter in 2015.

Try to find a peaceful solution to Naxal problem: SC to govt

Try to find a peaceful solution to Naxal problem: SC to govt

Rediff.com11 Nov 2016

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and Chhattisgarh government to find a peaceful solution to the Naxal problem in the state and adopt a "pragmatic" approach towards life.

Priyanka attacks Modi's Gujarat model of development

Priyanka attacks Modi's Gujarat model of development

Rediff.com25 Apr 2014

After her brother called it the toffee model, Priyanka Gandhi ripped Narendra Modi's Gujarat model of development in which 'thousands of acres of land' were given to his 'friends' at throwaway prices.

Why India's banks are staring at a bleak future

Why India's banks are staring at a bleak future

Rediff.com3 May 2017

The continuing stress faced by corporate India has weakened their debt-servicing capability and this is reflected in the banks' books, as yet-burgeoning bad loans.

Bangalore makes a Hindi movie

Bangalore makes a Hindi movie

Rediff.com14 Mar 2014

Swaroop Kanchi, the Bangalore-based film-maker tries his hand at Hindi film, Yeh Dil Ramta Jogi.

When Varun Dhawan met Sachin Tendulkar

When Varun Dhawan met Sachin Tendulkar

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

SC cancels medical admissions after counselling by private colleges

SC cancels medical admissions after counselling by private colleges

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

The SC ruled that such counselling can be done 'only' by the state government.

'Will Pawar say the courts are taking instructions from me?'

'Will Pawar say the courts are taking instructions from me?'

Rediff.com3 Feb 2016

'May I ask if Sharad Pawar will say the chief justice of the high court as well as the judge who extended remand are also taking instructions from Somaiya?'

Uphaar fire: Ansals face 2-year jail term if they fail to pay Rs 60 cr

Uphaar fire: Ansals face 2-year jail term if they fail to pay Rs 60 cr

Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

Modifying its order, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said real estate barons Ansal brothers will undergo a two-year rigorous jail term in the Uphaar fire case if they fail to pay Rs 30 crore each within three months.

Katara murder case: SC upholds conviction of Vikas, Vishal, Sukhdev

Katara murder case: SC upholds conviction of Vikas, Vishal, Sukhdev

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

The apex court bench, comprising Justices J S Khehar and Adarsh Kumar Goel, heard senior lawyers including U R Lalit for almost two hours before saying that the high court order "does not call for" any intervention.

Govt acted on its own in excluding Gopal Subramanium: Chief Justice

Govt acted on its own in excluding Gopal Subramanium: Chief Justice

Rediff.com1 Jul 2014

The controversy over appointment of Gopal Subramanium as judge of the Supreme Court took a new turn on Tuesday with the Chief Justice of India R M Lodha making it clear that segregation of his name was done "unilaterally" by the executive, which he said was "not proper".

Chennai gets a swanky Metro Rail

Chennai gets a swanky Metro Rail

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

The first train of the Chennai Metro Rail chugged off from Alandur Station in Chennai on Monday.

Ahead of Maharashtra polls, Shinde to meet Sonia on leadership change

Ahead of Maharashtra polls, Shinde to meet Sonia on leadership change

Rediff.com24 Jun 2014

Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde left for New Delhi on Monday, where he is expected to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi and submit his views on the change of leadership in Maharashtra and also suggest measures to revive the party ahead of the assembly elections slated for September-October.

No bail for Asaram, SC says surgery not needed

No bail for Asaram, SC says surgery not needed

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

Self-styled 'godman' Asaram, who is in jail since his arrest in August, 2013 in a rape case, does not need any surgery and his aliments can be managed through medicines, a report submitted by a panel of All India Institute of Medical Science doctors to the Supreme Court said on Monday.

Look 'Rahul baba', no scams in 2 years: Amit Shah

Look 'Rahul baba', no scams in 2 years: Amit Shah

Rediff.com2 Jul 2016

Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Saturday attacked Rahul Gandhi after the Congress vice president questioned the NDA government's achievements, saying it was no mean feat that even the opposition has been unable to level any corruption charges against it.

India Open: Prannoy forced to play with foot corns; Saina, Sindhu win

India Open: Prannoy forced to play with foot corns; Saina, Sindhu win

Rediff.com31 Jan 2018

H S Prannoy lost in the opening round even as compatriots Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu entered the second round of the $ 350,000 India Open Super 500 tournament, in New Delhi on Wednesday.

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.

Prez rejects Delhi govt's dual office bill; 21 AAP MLAs face disqualification

Prez rejects Delhi govt's dual office bill; 21 AAP MLAs face disqualification

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

Petitions have been filed with the President seeking disqualification of these MLAs on the ground that they occupied office of profit in violation of Constitution.

The demonetization month in numbers

The demonetization month in numbers

Rediff.com19 Dec 2016

Private equity and VC investments declined by 50 per cent. E-commerce deals lowest in value, volume in over 24 months. T E Narasimhan decodes the new EY report.

Sheena Bora Case: And then Sheena disappeared...

Sheena Bora Case: And then Sheena disappeared...

Rediff.com4 Jan 2020

In just 18 frames, the photograph of the dainty Sheena, with her winsome smile and starry eyes, dissolved, flesh falling off her facial bones, into what the CBI alleged was her corresponding yellowed, morose-looking skull with hollow, haunting eye sockets.

Red Star over Saffron Mumbai!

Red Star over Saffron Mumbai!

Rediff.com23 Apr 2016

Kanhaiya Kumar is India's latest political rockstar. More so in Mumbai, where his address this evening gave Mumbaikars a glimpse of the heydays of the Communist movement in the city of textiles mills and mill workers.

A first in many years, FY17 credit growth to lag India's GDP

A first in many years, FY17 credit growth to lag India's GDP

Rediff.com31 Mar 2017

Historically, overall credit has grown at 1.6 times GDP growth

AAP claims to have roped in one million members

AAP claims to have roped in one million members

Rediff.com14 Jan 2014

With its on-going nation-wide membership drive, Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday claimed over 10 lakh people joined the outfit in the last five days.

Vyapam: AAP govt meets scribe's family, offers sister job

Vyapam: AAP govt meets scribe's family, offers sister job

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

Meanwhile, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences will send the viscera Singh's samples to the central forensic laboratory in New Delhi to test for poisoning

SC rejects Centre's plea to stay its verdict on SC/ST Act

SC rejects Centre's plea to stay its verdict on SC/ST Act

Rediff.com3 May 2018

The SC clarified that it has not asked for non-registration of an FIR for the offences under the SC/ST Act.

What makes Krrish 3 such a winner

What makes Krrish 3 such a winner

Rediff.com8 Nov 2013

Emotions and brilliant special effects set the film apart from other blockbusters.

AAP MLAs case: HC restrains EC from announcing bypolls

AAP MLAs case: HC restrains EC from announcing bypolls

Rediff.com24 Jan 2018

The HC refused to stay the Centre's notification disqualifying the 20 MLAs.

Supreme Court refuses to stay its order on SC/ST Act

Supreme Court refuses to stay its order on SC/ST Act

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

The apex court said it was only safeguarding the interest of innocents from being arrested.

It needs more than empty symbolism to restore the Congress's shine

It needs more than empty symbolism to restore the Congress's shine

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

'Sonia Gandhi can't rejuvenate the party, her heir is fodder for stand-up comedians, and nobody in the Congress has the guts to question the Nehru-Gandhis.'

Travelling in trains to be a happy experience!

Travelling in trains to be a happy experience!

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

The speed of nine railway corridors will be increased.