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Moosewala murder: HC denies probe by sitting judge

Moosewala murder: HC denies probe by sitting judge

Rediff.com4 Jun 2022

The high court is short of 38 judges with a pendency of around 4.50 lakh cases.

Back in their den, CSK look to bounce back against LSG

Back in their den, CSK look to bounce back against LSG

Rediff.com2 Apr 2023

Returning to their den at the Chepauk, Chennai Super Kings will look to bounce back from their opening day win when they take on Lucknow Super Giants.

India Lockdown Review: Tone-Deaf

India Lockdown Review: Tone-Deaf

Rediff.com2 Dec 2022

India Lockdown has way too much carnal pleasure on its mind to focus on minor things like coronavirus, sighs Sukanya Verma.

'Sangma and Rio are leaders to watch out for'

'Sangma and Rio are leaders to watch out for'

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

'Conrad Sangma is an interesting mix of charisma, ability and has emerged as a capable leader.' 'Neiphiu Rio is very unassuming, quiet, subtle and stands out among all Naga leaders today.'

Ranji Roundup: Tamil Nadu win; Jharkhand score thrilling victory

Ranji Roundup: Tamil Nadu win; Jharkhand score thrilling victory

Rediff.com9 Dec 2018

Tamil Nadu registered their first win of the season, beating Kerala by 151 runs Sunday in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.

10 AMAZING Songs For Indian Flights

10 AMAZING Songs For Indian Flights

Rediff.com17 Jan 2022

Looks like the good folks at the ministry of civil aviation have requested our airports and airlines to play Indian music at airports and during flights as part of its culture promotion initiative.

Karnataka in Ranji final after Day 5 wash-out

Karnataka in Ranji final after Day 5 wash-out

Rediff.com22 Jan 2014

Karnataka sealed a berth in the final the Ranji Trophy after the fifth and last day of their semi-final against Punjab was washed out, in Mohali, on Wednesday. They entered the final by the virtue of the first innings lead, and will take on Maharashtra at Hyderabad from January 29.

Breathe: Into the Shadows 2: 8 Tedious Episodes

Breathe: Into the Shadows 2: 8 Tedious Episodes

Rediff.com9 Nov 2022

People are easily convinced to take lives as though it's a game of passing-the-parcel... Crime is not merely romanticised and rationalised, but also rewarded, points out Sukanya Verma. Breathe: Into the Shadows 2 Review

UP polls: Victory margin less than 5,000 in 49 seats

UP polls: Victory margin less than 5,000 in 49 seats

Rediff.com12 Mar 2022

According to the results announced on Thursday, 25 Samajwadi Party candidates were defeated by less than 5,000 votes while a similar fate awaited three nominees of the Rashtriya Lok Dal.

Amit Shah takes dig at Mulayam, says polls not won in boxing ring

Amit Shah takes dig at Mulayam, says polls not won in boxing ring

Rediff.com26 Jan 2014

Political battles were decided not in boxing rings but in the court of the people, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Shah said in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, responding to Samajwadi Party's counter to Narendra Modi's "56 inch chest" remarks.

UP poll: How parties are preparing for virtual campaigning

UP poll: How parties are preparing for virtual campaigning

Rediff.com10 Jan 2022

While the Bharatiya Janata Party already has a good presence on social media platforms, the Samajwadi Party and others are putting in efforts to strengthen their digital army and chalking out strategies to boost their support base.

Ranbir's 40 on 40 Playlist

Ranbir's 40 on 40 Playlist

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

On his 40th birthday on September 28, Sukanya Verma draws up a playlist of 40 riveting Ranbir songs.

PHOTOS: Prez, PM, Sonia pay tributes to Sushma

PHOTOS: Prez, PM, Sonia pay tributes to Sushma

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

The Bharatiya Janata Party leader passed away on Tuesday night after a massive cardiac arrest.

Jubilee Review: Amazing Winner!

Jubilee Review: Amazing Winner!

Rediff.com7 Apr 2023

Jubilee's irresistible celebration of cinema and all its good, bad, ugly ways lives up to its title, applauds Sukanya Verma.

Jamtara Season 2 Review

Jamtara Season 2 Review

Rediff.com24 Sep 2022

Once the novelty of the plot wears off, Jamtara 2 becomes just another small-town cops-and-gangs story, observes Deepa Gahlot.

'If you take Hindutva out of BJP they are better in governance'

'If you take Hindutva out of BJP they are better in governance'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2023

'Earlier, a lot of fear was in the minds of people that the BJP is anti-Christian and anti-minority, but over the years people have learnt to accept that the BJP is just another national party.'

Modi's Cult Of Personality

Modi's Cult Of Personality

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

'It was more than ego.' 'It carried with it a sincere belief that he was the quintessence of the country, that the country's destiny was irrevocably intertwined with his destiny.' An excerpt from T J S George's The Dismantling of India: In 35 Portraits.

Odisha train mishap: Railways seeks CBI probe, here's why

Odisha train mishap: Railways seeks CBI probe, here's why

Rediff.com4 Jun 2023

Railway officials also indicated that possible 'sabotage' and tampering with the electronic interlocking system, which detects the presence of trains, led to the Friday accident.

Has BJP's Operation Nitish Begun?

Has BJP's Operation Nitish Begun?

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

Nitish Kumar has to make an existential choice: Between governance and politics, argues Aditi Phadnis.

AAP's Gujarat unit chief detained by Delhi police at NCW office

AAP's Gujarat unit chief detained by Delhi police at NCW office

Rediff.com13 Oct 2022

Aam Aadmi Party's Gujarat unit chief Gopal Italia was on Thursday detained by the Delhi police after he appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) for his alleged comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid protests by party members outside the women's panel's office in New Delhi.

They'll rape & kill: BJP MP's shocker on Shaheen Bagh protesters

They'll rape & kill: BJP MP's shocker on Shaheen Bagh protesters

Rediff.com28 Jan 2020

BJP MP Parvesh Verma alleged that the Shaheen Bagh protesters could harm residents to Delhi and urged people to wake up "while there's time."

Ranji Roundup: Gujarat in command against Goa

Ranji Roundup: Gujarat in command against Goa

Rediff.com22 Feb 2020

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Saturday.

Aaftab undergoes marathon polygraph test, 5 knives seized from his flat

Aaftab undergoes marathon polygraph test, 5 knives seized from his flat

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

However, police said the saw allegedly used by Poonawala to cut his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar's body is yet to be recovered.

Video of AAP's Satyendar Jain getting massage in Tihar jail sparks row

Video of AAP's Satyendar Jain getting massage in Tihar jail sparks row

Rediff.com19 Nov 2022

The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday drew flak as videos purportedly showing its jailed Delhi minister Satyendar Jain receiving massage and meeting visitors in his prison cell emerged, with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress demanding his sacking and questioning the 'silence' of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

10 in fray for ONGC's top job

10 in fray for ONGC's top job

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

Senior bureaucrats Avinash Joshi and Niraj Verma are among the 10 candidates who are in the race to become chairman and managing director of India's largest oil and gas producer, ONGC. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) director-finance Pomila Jaspal and ONGC director for technology and field services Om Prakash Singh are the other prominent names in fray for the top job, according to a candidate shortlist by the Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB). PESB - the government headhunter - will hold interviews to select the new head of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) this week. Both the bureaucrats are from the 1994 batch of IAS officers belonging to the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Ranji Trophy: Iyer shines for Mumbai, Jadeja spins Saurashtra to win

Ranji Trophy: Iyer shines for Mumbai, Jadeja spins Saurashtra to win

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

A summary of the second day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches played at various venues across the country.

Punjab forms high-level committee to probe PM security breach

Punjab forms high-level committee to probe PM security breach

Rediff.com6 Jan 2022

The committee comprises Justice (Retd) Mehtab Singh Gill; principal secretary, home affairs; and Justice, Anurag Verma.

'BJP wants to make an example out of Rahul Gandhi'

'BJP wants to make an example out of Rahul Gandhi'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

'They also think that if all opposition parties rally behind him, then 2024 will be Rahul versus Modi and that will be advantage BJP'

Ranji: Jagadeesan hoists TN; Sarfaraz misses double ton

Ranji: Jagadeesan hoists TN; Sarfaraz misses double ton

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

A summary of the second day's play in Ranji Trophy matches across the country.

Doctor G Review: Must Watch!

Doctor G Review: Must Watch!

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

Doctor G blends mirth and meaning, observes Sukanya Verma. Doctor G Review.

Doesn't Alia look wonderful in a sari?

Doesn't Alia look wonderful in a sari?

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

Check out the winners at the News18 Reel Movie Awards 2019.

BJP ally Nishad apologises for remarks on Lord Ram

BJP ally Nishad apologises for remarks on Lord Ram

Rediff.com9 Nov 2021

"If any wrong words have been spoken about him, I apologise to God Shri Ram for it," Nishad told reporters in Fatehpur. "Lord Shri Ram has done a lot for our community and our community has played an important role in the construction of the Shri Ram temple," he said.

Weddings And Movies: Match Made In Heaven

Weddings And Movies: Match Made In Heaven

Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

I remember a showbiz wedding during which guests had to sit through several painstakingly rehearsed but awkward dances performed by the bride's and groom's relatives. When Karan rolled his eyes, I smiled and said to him, 'You started it, now you suffer it.' An enchanting excerpt from Anupama Chopra's A Place In My Heart.

BJP tweets video of Rahul Gandhi at nightclub, triggers war of words

BJP tweets video of Rahul Gandhi at nightclub, triggers war of words

Rediff.com3 May 2022

The BJP tweeted a video of Rahul Gandhi apparently at a nightclub in Nepal, inviting a strong response from the Congress which said he was in the friendly country to attend the marriage function of a journalist friend and that it is not a crime to attend weddings of family and friends.

'Gujarat has set stage for Modi's return in 2024'

'Gujarat has set stage for Modi's return in 2024'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

'For Modi, it's not just winning, but winning with style.'

Can Subodh Jaiswal keep CBI out of politics?

Can Subodh Jaiswal keep CBI out of politics?

Rediff.com5 Jun 2021

'He is not a person to challenge the government.' 'He is a man who is known to go with the flow' Aditi Phadnis reports.

How UP Women Powered BJP Victory

How UP Women Powered BJP Victory

Rediff.com16 Mar 2022

'Economic issues do not matter during elections; it is the emotional connect that helps swing votes.'

BJP supporters in festive mood, celebrate oath-taking of Yogi Cabinet 2.0

BJP supporters in festive mood, celebrate oath-taking of Yogi Cabinet 2.0

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

According to police officials, BJP supporters started reaching the venue as early as 9 am while the gates of the stadium were opened at 11 am, almost five hours before the ceremony.

Out to win state polls, Amit Shah starts formulating strategies

Out to win state polls, Amit Shah starts formulating strategies

Rediff.com17 Jul 2014

Meets leaders from Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Jammu and Kashmir; party keen to form government in Delhi.

Ranji Roundup: Iyer onslaught gives Mumbai hopes of outright victory

Ranji Roundup: Iyer onslaught gives Mumbai hopes of outright victory

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Monday