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Now Smriti is axed from key Cabinet panel

Now Smriti is axed from key Cabinet panel

Rediff.com16 Jul 2016

Her successor in the HRD Ministry Prakash Javadekar elevated as a member of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.

BJP releases list of 57 candidates for Delhi polls

BJP releases list of 57 candidates for Delhi polls

Rediff.com18 Jan 2020

The list, which was released by Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, also included former AAP MLA Kapil Mishra and has 11 SC and four woman candidates.

Will Modi grasp the economic nettle?

Will Modi grasp the economic nettle?

Rediff.com30 Jun 2014

In putting the country's economy back on the rails, it is best that Narendra Modi and Arun Jaitley draw on grass-roots feedback and their own practical sense and native wisdom without allowing themselves to be sucked into the quicksand of economic punditry, says B S Raghavan.

Hazare calls off fast; says happy with outcome of talks with CM

Hazare calls off fast; says happy with outcome of talks with CM

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

Hazare, 81, had started his indefinite fast on January 30 over appointment of anti-corruption watchdogs.

Hundreds of UP farmers stopped on way to Delhi

Hundreds of UP farmers stopped on way to Delhi

Rediff.com21 Sep 2019

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra asked the Bharatiya Janata Party why are they preventing peasants from coming to Delhi to raise their demands.

Plan panel, DIPP slugfest: PM to mediate

Plan panel, DIPP slugfest: PM to mediate

Rediff.com10 Oct 2011

The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion and Planning Commission member Arun Maira are sticking to their guns on foreign direct investment in the pharmaceutical sector.

Do you know what a Fudget is?

Do you know what a Fudget is?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

'Will Mr Jaitley listen, or is that expecting too much in pre-election season?' asks T N Ninan.

Raid row intensifies: Congress, AAP demand Jaitley's resignation

Raid row intensifies: Congress, AAP demand Jaitley's resignation

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

In a further escalation of the confrontation between the Congress and the government, the opposition party claimed that a committee constituted by the Delhi government has found 'gross financial irregularities' in the DDCA during that period.

Centre to consider law in winter session to end instant triple talaq

Centre to consider law in winter session to end instant triple talaq

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

A ministerial committee has been set up to propose a suitable legislation or amend existing penal provisions, which would make instantaneous triple talaq an offence, government functionaries said on Tuesday.

Revealed! The 6 candidates short-listed for India coach's job

Revealed! The 6 candidates short-listed for India coach's job

Rediff.com12 Aug 2019

The six, including current head coach Ravi Shastri, will give a presentation to the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) headed by the legendary Kapil Dev.

Three state Congress units urge Rahul to take over as party chief

Three state Congress units urge Rahul to take over as party chief

Rediff.com10 Oct 2017

On Saturday, Delhi unit of the Congress unanimously adopted a resolution urging Rahul to take over as the president.

Opposition accuses Modi sarkar of avoiding parliamentary scrutiny

Opposition accuses Modi sarkar of avoiding parliamentary scrutiny

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

Opposition charged the government with making Parliamentary Standing Committees irrelevant.

WATCH LIVE! Modi Sarkar vs Opposition

WATCH LIVE! Modi Sarkar vs Opposition

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

Catch all the action from the Monsoon session of Parliament, LIVE

Protests make govt backtrack on nuke bill

Protests make govt backtrack on nuke bill

Rediff.com11 Aug 2010

The Parliamentary panel examining the nuclear liability bill on Wednesday decided to seek an extension for submitting its report on the controversial legislation. The decision to seek an extension came after top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders including L K Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley had a meeting with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee."The committee cannot hustle through the proceedings," said BJP leader Jaswant Singh.

Cong workers gather outside Rahul's home urging him not to resign

Cong workers gather outside Rahul's home urging him not to resign

Rediff.com29 May 2019

Slogans of 'Rahul ji, we are with you' and 'Please do not resign' rang through the air.

Jaitley complains about 'improper' procedure to appoint Lokpals

Jaitley complains about 'improper' procedure to appoint Lokpals

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

Raising strong objections to the "highly improper" procedure adopted by the Union government in making key appointments to the posts of Lokpal, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley has charged the department of personnel with diluting the role of the Selection and Search Committees.

SAD begins its consultation on future with NDA

SAD begins its consultation on future with NDA

Rediff.com18 Sep 2020

Asked whether the SAD would pull out of the National Democratic Alliance as well, Harsimrat said it was for the party to decide and a collective decision would be taken on the issue by all senior leaders together.

12 IAF jets drop 1,000kg bombs on terror camps in Pak: Sources

12 IAF jets drop 1,000kg bombs on terror camps in Pak: Sources

Rediff.com26 Feb 2019

The air strike was carried around 3:30 am, the sources said.

Centre calls all-party meeting on Sat to brief about Pulwama attack

Centre calls all-party meeting on Sat to brief about Pulwama attack

Rediff.com15 Feb 2019

The meeting has been convened by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and invitations have been extended to all major political parties.

Farmers' movement likely to continue till govt brings law on MSP

Farmers' movement likely to continue till govt brings law on MSP

Rediff.com20 Nov 2021

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of the agitating unions, is meeting on Sunday to decide on the next course of action, including on the MSP issue and the proposed daily tractor march to Parliament during the upcoming Winter Session, SKM core committee member Darshan Pal said.

BJP foundation based on lies, 2G verdict vindicated our stand: Rahul

BJP foundation based on lies, 2G verdict vindicated our stand: Rahul

Rediff.com23 Dec 2017

Gandhi on Friday chaired his first CWC meeting after being elected as the party chief.

Jaitley quits as BJP gensec, to skip party meeting

Jaitley quits as BJP gensec, to skip party meeting

Rediff.com16 Jun 2009

Arun Jaitley, leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, has decided to quit his post as general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Rahul set to become Congress president

Rahul set to become Congress president

Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

No one else filed papers till Sunday, according to Mullapally Ramachandran, the chairman of the party's Central Election Authority.

Sreesanth, Chavan handed life ban in IPL fixing scam

Sreesanth, Chavan handed life ban in IPL fixing scam

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

India pacer S Sreesanth and his Rajasthan Royals team mate Ankeet Chavan have been banned for life for their alleged role in the spot-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League, the BCCI announced on Friday.

How would history judge your tenure, Jaitley asks PM

How would history judge your tenure, Jaitley asks PM

Rediff.com3 Jan 2014

On the eve of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's press conference on Friday, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday asked him some probing questions, including how he thinks history would judge his tenure, "failure" to assert himself against corruption and "subversion" of constitutional institutions.

Pragya Thakur axed from Parl defence panel over Godse remark

Pragya Thakur axed from Parl defence panel over Godse remark

Rediff.com28 Nov 2019

'Thakur will not attend meetings of BJP parliamentary party during the session'

Jaitley, Naidu flay govt over price rise

Jaitley, Naidu flay govt over price rise

Rediff.com6 Mar 2010

L K Advani, Venkiah Naidu and Arun Jaitley, launched a blistering attack on government after PM Manmoha Singh's speech in Parliament on Friday. Jaitley asked Defence Minister A K Antony to explain how he got Rs 1,000 crores cleared up defence purchases bypassing the Cabinet Committee on Security, while stressing on indiginisation of defence production.

Govt says open to address farmers' key concerns

Govt says open to address farmers' key concerns

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

Tomar said the next meeting will take place on Saturday at 2 pm which he hoped would take the matter to a decisive stage and towards a final resolution.

Budget Session from Monday, Centre to push triple talaq bill

Budget Session from Monday, Centre to push triple talaq bill

Rediff.com28 Jan 2018

Following the address by President Ram Nath Kovind, the economic survey will be tabled in the two Houses.

Congress wants Amethi named after Rajiv Gandhi

Congress wants Amethi named after Rajiv Gandhi

Rediff.com31 Dec 2002

It submitted a memorandum to UP Governor Vishnukant Shastri seeking a review of the government’s decision to rename Amethi district after Chatrapati Sahuji Maharaj.

Told not to contest LS poll: Murli Manohar Joshi

Told not to contest LS poll: Murli Manohar Joshi

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

Joshi has issued a brief statement for voters in Kanpur, from where the 85-year-old leader had won in 2014.

BJP finalises theme slogan of poll campaign

BJP finalises theme slogan of poll campaign

Rediff.com10 Mar 2009

Frank Simoes-Tag and Utopia have won the contract for the media campaign from among 12 leading advertising companies. The final approval came from the Media Campaign Committee headed by BJP general secretary Arun Jaitley.

How Jaitley made good friends even among opponents

How Jaitley made good friends even among opponents

Rediff.com24 Aug 2019

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh puts it succinctly: "Arun Jaitley was every non-BJP person's favourite BJP-ite."

Govt broke back of 'back-breaking' inflation: Goyal in Interim Budget

Govt broke back of 'back-breaking' inflation: Goyal in Interim Budget

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

Goyal said India has been recognised as brightest spot in the world in last five years.

Activists planned Rajiv-type incident to end 'Modi raj', held meetings abroad: Police

Activists planned Rajiv-type incident to end 'Modi raj', held meetings abroad: Police

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

Some of the letters exchanged between the arrested activists spoke of planning 'some big action' which would attract attention, Singh said.

Chhattisgarh massacre: Bastar SP suspended, IG shifted

Chhattisgarh massacre: Bastar SP suspended, IG shifted

Rediff.com28 May 2013

Heads rolled in the Chhattisgarh police administration on Tuesday with the government suspending Bastar Superintendent of Police Mayank Shrivasta and shunting out Bastar range Inspector General of Police Himanshu Gupta, in the wake of the Maoist attack on Congress leaders.

After Congress split in UP, Sonia meets Mulayam

After Congress split in UP, Sonia meets Mulayam

Rediff.com3 Feb 2003

In the past the Congress had cold-shouldered overtures from the Samajwadi Party chief, leading to bad blood between the two parties.

Defence ministry report ignores Ladakh stand-off

Defence ministry report ignores Ladakh stand-off

Rediff.com14 Jan 2022

The ministry's year-end review is silent on the continued occupation by Chinese troops of territory that India has always claimed and patrolled.

Why farmers in UP are not protesting

Why farmers in UP are not protesting

Rediff.com16 Jan 2021

Robust procurement of paddy and wheat since 2017 and prompt payment to farmers have helped the UP government cultivate a positive and pro-farmer perception, defusing possible farm face-off situations.

SC allows construction activities in Delhi-NCR from 6 am to 6 pm

SC allows construction activities in Delhi-NCR from 6 am to 6 pm

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

With CPCB saying that the air quality is not severe now, the SC partially lifted its ban.