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BJP, JD-U to contest equal number of seats in Bihar LS poll

BJP, JD-U to contest equal number of seats in Bihar LS poll

Rediff.com27 Oct 2018

Other NDA allies, including the Lok Janshakti Party and the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party, will get due representation in the seat sharing formula, Shah said.

Shaktikanta Das named new RBI Governor

Shaktikanta Das named new RBI Governor

Rediff.com11 Dec 2018

He will be the first bureaucrat to head the central bank in almost five years.

No discontent in NDA, says Nitish; slams 'publicity-seeking' netas

No discontent in NDA, says Nitish; slams 'publicity-seeking' netas

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

"You can see all of us working together. There is no discontent. The problem is, today newspapers have more pages than before, news channels run 24X7 and then there is social media where anybody can say anything without worrying about backing a claim with facts," he said.

Shiv Sena has history of flirting with rivals

Shiv Sena has history of flirting with rivals

Rediff.com12 Nov 2019

Founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray, the Shiv Sena in its more than five decades long journey has allied with the Congress, formally and informally.

BJP clinches LS poll deal with AIADMK; to contest 5 seats

BJP clinches LS poll deal with AIADMK; to contest 5 seats

Rediff.com20 Feb 2019

The announcement was made by AIADMK coordinator and deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam and Union Minister and senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal, party election in-charge for Tamil Nadu, who described it as a "mega alliance".

Sena not to ally with BJP, to go solo in 2019 polls

Sena not to ally with BJP, to go solo in 2019 polls

Rediff.com23 Jan 2018

The Shiv Sena passed a resolution not to align with the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Maha polls: BJP looks to improve tally; Sena, Oppn for political space

Maha polls: BJP looks to improve tally; Sena, Oppn for political space

Rediff.com21 Sep 2019

The BJP has been inducting leaders from the NCP and the Congress since the last few months to expand its footprint in the regions where the party lacks organisational base.

Agitating farmers reach near Delhi borders; situation tense

Agitating farmers reach near Delhi borders; situation tense

Rediff.com27 Nov 2020

Clashes broke out at multiple places and Delhi's borders resembled a virtual battle zone with restless crowds of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, milling around and a sea of police personnel keeping them at bay.

Diwali swearing-in for Khattar, Dushyant in Haryana

Diwali swearing-in for Khattar, Dushyant in Haryana

Rediff.com26 Oct 2019

Khattar, Dushyant and some ministers will be sworn-in at 2.15 pm at the Haryana Raj Bhavan on Sunday.

Art 370: 'Black blot on India's history'

Art 370: 'Black blot on India's history'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

Trinamool Congress described it as "Black Monday" and a dark day for the country's constitution, the idea of India, and the Rajya Sabha

Rahul quotes Mahatma Gandhi over Avni's killing; BJP hits back

Rahul quotes Mahatma Gandhi over Avni's killing; BJP hits back

Rediff.com5 Nov 2018

Reacting to Maneka Gandhi's criticism, the Maharashtra CM said that her word were harsh but he unerstands her feelings as she is also an animal lover.

RS okays extension of Prez Rule in J&K, Shah attacks Nehru again

RS okays extension of Prez Rule in J&K, Shah attacks Nehru again

Rediff.com1 Jul 2019

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the government has no other option but to extend President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir as the Election Commission wants to hold assembly elections in the state by the end of 2019.

Arun Jaitley, BJP's man for all seasons, passes away

Arun Jaitley, BJP's man for all seasons, passes away

Rediff.com24 Aug 2019

Jaitley will be cremated on Sunday afternoon at the Nigambodh Ghat, BJP leader Sudhanshu Mittal said.

Mahajan refuses comment on Nirupam's resignation

Mahajan refuses comment on Nirupam's resignation

Rediff.com10 Mar 2005

"I have nothing to say on Nirupam's resignation as it is Shiv Sena's internal matter," the former Union broadcasting and information minister said in New Delhi.

Leaders hope people follow ideals of Lord Ram

Leaders hope people follow ideals of Lord Ram

Rediff.com5 Aug 2020

Leaders hope the Ayodhya temple ceremony would pave way for harmony.

Big winners and losers in 2019 polls

Big winners and losers in 2019 polls

Rediff.com24 May 2019

Counting's underway and the fate of the candidates is awaited. As we wait for the results with bated breath, here's how your heavyweights are faring for now.

Khattar takes oath as Haryana CM, Dushyant Chautala as deputy CM

Khattar takes oath as Haryana CM, Dushyant Chautala as deputy CM

Rediff.com27 Oct 2019

Manohar Lal Khattar took oath as Haryana chief minister for the second time on Sunday and will lead the Bharatiya Janata Party-Jannayak Janta Party coalition government in the state. JJP leader Dushyant Chautala took oath as the deputy chief minister.

Shiv Sena has a history of flirting with 'frenemies'

Shiv Sena has a history of flirting with 'frenemies'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2019

Besides late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray and former prime minister Indira Gandhi, NCP president Sharad Pawar also figured in the posters.

BJP launches 'Atal Sandesh Yatra'

BJP launches 'Atal Sandesh Yatra'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2004

It was on the occasion of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary.

Uncertainty lingers over Sena joining BJP govt

Uncertainty lingers over Sena joining BJP govt

Rediff.com29 Oct 2014

A day after Devendra Fadnavis was anointed chief minister-designate of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday went into a huddle with top party leaders to discuss the future course of action but there were no signs of the party being in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government for now.

Meaningless to talk to Pak until it stops aiding terrorism: Rajnath

Meaningless to talk to Pak until it stops aiding terrorism: Rajnath

Rediff.com17 Sep 2017

Singh said India has a policy of maintaining cordial relations with neighbours.

Mamata is today's Rani Jhansi, won't kowtow to Centre: Trinamool

Mamata is today's Rani Jhansi, won't kowtow to Centre: Trinamool

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi drew a parallel between the central government and the pre-independence British regime.

Bihar polls: BJP, allies slam Lalu's 'backward vs forward' remarks

Bihar polls: BJP, allies slam Lalu's 'backward vs forward' remarks

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

The BJP-led NDA leaders have attacked RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav for his statement that Bihar assembly polls is a fight between 'backward versus forward' forces.

Pawar drops ED office visit plan, says won't get scared off

Pawar drops ED office visit plan, says won't get scared off

Rediff.com27 Sep 2019

Pawar thanked the Shiv Sena and the Congress for backing him on the ED action issue.

Rising above identity divide, Fernandes left an indelible mark on politics

Rising above identity divide, Fernandes left an indelible mark on politics

Rediff.com29 Jan 2019

George Fernandes' underground crusade against the Emergency catapulted him among the leading opposition figures.

Sena claims to be 'big brother'; CM says not desperate for tie-up

Sena claims to be 'big brother'; CM says not desperate for tie-up

Rediff.com28 Jan 2019

The Sena had said last January that it would go it alone in all future elections.

How Amit Shah plans to win 350+ seats in 2019

How Amit Shah plans to win 350+ seats in 2019

Rediff.com18 Aug 2017

The new 'Mission 350+' is to focus on 150 seats where the BJP was number two or three in 2014.

Will BJP target Robert Vadra to get at Priyanka?

Will BJP target Robert Vadra to get at Priyanka?

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

While some in the Congress were apprehensive that land grab allegations against her husband Robert Vadra could turn out to be Priyanka's Achilles heel, much of the BJP leadership opted not to bring up the issue at the current juncture.

Kashmir's political atmosphere is an apocalypse

Kashmir's political atmosphere is an apocalypse

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

'The politicians waiting to grab the space left behind by Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti do not have any credentials,' says Athar Parvaiz.

'His eyes reach every person in the state'

'His eyes reach every person in the state'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2021

'If Pinarayi Vijayan gets another term, Kerala will be a state where everybody has a house.'

Data protection bill referred to Parliament panel

Data protection bill referred to Parliament panel

Rediff.com11 Dec 2019

The proposed law seeks bars on storing and processing of personal data by entities without the explicit consent of an individual. It, however, provides for exemptions for "reasonable purposes" such as "prevention and detection of any unlawful activity including fraud, whistle-blowing, merger and acquisitions, network and information security, credit scoring, recovery of debt, processing of publicly available personal data and the operation of search engines".

PM, ministers resign; all eyes on govt formation

PM, ministers resign; all eyes on govt formation

Rediff.com24 May 2019

BJP sources indicated that swearing-in ceremony could take place on May 30.

Midnight clearance for citizenship bill with 311 votes in favour

Midnight clearance for citizenship bill with 311 votes in favour

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

A 7-hr debate was held over the contentious bill. Oppn amendments rejected.

BJP, Congress spar over Ahmed Patel's links with IS suspect

BJP, Congress spar over Ahmed Patel's links with IS suspect

Rediff.com28 Oct 2017

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday accused Ahmed Patel of having "deep relations" with a Gujarat hospital where an alleged Islamic State operative worked before his arrest, even as the Congress defended its senior leader, dubbing the demand for his resignation from the Rajya Sabha as "outrageous".

CAA used to divert attention from economic issues: Oppn in Rajya Sabha

CAA used to divert attention from economic issues: Oppn in Rajya Sabha

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

As the House took up the debate on Motion of Thanks on the President's Address, the Bharatiya Janata Party launched a frontal attack on opposition parties specially the Congress for their stance against the CAA, saying they were trying to divide the nation.

NDA govt making Ganga cleaning a Hindutva project: Ramesh

NDA govt making Ganga cleaning a Hindutva project: Ramesh

Rediff.com6 Jul 2014

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today accused the National Democratic Alliance government of turning the programme to clean Ganga as a "Hindutva project" by attempting to polarise politics through the initiative on the holy river.

Why are our students so angry?

Why are our students so angry?

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

'Their brave resistance keep our hopes alive that this youth upsurge is strengthening India's democracy and pluralism,' states Mohammad Sajjad.

UPSC row: Unhappy with government's move, aspirants vow to continue fight

UPSC row: Unhappy with government's move, aspirants vow to continue fight

Rediff.com4 Aug 2014

Not satisfied with the changes announced by the government in the Union Public Service Commission exam, scores of civil services aspirants on Monday vowed to continue their fight for "complete scrapping" of the Civil Services Aptitude Test paper and decided to shift their agitation to Jantar Mantar in central Delhi.

LJP seeks seat-sharing in Bihar by Dec 31; wants at least 6 LS seats, 1 in RS

LJP seeks seat-sharing in Bihar by Dec 31; wants at least 6 LS seats, 1 in RS

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

Pointing out that the party had contested seven seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the state LJP chief said there was no reason why it would settle for less than that for the 2019 elections, or for six Lok Sabha seats and one in Rajya Sabha.

Work on Modi Sarkar's last full Budget begins this week

Work on Modi Sarkar's last full Budget begins this week

Rediff.com10 Sep 2017

As per practice a vote-on-account or approval for essential government spending for a limited period is taken in the election year and a full-fledged budget presented by the new government.