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Protests in Assam over 'pact' with ultras

Protests in Assam over 'pact' with ultras

Rediff.com5 Oct 2012

After a lull trouble is once again brewing in Dima Hasao (erstwhile North Cachar Hills) district of Assam with the Indigenous People's Forum (IPF), a banner organisation of non-Dimasa ethnic groups, protesting the Centre's intension to sign a memorandum of understanding with militant Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) without heeding to the IPF's demand for bifurcation of the hill district into two autonomous council instead of the existing one.

Bangladesh objects to India's plans to build dams in NE

Bangladesh objects to India's plans to build dams in NE

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

After the recent squabble between India and Bangladesh over the Tipaimukh dam, a new row seems to be brewing between the two otherwise friendly neighbours. Last week, Bangladesh sent a letter to authorities in India to express its objection to the construction of two hydroelectric dams on two rivers in Meghalaya.

Amazing images show coffee processing in El Salvador

Amazing images show coffee processing in El Salvador

Rediff.com25 Dec 2012

Let's take a look at how coffee is processed and shipped in El Salvador.

What you must know about cancelling your mobile connection

What you must know about cancelling your mobile connection

Rediff.com30 Nov 2012

A couple of pointers that every consumer should keep in mind while dealing with such situations to avoid being cheated of their time and money.

United Spirits, the next shaky ground for Mallya

United Spirits, the next shaky ground for Mallya

Rediff.com5 Mar 2012

Brewing billionaire Vijay Mallya's woes seem to be compounding. His flagship spirits arm, United Spirits Ltd (USL), is starting to mirror Kingfisher Airlines.

FPIs rush to exit India; withdraw $6.4 bn in Q4

FPIs rush to exit India; withdraw $6.4 bn in Q4

Rediff.com19 May 2020

The uncertainty over the gravity of the pandemic's impact on the global economy and financial markets worldwide triggered a flight to safety among foreign investors as they rushed to exit from relatively riskier investment destinations, such as emerging markets like India, a report said.

Delhi police slap sections of IT Act against Kanda

Delhi police slap sections of IT Act against Kanda

Rediff.com21 Aug 2012

Fresh trouble brewed for former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda, arrested in the suicide case of his former employee, on Tuesday with the Delhi police slapping sections of Information Technology Act against him for allegedly sending false electronic message leading to harassment of the deceased.

We'll be kingmakers, says BTP amid Rajasthan crisis

We'll be kingmakers, says BTP amid Rajasthan crisis

Rediff.com19 Jul 2020

The BTP chief said the party is now extending support to Gehlot after an assurance that its demands related to the development of tribal areas will be met.

Pilot gets 4-day breather, no action till next week on disqualification move

Pilot gets 4-day breather, no action till next week on disqualification move

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

The division bench of the court, hearing the dissident MLAs petition against the Speaker's notices, adjourned Friday evening. It fixed the next hearing for 10 am on Monday. The counsel for the Speaker assured the court that no order shall be passed on the notice till 5.30 pm on Tuesday.

Indo-Pak tension casts a shadow on border trade

Indo-Pak tension casts a shadow on border trade

Rediff.com18 Jan 2013

According to customs officials, the cross-border movement of trucks will drop further.

Review: Django Unchained is brutal, powerful

Review: Django Unchained is brutal, powerful

Rediff.com22 Mar 2013

Django Unchained is far better a script than it is a film.

Review: Mere Dad Ki Maruti is fresh and fun

Review: Mere Dad Ki Maruti is fresh and fun

Rediff.com15 Mar 2013

Mere Dad Ki Maruti throws up a debutant director with promise and actors who deserve to be in more films, writes Raja Sen.

Nasik: Mahindra staff threaten strike over wages

Nasik: Mahindra staff threaten strike over wages

Rediff.com6 Mar 2013

Workers at utility vehicle major Mahindra & Mahindra's Nashik facility on Tuesday issuing a notice to the management to go on strike on or after March 11, if their demands for higher wages were not settled by the company.

Start-ups: Top 5 tips for campus entrepreneurs

Start-ups: Top 5 tips for campus entrepreneurs

Rediff.com16 Feb 2013

Saikat Ghosh, founder and CEO of Taskera says young entrepreneurs must be prepared to take risks and carve their own niche.

Ponty's men tried to grab another farmhouse: Police

Ponty's men tried to grab another farmhouse: Police

Rediff.com19 Nov 2012

Tension was brewing between liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep for a couple of days before their killing during a gunfight at a farmhouse and the former's men had tried to take possession of another property on the same day of the incident, police said on Monday.

2 dead in communal clashes in Maharashtra's Aurangabad

2 dead in communal clashes in Maharashtra's Aurangabad

Rediff.com12 May 2018

Tension was brewing in Moti Karanja area for the last few days as the municipal corporation was carrying out a drive against illegal water connections.

Will quit Puducherry L-G's post next year: Kiran Bedi

Will quit Puducherry L-G's post next year: Kiran Bedi

Rediff.com8 Jan 2017

The Lieutenant Governor's statement comes days after the Congress MLAs sought Centre's intervention complaining Bedi's style of functioning.

Virbhadra offers to resign from Cong panels on HP polls

Virbhadra offers to resign from Cong panels on HP polls

Rediff.com27 Jul 2012

Trouble is brewing in the Congress in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh with senior leader Virbhadra Singh offering to resign from party committees constituted for the state assembly elections later this year.

Advani slams PM over FDI in retail

Advani slams PM over FDI in retail

Rediff.com23 Sep 2012

Slamming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the issue of allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Sunday said the red carpet was being rolled out for Walmart when it faced protests even in the US and New York City "shut Walmart out".

'Visa pact will make Indo-Pak friendship unstoppable!'

'Visa pact will make Indo-Pak friendship unstoppable!'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2012

Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, who is travelling with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on his tour of Pakistan, examines the relevance of the visa agreement that is bound to have significant impact on the relations between the countries

TDP plans to boycott 'tainted ministers' in AP assembly

TDP plans to boycott 'tainted ministers' in AP assembly

Rediff.com12 Mar 2012

The Telugu Desam Party and other opposition parties have gone for the jugular as the ministers in the dock were all key portfolio holders under YS Rajashekhar Reddy regime. Mohammed Siddique reports.

Shameful your boss silencing you: Rahul to Sitharaman on Rafale deal

Shameful your boss silencing you: Rahul to Sitharaman on Rafale deal

Rediff.com19 Nov 2017

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit back at Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the multi-crore Rafale deal, claiming it was "shameful" that her boss was "silencing" her.

No official notification on Ashraf as PCB chief yet

No official notification on Ashraf as PCB chief yet

Rediff.com13 Oct 2011

Controversy is brewing over Zaka Ashraf taking over the Pakistan Cricket Board's chairmanship as legal and constitutional issues have prevented the government from issuing an official notification confirming his appointment.

Yeddyurappa stirs untouchability row after eating hotel food at Dalit's house

Yeddyurappa stirs untouchability row after eating hotel food at Dalit's house

Rediff.com22 May 2017

During his visit to Tumakuru district on Friday, the former chief minister who was accompanied by other party members visited the residence of a Dalit family where he allegedly ate 'idlis' from a nearby hotel and not the food prepared by the family.

I am recovering from Covid

I am recovering from Covid

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

'A tornado... when it lands, it swirls through the body, causing chaos, confusion, coughs, wreaking damage to each organ it touches.'

High tea in Darjeeling

High tea in Darjeeling

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

A hamper of fresh Darjeeling tea takes the author back to warm days and cold nights in this colonial town.

Yes Bank: 'Customers' deposits absolutely safe'

Yes Bank: 'Customers' deposits absolutely safe'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

The ATMs are fully up now and customers can withdraw up to Rs 50,000 from Yes Bank as well as from other banks' ATMs.

5 simple tips to fight stress and calm your body

5 simple tips to fight stress and calm your body

Rediff.com18 Sep 2019

You need to look into your relationships, emotional, mental, and financial life to find out what moves you into stressful moods, says Dr Manoj Kutteri.

Arunachal: Maoists instigate locals to oppose dam projects

Arunachal: Maoists instigate locals to oppose dam projects

Rediff.com28 Sep 2011

Trouble is brewing in Arunachal Pradesh where Maoists are instigating the locals to join anti-dam movements in eastern part.

Congress will be wiped out in polls for its 'sins': Modi

Congress will be wiped out in polls for its 'sins': Modi

Rediff.com28 Feb 2014

Sharpening his attack against the Congress, Narendra Modi on Friday said an anti-Congress storm was brewing in the country and it would intensify into a 'tsunami', which the party would not be able to survive in the Lok Sabha elections.

Speculation of a stand-off unfounded: Pak army

Speculation of a stand-off unfounded: Pak army

Rediff.com19 Dec 2011

Hours after Pakistan President Asif Ali Zaradri suddenly returned home in the thick of brewing standoff over the memogate affair, the army sought to dispel impression that a telephonic conversation between him and its powerful chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had anything to do with the "some events" in last 72 hours.

Will return to Pakistan in January: Musharraf

Will return to Pakistan in January: Musharraf

Rediff.com19 Dec 2011

Former President Pervez Musharraf has said that he plans to return to Pakistan in January, two months ahead of what he had announced previously, as a confrontation appears brewing between the army and the government over the memogate affair.

Video: Bengal hooch tragedy toll rises to 107

Video: Bengal hooch tragedy toll rises to 107

Rediff.com15 Dec 2011

In one of the worst hooch tragedies in West Bengal, 57 people, mostly labourers, rickshaw-pullers and hawkers, died and over hundred have been hospitalised in serious condition after consuming illicit liquor at Mograhat in South 24 Parganas district on Wednesday.

Andhra: Cong red-faced as neta-liquor lobby nexus exposed

Andhra: Cong red-faced as neta-liquor lobby nexus exposed

Rediff.com10 Feb 2012

Serious trouble is brewing in the ruling Congress party against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy as a fall out of the ongoing probe by the Anti-Corruption Bureau in the alleged nexus between some ministers and the powerful liquor cartels across the state.

Olympic champion Beard reveals darkest secrets

Olympic champion Beard reveals darkest secrets

Rediff.com26 Apr 2012

In the book, Amanda Beard gives a revealing insight into the pressures that elite Olympic athletes face and said it is not unusual for them to release tension through recreational drugs.

Taish review

Taish review

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

Bejoy Nambiar's gripping slice-of-mess about things spiraling out of control find an expression in a striking ensemble and volatile scenery, notes Sukanya Verma.

Malik: When God takes over a human colony

Malik: When God takes over a human colony

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

'We feel thrust into a motion picture that has all the makings of a carnival but no real fireworks,' Sreehari Nair notes after watching Malik.

Dhawan under the pump as India look to seal series

Dhawan under the pump as India look to seal series

Rediff.com13 Aug 2019

Since Dhawan is not part of the Test squad, the Delhi left-hander would like to finish the Caribbean assignment on a high.

'Disengagement has not resulted in de-escalation'

'Disengagement has not resulted in de-escalation'

Rediff.com20 Apr 2021

'The Chinese are only about 160-170 km behind.' 'It will not take much time for them to bring their troops back, considering that they have better infrastructure -- and the weather is now favourable.' 'They can move in much faster as the terrain favours them.'

Pakistan tries to cement ties with Saudi Arabia

Pakistan tries to cement ties with Saudi Arabia

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

India should remember that Pakistan-Saudi Arabia relations will remain special due, not least, to bonds of all Muslims with The Holy Land. They would also be strategic enough, irrespective of whether the ambassador is a military man or a career civilian appointee., notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.