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If it ain't broke, don't fix the SC collegium

If it ain't broke, don't fix the SC collegium

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Unless there is a solution that improves the present system of appointment of judges, it's best to not tinker with it, says Jayant Tripathi.

China: Modi's historic now-or-never opportunity

China: Modi's historic now-or-never opportunity

Rediff.com21 Jul 2020

Only he, with his tremendous political capital and personal stature, can pull it off, observes B S Raghavan, the veteran civil servant.

Flipkart, Snapdeal & Uber, watch your ads; big brother is after you

Flipkart, Snapdeal & Uber, watch your ads; big brother is after you

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

Advertising industry watchdog ASCI upheld complaints against 82 campaigns in June for misleading ads, including those of Flipkart, Uber, Snapdeal, Vodafone.

Pak rape victim to address meet in US over phone

Pak rape victim to address meet in US over phone

Rediff.com30 Jun 2005

A gang rape victim, who was earlier barred by the Pakistani government from travelling to the United States to speak about her ordeal at a women's conference, will now address the meet over telephone on July 2.

RBI move to ease gold import norms to up offcial supplies: WGC

RBI move to ease gold import norms to up offcial supplies: WGC

Rediff.com22 May 2014

The RBI on Wednesday eased gold import norms by allowing select trading houses, in addition to already permitted banks, to procure the precious metal to boost exports.

Saeed, other JuD leaders still freely using group's offices despite ban

Saeed, other JuD leaders still freely using group's offices despite ban

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

The government last month had taken over the JuD's famous Muridke Markaz and Lahore's headquarters of Masjid Al Qadsia in Chauburji.

Farewell, Floyd

Farewell, Floyd

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

Aseem Chhabra remembers Master Chef Floyd Cardoz who died of coronavirus in New York on Wednesday.

A case in favour of cutting GST rates

A case in favour of cutting GST rates

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

A road map could be laid out for a gradual reduction in the tax rates from the current incidence of about 62-94 per cent without causing a major blow to the revenues of the Centre and the states. The opportunity arising out of higher GST collections should not be squandered, says A K Bhattacharya.

India bans dreaded Islamic State

India bans dreaded Islamic State

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

The dreaded terror group have been banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

As BCCI president, Manohar left a sinking ship, accuses Thakur

As BCCI president, Manohar left a sinking ship, accuses Thakur

Rediff.com10 Sep 2016

The Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag Thakur, on Saturday, made a no-holds-barred attack on ICC chairman Shashank Manohar, accusing him of abandoning the Board when it needed him like the 'captain of a sinking ship'.

Budget: Nothing exceptional at all

Budget: Nothing exceptional at all

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

What is required from government is intellectual framework.

India overcome Pakistan in final-over thriller

India overcome Pakistan in final-over thriller

Rediff.com29 Nov 2016

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur led from the front with an all-round show as India outplayed arch-rivals Pakistan by five wickets to remain the sole unbeaten team in the Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament in Bangkok. Kaur bagged two crucial wickets helping India restrict Pakistan to 97 for seven in 20 overs before taking her team over the line with an unbeaten 26 off 22 balls.

Did Jinnah not want Partition?

Did Jinnah not want Partition?

Rediff.com25 Dec 2020

'Jinnah developed a belief that Gandhi had stolen the tag of the leader of the Indian people from him and that he later used religion to reduce Gandhi's idea of a united India to naught was his revenge.'

Karnataka BJP infighting: 4 leaders lose party posts

Karnataka BJP infighting: 4 leaders lose party posts

Rediff.com30 Apr 2017

2 office bearers each from Yeddyurappa and Eshwarappa camps have been relieved.

Govt releases guidelines for lockdown 2.0

Govt releases guidelines for lockdown 2.0

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

Fresh guidelines were issued by the government on Wednesday for enforcing the second phase of the coronavirus lockdown, with the Union home ministry barring all kinds of public transport and prohibiting opening of public places during this period.

Post-Delhi rout Modi-Shah have 3 options before them

Post-Delhi rout Modi-Shah have 3 options before them

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah will soon get around to reworking their organisational set-up and administrative priorities to regain lost ground in the wake of the Delhi electoral debacle, but there's third course available to them as well. That is to introduce the presidential form of government, which prime ministers Indira Gandhi and A B Vajpayee flirted with before abandoning it. Will Modi go further than them? N Sathiya Moorthy analyses the scenario.

Nitish declares Bihar a dry state

Nitish declares Bihar a dry state

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

Earlier, The Nitish Kumar government had banned sale and consumption of country and spiced liquor in rural areas from April 1 this year, but had allowed sale of foreign liquor in towns and cities.

Rabri declares assets of over Rs 6 cr including 65 cattle, gun

Rabri declares assets of over Rs 6 cr including 65 cattle, gun

Rediff.com13 Apr 2014

Forty-five cows, 20 calves and a double barrel gun with 50 cartridges are among the possessions of former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls as a Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate from Saran constituency.

Sarita, Pinki return to amateur boxing after apologizing

Sarita, Pinki return to amateur boxing after apologizing

Rediff.com28 May 2017

The two boxers, who had signed up with the Indian Boxing Council (IBC), will be re-joining the national camp after submitting letters of apology to the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) for abruptly leaving the amateur circuit.

Myanmar pushes into Indian territory, occupies Manipur villages

Myanmar pushes into Indian territory, occupies Manipur villages

Rediff.com11 May 2018

Ahead of Sushma Swaraj's visit, Myanmarese soldiers take over Indian territory.

Pak seals JuD HQ; detains over 120 suspected terrorists

Pak seals JuD HQ; detains over 120 suspected terrorists

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

At least 56 seminaries and facilities being run by JuD and its wing FIF in Pakistan's southern Sindh province have been taken over by authorities.

Champions Trophy says cheers to Mallya's Kingfisher beer

Champions Trophy says cheers to Mallya's Kingfisher beer

Rediff.com22 May 2017

Kingfisher to be lager partner at ICC Champions Trophy to be played in UK.

Foodgrains, cereals, milk to be cheaper under GST

Foodgrains, cereals, milk to be cheaper under GST

Rediff.com18 May 2017

The GST rates for all but six items were finalised at the first day of the two-day meeting of the GST Council, headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and comprising state representatives.

Lynching incident: No communal tension in Nagaland, say Muslim bodies

Lynching incident: No communal tension in Nagaland, say Muslim bodies

Rediff.com8 Mar 2015

Muslim bodies in Nagaland have called for restraint after widespread protests in wake of the lynching of a rape accused on March 5.

Monsoon session ends: 7 things you should know

Monsoon session ends: 7 things you should know

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Passage of the long-pending Goods and Services Tax bill and a unanimous resolution on Kashmir were the highlights of the "highly productive" Monsoon session of Parliament which was adjourned sine die on Friday after 20 sittings.

Who after Anbazhagan in DMK?

Who after Anbazhagan in DMK?

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

The front-runner of course is party treasurer and long-serving party legislator, S Duraimurugan. A Vanniar by caste from the rival PMK-strong northern belt, Duraimurugan makes up for his weak political grounding through his debating skills in the assembly, and witty repartee, both inside and outside. Apart from caste and regional representation, personal loyalty to the leader would count even more -- but there is no death of loyal and competent candidates in the party for the post, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Russian athletes set to return as WADA lifts doping ban

Russian athletes set to return as WADA lifts doping ban

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

Although the change will have no immediate effect on current bans on the Russian federations for athletics, weightlifting and paralympics, it opens the door for their return, following the reinstatement of the Russian Olympic Committee after the country was banned from this year's Winter Games in South Korea.

Global gold demand slids to 6-year low; India records 25% fall

Global gold demand slids to 6-year low; India records 25% fall

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

Globally, jewellery buying fell 14%, investment slid 11%.

Sri Lanka bowling coach banned, skipper Mathews to meet police

Sri Lanka bowling coach banned, skipper Mathews to meet police

Rediff.com19 Jan 2016

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews will appear before police on Tuesday to record a statement in connection with a match-fixing scandal that has led to the suspension of a fast bowling coach.

The judges who decided decades-old Ayodhya matter

The judges who decided decades-old Ayodhya matter

Rediff.com10 Nov 2019

Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who will demit office as the Chief Justice of India in a week's time, has etched his name in the annals of history by giving finality to one of the most politically and religiously sensitive cases, the Ayodhya land dispute, which dates back to even before the Supreme Court came into existence in 1950.

AP govt seeks Central probe into illegal phone tapping by KCR

AP govt seeks Central probe into illegal phone tapping by KCR

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

Andhra Pradesh government has sought inquiry by the central government into the alleged illegal tapping of phone of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

After Houston, the road ahead

After Houston, the road ahead

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

'The challenge before the two countries is to turn the peak into a plateau and enter an irreversible phase of cooperation,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Curious case of Jitender Singh Tomar LLB

Curious case of Jitender Singh Tomar LLB

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

The fiasco over the former Delhi law minister's college degrees has damaged the reputation of the Aam Aadmi Party, says Nupur Sharma.

Appetite for gold back, import at 4-year high

Appetite for gold back, import at 4-year high

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

Gold import this financial year is estimated at 945 tonnes.

Can't courts straighten out the errant lawyers?

Can't courts straighten out the errant lawyers?

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

When an accused gets attacked on the way to court, and again within the court premises, with no intervention by a judicial officer, which space is safe, asks Jyoti Punwani.

At UN, India raises human rights violations in PoK, Balochistan

At UN, India raises human rights violations in PoK, Balochistan

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

Raising the issue of Balochistan for the first time before the United Nation, India on Wednesday accused Pakistan of widespread human rights violations there as well as in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

6 Taiwan inmates commit suicide, ending 14-hour long hostage standoff

6 Taiwan inmates commit suicide, ending 14-hour long hostage standoff

Rediff.com12 Feb 2015

Six Taiwan prison inmates commit suicide, ending 14-hour long hostage standoff.

FIFA ethics panel bans ex-head of German FA for one year

FIFA ethics panel bans ex-head of German FA for one year

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

FIFA's Ethics Committee has banned Wolfgang Niersbach, the former president of the German Football Association, for one year for failing to report potential misconduct surrounding the award of the 2006 soccer World Cup in Germany.

Explained: The Supreme Court verdict on Maharashtra

Explained: The Supreme Court verdict on Maharashtra

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

'When it is an open ballot, the division taking place in the open house will be for all to see.' 'As they say sunlight is the best disinfectant, this (aspect of the order) brings in transparency and it's in keeping with the best democratic principles.'

Khadse likely to get clean chit by cops in Dawood call case

Khadse likely to get clean chit by cops in Dawood call case

Rediff.com11 Jun 2016

On Friday, Khadse made a futile bid to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval as well as senior party leaders in New Delhi.