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ULFA offers dialogue

ULFA offers dialogue

Rediff.com27 Aug 2004

"Sovereignty is the core issue for us and we are willing to sit for dialogue anywhere if this is discussed," NDTV 24X7 quoted Barua as telling the news channel over phone.

Was RBI right to let the rupee slide?

Was RBI right to let the rupee slide?

Rediff.com4 Sep 2018

Can we find fault with RBI for not intervening enough in the market? Actually no, say some experts. A correction in rupee was long overdue.

Is US recovery a positive sign for Indian markets?

Is US recovery a positive sign for Indian markets?

Rediff.com14 Jan 2014

The developed world's recovery, particularly that of the US, is not necessarily a positive for the Indian market.

Easy-to-cook recipes

Easy-to-cook recipes

Rediff.com8 Jan 2014

We'd asked you, dear readers to share your special recipes with us. Here's how to make the first set of responses we received.

How India brought down the current account deficit

How India brought down the current account deficit

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

While euphoria over the Iran deal has waned sharply, the current account deficit has gone into remission due to a collapse in gold demand.

Sasikiran, Harikrishna share lead

Sasikiran, Harikrishna share lead

Rediff.com20 Jan 2003

The two Grandmasters have 3.5 points each after four rounds in the National 'A' men's chess championship.

Can 'Modinomics' work wonders for India?

Can 'Modinomics' work wonders for India?

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

Investors need to ask some basic questions before betting in the markets on the Gujarat model's national success.

Fresh tremors for the rupee?

Fresh tremors for the rupee?

Rediff.com11 Nov 2013

The RBI's strategy to feed dollars to oil marketing companies directly from its dwindling reserves is not sustainable

Dung wins C'wealth chess

Dung wins C'wealth chess

Rediff.com27 Apr 2003

S Vijayalakshmi bagged the women's crown.

Please, let's not write the rupee off

Please, let's not write the rupee off

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

It's in the same boat as other emerging markets with current account deficits, but the recent capital-raising measures may help

How FM, RBI handled the economic crisis

How FM, RBI handled the economic crisis

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

The response by the finance ministry and the RBI to the churning in financial markets is mature.

'Nobody expected Mizoram police to attack'

'Nobody expected Mizoram police to attack'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2021

'I thought that the days of firing between two police forces (belonging to states of the Union of India) were over.'

Has RBI actually MANAGED to stem the rupee fall?

Has RBI actually MANAGED to stem the rupee fall?

Rediff.com7 Aug 2013

It is logical to believe the measures that have been introduced are 'temporary'.

Assam: ULFA hawks seeks support of ethnic groups

Assam: ULFA hawks seeks support of ethnic groups

Rediff.com25 Nov 2012

The United Liberation Front of Assam led by its fugitive commander in chief Paresh Barua has called upon all the indigenous ethnic groups in Assam including Bodo, Karbi, Dimasa others to join its armed revolution to liberate Assam from the clutches of the 'colonial Indian state'.

ULFA faction renamed ULFA(I), demands sovereignty talks

ULFA faction renamed ULFA(I), demands sovereignty talks

Rediff.com30 Apr 2013

In an attempt to stop it being called the anti-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam, the faction led by Paresh Barua has changed its name to United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) or ULFA(I).

Why yuan cannot replace dollar for int'l trade

Why yuan cannot replace dollar for int'l trade

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

It is against China's interest to shift away from dollar.

When Steve Smith's tips for Ranji season helped young Riyan Parag

When Steve Smith's tips for Ranji season helped young Riyan Parag

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

Steve Smith's pointers to Riyan Parag on the technique of playing red ball helped him in the Ranji season where he ended with 492 runs for Assam, including a hundred and three half-centuries.

How alarming is India's current account deficit?

How alarming is India's current account deficit?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2013

The Fisc and savings-investment gap lie at the heart of policy responses.

I will cherish Chess Olympiad silver: Abhijeet Gupta

I will cherish Chess Olympiad silver: Abhijeet Gupta

Rediff.com10 Sep 2012

Abhijeet Gupta's silver medal ended a long drought for Indians in the Open section of the Chess Olympiad. After a gap of 22 years -- the last one being Dibyendu Barua's gold medal on board two in Novisad 1990 -- an Indian won a medal for individual performance.

ULFA claims responsibility for Guwahati blast

ULFA claims responsibility for Guwahati blast

Rediff.com9 Sep 2012

The anti-talk faction of United Liberation Front of Assam on Sunday claimed responsibility for the Paltan Bazar blast in Guwahati in which a Central Reserve Police Force personnel was killed and 12 others injured on Saturday.

3 more arrested in girl molestation case, SI suspended

3 more arrested in girl molestation case, SI suspended

Rediff.com15 Jul 2012

Two more persons allegedly involved in the molestation of a girl have been arrested and a police official suspended for dereliction of duty amid ongoing raids in Assam and neighbouring states to nab the remaining culprits.

Molestation case: Guwahati top cop transferred

Molestation case: Guwahati top cop transferred

Rediff.com16 Jul 2012

The Assam government on Monday shunted out Guwahati city Senior Superintendent of Police Apurba Jibon Baruah in the wake of severe criticism faced by the police for not acting promptly to prevent a girl being molested on G S Road on July 9.

V Anand recommended by AICF for Bharat Ratna

V Anand recommended by AICF for Bharat Ratna

Rediff.com3 Jan 2012

The All India Chess Federation decided to recommend Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand for the coveted 'Bharat Ratna' award.

ULFA warns Assam police against fake encounters

ULFA warns Assam police against fake encounters

Rediff.com2 Apr 2012

The outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) faction (anti-talks) led by fugitive commander in chief Paresh Barua on Monday accused that Assam police of shooting down an innocent youth and injuring four others in a 'fake encounter against ULFA ultras' in Tinsukia district of Assam on Sunday.

Laila Majnu: Old wine in new bottle

Laila Majnu: Old wine in new bottle

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

Instead of a puppy love story treatment, Laila Majnu could have been handled as a mature love story, feels Sneha Chakrabarti.

Inflation is high; RBI may not cut rates

Inflation is high; RBI may not cut rates

Rediff.com13 Jul 2012

The index of industrial production -- gauge of industrial activity in terms of production -- showed a 2.4 per cent growth in May, down from 6.2 per cent a year ago.

A Budget for credibility

A Budget for credibility

Rediff.com17 Mar 2012

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was saddled with a number of handicaps when he presented the Union Budget 2012-13 on Friday morning.

Anti-talks ULFA threatens to target 'Indians in Assam'

Anti-talks ULFA threatens to target 'Indians in Assam'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2011

The anti-talks faction of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam led by its self-styled army chief Paresh Barua on Thursday issued a statement threatening to train its gun on 'Indians living in Assam' in retaliation to the 'atrocities perpetrated on innocent Assamese people by the COBRA Force of colonial India' in Tinsukia district of eastern Assam in the name of operation against the ULFA militants.

Demand charter meaningless: ULFA anti-talk faction

Demand charter meaningless: ULFA anti-talk faction

Rediff.com6 Aug 2011

The United Liberation Front of Asom anti-talk faction, led by 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Barua, on Saturday rejected the charter of demands submitted by the pro-talk faction to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram.

Gogoi renews call to ULFA hawks for talks

Gogoi renews call to ULFA hawks for talks

Rediff.com21 May 2012

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday renewed appeal to anti-talk ULFA leader Paresh Barua and others to abjure violence and sit across the table to solve their problems through democratic means.

Is the quality of IIT students declining?

Is the quality of IIT students declining?

Rediff.com19 Oct 2011

Yes, thanks to coaching classes and, paradoxically, the IIT brand but let's also give credit where it is due.

11 stunning photos by readers of their beloved Bappa

11 stunning photos by readers of their beloved Bappa

Rediff.com18 Sep 2015

We had asked our readers to mail us photos of their Ganesha. We received many entries, some of which are being showcased here.

B'desh to indict suspects in ULFA arms haul case on Oct 25

B'desh to indict suspects in ULFA arms haul case on Oct 25

Rediff.com3 Oct 2011

A Bangladeshi court is set to frame charges against 52 suspects, including United Liberation Front of Asom chief Paresh Barua and top Islamist leader Matiur Rahman Nizami in the country's biggest ever arms smuggling case when 10-truck loads of arms destined for banned Indian separatist group were seized.

Ramesh's views on faculty: What IIM says

Ramesh's views on faculty: What IIM says

Rediff.com7 Jun 2011

IIM Ahmedabad Director Samir K Barua says, a straight comparison of IITs and IIMs with global institutes, without accounting for the impact of the ownership on performance would be unfair.

Paresh Baruah flays India for installing missiles in NE

Paresh Baruah flays India for installing missiles in NE

Rediff.com26 Mar 2012

In an apparent attempt to placate his masters on foreign soils, Paresh Barua, the commander-in-chief of the anti-talks faction of the proscribed United Liberation Front of Assam, on Monday called upon the people of Assam and other parts of the region to resist 'colonial' Indian government's bid to set up BrahMos and Akash missiles on the soils of Nagaland and Assam as it would make them target of 'Red China' that claims territory of 'so called' Arunachal Pradesh.

ULFA bases at Myanmar attacked

ULFA bases at Myanmar attacked

Rediff.com8 Sep 2011

The Myanmar army has zeroed in on the base of anti-talks faction of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom and other insurgent groups from the northeast. The ULFA faction led by 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Barua claimed that its base in Myanmar was under attack from the Myanmar army since Tuesday.

ULFA leader Paresh Baruah safe, says his aide

ULFA leader Paresh Baruah safe, says his aide

Rediff.com10 Sep 2011

The Paresh Barua faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom on Saturday denied media reports that he and several cadres were injured during a raid by Myanmarese forces on a camp of the rebels in that country. "Our leaders and cadres are safe and secure. News about our leaders being injured is not only false, but is a misinformation campaign by government agencies to mislead the people of Assam," said an aide.

Anti-talks ULFA faction forms new command

Anti-talks ULFA faction forms new command

Rediff.com23 Nov 2011

Paresh Barua, the 'commander-in-chief' of the hawkish faction of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom, has constituted a 16-member new central committee of the outfit dropping all the 'pro-talks' leader thereby formalising the vertical split in the outfit into pro-talks and anti-talks factions.

When Bhupen Hazarika refused to work with Jahnu Baruah

When Bhupen Hazarika refused to work with Jahnu Baruah

Rediff.com9 Nov 2011

Noted filmmaker Jahnu Baruah recounts his first experience with the late music legend.