News for 'Beleaguered India'

Return with passport: Supreme Court tells Vijay Mallya

Return with passport: Supreme Court tells Vijay Mallya

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

Banks are seeking an order that Mallya should appear in person before the court.

Southee, McCullum destroy England in Wellington

Southee, McCullum destroy England in Wellington

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

New Zealand's Tim Southee produced a brilliant spell of swing bowling for career best figures of 7-33 to dismiss England for 123 in their World Cup Pool A match at Wellington Regional Stadium on Friday.

Rahul Gandhi's big-ticket comeback

Rahul Gandhi's big-ticket comeback

Rediff.com4 May 2015

How the Congress vice president conducts himself over the next few months will determine whether or not he has understood his serendipitous situation

Let Lokayukta probe BJP's charges, say Cong, Virbhadra

Let Lokayukta probe BJP's charges, say Cong, Virbhadra

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

Congress and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been attacking him for alleged corruption, to approach the Lokayukta, with the veteran leader asserting that he was ready to face the "consequences".

DRT directs J P Morgan Bank not to disburse $40 mn to Mallya

DRT directs J P Morgan Bank not to disburse $40 mn to Mallya

Rediff.com17 May 2016

The Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) on Tuesday directed Diageo Plc not to disburse $40 million of the $75 million sweetheart deal to him.

SC extends Sahara chief Subrata Roy's parole

SC extends Sahara chief Subrata Roy's parole

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Sahara Group got other much-needed relief with the apex court lifting its embargo of permitting it to sell only 19 properties.

After revolt, Dinakaran 'steps aside'

After revolt, Dinakaran 'steps aside'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2017

AIADMK had decided to 'de-link' V K Sasikala and Dinakaran from the party.

'Will request apex court to monitor IPL probe'

'Will request apex court to monitor IPL probe'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2013

Aditya Verma is a pleased man. With a new probe panel being proposed by the Supreme Court to investigate the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal, petitioner and Cricket Association of Bihar secretary Verma said he would now request the apex court to monitor the committee's functioning.

CBI lodges fresh FIR against Nirav Modi, approaches Interpol

CBI lodges fresh FIR against Nirav Modi, approaches Interpol

Rediff.com17 Feb 2018

The agency on Friday also carried out searches on the premises of the Gitanjali Group at 20 places in Mumbai, Pune, Surat, Jaipur, Hyderabad and Coimbatore.

Global sell-off casts shadow on D-Street

Global sell-off casts shadow on D-Street

Rediff.com8 Feb 2016

IT shares lost ground tracking a sell-off in tech stocks on Nasdaq on Friday

SpiceJet resumes operation, pays cash to buy jet fuel

SpiceJet resumes operation, pays cash to buy jet fuel

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

Of the 243 listed flights, it claimed to have operated 75 across the country after 1600 hours on Wednesday.

Why Modi chose Dineshwar Sharma as his point man for J&K

Why Modi chose Dineshwar Sharma as his point man for J&K

Rediff.com24 Oct 2017

'The government is in no hurry to talk to the separatists and would like to approach the Kashmiri people directly through various other organisations.' 'Officials in charge of J&K affairs at the Centre are clear that there would be no let up in the operations against terrorists,' reveals BharatShakti.in founder Nitin A Gokhale.

View: Why Modi still faces a tough road ahead

View: Why Modi still faces a tough road ahead

Rediff.com14 Sep 2013

The beleaguered UPA government may provide Narendra Modi all the ammunition he wants. Still, without the politics of persuasion, the BJP's crowned prince has a daunting task before him, argues Akash Bisht.

Sachin Pilot: Damocles' sword of dispossession hangs over our farmers

Sachin Pilot: Damocles' sword of dispossession hangs over our farmers

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

Livelihoods and lives are being destroyed in the name of building a 'better' India, writes Congress leader Sachin Pilot, in an exclusive column for Rediff.com.

Sahara's puzzling case: Govt may lose Rs 29,000 crore

Sahara's puzzling case: Govt may lose Rs 29,000 crore

Rediff.com12 Aug 2014

The income tax (IT) department seems to have quietly thrown a spanner in the works on the Securities and Exchange board of India (Sebi)'s two-year-long efforts to implement the Supreme Court order against the two Sahara group firms Sahara India Real Estate Corporation (SIRECL) and Sahara Housing Invest Corporation (SHICL).

Israel loses its heroic sheen

Israel loses its heroic sheen

Rediff.com28 Jul 2014

Israel is no longer the valiant and beleaguered underdog, but increasingly seen as an increasingly arrogant oppressor seeking to crush another old nation under its jackboots, says Mohan Guruswamy.

Pause in LDF's stir grants temporary reprieve to Chandy

Pause in LDF's stir grants temporary reprieve to Chandy

Rediff.com14 Aug 2013

Beleaguered Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who is under attack from the Communist Party of India - Marxist-led Left Democratic Front opposition ever since the solar scam broke out in June, has got a breather after the Front called off its two-day secretariat siege on Tuesday.

SC directs Mallya to furnish details of all assets

SC directs Mallya to furnish details of all assets

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

Mallya is a fugitive from justice in India, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the Supreme Court.

Rahul's 'eat, pray, love' moment

Rahul's 'eat, pray, love' moment

Rediff.com18 Apr 2015

One man's vacation is another man's enigma

PM cranks up official machinery to control food inflation

PM cranks up official machinery to control food inflation

Rediff.com26 Jul 2013

Cabinet secretary calls meeting to review the impact of inflation on essential commodities.

Muslim role in Indian politics needs to be re-defined

Muslim role in Indian politics needs to be re-defined

Rediff.com26 Feb 2018

'They must take the bull of conservatism within their own ranks by its horns as much as they need to speak out against the fallacies of the non-Hindutva (or 'Muslim-friendly') political forces as well,' argues Mohammad Sajjad.

Mallya's sole regret: Kingfisher is not flying when oil is cheap!

Mallya's sole regret: Kingfisher is not flying when oil is cheap!

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

Vijay Mallya who inherited the UB Group from his father as a young 28-year-old, said he has got "nothing to prove".

Srinivasan, CSK face bleak future after Supreme Court rap

Srinivasan, CSK face bleak future after Supreme Court rap

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

Uncertainty over the possibility of Board of Control for Cricket in India's president-in-exile Narayanaswami Srinivasan making a comeback and the survival of the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League deepened on Thursday as Supreme Court threw suggestions whether those named in the Mudgal Committee could be kept out of the BCCI elections and whether the CSK franchise could be scrapped.

Ratan Tata splits airlines on overseas rule

Ratan Tata splits airlines on overseas rule

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

The government is keeping its options open.

SC orders attachment of Sahara's Aamby Valley property

SC orders attachment of Sahara's Aamby Valley property

Rediff.com6 Feb 2017

The apex court also asked Sahara Group to provide it within two weeks the list of 'unencumbered properties' which can be put on public auction.

First US contact with Modi sarkar holds hope

First US contact with Modi sarkar holds hope

Rediff.com4 Aug 2014

There was no breakthrough in US Secretary of State John F Kerry's India visit, but no breakdown either, says C Uday Bhaskar.

A good balancing act, Mr Jaitley!

A good balancing act, Mr Jaitley!

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

The Budget provides a reassuring message about Prime Minister Narendra Modi staying the course.

So where does Sonia go from here?

So where does Sonia go from here?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

The decision to take to the streets and demonstrate support for beleaguered former PM Manmohan Singh could be a turning point for the Congress.

Thai protesters ignore PM's plea, cut power to police HQ

Thai protesters ignore PM's plea, cut power to police HQ

Rediff.com28 Nov 2013

Defiant Thai protesters on Thursday cut power supply to the national police headquarters, ignoring a plea by beleaguered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to end their anti-government rallies and negotiate after she emerged unscathed from a no-confidence debate.

The bittersweet Budget

The bittersweet Budget

Rediff.com9 Mar 2015

Budget was a mild disappointment. Yet, the bull run continues.

Can Rajasthan Royals maintain momentum against Mumbai?

Can Rajasthan Royals maintain momentum against Mumbai?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

Buoyed by their thrilling last-ball win against Delhi Daredevils, a confident Rajasthan Royals will take on a beleaguered Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League cricket encounter in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

Visiting temples won't help Rahul

Visiting temples won't help Rahul

Rediff.com11 Dec 2017

You'd wonder what madness seized Rahul that he has decided to play to the BJP's strengths, says Shekhar Gupta.

He is paying the price for rice @ Re 1

He is paying the price for rice @ Re 1

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

The current crisis Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is facing is a cumulative effect of inattention to water management and the fiscal burden of populist promises, says Aditi Phadnis.

Squandering away the Myanmar advantage

Squandering away the Myanmar advantage

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

The bravado of NDA ministers may have undone the gains made in cross-border security cooperation over the past several years.

Saradha ponzi scam: ED seizes Rs 140-cr property

Saradha ponzi scam: ED seizes Rs 140-cr property

Rediff.com8 Apr 2014

The central probe agency has also issued a notice asking general public 'to furnish information and particulars of properties, both movable and immovable as well as bank accounts, in the state of West Bengal and other places, if any, related to Saradha group known to them, with specific details' to it.

'Hand' that rocked Rao's boat after conviction stays by Manmohan

'Hand' that rocked Rao's boat after conviction stays by Manmohan

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

It is an open secret that Manmohan Singh is not a popular figure in the Congress, but Sonia's presence, support and strategy are proving a blessing for the good doctor. When P V Narasimha Rao ran into rough times, Sonia remained indifferent and the Congress had left him to the wolves, says Rasheed Kidwai, author of books on Sonia Gandhi and the Congress party.

The BJP's new 'Mission Kashmir'

The BJP's new 'Mission Kashmir'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

'It is the impression in Kashmir that if ever a realistic resolution of the problem/dispute is sought to be seriously attempted by New Delhi, the BJP is the best bet,' says Mohammed Sayeed Malik, the distinguished observer on Kashmir.

Is Mamata aide Mukul Roy looking for BJP's protection?

Is Mamata aide Mukul Roy looking for BJP's protection?

Rediff.com18 Feb 2015

Speculation is rife that beleaguered Mukul Roy, a close aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and under the CBI scanner in the Saradha chit fund scam, may switch over to the BJP. Neither Roy or the BJP have commented on the rumours. But Roy's recent remarks seems to expose him. Sheela Bhatt and Indrani Roy report.

Fear returns to the Kashmir Valley

Fear returns to the Kashmir Valley

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

'The situation is in real danger of swinging back to the fearful days of the 1990s, primarily for want of a well thought out action plan in New Delhi.'

Here come the gold diggers ... again!

Here come the gold diggers ... again!

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

The Unnao gold hunt is an exercise in softening Hindu sentiments in the bigger dig for votes in Uttar Pradesh in 2014