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We OBJECT, Mr Chetan Bhagat!

We OBJECT, Mr Chetan Bhagat!

Rediff.com22 Aug 2012

Rediff reader and Senior Researcher, Centre for Investment, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad Nupur Pavan Bang lists out his objections about Chetan Bhagat's new book, What Young India Wants.

Paralympics: Bhagat-Kohli in semis; Suhas, Tarun, Manoj too qualify

Paralympics: Bhagat-Kohli in semis; Suhas, Tarun, Manoj too qualify

Rediff.com3 Sep 2021

Prachi Yadav finishes last in 200m canoe VL2 final

Why Modi Chose To Speak In Parliament On Maha Kumbh

Why Modi Chose To Speak In Parliament On Maha Kumbh

Rediff.com26 Mar 2025

Besides the not-so-hidden unease between Modi and Adityanath, Modi chose to address the Lok Sabha to ensure that he could personally claim all the kudos, observes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.

Atishi claims AAP MLAs barred from entering Delhi assembly

Atishi claims AAP MLAs barred from entering Delhi assembly

Rediff.com27 Feb 2025

With 'dafli' beats in the background, AAP leaders held placards with photos of Ambedkar and raised slogans against the ruling party -- "BJP sun le, Jai Bhim, Jai Bhim" ... "BJP ki tanashahi nahin chalegi (BJP's dictatorship won't work)".

14-year-old dominates National Games!

14-year-old dominates National Games!

Rediff.com1 Feb 2025

Teenage sensation Dhinidhi Desinghu continued her impressive performance at the 38th National Games, winning her fifth gold medal as Karnataka dominated the swimming events.

Chetan Bhagat, India's Charles Dickens

Chetan Bhagat, India's Charles Dickens

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

Characters that populate his novels, preoccupations they have, ambitions they nurse and obstacles they encounter are all endearingly those of today's real-life India, says Ajit Balakrishnan

Mann govt to launch anti-corruption helpline on Bhagat Singh martyrdom day

Mann govt to launch anti-corruption helpline on Bhagat Singh martyrdom day

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday announced that his government will launch an anti-corruption helpline number on March 23 that will allow people to upload videos of corrupt officials asking for a bribe or indulging in other malpractices.

Author Chetan Bhagat apologises for flirtatious WhatsApp chat

Author Chetan Bhagat apologises for flirtatious WhatsApp chat

Rediff.com8 Oct 2018

The conversation was shared on the Twitter by a multimedia journalist, who has been collecting various stories of women.

This Bhagat Singh hanged democracy: Sena attacks Maha Guv

This Bhagat Singh hanged democracy: Sena attacks Maha Guv

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

The Sena also took a dig at NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who last week rebelled against his party and supported the BJP to form government in the state.

5 Tips: How To Set Goals, Achieve Them

5 Tips: How To Set Goals, Achieve Them

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

According to sales coach, trainer and entrepreneur Gaurav Bhagat -- who has been setting goals for himself since he was 16 -- having 'specific and measurable goals' is very important.

Explore if Bhagat Singh can be declared martyr: CIC to MHA

Explore if Bhagat Singh can be declared martyr: CIC to MHA

Rediff.com1 Nov 2018

Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu said government facilitates freedom fighters and gives pension but revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh are not even give the status of a martyr leave aside any financial support to their families.

Food Trends At Weddings Reach New Heights

Food Trends At Weddings Reach New Heights

Rediff.com13 Mar 2025

Customised restaurant recreations, cafe setups, pop-ups by Michelin-star chefs, bespoke table linens with monograms and couple-themed hashtags.

Disciplinary breach: Antim Panghal, entourage to be deported

Disciplinary breach: Antim Panghal, entourage to be deported

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

In a major embarrassment for India, Antim Panghal, her sister and coaches face deportation from Paris after the young wrestler handed over her official accreditation to her younger sibling to collect her personal belongings from the Games Village and was caught by security.

Medal alert! Nitesh enters men's badminton SL3 final

Medal alert! Nitesh enters men's badminton SL3 final

Rediff.com1 Sep 2024

The IIT Mandi graduate thus ensured that India return with a medal from the SL3 category, after Pramod Bhagat clinched the gold when para badminton made its debut three years ago in Tokyo.

Santosh Trophy: Services ride momentum to enter quarters

Santosh Trophy: Services ride momentum to enter quarters

Rediff.com21 Dec 2024

Earlier in the day, Jammu & Kashmir kept themselves alive with a 3-0 blanking of Telangana in a do-or-die match.

Remembering Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev

Remembering Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev

Rediff.com23 Mar 2008

Glowing tributes were paid to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on their 77th martyrdom day across Punjab and Haryana on Sunday with Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal announcing that the martyr's native village would be developed into a 'Mecca of martyrs'.

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Review: Lost In Politics

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Review: Lost In Politics

Rediff.com23 Mar 2024

With the kind of money and talent that has gone into making this movie, a really good biopic of a personality like Savarkar could be made. But this film is lost in polemics, as is the case with almost every biopic and period drama today, observes Utkarsh Mishra.

EXCLUSIVE: An interview with Chetan Bhagat

EXCLUSIVE: An interview with Chetan Bhagat

Rediff.com16 Feb 2012

Bestselling author Chetan Bhagat in a freewheeling chat about all the things that matter -- and some that don't.

Priyanka Gandhi likely to be part of simultaneous polls JPC

Priyanka Gandhi likely to be part of simultaneous polls JPC

Rediff.com18 Dec 2024

The two 'One Nation One Election' (ONOE) bills, including one requiring an amendment in the Constitution, that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday after a fiery debate.

Soon, Bhagat Singh memorial in Pak

Soon, Bhagat Singh memorial in Pak

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

Pakistan will also name some streets of Lahore after the names of eminent literary personalities of the past like Bulle Shah, Warris Shah and others.

What a mess! Indian wrestlers can't focus on training

What a mess! Indian wrestlers can't focus on training

Rediff.com5 Aug 2024

Wrestlers busy getting daily passes for personal coaches after arrival at Games Village

Will HE be the next Chetan Bhagat?

Will HE be the next Chetan Bhagat?

Rediff.com5 Apr 2012

Debutante author Kartik Sharma, from the same alma mater as bestselling writer Chetan Bhagat, is also an investment banker by profession. But is he destined for similar success?

J-K polls: BJP releases, withdraws, re-releases candidate list

J-K polls: BJP releases, withdraws, re-releases candidate list

Rediff.com26 Aug 2024

The BJP's Central Election Committee had met on Sunday evening to finalise the party's candidates for the polls.

Chetan Bhagat faces backlash over 'what do historians do' tweet

Chetan Bhagat faces backlash over 'what do historians do' tweet

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

The author's remarks come in the light of more than 50 historians, including the noted Romila Thapar, voicing their protest against the "highly vitiated atmosphere prevailing in the country, characterised by various forms of intolerance".

RSS wants Bharat Ratna for Bhagat Singh

RSS wants Bharat Ratna for Bhagat Singh

Rediff.com21 Jan 2008

The BJP's demand for Bharat Ratna for former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has found little favour with the RSS which has suggested that Bhagat Singh or the Indian soldier deserved the country's highest civilian honour.

'We Were Handcuffed, Our Legs Were Chained'

'We Were Handcuffed, Our Legs Were Chained'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2025

'Prime Minister Modi should sit with Trump and find a solution to this issue.'

Bhagat Singh's books rotting in Lahore

Bhagat Singh's books rotting in Lahore

Rediff.com27 Sep 2007

Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's collection of books that was confiscated and used as evidence to award capital punishment to the revolutionary leader in the 1929 Lahore Conspiracy case, is currently lying in a state of neglect in Lahore.

Centre sanctions Bhagat Singh Chair in JNU

Centre sanctions Bhagat Singh Chair in JNU

Rediff.com14 Sep 2007

The Centre has approved the setting up of Bhagat Singh Chair at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University. The Bhagat Singh Chair will focus on the revolutionary movements in the country since 1757.

'Power of my name': Brij Bhushan claims credit for Vinesh's victory

'Power of my name': Brij Bhushan claims credit for Vinesh's victory

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

"If she wins by using my name, it means I am a great man. At least my name has enough power to help her sail through," he said.

Six lessons to learn from Bhagat Singh's life

Six lessons to learn from Bhagat Singh's life

Rediff.com23 Mar 2011

On the day of the martyr's death anniversary we look at some of the things we can learn from the life Bhagat Singh led.

Bhagat Singh's kin demand airport to be named after the martyr

Bhagat Singh's kin demand airport to be named after the martyr

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

A close relative of martyred freedom fighter Bhagat Singh urged the Centre to name the new civil air terminal in Chandigarh after the legendary freedom fighter

Amid row on Netaji, now Bhagat Singh's kin allege spying

Amid row on Netaji, now Bhagat Singh's kin allege spying

Rediff.com11 Apr 2015

Bhagat Singh's family claimed that they had been kept under surveillance for several years and demanded that the government declassify all files pertaining to him.

Somnath Express halted in Punjab following bomb threat

Somnath Express halted in Punjab following bomb threat

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

All passengers were evacuated at Kasu Begu railway station, they said.

Congress 'old fox' Bhagat passes away

Congress 'old fox' Bhagat passes away

Rediff.com29 Oct 2005

Despite his acquittal in three cases relating to the 1984 riots, he could never get over the stigma following serious allegations that he had led mobs in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi's assassination in 1984.

LIVE UPDATES: Chetan Bhagat launches his new book

LIVE UPDATES: Chetan Bhagat launches his new book

Rediff.com9 Aug 2012

As India's most popular author launches his latest book -- What Young India Wants -- we bring you minute-by-minute updates from the venue in Mumbai.

13 assembly seats in 7 states go to bypolls today

13 assembly seats in 7 states go to bypolls today

Rediff.com10 Jul 2024

The electoral exercise, the first since the Lok Sabha elections, will decide the fate of many veterans and some debutantes including Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur.

Was Bhagat Singh also a parjivi, Tikait asks PM Modi

Was Bhagat Singh also a parjivi, Tikait asks PM Modi

Rediff.com9 Feb 2021

Without naming the Prime Minister or using his 'andolanjivi' phrase, Tikait said, "In Parliament, they are saying these are parjivis (parasites). Was Bhagat Singh who sacrificed his life for this nation a parjivi? What about 150 farmers who died during this agitation? Were they parjivis too? Had they gone to Delhi to agitate and die?"

Power Minister asks Chetan Bhagat to charge up his officials

Power Minister asks Chetan Bhagat to charge up his officials

Rediff.com2 Jun 2014

Adopting villages for electrification and introducing corporate-style induction programmes in ministries were some of the ideas thrown up when Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal got celebrity author Chetan Bhagat to speak to his staff.

Before Tihar, Kejriwal Seeks Parents' Blessings

Before Tihar, Kejriwal Seeks Parents' Blessings

Rediff.com3 Jun 2024

The Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor surrendered later at Tihar Jail at the end of the interim bail granted to him by the Supreme Court to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections on May 10.