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Police must follow rules as a person's arrest is drastic: HC

Police must follow rules as a person's arrest is drastic: HC

Rediff.com22 Jul 2024

A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande termed the man's arrest illegal, as the police had not informed him in writing of the grounds for it.

Uma Bharati: Missing but sure to bounce back

Uma Bharati: Missing but sure to bounce back

Rediff.com28 Nov 2005

Now that Shivraj Singh Chauhan has been handed over the reigns of Madhya Pradesh, the sanyasin is the not the only one who is sulking.

Takru named acting CEO of Prasar Bharati

Takru named acting CEO of Prasar Bharati

Rediff.com4 Jan 2011

Public sector broadcaster Prasar Bharati has appointed Rajiv Takru, additional secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, as the chief executive officer. The move followed the recent suspension of B S Lalli against whom an inquiry has been ordered for alleged financial irregularities and providing undue favours to some broadcasters during the Commonwealth Games.

Justice Khanna to take oath as CJI on Monday, Justice Chandrachud retires

Justice Khanna to take oath as CJI on Monday, Justice Chandrachud retires

Rediff.com10 Nov 2024

Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who has been part of several landmark Supreme Court judgements such as scrapping the electoral bonds scheme and upholding abrogation of Article 370, will be sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday.

Bharati ups offer for Great Offshore to Rs 560

Bharati ups offer for Great Offshore to Rs 560

Rediff.com5 Oct 2009

Bharati Shipyard said it has hiked the open offer price to acquire stake in offshore service provider Great Offshore to Rs 560 per share.

Uma Bharati in BJP national executive

Uma Bharati in BJP national executive

Rediff.com28 May 2005

Uma Bharti's travails began on November 10 last year when she was sacked as party general secretary and suspended from its primary membership after she openly defied party president Advani in full glare of national television cameras.

Mrinal Pande set to head Prasar Bharati

Mrinal Pande set to head Prasar Bharati

Rediff.com23 Jan 2010

The government has cleared well known journalist Mrinal Pande's name for the post of Prasar Bharati chairperson, a month after the previous chairman Arun Bhatnagar's resignation was accepted by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.

Prasar Bharati drags ESPN to court

Prasar Bharati drags ESPN to court

Rediff.com3 Apr 2005

The public broadcaster accused ESPN-Star Sports of misuse of cricket footage in the ongoing Indian-Pakistan series.

Prasar Bharati chief rubbishes talks of rift with I&B Ministry

Prasar Bharati chief rubbishes talks of rift with I&B Ministry

Rediff.com2 Oct 2013

Jawahar Sircar says his earnest request to ministry was to help strengthen public institutions.

Vishwa Bharati medic accused of molestation

Vishwa Bharati medic accused of molestation

Rediff.com23 Aug 2003

She alleged the incident occurred when she went to the medical officer on July 4 for a certificate.

ISL PIX: FC Goa steal point against spirited Mohammedan SC

ISL PIX: FC Goa steal point against spirited Mohammedan SC

Rediff.com21 Sep 2024

Images from Indian Super League matches played on Saturday.

Future Gaming tops electoral bonds list with Rs 1368 cr; who are the others?

Future Gaming tops electoral bonds list with Rs 1368 cr; who are the others?

Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

These are the top buyers of the scrapped electoral bonds, the data for which was released by the Election Commission on Thursday.

73 women elected to Lok Sabha, lower than 2019

73 women elected to Lok Sabha, lower than 2019

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

NDA-MEETING-RESOLUTION PM Modi unanimously elected as NDA leader as he gets ready to form govt (Eds: With pics) New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Leaders of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance unanimously elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the ruling bloc's leader on Wednesday, passing a resolution to underscore the government's commitment to serving the poor, women, youths, farmers and deprived sections of society. They met at Modi's residence here a day after the NDA won a majority of seats in the Lok Sabha election, paving the way for him to take the oath for a third consecutive term, a first for any ruling alliance since 1962. TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, LJP(R) leader Chirag Paswan and NCP leader Praful Patel were among those who attended the meeting. The resolution said the NDA government will continue working to lift people's living standards for the country's all-round development while conserving its heritage. "We are all proud that the NDA fought the 2024 Lok Sabha polls unitedly under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and won. We all NDA leaders unanimously elect Narendra Modi as our leader," it added. The resolution also said that people have seen the country being developed in every sector in the last 10 years due to the pro-people policies of the NDA government under Modi. PTI KR

Prasar Bharati in tie-up with ESPN-Star, Zee

Prasar Bharati in tie-up with ESPN-Star, Zee

Rediff.com30 Aug 2005

The public broadcaster has ensured Doordarshan gets the feed for all ODIs by signing agreements the top contenders for BCCI's telecast rights.

It's not All India Radio anymore but Akashvani: Prasar Bharti makes it official

It's not All India Radio anymore but Akashvani: Prasar Bharti makes it official

Rediff.com4 May 2023

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharti has decided to drop references to its radio service as 'All India Radio' and substitute it with 'Akashvani', as mentioned in the law.

Congress wanted to allocate 15% of budget to Muslims: Modi at Maha rally

Congress wanted to allocate 15% of budget to Muslims: Modi at Maha rally

Rediff.com16 May 2024

Modi claimed the Congress, when in power at the Centre, had drawn up plans to allocate 15 percent of the total budget to minorities.

Prasar Bharati eyes Rs 1,000 cr this fiscal

Prasar Bharati eyes Rs 1,000 cr this fiscal

Rediff.com22 Apr 2005

Cashing in on cricket broadcast and a slew of other initiatives, financially-crunched public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is eyeing an over 20 per cent growth in revenues this fiscal to Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion).

Prasar Bharati may lose Rs 100 crore on low carria

Prasar Bharati may lose Rs 100 crore on low carria

Rediff.com22 Oct 2008

DD Direct Plus, the free-to-air direct-to-home (DTH) service of state-owned Prasar Bharati, stands to lose over Rs 100 crore in 2008-09 due to under-pricing of its carriage fees and underutilisation of its DTH transponder capacity, say experts.

WPL PIX: Delhi Capitals rout Gujarat; storm into final

WPL PIX: Delhi Capitals rout Gujarat; storm into final

Rediff.com13 Mar 2024

Delhi Capitals secured direct qualification into the final of the WPL 2024 with a seven-wicket hammering of Gujarat Giants.

Who Will Taste Grapes Of Wrath In Nashik?

Who Will Taste Grapes Of Wrath In Nashik?

Rediff.com19 May 2024

'During times of adversity, a brick becomes better than a stone. That is how I look at the election season.'

Women's quota: Bharati to move pvt amendments

Women's quota: Bharati to move pvt amendments

Rediff.com18 Aug 2005

Sharp differences within the Bharatiya Janata Party surfaced on Thursday on the Women's Reservation Bill.

Navin Kumar to be Prasar Bharati CEO

Navin Kumar to be Prasar Bharati CEO

Rediff.com30 Jun 2006

Doordarshan director-general Navin Kumar is tipped to take over as CEO of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. \n

'Why not?': HC grants parole to man to bid farewell to son

'Why not?': HC grants parole to man to bid farewell to son

Rediff.com13 Jul 2024

The Bombay high court has granted parole to a man to bid farewell to his son, who is going to Australia for further studies, holding that if parole can be granted to share grief, it can also be for a happy occasion.

Trinidad PM to be honoured at Pravasi Bharati Divas

Trinidad PM to be honoured at Pravasi Bharati Divas

Rediff.com5 Jan 2012

Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar will be the chief guest at the Pravasi Bharati Divas in Jaipur and will be honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award.

ABG to counter Bharati's bid for Great Offshore

ABG to counter Bharati's bid for Great Offshore

Rediff.com18 Sep 2009

The bidding war for Great Offshore ratcheted up a notch with ABG Shipyard saying it would come out with a counter-offer to rival Bharati Shipyard's offer of Rs 560 a share announced on Wednesday after it acquired 3.1 per cent from the open market to take its total holding to 22.4 per cent.

PM announces Rs 95-crore for Visva Bharati

PM announces Rs 95-crore for Visva Bharati

Rediff.com6 Dec 2008

Urging all in the Visva Bharati to take advantage of this, the prime minister said that as a follow-up of the committee's recommendation, the Archaeological Survey of India has completed the conservation work in the heritage buildings in the Ashram and will now restore the four buildings in the Uttarayan complex within this financial year. Earlier, on arrival at the university campus, the PM inaugurated the Debendranath Tagore museum at the restored Sasntiniketan Griha.

Didi to ministers: Face bulldozers, but prevent Sen's eviction

Didi to ministers: Face bulldozers, but prevent Sen's eviction

Rediff.com3 May 2023

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked state ministers to begin a sit-in outside Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's residence in Santiniketan in Birbhum district to protest against the Visva-Bharati's eviction notice, an official said.

No one can question him: Mamata after handing over land docu to Amartya Sen

No one can question him: Mamata after handing over land docu to Amartya Sen

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

anerjee, who reached Bolpur in the second half of the day, visited Sen at his residence and dubbed the accusations made against him as "baseless".

Tagore's Santiniketan added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Tagore's Santiniketan added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Rediff.com17 Sep 2023

India had been striving for long to get a UNESCO tag for this cultural site located in Birbhum district.

BJP-led alliance suffers jolt in Maharashtra

BJP-led alliance suffers jolt in Maharashtra

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party suffered a setback in Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra on Tuesday, with its tally dwindling by less than half compared to 2019, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi of Congress, Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar was on a roll, pocketing 30 of the 48 seats.

HC questions Pune teen's remand, modified bail order

HC questions Pune teen's remand, modified bail order

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

The Bombay high court on Friday queried if it amounted to confinement when the juvenile accused in the Pune Porsche case was granted bail but was taken back in custody and kept in an observation home.

37 ministers don't find a place in Modi 3.0

37 ministers don't find a place in Modi 3.0

Rediff.com9 Jun 2024

As many as 37 ministers have been dropped from the government in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term and these include seven with cabinet rank -- prominent among them being Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur and Narayan Rane.

Attempt to screen BBC documentary during Rajnath's visit foiled

Attempt to screen BBC documentary during Rajnath's visit foiled

Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

A spokesperson of the Democratic Students Organisation (DSO), the student's wing of the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist), said both the university authorities and the police prevented them from screening India: The Modi Question on a ground by not allowing a projector and a screen inside the campus.

Investigative journalism doesn't enjoy any special protection: HC

Investigative journalism doesn't enjoy any special protection: HC

Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

The freedom of press can not be used to violate a person's 'inherent' right to reputation and investigative journalism does not enjoy any special protection, the Bombay high court has said while asking a journalist to remove online articles and videos targeting a businessman.

CAA is Modi's guarantee to provide citizenship: PM

CAA is Modi's guarantee to provide citizenship: PM

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

His comments come against the backdrop of a campaign by Opposition parties, including the Trinamool Congress, which has claimed that applying for CAA would turn legal citizens into foreigners.

Prasar Bharati will telecast Ind-Aus series: BCCI

Prasar Bharati will telecast Ind-Aus series: BCCI

Rediff.com27 Sep 2004

The BCCI told the Supreme Court that television coverage of India's domestic series with\n\nAustralia and South Africa would be produced by it with live feed to Prasar Bharati.

Porsche teen walks out of observation home after HC order

Porsche teen walks out of observation home after HC order

Rediff.com25 Jun 2024

The teen, who the police claim was drunk and driving the luxury car when it hit a two-wheeler in the early hours of May 19 killing two techies, was lodged at an observation home in Maharashtra's Pune city.