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Rahul calls Sukhbir Badal 'symbol of corruption', attacks Modi

Rahul calls Sukhbir Badal 'symbol of corruption', attacks Modi

Rediff.com28 Jan 2017

The Nehru-Gandhi scion attacked the Akalis for allegedly plundering Punjab and appealed people to vote for the Congress in the February 4 polls "to transform Punjab".

Vijay Hazare: Vidarbha to meet Saurashtra in quarters

Vijay Hazare: Vidarbha to meet Saurashtra in quarters

Rediff.com19 Dec 2021

Summary of results of Vijay Hazare Trophy matches played on Sunday.

Kejriwal apologises to SAD leader over drugs charge

Kejriwal apologises to SAD leader over drugs charge

Rediff.com15 Mar 2018

Bikram Singh Majithia claimed he was grateful that truth had won and Kejriwal had realised his mistake.

'Women in Punjab were fed up with Congress, Akalis'

'Women in Punjab were fed up with Congress, Akalis'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2022

'The 10% increase in women voters was a determined bloc of voters.' 'They were willing to try this third party, specially because it seemed it had done something in Delhi.'

Lt Gen Qamar Bajwa appointed as new Pak army chief

Lt Gen Qamar Bajwa appointed as new Pak army chief

Rediff.com26 Nov 2016

Lt Gen Zubair Hayat appointed as Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff Committee.

'We'll put Pakistan under pressure and on the back foot'

'We'll put Pakistan under pressure and on the back foot'

Rediff.com23 Oct 2017

'The surgical strikes were not meant to deter or stop infiltration.' 'It was meant to create a kind of uncertainty in the minds of Pakistani military commanders.' 'By using hard power we've created an option which was not there earlier.'

Encounter on in Jammu; terrorists hijack car, attack army camp in Kathua

Encounter on in Jammu; terrorists hijack car, attack army camp in Kathua

Rediff.com28 Mar 2014

A senior police officer said four heavily-armed terrorists stopped a vehicle on the Jammu-Pathankote national highway on Friday morning and opened fire at the occupants of the vehicle, killing one person on the spot and seriously injuring three others.

OROP: PMO steps in; Delhi Police 'regrets' crackdown

OROP: PMO steps in; Delhi Police 'regrets' crackdown

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

Stepping in to pacify agitating ex-servicemen over the 'One Rank One Pension' issue, Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday held talks with representatives of the protesters who have agreed not to escalate their agitation for next 10 days.

Recipes: Pharsi Masu, Pomelo in Coriander Chutney

Recipes: Pharsi Masu, Pomelo in Coriander Chutney

Rediff.com15 Mar 2022

Why eat simple when you can try something royal?

Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors review

Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors review

Rediff.com25 Dec 2020

Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors is not a great show, but an efficient one, notes Sreehari Nair.

Review: Gunday is a mess!

Review: Gunday is a mess!

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

'For all its swagger and insolence, the script is full of silly loopholes, annoying clichs and glaring superficiality.'

Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM for 5th straight term

Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM for 5th straight term

Rediff.com29 May 2019

BJD managed to retain 112 seats securing another term for Patnaik in the CM chair.

Allow Sikhs to serve in the US Army, lawmakers tell Pentagon

Allow Sikhs to serve in the US Army, lawmakers tell Pentagon

Rediff.com11 Mar 2014

A group of prominent United States lawmakers have urged the Pentagon to end the presumptive ban on Sikh Americans serving in the United States military.

As veterans begin fast unto death, ex-service chiefs write to PM on OROP

As veterans begin fast unto death, ex-service chiefs write to PM on OROP

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Stepping up the agitation on 'One Rank One Pension', a fast-unto-death was launched by two of the protesting ex-servicemen at Jantar Mantar

Meet the Jeep so beloved of the Indian Army

Meet the Jeep so beloved of the Indian Army

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

For all those auto enthusiasts who thought Mahindra have only been manufacturing Jeeps and trucks in the '90s, Timeless Mahindra offers plenty of interesting surprises, discovers Rajesh Kareka/Rediff.com.

What to expect from Pakistan's new army chief

What to expect from Pakistan's new army chief

Rediff.com28 Nov 2016

General Bajwa, who commanded the 10 Corps that looks after Pakistan's border with India, is unlikely to change his army's and nation's policy on Kashmir,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Surgical strikes changed the game for India

Surgical strikes changed the game for India

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

'The Pakistani denial was the greatest triumph of this strategy.' 'From now onwards Pakistan will always have to factor in the Indian reaction when it decides to back non-State actors like LeT,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Vijay Hazare: Baroda beat Goa; Kishan stars in J'Khand win

Vijay Hazare: Baroda beat Goa; Kishan stars in J'Khand win

Rediff.com20 Feb 2021

A compilation of results from the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches played on Saturday.

Modinomics Ain't Right. It's Hindu-Left

Modinomics Ain't Right. It's Hindu-Left

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

It is in no way a government of the economic Right. The Right is limited to religion and nationalism. The rest is as Left as the Congress or any other party, observes Shekhar Gupta.

Blame game begins over Punjab train tragedy

Blame game begins over Punjab train tragedy

Rediff.com19 Oct 2018

A tragic train accident in Amritsar on Friday took a political turn with the Opposition accusing the state's Congress government for lapses in allowing celebrations near railway tracks.

High-voltage Punjab assembly poll campaign ends

High-voltage Punjab assembly poll campaign ends

Rediff.com2 Feb 2017

The high-voltage campaign for the February 4 assembly elections in Punjab came to an end on Thursday evening following hectic campaigning by various political parties.

Does the military threaten democracy?

Does the military threaten democracy?

Rediff.com4 Feb 2014

An insecure political class, with little knowledge of the military, has unquestioningly internalised the fear that a powerful tri-service chief would threaten democracy, says Ajai Shukla.

Voting begins in Goa, Punjab

Voting begins in Goa, Punjab

Rediff.com4 Feb 2017

The assembly polls are seen as a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity, especially in the wake of demonetisation.

Bolsonaro treated to amazing display at R-Day parade

Bolsonaro treated to amazing display at R-Day parade

Rediff.com26 Jan 2020

This is the third time that a Brazilian president was the chief guest at the Republic Day. The last time a Brazilian president was the chief guest was in 2004 when Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attended the parade.

'I owe the start of my Hollywood journey to...'

'I owe the start of my Hollywood journey to...'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

This Khan superstar told Gulshan Grover, 'Go ahead, become a star in Hollywood.'

The hero who prevented the Chinese from invading Assam

The hero who prevented the Chinese from invading Assam

Rediff.com2 Feb 2017

Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, 21, received the Mahavir Chakra in the 1962 War with China. Such was his valour that a temple and museum stands on the land he died defending in the icy valley of Arunachal Pradesh.

Kartarpur initiative: Does Pak Army want to fuel separatism?

Kartarpur initiative: Does Pak Army want to fuel separatism?

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

India's assessment is that the Kartarpur project was being implemented with alacrity and military zeal under the supervision of the Pakistan army as it has the strategic objective to use the corridor to encourage separatism in Punjab, say government sources.

Samba attack: Omar stresses need to strengthen security measures

Samba attack: Omar stresses need to strengthen security measures

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday reviewed the functioning of security grid at a high level meeting in winter capital Jammu following the twin militant attacks on Thursday that left four army personnel including a lieutenant colonel, four cops and two civilians dead.

Who will Nawaz choose to replace Raheel?

Who will Nawaz choose to replace Raheel?

Rediff.com15 Oct 2016

Nawaz Sharif's appointment of a new army chief will influence India-Pakistan relations

Be warned Pakistan, you are dealing with a new reality now

Be warned Pakistan, you are dealing with a new reality now

Rediff.com10 Oct 2016

'Since India has to live next to Pakistan, it can't remain under permanent blackmail.' 'A predictable consequence of these fundamental shifts is the fraying of the principle of strategic restraint.' 'It hasn't been junked. But the threshold has been shifted to provide India much greater room for retaliatory action,' says Shekhar Gupta.

Rahul Gandhi makes drugs Punjab poll issue, guns for Akali government

Rahul Gandhi makes drugs Punjab poll issue, guns for Akali government

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

The Congress vice president accused the Akalis of trying to set the film 'Udta Punjab', which highlights the drugs problem in the state, banned and said they are not ready to admit the truth as they are "benefiting" from drugs and lawlessness.

Aditi Rao Hydari, Urmila, Tabu celebrate Diwali with Bachchans

Aditi Rao Hydari, Urmila, Tabu celebrate Diwali with Bachchans

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

Check out the star arrivals.

Grand JD-U, RJD, Congress alliance finalises seat distribution

Grand JD-U, RJD, Congress alliance finalises seat distribution

Rediff.com20 Sep 2015

The Mahagathbandhan, or grand alliance, on Saturday reached a consensus on seat distribution with the JD-U and the RJD to contest 101 seats each while Congress will put up candidates in 41 seats for the October-November Bihar assembly poll.

These Bihar legislators mock Nitish's 'rule of law'

These Bihar legislators mock Nitish's 'rule of law'

Rediff.com9 May 2016

A list of legislators who have brought shame to Nitish in the last 6 months

Directors pick their favourites: Dedh Ishqiya, Haider, Highway rank high

Directors pick their favourites: Dedh Ishqiya, Haider, Highway rank high

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

Take a look at the list.

No copyright or trademark in Yoga, pranic healing asanas: HC

No copyright or trademark in Yoga, pranic healing asanas: HC

Rediff.com14 Jan 2014

Exclusive rights over yoga and pranic exercises, which are derivatives of ancient technique of yoga in India, cannot be claimed under the Copyright Act, the Delhi high court has held.

The Big Fight: How Salim-Javed changed Hindi cinema

The Big Fight: How Salim-Javed changed Hindi cinema

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

Salim-Javed's speciality was conjuring the kind of violence that played on your mind rather than the sort that played out only in front of your eyes.

3 reasons why India's rich stash money abroad

3 reasons why India's rich stash money abroad

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

Clearly, rich Indians have little confidence in India. Perhaps we are also chronically dishonest.

A father fights an election for a dead son

A father fights an election for a dead son

Rediff.com15 Apr 2014

Driving a Tata Nano covered with banners about his son's killing by the Mumbai Police, Kundan Prasad Singh is fighting his first election to get justice for a dead son.

The Indian solider and his struggle with change

The Indian solider and his struggle with change

Rediff.com12 Oct 2013

The average Indian soldier remains as hardy as before but he is certainly confused with the pace of change occurring all around him. It is here that the leaders -- the officers -- will have to adapt themselves to the new reality, says Nikhil Gokhale