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Action as per law for Covid rule breach: K'taka CM on Cong padayatra

Action as per law for Covid rule breach: K'taka CM on Cong padayatra

Rediff.com9 Jan 2022

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said action will be taken in accordance with law, as he hit out at Congress leaders for going ahead with padayatra (march), demanding implementation of the Mekedatu project across the Cauvery river, by violating government's COVID-19 restrictions.

Rishiganga hydro project washed away by glacier burst

Rishiganga hydro project washed away by glacier burst

Rediff.com7 Feb 2021

A 13.2 MW small hydro project on the Rishiganga river was swept away in the glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday, but there is no danger of floods in the downstream areas as the water level has been contained.

PHOTOS: PM in Maldives on his 1st foreign visit after re-election

PHOTOS: PM in Maldives on his 1st foreign visit after re-election

Rediff.com8 Jun 2019

Prime Minister Modi will be conferred with the Maldives' highest honour "Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen".

Centre testing our patience, emasculating tribunals: SC

Centre testing our patience, emasculating tribunals: SC

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

The Supreme Court Monday said the Centre was testing its "patience" and "emasculating" tribunals by not appointing officials to the quasi-judicial bodies which are facing severe crunch of presiding officers as well as judicial and technical members and sought action on the matter by September 13.

'Physical torture remains the main form of interrogation'

'Physical torture remains the main form of interrogation'

Rediff.com19 Nov 2021

'One police officer told me that trials take forever, conviction rates are low.' 'So one way to judge states' performance on handling crime is through the 'recovery rate' of their police.' 'The fastest way to get recovery is by torturing the accused.'

View: CBI must not appeal Babri verdict

View: CBI must not appeal Babri verdict

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

Challenging the verdict is a deterrent to future peace and harmony and a socially irresponsible act, argues Vivek Gumaste.

Will Govt Cut PSBs Loose?

Will Govt Cut PSBs Loose?

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

Merely bringing down the government stake below 51% may not find any taker for the PSBs. The government must bring down its holding to at least 26%, recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Want UAPA against shooters, not Z security, Owaisi tells LS

Want UAPA against shooters, not Z security, Owaisi tells LS

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

"I don't want Z category security. I want to be an A-category citizen, at par with you all. Why was UAPA not invoked against those who fired at me? ...I want to live, to speak. My life will be safe when the poor are safe. I will not get scared of those who shot at my car," he said in Parliament.

Win a sign to protect Bengal's communal harmony: Mamata

Win a sign to protect Bengal's communal harmony: Mamata

Rediff.com2 May 2021

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday described her party Trinamool Congress's "landslide victory" in the state assembly poll as a vindication of its fight to protect communal harmony.

Dhingra panel report on Vadra land deals submitted in SC

Dhingra panel report on Vadra land deals submitted in SC

Rediff.com18 Apr 2017

The Haryana government has filed in the Supreme Court the Justice S N Dhingra commission's inquiry report that relates to alleged irregularities in land deals, including some linked to Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra.

'There will be no shortage of food or supplies in J-K'

'There will be no shortage of food or supplies in J-K'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

The Principal Secretary of Planning Commission also requested the people of Jammu and Kashmir on behalf of the central government to maintain peace.

125 feared dead as glacial break triggers massive floods in U'khand

125 feared dead as glacial break triggers massive floods in U'khand

Rediff.com7 Feb 2021

A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations, leaving at least seven people dead and 125 missing who are feared dead.

Like Lord Shiva drank poison, Modi endured pain: Shah on Gujarat riots ruling

Like Lord Shiva drank poison, Modi endured pain: Shah on Gujarat riots ruling

Rediff.com25 Jun 2022

'Modiji did not say anything so that there was no influence. He endured all this silently'

This man wants to know how much PM spent on foreign trips

This man wants to know how much PM spent on foreign trips

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

'My interest is to open up transparency to the people who unnecessary raise these issues. The prime minister has full right to go wherever he is going but the question is why is he not transparent on expenditure.' 'When the prime minister went to the UN, he spoke of transparency. You are not complying with it. It shows hypocrisy.' Commodore Lokesh Batra (retd) on why he filed an RTI to find out how much Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spent on his foreign visits.

IAF writes to Censor Board about 'undue negative portrayal' in 'Gunjan Saxena'

IAF writes to Censor Board about 'undue negative portrayal' in 'Gunjan Saxena'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

The IAF in its letter to the censor board, and sent to Netflix and Dharma Productions, has stated that as per initial understanding, "Dharma Productions had agreed to represent Indian Air Force with authenticity and make all efforts to ensure that the film helps to inspire the next generation of IAF officers. " However, when the trailer of the movie was released recently, it was observed that "certain scenes and dialogues in the movie and its trailer, which was forwarded to this office for viewing, have been found to portray the IAF in an undue negative light."

Assam: Rs 25 lakh paid to fake encounter victims' kin

Assam: Rs 25 lakh paid to fake encounter victims' kin

Rediff.com21 Jun 2012

The Assam government has complied with the recommendations of the National Human Rights Commission and paid Rs 25 lakh as monetary relief to the next of kin of five men killed in an encounter on June, 2009 in the Dohikata Kadaldhowa reserve forest in a joint operation of the Assam police, the army and the Central Reserve Police Force, informed the NHRC office.

NIA team in Lanka to help in Easter bombings case

NIA team in Lanka to help in Easter bombings case

Rediff.com29 May 2019

The NIA had alerted the island nation that ISIS terrorists were planning to carry out strikes there.

It's time to name and shame defaulters

It's time to name and shame defaulters

Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

Spare the serious entrepreneurs but don't allow the rogues to use the shield of secrecy, writes Tamal Spare the serious entrepreneurs but don't allow the rogues to use the shield of secrecy, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Govt sets up team to probe 3 Gandhi family trusts

Govt sets up team to probe 3 Gandhi family trusts

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

The inter-ministerial committee will coordinate investigation against Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust and Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust.

Govt to issue OTT guidelines soon: Javadekar

Govt to issue OTT guidelines soon: Javadekar

Rediff.com9 Feb 2021

The government will soon issue guidelines for regulation of OTT (over the top) platforms that will address issues such as sensitive content, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

'Wrong to allege ED is politically motivated'

'Wrong to allege ED is politically motivated'

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

'Whatever ED officers do -- issue summons, conduct searches or arrest a person -- they have to face the courts.'

What A Dalit Student At Top Mumbai Medical College Endured

What A Dalit Student At Top Mumbai Medical College Endured

Rediff.com21 Jan 2022

Not just in the hostel, but in college too, they would block his way in the corridor; snatch his mobile; make him get up from where he was sitting; crowd around him in the mess; drag him into their room and threaten to hit him with a belt.

Honest bankers don't need to fear the '3 Cs': Sitharaman

Honest bankers don't need to fear the '3 Cs': Sitharaman

Rediff.com28 Dec 2019

Sitharaman also directed public sector bank heads to clear long pending vigilance cases against their officials for alleged malpractices.

Kerala rains: Toll rises to 22, Centre offers assistance

Kerala rains: Toll rises to 22, Centre offers assistance

Rediff.com18 Oct 2021

22 bodies, 13 from Kottayam district and 9 from Idukki were recovered from various rain-hit areas while National Disaster Response Force teams continued their rescue operations.

Can Modi dig India out of the COVID hole?

Can Modi dig India out of the COVID hole?

Rediff.com8 May 2020

'A balanced head plus heart approach would be a full opening up of the economy including manufacturing and internal travel in the country but excluding COVID-19 hotspots,' recommends Jaimini Bhagwati.

Chinese warships go ballistic with new mystery missile

Chinese warships go ballistic with new mystery missile

Rediff.com26 Apr 2022

If the initial analysis of this YJ-21 is correct, then China becomes the first country in the world to operationally field such a missile from a naval vessel.

CVC seeks report from CBI on info leak in Jagan DA case

CVC seeks report from CBI on info leak in Jagan DA case

Rediff.com7 Jul 2012

The Central Vigilance Commission has sought a report from the Central Bureau of Investigation on alleged "leakage" of information related to the ongoing investigations in the disproportionate assets case against Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.

States' GST compensation may need to be extended

States' GST compensation may need to be extended

Rediff.com27 Nov 2019

It shows that states would require a compensation to the tune of at least Rs 1.67 trillion in 2024-25, as none of them would be able to achieve a 14 per cent growth every year.

Conduct DNA test on Netaji's ashes: Daughter urges PM Modi

Conduct DNA test on Netaji's ashes: Daughter urges PM Modi

Rediff.com22 Aug 2019

She alleged that certain people in the previous governments had "neglected" the matter as they "never" wanted the mystery to be solved.

Naidu asks TDP ministers to quit Union cabinet

Naidu asks TDP ministers to quit Union cabinet

Rediff.com7 Mar 2018

The TDP chief said he tried to speak to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a 'courtesy' to inform him about the decision to quit but he did not come on line.

LS passes teachers reservation bill

LS passes teachers reservation bill

Rediff.com1 Jul 2019

The bill proposes to make university or college as a unit instead of department for the purpose of providing reservation for filling teachers posts in central education institutions.

EC bans Modi biopic till end of polls

EC bans Modi biopic till end of polls

Rediff.com10 Apr 2019

The polling body said any such film that subserves purpose of any political entity or individual should not be displayed in the electronic media.

Congress accuses BJP of leaking Dhingra report; BJP hits back

Congress accuses BJP of leaking Dhingra report; BJP hits back

Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

The Dhingra commission had probed alleged irregularities in the grant of land licences to a firm owned by Vadra and submitted its 182-page report to Khattar on August 31, 2016.

Bank fraud touches unprecedented Rs 71,500 crore in 2018-19: RBI

Bank fraud touches unprecedented Rs 71,500 crore in 2018-19: RBI

Rediff.com3 Jun 2019

As many as 6,801 cases of fraud were reported by scheduled commercial banks and select financial institutions involving an amount of Rs 71,542.93 crore in the last fiscal.

Death toll rises to 723 in China coronavirus

Death toll rises to 723 in China coronavirus

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

Eighty-six deaths were reported in mainland China with 3,399 fresh cases from 31 provincial-level regions, the country's National Health Commission said on Saturday.

'CBI boss Jaiswal won't buckle under pressure'

'CBI boss Jaiswal won't buckle under pressure'

Rediff.com4 Jun 2021

'In Maharashtra he didn't buckle under pressure.' 'We expect him to do the same as the CBI Director.'

Concerned by CBI's requests pending with states: SC

Concerned by CBI's requests pending with states: SC

Rediff.com8 Nov 2021

A bench of Justices S K Kaul and M M Sundresh referred to the affidavit filed by the CBI Director in pursuance to the top court's earlier direction asking to apprise it about the steps to be taken to strengthen their prosecution unit, the bottlenecks, and also about conviction rate in matters probed by the agency.

Officers cold to oversight cadre, RBI faces staff turmoil

Officers cold to oversight cadre, RBI faces staff turmoil

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

The deadline for officers to decide on their career path in the biggest organisational rejig in the central bank's 85-year history ends on January 31. The immediate fallout could be its disruptive impact on the supervisory process for 2020 -- and beyond -- given the manpower shortfall, even as more entities are set to come under closer central bank scrutiny.

HC refuses to order Aadhaar-social media link

HC refuses to order Aadhaar-social media link

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

The HC said it would lead to data of genuine account holders going 'unnecessarily' to foreign countries.

What was Pratip Chaudhuri's crime?

What was Pratip Chaudhuri's crime?

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

The account turned bad before Chaudhari took over as SBI chairman and the asset was sold to AARC following an open bidding process, months after Chaudhari retired, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay.