News for 'Chetan Chandra'

Upper castes bag 22 JD-U tickets, Muslims get 4

Upper castes bag 22 JD-U tickets, Muslims get 4

Rediff.com16 Oct 2025

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United made public the names of candidates for all 101 seats it will be contesting in the assembly polls, with more than half of them from the backward and extremely backward classes.

2024's Best South Web Series

2024's Best South Web Series

Rediff.com30 Dec 2024

Arjun Menon looks at 2024's top Web series from South India.

MT Vasudevan Nair, Suzuki, ex-CJI Khehar Singh get Padma Vibhushan

MT Vasudevan Nair, Suzuki, ex-CJI Khehar Singh get Padma Vibhushan

Rediff.com25 Jan 2025

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday approved 139 Padma awards including seven Padma Vibhushans, 19 Padma Bhushans and 113 Padma Shris.

Chetan Bhagat seeks Tejaswi Yadav's help

Chetan Bhagat seeks Tejaswi Yadav's help

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

Why is the best-selling writer wooing Lalu's son?

Watch Vijay Deverakonda Romance Mrunal Thakur

Watch Vijay Deverakonda Romance Mrunal Thakur

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.

RPF jawan who killed 4 on train had a short fuse, lost his temper: Officials

RPF jawan who killed 4 on train had a short fuse, lost his temper: Officials

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

The Railway Protection Force jawan who shot dead four railway passengers including an RPF ASI in the Mumbai-Jaipur Superfast Express, was not feeling well and had lost his calm, an official said on Monday.

Plea to link Aadhaar with property: HC seeks Centre's reply

Plea to link Aadhaar with property: HC seeks Centre's reply

Rediff.com17 Apr 2023

The Delhi high court on Monday asked the Centre to file reply on a plea seeking linking of immovable and movable property documents of citizens with their Aadhaar numbers to curb corruption, black money generation, and benami transactions.

The Best Political Biopic? VOTE!

The Best Political Biopic? VOTE!

Rediff.com29 Jan 2024

Deepa Gahlot lists Hindi biopics about Indian political leaders: Some worked, some did not, but they managed to avoid controversy.

'India is a semi-literate country and Chetan Bhagat is the best it can do'

'India is a semi-literate country and Chetan Bhagat is the best it can do'

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

'Chetan Bhagat is not great literature. Is that like you write third rate books and people can't do much better than to read those third rate books. Is it really an achievement?'

HC refuses to transfer Shraddha murder case to CBI

HC refuses to transfer Shraddha murder case to CBI

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

The plea alleged that the presence of media and public in places of recoveries amounts to interference with evidence.

Kite flying a cultural activity, can't be banned: Delhi HC

Kite flying a cultural activity, can't be banned: Delhi HC

Rediff.com5 Aug 2022

A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad noted that the NGT has already imposed a complete ban on Chinese synthetic manjha and even the Delhi police has been issuing notifications in this regard

Delhi HC refuses to stay Ishrat Jahan probe officer's dismissal

Delhi HC refuses to stay Ishrat Jahan probe officer's dismissal

Rediff.com26 Sep 2022

The Delhi high court on Monday refused to stay the Centre's order dismissing Satish Chandra Verma, a senior IPS officer who had assisted the CBI in its probe in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, a month before his scheduled retirement.

Why can't married persons apply for Army's judicial dept, Delhi HC asks

Why can't married persons apply for Army's judicial dept, Delhi HC asks

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Centre to explain why married men and women cannot be considered for the judge advocate general (JAG) department, the legal arm of the Army, and remarked the policy barring married individuals from applying "does not make any sense".

Badminton: Anand, Murgunde win Nationals

Badminton: Anand, Murgunde win Nationals

Rediff.com11 Jan 2010

Chetan Anand and Trupti Murgunde lifted the men's and women's title in the 74th Senior National Badminton Championship at Karmavir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Complex in Guwahati on Sunday.

PIX: Shilpa Shetty, Tabu, Anil Kapoor celebrate Diwali with Ekta Kapoor

PIX: Shilpa Shetty, Tabu, Anil Kapoor celebrate Diwali with Ekta Kapoor

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

Check out the star arrivals at this one!

President confers gallantry awards

President confers gallantry awards

Rediff.com27 Mar 2018

The Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra were posthumously awarded to Major David Manlun and Major Satish Dahiya, who lost their lives while fighting with terrorists in Nagaland and Jammu and Kashmir.

Industry divided over Budget sops for EVs

Industry divided over Budget sops for EVs

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

While home-grown firms like Tata and Mahindra have been actively participating in the government's e-mobility mission, by launching electrified versions of their existing models, the global firms believe electric is not the best solution for a country where the primary source of power generation is coal, and where infrastructure is a big impediment.

Long, winding road ahead for electric cars in India

Long, winding road ahead for electric cars in India

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

The electric vehicle evolution in India's passenger vehicle market has remained frozen in time and may see limited adoption over the next decade, experts say.

Amid cries of Jai Shri Ram, Amish launches his latest book

Amid cries of Jai Shri Ram, Amish launches his latest book

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

Abhishek Mande Bhot is convinced he has not seen such a huge book launch in Mumbai ever.

Ranji Trophy: UP stun Maharashtra; Bengal, Karnataka in quarters

Ranji Trophy: UP stun Maharashtra; Bengal, Karnataka in quarters

Rediff.com6 Mar 2022

A round-up of results from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday.

T20: Mumbai beat Punjab; Gujarat win thriller vs Rajasthan

T20: Mumbai beat Punjab; Gujarat win thriller vs Rajasthan

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

In a thrilling match in Surat, Gujarat defeated Rajasthan "by one over eliminator" after the two teams ended with identical scores in 20 overs and the match was tied.

Meet the contestants of Nach Baliye 7

Meet the contestants of Nach Baliye 7

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

The new season begins on Star Plus from April 26.

PIX: Roshni Chopra's adorable baby shower

PIX: Roshni Chopra's adorable baby shower

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Amitabh@50: Stories you didn't know about the star

Amitabh@50: Stories you didn't know about the star

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

Rasheed Kidwai unearths little-known stories from the Dadasaheb Phalke awardee's past as Amitabh Bachchan celebrates 50 years in the movies this month.

Do you own these stocks? EXIT them NOW

Do you own these stocks? EXIT them NOW

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

2 army men, among 5, selected for Kirti Chakra

2 army men, among 5, selected for Kirti Chakra

Rediff.com15 Aug 2017

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday approved a total of 112 gallantry awards for defence and paramilitary personnel for their sacrifices to the nation, the defence ministry said.

RBI cuts key rate by 0.25%; loans to be cheaper

RBI cuts key rate by 0.25%; loans to be cheaper

Rediff.com2 Aug 2017

The banking sector in India is reeling under Rs 8 lakh crore of non performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans, of which PSU banks alone account for over Rs 6 lakh crore.

Once upon a time in India Inc...

Once upon a time in India Inc...

Rediff.com20 Feb 2017

The list of corporations publishing biographies has lengthened steadily as companies have realised the effectiveness of story telling as a brand building tool. Kanika Datta investigates the rising trend.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra: 'James Cameron raved about my film'

Vidhu Vinod Chopra: 'James Cameron raved about my film'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

Vidhu Vinod Chopra takes stock of his Bollywood career and explains why he thought of foraying into Hollywood.

The BEST celeb book? VOTE!

The BEST celeb book? VOTE!

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

And you thought actors only acted!

Connaught Place has something for everyone!

Connaught Place has something for everyone!

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

Upstaged by the swanky malls in town, both M G Road and Brigade Road have lost their "happening" status