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'Unprecedented, deeply troubling': Hillary on FBI move

'Unprecedented, deeply troubling': Hillary on FBI move

Rediff.com30 Oct 2016

Clinton and her campaign pressed America's top cop, FBI Director James Comey, to put out the "full and complete facts" about a renewed probe into a cache of recently discovered emails, as the development emboldened Republican rival Donald Trump to seize on to the reignited controversy.

Taxes, email scandal and more. What happened when Clinton and Trump sparred

Taxes, email scandal and more. What happened when Clinton and Trump sparred

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

The highly anticipated matchup between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump finally happened, and it didn't disappoint. Here are all the highlights from the first presidential debate.

US Congressman Ami Bera's dad admits to election fraud

US Congressman Ami Bera's dad admits to election fraud

Rediff.com11 May 2016

Babulal 'Bob' Bera, US Congressman Ami Bera's 83-year-old father, faces five years in prison.

Trump appoints son-in-law to White House as senior advisor

Trump appoints son-in-law to White House as senior advisor

Rediff.com10 Jan 2017

Jared Kushner, the 35-year-old, played a key role in the presidential campaign and his new White House job will cover both domestic and foreign policy.

'The wrath of the State has become a hallmark of our democracy'

'The wrath of the State has become a hallmark of our democracy'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

'If a Delhi University professor's rights can be violated so easily, then think about what the rest of the population, with even lesser means, has to suffer under the State.'

99 yr old freedom fighter: 'Jail was like university for me'

99 yr old freedom fighter: 'Jail was like university for me'

Rediff.com15 Aug 2017

Meet Bengaluru's fondest freedom fighter, HS Doreswamy, who has been a sprightly witness to the country's ups and downs since 1947.

COVID-19: 'My job is to save and help people'

COVID-19: 'My job is to save and help people'

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

'This is a long haul, god knows where it will end.' 'So it is best to conserve all the funds right now for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.'

'The gun cannot solve the Kashmir issue'

'The gun cannot solve the Kashmir issue'

Rediff.com14 Mar 2016

'The so-called separatists are representatives of Pakistan. They get paid from Islamabad for propagating that country's policy and conniving in her ploy of accession of Kashmir to Pakistan.'

From US First Lady to possible first female president, Hillary's done it all

From US First Lady to possible first female president, Hillary's done it all

Rediff.com7 Jun 2016

Ninety-six years after women won the right to vote in the United States of America, a woman stands a chance of winning the US presidential race. Hillary Clinton -- former first lady, former US senator, and former secretary of state -- has become the first woman to capture a major-party nomination for president, taking another step in a journey that once seemed impossible, but over the last eight years has seemed inevitable. Like everything about her campaign, it was harder than expected.

'It is time to liberate our minds'

'It is time to liberate our minds'

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

'We have won our political freedom, we have liberalised our economy and now it's time to liberate our minds also. That is why this film.' Director Ketan Mehta lists his reasons for making Rang Rasiya.

Database State to Surveillance State

Database State to Surveillance State

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

The plan of UID/Aadhaar-based surveillance does not end with the collection of fingerprints and iris scan, it goes quite beyond it and poses a lethal threat to the idea of India, says Gopal Krishna.

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