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New yaari-dosti: What are Mulayam and Amar Singh up to?

New yaari-dosti: What are Mulayam and Amar Singh up to?

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

Who stands to benefit more out of the visibly-possible renewed relationship between Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh?

BJP Going All Out To Win Karnataka, But...

BJP Going All Out To Win Karnataka, But...

Rediff.com27 Jan 2023

The Congress and JD-S have made much of Amit Shah's remarks about milk co-operatives. 'If the Opposition harps on the statement, it could add to the narrative that Gujarat was trying to take over Karnataka.'

Ram temple trust head Nritya Gopal Das tests positive for COVID-19

Ram temple trust head Nritya Gopal Das tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

On August 5, Das shared the dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

'Congress has tied its present and future to one family, but India has moved on'

'Congress has tied its present and future to one family, but India has moved on'

Rediff.com25 May 2023

'Modiji has a vision for the country, not just to fight the elections but about achieving certain goals for the country.' 'Congress does not even have a vision for 25 days.'

Sonu Sood Offered Rajya Sabha seat!

Sonu Sood Offered Rajya Sabha seat!

Rediff.com28 Aug 2021

'I think I can do my work much better without being in politics.'

In reunion after 23 years, Nitish, Lalu hug, share 'chai'

In reunion after 23 years, Nitish, Lalu hug, share 'chai'

Rediff.com11 Aug 2014

It was a grand reunion in Bihar. Two heavyweights in caste ridden Bihar -- Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad and senior Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar on Monday formally joined hands.

AAP bags Delhi mayor, dy mayor posts; goons have lost, says Kejriwal

AAP bags Delhi mayor, dy mayor posts; goons have lost, says Kejriwal

Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

Aam Aadmi Party's Shelly Oberoi defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party's Rekha Gupta by a margin of 34 votes to become the mayor of Delhi, MCD officials announced on Wednesday.

SC seeks details of poor languishing in jails despite bail after Prez call

SC seeks details of poor languishing in jails despite bail after Prez call

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

Justice SK Kaul was among those seated on the dais with Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, when the president narrated her experience of meeting several undertrial prisoners as an MLA in her native Odisha and later as the governor of Jharkhand.

India didn't achieve potential due to misgovernance: Modi

India didn't achieve potential due to misgovernance: Modi

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

India could not achieve its full potential owing to "misgovernance", while BRIC countries progressed rapidly in the last decade, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.

PM, Modi spar over Sardar Patel in Ahmedabad

PM, Modi spar over Sardar Patel in Ahmedabad

Rediff.com30 Oct 2013

In a veiled attack on Jawaharlal Nehru, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the country's destiny would have been different if Sardar Patel had become the first prime minister.

No hot pants on this bus! Cover up, says Beijing police

No hot pants on this bus! Cover up, says Beijing police

Rediff.com6 Jun 2013

As complaints of sexual harassment of women in public transport increased in Beijing, the Beijing Police has warned women against wearing "minimal clothing" like mini skirts or hot pants while travelling in buses and subways.

US economy recovering, but infra needs investment

US economy recovering, but infra needs investment

Rediff.com30 May 2013

Infrastructure sector urgently requires investments, it says.

GST to keep its tryst with destiny at midnight of June 30

GST to keep its tryst with destiny at midnight of June 30

Rediff.com20 Jun 2017

"There will be some challenges" in the switchover to GST in the short term, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has warned.

The Lady Who Will Lead IAF Contingent

The Lady Who Will Lead IAF Contingent

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

Helicopter pilot Squadron Leader Sindhu Reddy will lead the IAF's 144-member all male marching contingent at Thursday's Republic Day Parade.

Pilot warns Congress of Modi's praise for Gehlot: 'Remember Azad'

Pilot warns Congress of Modi's praise for Gehlot: 'Remember Azad'

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

Pilot said rules and discipline of the party apply to all, adding that he hoped Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge would take a decision in the matter soon.

Raina, Masand among new Censor Board members

Raina, Masand among new Censor Board members

Rediff.com26 May 2011

Congress Secretary Pankaj Sharma and Hindustan Times' political editor Pankaj Vohra are among 15 members of the new Central Board of Film Certification for three years.

Jaya has set high standards for other states: Patnaik

Jaya has set high standards for other states: Patnaik

Rediff.com11 May 2012

In the midst of talks about possible coming together of some regional satraps, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik on Friday shared dais at a function in Chennai, lavishly praising each other on their administrative capabilities.

Khoso sworn in as Pakistan's caretaker prime minister

Khoso sworn in as Pakistan's caretaker prime minister

Rediff.com25 Mar 2013

Mir Hazar Khan Khoso was on Monday sworn in as Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister by President Asif Ali Zardari during a ceremony held at the presidency.

Security threat? ZTE, Huawei lash out against US report

Security threat? ZTE, Huawei lash out against US report

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

Chinese telecom equipment manufacturers Huawei and ZTE on Tuesday hit back at a US House panel report that labeled both the companies as threat to US national security.

Protests greet Yasin Malik at Delhi airport

Protests greet Yasin Malik at Delhi airport

Rediff.com9 Mar 2013

Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front leader Yasin Malik, who is under attack for meeting terror outfit Lashker-e-Tayiba chief Hafeez Saeed in Pakistan, returned to India on Saturday amid protests by Shiv Sena activists at the airport in New Delhi.

Slipper attack on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Slipper attack on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Rediff.com28 Sep 2012

The protesting contractual teachers on Friday threw slippers towards Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his public meeting in Bihar's Madhepura district, official sources said.

Modi, Sibal won't share a stage after all

Modi, Sibal won't share a stage after all

Rediff.com21 Sep 2012

The foundation stone laying ceremony of IIT Gandhinagar, the much-awaited event where Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal were likely to share dais, has been called off.

Cong's Anand Sharma slams party's tie-up with ISF in WB

Cong's Anand Sharma slams party's tie-up with ISF in WB

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

He also said that the party "cannot be selective in fighting the communists" and it must do so in all its manifestations, irrespective of religion and colour.

Why Sarala Murmu went to BJP after getting a TMC ticket

Why Sarala Murmu went to BJP after getting a TMC ticket

Rediff.com10 Mar 2021

'I did get a ticket, but getting nominated isn't enough.' 'The people in Habibpur, my own party workers, are my opponents.' 'Is it possible to win?'

Gadkari shares stage with Ramdev, pledges support to stir

Gadkari shares stage with Ramdev, pledges support to stir

Rediff.com13 Aug 2012

Sharing the dais with Ramdev, Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari on Monday pledged his party's "full support" to the yoga guru's agitation against black money and launched a blistering attack on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government on issues like corruption and black money.

Renowned sports journalist Dicky Rutnagur passes away

Renowned sports journalist Dicky Rutnagur passes away

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

Renowned Indian sports journalist and commentator Dicky Rutnagur passed away in London on Friday, aged 82, after a prolonged illness. He is survived by his son Richard Sohrab Rutnagur.

Young ministers offer to quit and work with Rahul

Young ministers offer to quit and work with Rahul

Rediff.com21 Jan 2013

While there was enthusiastic welcome for his speech on Sunday, the party's senior leadership appears jittery with Rahul focusing on the need for responsibility and accountability and the need for leaders to deliver or be eased out.

Hazare skips Mamata's Delhi rally

Hazare skips Mamata's Delhi rally

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Wednesday skipped a rally addressed here by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Bannerjee who attacked Narendra Modi and ruled out support to either Congress or BJP after the Lok Sabha polls.

'Four-decade relationship with CPM ended just like that'

'Four-decade relationship with CPM ended just like that'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2012

Speaking at the inauguration of his book, former Speaker and Parliamentarian Somnath Chatterjee called on youngsters to join politics and try change the system from within. Indrani Roy reports

Infosys' Kris Gopalakrishnan praises Modi

Infosys' Kris Gopalakrishnan praises Modi

Rediff.com24 May 2013

Infosys executive co-chairman and president of the Confederation of Indian Industries Kris Gopalakrishnan on Friday heaped praise on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, describing him as 'a global leader'.

Hope Tendulkar gets a ton at Eden: Ganguly

Hope Tendulkar gets a ton at Eden: Ganguly

Rediff.com3 Dec 2012

Facing criticism for his prolonged form slump, Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar got some words of encouragement from his former captain and opening partner Sourav Ganguly ahead of the third cricket Test against England starting on December 5.

Pics: Show of strength at Aam Aadmi Party's first rally

Pics: Show of strength at Aam Aadmi Party's first rally

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

Priyanka captures the upbeat mood at Jantar Mantar on Parliament Street where Arvind Kejriwal's party was formally launched on Monday.

Man hurls shoe at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Man hurls shoe at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

The shoe fell short of the dais and the man was caught immediately by police.

How to overcome your fear of public speaking

How to overcome your fear of public speaking

Rediff.com19 Sep 2013

The thought of going up to the dais and addressing a group of people gives most of us the heebie-jeebies. Here are some tips to fight the fear and anxiety of communicating in public.

Chandrababu suffers minor back injury in stage collapse

Chandrababu suffers minor back injury in stage collapse

Rediff.com27 Oct 2012

Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu suffered a minor injury to his back in a freak mishap, when the dais from which he was addressing a gathering, collapsed at Gadwal in Mahbubnagar district late on Friday night.

Pawar seeks more jobs for locals at Vespa plant opening

Pawar seeks more jobs for locals at Vespa plant opening

Rediff.com28 Apr 2012

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday pitched for jobs for the locals while inaugurating Piaggio's Vespa plant in Baramati, saying it was a lacuna that needed to be filled. He made the comments in the presence of Piaggio Chairman and Managing Director Roberto Colaninno, with whom he shared the dais.

Mammootty, the crowd puller at PBD 2013

Mammootty, the crowd puller at PBD 2013

Rediff.com11 Jan 2013

When Mammootty -- one of the superstars of the Malayalam film industry -- took to the dais to talk about how India could use its soft power to its advantage, a sell-out crowd was a certainty.

Team Anna launches fast, attacks Pranab on graft issue

Team Anna launches fast, attacks Pranab on graft issue

Rediff.com25 Jul 2012

Hazare has served an ultimatum that he will wait for the government to take a decision on their demands in the next four days or else he will join his colleagues on fast from Sunday

Eight important tips to get fit in 2013!

Eight important tips to get fit in 2013!

Rediff.com24 Dec 2012

Struggling to hide that paunch or those flabby arms this party season? Jasmine Chabria tells you how to flaunt a healthy, toned body when the clock ticks 2013.

India, China sign border management pact

India, China sign border management pact

Rediff.com17 Jan 2012

In a major confidence building measure, India and China on Tuesday signed an agreement for setting up a mechanism to avert any untoward incident on the border, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying good cooperation between the two countries would bring "great changes" in the world. The agreement was signed after two days of talks between Special Representatives -- National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon and Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo.