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Wrong policies of Congress 'destroyed nation': PM

Wrong policies of Congress 'destroyed nation': PM

Rediff.com19 Oct 2019

The PM said that it was the BJP government which abrogated provisions of the Article 370, while the Congress was only concerned about its "personal interests".

Sania Mirza conferred Khel Ratna, Arjuna awards also given

Sania Mirza conferred Khel Ratna, Arjuna awards also given

Rediff.com29 Aug 2015

Sania Mirza was on Saturday conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honor, while shooting sensation was among the Arjuna award recipients in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Justice Dipak Misra sworn-in as 45th CJI

Justice Dipak Misra sworn-in as 45th CJI

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

Justice Misra will remain in office till October 2, 2018.

Not in Pak's interest to allow terror activities from its soil: Imran

Not in Pak's interest to allow terror activities from its soil: Imran

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

"It is not in our interest to allow use of Pakistan's territory for terror outside," Khan said.

BJP joins Pema Khandu's government in Arunachal Pradesh

BJP joins Pema Khandu's government in Arunachal Pradesh

Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

Arunachal Pradesh is now the 14th state having a coalition government. PPA government is a constituent partner of the North East Democratic Alliance.

Prez to lay foundation stone for Kartarpur corridor to Pak on Nov 26

Prez to lay foundation stone for Kartarpur corridor to Pak on Nov 26

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

Pakistan's foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi tweeted, 'Prime Minister Imran Khan will break ground at Kartarpura facilities on 28 November.'

All Assam ministers quit, CM Gogoi to reshuffle ministry

All Assam ministers quit, CM Gogoi to reshuffle ministry

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Their resignations came after the Congress high command gave Gogoi the go-ahead to carry out the reshuffle exercise. Three of the ministers faxed in their resignation letters to the chief minister's residence.

Mushtaq Ali: Mumbai beat Gujarat; Baroda win

Mushtaq Ali: Mumbai beat Gujarat; Baroda win

Rediff.com1 Feb 2017

Mumbai rode on Abhishek Nayar's scintillating 47-ball 76 to record a comfortable five-wicket win over Saurashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 tournament for west zone, in Vadodara, on Wednesday.

'Drunken' Bhagwant Mann forced to leave Sikh religious ceremony

'Drunken' Bhagwant Mann forced to leave Sikh religious ceremony

Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

AAP leader Bhagwant Mann was forced to leave a religious ceremony after he was allegedly found drunk.

PM performs 'bhoomi pujan' for Ram temple in Ayodhya

PM performs 'bhoomi pujan' for Ram temple in Ayodhya

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

The event brings to fruition the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'mandir' movement that defined its politics for three decades and took it to the heights of power.

Postcards from the Raj

Postcards from the Raj

Rediff.com21 Sep 2018

It was an exciting time for India and the world. Photography had been invented 50 years earlier, and the mass-produced Kodak camera of the 1880s helped democratise photography. Ritika Kochhar reports on an unusual exhibition of postcards that chronicle life in the British Raj.

Miffed by Jairam's praise, Cong likens AAP govt to 'Lalu Raj'

Miffed by Jairam's praise, Cong likens AAP govt to 'Lalu Raj'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2014

Reflecting the unease in party over praise of Aam Aadmi Party by its leaders, a Congress leader on Friday likened it to early days of Lalu Prasad's rule in Bihar in the nineties while another slammed Union minister Jairam Ramesh for praising Arvind Kejriwal's party.

It doesn't matter that Kamala Harris is half-Indian

It doesn't matter that Kamala Harris is half-Indian

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

What the Indian economy looks like next January will influence her view on India, not her genetics, notes Shekhar Gupta.

Gaya road rage: Nitish breaks silence, says guilty won't be spared

Gaya road rage: Nitish breaks silence, says guilty won't be spared

Rediff.com9 May 2016

Nitish said the Opposition tried to project the Gaya road rage case as the return of 'jungle raj' in Bihar.

Breaking Sikhs from India is a Pakistan fantasy

Breaking Sikhs from India is a Pakistan fantasy

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

It is bound to fail like the earlier ones, again causing Pakistan enormously more damage than to India, points out Shekhar Gupta.

Justice Ranjan Gogo sworn-in as 46th Chief Justice of India

Justice Ranjan Gogo sworn-in as 46th Chief Justice of India

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

Speculation over Justice Gogoi's appointment as the next CJI arose after the court's four most senior judges, including Justice Gogoi, called a press conference in January and criticised Justice Misra on various issues.

Nitish, Kejriwal tear into Modi govt, say people will give befitting reply

Nitish, Kejriwal tear into Modi govt, say people will give befitting reply

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumr on Thursday jointly attacked the Centre calling it "anti-poor and anti-farmer" and asserted that the people will give it a "befitting reply".

There is no rift within Aam Aadmi Party: Kejriwal

There is no rift within Aam Aadmi Party: Kejriwal

Rediff.com25 Dec 2013

Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday played down reports of a rift in the party over the issue of cabinet berths and said party MLA Vinod Kumar Binny was not upset over his non-inclusion.

Navjot Singh Sidhu joins Congress after meeting Rahul Gandhi

Navjot Singh Sidhu joins Congress after meeting Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com15 Jan 2017

"Indian National Congress welcomes S Navjot Singh Sidhu into the Congress family and we thank Congress vice president for his visionary approach in bringing together like-minded people on common platform under the Congress umbrella," Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said in a statement.

Remembering a forgotten princess

Remembering a forgotten princess

Rediff.com2 Apr 2016

Princess Jahanara, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's daughter, was a paragon of virtues: well-educated, well-versed in statecraft, even-tempered, beautiful. Although she was on the side of Dara Shikoh in the succession battle, it says much for her stature that after Shah Jahan's death, she was made the chief lady of the court by Aurangzeb and accorded every respect.

NE suffering from infiltration due to Congress policies: PM

NE suffering from infiltration due to Congress policies: PM

Rediff.com30 Mar 2019

'You had earlier sent a Prime Minister from Assam (referring to Manmohan Singh) whom people do not even remember now'

Pak seals JuD HQ; detains over 120 suspected terrorists

Pak seals JuD HQ; detains over 120 suspected terrorists

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

At least 56 seminaries and facilities being run by JuD and its wing FIF in Pakistan's southern Sindh province have been taken over by authorities.

People are 'happy' in one month report card: Kejriwal

People are 'happy' in one month report card: Kejriwal

Rediff.com30 Jan 2014

As his government completed one month in power, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said controversies surrounding the Aam Aadmi Party dispensation never affected its functioning and asserted that his team did a good job in addressing various challenges facing the city.

They don't know what Rs 6,000 means for farmers: PM

They don't know what Rs 6,000 means for farmers: PM

Rediff.com3 Feb 2019

Speaking at the inauguration and laying of foundation schemes of various schemes, Modi said, Leh and Ladakh will also be benefited by this.

Check out winning candidates from each phase of polls

Check out winning candidates from each phase of polls

Rediff.com28 May 2019

As the dust finally settles on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 and Bharatiya Janata Party along with its NDA allies emerges as the clear winner, here is a list of who won in each of the 7 phases of elections.

Quake in Nepal leaves trail of destruction, death toll mounts to 2,400

Quake in Nepal leaves trail of destruction, death toll mounts to 2,400

Rediff.com26 Apr 2015

Massive rescue and relief efforts were mounted by India and other neighbours in Nepal, as two powerful aftershocks today rattled the country, adding to the misery of Saturday's devastation in which the casualties soared to 2,400 people dead and over 6000 others injured.

Why Hamid Gul is a dangerous loose cannon

Why Hamid Gul is a dangerous loose cannon

Rediff.com20 Aug 2013

Former Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence boss Hamid Gul was brought under the radar on Monday by the Delhi police after arrested Lashkar-e-Tayiba 'bomb expert' Abdul Karim Tunda revealed that he was in touch with him.

Modi was unusually soft and humble

Modi was unusually soft and humble

Rediff.com27 May 2014

Glimpses of the change Narendra Modi promised million of voters were visible at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Modi has now no excuse, but to perform and change India for the better. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com reports from the presidential palace. A feature on the swearing-in ceremony like none other.

India honours its most talented and bravest kids

India honours its most talented and bravest kids

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

With a medal, a commemoration letter and a pat of encouragement on their shoulders, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday handed the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement to 20 talented and brave children on the occasion of Children's Day.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan: A chief minister cornered

Shivraj Singh Chouhan: A chief minister cornered

Rediff.com12 Jul 2015

Is Shivraj Singh Chouhan paying the price of being in the wrong camp? Aditi Phadnis and Shashikant Trivedi find out.

Why Jayalalithaa gave Modi's swearing-in a miss

Why Jayalalithaa gave Modi's swearing-in a miss

Rediff.com28 May 2014

The presence of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was not the only reason why Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa stayed away from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

How Bihar changed under Nitish Kumar

How Bihar changed under Nitish Kumar

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

What is Change really like in Bihar? Once seen as India's basket-case, what is its turnaround story like?

10 things that the Modi government is doing right

10 things that the Modi government is doing right

Rediff.com20 Aug 2014

Despite criticism of a lack of transparency and communication from the Modi-led government, BJP leaders point to "good beginnings" on several fronts to defend its performance. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com reports.

Has Change really come to Bihar?

Has Change really come to Bihar?

Rediff.com24 May 2013

What is Change really like in Bihar? Once seen as India's basket-case, what is its turnaround story like? Archana Masih reports from India's other most talked about state.

'I am alive because of Amitabh Bachchan'

'I am alive because of Amitabh Bachchan'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

Veteran actress, television personality and anchor, Tabassum, who has completed 67 years in the industry, shares her insights about the stars of the past.

He served tea, I am a mason, says the man facing Modi at home

He served tea, I am a mason, says the man facing Modi at home

Rediff.com27 Mar 2014

Narendra Modi's mother washed utensils to make a living. Madhusudan Mistry's grandmother, who brought him up, was a vegetable vendor. Mistry's trajectory from poverty to membership of the all powerful Congress Working Committee is moving. the man who has Rahul Gandhi's ear and is all set to take on Narendra Modi in Vadodara, speaks to Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt in a fascinating interview.

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