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Delhi L-G resigns: An end to Kejriwal's 'Jung'?

Delhi L-G resigns: An end to Kejriwal's 'Jung'?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2016

Here are some of the confrontations between Jung and the Kejriwal-led Delhi government.

China blocks India-US move to blacklist LeT terrorist 2nd time in 2 days

China blocks India-US move to blacklist LeT terrorist 2nd time in 2 days

Rediff.com20 Oct 2022

Hafiz Talha Saeed is a senior leader of the LeT and is the head of the cleric wing of the terrorist organisation.

Taxman raids Sonu Sood's premises in Mumbai, Lucknow

Taxman raids Sonu Sood's premises in Mumbai, Lucknow

Rediff.com15 Sep 2021

Income tax officials descended on premises linked to actor Sonu Sood in Mumbai and other places on Wednesday in connection with an alleged tax evasion probe, official sources said.

Kejriwal cabinet's first order prohibits any demolition in Delhi

Kejriwal cabinet's first order prohibits any demolition in Delhi

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

The order prohibits demolition of any structures in the city, including slums and illegal colonies.

2 unsafe houses, PWD bungalow to be razed in Joshimath

2 unsafe houses, PWD bungalow to be razed in Joshimath

Rediff.com18 Jan 2023

Microsoft's Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella, in communication with employees, said the company will align its cost structure with revenue and customer demand.

It's the end of the road for Uber in Delhi

It's the end of the road for Uber in Delhi

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

International cab-booking service Uber was banned on Monday in the national capital, a day after one of its drivers was arrested for allegedly raping a 27-year-old woman executive amid growing outrage over the incident which renewed focus on safety measures for women.

Agnipath: Govt offers sops as violent protests continue

Agnipath: Govt offers sops as violent protests continue

Rediff.com18 Jun 2022

In Bihar, where a bandh had been called, a railway station and a police vehicle were torched, an ambulance attacked and security personnel injured in stone-pelting incidents on the fourth consecutive day of the agitation, while protesters vandalised Ludhiana railway station in Punjab and blocked roads and rail tracks in West Bengal, Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.

FTA: UK, India not working towards Diwali deadline

FTA: UK, India not working towards Diwali deadline

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

The free trade agreement (FTA) talks with India are no longer working towards a Diwali deadline though negotiations are progressing well, UK Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has said as New Delhi expressed confidence on Friday of an "early date" for a mutually beneficial deal. "There are ongoing negotiations as we know on the FTA. There is interest on both sides to see if we can work towards a deal, an FTA, that is beneficial to both the countries at an early date," external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told reporters in New Delhi. It came as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his UK counterpart, James Cleverly, and referenced the Roadmap 2030 bilateral agreement signed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former UK PM Boris Johnson in May last year, with no specific reference to the FTA.

Punjab CM announces doorstep ration delivery scheme

Punjab CM announces doorstep ration delivery scheme

Rediff.com28 Mar 2022

However, the scheme will be optional for the eligible beneficiaries, Mann said in a video message.

Border violence: Meghalaya panel to meet Shah, seek probe by NIA, CBI

Border violence: Meghalaya panel to meet Shah, seek probe by NIA, CBI

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

A delegation of Meghalaya ministers led by CM Conrad K Sangma will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on November 24 to demand a CBI or NIA probe into the violence that left six people dead on the state's border with Assam.

'Modi has moved foreign policy from elite to masses'

'Modi has moved foreign policy from elite to masses'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

'For the first time since I've been following Indian politics, one heard voters talking about India's role on the world stage and the fact that, due to Modi's leadership, India was once again a great power.'

He Provoked AIADMK To Break BJP Alliance

He Provoked AIADMK To Break BJP Alliance

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

BJP veterans whom K Annamalai has reportedly sidelined are upset over his 'immature' way of handling allies, reveals N Sathiya Moorthy.

IPL PHOTOS: Watson, bowlers help CSK outplay Delhi Daredevils

IPL PHOTOS: Watson, bowlers help CSK outplay Delhi Daredevils

Rediff.com1 May 2018

IMAGES from the IPL match played between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils in Pune on Monday

Has Sanatana Dharma Met Its Electoral Match In Caste Census?

Has Sanatana Dharma Met Its Electoral Match In Caste Census?

Rediff.com5 Oct 2023

It is not much of an issue just now, but it could become one if the idea of caste census captures socio-political imagination, going beyond electoral tags and identities, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

More than 170 PFI activists held in fresh raids across 7 states

More than 170 PFI activists held in fresh raids across 7 states

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

In another major crackdown on the Popular Front of India, police along with other investigative agencies conducted raids across several states on Tuesday.

Panel on enemy properties rejigged, govt hopes to net Rs 1L cr from sale

Panel on enemy properties rejigged, govt hopes to net Rs 1L cr from sale

Rediff.com24 Nov 2021

The government has reconstituted a high level committee for the disposal of enemy properties that have been left behind by those who migrated and took up citizenship of Pakistan and China.

After Namibia, India likely to get 12 more S African cheetahs in Feb

After Namibia, India likely to get 12 more S African cheetahs in Feb

Rediff.com27 Jan 2023

Modi had released the first batch of eight eight spotted felines -- five females and three males -- from Namibia into a quarantine enclosure at Kuno on his 72nd birthday on September 17 last year.

Modi Trapped In World Of Complex Relationships

Modi Trapped In World Of Complex Relationships

Rediff.com22 Mar 2023

The Modi government finds itself in a contradiction of its own making. It has encouraged pro-Russian, Westophobic public sentiment while setting strategic policy that's exactly the opposite, points out Shekhar Gupta.

Navy leak: Arrest warrant against main accused

Navy leak: Arrest warrant against main accused

Rediff.com10 Apr 2007

A CBI spokesman said in Delhi that the arrest warrant was issued against Shankaran, believed to be in the UK, after the CBI presented its case before the British home department.

'People are scared to go to a police station'

'People are scared to go to a police station'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2023

'They are afraid that if they approach a police station for filing a complaint they might themselves get arrested under some random charges.'

Ex-finance secy booked for corruption in currency security thread supply

Ex-finance secy booked for corruption in currency security thread supply

Rediff.com12 Jan 2023

The CBI, in its FIR, alleged that Mayaram, the UK-based company De La Rue International Ltd and unidentified officials of the finance ministry and RBI hatched a criminal conspiracy to extend undue favour to the firm.

BCCI to use new software to detect age fraud

BCCI to use new software to detect age fraud

Rediff.com23 Jul 2022

The board will be working with the state associations on the experiment.

'Politically, BJP is ruthless'

'Politically, BJP is ruthless'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

'The BJP think they are running an ideology machine in this country, and they have to convert everyone, from people to parties to party leaders.'

IPL PHOTOS: Rahul blitzkrieg blows away Delhi

IPL PHOTOS: Rahul blitzkrieg blows away Delhi

Rediff.com8 Apr 2018

Opener KL Rahul blasted his way to a fastest ever half-century in Indian Premier League as a new-look Kings XI Punjab started their campaign on a resounding note defeating Delhi Daredevils by six wickets, in Mohali on Sunday.

After churches, now Convent school vandalised in south Delhi

After churches, now Convent school vandalised in south Delhi

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

A Christian school was allegedly vandalised in South Delhi's Vasant Vihar area

Mentally-challenged kids ignored by Delhi's schools

Mentally-challenged kids ignored by Delhi's schools

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

Mentally-challenged children find themselves ignored by India's education system.

Sunrisers seek to make home advantage count against Knight Riders

Sunrisers seek to make home advantage count against Knight Riders

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Eyeing their first win of the season, Sunrisers Hyderabad would be looking to put up an improved show in their home ground where they lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders, who would also be keen to get back to winning ways in the Indian Premier League.

Rahul was on vacation when fisheries ministry was formed: Amit Shah

Rahul was on vacation when fisheries ministry was formed: Amit Shah

Rediff.com28 Feb 2021

After repeated gaffe by Rahul Gandhi on no dedicated ministry to deal with the issues of fishermen, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Congress leader was on vacation when the National Democratic Alliance formed the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in 2019.

'Delhi have three games at the Kotla to set things straight'

'Delhi have three games at the Kotla to set things straight'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

With Delhi Daredevils having lost nine matches on the trot in the IPL, captain Jean-Paul Duminy is keen to set the record straight when they take on Mumbai Indians at the Feroz Shah Kotla.

Britain's Home Office sends mixed signals on visa bonds

Britain's Home Office sends mixed signals on visa bonds

Rediff.com29 Jul 2013

Besides India, the other affected countries are Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Ghana. The pilot scheme is expected to run for a year from this November before being extended to all visa types.

Concurrence not needed, Kejriwal tells Lt Governor on Delhi order

Concurrence not needed, Kejriwal tells Lt Governor on Delhi order

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

The letter comes a day after the Supreme Court in its verdict on the power tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre clipped the powers of the L-G.

'Govt killings' have replaced 'contract killings': Raut

'Govt killings' have replaced 'contract killings': Raut

Rediff.com17 Oct 2021

"Is there a rule of law or (a rule of) raids in Maharashtra? This is the question which comes to one's mind considering the record-break raids being conducted through Central investigating agencies," Raut wrote in the weekly column 'Rokhthok' in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' of which he is the executive editor.

Sack Shinde if charges by former Home Secy are proved: BJP

Sack Shinde if charges by former Home Secy are proved: BJP

Rediff.com14 Jan 2014

In the wake of claims by former Home Secretary R K Singh, BJP on Tuesday said Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde should be sacked if it is proved in an inquiry that he tried to prevent Delhi Police from taking action against an associate of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.

PM Modi wraps up three-nation tour, heads home

PM Modi wraps up three-nation tour, heads home

Rediff.com19 May 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday left for home after wrapping up his six-day tour that took him to China, Mongolia and South Korea.

Rs 10cr cash, 10kg gold found at UP babu's home

Rs 10cr cash, 10kg gold found at UP babu's home

Rediff.com20 Apr 2017

It has conducted searches against four bureaucrats based in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand over the last three days.

Odisha train mishap: Railways seeks CBI probe, here's why

Odisha train mishap: Railways seeks CBI probe, here's why

Rediff.com4 Jun 2023

Railway officials also indicated that possible 'sabotage' and tampering with the electronic interlocking system, which detects the presence of trains, led to the Friday accident.

6 killed as violence breaks out in Assam-Meghalaya border

6 killed as violence breaks out in Assam-Meghalaya border

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

Four persons, including a forest guard, were killed in violence at the Assam-Meghalaya border in West Karbi Anglong district in the early hours of Tuesday after a truck transporting illegal timber was intercepted, officials said.

You Must Watch This Heart-Breaking Film

You Must Watch This Heart-Breaking Film

Rediff.com8 Aug 2023

'Yellow Bus is a heart-breaking story based on a real incident and will strike a chord with mothers across the world.'

Quake measuring 4.3 on Richter scale hits Delhi

Quake measuring 4.3 on Richter scale hits Delhi

Rediff.com26 Nov 2007

Although the earthquake was described by the Met department as one of light intensity, which measured 4.3 on the Richter scale, it felt stronger than that because the epicentre was on the Delhi-Haryana border.

'Modi has gone further than any PM to strengthen ties with the US'

'Modi has gone further than any PM to strengthen ties with the US'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2022

'While the US-Pakistan relationship has been stabilised, it's still mired in uncertainty.'