News for 'Department of Official Language'

Kerala passes resolution seeking recall of Lakshadweep administrator

Kerala passes resolution seeking recall of Lakshadweep administrator

Rediff.com31 May 2021

Expressing solidarity with the people of Lakshadweep, the Kerala Legislative Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution demanding the recall of island administrator Praful Khoda Patel and requesting the immediate intervention of the Centre to protect the lives and livelihood of the islanders.

Ishant Sharma fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Ishant Sharma fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Rediff.com4 Aug 2018

The incident happened during the first session's play on Friday when Sharma celebrated the dismissal of Dawid Malan in close proximity to him, an action which in the view of the match officials had the potential to provoke an aggressive reaction from the departing batsman.

Govt in overdrive to put apps on tap

Govt in overdrive to put apps on tap

Rediff.com26 Dec 2015

Most of the apps have been developed in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati and other regional languages

How Obama, Trump, Biden Greeted Modi...

How Obama, Trump, Biden Greeted Modi...

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

Did Prime Minister Modi receive a different kind of reception at the Biden White House on Friday than he has has been used to at the American president's home?

I also know English: Ajit Singh

I also know English: Ajit Singh

Rediff.com8 Mar 2013

This was in response to the assertion of some officials of the finance ministry and the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion that a strategically placed comma in DIPP's press note on FDI in civil aviation meant foreign airlines were allowed to hold up to 49 per cent stake in existing Indian carriers, as well as new airline companies being set up.

Single emergency number 112 to be active from Jan 1

Single emergency number 112 to be active from Jan 1

Rediff.com8 May 2016

The single emergency number '112' will be operational throughout India from January 1 to help people reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire department.

Spicejet pilot makes airhostess sit in cockpit with him, sacked

Spicejet pilot makes airhostess sit in cockpit with him, sacked

Rediff.com23 Apr 2016

The pilot-in-command has been sacked for violating aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation's safety norms after following due process, SpiceJet said in a statement.

Jim Corbett Still Lives Here

Jim Corbett Still Lives Here

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

With his name or without, Jim Corbett continues to live on in his home in Uttarakahand's Kaladunghi and in the jungles he loved.

Centre forms panel to review guidelines on television ratings

Centre forms panel to review guidelines on television ratings

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

The four-member committee will be headed by Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi S Vempati. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said the present guidelines issued by it in 2014 on Television Rating agencies in India were notified after detailed deliberations by the Parliamentary Committee, Committee on Television Rating Points (TRP) constituted by the ministry and recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority etc.

Rabada fined and gets demerit point from ICC

Rabada fined and gets demerit point from ICC

Rediff.com14 Feb 2018

The fast bowler was fined 15 percent of his match fee and received one demerit point for his behaviour, when he waved at departing batsman Shikhar Darwan, pointing his way back to the change room and seeming to swear after the Indian opener was caught in the deep off Rabada's bowling.

When Gandhi-Jinnah First Met

When Gandhi-Jinnah First Met

Rediff.com2 Oct 2021

No plaque marks the historic meeting place of the fathers of two nations. And no history textbook tells us about that first meeting and their mutual admiration, common ethos and comradeship.

India pacer Khaleel Ahmed warned for Samuels send-off

India pacer Khaleel Ahmed warned for Samuels send-off

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

Young Indian pacer Khaleel Ahmed was warned and handed a demerit point for giving an 'aggressive' send-off to West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels during Monday's fourth ODI in Mumbai.

'Can't even think of returning to Afghanistan'

'Can't even think of returning to Afghanistan'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

'It's hell right now'

Pune reports first case of mother-child COVID vertical transmission

Pune reports first case of mother-child COVID vertical transmission

Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

Vertical transmission takes place when the baby is in the uterus. If the mother is infected, the transmission of the virus takes place through the placenta -- an organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and provides oxygen and nutrients to your growing baby.

'In the national interest, English is a must'

'In the national interest, English is a must'

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

'In UP/Bihar there is no industry. There are no other jobs, you either herd cows, teach or join the IAS. The brightest go to the IITs. The rest go to arts college and they become IAS officers and it is this crowd that is now agitating.' 'English is the business language of the world, we have to accept that. If I had done my IIT in Hindi, I would be stuck in the cow belt without work.' IIT graduate, entrepreneur and politician R K Misra on the row over English in the UPSC prelims.

Tarun Gogoi cremated with full state honours, thousands attend funeral

Tarun Gogoi cremated with full state honours, thousands attend funeral

Rediff.com27 Nov 2020

Amid the chanting of hymns, preceded by a gun salute and band played by the Assam Police, the state's longest serving chief minister's mortal remains were consigned to flames by his son Gaurav Gogoi.

Providing info on fares: Airlines in a fix

Providing info on fares: Airlines in a fix

Rediff.com8 Dec 2010

IT departments, running the website, is working overtime to provide necessary information and making relevant changes.

Modi sarkar's Operation Clean Sweep

Modi sarkar's Operation Clean Sweep

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his dream 'Swachh Bharat' campaign on Thursday.

FinMin-RBI differences come to the fore again

FinMin-RBI differences come to the fore again

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

The Financial Stability and Development Council meeting on Tuesday started with an air of tension in the room. An official present described the participants' body language as "tetchy". However, once presentations and discussions begun, the mood considerably eased.

85 districts haven't reported COVID-19 cases in 14 days: Govt

85 districts haven't reported COVID-19 cases in 14 days: Govt

Rediff.com27 Apr 2020

However, two districts -- Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar in Punjab -- which did not record a fresh case in the last 28 days, reported new COVID-19 cases on Monday, it added.

Like 911 in US, 112 to become single number for all emergency services in India

Like 911 in US, 112 to become single number for all emergency services in India

Rediff.com29 Mar 2016

All existing emergency numbers will be phased out within a year of rolling out 112, depending upon the awareness about this new facility.

Jagannath Mishra, the last Congress CM of Bihar, dies

Jagannath Mishra, the last Congress CM of Bihar, dies

Rediff.com19 Aug 2019

Mishra was catapulted to the chief ministership of Bihar following the assassination of his elder brother Lalit Narayan Mishra in 1975.

BHU's double standards

BHU's double standards

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

When a university allows a small group of students to prevent classes being held; when the professor selected to hold those classes gives up and goes back to his hometown; what conclusion can be drawn, asks Jyoti Punwani.

3 days into power, BJP govt scraps Tipu Jayanti in K'taka

3 days into power, BJP govt scraps Tipu Jayanti in K'taka

Rediff.com30 Jul 2019

Tipu Sultan is a controversial figure in Kodagu district as Kodavas (Coorgis), a martial race, believe thousands of their men and women were seized and held captive during his occupation and subjected to torture, death and forcible conversion to Islam.

Over-zealous staffer may have caused Nirav Modi's fall

Over-zealous staffer may have caused Nirav Modi's fall

Rediff.com19 Feb 2018

The Rs 11,400 crore PNB fraud saga unfolded after a bribery complaint by the Hong Kong branch of an Indian bank.

RBI to use 'plain English' and de-jargonise its documents

RBI to use 'plain English' and de-jargonise its documents

Rediff.com15 May 2018

The RBI now brings in important and contentious changes directly through voluminous Master Directions, or Master Circulars

Former Apple executive to be Kejriwal's troubleshooter?

Former Apple executive to be Kejriwal's troubleshooter?

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

Arvind Kejriwal will monitor the work of various departments. Adarsh Shastri might also aid Kejriwal in this task. Somesh Jha reports

Letter controversy: UP govt suspends senior IAS officer

Letter controversy: UP govt suspends senior IAS officer

Rediff.com13 Oct 2013

Mishra, a 1997-batch officer, was the Home Secretary of Uttar Pradesh before he was shunted out on Saturday.

How the Sarkar works in Maoist areas

How the Sarkar works in Maoist areas

Rediff.com22 May 2017

'I am here to look after people's needs.' 'I am not bothered about who is a Maoist or who is not.'

Religious freedom in India on 'negative trajectory': Report

Religious freedom in India on 'negative trajectory': Report

Rediff.com2 May 2016

Religious freedom in India was on a "negative trajectory" in 2015 as religious tolerance "deteriorated" and religious freedom violations "increased", a United States report on international religious freedom said

Australia drops work visa used mainly by Indians

Australia drops work visa used mainly by Indians

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

The 457 visa programme, used by over 95,000 foreign workers, a majority of them Indians, was replaced on March 18 by a new Temporary Skills Shortage visa programme.

JNU library website hacked, sends warning to 'anti-nationals'

JNU library website hacked, sends warning to 'anti-nationals'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

The website of Jawaharlal Nehru's Central library was on Tuesday hacked with a message displaying 'You are thinking that you will get Kashmir just by barking in the campus of JNU'.

Danger grows as Xi made 'Chairman of Everything'

Danger grows as Xi made 'Chairman of Everything'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

Support from the committee gives Xi an indefinite extension on the reins of power, which will surely result in hawkish and insular policies. It does not bode well for relations with the USA, or with anyone else who does not bow the knee to Beijing, for that matter.

City manager Guardiola dismisses Chinese media criticism

City manager Guardiola dismisses Chinese media criticism

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

'For the Premier League champions, their appearance in China was nothing more than a commercial obligation, and their lack of enthusiasm and the indifferent treatment of their hosts stands in stark contrast to representatives of other clubs'

When Keshub Mahindra silenced T N Seshan

When Keshub Mahindra silenced T N Seshan

Rediff.com5 Dec 2019

T N Seshan believed that toughness at every level is needed to keep the flock under him strictly duty bound, recalls Dr K S Parthasarathy, former secretary, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.

'Shramik Special' trains to ferry migrants, students

'Shramik Special' trains to ferry migrants, students

Rediff.com1 May 2020

Each train is likely to carry around 1,000-1,200 passengers, keeping in mind the social-distancing protocol.

Marx, Engels make way for Syama Prasad in Tripura

Marx, Engels make way for Syama Prasad in Tripura

Rediff.com11 Apr 2018

The new BJP government in Tripura has renamed a lane leading to the official residences of the CM after party ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee.

Don't threaten, warn or issue show cause notice to taxpayers under Operation Clean Money, CBDT tells taxman

Don't threaten, warn or issue show cause notice to taxpayers under Operation Clean Money, CBDT tells taxman

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

The department had sent SMSes and emails to 18 lakh people who made suspicious deposits of over Rs 500,000 during the 50-day demonetisation period.

Indo-Pak athletes make peace at Asian Games

Indo-Pak athletes make peace at Asian Games

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

India-Pakistan peace seem like a pipe dream but it does turn into a reality at sporting events like the ongoing Asian Games