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Medha Patkar gets 5 months jail in 23-yearr-old defamation case

Medha Patkar gets 5 months jail in 23-yearr-old defamation case

Rediff.com1 Jul 2024

The court sentenced Patkar after considering the evidence before it and the fact that the case went on for over two decades.

UN Security Council imposes tougher sanctions on North Korea

UN Security Council imposes tougher sanctions on North Korea

Rediff.com6 Aug 2017

The 15-member body strongly condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launches.

Modi Bluster Missing From Budget

Modi Bluster Missing From Budget

Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon.

'India has a special responsibility...'

'India has a special responsibility...'

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

'...to bring the Global South and others to the negotiating table on the basis of Gandhi's non-violence so that we can leave a safer world for our children.'

TDP eyes gains in Pulivendula amid Reddy sibling rivalry

TDP eyes gains in Pulivendula amid Reddy sibling rivalry

Rediff.com11 May 2024

But as voters gear up for crucial assembly and parliamentary polls on May 13, all eyes are on the high-stakes battle in Pulivendula, an assembly constituency that has been a Reddy family stronghold for over four decades.

Ukraine situation, crude prices posing challenge to financial stability: Sitharaman

Ukraine situation, crude prices posing challenge to financial stability: Sitharaman

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Russia-Ukraine crisis and the ensuing jump in global crude prices are a challenge to financial stability in India. The two issues were discussed at the meeting of Financial Stability Development Council (FSDC), which comprises all the financial sector regulators, Sitharaman told reporters in Mumbai. "It is difficult to say how it (crude prices) will go.

Deshpande to co-chair Obama's advisory council

Deshpande to co-chair Obama's advisory council

Rediff.com23 Jul 2010

India-born Gururaj Deshpande, chairman of Tejas Networks, A123 and Akshaya Patra, has been appointed co-chairman of United States President Barack Obama's National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He will support Obama's innovation strategy by helping develop policies that foster entrepreneurship, create jobs and drive economic growth.

BJP raises population figs, ties it to Congress's Muslim quota

BJP raises population figs, ties it to Congress's Muslim quota

Rediff.com9 May 2024

Muslims' share in the reservation will keep on increasing also because of "conversion and infiltration because they are having a secular cover from them (the Congress)", he added.

Regulate Big Tech's AI Now!

Regulate Big Tech's AI Now!

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

Regulators must learn from past mistakes and act swiftly to prevent Big Tech from monopolising the AI ecosystem, argue Payal Malik and Nikita Jain.

Another trusted aide of Uddhav joins Shinde's Shiv Sena

Another trusted aide of Uddhav joins Shinde's Shiv Sena

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

Neelam Gorhe is the Maharashtra Legislative Council Deputy Chairperson.

Merkel to convene German security council after Munich shootings

Merkel to convene German security council after Munich shootings

Rediff.com23 Jul 2016

The cabinet ministers concerned are on their way to Berlin.

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