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'Who contests elections is decided by BJP, not RSS'

'Who contests elections is decided by BJP, not RSS'

Rediff.com22 Oct 2018

'The RSS guides us, never dictates.'

'Modi engages mostly in personal theatre'

'Modi engages mostly in personal theatre'

Rediff.com27 Nov 2020

'... while leaving the dirty work he orders to his subordinates.'

'Politicians don't like honest policemen'

'Politicians don't like honest policemen'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

'Politicians want pliable policemen who would carry out their orders, right or wrong, lawful or illegal.'

Mukul's exit evokes mixed reactions from BJP leaders

Mukul's exit evokes mixed reactions from BJP leaders

Rediff.com11 Jun 2021

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mukul Roy's return to the Trinamool Congress evoked mixed reactions in the saffron camp on Friday, with its state unit president Dilip Ghosh asserting that the move will have no impact on his organisation, and former MP Anupam Hazra claiming that 'lobby politics at play is adversely affecting the party'.

Delhi remote control: Oppn after Kejriwal holds Punjab meeting

Delhi remote control: Oppn after Kejriwal holds Punjab meeting

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

SAD dubbed "Kejriwal's meeting" as "unconstitutional and unacceptable".

Don't let him down: Cong Punjab MLAs come out in support of Amarinder

Don't let him down: Cong Punjab MLAs come out in support of Amarinder

Rediff.com18 Jul 2021

Seven Congress legislators and three Aam Aadmi Party MLAs who recently switched over to the ruling party also said Navjot Singh Sidhu was a celebrity and was no doubt an asset to the party but condemning and criticising his own party and government in public has only created a "rift in the cadres and weakened it".

Make Ahmed Patel 'wazir-e-aalam', posters appear in Surat

Make Ahmed Patel 'wazir-e-aalam', posters appear in Surat

Rediff.com7 Dec 2017

Trashing the posters, Patel alleged that such acts show the 'utter desperation' of the BJP as it fears defeat.

Happy birthday Dharmendra!

Happy birthday Dharmendra!

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Ahead of RS polls, Congress flies 40 Gujarat MLAs to Bengaluru

Ahead of RS polls, Congress flies 40 Gujarat MLAs to Bengaluru

Rediff.com29 Jul 2017

The move comes after at least six Congress MLAs in Gujarat resigned from the party to join the BJP.

AAP's donation records incorrect: I-T dept to EC

AAP's donation records incorrect: I-T dept to EC

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

In a report submitted to the Election Commission, the department, which has been investigating the donations list of the party for the last over an year, has said that the records of donations made to the AAP during 2013-14 and 2014-15 had "factual discrepancies" and did not match with the actual funds received by it from various donors.

Tandav review

Tandav review

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

A Web series shouldn't be outright unrealistic. Being Bollywoodesque is always suicidal, asserts Utkarsh Mishra.

Call special Parliament session to repeal farm laws: Farmers to govt

Call special Parliament session to repeal farm laws: Farmers to govt

Rediff.com2 Dec 2020

Farmer leader Darshan Pal accused the Centre of dividing farmer organisations, but it will not happen.

Congress accuses Yeddyurappa of trying to poach its MLA

Congress accuses Yeddyurappa of trying to poach its MLA

Rediff.com19 May 2018

In the tape, released hours ahead of the crucial floor test, the current CM is allegedly heard speaking to Congress MLA from Hirekerur B C Patil over phone.

Democracy, honesty, people of K'taka lost: Rahul

Democracy, honesty, people of K'taka lost: Rahul

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

Capping a three-week-long high-voltage intense power struggle triggered by a raft of resignations by rebel lawmakers that pushed the government to the brink of collapse, the motion in the Karnataka Assembly was defeated with 99 members voting for the motion and 105 against it.

Tough days ahead for Yediyurappa

Tough days ahead for Yediyurappa

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

The Modi-Shah duo are standing with B S Yediyurappa: But B L Santhosh refuses to be silenced.

Anna will be back with us if we work honestly: Kejriwal

Anna will be back with us if we work honestly: Kejriwal

Rediff.com23 Sep 2012

Four days after a bitter split on the issue of forming a party, Arvind Kejriwal today expressed hope that Anna Hazare will be back with his group in another "three-four months" if it can work honestly in politics.

'If they arrest me, they will make me a martyr and a winner'

'If they arrest me, they will make me a martyr and a winner'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2014

'I don't think we will need to support or get support from the Congress. I hope there is no such political exigency. The Congress will be gone from the political scene. There is no lesser evil. The BJP and Congress are the two sides of the same evil coin,' anti-Koodankulam nuclear plant activist and new AAP member S P Udaykumar tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar.

Dhamaka review

Dhamaka review

Rediff.com19 Nov 2021

Dhamaka doesn't always hit the right buttons and Kartik Aaryan is a puny choice for a role of enormous calibre and incessant focus, rues Sukanya Verma.

Holi Movies In The Last 10 Years

Holi Movies In The Last 10 Years

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

A look at the Holi releases in the past decade.

Mallika Sherawat's Biggest HITS and FLOPS

Mallika Sherawat's Biggest HITS and FLOPS

Rediff.com4 Mar 2015

We may not have seen a Mallika Sherawat movie in a while now, but she has given us some good films in her 13-year film career.

Congress attacks BJP on electoral bonds with Iqbal Mirchi link

Congress attacks BJP on electoral bonds with Iqbal Mirchi link

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

The report said the company, which was involved in transactions with and buying properties from the late Iqbal Memon alias Iqbal Mirchi, gave Rs 10 crore to the BJP in 2014-15. Mirchi was a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim.

The Day I Directed Amitabh Bachchan

The Day I Directed Amitabh Bachchan

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

'This man changed the mindset of a generation.'

The Prassthanam Review

The Prassthanam Review

Rediff.com20 Sep 2019

Prassthanam is worth a one-time watch. Just don't go with high expectations, feels Karan Sanjay Shah.

'Fear was never an option for me'

'Fear was never an option for me'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2022

'My father lived on minimum money and helped others.' 'What was he to gain personally? No name, fame like a politician who work for votes.' 'His sort believe all humans deserve better lives.'

Ex-Goa CM Kamat leaves for Delhi amid rumours of joining BJP

Ex-Goa CM Kamat leaves for Delhi amid rumours of joining BJP

Rediff.com17 Mar 2019

"I am leaving for Delhi on a business trip. It is purely personal," Kamat said before boarding the flight.

My Travels For Gauri Khan's Grandma

My Travels For Gauri Khan's Grandma

Rediff.com12 Nov 2022

There were Vedic mantras engraved along with prayer songs for Lord Shiva, Lord Rama and Lord Krishna. Neither the government nor the people of Faisalabad demanded that the carvings be removed. I felt very happy to see Sanskrit shloka

Will show them on Feb 11: Kejriwal's daughter on terrorist barb

Will show them on Feb 11: Kejriwal's daughter on terrorist barb

Rediff.com5 Feb 2020

'My father used to wake us -- my brother, mother, grandparents and I -- up at 6 am, make us read Bhagwad Gita. Is this terrorism?'

Mamata's key aide Mukul summoned by CBI

Mamata's key aide Mukul summoned by CBI

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

Top Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy has been asked by Central Bureau of Investigation to appear before it in the Saradha chit fund scam probe, drawing angry reaction from the party which accused Bharatiya Janata Party of using the agency as a "political tool".

'Why should Muslims be scared of Modi?'

'Why should Muslims be scared of Modi?'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2013

Or for that matter scared of anybody in India if they follow the principles of Islam sincerely in spirit, asks BJP supporter Haji Akhil Shaikh in this conversation with Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore.

Is the Army functioning more as a police force in J&K?

Is the Army functioning more as a police force in J&K?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

Major Gogoi might well have saved protesters' lives by opting for a human shield to force his way through the mob. But he incalculably damaged the army's reputation, not just in Kashmir, but anywhere that video is seen.

Bigg Boss 13: Siddharth goes crazy!

Bigg Boss 13: Siddharth goes crazy!

Rediff.com24 Oct 2019

With the finale inching closer, everyone is beginning to feel the heat inside Bigg Boss 13 -- including Shehnaaz Gill, who had been entertaining everyone with her crazy antics since Day One.

Thallumaala Won't Let You Breathe Or Blink

Thallumaala Won't Let You Breathe Or Blink

Rediff.com19 Aug 2022

Friendships are not merely severed, but built over scuffles. And just about anything can stir things up -- a long-standing feud, a pointless stare, a disrupted moral stance, a fist that ricochets off a face and smacks another face in the near vicinity, observes Sreehari Nair.

Why Designing Clothes For This Film Was SO TOUGH!

Why Designing Clothes For This Film Was SO TOUGH!

Rediff.com8 Mar 2022

'Kangana is such a stylo, she knows what will look good on her.'

Wll Santhosh oust Yediyurappa?

Wll Santhosh oust Yediyurappa?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

Yediyurappa is made of sterner stuff and is not going to yield so easily.

'BJP can stoop to any level to grab power'

'BJP can stoop to any level to grab power'

Rediff.com27 May 2020

'Time and again, through their actions, often more covert than overt, the BJP has shown that it is a power-hungry party and its hunger isn't getting satiated sitting in the Opposition.'

Hopefully, some Congressmen can now locate their spine

Hopefully, some Congressmen can now locate their spine

Rediff.com19 Mar 2022

If not now, when, asks Virendra Kapoor.

Send porn scandal ministers to jail: Anna Hazare

Send porn scandal ministers to jail: Anna Hazare

Rediff.com8 Feb 2012

Anna Hazare on Wednesday demanded that the three Bharatiya Janata Party ministers who were caught watching porn inside Karnataka assembly be dismissed from the House

Modi supporters hold election watch parties in US

Modi supporters hold election watch parties in US

Rediff.com20 Dec 2012

Elated over the hat-trick by Narendra Modi in the Gujarat Assembly elections, the supporters of Bharatiya Janata party in Washington on Thursday hoped that the impressive victory would pave the way for his larger role at the national level.

Just legalise betting on elections!

Just legalise betting on elections!

Rediff.com9 May 2019

'Legalised election betting would drive black money and satta operators out of business while creating a more level and transparent playing field for politics,' argues Devangshu Datta.

Yes, Rahul can, and Rahul must!

Yes, Rahul can, and Rahul must!

Rediff.com31 Jan 2018

Rahul Gandhi has the potential to grow into a good, effective, leader of the Opposition provided he puts his heart and soul into it, with a willingness to learn, says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant who worked closely with India's first three prime ministers.