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Does Anupam Kher look like Manmohan Singh?

Does Anupam Kher look like Manmohan Singh?

Rediff.com24 Jul 2018

Say hello to the cast of The Accidental Prime Minister.

Jharkhand suspends mining secretary Pooja Singhal arrested for MGNREGS scam

Jharkhand suspends mining secretary Pooja Singhal arrested for MGNREGS scam

Rediff.com12 May 2022

Jharkhand mining secretary Pooja Singhal, earlier arrested and remanded to the custody of the ED in a suspected money laundering case, was suspended by the Jharkhand government on Thursday, an official said.

Sonia can't deliver. Dr Singh is past. Rahul is a failure: BJP

Sonia can't deliver. Dr Singh is past. Rahul is a failure: BJP

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

With reports suggesting a rift between the Congress and its ally Nationalist Congress Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday dubbed the United Progressive Alliance as a "sinking ship" which is being deserted by its allies.

BJP, TMC spar in Lok Sabha over 'Jai Shri Ram'

BJP, TMC spar in Lok Sabha over 'Jai Shri Ram'

Rediff.com3 Jul 2019

Raising the matter during Zero Hour, Chatterjee, a BJP member, said Lord Shri Ram signifies noble thought and honesty and the state of West Bengal should be run by people who believe in these.

Led by Modi-Shah, BJP to carpet-bomb TN

Led by Modi-Shah, BJP to carpet-bomb TN

Rediff.com15 Dec 2020

For the first 90 days of 2021, from January 5 onwards, one Union minister will visit one district in Tamil Nadu every week till the assembly election.

Remembering The Yatris Before Rahul

Remembering The Yatris Before Rahul

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

The ultimate consequences of Rahul Gandhi's yatra may be known only in 2024, points out Dr Sudhir Bisht.

Modern Love Hyderabad Review

Modern Love Hyderabad Review

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

Modern Love Hyderabad, even though predictable, is interesting in parts and keeps you entertained emotionally, observes Divya Nair.

CBI takes over probe into Jharkhand judge's death

CBI takes over probe into Jharkhand judge's death

Rediff.com4 Aug 2021

CCTV footage showed that the judge was jogging on one side of a fairly wide road at Randhir Verma Chowk when a heavy auto-rickshaw veered towards him, hit him from behind and fled. Doctors at hospital declared him brought dead.

How can you use 'jumla' for PM, where is Lakshman Rekha, HC asks Umar Khalid

How can you use 'jumla' for PM, where is Lakshman Rekha, HC asks Umar Khalid

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

The Delhi high court Wednesday expressed its displeasure over the use of the term jumla by former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid in his criticism of the prime minister while delivering the speech.

Naval Aviation Receives President's Colour

Naval Aviation Receives President's Colour

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

'Naval Aviation has contributed through numerous humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations during which it has provided relief to fellow citizens like the recently conducted rescue operations off Mumbai during Cyclone Tauktae in May 2021.'

Bihar boy fractures left hand, doc casts plaster on right

Bihar boy fractures left hand, doc casts plaster on right

Rediff.com26 Jun 2019

'I tried telling them while they were giving me the treatment but they did not listen to me'

UP cabinet minister Kamal Rani succumbs to COVID-19

UP cabinet minister Kamal Rani succumbs to COVID-19

Rediff.com2 Aug 2020

The Technical Education minister, who tested positive for COVID-19 on July 18 and is the first minister in the state to succumb to the disease, breathed her last at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPIMS).

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.

Ask MF Guru: MFs to buy, hold or sell

Ask MF Guru: MFs to buy, hold or sell

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Row over Indira, Rajiv stamps: Congress cries foul, govt defends move

Row over Indira, Rajiv stamps: Congress cries foul, govt defends move

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

A controversy has erupted over the decision to discontinue postage stamps of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi with the government saying only one family can not get this honour, even as the Congress termed the move as "insult to the history" and demanded an apology.

Has India Changed Its Tibet Policy?

Has India Changed Its Tibet Policy?

Rediff.com18 May 2022

One priority for Delhi (for the new foreign secretary in particular) is to have an in-depth discussion with Dharamsala as soon as possible, suggests Claude Arpi.

Bold, historic and monumental: BJP hails govt's Art 370 move

Bold, historic and monumental: BJP hails govt's Art 370 move

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

The BJP celebrated the revocation of Article 370 of the Constitution.

It's Raining Billions For Gujarat!

It's Raining Billions For Gujarat!

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

Hemant Shivsaran lists the number of projects the Modi government has announced since August to woo Gujarat voters.

'Bengal has a lot to learn from Gujarat'

'Bengal has a lot to learn from Gujarat'

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

'Look at the number of billionaires, the number of new billionaires in India.' 'Adani and Ambani are not the only ones.' 'What's wrong with people making money as long as it benefits us?'

'Hate-mongering increases when elections are near'

'Hate-mongering increases when elections are near'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

'Strategy is to divide and polarise electorate on communal lines.'

'We have enough thermonuclear bombs'

'We have enough thermonuclear bombs'

Rediff.com11 May 2018

Were the May 1988 nuclear tests a success? 20 years after Pokharan, a look back at those decisive atomic tests through the eyes of someone who knew.

Here is where you can test for coronavirus in India

Here is where you can test for coronavirus in India

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

In the wake of 73 confirmed cases of coronavirus in India so far, the Union health ministry has made functional 52 laboratories for testing samples while 57 labs have been designated for helping in sample collection for Covid-19 to enhance capacity for diagnosis and detection of the disease. "Following the increase in load of screening samples from suspected cases with symptoms and travel history to the affected countries, the department of health research/ICMR has commissioned 52 laboratories for COVID-19 testing in India," an official said.

'UP battle is now between SP and BJP'

'UP battle is now between SP and BJP'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

'Congress and BSP are in the fray, but not in the contest.'

Bengaluru: Man strums guitar as docs perform brain surgery

Bengaluru: Man strums guitar as docs perform brain surgery

Rediff.com20 Jul 2017

He underwent the surgery for a rare movement disorder affecting guitarists.

Caste out of Bihar equation as NDA wins state

Caste out of Bihar equation as NDA wins state

Rediff.com24 May 2019

Lalu Prasad and his Muslim-Yadav line has completely gone off track.

Lalu may be in jail, but he's still the boss!

Lalu may be in jail, but he's still the boss!

Rediff.com29 Mar 2019

Lalu's word is final in the RJD when even when he is serving a long jail sentence after being convicted in fodder scam cases.

'Damage to Election Commission will take 20 years to undo'

'Damage to Election Commission will take 20 years to undo'

Rediff.com28 May 2021

'No Indian political party functions in a democratic way.'

A Dalit leader who did much for himself

A Dalit leader who did much for himself

Rediff.com12 Oct 2020

Paswan was a minister under six different prime ministers, hardly out of government since he was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1977, observes Virendra Kapoor.

Will clean politics triumph in Mahavir's birthplace?

Will clean politics triumph in Mahavir's birthplace?

Rediff.com7 May 2019

'It is the RJD, otherwise known for misgovernance, which has offered a candidate of clean and performing credentials, rather than the NDA,' points out Mohammad Sajjad.

'India will need 5 lakh ICU beds, 3.5 lakh medical staff'

'India will need 5 lakh ICU beds, 3.5 lakh medical staff'

Rediff.com29 Apr 2021

He pointed out that for every patient who is tested positive, there are 5 to 10 people who are positive but not tested. That means more than 15 to 20 lakh people are getting infected every day in India even now. Statistically, five per cent of the positive patients need an ICU bed, irrespective of their age. On an average, a patient in ICU spends at least 10 days there.

'Most psychologists are not queer-friendly'

'Most psychologists are not queer-friendly'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

A workshop on the LGBTQ+ community throws light on challenges they face. Meghna Chadha reports.

US polls: Nikki Haley, Tulsi Gabbard re-elected

US polls: Nikki Haley, Tulsi Gabbard re-elected

Rediff.com5 Nov 2014

Hindu-American Congresswon Tulsi Gabbard coasts to a rollicking re-election victory in in Hawaii's 2nd District

Islamic State in India: The Jihadist Reboot

Islamic State in India: The Jihadist Reboot

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

'The undiminished threat, therefore, has the potency of sustaining itself in multiple ways in the near and medium term.' 'The state agencies need to utilize innovative methods in countering radicalization and violent extremism to address this growing threat'.

Check out the 59 seats going to polls in Phase 6

Check out the 59 seats going to polls in Phase 6

Rediff.com10 May 2019

The polling for the sixth phase on May 12 covers 6 states and one Union Territory.

Can review suspension, if 12 MPs apologise: Govt

Can review suspension, if 12 MPs apologise: Govt

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

To maintain dignity of the House, government was forced to place this proposal of suspension, minister Pralhad Joshi said

Set on fire after failed gang-rape attempt: Shahjahanpur student

Set on fire after failed gang-rape attempt: Shahjahanpur student

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

A college student who was found without clothes and severely burnt lying along a national highway in Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh has claimed she was set on fire after a failed attempt to gang-rape her, police said on Wednesday.

'Yogiji's elevation was unanimous'

'Yogiji's elevation was unanimous'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2017

'Yogiji insisted to Venkaiah Naiduji that he needs two more strong arms to rule Uttar Pradesh.'

Lalu awarded 5-yr jail term in third fodder scam case

Lalu awarded 5-yr jail term in third fodder scam case

Rediff.com24 Jan 2018

Former chief minister Jagannath Mishra was also found guilty in the case pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 37.62 crore from the Chaibasa treasury in the 1990s.

'PM has gone for good administrators'

'PM has gone for good administrators'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

'Whether it will create an impact or not, only time will tell.'

Nepal's apex court orders appointment of Deuba as PM, reinstates house

Nepal's apex court orders appointment of Deuba as PM, reinstates house

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

A five-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana issued the verdict stating that President Bhandari's decision to dissolve the lower house upon a recommendation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was an unconstitutional act, delivering a major blow to the veteran Communist leader who was preparing for snap polls.