News for 'Farooq Abdullah'

Pawar joins Oppn's Bengaluru meet, UPA to get new name

Pawar joins Oppn's Bengaluru meet, UPA to get new name

Rediff.com18 Jul 2023

All political parties were asked at the dinner meeting on Monday night to suggest names for the alliance and the same would be discussed and consensus would be arrived at during the deliberations.

Delimitation panel proposes 6 more assembly seats for Jammu, 1 for Kashmir

Delimitation panel proposes 6 more assembly seats for Jammu, 1 for Kashmir

Rediff.com20 Dec 2021

Nine seats have been proposed for STs and seven for SCs in Jammu and Kashmir, sources said. This is the first time that seats have been proposed for STs in Jammu and Kashmir, they said.

Rahul Mahajan ties the knot

Rahul Mahajan ties the knot

Rediff.com29 Aug 2006

No one from Pravin's family was present at the wedding.

End suppression in J-K to make dialogue process credible: Mehbooba

End suppression in J-K to make dialogue process credible: Mehbooba

Rediff.com27 Jun 2021

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Sunday the dialogue process initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Jammu and Kashmir's mainstream leadership can gain credibility by ending what she called an 'era of oppression and suppression' in the union territory and understanding that a dissenting voice is not a criminal act.

'Caste inclusion, if applicable, in next census'

'Caste inclusion, if applicable, in next census'

Rediff.com5 May 2010

Union Minister Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said the debate in the Union Cabinet over the issue of caste-based census was about the next census and not the ongoing exercise.

Govt to add 9000 MW wind power capacity by 2012

Govt to add 9000 MW wind power capacity by 2012

Rediff.com19 Apr 2010

India will add about 9000 MW of wind power generation capacity during XIth Five Year Plan ending March 31, 2012, lower than previously targeted 11,000 MW.

After SP and BSP, AAP rules out alliance with Congress for LS poll

After SP and BSP, AAP rules out alliance with Congress for LS poll

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

'We were ready to drink the poison of the Congress, but the statements show that the Congress is still seeped in its arrogance'

J&K: Azad, Soz set to enter Rajya Sabha

J&K: Azad, Soz set to enter Rajya Sabha

Rediff.com2 Feb 2009

Union Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad are both set to enter the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir. Congress president Sonia Gandhi cleared their names and both the Congress leaders would be filing their nomination papers on Tuesday.

Won't allow red-tapism in new energy sector: Govt

Won't allow red-tapism in new energy sector: Govt

Rediff.com11 Feb 2010

The government said on Thursday that it will not allow 'red-tape' in the new energy sector and was working to do away with difficulties faced by industry in the field.

Dungarpur attends BCCI meeting

Dungarpur attends BCCI meeting

Rediff.com8 Sep 2007

He attended the meeting as a special invitee for being a former president of the BCCI but not as CCI representative.

Kharge gives INDIA 295+ seats as exit polls predict BJP sweep

Kharge gives INDIA 295+ seats as exit polls predict BJP sweep

Rediff.com2 Jun 2024

Leaders of several Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) parties met on Saturday to take stock of the opposition's preparations leading up to the June 4 counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections, and claimed they will get more than 295 seats, enough for them to form the next government.

Mehbooba's detention under PSA extended by 3 months

Mehbooba's detention under PSA extended by 3 months

Rediff.com5 May 2020

She was initially detained on August 5 last year when the Centre abrogated special status of the erstwhile state and bifurcated it into two union territories -- Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir.

PIX: Bidding farewell to old Parliament building

PIX: Bidding farewell to old Parliament building

Rediff.com19 Sep 2023

Dressed in colourful attire, members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday got their group photograph clicked in the old Parliament building, hours before legislative proceedings shift to the new Parliament House.

At Siddaramaiah oath-taking, Oppn's show of strength

At Siddaramaiah oath-taking, Oppn's show of strength

Rediff.com20 May 2023

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, however, was conspicuous by her absence at the event, which was attended by tens of thousands of people as the Congress sought to promote opposition unity.

INDIA Reaches Out To Naidu's TDP

INDIA Reaches Out To Naidu's TDP

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

The BJP senior leadership believes the YSRCP is a more reliable potential ally post-2024 Lok Sabha election than the TDP.

J&K: Prayers, protests on quake anniversary

J&K: Prayers, protests on quake anniversary

Rediff.com8 Oct 2006

Victims claim that a year later, many have not received even the first installment of relief.

How Dropped Candidates Keep Busy

How Dropped Candidates Keep Busy

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

Cricket climate change to medical practice, dropped candidates have their non-political life sorted.

Imran Khan wants Swiss model for Kashmir

Imran Khan wants Swiss model for Kashmir

Rediff.com5 Nov 2004

"For a solution to the Kashmir issue, we can look at Switzerland where people of different ethnicities live in an autonomous and proper democratic set-up. Kashmiris may like to have such a system," he said.

M J Akbar is Mohd Sporting president

M J Akbar is Mohd Sporting president

Rediff.com24 May 2006

The Kolkata club also roped in former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah as a member of its executive committee.

Will J&K See Assembly Elections In 2024?

Will J&K See Assembly Elections In 2024?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

'If Modi is re-elected again, we can forget these things for a long time.'

'You can't win hearts and minds with a gun'

'You can't win hearts and minds with a gun'

Rediff.com24 Apr 2007

'Alienation has to be addressed,' says Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister.

Corruption cases against 5 NC govt officials

Corruption cases against 5 NC govt officials

Rediff.com9 Jun 2003

Government sources said the former chief minister may also be tried as when the proposed accountability commission is set up.

Blackwill acted as India's spokesman: Pakistan

Blackwill acted as India's spokesman: Pakistan

Rediff.com29 Apr 2003

Foreign Office spokesman Aziz Ahmad Khan said Kashmiris would be delighted to see the back of the US ambassador to India.

SEE: Face of Ram Lalla idol at Ayodhya temple revealed

SEE: Face of Ram Lalla idol at Ayodhya temple revealed

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

The new idol of Lord Ram was placed in the sanctum sanctorum of Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi temple on Thursday afternoon, ahead of the January 22 consecration ceremony.

No golf in Srinagar for Shah Rukh

No golf in Srinagar for Shah Rukh

Rediff.com31 May 2006

'I see an India that is young, progressive'

'I see an India that is young, progressive'

Rediff.com26 May 2006

Sachin and Sara Pilot will be on Simi Garewal's show.

Lessons of fiscal prudence from Sri Lanka: Jaishankar at all-party meet

Lessons of fiscal prudence from Sri Lanka: Jaishankar at all-party meet

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

Sri Lanka is facing 'a very serious crisis' that makes India naturally worried, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told an all-party meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday and dismissed suggestions about such a situation arising in India.

Meet to discuss Kashmir in London

Meet to discuss Kashmir in London

Rediff.com28 May 2004

In Search Of Modi In Srinagar

In Search Of Modi In Srinagar

Rediff.com6 May 2024

It's a different Srinagar from what Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf encountered 24 years ago. Tourists throng the Kashmir Valley post-Article 370, azaadi appears dead, and everyone says one man is responsible for this change, so what if his poster is nowhere to be seen.

Yashwant Sinha is joint Opposition candidate for presidential poll

Yashwant Sinha is joint Opposition candidate for presidential poll

Rediff.com21 Jun 2022

Former Union minister Yashwant Sinha will be the consensus presidential candidate of several opposition parties, including the Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the Samajwadi Party, the parties said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

PDP delegation to meet Mehbooba in Srinagar on Monday

PDP delegation to meet Mehbooba in Srinagar on Monday

Rediff.com6 Oct 2019

The announcement comes on a day a 15-member delegation of National Conference from Jammu met their detained party president Farooq Abdullah and vice president Omar Abdullah in Srinagar.

No one can stop India if it tries to take PoK: Govt

No one can stop India if it tries to take PoK: Govt

Rediff.com16 Nov 2017

The minister said India would make efforts to get the territory back from Pakistan.

'I was asked to topple Mufti govt'

'I was asked to topple Mufti govt'

Rediff.com4 May 2003

Amid buzz of early LS polls, INDIA in hurry to finalise strategy

Amid buzz of early LS polls, INDIA in hurry to finalise strategy

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

Most leaders agreed for early finalisation of poll plans for 2024 stressing that there was no time left with them and mere meetings would not help.

49 more Oppn MPs suspended; 141 suspensions so far

49 more Oppn MPs suspended; 141 suspensions so far

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

The MPs suspended on Tuesday include National Conference's Farooq Abdullah and Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tewari.

INDIA's show of strength at Rahul's rally; Oppn kicks off LS poll campaign

INDIA's show of strength at Rahul's rally; Oppn kicks off LS poll campaign

Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

The former Congress president alleged that PM Modi had a "monopoly over corruption".

Cong was strong due to our sweat and blood: Azad

Cong was strong due to our sweat and blood: Azad

Rediff.com4 Sep 2022

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday launched a veiled attack on Congress leaders and said he gave sweat and blood for the party unlike those who are spreading 'falsehood' through social media.

Assembly polls in J-K? Proposed EC visit raises hopes

Assembly polls in J-K? Proposed EC visit raises hopes

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

The last assembly elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir in 2014, five years before the erstwhile state was reorganised into two Union territories on August 5, 2019.