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Shangri-La Hotel likely venue for Trump-Kim summit

Shangri-La Hotel likely venue for Trump-Kim summit

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

The 792-room luxury five-star hotel has been mentioned as a possible venue for the talks as it has held major conferences over the years.

Lanka attacks: Former police chief, defence secy arrested

Lanka attacks: Former police chief, defence secy arrested

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

The attorney general instructed the authorities to charge them for their failure to prevent the Easter terror attacks.

Environment Day: India advances ethanol-blending target by 5 yrs

Environment Day: India advances ethanol-blending target by 5 yrs

Rediff.com5 Jun 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the target date for achieving 20 per cent ethanol-blending with petrol has been advanced by five years to 2025 to cut pollution and reduce import dependence.

Ayodhya hearing: Muslim parties retract statement

Ayodhya hearing: Muslim parties retract statement

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

The Muslim parties also attacked 2003 ASI report which had found certain remains, idols and artefacts suggesting existence of a structure before Babri Masjid.

Registration must for clinical trial ethics panels

Registration must for clinical trial ethics panels

Rediff.com20 Feb 2013

No ethics committee shall review and accord its approval to a clinical trial protocol without prior registration with the licensing authority, as defined in clause (b) of rule 21.

Lankan Prez names brother Mahinda as PM

Lankan Prez names brother Mahinda as PM

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

The two brothers led a decisive campaign that helped end the island nation's three decade long civil war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

Lankan SC says dissolution of Parliament by Sirisena 'illegal'

Lankan SC says dissolution of Parliament by Sirisena 'illegal'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2018

Reacting to the apex court's ruling, sacked Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said, "We trust that the President will promptly respect the judgment of the courts.

'RBI has given us 120 days to operationalise SFB'

'RBI has given us 120 days to operationalise SFB'

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

Only when we are part of the same family, which will happen down the line, then, of course, we will give them (PMC depositors) all the assurance and the comfort.'

Several efforts were made to rescue Sujith: TN CM

Several efforts were made to rescue Sujith: TN CM

Rediff.com29 Oct 2019

Rescuers early on Tuesday pulled out the decomposed and mangled body of Sujith Wilson from deep inside the unused borewell, after a futile 80-hour attempt to save the child who had fallen in while playing near his house in Nadukattupatti in Tiruchirappalli.

2 Indians sentenced to jail, flogging in Saudi Arabia

2 Indians sentenced to jail, flogging in Saudi Arabia

Rediff.com28 Jan 2013

A court in Saudi Arabia also ordered the two Indian nationals, who apparently confessed to the illegal manufacture of alcohol, to be deported eventually after their sentence is complete.

NRC, NPR, Aadhaar are part of huge surveillance plan

NRC, NPR, Aadhaar are part of huge surveillance plan

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

'This updated NPR database along with Aadhaar Number would become the mother database and can be used by various government departments...' the home ministry declared in July 2015. 'UID/Aadhaar has been used as a fish bait to ensnare and entrap present and future generations of citizens,' warns Gopal Krishna.

1 killed in anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka

1 killed in anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka

Rediff.com14 May 2019

President Maithripala Sirisena has issued a gazette notice banning three Islamic extremist organisations, including National Thowheeth Jama'ath that was blamed for the Easter bombings.

After backlash, Govt amends order reserving jobs in J-K for domiciles

After backlash, Govt amends order reserving jobs in J-K for domiciles

Rediff.com4 Apr 2020

The government reserved all jobs in J-K for the domiciles -- people who have stayed there for at least 15 years. On Wednesday, while laying down the rules for domiciles, the government had reserved jobs up to Group 4 only.

CAB: Problem in Meghalaya, says CM; HM says will resolve

CAB: Problem in Meghalaya, says CM; HM says will resolve

Rediff.com15 Dec 2019

The chief minister of Meghalaya had met Shah late on Friday night urging the Central government to implement Inner Line Permit in the state.

Why are police, paramilitary men not martyrs?

Why are police, paramilitary men not martyrs?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2012

While the country on Sunday commemorated the sacrifice of its police and paramilitary personnel killed in the line of duty, the government is yet to accord "martyr" status to these personnel on the lines of the armed forces.

Our desire for good ties with India not reciprocated, says Pak PM

Our desire for good ties with India not reciprocated, says Pak PM

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

Our desire for good neighbourly relations with India has not been reciprocated, said Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif.

'Land acquisition illegal if owners not intimated'

'Land acquisition illegal if owners not intimated'

Rediff.com29 Jun 2012

A bench of justices H L Dattu and A R Dave said that besides notifying the acquisition in the official gazette, the authorities were bound to notify the affected persons through media notifications in at least two newspapers in the local region.

India opens 2 border crossing points with Myanmar and Bangladesh

India opens 2 border crossing points with Myanmar and Bangladesh

Rediff.com1 Oct 2017

The move is a reflection of its growing closeness with the two eastern neighbours.

Inquiry panel to submit report on Jaya's death within 3 months

Inquiry panel to submit report on Jaya's death within 3 months

Rediff.com28 Sep 2017

An inquiry commission, set up by the Tamil Nadu government to probe former chief minister J Jayalalithaa's death, will look into the circumstances leading to her hospitalisation last year and subsequent treatment, the government has said.

Odisha Guv invites Patnaik to form govt after he stakes claim

Odisha Guv invites Patnaik to form govt after he stakes claim

Rediff.com26 May 2019

The BJD won 112 of the 146 assembly seats in the recently concluded assembly polls.

Amarinder says his govt will move SC against new farm laws

Amarinder says his govt will move SC against new farm laws

Rediff.com28 Sep 2020

Talking to reporters Khatkar Kalan, he also suggested that Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence will use farmers' unrest over the new farm laws and will try to foment trouble in the border state of Punjab.

Sri Lankan Prez Sirisena lifts suspension of parliament

Sri Lankan Prez Sirisena lifts suspension of parliament

Rediff.com1 Nov 2018

The president has agreed to call a parliamentary session on November 5, officials at Rajapaksa's office said.

Andhra Pradesh govt announces new liquor licence policy

Andhra Pradesh govt announces new liquor licence policy

Rediff.com18 Jun 2012

Licence to liquor shops will be issued on a fixed licence fee and licences will be granted through the draw of lots. Mohammed Siddique reports

Vodafone notice on arbitration premature: Govt

Vodafone notice on arbitration premature: Govt

Rediff.com31 May 2012

The government has replied to Vodafone's notice that threatened international arbitration, saying there was no cause of action. It may send a reply and a tax notice to the company after the Finance Act is notified in the official gazette.

Those who raised anti-national slogans at JNU deserve jail: Shah

Those who raised anti-national slogans at JNU deserve jail: Shah

Rediff.com12 Jan 2020

The Bharatiya Janata Party chief also said that Ram temple will be built in Ayodhya in four months.

PIOs aiding fight against COVID-19 among '2020 Great Immigrants'

PIOs aiding fight against COVID-19 among '2020 Great Immigrants'

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee, and Professor of Economics at Harvard University Raj Chetty have been named by the Carnegie Corporation of New York as '2020 Great Immigrants' honourees, the Corporation said in a statement on Wednesday.

State assembly polls: Stage set for counting of votes on Thursday

State assembly polls: Stage set for counting of votes on Thursday

Rediff.com18 May 2016

The counting of votes for the assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry would be held on Thursday morning with trends expected early.

Linking Aadhaar to bank accounts mandatory: RBI

Linking Aadhaar to bank accounts mandatory: RBI

Rediff.com21 Oct 2017

The RBI clarification followed media reports quoting a reply to a Right to Information application that suggested the apex bank has not issued any order for mandatory Aadhaar linkage with bank accounts.

As demand revives, festival season likely to cheer jewellers

As demand revives, festival season likely to cheer jewellers

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

Discounts and incentives are attractions jewelleres are offering along with new designs to woo customers to boost sales ahead of Diwali.

Bihar to impose professional tax on govt employees

Bihar to impose professional tax on govt employees

Rediff.com30 Mar 2011

Bihar government has decided to impose professional tax on central and state government officers and employees, Railways, boards and corporation on the pattern of Maharashtra, West Bengal and other states, official sources said.

Indian pharma cos shifting R&D to SE Asian countries

Indian pharma cos shifting R&D to SE Asian countries

Rediff.com4 Jul 2013

South-east Asian countries are emerging as preferable destination for India's pharma companies to expand their business as they share similar patient population and disease profile and moreover, have a conducive environment for their operations like easy market approach without any regulatory uncertainty, the survey of Indian pharma firms highlighted.

Notification on panel to draft Lokpal bill issued

Notification on panel to draft Lokpal bill issued

Rediff.com9 Apr 2011

The notification, one of the key demands of the anti-corruption campaign launched by Gandhian Anna Hazare, has been signed by V K Bhasin, Secretary, Legislative Department of the law ministry.

MHA refuses to give reasons behind snooping order

MHA refuses to give reasons behind snooping order

Rediff.com3 Feb 2019

The ministry has said the information is classified as 'top secret' and it cannot be disclosed.

After the Ayodhya verdict: What Salman Khurshid wrote in his book

After the Ayodhya verdict: What Salman Khurshid wrote in his book

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

Indian politics, held captive in one way or the other by Ayodhya, may now well seek its emancipation from this issue, and the pursuit of welfare, asserts Congress leader Salman Khurshid in this excerpt from his latest book, Sunrise over Ayodhya.

Make names of banned drugs public: Cong MP to Govt

Make names of banned drugs public: Cong MP to Govt

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

'People should know the names of all such drugs which have been banned.'

'You woke up the government from its slumber'

'You woke up the government from its slumber'

Rediff.com9 Apr 2011

Curtains were drawn on the anti-corruption campaign that drew instant nationwide support with a little girl giving the 73-year-old activist a glass of water at 10.45 am at Jantar Mantar, the nerve-centre of the agitation for a strong legislation to combat political and administrative graft.

Srikant Datar, 2nd Indian to be named Dean of Harvard Business School

Srikant Datar, 2nd Indian to be named Dean of Harvard Business School

Rediff.com10 Oct 2020

Eminent Indian-origin academician Srikant Datar has been named as Dean of Harvard Business School, succeeding Nitin Nohria and becoming the second consecutive dean hailing from India to lead the prestigious 112-year-old institution. Datar, an alumnus of University of Bombay and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, is the Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration and the senior associate dean for University Affairs at Harvard Business School (HBS). He will assume charge as the school's next dean on January 1, president Larry Bacow said.

France freezes assets of JeM founder Masood Azhar

France freezes assets of JeM founder Masood Azhar

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

'France has decided to sanction Masood Azhar at the national level by freezing his assets'

Masks, hand sanitiser declared 'essential commodities'

Masks, hand sanitiser declared 'essential commodities'

Rediff.com14 Mar 2020

These items will remain under essential commodities segment till June-end, a move aimed at ensuring availability at reasonable prices and cracking down on hoarders/black marketeers.

Teachers to lose jobs, students their registrations for plagiarising papers

Teachers to lose jobs, students their registrations for plagiarising papers

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

The UGC had approved the regulations in its meeting held in March this year prescribing graded punishment for plagiarism.