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Tharoor stirs controversy, says Afzal Guru hanging wrong

Tharoor stirs controversy, says Afzal Guru hanging wrong

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said Afzal Guru's hanging was both "wrong and badly handled".

The Ultimate Lata Mangeshkar Playlist

The Ultimate Lata Mangeshkar Playlist

Rediff.com6 Feb 2022

Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.

The Kiwis have not won a Test in India since 1988!

The Kiwis have not won a Test in India since 1988!

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

Guess which Indian batsman has scored the most runs against New Zealand? Rajneesh Gupta tells you that and more.

J&K govt offices reopen in Srinagar amidst protest

J&K govt offices reopen in Srinagar amidst protest

Rediff.com5 May 2015

The re-opening of the state government offices in Srinagar after the annual Darbar Move was marked by citywide shutdown and protests.

Congress, NC finalise alliance in J-K for Lok Sabha polls

Congress, NC finalise alliance in J-K for Lok Sabha polls

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

While the Congress will contest the Jammu and Udhampur Lok Sabha seats, National Conference will fight from Srinagar.

Ex-J-K minister Altaf Bukhari floats new political outfit JK Apni Party

Ex-J-K minister Altaf Bukhari floats new political outfit JK Apni Party

Rediff.com8 Mar 2020

Bukhari, who was elected president of the JKAP, said the party's core agenda would be the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and its residents' domicile rights in land and jobs.

Voters break NC leader's record 36-year stint

Voters break NC leader's record 36-year stint

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather's record run in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly ended on Tuesday when he lost from Charar-e-Sharief while his National Conference colleague Ali Mohammad Sagar equalled his feat of sixth consecutive victories by winning Khanyar seat.

Sonia meets Mehbooba to offer condolences, stirs political circles

Sonia meets Mehbooba to offer condolences, stirs political circles

Rediff.com10 Jan 2016

Gandhi's flying into Srinagar to meet Mehbooba assumes significance as there are reports that the PDP and the BJP are bargaining afresh over the formation of a new government.

Imran Khan 21-member cabinet has most faces from Musharraf regime

Imran Khan 21-member cabinet has most faces from Musharraf regime

Rediff.com19 Aug 2018

The newly-announced cabinet is expected to take oath on Monday at the President's House.

'PDP should be careful about BJP's conversion agenda'

'PDP should be careful about BJP's conversion agenda'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Congress on Sunday took a dig at the PDP-BJP alliance, saying that Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed should be "careful" about the conversion agenda being pursued by the saffron party.

J&K poll: Valley votes in phase 3 amid tight security

J&K poll: Valley votes in phase 3 amid tight security

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and three of his cabinet colleagues are among 44 candidates whose fate will be decided on Tuesday in the third phase of polling in 16 seats spread across Budgam, Pulwama and Baramulla districts.

SC refers Article 370 pleas to Constitution bench

SC refers Article 370 pleas to Constitution bench

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

The bench will be headed by Justice N V Ramana and also comprise Justices S K Kaul, R Subhash Reddy, B R Gavai and Surya Kant.

Pranab, Opposition leaders attend Rahul's first iftar party

Pranab, Opposition leaders attend Rahul's first iftar party

Rediff.com14 Jun 2018

There was considerable disquiet in the Congress after Mukherjee accepted the invitation of the RSS to address its workers at its headquarters in Nagpur.

Sonia's dinner diplomacy with opposition parties

Sonia's dinner diplomacy with opposition parties

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

The move is being seen as an attempt to forge opposition unity to defeat the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.

MPs seek swift death penalty, castration in rape cases

MPs seek swift death penalty, castration in rape cases

Rediff.com3 Dec 2019

Responding to a discussion during Zero Hour in the Lower House, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said he was falling short of words to condemn the heinous crime.

The singers Asha Bhosle admires

The singers Asha Bhosle admires

Rediff.com10 Sep 2018

The legend talks about her favourite singers. Syed Firdaus Ashraf listens in.

Bangladesh SC upholds death sentence of Jamaat chief for 1971 war crimes

Bangladesh SC upholds death sentence of Jamaat chief for 1971 war crimes

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

Nizami now faces execution unless his case is reviewed by the court or he is granted clemency by the President.

Grand PDP-NC-Congress alliance in Jammu & Kashmir?

Grand PDP-NC-Congress alliance in Jammu & Kashmir?

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

As suspense over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir continued, Peoples Democratic Party on Monday said the idea of a grand alliance with the National Conference and Congress was an option for forming a stable government in the state.

Is India really heading the Pakistan way?

Is India really heading the Pakistan way?

Rediff.com21 Dec 2019

India's majoritarian regime is now making a dangerously fast-paced move towards theocracy, like its western counterpart did a few decades ago, warns Mohammad Sajjad.

Rajneesh's Believe It Or Not in Cricket!

Rajneesh's Believe It Or Not in Cricket!

Rediff.com7 Apr 2020

Rajneesh Gupta lists some amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times.

Sight to behold: A million tulips are in full bloom in Srinagar

Sight to behold: A million tulips are in full bloom in Srinagar

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

Asia's largest tulip garden is in full bloom with rows of tulips of all hues adding fairy tale-like splendour to the cascading slopes of the Zabarwan foothills. Mukhtar Ahmad reports

Former separatist Sajjad Lone takes oath as J&K minister

Former separatist Sajjad Lone takes oath as J&K minister

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Sajjad is the younger son of Hurriyat leader Abdul Gani Lone who was assassinated on May 21, 2002, by militants

Pakistan executes 4 more terrorists on death-row

Pakistan executes 4 more terrorists on death-row

Rediff.com21 Dec 2014

Four more death-row convicts were executed on Sunday in Pakistan for their involvement in an attack on former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf after the country lifted a ban on the death penalty following last week's deadly Taliban attack on a Peshawar school.

Now, journalist beaten up by J&K minister's guards

Now, journalist beaten up by J&K minister's guards

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

A journalist working with a leading local English daily on Monday alleged that he was beaten up by the personal security personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Minister Ghulam Nabi Lone after an argument.

Mehbooba emerges from the shadows to become 1st female CM of Jammu-Kashmir

Mehbooba emerges from the shadows to become 1st female CM of Jammu-Kashmir

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

Heading a PDP-BJP government formed with an alliance between two ideological extremes, Mehbooba faces a challenging task ahead as she will strive to carry forward her father's 'healing touch' legacy.

PhD scholar who joined Hizb among 2 terrorists killed in encounter

PhD scholar who joined Hizb among 2 terrorists killed in encounter

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

Authorities shut down schools and other educational institutions in north Kashmir as a precautionary measure for maintaining law and order.

Congress bargains hard with SP for UP seats

Congress bargains hard with SP for UP seats

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

The Congress wants the 28 seats it won in 2012 plus 20 seats where the party was runner-up plus 57 seats where it was ahead of the SP in 2012.

Top Jamaat-e-Islami leader sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes

Top Jamaat-e-Islami leader sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

A T M Azharul Islam, a top leader of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami party, was sentenced to death on Tuesday by a Bangladeshi special court for committing war crimes during the country's independence war against Pakistan.

How BJP was outsmarted in Kashmir

How BJP was outsmarted in Kashmir

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

'Although the tactical move to outflank the BJP fell through with New Delhi's decisive intervention and eventual dissolution of the state assembly, the PDP, NC and the Congress appeared to be more than satisfied.' 'They see the assembly dissolution as their 'great achievement'.' 'If one were to believe what they say, this was also their main objective,' reveals Mohammad Sayeed Malik, the doyen of Kashmiri commentators.

The Best of Khayyam's Melodies

The Best of Khayyam's Melodies

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

Sukanya Verma salutes the legend and celebrates some of the finest soundtracks of his career.

J&K polls: 'Poll analysis has nothing do with ground reality'

J&K polls: 'Poll analysis has nothing do with ground reality'

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

Election campaigning has picked up steam in Jammu and Kashmir which goes to polls on November 25.

Heavy rains leaves Kashmir reeling, but no flood threat

Heavy rains leaves Kashmir reeling, but no flood threat

Rediff.com29 Mar 2015

Incessant rains since Saturday evening have triggered panic and fears of fresh floods in Kashmir

Mufti's high stakes gamble

Mufti's high stakes gamble

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed wanted a government with the PDP (representing Kashmir), the BJP (representing Jammu) and the Congress (representing Ladakh), but he failed because the BJp and Congress were unwilling to make any exception to their national level inimical relationship, reveals Mohammad Sayeed Malik.

Manikarnika review: Kangana Ranaut is savage, spellbinding in a ho-hum historical

Manikarnika review: Kangana Ranaut is savage, spellbinding in a ho-hum historical

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

'A historical with an identity crisis, initially the period drama cannot decide whether it wants to chronicle facts or fictionalise them in the tradition of a crowd-pleasing fantasy,' says Sukanya Verma.

NC MLAs move privilege motion against former army chief

NC MLAs move privilege motion against former army chief

Rediff.com30 Sep 2013

Ruling National Conference members of legislative assembly on Monday moved a privilege motion in Jammu and Kashmir assembly against former army chief V K Singh for making allegations that money was paid to politicians in the state for getting certain jobs done.

'There are no shortcuts to success'

'There are no shortcuts to success'

Rediff.com18 May 2016

Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan is thrilled that he stood second in his second attempt at cracking the prestigious UPSC civil services examination.

Nawaz Sharif, daughter indicted by Pak court in corruption case

Nawaz Sharif, daughter indicted by Pak court in corruption case

Rediff.com19 Oct 2017

Sharif is in London with his ailing wife Kulsoom, who is suffering from throat cancer and has undergone three surgeries so far.

PDP, BJP vow to stick to alliance; Mehbooba to be CM

PDP, BJP vow to stick to alliance; Mehbooba to be CM

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

PDP said the coalition will move forward on the basis of last year's 'Agenda of Alliance' which encompasses all issues -- political and economic.

Army guns down Hizb terrorist, 1 dies in firing at stone-pelting mob

Army guns down Hizb terrorist, 1 dies in firing at stone-pelting mob

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

The army had to had to aim at the crowd when jawans claimed to have been fired upon from the other side.

Gold sweep by boxers, shooters, kabbadi team at South Asian Games

Gold sweep by boxers, shooters, kabbadi team at South Asian Games

Rediff.com15 Feb 2016

The boxers hardly broke a sweat while scooping all the seven gold medals up for grabs, while the shooters ended their campaign with an outstanding tally of 25 gold medals to ensure India's reign at the top remained unchecked in the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati on Monday. On the penultimate day of competition, the Indian was perched at the top with 289 medals (173 gold, 86 silver and 30 bronze).