Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal took oath on Saturday as the seventh chief minister of Delhi.
At a time when thousands of our farmers are sitting on the roads in bitterly cold December nights, protesting another policy measure that 'tightens the noose around their neck', ironically sold as 'beneficial' for them, it becomes all the more necessary for us to watch Gabhricha Paus to understand their problems better, says Utkarsh Mishra.
The 61-year-old, who was administered the oath of office by Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal at a simple function in the Raj Bhavan, also said he wants to accelerate development in the union territory, carved out of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir last year.
Known as 'vikas purush' (man involved in developmental work), Sinha is a three-time Lok Sabha MP who held charge of the communication ministry as a minister of State in 2016 when the telecom industry was engaged in the sale of spectrum.
The dam breach caused a flood-like situation in seven downstream villages, with as many as 12 houses being swept away.
Aam Aadmi Party, set to form a government after its Delhi assembly election win, may keep three of its former ministers out of its new cabinet and is likely to give a "more prominent" role to senior party leader Manish Sisodia, sources said on Tuesday.
'Basuda hardly spoke, but he had a sense of humour and that showed in his films.'
Parrikar, who is suffering from pancreatic ailment, presented a revenue surplus state budget sitting on his chair in the state assembly, with a tube inserted through his nose.
With the Sena now joining the government, Mr Fadnavis can hope for an easier time during the winter session of the Assembly, beginning in Nagpur on December 8. The government will have a clear majority of 184 in a House of 288. The BJP has 121 MLAs, 43 short of a majority. The Shiv Sena 63.
A junior member of the Indian cricket team's support staff was accused of "inappropriate behaviour" by a female hotel employee in Antigua, an incident dismissed as a "case of mistaken identity" by the BCCI.
Entertainment Editor Ronjita Kulkarni shoots the breeze with rediff readers.
In a bizarre incident, a man drove his car onto the pitch during the Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh at the Airforce ground in Palam, New Delhi, a major security breach which left both the players and officials dumbfounded.
Landing on an aircraft carrier deck is the ultimate and most daunting challenge for a fighter pilot. This takes India into a select group of nations -- the US, the UK, Russia, France, and China -- that have developed such jets.
'The success of KGF over Zero proves if the content is good, even if the film is dubbed, it will make no difference.'
'Their income will reduce, but not the fees.'
K R Girish, partner, KPMG India Tax and Regulatory Services, speaking on the Indian Union Budget 2009 at Asia Society in New York.
Here's a look at hits and misses at the box office this week.
The MNS has convened a meeting of party office-bearers on Tuesday in Mumbai to discuss the issue.
Prabhu Deva speaks about what it's like to work with new talent and superstars and why dancing remains his first love.
Karan Sanjay Shah gives us five exciting things to watch out for in Sacred Games 2.
Tuesday's meeting at the PM's residence, attended by all the five secretaries in the finance ministry besides top officials of other economic ministries and NITI Aayog, cleared a five-year vision plan for the government to make India a $5-trillion economy by 2024.
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
Indian firms selling SAAS products have got a bonanza as companies meet, manage and sell remotely. The top five firms - Zoho, Freshworks HighRadius, Druva, and Icertis - account for 33 per cent of the market share. Chennai, India's SAAS centre, alone generates $1 billion in annual revenue. Yuvraj Malik explains how these companies are planning their next phase of growth.
Cinematographer Kiran Deohans, who has worked in films like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Aks, Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham, Jodhaa Akbar and Agneepath, discusses the films that have inspired him.
An SIT officer probing the murder case said the investigation is in final stage and a chargesheet will be filed in two months.
Achyuta Kumar who is getting rave reviews for his performance in Lucia talks about his experience of working in the film.
An old couple, who survived the massive Uttarakhand flash floods triggered by incessant rains, said it was as if a "second life had been granted to them".
We want to make a non-BJP political front in this country, Raut said.
Producer Kumar Taurani's son Girish talks about making his acting debut in Prabhu Deva's Ramaiya Vastavaiya.
Maharashtra legislative assembly was stalled for the second consecutive day on Friday with members across party lines demanding that the two police officers who came to Vidhan Bhawan on Wednesday to arrest the MLAs, accused of thrashing a policeman, be suspended immediately.
This could impact non-resident Indians staying in countries such as UAE which does not impose income tax on individuals under local tax laws.
Shruti Haasan tells us why Ramaiya Vastavaiya is not her comeback Hindi film.
'All the big stars are booked for months and years. I don't know how to make the films with the cast that I want,' Prabhudheva says.
'No matter when the Olympics are -- they can be after four months or after one year and four months -- I will be ready.'
It will be interesting to watch whether the Telangana Rashtra Samithi which has said in the past that it would merge with the Congress, if the demand for a separate state is conceded, will actually do it. If that Congress manages it, it would make up to some extent, for the inordinate delay in making the decision, says Girish Nikam
In its consultation paper Trai addressed three key points including the bundling of channels under bouquets, rampant discounting within bouquets, and the lack of consumer choice.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'The finance ministry and public sector banks have tried to keep the names of wilful defaulters secret.' 'Secrecy and concealing information are inbred among banks and even the RBI,' observes Debashis Basu, editor, www.moneylife.in.
Five members of a Nepalese family set themselves ablaze in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday to protest against a drive to evict them from their house. On Thursday, two more people died of their burn injuries, taking the death toll to three in the tragedy.
Patole wrote that he was resigning as the chairman of the Kisan Congress and 'dismissing' the unit.
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