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After row, economist Ajit Ranade quits as Gokhale Institute VC

After row, economist Ajit Ranade quits as Gokhale Institute VC

Rediff.com4 Nov 2024

Ranade was earlier removed from the position on September 14 by the then chancellor Bibek Debroy, after a fact-finding committee concluded that his appointment as the GIPE's VC did not conform to the UGC regulations on minimum qualifications for the appointment of teachers and other academic staff.

Rana will be convicted in India, may face death: Ex-home secretary

Rana will be convicted in India, may face death: Ex-home secretary

Rediff.com10 Apr 2025

Tahawwur Hussain Rana, an accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has been extradited to India from the US. Former home secretaries believe he will be convicted and could face the death penalty. Rana was an associate of David Coleman Headley, who played a key role in the attacks. The extradition is seen as a significant achievement for India and a message to terrorists that they will face justice. Rana's testimony is expected to provide valuable information about the planning and execution of the attacks.

Flipkart, Amazon Stack Up Space For Festival Rush

Flipkart, Amazon Stack Up Space For Festival Rush

Rediff.com9 Sep 2025

Festive sales are expected to surge 27 per cent to cross Rs 120,000 crore in 2025, driving Amazon and Flipkart to expand warehousing capacity by millions of cubic feet and extend delivery networks to thousands of new pin codes -- an infrastructure buildout that could reshape India's retail landscape for years.

KSCA T20 auction: Padikkal bags Rs 13.2L; Samit Dravid unsold

KSCA T20 auction: Padikkal bags Rs 13.2L; Samit Dravid unsold

Rediff.com15 Jul 2025

KSCA T20 auction saw Indian international batter Devdutt Padikkal lead the charts as the most expensive player of the day,

Gujarat Titans host CSK with top-two finish in sight

Gujarat Titans host CSK with top-two finish in sight

Rediff.com24 May 2025

Gujarat Titans will be aiming for a top-two spot even as Chennai Super Kings continue planning for the future when the two teams meet in the Indian Premier League match in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

MP: Manager sacked over wedding at 200-yr-old temple

MP: Manager sacked over wedding at 200-yr-old temple

Rediff.com13 Jan 2025

A wedding held at a 200-year-old temple in Madhya Pradesh's Indore has kicked up a row, prompting the authorities to order a probe into the matter, officials said on Monday.

HOLI HAI! India Celebrates Festival Of Colour

HOLI HAI! India Celebrates Festival Of Colour

Rediff.com14 Mar 2025

Holi, the festival of colours, was celebrated across India with traditional fanfare and gaiety.

Superstar Krishna: 'End Of An Era'

Superstar Krishna: 'End Of An Era'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2022

'Such a great man is rare not only in the Telugu film industry, but in the Indian film industry as well.'

IPL 2025: Struggling CSK, Royals aim to finish on a high

IPL 2025: Struggling CSK, Royals aim to finish on a high

Rediff.com19 May 2025

The contest between laggards Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals holds no significance in the context of the IPL 2025 play-offs.

K L Rahul named in Karnataka's Ranji Trophy squad

K L Rahul named in Karnataka's Ranji Trophy squad

Rediff.com27 Jan 2025

K L Rahul was on Monday named in the Karnataka squad to face table-toppers Haryana in their final league match of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group C.

Ram Gopal Varma Must Stop Making Films

Ram Gopal Varma Must Stop Making Films

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

Ram Gopal Varma is 60 today, April 7. Subhash K Jha plots the once brilliant film-maker's declining movies graph.

Police seek custody of SRSR GM

Police seek custody of SRSR GM

Rediff.com27 Jan 2009

SRSR Holding is owned by Ramalinga Raju's sibling, Suryanarayana Raju, whose house was also searched by the police with regard to the Rs 7,800 crore (Rs 78 billion) accounting fraud in Satyam.

Satyam fiasco: CID makes another arrest

Satyam fiasco: CID makes another arrest

Rediff.com23 Jan 2009

SRSR Holding is owned by Ramalinga Raju's sibling, Suryanarayana, whose house was also searched by the police with regard to the Rs 7,800 crore (78 billion) accounting fraud in Satyam.

Punjab lose but Arshdeep in contention for CT spot

Punjab lose but Arshdeep in contention for CT spot

Rediff.com11 Jan 2025

The Punjab spearhead cleaned up skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (5) with a ripper before inducing an edge from Siddhesh Veer (0) to the wicketkeeper in the very next over.

Stripped, urinated on at birthday party, UP boy ends life

Stripped, urinated on at birthday party, UP boy ends life

Rediff.com24 Dec 2024

A 17-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide after four men purportedly assaulted him and urinated on his face in Captainganj area of Basti district, police said on Tuesday.

Singur saga: How Tata's Nano exit reshaped Bengal's political, industrial landscape

Singur saga: How Tata's Nano exit reshaped Bengal's political, industrial landscape

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

On the eve of Durga Puja in October 2008, industrialist Ratan Tata announced that Tata Motors would withdraw from the nearly completed Nano car plant in Singur, attributing the decision to Mamata Banerjee's anti-land acquisition movement, which he claimed had derailed what was meant to be a "groundbreaking project" -- the world's cheapest car.

We demand safer, just society for women, write eminent persons

We demand safer, just society for women, write eminent persons

Rediff.com21 Aug 2024

In a joint statement, they noted that while the incident highlights the prevailing "apathy, misgovernance and lack of accountability" in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, the state government's "apparent inclination" to shield perpetrators rather than protect victims is a "grave miscarriage of justice".

Ram temple trust head Nritya Gopal Das tests positive for COVID-19

Ram temple trust head Nritya Gopal Das tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

On August 5, Das shared the dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Padikkal, Smaran lead Karnataka to Vijay Hazare final

Padikkal, Smaran lead Karnataka to Vijay Hazare final

Rediff.com15 Jan 2025

Devdutt Padikkal and Ravichandran Smaran starred with the bat, guiding Karnataka to a five-wicket win over Haryana in the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-final.

Lord Krishna talks of jihad in Gita: Former HM Shivraj Patil

Lord Krishna talks of jihad in Gita: Former HM Shivraj Patil

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

The Bharatiya Janata Party hit out at the Congress over Patil's remarks and accused it of playing vote bank politics.

Bihar: Cops attack judge inside courtroom, HC seeks report

Bihar: Cops attack judge inside courtroom, HC seeks report

Rediff.com19 Nov 2021

The two policemen entered the courtroom during the hearing of a case involving them, allegedly pointed a gun at additional district and sessions judge of Jhanjharpur Avinash Kumar, and attacked him.

India revels in Holi, Friday prayers held peacefully

India revels in Holi, Friday prayers held peacefully

Rediff.com14 Mar 2025

Holi was celebrated with pomp and splendor across India on Friday, with people soaking in the festivities by smearing 'gulaal' on each other and exchanging greetings and sweets. Homes and streets wore a colourful look as the revellers splashed colours and feasted on traditional delicacies. Public transport did not ply in the morning in most major cities while metro services started functioning from noon. As Holi coincided with the second Friday prayers during the holy Islamic month of Ramzan, security -- including increased patrolling and picketing -- was beefed up in several states. In Delhi, more than 25,000 security personnel were deployed. Police closely monitored about 300 sensitive areas with CCTV cameras and drones.

Former India footballer Veeru Babu dead

Former India footballer Veeru Babu dead

Rediff.com6 Sep 2020

Called the "Little Goal-getter" by fellow players, the Visakhapatnam-born Babu played for Railways for several years.

'Judgment Is A Constitutional Earthquake'

'Judgment Is A Constitutional Earthquake'

Rediff.com21 Nov 2024

'It has changed the political character of India by ejecting socialism as an ideology from the Constitution of India.'

Ex-Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passes away

Ex-Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passes away

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

The CPI-M leader was the chief minister of the state from 2000 to 2011.

Presidential poll is fight against 'divisive, communal vision': Sonia

Presidential poll is fight against 'divisive, communal vision': Sonia

Rediff.com16 Jul 2017

The Congress president said, in these contests, the numbers may be against them but "the battle must be fought and fought hard".

Chhattisgarh govt chopper crashes at Raipur airport; 2 pilots killed

Chhattisgarh govt chopper crashes at Raipur airport; 2 pilots killed

Rediff.com13 May 2022

The incident took place during a flying practice at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur under Mana police station limits at around 9:10 pm.

Rs 1600 cr being spent to keep Ganga 'dip-safe' for Kumbh Mela

Rs 1600 cr being spent to keep Ganga 'dip-safe' for Kumbh Mela

Rediff.com24 Jan 2025

The Uttar Pradesh government is taking comprehensive measures to ensure the Ganga River is "dip-safe" during the Maha Kumbh, a massive religious gathering. This includes daily water testing, a 200-km temporary drainage system for greywater, and state-of-the-art technology to manage human waste. Authorities are also emphasizing the importance of keeping the river clean by removing pooja waste and encouraging the use of reusable items.

How Karnataka broke their 5-year trophy drought

How Karnataka broke their 5-year trophy drought

Rediff.com20 Jan 2025

Karnataka stopped the Vidarbha juggernaut in the title clash at Vadodara on Saturday. Goud said Karnataka's transformation was helmed by captain Agarwal, who had a wonderful outing as the leader and a batter.

Budget is immoral, anti-environment, anti-citizens

Budget is immoral, anti-environment, anti-citizens

Rediff.com28 Feb 2013

Collusion between ruling parties, corporate donations under Companies Bill is hidden. Environmental concerns made subservient to Cabinet Committee on Investment and regulatory agencies made toothless. Promotion of hazardous technologies for generating power from waste is anti-public health, say activist Gopal Krishna.

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav is among six personalities chosen for this year's Padma Vibhushan.

Decentralised power generation is need of the hour

Decentralised power generation is need of the hour

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

The take home message from the grid failure is that the paradigm of centralised generation of electricity and grid based distribution has outlived its usefulness.

All About IPL 2025: Dates, Format, Fixtures And Squads

All About IPL 2025: Dates, Format, Fixtures And Squads

Rediff.com21 Mar 2025

All about IPL 2025 which kicks off on March 22, Saturday.

5 things science, tech & earth sciences minister must do

5 things science, tech & earth sciences minister must do

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

The new Science, Technology and Earth Sciences minister Sudini Jaipal Reddy can contribute to undo India's pathetic scientific reputation in terms of invention and innovation, says Gopal Krishna

Will rebels upset Mahayuti, MVA poll plans in Maha?

Will rebels upset Mahayuti, MVA poll plans in Maha?

Rediff.com29 Oct 2024

Among the BJP rebels, a notable figure is Gopal Shetty, a two-time MLA and former Lok Sabha member from Mumbai. He has filed his nomination as an independent candidate against the party's official nominee, Sanjay Upadhyay, in Mumbai's Borivali assembly constituency.

In Haryana, you are punished if you fight corruption!

In Haryana, you are punished if you fight corruption!

Rediff.com29 Jun 2012

Sanjiv Chaturvedi, an officer of Indian Forest Service in Haryana, has been forced to go on leave for unearthing several scams worth several cores in the forest department of the state. Gopal Krishna reports.

Women chief ministers show path to nuclear sanity

Women chief ministers show path to nuclear sanity

Rediff.com20 Sep 2011

Two women chief ministers in India have taken a statesman like courageous stand against nuclear projects Bengal. This sets the precedent for other states and visionary leader to take decisive steps to save present and future generation of Indian from unpredictable and inevitable nuclear emergencies, says Gopal Krishna.

The dangers of India's water policy

The dangers of India's water policy

Rediff.com18 Jun 2012

A global water report promotes privatisation narrative which could be disastrous for India and the world, says Gopal Krishna.

Aam Jan Lokpal, UIDs: A third view

Aam Jan Lokpal, UIDs: A third view

Rediff.com19 Aug 2011

Today, in addition to Aam Jan Lokpal, the country seeks liberation from non-governmental institutions which takes birth due to legislations passed by British Parliament in 1860 and 1882. Gopal Krishna explains.

Orissa: Naxals free engineer; no info on collector

Orissa: Naxals free engineer; no info on collector

Rediff.com23 Feb 2011

Seven days after being abducted by the Maoists, junior engineer Pabitra Majhi was freed in a remote area of Malkangiri district on Wednesday even as there was no clear information on the whereabouts of District Collector R V Krishna.