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Tripura top cop found dead in office, probe ordered

Tripura top cop found dead in office, probe ordered

Rediff.com20 Jul 2026

Tripura's Director General of Police, Anurag Dhankar, was found dead in his office. While the cause of death is yet to be determined pending a post-mortem, opposition leaders have called for a judicial inquiry amidst reports suggesting suicide. A magisterial probe has been ordered into the incident.

India-China ties can't be held hostage to border: Ex-CDS Anil Chauhan

India-China ties can't be held hostage to border: Ex-CDS Anil Chauhan

Rediff.com6 Sep 2026

Former CDS Anil Chauhan stated that China poses a long-term and comprehensive challenge to India, with the boundary issue remaining unresolved due to differing perceptions of the Line of Actual Control. However, he emphasised that India's ties with Beijing cannot be solely defined by border disputes, advocating for engagement through platforms like SCO and BRICS. He also highlighted the broader global geopolitical flux and instability in India's neighbourhood as significant security concerns, stressing the need for self-reliance.

Full Vande Mataram sung at Cong's Independence Day event, BJP says Sonia objected to it

Full Vande Mataram sung at Cong's Independence Day event, BJP says Sonia objected to it

Rediff.com15 Aug 2026

The BJP accused Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of objecting to the full version of Vande Mataram at an Independence Day event, sparking a political row. The Congress denied the charge, stating Gandhi was only seeking a chair for party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and clarified the historical context of the song's usage.

How Ordinary Indians Brought A Mighty Empire To Its Knees

How Ordinary Indians Brought A Mighty Empire To Its Knees

Rediff.com7 Aug 2026

What Every Indian Must Know About the Quit India Movement.

Former Union minister K C Pant passes away

Former Union minister K C Pant passes away

Rediff.com15 Nov 2012

Former Union Minister K C Pant, who had served under late Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi and switched to BJP in the late 1990s, died in New Delhi on Thursday. He was 81.

Heart Disease Risk Calculators Inadequate for Indian Population, Study Finds

Heart Disease Risk Calculators Inadequate for Indian Population, Study Finds

Rediff.com4 Apr 2026

A new study reveals that widely used heart disease risk calculators may not accurately identify Indians at risk, potentially leading to underestimation of risk and delayed treatment.

MBA in Agribusiness Management

MBA in Agribusiness Management

Rediff.com29 Aug 2008

College of Agribusiness Management (CABM) Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, invites applications for admissions to two year full time degree programme in Masters of Business Administration in Agribusiness.

List of Bharat Ratna awardees

List of Bharat Ratna awardees

Rediff.com5 Nov 2008

List of Bharat Ratna awardees

PM's museum wants Cong to return Nehru's letters to Edwina

PM's museum wants Cong to return Nehru's letters to Edwina

Rediff.com16 Dec 2024

Rizwan Kadri, a member of the Prime Minister's Museum and Library (PMML) Society has written a letter to the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi requesting to give back the documents, that he called are 'important aspect of its history' and were withdrawn from the museum allegedly on the order of Congress senior leader Sonia Gandhi.

The devastating effects of the Uttarakhand fires

The devastating effects of the Uttarakhand fires

Rediff.com3 May 2016

In a report published by the Times of India, experts say 'black carbon' from the smog and ash is covering the glaciers, making them more prone to melting.

Shah Will Be Longest-Serving Home Minister

Shah Will Be Longest-Serving Home Minister

Rediff.com11 Jun 2024

The immediate challenge for the Centre and the home ministry is to ensure the conduct of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and restoration of its statehood.

Meet our 45 Bharat Ratnas

Meet our 45 Bharat Ratnas

Rediff.com25 Dec 2014

Educationist Madan Mohan Malviya and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee are the 44th and 45th distinguished personalities who have been conferred with the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna.

Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

Rediff.com3 Feb 2024

The last Bharat Ratna award was conferred upon Pranab Mukherjee in 2019 and was posthumously awarded to Bhupendra Kumar Hazarika and Nanaji Deshmukh. The award was not given to anyone between 2020 and 2023.

After Jinnah praise, Akhilesh ally Rajbhar blames RSS for partition

After Jinnah praise, Akhilesh ally Rajbhar blames RSS for partition

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

A day after saying that there would have been no partition if Muhammad Ali Jinnah was made the first prime minister of the country, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar blamed the RSS on Thursday for the historic event.

Bharat Ratna recipients' tally touches 53, maximum awardees in 2024

Bharat Ratna recipients' tally touches 53, maximum awardees in 2024

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

Till now, the maximum Bharat Ratnas were awarded in 1999 when four recipients were given the coveted award.

Sikh community in Lakhimpur Kheri hit hard by violence

Sikh community in Lakhimpur Kheri hit hard by violence

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

Largest in area among the 75 UP districts, Lakhimpur Kheri, known for sugarcane cultivation, with nine sugar mills in the district, is home to three or four lakh Sikhs.

The Train Action That Inspired Bhagat Singh

The Train Action That Inspired Bhagat Singh

Rediff.com11 Aug 2025

One hundred years ago, a group of 10 revolutionaries carried out an operation that shook the British Empire. Utkarsh Mishra revisits the 'Kakori Conspiracy Case', a turning point in the armed struggle for independence.

Telling the story of the birth of a nation is never easy: Shyam Benegal

Telling the story of the birth of a nation is never easy: Shyam Benegal

Rediff.com20 Feb 2014

"Telling the story of the birth of a nation is never easy. Especially if that nation is as big and diverse as India," said Shyam Benegal about 'Samvidhaan -- The Making of the Constitution of India'.

Charan Singh opposed Nehru's socialist economy

Charan Singh opposed Nehru's socialist economy

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

Chaudhary Charan Singh, who on Friday was conferred with India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, is popularly known as a champion of farmers.

10 reasons why Jitin Prasada matters for the BJP

10 reasons why Jitin Prasada matters for the BJP

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

Can Jitin Prasada retain the BJP's Brahmin vote in UP?

Adityanath set to be 1st UP CM from BJP to finish 3 yrs in office

Adityanath set to be 1st UP CM from BJP to finish 3 yrs in office

Rediff.com15 Mar 2020

He is the fourth chief minister from the saffron party to head the northern state. Before Adityanath, Kalyan Singh, Ram Prakash Gupta and Rajnath Singh of the BJP had served as Uttar Pradesh chief ministers.

How dengue in India is linked to climate change

How dengue in India is linked to climate change

Rediff.com25 Nov 2023

The transmission of dengue is closely associated with three key factors -- rainfall, humidity and temperature -- that dictate the geographies in which it spreads and the transmission rate of the viral infection caused by the dengue virus (DENV), and transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes.

'Gandhiji Gave Me Contentment'

'Gandhiji Gave Me Contentment'

Rediff.com2 Oct 2024

Gandhiji asked me if I had sufficient warm clothes in view of the coming cold season. I said yes. But he verified my statement by asking Miraben to search my bag to make sure. Such was Gandhiji.

Nurses strike hits hospital services; Delhi invokes ESMA

Nurses strike hits hospital services; Delhi invokes ESMA

Rediff.com3 Sep 2016

The massive protest has been called by the All India Government Nurses Federation and the Delhi Nurses Federation seeking redressal of issues related to pay and allowances.

How Hindi conquers other Indian languages

How Hindi conquers other Indian languages

Rediff.com6 Jun 2019

It looks like Hindi, which faces political opposition at the front door, is entering Tamil Nadu through the kitchen, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Modi sings a new tune: Embrace inclusion, shun aggression

Modi sings a new tune: Embrace inclusion, shun aggression

Rediff.com19 Mar 2014

Modi's tweets talk about the celebration of democracy and also puts emphasis on the education of girls, says Mayank Mishra

More to Nehru's Absence from Azadi Poster Than Ideological Conflict

More to Nehru's Absence from Azadi Poster Than Ideological Conflict

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

Public intellectuals who frame the ideological antipathy between the RSS & Co and Jawaharlal Nehru in the light of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination and Hindu Raj alone, miss the point by a yard, argues Shaan Kashyap.

UP is dragging India down with it

UP is dragging India down with it

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

'Uttar Pradesh, our largest state by population and the most powerful, is also the worst governed.'

A flawed election

A flawed election

Rediff.com17 May 2014

B R Ambedkar's fears about personality cults in politics and money power in elections seem to be coming true, says Nitin Desai

Are we destroying leadership at the IITs?

Are we destroying leadership at the IITs?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2017

'As engineers, as alumni and as Indians, we should be concerned about today's leadership that is making tomorrow's leaders at our IITs,' says Air Marshal P V Athawale PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd).

Were Nehru and Menon responsible for the 1962 defeat?

Were Nehru and Menon responsible for the 1962 defeat?

Rediff.com28 Jan 2020

'Rightly or wrongly, 1962 got ascribed to Krishna Menon and him alone. That's unfair.' 'Certainly, he was one of the guilty men, but he was not the only guilty man. Mistakes were made all around.'

'China does not consider India as equal to itself'

'China does not consider India as equal to itself'

Rediff.com13 May 2015

'It is a pattern of behaviour of the Chinese that whenever a Chinese leader visits India or an Indian leader visits China, some incidents take place.' 'When Modi visits China, we should look out for some similar demonstration by the Chinese.'

'Countries that forget their history cannot have a future'

'Countries that forget their history cannot have a future'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

Mahesh Rangarajan, director of the historic Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in New Delhi, tells Sheela Bhatt how the first prime minister will always remain relevant, and the efforts being made to keep his legacy alive.