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Modi's US visit: India Inc still guessing on delegation

Modi's US visit: India Inc still guessing on delegation

Rediff.com23 Sep 2014

No business delegation has been cleared yet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's visit to America from Friday.

This man believes Modi's degrees are fake

This man believes Modi's degrees are fake

Rediff.com12 May 2016

Roshan Shah, a Canadian citizen and an Overseas Citizen of India, filed a Right to Information application in Gujarat in 2013 to demand that Narendra Modi, then the Gujarat chief minister, make his educational qualifications public.

Opposition protests NOTA option for Rajya Sabha elections

Opposition protests NOTA option for Rajya Sabha elections

Rediff.com1 Aug 2017

Angry members of the Congress and other opposition parties forced adjournments of the proceedings as they questioned the NOTA provision for these elections.

Next-level GST talks on Wednesday

Next-level GST talks on Wednesday

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

States' demand of compensation from Centre for loss of tax revenue not on agenda.

Dalit bomb blows up BJP's election strategy

Dalit bomb blows up BJP's election strategy

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

Series of controversies related to Dalit issues have come at a time when the BJP has launched a massive campaign to win back Uttar Pradesh.

GST: Decision on real estate, lottery deferred till Sunday

GST: Decision on real estate, lottery deferred till Sunday

Rediff.com20 Feb 2019

Restricting the input credit is not a good idea for any sector, particularly real estate which requires more formalisation.

Scope for more GST rate cuts; 'juvenile' to link it with polls: FM

Scope for more GST rate cuts; 'juvenile' to link it with polls: FM

Rediff.com13 Nov 2017

"This rationalisation is 3-4 month exercise," he said, adding that the GST Council decided on the rate cut on the recommendation of a Fitment Committee.

Budget doesn't have much for the youth

Budget doesn't have much for the youth

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

'The strategies outlined in Jaitley's Budget won't create the millions of jobs needed to dispel the despair and cynicism of militant youth in the Red Corridor running from Nepal to Tamil Nadu.'

With eye on next assembly polls, Modi preps for Cabinet rejig

With eye on next assembly polls, Modi preps for Cabinet rejig

Rediff.com15 Mar 2017

The reshuffle is likely to take place after the ongoing Budget session ends on April 12, reports Archis Mohan.

'Modi can't repeal Article 370 even if he becomes PM for 10 terms'

'Modi can't repeal Article 370 even if he becomes PM for 10 terms'

Rediff.com3 Dec 2013

Slamming Narendra Modi over his call for a debate on the special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Farooq Abdullah has said that if the Bharatiya Janata Party leader becomes the prime minister even for "ten terms", he will not be able to repeal Article 370 of the Constitution.

Top 2 CBI officers 'divested of powers'; interim chief takes over

Top 2 CBI officers 'divested of powers'; interim chief takes over

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

After taking over on Tuesday night, Rao overhauled the team probing allegations of corruption against Asthana, bringing in completely new faces, officials said.

BoB, Dena, Vijaya Bank merger: Employees have nothing to fear

BoB, Dena, Vijaya Bank merger: Employees have nothing to fear

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

Vijaya Bank assured employees that the service conditions 'will remain unaffected and staff benefits retained'

Modi's Cult Of Personality

Modi's Cult Of Personality

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

'It was more than ego.' 'It carried with it a sincere belief that he was the quintessence of the country, that the country's destiny was irrevocably intertwined with his destiny.' An excerpt from T J S George's The Dismantling of India: In 35 Portraits.

Urjit Patel's Budget wishlist

Urjit Patel's Budget wishlist

Rediff.com11 Jan 2017

Patel urges government to rein in borrowings, inflation

'Chances of a smooth run of Parliament are remote'

'Chances of a smooth run of Parliament are remote'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2016

Ramesh says that since the attitude of the Narendra Modi government is deliberately provocative and confrontational, it should not expect cooperation from the Congress.

Congress set to promise single rate GST

Congress set to promise single rate GST

Rediff.com26 Dec 2018

Simpler GST structure will be key poll plank, Congress sources tell Archis Mohan.

Rahul on Khurshid's 'impotent' barb: Don't appreciate such language

Rahul on Khurshid's 'impotent' barb: Don't appreciate such language

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said he does not appreciate the "impotent" remark made by Union Minister Salman Khurshid against Narendra Modi in the context of the 2002 Gujarat riots.

'Rule of BJP govt has seen backbreaking all-round price rise'

'Rule of BJP govt has seen backbreaking all-round price rise'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2014

Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party government for spurt in prices of essential commodities during its 45-day rule, Opposition Congress on Monday took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for riding to power on promise of controlling inflation yet doing nothing on it.

Govt goes all out to woo investors

Govt goes all out to woo investors

Rediff.com28 May 2014

On day 1, says retrospective taxation should be avoided; Sets up special investigation team to unearth black money.

Why BJP seniors are rattled by Nirmala's elevation

Why BJP seniors are rattled by Nirmala's elevation

Rediff.com5 Sep 2017

The BJP's faces for 2019 will be Dharmendra Pradhan, Piyush Goyal, Nirmala Sitharaman, Yogi Adityanath and Devendra Fadnavis, says R Rajagopalan.

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com18 Aug 2016

Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.

Raman Singh sworn in as Chhattisgarh CM for the third time

Raman Singh sworn in as Chhattisgarh CM for the third time

Rediff.com12 Dec 2013

Ayurvedic doctor-turned-politician Raman Singh was on Thursday sworn in as chief minister of Chhattisgarh for the third consecutive term.

Victorious BJP to stake claim in Delhi, MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan

Victorious BJP to stake claim in Delhi, MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

A buoyant Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday began the groundwork for government formation, with party president Rajnath Singh appointing observers to be sent to the four states where the party has emerged victorious.

BJP can't call us corrupt after embracing Yeddyurappa: Sibal

BJP can't call us corrupt after embracing Yeddyurappa: Sibal

Rediff.com3 Jan 2014

Law Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday launched a scathing attack on Bharatiya Janata Party saying the party which indulges in "doublespeak" on corruption cannot question the prime minister on the issue as the UPA has taken graft head on and its ministers have resigned on "mere" allegations.

With 57 sittings, 2017 is the worst year for Parliament

With 57 sittings, 2017 is the worst year for Parliament

Rediff.com14 Dec 2017

All you need to know about the Winter session of Parliament.

Selja row: Congress disrupts RS, seeks Modi's apology

Selja row: Congress disrupts RS, seeks Modi's apology

Rediff.com2 Dec 2015

Vice chairman of the Dwarkadheesh Devsthan Samiti says there was nothing 'humiliating' in being asked about caste at a Hindu shrine.

Not CBI, it is GBI, says Trinamool in Parliament

Not CBI, it is GBI, says Trinamool in Parliament

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

Bandyopadhyay said senior Gujarat cadre officers had been deputed in the CBI and one of them 'shared' his name with Modi.

These 5 states account for 70% exports: Survey

These 5 states account for 70% exports: Survey

Rediff.com30 Jan 2018

On the other hand, 16 or half of all states and Union Territories account for only 3 per cent of all exports.

Cong suspends Aiyar for calling PM 'neech'; Modi says it's 'Mughal mentality'

Cong suspends Aiyar for calling PM 'neech'; Modi says it's 'Mughal mentality'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2017

A chastised Aiyar did proffer a conditional apology, but that did not apparently smooth the ruffled feathers of the troubled Congress leadership.

Corruption in UPA has turned into small scale industry: BJP

Corruption in UPA has turned into small scale industry: BJP

Rediff.com21 Jul 2013

Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Sunday said with slew of graft cases surfacing during the UPA government, corruption has taken the shape of a "small scale industry", and the upcoming Lok Sabha polls will be a fight between morality and immorality.

PM must quit, has no moral right to continue: Mamata

PM must quit, has no moral right to continue: Mamata

Rediff.com8 Dec 2016

'He (Modi) thinks as if he is a tiger, and the only one who is right,' Mamata said.

Won't join NDA for 2019 poll: Chandrababu Naidu

Won't join NDA for 2019 poll: Chandrababu Naidu

Rediff.com21 Jul 2018

No-trust motion battle was between BJP's majority and our morality, says TDP chief.

Modi, the mendicant-prince

Modi, the mendicant-prince

Rediff.com21 Apr 2020

'Coronavirus has occasioned us to see how copious Modi's mojo bag is,' says Shreekant Sambrani.

It's been an early Diwali for people: PM on new GST rules

It's been an early Diwali for people: PM on new GST rules

Rediff.com7 Oct 2017

Modi laid the foundation stone of a four-lane cable-stayed bridge between Okha and Beyt Dwarka.

Subterfuge: Mamata writes to PM over GST

Subterfuge: Mamata writes to PM over GST

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

Banerjee asked Modi not to allow "an insufferable blow to the federalist polity of the nation" by depriving the states of the GST compensation. "I am deeply anguished by the Goods and Services Tax imbroglio which tantamounts to a betrayal of the trust and moral responsibility of the Government of India towards the states, violating the very premise of federalism."

Congress wants Modi's head over Vanzara's revelations

Congress wants Modi's head over Vanzara's revelations

Rediff.com3 Sep 2013

Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned without transacting any business on Tuesday, with senior leaders attributing the adjournments to a diktat from Gandhinagar where Narendra Modi has come in the firing line from multiple quarters along with his key aide and confidante Amit Shah, and the Congress has taken the opportunity to ask for the Gujarat chief minister's resignation.

Trinamool's anti-Modi tirade continues, says his hands 'blood-stained'

Trinamool's anti-Modi tirade continues, says his hands 'blood-stained'

Rediff.com28 Apr 2014

A day after slamming Narendra Modi as "Butcher of Gujarat", the Trinamool Congress on Monday demanded that the Gujarat Chief Minister should apologise publicly or face a defamation case for questioning the sale of Mamata Banerjee's painting.

Govt rethinks CIL, ONGC stake sale

Govt rethinks CIL, ONGC stake sale

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

Divestment in PFC, REC, NHPC, Nalco, Hindustan Copper and NMDC could be considered

Congress, BJP spar over Yashwant Sinha's stinging column on economy

Congress, BJP spar over Yashwant Sinha's stinging column on economy

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

Sinha, a former finance minister, hogged the limelight and started trending high on social media on Wednesday morning, after he criticised his own government for sinking the economy, in an article he penned for The Indian Express.

Kapil Sibal cries 'political vendetta', says no cheating in National Herald case

Kapil Sibal cries 'political vendetta', says no cheating in National Herald case

Rediff.com12 Dec 2015

He also rejected all charges of alleged cheating and siphoning off money by Congress in the matter.