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BJP unhappy with leaking of Jethmalani's letter

BJP unhappy with leaking of Jethmalani's letter

Rediff.com5 Nov 2012

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday expressed its ire over party leader Mahesh Jethmalani going to the media with his resignation from the national executive and hitting out at party president Nitin Gadkari, saying such an act damages the party and should have been avoided.

The BEST and WORST of 2020

The BEST and WORST of 2020

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

Mediums may change, formats may alter but one thing remains constant -- audience making their likes and dislikes abundantly clear.

Terrorists openly collect funds in Pak for war on India

Terrorists openly collect funds in Pak for war on India

Rediff.com11 Jul 2012

Thr clout of key terrorist organisations in Pakistan has grown to such an extent that they openly collect funds and recruit cadre for fight the war against India. Amir Mir reports

Pix: More tear gas, water canons to quell Delhi protests

Pix: More tear gas, water canons to quell Delhi protests

Rediff.com23 Dec 2012

Delhi Police fired water canons again to disperse hundreds of protestors, mostly students, who had gathered on Sunday morning to vent their ire over the Delhi gang-rape incident that took place a week ago.

Kerala Guv rejects govt's explanation on anti-CAA suit

Kerala Guv rejects govt's explanation on anti-CAA suit

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

"No explanation can satisfy me," the Governor told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday evening, a day after making it clear that he would not remain a 'mute spectator' as he sought a report from the Pinarayi Vijayan government.

Harmanpreet 'manipulative, undeserving captain': Mithali's manager

Harmanpreet 'manipulative, undeserving captain': Mithali's manager

Rediff.com24 Nov 2018

India women's team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur faced backlash from Mithali Raj's manager.

MP: Congress, BJP cross swords over Azad memorial

MP: Congress, BJP cross swords over Azad memorial

Rediff.com1 Jun 2012

Opposition Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government in Madhya Pradesh are locked in a battle over construction of a memorial for revolutionary freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad at his birth place, Bhabhra in Alirajpur district.

The long arm of Pakistan's ISI

The long arm of Pakistan's ISI

Rediff.com10 Feb 2012

Pakistan's premier intelligence agency -- Inter Services Intelligence -- continues to face the ire of national and international human rights and media rights groups as the Judicial Commission investigating the May 2011 assassination of a senior Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad has recommend that the ISI must deflate its larger-than-life image, focus on its mandated job and evolve a transparent policy in its relationship with the media. Amir Mir reports.

PIX: Messi penalty gives Argentina winning start; Belgium held

PIX: Messi penalty gives Argentina winning start; Belgium held

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

Argentina got their World Cup qualifying campaign off to the perfect start on Thursday when Lionel Messi's early penalty gave them a 1-0 win over Ecuador in a lacklustre match in Buenos Aires.

Federer's Laver Cup to go ahead despite French Open clash

Federer's Laver Cup to go ahead despite French Open clash

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

Laver Cup organisers say the exhibition event will go ahead in September as planned despite the French Open moving to the same dates as the implications of the French Tennis Federation (FFT)'s shock gambit began to reverberate on Wednesday. The September 25-27 Laver Cup, an exhibition event co-created by Roger Federer which has always featured the Swiss great and one of Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic.

Tamil outfits target Lankan pilgrims for second day

Tamil outfits target Lankan pilgrims for second day

Rediff.com4 Sep 2012

Sri Lankan pilgrims were targeted for the second day on Tuesday with three buses carrying them to the Tiruchirapalli airport attacked by activists of Tamil outfits.

Rebels in AP cabinet not letting CM Reddy breathe easy

Rebels in AP cabinet not letting CM Reddy breathe easy

Rediff.com1 Sep 2012

The Congress high command may not have taken cognisance of their demand for replacement of N Kiran Kumar Reddy as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, but the "rebel" members of his cabinet are not ready to let him breathe easy.

Petrol price hike: Bollywood takes to Twitter

Petrol price hike: Bollywood takes to Twitter

Rediff.com25 May 2012

Bollywood celebrities took to Twitter to vent their ire over the steepest ever hike in petrol prices.

Religious 'seva' costs top Pak lawyer his job

Religious 'seva' costs top Pak lawyer his job

Rediff.com2 Aug 2012

The Pakistan government has fired a top law officer who earned the ire of lawyers by washing dishes and polishing shoes while performing voluntary service at Hindu and Sikh shrines in India to promote inter-faith harmony.

IndiGo's flights from Delhi lands in Istanbul without passengers' luggage

IndiGo's flights from Delhi lands in Istanbul without passengers' luggage

Rediff.com16 Sep 2019

Because of strong headwinds on Delhi-Istanbul route for the last two days, the low-cost carrier has been unable to take most of the check-in luggage in the same aircraft along with passengers, said an airline spokesperson.

Randhir urges IOA chief to revive Ethics Committee

Randhir urges IOA chief to revive Ethics Committee

Rediff.com26 Dec 2011

The disbanding of the Ethics and some other committees of the IOA by its General Body recently, on Monday, came under sharp criticism from its Secretary General Randhir Singh who urged the acting president to revive and ratify them without further delay.

Kripashankar's 'bench hunting' act unacceptable: SC

Kripashankar's 'bench hunting' act unacceptable: SC

Rediff.com2 Mar 2012

Senior Maharashtra Congress leader Kripashankar Singh on Friday invited the Supreme Court's ire for having mentioned his plea against a corruption case against him and his family members before a different bench on Friday after getting the same withdrawn from the court's mentioning list on Thursday.

Stop mocking the system: SC on Centre's U-turn on gay sex

Stop mocking the system: SC on Centre's U-turn on gay sex

Rediff.com28 Feb 2012

As the proceedings began in the controversial case, Additional Solicitor General Mohan Jain told the bench that as per the government decision there is no legal error in the Delhi High Court verdict which had decriminalised gay sex in 2009.

Chidambaram pulls up Assam bureaucrat for large motorcade

Chidambaram pulls up Assam bureaucrat for large motorcade

Rediff.com30 Jul 2012

A bureaucrat of the Assam government had to face the ire of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram over the large number of vehicles in his motorcade during his visit to relief camps for ethnic violence-hit victims.

MAKE A FUSS: DON'T accept that women are threatened!

MAKE A FUSS: DON'T accept that women are threatened!

Rediff.com20 Jul 2012

Young women across India are outraged over the recent molestation of a college-going girl at the hands of a mob of grown men in Guwahati. Here, college student Kavya Bhatt shares her ire and frustration at what happened, and provides safety tips to fellow youngsters.

TMC netas face tough time with Mamata's 'Didi ke Bolo'

TMC netas face tough time with Mamata's 'Didi ke Bolo'

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

Party leaders are being forced to bite the tongue while answering queries on cut money and alleged arrogance of local TMC leaders.

Sai's Take: Election 2019: Endgame

Sai's Take: Election 2019: Endgame

Rediff.com29 Apr 2019

'The similarities between the blockbusting Avengers: Endgame and Election 2019 cannot be starker. So who plays who?' asks Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Kushwaha injured as RLSP leaders clash with police in Bihar

Kushwaha injured as RLSP leaders clash with police in Bihar

Rediff.com2 Feb 2019

The condition of Kushwaha, the former Union Minister, is all right, although he has been advised rest, hospital sources said.

Koodankulam: 'No one would be exposed to radiation'

Koodankulam: 'No one would be exposed to radiation'

Rediff.com9 Nov 2011

In an exclusive conversation with rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar, KNPP director K Balajee says his team worked 15 hours a day to get the plant ready, and now they are sitting idle thanks to the escalating protests.

EXCLUSIVE! In conversation with KNPP project director

EXCLUSIVE! In conversation with KNPP project director

Rediff.com9 Nov 2011

In an exclusive conversation with rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar, KNPP director K Balajee says his team worked 15 hours a day to get the plant ready, and now they are sitting idle thanks to the escalating protests.

Why agitating cops wanted police chief like Kiran Bedi

Why agitating cops wanted police chief like Kiran Bedi

Rediff.com5 Nov 2019

It was in January 1988 when Delhi Police arrested an advocate named Rajesh Agnihotri, after he was apprehended by the students of St Stephen's College for allegedly stealing from a ladies common room.

JD-U smells paid news in TV coverage to Cong first family

JD-U smells paid news in TV coverage to Cong first family

Rediff.com9 Feb 2012

The comprehensive television coverage to members of Congress' first family during election campaign in Uttar Pradesh has drawn the ire of Janata Dal United, which smells a "paid news" syndrome behind it.

Anna Hazare defends Ramdev's comments on MPs

Anna Hazare defends Ramdev's comments on MPs

Rediff.com3 May 2012

Talking to media persons in Jalna in Maharashtra, Hazare said that he had spoken to Ramdev about his remarks. Ramdev did not mean all the MPs when he made the statement but only a few, Hazare asserted.

Just Who Is Shirish Kunder?

Just Who Is Shirish Kunder?

Rediff.com31 Jan 2012

Better known as Farah Khan's husband, the editor-director is bang in the middle of a storm!

Day after Raj's warning, rickshaw drivers attacked in Mumbai

Day after Raj's warning, rickshaw drivers attacked in Mumbai

Rediff.com5 Oct 2011

A day after Maharahstra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray warned that arrogant auto rickshaw unions would attract public ire, reports of attacks on auto rickshaws have been surfacing from different parts of Mumbai.

Rajnath briefs PM Modi on his Pakistan visit

Rajnath briefs PM Modi on his Pakistan visit

Rediff.com4 Aug 2016

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to Pakistan to attend 7th conference of Internal Ministers of SAARC countries immediately on his return from Islamabad.

Passengers have gruelling time as Jet grounds more flights

Passengers have gruelling time as Jet grounds more flights

Rediff.com19 Mar 2019

While the airline is accommodating passengers on available flights, this is resulting in extending travel time and detour for customers.

Why government must propose a unified Lokpal Bill

Why government must propose a unified Lokpal Bill

Rediff.com18 Aug 2011

Democracies also need to be wary. They are not immune to public ire. Elected governments cannot remain complacent with the nominal trappings of a democracy or seek refuge in constitutional jargon but must conform to the spirit of the concept if they do not wish to be swept aside by the rising tide of public fury, says Vivek Gumaste.

Street outside Tihar simmers with protests, slogans

Street outside Tihar simmers with protests, slogans

Rediff.com17 Aug 2011

The street outside Tihar Jail has become the protest capital for supporters of activist Anna Hazare, finds Prasanna D Zore

Naresh Goyal writes to Jet staff assuring early resolution

Naresh Goyal writes to Jet staff assuring early resolution

Rediff.com18 Mar 2019

The airline is sitting on a debt pile of over Rs 8,200 crore and has defaulted thrice since January, including on some forex debt.

'Please stop Mr Geelani, Kashmiris have had enough'

'Please stop Mr Geelani, Kashmiris have had enough'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2011

Kashmiri protestors demonstrated outside a five-star hotel in Delhi where separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was speaking at the India Today Conclave on Saturday.

Sadak 2 review

Sadak 2 review

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

Between phony philosophical musings and Abbas-Mustan level of believe-it-or-not twists, Sadak 2 dodders towards its dead end destination, notes Sukanya Verma.

Why 'centre-left thinking' Varun Gandhi is still with BJP

Why 'centre-left thinking' Varun Gandhi is still with BJP

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Varun Gandhi adds that communists always joke with him and say he is a "communist in the BJP".

After SC rap, DoT orders telcos to clear dues by midnight

After SC rap, DoT orders telcos to clear dues by midnight

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

While in all, 15 entities owe the government Rs 1.47 lakh crore -- Rs 92,642 crore in unpaid licence fee and another Rs 55,054 crore in outstanding spectrum usage charges, it is not immediately clear just how much of that has been sought by the government by midnight.

Raj vs Athavale: The word war hots up

Raj vs Athavale: The word war hots up

Rediff.com2 Jun 2011

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray and Republic Party of India leader have been engaged in a mudslinging exercise after the former publicly questioned the latter's acquisition of property in Bandra.