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'Mother Teresa must have been God incarnate'

'Mother Teresa must have been God incarnate'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

'When one was with Mother, one realised you were with somebody who was the nearest person to God.' 'She must have been God incarnate.'

Predatory air fares need to be regulated: Minister

Predatory air fares need to be regulated: Minister

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

Predatory pricing is a big concern for the aviation sector.

Report of hijack scare on London-Delhi flight false: Govt

Report of hijack scare on London-Delhi flight false: Govt

Rediff.com28 Mar 2015

Air India and aviation authorities on Saturday termed as false claims of a security scare onboard a recent Delhi-bound Air India flight from London.

Kamal Nath made MP CM after day-long parleys at Rahul's residence

Kamal Nath made MP CM after day-long parleys at Rahul's residence

Rediff.com13 Dec 2018

Nath, 72, reached Bhopal late in night to be greeted with chants of 'Jai Jai Kamal Nath' by his supporters.

111 Omicron cases in India now after highest single-day rise

111 Omicron cases in India now after highest single-day rise

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

People must also avoid mass gatherings, and new year celebrations need to be at low intensity, the government said.

When Lata Mangeshkar rescued BCCI post 1983 WC win

When Lata Mangeshkar rescued BCCI post 1983 WC win

Rediff.com6 Feb 2022

When Kapil Dev lifted the 1983 World Cup at the Lord's balcony, the erstwhile BCCI president and one of the powerful ministers in the Indira Gandhi cabinet, late NKP Salve had a different worry.

After Champions Trophy silver, focus now on Rio: hockey coach

After Champions Trophy silver, focus now on Rio: hockey coach

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

Having achieved the goal of a podium finish at the recently-concluded Champions Trophy in London, the Indian men's hockey team chief coach Roelant Oltmans has now set his eyes on his next big target -- the Rio Olympics.

Gujarat: 'BJP 95-98 seats; Congress 85'

Gujarat: 'BJP 95-98 seats; Congress 85'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2017

'Minus Modi, the BJP will get only 50 seats.' 'He is planning 25 big meetings in Gujarat and that will make a difference.'

Cong to focus on time-bound revival of party in 3-day Chintan Shivir

Cong to focus on time-bound revival of party in 3-day Chintan Shivir

Rediff.com13 May 2022

Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the 'Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir' is also aimed at deliberating on challenges facing the country such as "freefall of the economy", increasing inequality of wealth, price rise of essential commodities, "deep-rooted conspiracy" to hand over farming sector to a select group of private corporates, "attack on India's territorial integrity by China, "attack" on rights of Dalits, SCs/STs, minorities and attempts to divide by using Hindu-Muslim rhetoric.

Ram Jethmalani: The man who never minced words

Ram Jethmalani: The man who never minced words

Rediff.com9 Sep 2019

Even as politics engaged him more, he never hid his way of life. On one occasion, Morarji Desai pleaded with him to stop drinking publicly. "You stick to your pissky and I'll stick to my whisky'' he is supposed to have told him.

Return Of 'Committed Judiciary' Or Judicial Over-Reach?

Return Of 'Committed Judiciary' Or Judicial Over-Reach?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

Vice President Dhankar's and Law Minister Rijuju's recent interventions have the danger of destabilising the Constitutional equilibrium, cautions N Sathiya Moorthy.

The pitfalls of being Modi

The pitfalls of being Modi

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to ride high with rock star gigs abroad and no challengers within or outside the party at home. With international oil prices dipping to unforeseen lows and inflation declining sharply, a perked-up economy provides the perfect backdrop as he strides the national and international stage.

Asian Games: Indian gymnast, coach booked for 'harassing' woman player

Asian Games: Indian gymnast, coach booked for 'harassing' woman player

Rediff.com17 Sep 2014

An international-level gymnast and a gymnastics coach, who are part of the Indian delegation that departed for the Incheon Asian Games on Tuesday, have been booked for allegedly passing obscene comments and making vulgar gestures at a woman player, police said on Wednesday.

Free rail transportation of aid, special trains for J&K

Free rail transportation of aid, special trains for J&K

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Railways will be transporting relief material free of charge to flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir and has taken a slew of measures including special trains and help desks for the stranded passengers.

SC agrees to hear Army wife's plea to repatriate POWs from Pakistan

SC agrees to hear Army wife's plea to repatriate POWs from Pakistan

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea of the wife of an Indian Army officer seeking repatriation of her husband and other Army officers believed to be held under illegal detention as prisoners of war by Pakistan since the 1971 war.

AP, Telangana in ownership battle for Sindhu

AP, Telangana in ownership battle for Sindhu

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

Both states try to outsmart each other in felicitating the shuttler.

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.'

AI flight delays by 8 hrs; MP alleges 'VIP pressure'

AI flight delays by 8 hrs; MP alleges 'VIP pressure'

Rediff.com9 Jan 2016

An Air India flight to Bhubaneswar from here was delayed by nearly eight hours allegedly due to some "VIPs" forcing the government-owned carrier to reassign the aircraft and its crew for Bhopal, a charge denied by the airline.

SEE: PM Modi flags off first-ever torch relay for Chess Olympiad

SEE: PM Modi flags off first-ever torch relay for Chess Olympiad

Rediff.com19 Jun 2022

IDE, for the very first time has instituted the torch relay, which is part of the Olympic tradition but was never done in the Chess Olympiad.

Which Indian airport is 1 of the most followed airports on SM?

Which Indian airport is 1 of the most followed airports on SM?

Rediff.com2 Mar 2018

Delhi's ritzy Terminal 3 is on the global top 5 list on social media and the first among Asian airports on social media.

Thunderstorm, heavy rain lash Delhi, 2 killed; hundreds of trees uprooted

Thunderstorm, heavy rain lash Delhi, 2 killed; hundreds of trees uprooted

Rediff.com31 May 2022

Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds damaged many cars, brought traffic to a grinding halt, left trees uprooted and led to power outages in various parts of the capital on Monday.

'Bulli Bai' case solved with arrest of mastermind Bishnoi in Assam

'Bulli Bai' case solved with arrest of mastermind Bishnoi in Assam

Rediff.com6 Jan 2022

Bishnoi, a resident of Jorhat who studies in Bhopal, is also the creator of the 'Bulli Bai' app on the platform GitHub as well as the main Twitter account holder of 'Bulli Bai', police said.

L K Advani: 'Whoever forms the government doesn't hesitate in committing excesses, even some of our people'

L K Advani: 'Whoever forms the government doesn't hesitate in committing excesses, even some of our people'

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

Five years ago, Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani spoke to Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com on the Emergency. On the 40th anniversary of Indian democracy's darkest hour, we reproduce the interview.

Fidel is alive! Meets Hamid Ansari

Fidel is alive! Meets Hamid Ansari

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

Fidel Castro meets Vice President Hamid Ansari for an unprecedented meeting. Nikhil Lakshman reports from Havana.

'This government choked Kashmiris'

'This government choked Kashmiris'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2021

'Ruling Kashmir with fear has its price.'

Four states report 14 new Omicron cases, India tally rises to 87

Four states report 14 new Omicron cases, India tally rises to 87

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

While Karnataka reported five new cases, Delhi and Telangana reported four each, and Gujarat reported one fresh case of the Omicron variant.

2 cases of Omicron found in Karnataka, says govt

2 cases of Omicron found in Karnataka, says govt

Rediff.com2 Dec 2021

Two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in Karnataka, the Union government said on Thursday while asking people not to panic but follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and get vaccinated without delay.

Amit Shah tests positive for COVID-19, admitted to hospital

Amit Shah tests positive for COVID-19, admitted to hospital

Rediff.com2 Aug 2020

'My health is fine but I am getting admitted to hospital on advice of doctors,' tweeted Shah after testing positive for COVID-19.

Amitabh@50: Stories you didn't know about the star

Amitabh@50: Stories you didn't know about the star

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

Rasheed Kidwai unearths little-known stories from the Dadasaheb Phalke awardee's past as Amitabh Bachchan celebrates 50 years in the movies this month.

Can Narendra Modi's fort be ever breached?

Can Narendra Modi's fort be ever breached?

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

'In India, a really popular and well-entrenched leader is not defeated by a rival.' 'Such a leader has to defeat himself,' observes Shekhar Gupta.

Teen sensation Hooda named in Indian Badminton Team

Teen sensation Hooda named in Indian Badminton Team

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will spearhead the women's challenge in both the Commonwealth and Asian Games while London Olympics bronze winner Saina Nehwal did not expectedly feature in the squads.

Former Union minister Arun Nehru dead

Former Union minister Arun Nehru dead

Rediff.com26 Jul 2013

Nehru, 69, a cousin of Rajiv Gandhi and Minister for Internal Security in his government, died in a hospital in Gurgaon, according to family sources.

Will Priyanka contest from Varanasi?

Will Priyanka contest from Varanasi?

Rediff.com29 Mar 2019

Will 'Bhaiyyaji', as Priyanka is called in UP, contest against Modi?

A remarkable Indian you never heard of

A remarkable Indian you never heard of

Rediff.com8 Mar 2017

ACN Nambiar's life was extraordinary and intricately linked to momentous turns in history. Having lived in Europe for five decades, he was witness to and entangled with what we today -- with the benefit of hindsight -- call recent history.

Smog chokes Delhi; worst post-Diwali AQI in 5 yrs

Smog chokes Delhi; worst post-Diwali AQI in 5 yrs

Rediff.com5 Nov 2021

The neighbouring cities of Faridabad (469), Greater Noida (464), Ghaziabad (470), Gurgaon (472) also recorded 'severe' air pollution levels.

How fierce 3-day India-Pak battle heralded final victory in 1971

How fierce 3-day India-Pak battle heralded final victory in 1971

Rediff.com17 Dec 2022

Dhaka emerged as the free capital of independent Bangladesh on December 16, 1971 after the war between India and Pakistan broke out on December 3 when the Indian troops directly stood beside the Mukti Bahini soldiers.

Students, migrants take 1st flight home as services resume

Students, migrants take 1st flight home as services resume

Rediff.com25 May 2020

Those who took first flights from the Indira Gandhi International Airport included paramilitary personnel, army men, students, and migrants, who failed to book a ticket on the special trains being run by the railways. Many said they shelled out more to reach the airport as there were limited public transport options available.

After Hathras, why BJP sees a global plot

After Hathras, why BJP sees a global plot

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

If the Congress recovers some of its earlier influence among the Dalits, the BJP will be in a quandary since the Dalits were among the party's latest acquisitions. To lose them will be a disaster for the saffron camp not only in UP, but all over India, observes Amulya Ganguli.

Governor-CM Rifts: Democracy At Risk

Governor-CM Rifts: Democracy At Risk

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

Governors must be impartial, fair, and above narrow politics to uphold the values and spirit of the Constitution. But in a rapidly changing political culture where the unstated rule is to crush the Opposition, such values have no meaning. At stake are Constitutional values, federalism and governance, asserts Ramesh Menon.

Vajpayee, a friend of Bangladesh, to be honoured

Vajpayee, a friend of Bangladesh, to be honoured

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

A foreign ministry spokesman familiar with the process said Bangladesh will hand over Vajpayee's "Friends of Bangladesh Liberation War Award" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his upcoming visit to the country from June 6.