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Full list: Modi's New Ministers And Their Portfolios

Full list: Modi's New Ministers And Their Portfolios

Rediff.com10 Jun 2024

Here is the complete list of ministers in Modi 3.0 and their portfolios:

Soren out, Soren in, in Jharkhand; Champai steps down, Hemant stakes claim

Soren out, Soren in, in Jharkhand; Champai steps down, Hemant stakes claim

Rediff.com3 Jul 2024

Hemant Soren staked claim to form the government and the swearing-in ceremony is likely to be held soon. If sworn in, Hemant Soren will be the 13th chief minister of Jharkhand, which was carved out of Bihar on November 15, 2000.

Speeding up justice delivery in India

Speeding up justice delivery in India

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

Are breakthroughs on this imminent, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Govts failed to deliver justice even after 37 years: Bhopal gas survivors

Govts failed to deliver justice even after 37 years: Bhopal gas survivors

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

NGOs working for the rights of the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster on Wednesday alleged that various governments in Madhya Pradesh and at the Centre have failed to bring the culprits of the world's biggest industrial tragedy to justice even after 37 years.

'Shocked and horrified' by Manipur video: US

'Shocked and horrified' by Manipur video: US

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

The United States is 'shocked and horrified' by the video of an extreme attack on two women in Manipur and supports the Indian government's efforts to seek justice for them, a senior Biden administration official has said.

SC asks Ahmed Patel to face trial on plea over his RS election

SC asks Ahmed Patel to face trial on plea over his RS election

Rediff.com3 Jan 2019

Patel had challenged the high court order which had dismissed his plea questioning the maintainability of Rajput's election petition.

Man-made disaster: Gujarat HC on Rajkot game zone fire

Man-made disaster: Gujarat HC on Rajkot game zone fire

Rediff.com26 May 2024

Such gaming zones and recreational facilities have come up without the necessary approvals from competent authorities, the bench of Justices Biren Vaishnav and Devan Desai observed.

HC to hear Kejriwal's plea against arrest on Wednesday

HC to hear Kejriwal's plea against arrest on Wednesday

Rediff.com27 Mar 2024

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has issued directions from the Enforcement Directorate custody to ensure that medicines and tests are available to people at all government hospitals and Mohalla Clinics, Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Tuesday.

Desis Rally For Secular India

Desis Rally For Secular India

Rediff.com25 Mar 2024

The Constitution's Preamble says that we Indians have resolved to secure for Indians 'fraternity, assuring the dignity of the individual'. Fraternity can come only when we stand up for each other. The desis of the Boston South Asian Coalition actually attempt to do that, points out Aakar Patel.

Maha speaker gets more time to decide on pleas against Ajit Pawar

Maha speaker gets more time to decide on pleas against Ajit Pawar

Rediff.com29 Jan 2024

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the office of the speaker, that some more time will be needed to pass orders on the disqualification pleas.

Hardik returns to Gujarat to address Patel community rally

Hardik returns to Gujarat to address Patel community rally

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

Hundreds of Patel community youths welcomed Hardik as he entered his home state through the Ratanpur border.

Rajkot fire: 3 top officials shifted; HC 'doesn't trust' state machinery

Rajkot fire: 3 top officials shifted; HC 'doesn't trust' state machinery

Rediff.com28 May 2024

The Gujarat high court on Monday said it does not have faith in the state machinery which gets into action only after innocent lives are lost, as it pulled up the Rajkot civic body over the purported lapses in functioning of the game zone facility where a massive fire killed 27 persons.

5 held so far for attack on foreign students of Guj University over namaaz

5 held so far for attack on foreign students of Guj University over namaaz

Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

The university has also directed security agencies to deploy ex-Army personnel to strengthen the security of its hostel blocks, the official said.

PIX: Here is how states celebrate 78th Independence Day

PIX: Here is how states celebrate 78th Independence Day

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

Independence Day was celebrated across states and Union territories on Thursday, as several chief ministers announced job schemes while some others vowed their support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.

3 held for raping IIT-BHU student; Oppn claims accused linked to BJP

3 held for raping IIT-BHU student; Oppn claims accused linked to BJP

Rediff.com31 Dec 2023

The incident took place on the night of November 1. Following the incident, hundreds of BHU students had held a protest on the campus and demanded that the entry of outsiders be banned.

'There would have been no India without Patel'

'There would have been no India without Patel'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

'Most Indians know very little about Patel which is a great shame.'

9 killed as speeding car rams into crowd at mishap site in Ahmedabad

9 killed as speeding car rams into crowd at mishap site in Ahmedabad

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

A constable and a Home Guard jawan, who reached the spot after the first accident of a collision involving two vehicles, were among those killed in the incident, they said.

HC asks Rahul Gandhi to take down social media post

HC asks Rahul Gandhi to take down social media post

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

The Delhi high court on Thursday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to take down his social media post which revealed the identity of a minor Dalit girl, raped and murdered in 2021, so that the child's identity is protected worldwide.

Man gets 100-yr jail for causing Indian-origin child's death in US

Man gets 100-yr jail for causing Indian-origin child's death in US

Rediff.com26 Mar 2023

Patel was playing in a hotel room on Monkhouse Drive when a bullet entered her room and struck her in the head.

Lok Sabha clears 3 criminal law bills in absence of Opposition

Lok Sabha clears 3 criminal law bills in absence of Opposition

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed three bills to replace the colonial-era criminal laws by voice vote.

US 'urges' India to join probe into Canadian allegations

US 'urges' India to join probe into Canadian allegations

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

The claims made by Canada were discussed when visiting External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met in Washington, DC last week, John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House told reporters at a news conference.

Sureshbhai Patel assault: Lawsuit drops charges against 2 cops

Sureshbhai Patel assault: Lawsuit drops charges against 2 cops

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

Madison trainee police officer Eric Parker is the only named cop in the amended lawsuit.

Hardik Patel can't contest poll as court refuses to stay conviction

Hardik Patel can't contest poll as court refuses to stay conviction

Rediff.com29 Mar 2019

Hardik has a few days to challenge the judgement in the SC.

Cong releases 2nd list, Nakul Nath fielded from Chhindwara

Cong releases 2nd list, Nakul Nath fielded from Chhindwara

Rediff.com12 Mar 2024

The Congress on Tuesday announced its second list of 43 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, fielding Kamal Nath's son Nakul Nath once again from Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara and Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav Gehlot from Rajasthan's Jalore.

Is the BJP targeting Haryana's Jat community?

Is the BJP targeting Haryana's Jat community?

Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

'The BJP has started a war-like situation against farmers and the Jat community.'

The Normalcy Of Extrajudicial Killings In India

The Normalcy Of Extrajudicial Killings In India

Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

An unofficial and brutal justice system exists parallel to the official one, and it executes many times more of the accused than the official one executes convicts, points out Aakar Patel.

Naxal attack: Shinde visits Nand Kumar Patel's family

Naxal attack: Shinde visits Nand Kumar Patel's family

Rediff.com31 May 2013

Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Friday visited the family of slain Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel at his native Nadeli village in Raigarh district and assured them of justice and his full support.

Gujarat RS polls: HC issues notices to EC, Ahmed Patel

Gujarat RS polls: HC issues notices to EC, Ahmed Patel

Rediff.com21 Aug 2017

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Balwantsinh Rajput challenged the EC's decision to invalidate the votes of two rebel Congress MLAs in Rajya Sabha polls.

Sedition case: Court sends Hardik Patel in judicial custody

Sedition case: Court sends Hardik Patel in judicial custody

Rediff.com24 Oct 2015

A local court on Friday remanded the Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel in judicial custody while rejecting further remand application of the police in connection with the case of sedition filed against him for allegedly advising a youth to kill policemen.

Relief for BJP's Hardik as HC lifts entry ban in Mehsana post-Patidar stir

Relief for BJP's Hardik as HC lifts entry ban in Mehsana post-Patidar stir

Rediff.com11 Nov 2022

The court of Justice SH Vora granted temporary relief to Patel, who had filed the bail modification petition on November 7 on the ground that he wanted to offer prayers at the temple of his kuldevi (local deity).

BJP and Congress are same: Hardik Patel

BJP and Congress are same: Hardik Patel

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

The BJP, however, rejected the Congress's tirade as a "chorus of baseless allegations" and insisted that previous governments, including the UPA, had also scheduled sessions after state polls as politicians are busy in campaign.

Guj polls: BJP denies ticket to 5 ministers including Morbi MLA

Guj polls: BJP denies ticket to 5 ministers including Morbi MLA

Rediff.com10 Nov 2022

Gujarat assembly Speaker Nimaben Acharya, who won from Bhuj seat of Kutch district in 2012 and 2017, has also been denied ticket this time by the party.

Electoral Bonds Exposes Weakness In India's Institutions

Electoral Bonds Exposes Weakness In India's Institutions

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

When a strong executive decides it wants something, even something that is dangerous and unconstitutional, there is little resistance from within to stop it, notes Aakar Patel.

Hardik Patel sentenced to 2 years jail in 2015 riot case, gets bail

Hardik Patel sentenced to 2 years jail in 2015 riot case, gets bail

Rediff.com25 Jul 2018

Hardik Patel, was one of the accused in the FIR which was filed in Mehsana district on July 23, 2015, when a rally of the Patel community seeking reservation turned violent in Visnagar, resulting in damage to property and assault on some media persons.

Why a young Patel won't vote for the BJP

Why a young Patel won't vote for the BJP

Rediff.com7 Dec 2017

'The Congress will not make a difference in the life of a Patel, but only to teach the BJP a lesson we will vote against it.'

Gujarat hikes OBC quota in local bodies to 27 pc, leaves SC/STs untouched

Gujarat hikes OBC quota in local bodies to 27 pc, leaves SC/STs untouched

Rediff.com29 Aug 2023

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Gujarat on Tuesday announced 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies like panchayats, municipalities and civic corporations on the basis of a commission's report, paving the way for polls in these self-governing institutes.

Brijesh Patel resigns as KSCA falls in line with Lodha reforms

Brijesh Patel resigns as KSCA falls in line with Lodha reforms

Rediff.com4 Jan 2017

Karnataka State Cricket Association secretary Brijesh Patel tendered his resignation along with president Ashok Anand and treasurer Dayanand Pai to fall in line with the reforms of the Justice Lodha panel.

What Sardar Patel's 'imitators' need to learn from him

What Sardar Patel's 'imitators' need to learn from him

Rediff.com16 Oct 2013

Those who are so quick to claim Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's mantle but who fail to do him justice and actually diminish and distort him will learn that we must dare to be ambitious, confident and try for the best outcomes for India, says National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon

Justice Sikri, who voted for Alok Verma's sacking, turns down govt's offer

Justice Sikri, who voted for Alok Verma's sacking, turns down govt's offer

Rediff.com14 Jan 2019

Justice Sikri, the second senior-most judge in the apex court after Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, was part of the three-member panel along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior Congress leader Mallikajurn Kharge which decided on removal of Alok Verma from the post of Central Bureau of Investigation director.

Third judge of Guj HC begins hearing on Lokayukta appointment

Third judge of Guj HC begins hearing on Lokayukta appointment

Rediff.com23 Nov 2011

A third judge of the Gujarat high court on Wednesday began hearing the dispute over appointment of Lokayukta of the state, following the split verdict where two judges had differed on the matter.