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Migrants videos: SC seeks response from TN, Bihar on YouTube's plea

Migrants videos: SC seeks response from TN, Bihar on YouTube's plea

Rediff.com11 Apr 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from Tamil Nadu and Bihar on a plea filed by a YouTuber, arrested for allegedly circulating fake videos of migrant labourers being attacked in the southern state, seeking clubbing of the FIRs lodged against him.

The $35-computer is back! Launch on Oct 5

The $35-computer is back! Launch on Oct 5

Rediff.com28 Sep 2011

The much-awaited $35 computing-cum-access device, to be made available to students right from primary schools to universities, will be launched on October 5.

SC may allow Navlakha's house arrest in Elgar case

SC may allow Navlakha's house arrest in Elgar case

Rediff.com9 Nov 2022

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it was considering allowing the house arrest request of activist Gautam Navlakha incarcerated in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case.

Kejriwal lists 'India's most corrupt' politicians

Kejriwal lists 'India's most corrupt' politicians

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday listed India's "corrupt politicians" who, he said, should not be allowed to contest elections.

'Govt can't give IAEA safeguards draft to Left'

'Govt can't give IAEA safeguards draft to Left'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2008

The government on Wednesday ruled out giving to the Left the draft of the India-specific Internatonal Atomic Energy Agency safeguards agreement in connection with the Indo-US nuclear deal, but asserted that all their queries on this subject have been "answered." "It is not possible to give them (Left) the (safeguards) text. We have anwsered all their queries," Union Science Minister Kapil Sibal told TV channels.

Pay panel proposals: Review on anvil

Pay panel proposals: Review on anvil

Rediff.com11 Apr 2008

The Centre will set up a high-level committee of secretaries for processing the Sixth Pay Commission's report for its employees. The Empowered Committee of Secretaries will be headed by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar, Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal said after the Cabinet meeting.

HC to hear Goa govt's appeal against Tarun Tejpal's acquittal on July 29

HC to hear Goa govt's appeal against Tarun Tejpal's acquittal on July 29

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Tejpal, told the bench they would require some time to prepare.

IT industry to hit $225 billion mark

IT industry to hit $225 billion mark

Rediff.com8 Feb 2011

Kapil Sibal says there is a need to look at IT differently and not just as a cash cow.

Aamir Khan resigns from Copyright Act panel

Aamir Khan resigns from Copyright Act panel

Rediff.com17 Feb 2010

The actor's decision comes after he reportedly had heated exchanges with lyricist Javed Akhtar and others over the issue of royalties in a meeting between producers and writers.

3G issue resolved, govt to issue guidelines soon

3G issue resolved, govt to issue guidelines soon

Rediff.com5 Jan 2011

The government on Wednesday said the guidelines for the Gen Next mobile services (3G) that includes video calls will be issued soon addressing all security concerns raised by the home ministry.

Snooping row: Change Modi as PM candidate, says Sibal

Snooping row: Change Modi as PM candidate, says Sibal

Rediff.com20 Nov 2013

Upping the ante in the escalating snooping row, the Congress on Wednesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party should change Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate, as the saffron party rejected its demand for a probe into "illegal" police watch of a woman allegedly at the behest of his close aide Amit Shah.

It's just opinion once you cease to be judge: CJI on Gogoi's RS statement

It's just opinion once you cease to be judge: CJI on Gogoi's RS statement

Rediff.com8 Aug 2023

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday remarked that once judges demit office whatever they say is just opinion and is not binding, after former CJI Ranjan Gogoi's comments that the basic structure doctrine was debatable was flagged in the Supreme Court.

India discusses energy security with US

India discusses energy security with US

Rediff.com10 Apr 2006

Energy security concerns figured prominently during talks Minister of Science and Technology Kapil Sibal had with several US senators and Congressmen in Washington.

Non-minority officials can't dilute minority character: SC on AMU

Non-minority officials can't dilute minority character: SC on AMU

Rediff.com10 Jan 2024

The mere fact that some part of administration of an educational institution is also looked after by non-minority officials does not "dilute" its minority character, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday while hearing the hugely disputed minority status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).

'The people of India are for the nuclear deal'

'The people of India are for the nuclear deal'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2008

'We are part of a global nuclear embargo. We are subject to global nuclear apartheid. And we want to move on, so that our people get the opportunities that they deserve in the context of another option in the energy sector,' says Science & Technology Minister Kapil Sibal.

Should the Class X board exams be scrapped?

Should the Class X board exams be scrapped?

Rediff.com30 Jun 2009

Will this improve the system, giving students a better, low-stress education? Or will it put them at a disadvantage when they appear for higher-level exams?

SC sets aside HC order for CBI probe in graft case against Palaniswami

SC sets aside HC order for CBI probe in graft case against Palaniswami

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a Madras high court order of a CBI probe into allegations of corruption against then chief minister and AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami in awarding contracts in the state highways department.

Guess who the prime minister follows

Guess who the prime minister follows

Rediff.com1 Jul 2014

The list of the 60 entities the PMO follows on Twitter doesn't include any industrialist or any entity from the fields of films and sports. Nivedita Mookerji reports.

Umar Khalid completes 4 years in jail without trial

Umar Khalid completes 4 years in jail without trial

Rediff.com15 Sep 2024

Former Jawaharlal Nehru University student and activist Umar Khalid has completed four years in jail after being arrested in connection with the 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots.

'Phew': Karti after SC grants bail to father

'Phew': Karti after SC grants bail to father

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Chidambaram, a senior Congress leader, in the INX Media money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate.

Modi's campaign would cost 5,000 crore, most of it black money: Sibal

Modi's campaign would cost 5,000 crore, most of it black money: Sibal

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's election campaign would cost a whopping Rs 5,000 crore, most of which is black money, the Congress on Wednesday alleged and sought a probe into the origin of these funds.

Where is your 56' chest, Cong asks PM on soldiers' killing

Where is your 56' chest, Cong asks PM on soldiers' killing

Rediff.com16 Jun 2020

'Modi ji, now why are you hesitating to show red-eye to China in Ladakh?'

Bold step of rationalising spectrum base price worked: Sibal

Bold step of rationalising spectrum base price worked: Sibal

Rediff.com4 Feb 2014

Rationalisation of reserve prices in the ongoing spectrum auction helped the government to get Rs 40,000 crore of bids on the opening day.

Azad may meet Sonia on Friday as Rahul tries to reach out to G-23 leaders

Azad may meet Sonia on Friday as Rahul tries to reach out to G-23 leaders

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

Hooda and Azad were reported to have discussed concrete proposals to strengthen the Congress and ensure collective leadership and decision making as demanded by the grouping which met on Wednesday and signed a joint statement.

SC reserves verdict on power to dissolve marriages

SC reserves verdict on power to dissolve marriages

Rediff.com29 Sep 2022

Social changes take a "little time" and sometimes it is easier to bring a law but difficult to persuade society to change with it, the Supreme Court observed on Thursday while deliberating upon the issue relating to the dissolution of marriages.

SC notices Delhi government on wrestlers' sexual harassment plea

SC notices Delhi government on wrestlers' sexual harassment plea

Rediff.com25 Apr 2023

Sibal alleged that seven wrestlers, including a minor, have made alleged sexual harassment allegations but no FIR has been lodged so far despite the law being very clear on this aspect.

Regulatory system for biotech soon

Regulatory system for biotech soon

Rediff.com23 Sep 2005

An industry-friendly regulatory mechanism for biotech sector would be put in place by November, Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Science and Technology, said.

US, India reach science agreement after 10 years

US, India reach science agreement after 10 years

Rediff.com2 Sep 2005

The US will help India set up a body similar to the Food and Drug Administration, to certify clinical trials for automatic acceptance in the US market

US technology to make India safer

US technology to make India safer

Rediff.com16 May 2008

Adressing a press conference in Shastri Bhavan, Sibal said that his ministry had been working on the project for last two years. "The project would cost us about Rs 20 crore and we are confident that this would come down to Rs 10 crore once it is fully operational," he said.

PIOs, NRIs should capitalise on India's youth: Min

PIOs, NRIs should capitalise on India's youth: Min

Rediff.com11 Jan 2007

People of Indian Origin and NRIs should tap the country's huge youth potential to create valuable knowledge links that can catapulate the country into a global innovation hub, Union Minister of Science and Technology Kapil Sibal has said.

SC to hear PIL on states checking lynching of Muslims

SC to hear PIL on states checking lynching of Muslims

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea filed by a women's organisation seeking directions to states to take immediate action in consonance with a 2018 verdict of the apex court to effectively deal with incidents of lynching and mob violence against Muslims by cow vigilantes.

SC cancels LOC against TMC's Abhishek Banerjee, wife

SC cancels LOC against TMC's Abhishek Banerjee, wife

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered withdrawal of the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira in connection with the money laundering cases against them linked to an alleged coal smuggling scam in West Bengal.

Congress gets papers in order for Pranab's Prez post bid

Congress gets papers in order for Pranab's Prez post bid

Rediff.com20 Jun 2012

Nomination papers of Pranab Mukhejee, for the Presidential poll on July 19, are being readied, according to sources. Senior Union ministers and Members of Parliament have been summoned to Parliament House on Wednesday to affix their signatures on Mukherjee's papers.

Denied LS ticket, BJP MP Harsh Vardhan quits politics

Denied LS ticket, BJP MP Harsh Vardhan quits politics

Rediff.com3 Mar 2024

In 2014, Vardhan had defeated Kapil Sibal, then with the Congress, to win the Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha seat while in the 2019 polls, he trounced Congress' Jai Prakash Agarwal.

Bill for SC, ST, OBC quotas in central institutes passed

Bill for SC, ST, OBC quotas in central institutes passed

Rediff.com27 Apr 2012

A key bill to provide reservation to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Caste under state seats in central education institutes in tribal areas was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

India second-largest telecom market in the world: PM

India second-largest telecom market in the world: PM

Rediff.com13 Dec 2012

Telecom sector has seen phenomenal growth over the past decade or so, says the prime minister.

PM meets Pranab, Chidambaram over 2G judgment

PM meets Pranab, Chidambaram over 2G judgment

Rediff.com11 Feb 2012

Days after the Supreme Court cancelled 122 licenses for 2G spectrum, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday held consultations with senior Cabinet colleagues on its impact on the telecom sector and the way forward. The meeting was attended by Finance Minister Paranab Mukherjee, Home Minister P Chidambaram, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal and Law Minister Salman Khurshid.

Sonia, Manmohan won't visit Sriperumbudur

Sonia, Manmohan won't visit Sriperumbudur

Rediff.com21 May 2004

May 21 is the 13th death anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

CJI Chandrachud: A legacy of landmark verdicts that shaped society, row

CJI Chandrachud: A legacy of landmark verdicts that shaped society, row

Rediff.com9 Nov 2024

While that created a stir so did the decision on his penultimate day at work with the Supreme Court rechristening its summer vacation "partial court working days", an issue that has led to criticism that the apex court judges enjoyed long breaks.