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This BJP MP says madrassas make JIHADIS

This BJP MP says madrassas make JIHADIS

Rediff.com14 Sep 2014

In controversial remarks, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sakshi Maharaj on Sunday alleged that madrassas were giving "education of terrorism".

'Indians praising Pak should be hit with shoes and sent there'

'Indians praising Pak should be hit with shoes and sent there'

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Balika Saraswati said people who live in India and praise Pakistan should be "hit with shoes" and sent there.

Sufiyum Sujatayum review

Sufiyum Sujatayum review

Rediff.com7 Jul 2020

'In this age of OTT, where you are overdosed on content with violence, crime, sex and lust, this love story is refreshing,' notes Divya Nair.

If Assam governor has problem, he can go to Nepal: Azam

If Assam governor has problem, he can go to Nepal: Azam

Rediff.com24 Nov 2015

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan waded into the controversy surrounding Assam Governor P B Acharya's comments, saying Muslims would prefer 'kabristan' than Pakistan and suggested that he can go to Nepal, if he has any problem in staying with the minority community.

What does Modi really believe in?

What does Modi really believe in?

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

'If the 'ideology' is just Hindutva, meaning cattle slaughter, temple issue, love jihad, joined with random acts on the side of economics and foreign policy, then we are in deeper trouble than we think,' says Aakar Patel.

West Bengal: Is the Left on its deathbed?

West Bengal: Is the Left on its deathbed?

Rediff.com9 May 2021

The combined Left parties drew a blank in the polls to the assembly which they had run with an overwhelming majority for 34 long years, with their vote share dwindling to a mere 5.47 per cent in 2021.

Shah says won't tolerate 'Gupkar gang'; Kashmir parties hit back

Shah says won't tolerate 'Gupkar gang'; Kashmir parties hit back

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

In a series of tweets, Shah also questioned Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi whether they support the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), a conglomerate of regional and national political parties in Jammu and Kashmir formed to demand the restoration of the Article 370, scrapped last year.

Sadhvi Prachi defends Dadri lynching; says those who eat beef deserve it. BOO her

Sadhvi Prachi defends Dadri lynching; says those who eat beef deserve it. BOO her

Rediff.com3 Oct 2015

The sadhvi, while replying to a question by a media person regarding Dadri lynching case said people who eat beef and kill our 'mother cow' should face the consequence similar to the one faced by the victim, Mohammed Ikhlaq.

Beaten, forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram', J'khand man dies; 11 arrested

Beaten, forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram', J'khand man dies; 11 arrested

Rediff.com24 Jun 2019

A Special Investigation Team has been set up to look into the death of Tabrez Ansari, who was declared brought dead to the Tata Main Hospital in Jamshedpur on June 22, Saturday, police said.

Heard Bombay Lokal's rebellious, angry, music?

Heard Bombay Lokal's rebellious, angry, music?

Rediff.com11 Jan 2020

Their music, available online, sung in Hindi, English, Urdu and Marathi, displays a new grammar and vocabulary which expresses the language of the disempowered,

A wake up call for the BJP and Modi

A wake up call for the BJP and Modi

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

The BJP needs to revisit its strategy ahead of the forthcoming Haryana and Maharashtra assembly elections, says Dharmendra Kumar Singh

'Modi is the political product of the Ayodhya agitation'

'Modi is the political product of the Ayodhya agitation'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2021

'Although Narendra Modi had no direct participation in the Ayodhya agitation, he would not have been in the dominant position he is now had it not been for the Ram Janambhoomi agitation.'

2020: BJP gained new grounds but farmers' protest pose challenge

2020: BJP gained new grounds but farmers' protest pose challenge

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

Governments in most of the world saw their approval ratings dip as they struggled to contain the raging virus, which hit economy hard everywhere, but Indian politics followed a different script, with the outgoing year marking further shrinking of a rudderless Congress while the ruling BJP soared riding on Modi's enduring appeal.

Maya promises quota to upper caste poor if voted to power

Maya promises quota to upper caste poor if voted to power

Rediff.com4 Feb 2017

She also vowed to waive farmers' loans up to Rs 1 lakh per head.

Jignesh Mevani: BJP is afraid of me

Jignesh Mevani: BJP is afraid of me

Rediff.com12 Jan 2018

'Dalits are not going to vote for the BJP in 2019.'

'UP voters are not going to forget Covid trauma'

'UP voters are not going to forget Covid trauma'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

'Every family in UP has been deeply affected in this second wave.' 'It has only been denial, denial, and denial by the incumbent CM.'

Why India is in a dubious list

Why India is in a dubious list

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

This must be the first time in India's history that it has found itself bracketed with countries in a category which political scientists will not rate very highly if only because the group recalls Nazi Germany as one of its most infamous past members, notes Amulya Ganguli.

Why has the BJP left Sushma Swaraj to fend for herself?

Why has the BJP left Sushma Swaraj to fend for herself?

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

'For the Hindutva lobby, there is cause for worry.'
'No more than 43 per cent of the people who were asked by Sushma Swaraj to say whom they supported stood by the trolls.' 'As many as 57 per cent do not approve of the minister's traducers,' says Amulya Ganguli.

NPR, CAA wasteful exercises; don't want it: Retired bureaucrats

NPR, CAA wasteful exercises; don't want it: Retired bureaucrats

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

'At a time when the economic situation in the country warrants the closest attention of the government, India can ill afford a situation where the citizenry and the government enter into confrontation on the roads'

The Family Man 2 review

The Family Man 2 review

Rediff.com7 Jun 2021

Manoj Bajpayee simply lives, and loves, the role -- of a man who life is fast passing by, and who continues to live the lie of a simple government servant, observes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Have you been trolled online?

Have you been trolled online?

Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

Tell us how you dealt with online abuse. Share your story.

Amit Shah favours strong law to stop forcible conversions

Amit Shah favours strong law to stop forcible conversions

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

In the midst of a raging row over the conversions in Agra by Hindutva outfits, the Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah on Friday favoured a strong law to stop forcible conversions.

Jatayu takes flight in Hyderabad temple to prevent rapes

Jatayu takes flight in Hyderabad temple to prevent rapes

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

'Every person is a Jatayu, each one of you can be Jatayu, both men and women,' says temple priest behind the group set up to prevent atrocities on women and young girls.

People unhappy with Modi sarkar's 100-day report card: NCP

People unhappy with Modi sarkar's 100-day report card: NCP

Rediff.com30 Aug 2014

People are unhappy with the performance of Narendra Modi government at the Centre during its first 100 days as it has failed to keep its promises on rising prices and inflation, the Nationalist Congress Party said on Saturday.

I hope Rajini's colour is not saffron: Haasan at Harvard University

I hope Rajini's colour is not saffron: Haasan at Harvard University

Rediff.com11 Feb 2018

But, Haasan said he one could not rule out an electoral alliance between the two.

'Not just minorities, everyone must feel safe'

'Not just minorities, everyone must feel safe'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2017

Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje breaks her silence.

SC frees Hadiya from parents' custody

SC frees Hadiya from parents' custody

Rediff.com28 Nov 2017

During the hearing, which went for over two hours, the woman said she wanted to go with her husband Shafin Jahan.

Saffron is a different colour now

Saffron is a different colour now

Rediff.com25 May 2019

The colour has been rendered to activities that would have astonished Swami Vivekananda, says Sunanda K Datta Ray.

Kerala's Hadiya safe, willing to appear before SC on Nov 27

Kerala's Hadiya safe, willing to appear before SC on Nov 27

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

Hadiya is at the centre of a nationwide controversy after her marriage with a Muslim man.

Kerala, TN, Assam, WB, Puducherry to vote on Tuesday

Kerala, TN, Assam, WB, Puducherry to vote on Tuesday

Rediff.com6 Apr 2021

More than 750 constituencies spread across four states and one union territory will go to the polls on Tuesday

I don't approve of conversion for marriage: Rajnath

I don't approve of conversion for marriage: Rajnath

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

From the standoff with China to the government's response to the farmers' protest, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds a freewheeling talk.

Why the dove has become a hawk

Why the dove has become a hawk

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

Strident Hindutva has not been the Shivraj Singh Chouhan's hallmark in his long tenure as chief minister. What has changed?

Are these BJP leaders getting away lightly?

Are these BJP leaders getting away lightly?

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will be over before any action would be taken against BJP president Amit Shah and MP Yogi Adityanath for their alleged hate speeches, says Sharat Pradhan

100 days of NDA: Rise in communal incidents a worry, says Cong

100 days of NDA: Rise in communal incidents a worry, says Cong

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

Congress charged that there has been a rise in communal incidents in the country during the National Democratic Alliance coalition's first 100 days in power even as it questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence" over the matter.

No Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas for Atali's victims, alas

No Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas for Atali's victims, alas

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

The test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be to convince not just friends in the media with crisp sound bytes but the very people most affected by the politics of hate through concerted action, says Shehzad Poonawala.

Why Modi didn't like an Indian's hug

Why Modi didn't like an Indian's hug

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

'From now on, every time Modi takes a foreign dignitary in his arms, the Indians will remember how he was taken aback when an Indian indulged in hugplomacy,' says Amulya Ganguli.

Priyamani gets trolled after engagement announcement

Priyamani gets trolled after engagement announcement

Rediff.com7 Jun 2016

Kabali will hit nearly 5,000 screens worldwide on July 1.

7 reasons why you should NOT watch Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

7 reasons why you should NOT watch Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Rediff.com3 Nov 2016

If you want Ranbir to get the girl, this film isn't for you.

Shourie flays Modi sarkar, says it lacks clear thinking

Shourie flays Modi sarkar, says it lacks clear thinking

Rediff.com2 May 2015

Arun Shourie, a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cabinet, has hit out at the Narendra Modi government, saying its economic policy was "directionless" while the social climate was causing "great anxiety" among the minorities.

Abhijeet ko gussa kyon aata hain?

Abhijeet ko gussa kyon aata hain?

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

'Some reckon his bitterness results from wanting to stay relevant despite a waning career.'