News for 'Maya'

30 SPECTACULAR FRAMES of Shah Rukh Khan

30 SPECTACULAR FRAMES of Shah Rukh Khan

Rediff.com2 Feb 2023

Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the man and his movie magic.

Maya stuns Rajya Sabha; questions chairman's absence

Maya stuns Rajya Sabha; questions chairman's absence

Rediff.com12 Dec 2012

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday shocked the Rajya Sabha by telling Chairman Hamid Ansari that he is "not seen" in the House in the afternoon after which the House is not allowed to function.

Maya our living goddess, says BSP

Maya our living goddess, says BSP

Rediff.com22 Mar 2010

Describing Mayawati as a "living goddess", the ruling BSP in Uttar Pradesh, facing a hail of criticism over the garland issue, says it will continue to weigh its party supremo in gold and silver.

HC dismisses PIL on Maya garland

HC dismisses PIL on Maya garland

Rediff.com22 Mar 2010

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking a CBI probe into alleged expenses of about Rs 200 crore, including the Rs 5 crore garland worn by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati during a recent BSP rally.

Poster colouring: Maya frees held schoolboys

Poster colouring: Maya frees held schoolboys

Rediff.com10 Mar 2010

Four school students were arrested for allegedly smearing colour on posters of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati during Holi, and a local court in Lucknow on Wednesday freed them on bail even as she chided the police for taking such harsh action for a 'petty mistake'.

Workplace Safety: Is It All Talk?

Workplace Safety: Is It All Talk?

Rediff.com3 Jan 2023

When I was very new at my job I recall a colleague who felt it was ok to get too close for comfort or even try to hold my hand if he got a chance. I was too afraid to speak up because he had tenure in the organisation and was a favourite with my boss, remembers Aarti David.

Indian-American teen's poem floors US First Lady

Indian-American teen's poem floors US First Lady

Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

"I have lost more than I have ever lost in 16 years. I have started shedding ethnicity like hair: Mother, I fear I'll go bald," Maya concluded her poem to loud applause.

Mulayam's show stuns Maya; paralyses Lucknow

Mulayam's show stuns Maya; paralyses Lucknow

Rediff.com19 Jan 2010

The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was leading a protest in Lucknow against price rise.The police also baton charged the Samajwadi supporters, who had turned up in large numbers to accompany their chief.

Has Maya's plan torpedoed Rahul's mission?

Has Maya's plan torpedoed Rahul's mission?

Rediff.com18 Dec 2009

Has Sonia Gandhi's midnight decision to give the go-ahead to Telangana torpedoed Rahul Gandhi's UP Mission 2012? Some Congress leaders in Uttar Pradesh think after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister stole the thunder by seeking Uttar Pradesh's bifurcation.

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments.

Sakshi pens emotional note for Dhoni

Sakshi pens emotional note for Dhoni

Rediff.com16 Aug 2020

Dhoni's wife Sakshi wrote an emotional post on Instagram, congratulating her man on what he achieved in his career and for always giving his best to the game.

Recruitment case: Maya jolted, Mulayam upbeat

Recruitment case: Maya jolted, Mulayam upbeat

Rediff.com25 May 2009

While Monday's Supreme Court order reinstating 18,000 dismissed Uttar Pradesh policemen came as a bolt from the blue for Chief Minister Mayawati, it has left her predecessor and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav all pepped up as the recruitments were made during his regime.

The curious case of Maya Kodnani

The curious case of Maya Kodnani

Rediff.com30 Mar 2009

Political observers feel that Kodnani's arrest will help the Bharatiya Janata Party project a more 'secular and fair' image.

Protests, counter-protests mark Maya birthday

Protests, counter-protests mark Maya birthday

Rediff.com15 Jan 2009

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's birthday on Thursday escalated political activity in the state as both ruling party and opposition activists took to the streets to stress their respective points. It was a day of unique demonstrations by each of the four key political parties -- the Samajwadi Party, Bhartiya Janata Party, the Congress and to top it all the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party.

3 killed, 4 injured in stampede at Khatu Shyam ji Temple in Sikar

3 killed, 4 injured in stampede at Khatu Shyam ji Temple in Sikar

Rediff.com8 Aug 2022

The devotees from Rajasthan and neighbouring states had been waiting at the temple premises in several queues to seek darshan on the occasion of 'Gyaras', an auspicious day as per Hindu calendar.

Modi slams Congress for hypocrisy towards poor

Modi slams Congress for hypocrisy towards poor

Rediff.com7 Aug 2021

Speaking during a video interaction with Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana beneficiaries from Madhya Pradesh, he also said that there was 'vikriti' (distortion) in the system of the previous government.

Maya sought Rs 50cr from me, insulted Muslims, says Siddiqui

Maya sought Rs 50cr from me, insulted Muslims, says Siddiqui

Rediff.com11 May 2017

Siddiqui claimed that he had enough material to cause an 'earthquake'.

COMING in MARCH: B-I-G OTT Releases!

COMING in MARCH: B-I-G OTT Releases!

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

Joginder Tuteja lists the Web series coming your way in March.

Sulking Maya complains against Jairam to PM

Sulking Maya complains against Jairam to PM

Rediff.com28 Oct 2011

Accusing Jairam of making a mountain out of a molehill, she has sought to draw the prime minister's attention to the minister's bid to generalise some information.

Advani's yatra a political gimmick, says Maya

Advani's yatra a political gimmick, says Maya

Rediff.com15 Oct 2011

Terming Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani's yatra a "political gimmick", Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday said the exercise was aimed to promote himself as the party's prime ministerial candidate.

Maya sacks another MLA for switching loyalties

Maya sacks another MLA for switching loyalties

Rediff.com29 Sep 2011

Bahujan Samaj Party president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Thursday suspended party MLA Jitendra Kumar Siingh Babloo, who happened to be the twelfth party legislator to be sacked by her over the past four years that she has been in power in the country's most populous state.

Centre grounds Maya's airport hub plan

Centre grounds Maya's airport hub plan

Rediff.com17 Jul 2008

The Centre has put the proposed Rs 3,500-crore global airport hub at Noida in Uttar Pradesh into cold storage and the ambitious project would not be able to keep its date with the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

Maya 'camouflaged' assets as donations: CBI

Maya 'camouflaged' assets as donations: CBI

Rediff.com13 Jul 2008

The Central Bureau of Investigation has alleged that Mayawati 'camouflaged' various sources of funds to the tune of Rs 13.18 crore by naming over 130 people as 'donors', who did not have money to make their daily ends meet. The premier investigating agency, in its counter-affidavit to the Supreme Court, said the facts come to light after income tax returns of Mayawati and her family members were collected and scrutinised.

Maya gets her own statue removed

Maya gets her own statue removed

Rediff.com2 Jun 2008

As if demolition and re-construction of her favourite structures were not enough, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati got her own statue removed from a prominent spot in Lucknow, where she herself had unveiled the same 45 days ago. The operation, that took everyone by surprise, was carried out on Sunday night in the cover of darkness, with lights in the vicinity being switched off.

'If we heroines looked so beautiful on screen..'

'If we heroines looked so beautiful on screen..'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

'...It was because Lataji sang for us.'

Maya govt denies permission to 'Aarakshan' event

Maya govt denies permission to 'Aarakshan' event

Rediff.com3 Aug 2011

The Mayawati government on Tuesday withdrew permission granted for a grand show to promote Big 'B' starrer 'Aarakshan', for which the millennium star Amitabh Bachchan and his co stars Deepika Padukone, Manoj Bajpai and Prateek Babbar were to arrive in Lucknow on Wednesday.

Maya orders CBI probe into CMO murders

Maya orders CBI probe into CMO murders

Rediff.com20 Jul 2011

Slammed by the high court, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday ordered a CBI probe into the murder of two chief medical officers of Lucknow.

Maya not amused by Rahul's 'kisan mahapanchayat'

Maya not amused by Rahul's 'kisan mahapanchayat'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2011

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is not amused with what's going on in her state. The chief minister trained guns on Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi who undertook a four-day long padyatra that culminated into a much hyped kisan mahapanchayat at Aligarh on Saturday.

Maya to support separate Telangana in Parliament

Maya to support separate Telangana in Parliament

Rediff.com25 Jun 2011

The Bahujan Samaj Party will support the bill for creation of a separate Telangana state if it was introduced in the Parliament, the party supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mayawati, said in Hyderabad on Saturday.

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.

PM: It's BJP vs SCAM - SP, Congress, Akhilesh, Maya - in UP

PM: It's BJP vs SCAM - SP, Congress, Akhilesh, Maya - in UP

Rediff.com4 Feb 2017

"Until now, the Congress was completely against the current government. Now they have also joined hands overnight. This goes to show how honest their intentions are," he added, taking a swing at the alliance.

SC breather for Maya; assets case plea quashed

SC breather for Maya; assets case plea quashed

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

The bench of justices P Sathasivam and Dipak Misra, which had clarified that CBI is free to probe the BSP chief during an earlier hearing on the case, clarified that its order on Mayawati in the previous judgement was only in Taj corridor case.

PM, Rahul attack Maya over 'backward' Bundelkhand

PM, Rahul attack Maya over 'backward' Bundelkhand

Rediff.com30 Apr 2011

In a frontal attack on the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party, the Congress on Saturday pointedly blamed the Mayawati government for the prevailing backwardness and poverty in Bundelkhand area.

Akhilesh's Band, Baaja, Baraat idea for Maya's parks

Akhilesh's Band, Baaja, Baraat idea for Maya's parks

Rediff.com23 May 2013

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati's dream projects, including memorials and parks in the name of Dalit icons in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, would now witness marriages and cultural events with the Akhilesh Yadav government deciding to use the space for public purposes.

Maya completes 100 days in UP

Maya completes 100 days in UP

Rediff.com23 Aug 2007

Indicating that her ultimate goal is New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister blatantly displayed her feudal ways in a flamboyant celebration to mark the completion of her 100 days in office

Maya lights up subdued 60th birthday with Mulayam fireworks

Maya lights up subdued 60th birthday with Mulayam fireworks

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

Her tone and tenor was clear and unflinching as she vowed to storm back to power in 2017,

Maya suspends senior UP officials for 'obscenity'

Maya suspends senior UP officials for 'obscenity'

Rediff.com23 Dec 2010

Taking serious note of alleged obscenity at a cultural event organised in the state health ministry, the Mayawati administration on Thursday ordered suspension of three top officers and four office bearers of the employees union. Action was ordered on the basis of a prima facie report submitted by an inquiry committee, which confirmed that departmental officials organised an obscene dance programme and indulged in drinking during the installation ceremony of new officers.

Only meeting, no eating: Maya's mantra

Only meeting, no eating: Maya's mantra

Rediff.com19 May 2007

Among the other major decisions announced at the meeting was special development plan for Ambedkar villages -- identified on the basis of high dalit population.

8 Tips to Deal with Midnight Cravings

8 Tips to Deal with Midnight Cravings

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

Adopting a healthy lifestyle as a family or even with friends will go a long way in curbing the dangers of midnight cravings.

Tokyo spectator ban leaves Olympic athletes perplexed

Tokyo spectator ban leaves Olympic athletes perplexed

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Japanese organisers have decided to ban spectators from venues of the Olympics