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Babu walks dog; athletes told to scram: Report

Babu walks dog; athletes told to scram: Report

Rediff.com26 May 2022

The Indian Express newspaper, on Thursday, reported that athletes and coaches training at the Delhi government-run Thyagaraj stadium are asked to wrap up by 7 pm because Delhi's Principal Secretary (Revenue) Sanjeev Khirwar walks his dog at the facility about half-an-hour later.

Modi opens Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Phase 1; Delhi-Jaipur travel time cut by 50%

Modi opens Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Phase 1; Delhi-Jaipur travel time cut by 50%

Rediff.com12 Feb 2023

The Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot stretch is set to reduce the travel time between the national capital and Jaipur considerably.

DRDO's UAV to make debut flying at Aero India

DRDO's UAV to make debut flying at Aero India

Rediff.com12 Feb 2023

The five-day event will include aerial displays by aircraft and helicopters along with a large exhibition and trade fair of aerospace and defence companies.

India will have world's most heavily armed warships

India will have world's most heavily armed warships

Rediff.com13 Dec 2018

The BrahMos systems for the two ships are estimated to cost Rs 25 billion, making it the world's most expensive anti-ship missile.

Can't discuss some matters in Parliament: Govt on China

Can't discuss some matters in Parliament: Govt on China

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

The government on Monday said that matters regarding Chinese intrusion can't be discussed in Parliament as it concerns the security of the country.

Do you know who the undergraduates ministers are?

Do you know who the undergraduates ministers are?

Rediff.com3 Jun 2019

8 ministers in Modi Sarkar.2 are undergraduates.

ED registered highest money laundering, FEMA cases in FY22: Govt tells Parl

ED registered highest money laundering, FEMA cases in FY22: Govt tells Parl

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

During the financial years between 2012-13 to 2021-22, the federal probe agency filed a total of 3,985 criminal complaints under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and 24,893 under the civil law of the Foreign Exchange Management Act.

Govt, BJP have no role in Chidambaram's arrest: MoS Home

Govt, BJP have no role in Chidambaram's arrest: MoS Home

Rediff.com22 Aug 2019

'It's the court, not the government that decides where to put the people who indulge in corruption'

India can destroy enemy targets from 100s of km away

India can destroy enemy targets from 100s of km away

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

The IAF can fire Brahmos missiles from several hundred kilometres away. The BrahMos flies supersonic, at speeds up to Mach 2.5, giving the enemy little time to react

India downplays China, Saudi absence as G20 events kicks off in Srinagar

India downplays China, Saudi absence as G20 events kicks off in Srinagar

Rediff.com22 May 2023

Delegates of all G20 countries, barring China, arrived in Srinagar on Monday for the third working group meeting on tourism -- a much-anticipated event for which authorities have made extensive security arrangements and spruced up the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

National interest must guide your every decision, Modi tells bureaucrats

National interest must guide your every decision, Modi tells bureaucrats

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged bureaucrats to make national interest the sole basis of their every decision, saying the country has put its faith in them and they must uphold that trust.

Dharmendra Pradhan is new Education Minister

Dharmendra Pradhan is new Education Minister

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

Annapurna Devi, Subhas Sarkar and Rajkumar Ranjan Singh will be the new ministers of state for education.

India successfully test fires anti-radiation missile Rudram-1

India successfully test fires anti-radiation missile Rudram-1

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

The missile is India's first indigenously developed anti-radiation missile that has speed of Mach two or twice the speed of sound.

Dorsey, govt in tweetstorm over Twitter ex-CEO's armtwisting charge

Dorsey, govt in tweetstorm over Twitter ex-CEO's armtwisting charge

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

Union minister Rajeev Chandrashekar on Tuesday rejected Dorsey's claim, calling it an "outright lie" and "an attempt to brush out that very dubious period" of firm's history.

UP Phase 4: Famous faces at polling stations

UP Phase 4: Famous faces at polling stations

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

Amidst people queuing up to cast their votes, there were some famous faces too at different polling stations.

'Even if authorised, missile firing makes no sense'

'Even if authorised, missile firing makes no sense'

Rediff.com13 Mar 2022

'This cannot be credibly explained away by referring to a "technical glitch".'

How Zeus Numerix will make Indian warships invisible

How Zeus Numerix will make Indian warships invisible

Rediff.com13 Apr 2021

Rather than going through the tedious, hit-or-miss process of physically designing hull forms and superstructures for warships and then determining how visible they are to radar, the company will simulate this process on supercomputers.

China continues to occupy 38,000 sq km of Indian territory: Govt

China continues to occupy 38,000 sq km of Indian territory: Govt

Rediff.com5 Feb 2022

China continues to be in illegal occupation of approximately 38,000 sq. kms. of Indian territory in the Union Territory of Ladakh for the last six decades, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan informed Lok Sabha on Friday.

Brahmos successfully test-fired for 2nd consecutive day

Brahmos successfully test-fired for 2nd consecutive day

Rediff.com22 May 2018

The missile was launched from a mobile autonomous launcher at 11.45 am and it successfully flew in its pre-set trajectory 'fulfilling its mission objectives', the ministry said.

Delhi's 'Demolition Man' takes oath as Modi's MoS

Delhi's 'Demolition Man' takes oath as Modi's MoS

Rediff.com3 Sep 2017

The former IAS officer was sworn-in as Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Tourism; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Bangladesh PM Hasina arrives on 4-day India visit

Bangladesh PM Hasina arrives on 4-day India visit

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in New Delhi on Monday on a four-day visit to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi following which the two sides are likely to ink pacts in key areas, including defence, trade and river water sharing.

Nirmala's family in Parliament to watch Budget

Nirmala's family in Parliament to watch Budget

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

Like last year, Sitharaman opted for a traditional 'bahi-khata' to carry budget documents. Dressed in a crisp yellow silk saree, the minister carried the documents wrapped in a red silk cloth, adorned with the Indian emblem in golden.

Every Indian must feel proud that Modi was called country's father: MoS

Every Indian must feel proud that Modi was called country's father: MoS

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

India is being respected in a way which was rare in the past, Singh said.

India aims for defence hardware production, not assembly workshop: Rajnath

India aims for defence hardware production, not assembly workshop: Rajnath

Rediff.com13 Feb 2023

Singh made the remarks while addressing a "CEOs' Roundtable" at the 14th edition of Aero India at the Yelahanka Air Force station complex on the outskirts of Bengaluru.

Aditya Thackeray, 35 others join Maha govt; Ajit Pawar back as Dy CM

Aditya Thackeray, 35 others join Maha govt; Ajit Pawar back as Dy CM

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

The 36 new ministers included 10 cabinet and four ministers of state (MoS) of the NCP, eight Cabinet and four MoS of the Sena, and eight Cabinet and two MoS of the Congress.

Coronavirus: India suspends tourist visas till Apr 15

Coronavirus: India suspends tourist visas till Apr 15

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

The suspension will come into effect from 1200 GMT on March 13 at the port of departure. The decision was taken at the meeting of group of ministers held under the chairmanship of Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.

Where Indian Army Scores Over PLA

Where Indian Army Scores Over PLA

Rediff.com15 Nov 2022

In the confrontation in Doklam, where Indian and Chinese soldiers were lined up eyeball-to-eyeball, senior Indian commanders recount they could sense the uncertainty in the Chinese. While Indian soldiers had to be restrained from pushing the Chinese troops back, our chief interpreter heard the Chinese officers threatening to open fire on PLA soldiers who wavered or withdrew, reveals Ajai Shukla.

Surat court sentences stalker to death for Grishma Vekariya's murder

Surat court sentences stalker to death for Grishma Vekariya's murder

Rediff.com5 May 2022

A court in Surat on Thursday sentenced stalker Fenil Goyani to death for killing 21-year-old college student Grishma Vekariya in February this year, terming it as a "rarest of the rare" case.

All ATCs, including Pak, extended full cooperation in evacuation: AI pilot

All ATCs, including Pak, extended full cooperation in evacuation: AI pilot

Rediff.com27 Feb 2022

Aircraft pilot-in-command Captain Achint Bhardwaj spoke exclusively to ANI after landing at Delhi Airport and said that all air traffic controls, including that of Pakistan, extended support during the evacuation mission.

Varun, Maneka out of BJP star campaigners list in UP

Varun, Maneka out of BJP star campaigners list in UP

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

The duo has been victorious multiple times from Sultanpur and Pilibhit. In the recent rejig of the BJP national executive committee, the two were also dropped from that list.

Rakesh Tikait asks farmers to be ready for nationwide agitation

Rakesh Tikait asks farmers to be ready for nationwide agitation

Rediff.com19 Aug 2022

Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait exhorted farmers to be ready for a massive nationwide agitation over their demands as a 75-hour sit-in by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha in Lakhimpur Kheri seeking the removal of Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra and a law on minimum support price (MSP) entered the second day on Tuesday.

Major rejig of portfolios after Fadnavis' cabinet expansion

Major rejig of portfolios after Fadnavis' cabinet expansion

Rediff.com10 Jul 2016

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday allocated portfolios to newly sworn-in ministers and reshuffled certain portfolios.

No action against driver, railways not at fault: MoS Manoj Sinha

No action against driver, railways not at fault: MoS Manoj Sinha

Rediff.com20 Oct 2018

The minister said drivers are given specific instructions on where to slow down the train.

PM congratulates newly sworn-in ministers; says 'will build strong, prosperous India'

PM congratulates newly sworn-in ministers; says 'will build strong, prosperous India'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

"I congratulate all the colleagues who have taken an oath today and wish them the very best for their ministerial tenure. We will continue working to fulfill the aspirations of the people and build a strong and prosperous India," the PM posted on Twitter.

Raut NCP's 'blue-eyed boy', set to finish off Sena: Rebel MLA

Raut NCP's 'blue-eyed boy', set to finish off Sena: Rebel MLA

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

'The NCP fires the gun from Raut's shoulders and who does the bullet hit? Not enemies of our party but loyalists like us. This is not acceptable to us'

Arshdeep's parents speak after vicious trolling

Arshdeep's parents speak after vicious trolling

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

Indian cricket fraternity has also come out in support of the young pacer who had dropped a crucial catch in the 18th over of the match.

Rajnath 3rd list bans import of sensors, ammo, missiles, naval choppers

Rajnath 3rd list bans import of sensors, ammo, missiles, naval choppers

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday released the third list of over 101 military systems and weapons that will come under an import ban over the next five years and be developed indigenously, in a fresh impetus to the Indian armament industry.

DRDO successfully test-fires advanced Pinaka rockets

DRDO successfully test-fires advanced Pinaka rockets

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

The Pinaka rockets have a range of around 37 km.

Violence in Delhi failure of police: Chidambaram

Violence in Delhi failure of police: Chidambaram

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

At least 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured in communal clashes in northeast Delhi over the last three days.

Not blockade, no crowds so PM rally nixed: Cong

Not blockade, no crowds so PM rally nixed: Cong

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

"Dear Naddaji, Stop losing cool and all sense of propriety. Please remember -- 10,000 security personnel were deployed for PM's rally. All arrangements were made in tandem with SPG and other agencies," Randeep Surjewala said on Twitter.