News for 'Modiji'

Balloons, pigeon part of Pak armoury in psy-war against India

Balloons, pigeon part of Pak armoury in psy-war against India

Rediff.com5 Oct 2016

Pakistan wants to unsettle those living in hamlets along the International Border in Jammu and Punjab, say security personnel.

VOTE: Will PM Modi live up to Virat's challenge?

VOTE: Will PM Modi live up to Virat's challenge?

Rediff.com24 May 2018

The PM has accepted the Indian skipper's challenge.

Why Pahlaj Nihalani stalled 2 movies about Modi

Why Pahlaj Nihalani stalled 2 movies about Modi

Rediff.com17 Feb 2017

'Stop using the censor board as a means to get publicity for films,' the censor chief warns filmmakers.

Sai's Take: What I learnt from Amit Shah's interviews

Sai's Take: What I learnt from Amit Shah's interviews

Rediff.com16 May 2019

'We are not marketing (the) Modi name but the work and trust that it projects.'

Next CBI raid at Sisodia or Satyendra Jain's office, claims Kejriwal

Next CBI raid at Sisodia or Satyendra Jain's office, claims Kejriwal

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

Quoting unnamed Prime Minister's Office sources, he claimed that officers under Sisodia and Jain are being pressured to get something wrong signed from the two ministers.

Note ban puts BJP/RSS on back foot in UP

Note ban puts BJP/RSS on back foot in UP

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

'Initially, most people willingly stood for hours in queues to withdraw cash because they believed that after 50 days, black money would come out, some big men would be punished and perhaps jailed. Again, nothing happened.' 'Now the talk is that small people have been punished while the rich and the powerful have got away.' 'The RSS is not going out of its way to counter the view. Let the BJP explain.'

Lessons on Modi's life in school curriculum?

Lessons on Modi's life in school curriculum?

Rediff.com25 May 2014

Lessons on the life of Narendra Modi may be included in the school curriculum with the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Madhya Pradesh considering such a proposal to "inspire" students.

A nip here, tuck here: How Mahabs is readying for Modi-Xi show

A nip here, tuck here: How Mahabs is readying for Modi-Xi show

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

Surfing schools shut, roadside shops moved out, road being relaid, 10,000 police personnel expected... A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com finds a historical town getting ready to grab the headlines for 3 days.

Vajpayee's initiative must be taken forward: Advani on Modi's Pak visit

Vajpayee's initiative must be taken forward: Advani on Modi's Pak visit

Rediff.com26 Dec 2015

Vajpayee had travelled to Lahore in a bus from India in 1999 and started a peace initiative with Pakistan in 2004.

Manmohan made same number of foreign trips as Modi: Amit Shah

Manmohan made same number of foreign trips as Modi: Amit Shah

Rediff.com23 May 2015

"When Modiji undertakes a trip abroad, thousands of Indians wait to welcome him and foreign nations are eager to do business with India," he added.

'Inaction has driven PM away from masses'

'Inaction has driven PM away from masses'

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

'The people are angry. They feel let down.'

BJP woos NDA allies to keep numbers intact

BJP woos NDA allies to keep numbers intact

Rediff.com27 Apr 2019

The BJP's rediscovery of its allies, including the PM touching the feet of Parakash Singh Badal, would be interpreted as the party's efforts to keep its flock together if it falls short of the majority mark on May 23.

Despite SC order, Jaitley defends govt's decision to send CBI officers on leave

Despite SC order, Jaitley defends govt's decision to send CBI officers on leave

Rediff.com8 Jan 2019

'Mr. Modi has now become 1st PM to have his illegal orders set aside by the SC'

Poor sacrificed in 'yajna', demonetisation will hurt even after Dec 30: Rahul

Poor sacrificed in 'yajna', demonetisation will hurt even after Dec 30: Rahul

Rediff.com26 Dec 2016

Rahul said the poor, the labourers and the middle class are being sacrificed in the demonetisation 'yajna' for the benefit of the "super-rich families" of the nation.

Jaitley to Rahul: 'Voters are not fools; they are angry'

Jaitley to Rahul: 'Voters are not fools; they are angry'

Rediff.com17 Apr 2014

In a counter attack on Rahul Gandhi for asking Narendra Modi to "stop fooling" the people, BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said voters are not ullus (fools) if they exercise their vote against the Congress.

Coastal road project for Mumbai gets approval

Coastal road project for Mumbai gets approval

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

Coastal road will decongest the traffic of Mumbai and will create 91 hectares of green space.

Opposition dubs note ban 'biggest scam', 'money laundering exercise'

Opposition dubs note ban 'biggest scam', 'money laundering exercise'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2017

The Opposition on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying his note ban decision was "reckless".

Aazad seeks relaxation in bail conditions; visits Jama Masjid

Aazad seeks relaxation in bail conditions; visits Jama Masjid

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

Out on bail, the Bhim Army chief said 'it will be shameful if I don't call him out for saying that those indulging in violence can be identified by their clothes itself'.

Modi claims Pakistan trying to influence Gujarat polls

Modi claims Pakistan trying to influence Gujarat polls

Rediff.com10 Dec 2017

The prime minister also raised questions over the alleged appeal by former director general of the Pakistan Army, Sardar Arshad Rafiq, that senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel be made chief minister of Gujarat.

Netaji's kin meet Modi, hopeful about declassification

Netaji's kin meet Modi, hopeful about declassification

Rediff.com9 May 2015

Family members of Subhas Chandra Bose on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and put forward their long-pending demand to de-classify the files related to Netaji.

MSP will stay, but it was never part of law: Agriculture Minister

MSP will stay, but it was never part of law: Agriculture Minister

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

The Congress leadership has become stunted, it does not understand agriculture and the party is trying to mislead farmers for its own vested interests, said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.

Do you want a 'govt of dharnas', Amit Shah asks Delhi

Do you want a 'govt of dharnas', Amit Shah asks Delhi

Rediff.com31 Jan 2015

The BJP president said "lies" of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal have been "exposed".

'Just for that hour, we didn't think of coronavirus'

'Just for that hour, we didn't think of coronavirus'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

'Like you have your first child, your first kiss, your first relationship... this was a first for me.' 'I've never done this before.' 'When it got over, there was a feeling of disbelief that we managed to attain this feat in a matter of three days.'

Compassion In The Time of Coronavirus

Compassion In The Time of Coronavirus

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

'Tragically, compassion is in short supply in our ancient capital city, as the horrific violence in recent weeks testified,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Whoever speaks against RSS, BJP will go missing like Najeeb: Kejriwal in JNU

Whoever speaks against RSS, BJP will go missing like Najeeb: Kejriwal in JNU

Rediff.com4 Nov 2016

The chief minister said Najeeb, who has been missing for over two weeks now, will come back only when Prime Minister Narendra Modi could be made to realise that he is losing votes over the issue.

Take '100% responsibility' for defeat, CWC will decide my fate: Rahul

Take '100% responsibility' for defeat, CWC will decide my fate: Rahul

Rediff.com23 May 2019

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi, Gandhi said the Congress Working Committee will meet soon and decide whether he should resign as the party chief following the electoral debacle.

Follow Sharif and quit: Rahul to Chhattisgarh CM on Panama Papers

Follow Sharif and quit: Rahul to Chhattisgarh CM on Panama Papers

Rediff.com29 Jul 2017

Rahul Gandhi also attacks Modi and RSS in Bastar.

WB polls: Rahul, Buddhadeb share stage

WB polls: Rahul, Buddhadeb share stage

Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

Striking a rare show of bonhomie, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday shared the stage with veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist leader and former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

Celebrity candidates: Who made it, who didn't

Celebrity candidates: Who made it, who didn't

Rediff.com24 May 2019

From Bollywood strong men to cricketing greats, celebrities upped the glam quotient this poll season. Some we will see as future MPs, the others just have to get back to business. Rediff.com takes a look at some popular faces, who fought Election 2019 and here's the verdict on them.

In pep talk to Congress workers, Rahul invokes Steve Jobs

In pep talk to Congress workers, Rahul invokes Steve Jobs

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

Firing yet another salvo at Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi on Monday claimed that the PM is scripting his own "downfall", as he has "failed" to fulfil promises made to the people.

Dear Modiji, an Indian's SoS from Turkey

Dear Modiji, an Indian's SoS from Turkey

Rediff.com13 May 2020

'Kindly have us airlifted at the earliest. We are in a very bad situation here.'

Opposition parties plan national stir on DeMo anniversary

Opposition parties plan national stir on DeMo anniversary

Rediff.com24 Oct 2017

The protests will highlight the impact of the twin blows of demonetisation and GST

Meet PM Modi's 20-year-old rakhi sister

Meet PM Modi's 20-year-old rakhi sister

Rediff.com6 Sep 2014

Twenty-year-old Ripal Prajapati had to settle for mailing a 'rakhi' to her god-brother this time around.

'The message we want to spread is of a Congress-free Bharat'

'The message we want to spread is of a Congress-free Bharat'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2013

'Be it Shivraj Singh Chouhan or Raman Singh or Vasundhara Raje --- all of them would have won as it is. These are all leaders who would have won on their own. But the victory margins have been enriched by Modiji's campaign.'

IndiGo, Air India suspend Kunal Kamra from flying

IndiGo, Air India suspend Kunal Kamra from flying

Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

Kamra allegedly heckled Goswami, the editor of Republic TV, on IndiGo's Mumbai-Lucknow (6E5317) flight on Tuesday.

BJP invites Narendra Modi to campaign in Bihar

BJP invites Narendra Modi to campaign in Bihar

Rediff.com2 Jul 2010

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday invited Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to campaign in Bihar, a move that is sure to be a red rag to the Janata Dal-United and may revive a bitter clash between the two coalition partners ahead of the assembly elections.

'We expect some hiccups with Trump'

'We expect some hiccups with Trump'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2017

'There will be some issues of contention, especially on H1B visa and on trade policy.'

He can't ever think of a train without seeing those men lying there dead

He can't ever think of a train without seeing those men lying there dead

Rediff.com18 May 2020

Just 20 years old, Inderlal Kamalsingh Dhurve is a migrant labourer, a part-time farmer, a sole breadwinner and one of four survivors from the group that was mowed down by a goods train near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, 10 days ago, claiming 16 lives.

Late Bismillah Khan's family refuses to back Modi in Varanasi

Late Bismillah Khan's family refuses to back Modi in Varanasi

Rediff.com21 Apr 2014

From music to politics. The family of late shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan has been dragged into the political battleground after Bismillah's grandson was approached to become a proposer for Bharatiya Janata Party nominee Narendra Modi when he files his nomination for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on April 24.

Ramdev silences critics, says don't use a fakir to malign PM Modi

Ramdev silences critics, says don't use a fakir to malign PM Modi

Rediff.com1 May 2015

Amid sharp criticism over his medicine promising the birth of male child, Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Friday hit back at the opposition leaders for their unwarranted comments and said that they were attempting to malign Prime Minister Narendra Modi's image through him.