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Swaraj seeks probe into Sherin's adoption, WCD says process transparent

Swaraj seeks probe into Sherin's adoption, WCD says process "transparent"

Rediff.com27 Oct 2017

"After baby Saraswati @ Sherin Mathews' case, have requested minister for women and child development for a thorough investigation into the adoption process," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted on Friday.

Bihar mass cheating: 300 arrested, Rs 4.16 lakh in fines collected

Bihar mass cheating: 300 arrested, Rs 4.16 lakh in fines collected

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

A total of 113 examinees have been expelled for using unfair means in the state.

Guess which MPs BJP will sacrifice for JD-U

Guess which MPs BJP will sacrifice for JD-U

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

Shatrughan Sinha and Kirti Azad certain to be axed along with Union minister R K Singh and former minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

Why young India is paying for expensive private colleges

Why young India is paying for expensive private colleges

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

Is it just the glamour?

BJP gives shocker to Nitish-Lalu combine ahead of assembly polls

BJP gives shocker to Nitish-Lalu combine ahead of assembly polls

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

Of the 9 results declared, 7 has been won by BJP while Janata Dal-United scored victory at two places, Election Commission said.

'Communal riots never happen in a political vacuum'

'Communal riots never happen in a political vacuum'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

'Communalism and communal riots happened in India only during and due to colonialism. Pre-colonial India didn't have this problem of communal conflicts and religious strife.'

Time to find out what lies below Ayodhya

Time to find out what lies below Ayodhya

Rediff.com15 Nov 2019

'It is entirely possible that there are many treasures of our history and our faith buried deep underground,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.

Hawking said Vedic theory superior to Einstein's, claims science minister

Hawking said Vedic theory superior to Einstein's, claims science minister

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

Vardhan, however, parried questions on the source of the information.

Countdown begins for India's historic Mars Mission

Countdown begins for India's historic Mars Mission

Rediff.com3 Nov 2013

The 56 and-a-half hour countdown for the launch of India's first space mission to Mars, slated for November 5, commenced on Sunday at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

Govt proposal to stop migration from drought-hit Bihar areas

Govt proposal to stop migration from drought-hit Bihar areas

Rediff.com26 Sep 2013

Drought hit Bihar plans to increase the number of days of work from 100 to 150 under the rural job scheme to check migration of the poorest of poor in search of livelihood by providing employment opportunity locally.

George Fernandes, former defence minister, dies at 88

George Fernandes, former defence minister, dies at 88

Rediff.com29 Jan 2019

One of the most prominent leaders of the socialist movement in the 1970s, George Fernandes was a senior Janata Dal leader before he founded the Samata Party.

No better time to be young than now: PM at Bhutan varsity

No better time to be young than now: PM at Bhutan varsity

Rediff.com18 Aug 2019

Addressing the students of the Royal University of Bhutan in Thimphu, Modi asked them to work hard and take the Himalayan nation to great heights.

Nitish asks partymen to keep mum on Lalu's CBI raids

Nitish asks partymen to keep mum on Lalu's CBI raids

Rediff.com7 Jul 2017

Sources say the CM doesn't want new problems in already strained ties with the RJD.

Neetu Chandra slams Alia's Bihari look in Udta Punjab

Neetu Chandra slams Alia's Bihari look in Udta Punjab

Rediff.com29 Apr 2016

The latest Bollywood updates.

Bihar's liquor problems: Far from over

Bihar's liquor problems: Far from over

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

Prohibition is resulting in prisons getting overcrowded.

Flood situation in Bihar, UP turns grim; 10 more killed

Flood situation in Bihar, UP turns grim; 10 more killed

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

In Uttar Pradesh, two persons were killed since Tuesday in the floods which have affected around 8.7 lakh people in 987 villages of 28 districts in the state.

JD-U suspends party MLA Rajiv Ranjan for 6 years

JD-U suspends party MLA Rajiv Ranjan for 6 years

Rediff.com22 Aug 2014

Janata Dal-United on Friday suspended Islampur MLA Rajiv Ranjan from the party for six years accusing him of "anti-party activities", days after he attacked his party's government in Bihar over "unabated corruption" after having earlier opposed a tie-up with Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal.

Mahagathbandhan's maths: RJD gets 19, Congress gets 9

Mahagathbandhan's maths: RJD gets 19, Congress gets 9

Rediff.com29 Mar 2019

The Rashtriya Janata Dal with 19 seats, Congress on 9, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party on 5, Hindustani Awam Morcha and Vikassheel Insan Party -- in phases three to seven of the general elections.

Patna blasts: 'We cried for help but the cops ran away'

Patna blasts: 'We cried for help but the cops ran away'

Rediff.com28 Oct 2013

"It was like a horrible dream. There was blood all around and people were crying in pain and pleading for help".

A Phenomenon Called Pranab Mukherjee

A Phenomenon Called Pranab Mukherjee

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

Ambassador Venu Rajamony, who served as press secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee during his tenure, salutes the statesman and political legend, who passed into the ages on Monday.

Talks on for running daily trains on primary Buddhist circuit

Talks on for running daily trains on primary Buddhist circuit

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

The tourism ministry is awaiting tourist numbers from UP and Bihar, which would largely determine the economic feasibility of running a tourist train on a daily basis.

30 students from Super30 crack IIT-JEE this year

30 students from Super30 crack IIT-JEE this year

Rediff.com12 Jun 2017

Among the 30 students, there are wards from landless farmer, egg seller, unemployed father.

Please do not call my son a 'terrorist': Kanhaiya's mother

Please do not call my son a 'terrorist': Kanhaiya's mother

Rediff.com14 Feb 2016

"Please do not call my son a terrorist," says JNUSU President Kanhaiya's mother.

Bihar polls: BJP turns to 'lucky' chariots for Parivartan Yatra

Bihar polls: BJP turns to 'lucky' chariots for Parivartan Yatra

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

The BJP plans to ride the upcoming Bihar assembly polls battle on four chariots that will helm the much hyped parivartan yatra.

Meet the 98-yr-old who just passed his Masters in Economics

Meet the 98-yr-old who just passed his Masters in Economics

Rediff.com26 Sep 2017

Two years short of scoring a century, Raj Kumar Vaishya has majored in economics to know why China suddenly devalued its currency, how to provide relief to people from rising prices and why the country has failed to solve problems like poverty and joblessness.

Protect India's constitutional democracy: Opposition to Prez

Protect India's constitutional democracy: Opposition to Prez

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

Major opposition parties met President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday and put forth their concerns over recent incidents of violence, including attacks by cow vigilantes, and attempts to "muzzle voices of dissent".

Sharad Yadav wins RS seat from Bihar; 4 to fight it out for 2 other seats

Sharad Yadav wins RS seat from Bihar; 4 to fight it out for 2 other seats

Rediff.com12 Jun 2014

Janata Dal-United President Sharad Yadav was on Thursday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar, but in two other seats, the party's official candidates were facing stiff challenge from Independents backed by rebels and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Bihar flood toll reaches 28; IAF drops relief material

Bihar flood toll reaches 28; IAF drops relief material

Rediff.com30 Sep 2019

The disaster management department said that the state government has urged the Indian Air Force to send a helicopter for air-dropping of food packets and other relief material in marooned areas.

One country exports terror, isolate, sanction it: PM to Asean

One country exports terror, isolate, sanction it: PM to Asean

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

While addressing the 14th ASEAN-India summit, the PM noted that growing radicalism and spread of extreme violence are the other security threats.

'We have done our best, far earlier compared to the rest of the world'

'We have done our best, far earlier compared to the rest of the world'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

'On January 17, we had our first meeting with the Cabinet secretary.' 'Different secretaries belonging to different departments attended it.' 'It was only two weeks when China had said there is a new disease.' 'So, we gave the quickest response.'

Meet India's Mona Lisa

Meet India's Mona Lisa

Rediff.com13 Dec 2017

One of the best stories coming out of Bihar is about a place where Chandragupta Maurya, Buddha, Ashoka, Sher Shah Suri and India's Mona Lisa meet.

FULL TEXT of President's address on the eve of 71st Republic Day

FULL TEXT of President's address on the eve of 71st Republic Day

Rediff.com25 Jan 2020

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the nation on the eve of 71st Republic Day.

Caste no bar in Bihar's politics

Caste no bar in Bihar's politics

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

Association of caste with the way people have tended to vote in Bihar has somewhat weakened.

In tiny Brunei, India makes inroads into ASEAN

In tiny Brunei, India makes inroads into ASEAN

Rediff.com9 Oct 2013

India wants more business and closer engagement with ASEAN even as China's influence spreads in the region. Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, who is travelling with the prime minister on his visit to Brunei, reports from Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of the tiny oil-rich country.

Patna blast: 2 suspects detained; BJP disrupts assembly

Patna blast: 2 suspects detained; BJP disrupts assembly

Rediff.com1 Apr 2015

Two suspects were detained for interrogation in Patna on Wednesday in connection with a bomb blast that took place in a residential building in the Bihar capital on Monday night, police said.

'To Kanti Bhatt, books played god'

'To Kanti Bhatt, books played god'

Rediff.com6 Aug 2019

Kanti Bhatt, respected Gujarati author and journalist, passed into the ages on August 4, 2019, at the age of 88. In tribute, we reproduce an article his wife Sheela Bhatt wrote about him 19 years ago.

Treasures of India: The Kailasha Temple in Ellora

Treasures of India: The Kailasha Temple in Ellora

Rediff.com24 Jan 2017

'We don't know about our own treasures because we are a colonised people. We are unable to break away from that mindset because it is designed as a mouse trap - and colonised people become pigmies/mice on their own soil. We have lost the eyes to appreciate ourselves.'

Bihar polls: 53% turnout recorded as phase 3 comes to an end

Bihar polls: 53% turnout recorded as phase 3 comes to an end

Rediff.com29 Oct 2015

An electorate of 1,45,93,980 voters would exercise their franchise in the third phase.

PM to launch new initiatives to strengthen India-ASEAN ties

PM to launch new initiatives to strengthen India-ASEAN ties

Rediff.com9 Oct 2013

Aiming to give fillip to India's Look East policy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to announce new initiatives to take forward ties with the ASEAN by setting up a mission and appointing an ambassador for the 10-member grouping.

Dr Singh, Li wax eloquent after signing 9 agreements

Dr Singh, Li wax eloquent after signing 9 agreements

Rediff.com23 Oct 2013

India and China on Wednesday signed in all nine agreements, including the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement and one on strengthening cooperation on trans-border rivers, after restricted and delegation-level talks that lasted over two hours as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Premier Li Keqiang met for the second time this year for talks which the Indian leader described as "fruitful and productive".