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'Everyone wants Ambedkar'

'Everyone wants Ambedkar'

Rediff.com20 Oct 2016

'Ambedkar's ideas have their own teeth -- if you don't have an appetite for them, you can't swallow them.'

Why does Modi ignore the dead and dying?

Why does Modi ignore the dead and dying?

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

Rarely have we seen such intoxication over power, which ignores the cries of those dying, notes Jyoti Punwani.

India's first electric bus may run in Mysore

India's first electric bus may run in Mysore

Rediff.com9 Aug 2006

The state government will soon appoint consultants to prepare the feasibility report for the project.

59,853 Crimes Against Women in UP!

59,853 Crimes Against Women in UP!

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

UP accounted for 14.7 per cent of all registered crimes against women in 2019. The state also recorded the highest number of cases against Dalit women.

What I learnt from the COVID-19 Crisis

What I learnt from the COVID-19 Crisis

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

'The virus has been ahead of us till now, and we have been chasing the virus.' 'It is time we have to be a step ahead of the virus, and this is possible only by checking the oxygen level.'

Bitterly fought Lok Sabha poll campaign ends

Bitterly fought Lok Sabha poll campaign ends

Rediff.com17 May 2019

The high octane campaign marked by vitriolic attacks and counter-attacks by political leaders and use of derogatory language and objectionable remarks that forced the Election Commission to step in ended at 6 pm.

ISL: Dynamos share honours with FC Pune City

ISL: Dynamos share honours with FC Pune City

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

Delhi Dynamos were better but wasteful as they paid the price for their profligacy even as Alessandro del Piero's presence failed to break the deadlock in their barren draw against FC Pune City in the Hero Indian Super League on Tuesday.

The Hindu who will curate the Babri mosque museum

The Hindu who will curate the Babri mosque museum

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

From the kind of food to the art which will be displayed at the museum, historian Pushpesh Pant shares his vision.

Jamia Milia Islamia among top 10 universities in India

Jamia Milia Islamia among top 10 universities in India

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

It is the first time that the JMI has been placed among the top 10 universities in the (HRD) Ministry's National Institutional Ranking Framework rankings.

Cong should be ashamed of Rahul's visit to JNU campus: Shah

Cong should be ashamed of Rahul's visit to JNU campus: Shah

Rediff.com5 Mar 2016

Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah on Saturday attacked Congress over the Jawaharlal Nehru University row, saying it should be "ashamed" of Rahul Gandhi's visit to the campus and questioned whether "anti-national slogans" can be called freedom of speech.

Kolkata turns pink for day-night Test

Kolkata turns pink for day-night Test

Rediff.com23 Nov 2019

Kolkata sheds its white-blue nocturnal hue with pink ball day-night Test.

Vajpayee, a master of realpolitik

Vajpayee, a master of realpolitik

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

'I was present at a meeting where he decided to permit the IAF to strike at Pakistan positions in Kargil, with the caveat that they should not cross the LoC.' 'Confident that the Indian Army would succeed, Mr Vajpayee was positioning himself to tell the world after the Kargil conflict was won that India did not violate the 'sanctity' of the LoC,' recalls Ambassador G Parthasarathy, who served as India's envoy in Islamabad in that eventful year, 1999.

And the best Indian university is...

And the best Indian university is...

Rediff.com3 Apr 2017

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore has been ranked at the top in the annual national rankings released by the HRD ministry.

Smog shrouds Delhi-NCR again; schools shut till Fri

Smog shrouds Delhi-NCR again; schools shut till Fri

Rediff.com14 Nov 2019

New Delhi's overall air quality index read 456 at 4 pm, up from 425 at 4 pm on Tuesday.

'The 23 can't force a split in the Congress'

'The 23 can't force a split in the Congress'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

'If the leadership goes back to Rahul Gandhi, then there will be a perception problem about the drama about his exit a year-and-a-half ago.'

Modi government disgusting, petty: Congress on Indira snub

Modi government disgusting, petty: Congress on Indira snub

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

Congress on Friday termed as "disgusting" and "petty-minded" the way the Narendra Modi government marked the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi while the ruling BJP wondered if that party prefers to see history through the "perspective" of Nehru-Gandhi family.

Review: PM Narendra Modi is a work of fiction

Review: PM Narendra Modi is a work of fiction

Rediff.com24 May 2019

The movie presents a version of Modi that the bhakts wants the rest of us to see, feels Utkarsh Mishra.

Hundreds march to 'save DU', 'reclaim' space to dissent

Hundreds march to 'save DU', 'reclaim' space to dissent

Rediff.com28 Feb 2017

Hundreds of students and teachers of Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia on Tuesday hit the streets with a call to "save" the varsities from the "onslaught" of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and "curbing" of dissent.

Under-17 World Cup: Germany beat Guinea, reach round of 16

Under-17 World Cup: Germany beat Guinea, reach round of 16

Rediff.com13 Oct 2017

Jan-Fiete Arp (8th minute), Nicolas Kuehn (62nd) and Sahverdi Cetin (90+2) netted for the winners, while Ibrahima Soumah got the lone goal for Guinea in the 26th minute in the final Group C match at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium.

Sports Shorts: Corominas hat-trick sinks Kerala Blasters

Sports Shorts: Corominas hat-trick sinks Kerala Blasters

Rediff.com10 Dec 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday.

Manmohan's advice for Modi: 'No free market without freedom'

Manmohan's advice for Modi: 'No free market without freedom'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday stepped into the raging debate on intolerance by condemning the murders of dissenters and some on the basis of what they eat and said the nation is deeply concerned at the "blatant violation" of the right to freedom of thought, belief and speech by some violent extremist groups.

Assault or murder of thinkers can't be justified: Manmohan on intolerance

Assault or murder of thinkers can't be justified: Manmohan on intolerance

Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

Amid a raging debate over intolerance, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday deplored "blatant violation" of the right to freedom of thought by "some violent extremist groups" and shared the view that it was an "assault on the nation".

Try to find a peaceful solution to Naxal problem: SC to govt

Try to find a peaceful solution to Naxal problem: SC to govt

Rediff.com11 Nov 2016

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and Chhattisgarh government to find a peaceful solution to the Naxal problem in the state and adopt a "pragmatic" approach towards life.

'Why did the government delay the vaccine?'

'Why did the government delay the vaccine?'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

'The government had a vaccine from January.' 'The government should have given the vaccine to all population above the age of 45, right from the start.' 'Each state has its own problems, but as far as vaccine coverage in India is concerned, there have been mistakes.'

The American who caught Gandhiji's killer

The American who caught Gandhiji's killer

Rediff.com30 Jan 2020

In the shock after Nathuram Godse murdered Mahatma Gandhi that January evening 72 years ago today, a young American diplomat rushed to capture the assassin. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel traces the memorable life of Herbert Reiner, who History has sadly relegated to a footnote.

Don't be scared of Modi, make Shivaji statue tallest: Sena to Maha CM

Don't be scared of Modi, make Shivaji statue tallest: Sena to Maha CM

Rediff.com19 Nov 2018

Decreasing the height of Shivaji's statue to make Sardar Patel's statue look taller is 'narrow and distorted mindset', the Sena said in an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana.

Cauvery issue: Rail roko protests rock Tamil Nadu

Cauvery issue: Rail roko protests rock Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

Farmers and opposition parties in Tamil Nadu on Monday staged rail roko agitation at various places in the state demanding the Centre to constitute the Cauvery Management Board immediately.

Meet the first Indian goal scorer of ISL

Meet the first Indian goal scorer of ISL

Rediff.com16 Oct 2014

Chennaiyin FC's Balwant Singh has registered his name into the record books of Hero Indian Super League (ISL). The striker became the first Indian scorer in ISL against Goa FC at the Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium in Margao on Wednesday.

'Use BCG vaccine immediately. No time to waste'

'Use BCG vaccine immediately. No time to waste'

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

'We should start giving this vaccination immediately to doctors, nurses etc and also to the elderly.'

Don't know how relationship with AAP govt will improve: Baijal after swearing-in

Don't know how relationship with AAP govt will improve: Baijal after swearing-in

Rediff.com31 Dec 2016

"We all know these problems. We will sit together and work to solve them," he said.

Why I applaud Modi's leadership style

Why I applaud Modi's leadership style

Rediff.com5 Dec 2018

'The conception of Make-in-India, Skill India, Smart Cities, Digital India, Beti Bachao, Beti Padao and so on show a visionary breadth of mind, and Modi is almost the first political leader in India to put them into effect with single-minded zeal,' notes B S Raghavan, the former civil servant.

The importance of being Ahmed Patel

The importance of being Ahmed Patel

Rediff.com9 Aug 2017

The Congress leader is one of the most powerful functionaries in the party, having the reputation of being a trouble-shooter and strategist.

'A majority of Hindus do not approve of hate'

'A majority of Hindus do not approve of hate'

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

'Most Hindus believe in living in peace with their Muslim neighbours and vice versa.' 'It is this India we have to preserve.'

Article 370 row: Advani hits back at Omar Abdullah

Article 370 row: Advani hits back at Omar Abdullah

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

Against the backdrop of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah slamming him on the issue of revocation of special status to the state, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Friday advised him not to use words like "cheating and deceiving" and clarified that his party has always been opposed to Article 370.

Why we must take sleeplessness seriously

Why we must take sleeplessness seriously

Rediff.com5 Nov 2019

Sleeplessness is increasingly becoming a lifestyle disorder, says Amrita Singh.

10 Years On, Lessons from Fukushima

10 Years On, Lessons from Fukushima

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

'The lessons learnt from the triple disaster have put Japan's energy future On the right path,' notes Dr Rajaram Panda.

Rajnath reviews security situation in Kashmir, says open for talks

Rajnath reviews security situation in Kashmir, says open for talks

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

Those who believe in Kashmiriyat, insaniyat and jamhooriyat are welcome to talk, he said.

Rahul, Cong must apologise: BJP on Rafale verdict

Rahul, Cong must apologise: BJP on Rafale verdict

Rediff.com14 Nov 2019

BJP leaders also took a dig at the former Congress president after the apex court asked him to be careful in future while closing a plea for contempt case against him for wrongly attributing certain comments on the Rafale deal to it.

MHA says J-K leaders to be released but gives no time-frame

MHA says J-K leaders to be released but gives no time-frame

Rediff.com15 Nov 2019

Home ministry officials told the parliamentary panel that those detained under the PSA can challenge their detention in a designated tribunal.