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PoK, Aksai Chin part of JK; will give life for it: Shah

PoK, Aksai Chin part of JK; will give life for it: Shah

Rediff.com6 Aug 2019

Shah said nobody can stop him from introducing a resolution on Kashmir in Parliament.

Resort politics: Gujarat Cong moves MLAs to Rajasthan

Resort politics: Gujarat Cong moves MLAs to Rajasthan

Rediff.com8 Jun 2020

The shifting of MLAs to Congress-ruled Rajasthan will allow the party to focus on drawing up its strategy for the crucial Rajya Sabha elections for which it has fielded two candidates, the source said.

We will not change Uttarakhand CM: Congress

We will not change Uttarakhand CM: Congress

Rediff.com17 Mar 2012

The Congress high command on Saturday assured rebel Uttarakhand leader Harish Rawat that he will get his due but ruled out any change in the post of chief minister. The name of Rawat's wife Renuka is being considered among a few others for Rajya Sabha nomination for the lone vacant seat from the hill state, All India Congress Committee general secretary Chaudhary Birender Singh said.

Uttarakhand: Why are Bahuguna and Rawat feuding

Uttarakhand: Why are Bahuguna and Rawat feuding

Rediff.com14 Mar 2012

The feud in the Uttarakhand Congress is far from over. Rediff.com gives you a low down on how the Congress victory in Uttarakhand turned sour and what to expect next.

MP Vijayasanthi held for 'inflammatory remarks'

MP Vijayasanthi held for 'inflammatory remarks'

Rediff.com3 Jul 2010

Telangana Rashtra Samiti Member of Parliament and film actress Vijayasanthi and Congress Member of Legislative Assembly T Jayaprakash were on Saturday arrested on charges of making inflammatory remarks. Vijayasanthi, 44, was later produced before the Additional Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally, who sent her to 14 days judicial remand. Later, she was shifted to the Mahila Chandhalguda jail.

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

This week's collection of stories that prove we live in a truly mad, mad world.

LAC row: China, India pull back tanks from Pangong Tso

LAC row: China, India pull back tanks from Pangong Tso

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

Official sources said withdrawal of tanks and other armoured elements from certain friction points is nearing completion while pulling back of troops from the North bank areas is being undertaken.

Boycott, Strauss conferred Knighthood

Boycott, Strauss conferred Knighthood

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

The duo was chosen by former UK Prime Minister Theresa May under her resignation honours list as she stepped down from the office, ESPN Cricinfo reported.

Disengagement plan at Pangong Tso finalised: Rajnath on China row

Disengagement plan at Pangong Tso finalised: Rajnath on China row

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

As per the agreement reached by the two sides, India and China will withdraw the forward deployment in a phased and coordinated manner, the defence minister said.

Pakistan on high alert after Taliban's 'biggest attack' threat

Pakistan on high alert after Taliban's 'biggest attack' threat

Rediff.com5 Aug 2013

Security has been beefed up across Pakistan to fend off a looming threat by Taliban to launch the "biggest attack" on some unspecified important installation, officials said on Monday.

Time for more love! Australia legalises same-sex marriage

Time for more love! Australia legalises same-sex marriage

Rediff.com7 Dec 2017

"Today we've voted for love, for equality. It's time for more marriages, more love, more respect. This belongs to us all. This is Australia," said Malcolm Turnbull, the Australian prime minister after the announcement.

UK should 'try and be as close to the EU as we can be': Cameron

UK should 'try and be as close to the EU as we can be': Cameron

Rediff.com13 Jul 2016

Outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday said that post-Brexit the United Kingdom should "try and be as close to the European Union as we can be".

Calls for Boycott's knighthood to be withdrawn

Calls for Boycott's knighthood to be withdrawn

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

The retired England batsman was convicted in France in 1998 of hitting his ex-girlfriend; he maintains his innocence and said he "couldn't give a toss" about the criticism.

Jaswant Singh demands creation of Gorkhaland

Jaswant Singh demands creation of Gorkhaland

Rediff.com24 Jul 2009

Accusing the Left Front government in West Bengal of ignoring Darjeeling Hills, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh on Friday demanded the creation of a separate Gorkhaland. Singh also demanded more funds under the Cyclone Aila package. Initiating a debate on the Finance Bill in the Lok Sabha, the Darjeeling Member of Parliament wondered, "What wrong have the Gorkhas done not to deserve a separate state."

Sher Bahadur Deuba becomes Nepal's PM for 4th time

Sher Bahadur Deuba becomes Nepal's PM for 4th time

Rediff.com6 Jun 2017

The 70-year-old was the only contender in the election.

Woman hurls flowerpot at PM Modi's convoy route

Woman hurls flowerpot at PM Modi's convoy route

Rediff.com3 Feb 2016

The woman identified as Neena Rawal, a resident of Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh, was detained and questioned at the Parliament Street police station before she was taken for a medical check-up.

Sitaram Yechury compares Sabarimala protests to Babri demolition

Sitaram Yechury compares Sabarimala protests to Babri demolition

Rediff.com19 Oct 2018

Why not triple talaq line to Sabarimala, Yechury asks Centre

'If there's one person who should quit, it is Jaitley'

'If there's one person who should quit, it is Jaitley'

Rediff.com5 Nov 2018

'The finance minister has messed up the economy.'

PHOTOS: Kovind sworn in as India's 14th President

PHOTOS: Kovind sworn in as India's 14th President

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

Ram Nath Kovind is the first Bharatiya Janata Party leader and second Dalit in Rashtrapati Bhavan.

68th Republic Day celebrations end on high note

68th Republic Day celebrations end on high note

Rediff.com29 Jan 2017

Foot-tapping music and soulful classical renditions rent the air as Republic Day celebrations culminated with the Beating Retreat ceremony in New Delhi where President Pranab Mukherjee rode the ceremonial buggy down the Raisina Hill on Sunday for the last time during his tenure.

Pak: 2 rockets near ISI HQ defused

Pak: 2 rockets near ISI HQ defused

Rediff.com7 Oct 2006

Priya Dutt: 'The relief is yet to sink in'

Priya Dutt: 'The relief is yet to sink in'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2006

'For 13 years, my father lived with the stain that his son was a terrorist. It was the worse thing to happen to him'

Ayushman Bharat: An interesting health study across states in India

Ayushman Bharat: An interesting health study across states in India

Rediff.com13 Aug 2019

The dichotomy between richer and poorer states is largely in consonance with the diversity in state level disease burden in the country.

Rashtrapati Bhavan prepares for Trump

Rashtrapati Bhavan prepares for Trump

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

'I am sure every effort will be made to showcase Rashtrapati Bhavan to President Trump.'

'Sue EU': Trump's 'brutal' advice to Theresa May over Brexit

'Sue EU': Trump's 'brutal' advice to Theresa May over Brexit

Rediff.com15 Jul 2018

Trump said she probably found this advice "too tough".

Assam: Army stage flag march, 3 hurt in police firing

Assam: Army stage flag march, 3 hurt in police firing

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

Three persons were injured in police firing at Donkamokam, in the violence-ravaged Karbi Anglog Hills district on Friday, even as the army staged flag march in the affected district headquarter town of Diphu.

Mr and Mrs Patel wanted to be President...

Mr and Mrs Patel wanted to be President...

Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

This is the first time that a Muslim lady has filed a nomination in a Presidential election.

UK ministers push for Johnson to take over as PM

UK ministers push for Johnson to take over as PM

Rediff.com11 Jun 2017

Johnson reacted to media speculation on Twitter by dismissing any rebellion.

Assam: Four cops suspended for abandoning slain SP

Assam: Four cops suspended for abandoning slain SP

Rediff.com7 Jun 2014

Following the demise of the Superintendent of Police of the Hamren district during an encounter in Assam, Kiren Rijiju visited the state to meet CM Tarun Gogoi and discuss the law and order situation. Anurag Kashyap reports.

Delhi Police files FIR in connection with AAP protest

Delhi Police files FIR in connection with AAP protest

Rediff.com22 Jan 2014

Delhi Police has registered an FIR against unknown persons in connection with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's dharna outside Rail Bhavan in New Delhi that witnessed many violent scuffles in the high-security area where prohibitory orders were in place.

Sirisena unveils cabinet, announces Lankan parliamentary polls in 100 days

Sirisena unveils cabinet, announces Lankan parliamentary polls in 100 days

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

Sri Lanka's new President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday unveiled his cabinet that included members from a cross-section of parties and announced fresh parliamentary polls in 100 days, two years ahead of schedule.

British-Indian professor knighted in New Year's honours

British-Indian professor knighted in New Year's honours

Rediff.com31 Dec 2016

Balasubramanian, 50, Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at Cambridge University, has been recognised for his work as a co-inventor of Next Generation DNA sequencing, described as the most transformational advance in biology and medicine for decades.

Is it end of the road for tax breaks?

Is it end of the road for tax breaks?

Rediff.com16 Oct 2013

Anand Sharma working tirelessly for extension of tax breaks that expired on March 31, 2010.

PHOTOS: Top moments of the week that was

PHOTOS: Top moments of the week that was

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

Top 21 images of all the events of the week that was.

Style or substance? Which way will Trump's visit go?

Style or substance? Which way will Trump's visit go?

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

With a decelerating economy that weakens India's hands on geopolitical issues, it will be interesting to know which way this trip will go.

Police registers 2 FIRs over AAP's Rail Bhavan dharna

Police registers 2 FIRs over AAP's Rail Bhavan dharna

Rediff.com23 Jan 2014

The Delhi police have registered two first information reports against unknown persons in connection with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's dharna outside Rail Bhavan which witnessed violent scuffles inside the high-security area where prohibitory orders were in place.

Why Sonia was reluctant to approve Pranab's name for presidential candidate

Why Sonia was reluctant to approve Pranab's name for presidential candidate

Rediff.com23 Oct 2017

"I will miss his tantrums" is what Congress president Sonia Gandhi said while bidding farewell to Pranab Mukherjee from the Congress Working Committee at a meeting which formally approved his name as the United Progressive Alliance's presidential nominee in June 2012.

Superb September in images

Superb September in images

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

From Hurricane Dorian to Hong Kong protests to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega event in Houston, Texas, United States -- these are the big moments that shaped the month of September.

Congress must look beyond the Gandhis

Congress must look beyond the Gandhis

Rediff.com7 May 2016

'The Congress president gets into samurai mode only when there is a direct attack on her and her family.' 'Is being the president of the oldest and one of the most respected parties in India only about personal reputation and survival?' asks Sudhir Bisht.