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Do clouds really affect air strikes as PM Modi said?

Do clouds really affect air strikes as PM Modi said?

Rediff.com15 May 2019

'The impact of merely innocent clouding on radar waves is not expected to be significant on air defence radars of either country to affect operational profiles in modern day context. '

Vajpayee's condition stable, still in ICU

Vajpayee's condition stable, still in ICU

Rediff.com12 Jun 2018

In the latest medical bulletin issued by AIIMS, the hospital said that he 'continues to respond well to treatment'.

5 tips to pick the right engineering college for you

5 tips to pick the right engineering college for you

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

Your choice should be based upon your strengths and goals.

Sino-Indian relations are good; it can be still better

Sino-Indian relations are good; it can be still better

Rediff.com21 Oct 2013

In spite of irritants and hiccups in the relationship, a few deliverables are expected of the prime minister's visit to China, says Rup Narayan Das.

The reality of India's demographic bomb

The reality of India's demographic bomb

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

India's rapid economic progress over the past two decades masks its abysmal performance on social indicators.

Sonia and Manmohan: How did they work together?

Sonia and Manmohan: How did they work together?

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

'While they were respectful of the PM, it was clear that as ministers, they owed their positions as much, if not more, to Mrs Gandhi.' 'When attacks were mounted on the PM, there was very little coordinated effort by the Congress, UPA ministers or other politicians to speak up in his favour and strongly defend him.' B K Chaturvedi, Cabinet Secretary during the early years of UPA1, reveals how the Manmohan Singh-Sonia Gandhi equation worked. A riveting excerpt from Chaturvedi's memoir, Challenges Of Governance: An Insider's View

'Vibrant Gujarat' a marketing gimmick, says Sachin Pilot

'Vibrant Gujarat' a marketing gimmick, says Sachin Pilot

Rediff.com21 Jul 2013

Taking a jibe at Narendra Modi and his 'marketing gimmicks', Union Minister Sachin Pilot says that the Gujarat leader is capable of taking credit for even the businesses set up by Gujaratis across the world over the past many decades.

Mahajan writes to MPs, tells them to end 'cycle of interruptions' in House

Mahajan writes to MPs, tells them to end 'cycle of interruptions' in House

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

The Speaker of Lok Sabha in a two-page letter said that people had great expectations from MPs and had reposed their faith in them.

In 2009, Maharashtra minister was a BA; in 2014, he's passed Std V

In 2009, Maharashtra minister was a BA; in 2014, he's passed Std V

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

AAP dared the BJP to arrest Lonikar and make him tour the institutes from where he got his degrees.

As we exit a year of horrors, the one we enter may be worse

As we exit a year of horrors, the one we enter may be worse

Rediff.com2 Jan 2017

'If tempers all over the country are so fragile that they can be lost because a couple of film stars give their child the same name as a 14th-century warlord, exactly what sort of compromises can be palatable,' asks Mihir S Sharma.

Cong slams GDP numbers, says govt misleading people

Cong slams GDP numbers, says govt misleading people

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

The government propagandists should refrain from premature celebrations and misplaced euphoria: Congress.

Jaitley appeals to Kashmiri youth to shun violence

Jaitley appeals to Kashmiri youth to shun violence

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

Jaitley said security forces need not use force if the protests are peaceful.

President praises Hazare's Lokpal movement

President praises Hazare's Lokpal movement

Rediff.com18 Jan 2014

Underlining the role of civil society movement led by Anna Hazare in drafting the Lokpal bill, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said this was the first time that a law was made with public participation, hitherto an exclusive domain of legislature.

Best place for biz: Norway, Swiss in top league, India must buck up

Best place for biz: Norway, Swiss in top league, India must buck up

Rediff.com2 Apr 2015

India has been ranked a low 119 out of 130 countries on an index that measures business resilience.

My rights end where yours begin

My rights end where yours begin

Rediff.com6 Mar 2017

Freedom of speech and expression does not merit debate; it exists with conditions to regulate its use. However, a citizen's rights end where another citizen's begin

Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore in fastest-growing global cities list

Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore in fastest-growing global cities list

Rediff.com21 May 2015

Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata are cities of global repute.

Judge Loya verdict: 5 strong remarks by Supreme Court

Judge Loya verdict: 5 strong remarks by Supreme Court

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

The SC said the petitions were a 'serious attempt to scandalise and obstruct the course of justice'.

Have you imagined the female gaze?

Have you imagined the female gaze?

Rediff.com25 Dec 2017

India's women artists, says Kishore Singh, look at politics and society and want to provoke reactions on issues based on their inheritance and understanding of gender, class, caste and environmental disparity.

People have made up their minds to throw out Siddaramaiah: Shah

People have made up their minds to throw out Siddaramaiah: Shah

Rediff.com31 Mar 2018

"The people of Karnataka have made up their minds to throw out the Siddaramaiah government. They are disappointed with it on many fronts, with corruption being the main issue. The relationship between corruption and Congress party is akin to water and fish," Shah said.

Just half of Indians have a savings bank account

Just half of Indians have a savings bank account

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

India's lack of financial inclusion is well known but that slightly more than 50 per cent of the population just has a simple savings bank account is distressing.

What's ailing higher education in India?

What's ailing higher education in India?

Rediff.com7 Aug 2018

If India wants to satisfy the aspirations of its youth, it will have to revamp the higher education system without ifs and buts

There's no Modi wave: AAP

There's no Modi wave: AAP

Rediff.com2 Jan 2014

The Aam Aadmi Party's spectacular electoral debut in New Delhi is now creating ripples down south.

Why India-China friction persists

Why India-China friction persists

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

'After more than 20 years of understanding, nothing much seems to have been achieved. What the two countries have been trying to do is to manage the recurrence of border incursions. The two sides must address the disease, and not the symptom of the disease,' says Rup Narayan Das.

Xi must rein in the PLA from running its own foreign policy

Xi must rein in the PLA from running its own foreign policy

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

'Clearly, there is a wide gap between the stated intentions of China's top leadership to improve relations with India and the PLA's aggressive border management,' says Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).

Can Modinomics derail Nitish?

Can Modinomics derail Nitish?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

An interplay of Modi government's outreach in Bihar and the sequence of events in Chirag Paswan's life could make Bihar a game of musical chairs when the results are out.

'Modi Sarkar' back with a bang, BJP crosses 300 mark

'Modi Sarkar' back with a bang, BJP crosses 300 mark

Rediff.com24 May 2019

The results are a ringing endorsement of Modi's popularity, his government's achievements in the last five years and his campaign, which centred around national security, nationalism and Hindutva.

Arunachal: Big stakes for Prez, Modi, Congress

Arunachal: Big stakes for Prez, Modi, Congress

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

'If the Congress allows Arunachal Pradesh to slip out of its control, then it sends negative signals to its leaders and allies across the country,' says Rajeev Sharma.

'Was it right': PM to anti-CAA protesters over violence

'Was it right': PM to anti-CAA protesters over violence

Rediff.com26 Dec 2019

He said he wanted to tell those who damaged public property "not to forget that rights and duties go hand in hand".

Has Modi snubbed Trudeau? Following protocol, says government

Has Modi snubbed Trudeau? Following protocol, says government

Rediff.com19 Feb 2018

Commentators in Canadian media highlighted that Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Shekhawat received Trudeau at the Delhi airport when he arrived on a seven-day India visit on Saturday evening and contrasted it against Modi himself receiving several world leaders at the airport.

'The hard work starts now'

'The hard work starts now'

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

There's still little indication of forward movement in Indo-US defence relations.

Thalaivar Karunanidhi is dead

Thalaivar Karunanidhi is dead

Rediff.com7 Aug 2018

One of the most charismatic figures of Tamil Nadu politics and the most enduring mascot of the Dravidian movement breathed his last at 6.10 pm.

Joint session may be called if no consensus on land bill, says FM

Joint session may be called if no consensus on land bill, says FM

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Jaitley exuded hope that the land reforms bill in its new shape would be able to get through the Rajya Sabha.

EXPLAINED! 'Back series' of GDP and more

EXPLAINED! 'Back series' of GDP and more

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

The GDP always has a base year, which defines the composition of the economy in that year. As the composition changes, the base year needs to be revised regularly. Abhishek Waghmare explains how that is done.

India, China agree to continue 'peaceful negotiations' over border dispute

India, China agree to continue 'peaceful negotiations' over border dispute

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

The decision was taken during the annual 19th round of boundary talks in Beijing between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi.

Release SAR Gilani, scrap 'colonial' sedition law: DU teachers

Release SAR Gilani, scrap 'colonial' sedition law: DU teachers

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

Coming out in support of SAR Gilani, a Delhi university teachers body has demanded that the professor be released and said the "colonial" sedition law under which he has been charged was being "misused to supress dissent" and should be scrapped.

China springs a surprise at border talks with India

China springs a surprise at border talks with India

Rediff.com17 Feb 2014

China wants a code of conduct for troops on the India-China border areas. While the Indian side has reacted cautiously, it is not clear what effective additional protocols that the current proposed code will bring forth to usher stability in the border areas, says Srikanth Kondapalli.

Brazil's unusual protests -- and larger lessons from it

Brazil's unusual protests -- and larger lessons from it

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

An objective observer can indeed see the improvement in all the social parameters in Brazil, but for the citizen the state of infrastructure, public transport, education and health is dissatisfying. Some of that pent-up frustration has led to the current protest, says B S Prakash

SC verdict on Delhi maintains primacy of Centre: Jaitley

SC verdict on Delhi maintains primacy of Centre: Jaitley

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

Jaitley said the judgment elaborates at length the constitutional philosophy behind the Constitution and reaffirms precisely the text of what the Constitution says.

There is a need to revive investment cycle: Jaitley

There is a need to revive investment cycle: Jaitley

Rediff.com8 Jun 2014

Economy improving but long way to full recovery, says FSDC.

Missing CCD owner's body found near Mangaluru river

Missing CCD owner's body found near Mangaluru river

Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

The 58-year-old businessman, who is also the son-in-law of former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna, has been missing since Monday evening from Mangaluru.