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Amethi's Special 26 who cost Rahul the election

Amethi's Special 26 who cost Rahul the election

Rediff.com28 May 2019

26 candidates in Amethi fray take away 60,545 votes; the difference between the victorious Smriti Irani and Rahul Gandhi is 55,120 votes.

SC says COVID-19 situation has worsened in Delhi, Gujarat

SC says COVID-19 situation has worsened in Delhi, Gujarat

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

The court said the situation is "going out of control" in Gujarat.

Vikas Dubey's close aide killed in encounter, 6 held

Vikas Dubey's close aide killed in encounter, 6 held

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

Amar Dubey, who carried a reward of Rs 25,000, was killed in an encounter in Maudaha village in Hamirpur district.

Ex-Navy man who was assaulted meets Maha Guv; says with BJP-RSS now

Ex-Navy man who was assaulted meets Maha Guv; says with BJP-RSS now

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

Sharma, who met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan, along with local BJP leaders Mangal Prabhat Lodha and Atul Bhatkhalkar, said he wants stringent action against those who assaulted him.

Modi's Bengal strike rate: Less than 50%

Modi's Bengal strike rate: Less than 50%

Rediff.com4 May 2021

>The BJP's star campaigner could not help even half the number of candidates for whom he campaigned in his aggressive 'Didi-o-Didi' style in Bengal

India Inc opens its coffers for PM-CARES Fund

India Inc opens its coffers for PM-CARES Fund

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

From offering office premises that can be converted into isolation wards to earmarking funds to be used for procuring kits, ventilators as well as personal protective equipment for health care workers, India Inc has put a united front to combat the unprecedented crisis facing the country.

Koregaon-Bhima case: SC reserves verdict on 5 activists's arrests

Koregaon-Bhima case: SC reserves verdict on 5 activists's arrests

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

The court asked the Maharashtra police to file their case diary pertaining to the ongoing investigation in the case by September 24.

Activists arrested for evidence on their link with Maoists: Maha police to SC

Activists arrested for evidence on their link with Maoists: Maha police to SC

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

Maharashtra Police had on August 28 raided the homes of the prominent Left-wing activists in several states and arrested at least five of them for their alleged Maoist links, sparking a chorus of outrage from human rights defenders.

Row over coal allocation derails Parliament for 2nd day

Row over coal allocation derails Parliament for 2nd day

Rediff.com22 Aug 2012

A spirited opposition on Wednesday forced adjournment of Parliament till 2 pm the issue of coal block allocation with members making a vociferous demand for resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

100 years of cinema: Shyam Benegal lists his top five films

100 years of cinema: Shyam Benegal lists his top five films

Rediff.com8 May 2012

The filmmaker gives an insight of his favourtie films of all time.

'Serve notice to Dimple on petition against her election'

'Serve notice to Dimple on petition against her election'

Rediff.com5 Nov 2012

The Allahabad high court on Monday directed a court in Etah to ensure that the notice on a petition challenging unopposed election of Dimple Yadav, wife of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, from Kannauj Lok Sabha seat be served on her.

Nomura sets 12-month Sensex target at 30,310

Nomura sets 12-month Sensex target at 30,310

Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

Global brokerage Nomura has increased its one-year target of benchmark BSE Sensex to 30,310.

Prez poll: Suspended BJD MLA's vote rejected

Prez poll: Suspended BJD MLA's vote rejected

Rediff.com19 Jul 2012

Suspended Biju Janata Dal MLA Prabhat Biswal's vote in presidential election was rejected for allegedly showing the ballot paper after voting as polling in the 147-member Odisha assembly was under way today.

Five CRPF men injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh

Five CRPF men injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

Two officers of Deputy Commandant rank -- S Niwas and Prabhat Tripathi -- and three other men were injured in the blast suspected to be from an improvised explosive device hidden beneath the dirt track by the Naxals, officials said.

Ginger Hotels plans Rs 90-cr spread

Ginger Hotels plans Rs 90-cr spread

Rediff.com13 Jul 2012

Speaking to reporters after launching Ginger Hotels' second property in Chennai, Prabhat Pani, chief executive officer and director, Roots Corporation, said, "This is our 26th hotel across the country. With this, we have added around 200 rooms this year in two projects.

BJP protest against inflation: Sushma to court arrest

BJP protest against inflation: Sushma to court arrest

Rediff.com19 Jun 2012

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj will court arrest in Bhopal as part of Bharatiya Janata Party's nationwide 'jail bharo' agitation against hike in petrol prices and overall inflation on June 22, it was announced on Tuesday.

Mumbai abduction on camera: 3-yr-old found in Haridwar

Mumbai abduction on camera: 3-yr-old found in Haridwar

Rediff.com7 Jul 2012

A three-year-old girl, kidnapped from a railway station in Mumbai last month, has been traced in the holy town of Haridwar in Uttarakhand from where she was rescued on Saturday, police said.

Chandrakant Patil new Maha BJP chief, Lodha replaces Shelar

Chandrakant Patil new Maha BJP chief, Lodha replaces Shelar

Rediff.com17 Jul 2019

The elections for the 288-member House are due in September-October this year.

Ram Naresh Yadav takes oath as MP governor

Ram Naresh Yadav takes oath as MP governor

Rediff.com8 Sep 2011

The veteran Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh Ram Naresh Yadav on Thursday took oath as the 25th governor of Madhya Pradesh.

India detects new 'double mutant' variant of COVID-19

India detects new 'double mutant' variant of COVID-19

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

The ministry, however, said it could not be sufficiently established yet if these variants were behind the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in some states.

'SC verdict on activists' arrest unfortunate and unexpected'

'SC verdict on activists' arrest unfortunate and unexpected'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere in the arrest of five rights activists in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case and declined to appoint a SIT for probe into their arrest.

'Nitish Kumar's political capital is depleted'

'Nitish Kumar's political capital is depleted'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

'Voters from the forward castes voted for JD-U because they feared Laloo Yadav's return, but since that fear is no longer there they may not see the need to vote for Nitish Kumar anymore.'

SC to hear pleas seeking review of Ayodhya verdict today

SC to hear pleas seeking review of Ayodhya verdict today

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

Both Hindus and Muslim parties have filed review pleas against the verdict that paved way for a Ram temple at the disputed while giving 5-acre land for a mosque elsewhere.

Plan panel's definition of poverty a joke, says BJP

Plan panel's definition of poverty a joke, says BJP

Rediff.com30 Mar 2012

Slamming the Planning Commission over its controversial definition of poverty, the BJP on Friday dubbed it a "conspiracy" hatched by the body and the Centre to deprive a large number of poor people of benefits under various welfare programmes.

Plan for memorial for Anand Marga founder faces hurdles

Plan for memorial for Anand Marga founder faces hurdles

Rediff.com16 Nov 2011

Keshopur, a tiny village has put Bihar's Jamalpur on the world map. Ananda Marga, a spiritual and social movement that was started in 1955, has decided to develop a memorial of its founder Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar there.

'In Bihar's Darbhanga votes were purchased for Rs 300 to Rs 500'

'In Bihar's Darbhanga votes were purchased for Rs 300 to Rs 500'

Rediff.com18 May 2014

Two Indian-Americans returned to India from the US to contest the elections from the AAP. They may have lost the elections but Deelip Mhaske and Dr Prabhat Ranjan Das have no regrets and speak of their experiences. George Joseph reports.

Ex-Jharkhand CM Babulal Marandi's JVM-P merges with BJP

Ex-Jharkhand CM Babulal Marandi's JVM-P merges with BJP

Rediff.com17 Feb 2020

Marandi was the chief minister of Jharkhand from November 2000 to March 2003.

SC was warned of Vikas Dubey's likely encounter

SC was warned of Vikas Dubey's likely encounter

Rediff.com10 Jul 2020

The plea, filed in the apex court by advocate Ghanshyam Upadhyay, has referred to media reports and claimed that encounter of these five co-accused by the police is "not only extremely illegal, inhuman, but also it is shocking to the conscience of the court and is nothing but Talibanisation of the country, which cannot be countenanced at all".

PF war! This will decide the interest on your savings

PF war! This will decide the interest on your savings

Rediff.com31 Jan 2011

Labour secretary dismisses finance secretary's doubts, says there is enough in the account to pay 9.5%.

'In Bihar, caste is more important than religion'

'In Bihar, caste is more important than religion'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

'In this election, the only thing that is going to matter is which caste aligns with which coalition.'

Jharkhand: Mumbai executive killed by Naxals

Jharkhand: Mumbai executive killed by Naxals

Rediff.com6 Apr 2011

A Reliance Power General Manager Manoj Kumar Ojha was killed on Wednesday when two armed men suspected to be members of a splinter Maoist group fired at his vehicle in a village in this district, the police said.

AP HC asks Centre to reconsider awards to top cops

AP HC asks Centre to reconsider awards to top cops

Rediff.com20 Mar 2010

A division bench of the Andhra Pradesh high court has asked the state home ministry to reconsider its decision, taken in 2003, to honour three senior police officers with gallantry awards, as they were given sans the minimum verification of recommendations by the state government. The bench comprising Justice G Raghuram and Justice G V Seetapathy, disposing the public interest petition of lawyer K N Rao, criticised the manner in which state government recommended the names.

Uttarakhand: Assets of re-contesting MLAs up by 96% in 5 yrs

Uttarakhand: Assets of re-contesting MLAs up by 96% in 5 yrs

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

Chief Minister Harish Rawat's asset saw an increase of over Rs 1 crore from 2012 to 2017, ADR said.

Armed forces driven by 'insaniyat' and 'sharafat': Army chief

Armed forces driven by 'insaniyat' and 'sharafat': Army chief

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

'The Indian armed forces not only ensure protection of human rights of our own people but also of adversaries and deal with Prisoners of War as per the Geneva Conventions'

Quiz Time: What did Pran aspire to be before he became an actor?

Quiz Time: What did Pran aspire to be before he became an actor?

Rediff.com12 Feb 2015

In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!

Govt revives talks on workers in boards

Govt revives talks on workers in boards

Rediff.com13 May 2010

The United Progressive Alliance government has initiated a move to revive a 20-year-old controversial bill which seeks to give representation to workers on company boards. As a first step, Union Labour Secretary Prabhat Chaturvedi met human resource directors and other senior officials of 12 'Navratna' PSUs in Delhi.

COVID cases increasingly reported from rural areas: Experts

COVID cases increasingly reported from rural areas: Experts

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

The experts said there is a need to relook at the testing strategy in a way that it results in guiding the public health response and effectively limiting the spread of the disease.

40 new Tata budget hotels to come up in 3-4 years

40 new Tata budget hotels to come up in 3-4 years

Rediff.com24 Dec 2010

Tata Group's associate Roots Corporation operates chain of budget hotels all over the country.

Goa bomb blast: NIA quizzes Sanatan Sanstha chief

Goa bomb blast: NIA quizzes Sanatan Sanstha chief

Rediff.com11 Apr 2010

Jayant Athavale, chief of Sanatan Sanstha, was quizzed oN Saturday by sleuths of the Central agency at his residence in Ramnathi Ashram, 30km from Panaji. "An NIA team quizzed Sanatan Sanstha's founder Dr Jayant Athavale in his residential quarters," Sanatan Prabhat, the outfit's mouthpiece claimed on Sunday.