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Govt's 'snooping' order headed to SC

Govt's 'snooping' order headed to SC

Rediff.com22 Dec 2018

'With the top court's judgment declaring the Right to Privacy a Fundamental Right, the powers under the provision need to be looked afresh.' 'To utilise such sweeping powers in the right manner will also be a challenge.'

All the numbers about the BJP's rise!

All the numbers about the BJP's rise!

Rediff.com4 May 2019

The BJP is contesting 437 seats this election, the Congress 423.

Youth injured, 35 detained as Jammu bandh enters fifth day

Youth injured, 35 detained as Jammu bandh enters fifth day

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

A youth was injured in a clash and 35 people were detained in Jammu, which witnessed a shutdown for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday as the protests demanding an AIIMS in Jammu continued unabated.

Prakash Jha gets JD-U ticket; Sharad Yadav to contest Madhepura

Prakash Jha gets JD-U ticket; Sharad Yadav to contest Madhepura

Rediff.com16 Mar 2014

Ending speculation, Janata Dal-United Chief Sharad Yadav has been re-nominated from Madhepura as the party released the second list of 32 candidates for Lok Sabha election in Bihar.

Sunrisers seek to make home advantage count against Knight Riders

Sunrisers seek to make home advantage count against Knight Riders

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Eyeing their first win of the season, Sunrisers Hyderabad would be looking to put up an improved show in their home ground where they lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders, who would also be keen to get back to winning ways in the Indian Premier League.

Merc hit-and-run: Teen challenges JJB order to try him as adult

Merc hit-and-run: Teen challenges JJB order to try him as adult

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

The appeal would come up for hearing on Friday before Additional Sessions Judge Vimal Kumar Yadav.

Does J&K Governor Malik talk too much?

Does J&K Governor Malik talk too much?

Rediff.com16 Jan 2019

Many in Kashmir believe he needs to stop talking so much. But they are wrong, says Aditi Phadnis. J&K's governor is intelligent enough to know what to say when.

Box Office: Jai GangaaJal gets poor response

Box Office: Jai GangaaJal gets poor response

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

The hits and misses of the week.

How many seats will BJP win? 272+ or below 170?

How many seats will BJP win? 272+ or below 170?

Rediff.com20 May 2019

Mihir S Sharma gives us a rundown of what could happen, depending on the number.

Check out winning candidates from each phase of polls

Check out winning candidates from each phase of polls

Rediff.com28 May 2019

As the dust finally settles on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 and Bharatiya Janata Party along with its NDA allies emerges as the clear winner, here is a list of who won in each of the 7 phases of elections.

Who deserves to be India's President

Who deserves to be India's President

Rediff.com17 Jul 2017

It was never the quality of the CV that defined an incumbent's performance or legacy.

Bureaucratic reshuffle: Coal secy shunted out; 19 new babus appointed

Bureaucratic reshuffle: Coal secy shunted out; 19 new babus appointed

Rediff.com24 Nov 2016

Coal Secretary Anil Swarup has been appointed as school education secretary.

IPL PHOTOS: Warner powers Sunrisers to victory over Mumbai

IPL PHOTOS: Warner powers Sunrisers to victory over Mumbai

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

David Warner played a captain's knock, smashing an unbeaten 90 runs off 59 balls to power the Sunrisers Hyderabad to a 7-wicket convincing victory against defending champions Mumbai Indians on Monday. Chasing a modest 143-run target, the Sunrisers chased the target with 15 balls to spare in Hyderabad. The Sunrisers have recorded their first points in the points table of IPL 9, while MI have now lost three out of their last four games.

Don't write off Ashok Gehlot just yet

Don't write off Ashok Gehlot just yet

Rediff.com1 Dec 2018

Whatever the outcome of the assembly election in Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot is firmly ensconced in the Congress inner circle.

Kohli needs all help for the World Cup

Kohli needs all help for the World Cup

Rediff.com13 Apr 2019

'Kohli is the kind of ethereal athlete who can not only help Elon Musk discover life on Mars, but also test out its gravitational parameters by stroking hundreds in the red dirt.' 'But when playing for India, he needs assistance,' says Dhruv Munjal.

IPL: Battle of the biggies as KKR face Sunrisers Hyderabad

IPL: Battle of the biggies as KKR face Sunrisers Hyderabad

Rediff.com29 Apr 2017

The fact that some of the records in the ongoing IPL are held by KKR players reflects the red-hot form of the team.

Opposition says nation first 'be it China or Kashmir' after all-party meet

Opposition says nation first 'be it China or Kashmir' after all-party meet

Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

The briefing comes ahead of the parliament session beginning Monday.

PHOTOS: Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa, Jitu conferred Khel Ratna

PHOTOS: Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa, Jitu conferred Khel Ratna

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

It was a celebration of woman power in sports as Olympic stars PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar were on Monday conferred India's highest sporting honour -- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- along with shooter Jitu Rai in a gleaming awards ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.

'BJP not sole proprietor of Hinduism'

'BJP not sole proprietor of Hinduism'

Rediff.com3 Apr 2019

Kamal Nath argued that Modi had 'overexposed himself': By constantly pushing his own image on social media and on TV, attaching his name to multiple promises, Modi had become the face rivals could easily blame for India's chronic dysfunction.

Run-feast on cards in India-Aus T20 series decider

Run-feast on cards in India-Aus T20 series decider

Rediff.com12 Oct 2017

India will be itching to avenge the thrashing they got in Guwahati when they take on an edgy but resilient Australia in the series-deciding third and final Twenty20 International in Hyderabad on Friday.

Vijender Gupta to take on Sheila Dikshit in Delhi poll

Vijender Gupta to take on Sheila Dikshit in Delhi poll

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

After intense confabulations and consensus-building lasting over eight hours, BJP on Wednesday announced the names of 62 candidates for Delhi assembly elections and decided to field former state unit president Vijendra Gupta against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

Box Office: Aligarh gets poor opening

Box Office: Aligarh gets poor opening

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

The hits and misses of the week.

Why top executives are trading cushy jobs for start-ups

Why top executives are trading cushy jobs for start-ups

Rediff.com28 Nov 2015

Why top executives are trading cushy jobs for start-ups

The VOICE behind these AMAZING SONGS

The VOICE behind these AMAZING SONGS

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

'You could be out of sight, out of mind but it may take just one song to bring you back and to let you know that your audience is still rooting for you.'

PIX: Sonakshi, Rajinikanth, Rekha at Kush Sinha's reception

PIX: Sonakshi, Rajinikanth, Rekha at Kush Sinha's reception

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

Take a look at star arrivals.

PHOTOS, one-off Test: Ashwin, Jadeja keep India on course for victory

PHOTOS, one-off Test: Ashwin, Jadeja keep India on course for victory

Rediff.com12 Feb 2017

IMAGES from Day 4 of the one-off Test between India and Bangladesh in Hyderabad, on Sunday.

Covid-19 scare: 30 states, UTs in complete lockdown

Covid-19 scare: 30 states, UTs in complete lockdown

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

A tweet by the Press Information Bureau said the states which have imposed lockdown in all districts include Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir and Nagaland. The other states are: Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Ladakh, Tripura, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Haryana, Daman Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Karnataka and Assam.

A big challenge to Modi's Congress-mukt Bharat dream

A big challenge to Modi's Congress-mukt Bharat dream

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

Priyanka Gandhi will strike a deal with Mayawati and not Akhilesh, says Nazarwala.

PHOTOS: PM Modi hosts 'inspirational' athletes

PHOTOS: PM Modi hosts 'inspirational' athletes

Rediff.com28 Aug 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, hosted the National Sports awardees, including Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu and bronze winner Sakshi Malik, at his 7 Race Course Road residence in New Delhi.

PM orders withdrawal of Smriti Irani's order on fake news

PM orders withdrawal of Smriti Irani's order on fake news

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

The order stated that a scribe's accreditation could be permanently cancelled if he or she is found generating or propagating fake news.

The rise and mighty fall of Rana Kapoor

The rise and mighty fall of Rana Kapoor

Rediff.com6 Apr 2020

'What made him different was that he was not a banker at all by temperament.' 'He was a businessman, a typical lalaji at that.' 'He had to win at any cost.'

Dengue death toll rises to 15, over 2,000 affected

Dengue death toll rises to 15, over 2,000 affected

Rediff.com17 Sep 2015

Dengue scare in the national capital escalated on Thursday with a three-year-old girl becoming the 15th victim on the list of dead as the number of people down with the mosquito-borne fever crossed 2,000.

Madhuri Dixit's beauty of imperfections

Madhuri Dixit's beauty of imperfections

Rediff.com6 Jun 2018

'The Ek Do Teen star struggled with a problem skin all through her reign as numero uno.' 'And yet acne never got into the way of her incredible success.' All this and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.

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.

Will India's track and field athletes live up to expectations?

Will India's track and field athletes live up to expectations?

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

For a discipline that has given Indian athletes only the Olympian's tag, the country's track and field participants will begin their campaign in the Rio Olympics on Thursday, with little hope to break the 116-year-old medal jinx.

Inderjeet, Johnson win golds at Asian Athletics Grand Prix

Inderjeet, Johnson win golds at Asian Athletics Grand Prix

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

Shot putter Inderjeet Singh and half-miler Jinson Johnson bagged a gold each as Indians won eight medals in the first leg of the Asian Athletics Grand Prix Series in Bangkok, on Monday.

New civil aviation policy likely to ground 5/20 rule

New civil aviation policy likely to ground 5/20 rule

Rediff.com6 Apr 2016

The ministry is considering as many as 15 options to replace the controversial rule.

Kings XI Punjab make mockery of Sunrisers Hyderabad's huge total

Kings XI Punjab make mockery of Sunrisers Hyderabad's huge total

Rediff.com14 May 2014

Kings XI Punjab once again showed their batting might as the table-toppers chased down another 200-plus run target to comfortably beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets in an IPL match in Uppal on Wednesday.

Father of UP girl who accused BJP MLA of rape dies in custody

Father of UP girl who accused BJP MLA of rape dies in custody

Rediff.com9 Apr 2018

The girl tried to immolate herself near the chief minister's residence in Lucknow on Sunday.

Narendra Modi Cabinet gets 21 new ministers

Narendra Modi Cabinet gets 21 new ministers

Rediff.com9 Nov 2014

Former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and three others were on Sunday inducted into the Union Cabinet as Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his Council of Ministers, bringing in 21 new ministers as Shiv Sena kept away from the exercise.