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Ranchi bandh affects normal life, JMM chief arrest

Ranchi bandh affects normal life, JMM chief arrest

Rediff.com28 May 2003

He has been taken into preventive custody for violating section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code during the Ranchi bandh.

BSF down FC Kochin

BSF down FC Kochin

Rediff.com27 Mar 2003

In another Second Division NFL match SBT routed Assam Electricity Board.

After Soren, BJP to target Taslimuddin

After Soren, BJP to target Taslimuddin

Rediff.com13 Aug 2004

The party also plans to raise a number of issues ranging from drought and floods to toning up the public distribution system in the monsoon session of Parliament.

Soren appears before Jamtara court

Soren appears before Jamtara court

Rediff.com13 Aug 2004

On August 18, the court will hand over police papers under CrPC section 207/208 to Soren and another accused Nathinial, who is already in jail for his alleged involvement in the same case.

'BJP is creating a Gujarat-like situation'

'BJP is creating a Gujarat-like situation'

Rediff.com4 Aug 2004

JMM chief Shibu Soren on his disappearance, surrender and plans for the forthcoming assembly election in Jharkhand.

Jharkhand cops chasing Soren with arrest warrant

Jharkhand cops chasing Soren with arrest warrant

Rediff.com21 Jul 2004

Apparently apprehending arrest, the JMM MP had on Monday applied for leave to Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee citing personal reasons.

Mystery of the 'vanishing' jobs data

Mystery of the 'vanishing' jobs data

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Given the rapid changes in the Indian labour market, there is an urgent need to have current, accurate and publicly available data through regular, dynamic and comprehensive surveys. Indeed, this was the intention behind constituting the NITI Aayog Task Force on Improving Employment Data. The attempts by the government to "improve" labour data has actually made it worse, say Rosa Abraham, Janaki Shibu & Rajendran Narayanan.

When will the art bubble burst?

When will the art bubble burst?

Rediff.com17 Nov 2004

Jharkhand needs the STATE, not Soren

Jharkhand needs the STATE, not Soren

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

The Maoist-infested state needs a visionary leader and Hemant Soren is definitely not one, opines Aditi Phadnis

The Tribal Messiah

The Tribal Messiah

Rediff.com30 Jul 2004

Shibu Soren has taken risks all his life, and reaped rewards. But it seems he may soon run out of luck.

x-minister Soren shows up in Ranchi

x-minister Soren shows up in Ranchi

Rediff.com30 Jul 2004

The former Union minister had become incommunicado after a court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant in his name.

Nayantara and Vikram team up for the first time

Nayantara and Vikram team up for the first time

Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

A lowdown on what's happening in the Tamil film industry.

Mega vicotry for JMM-Cong in Jharkhand; CM loses his seat

Mega vicotry for JMM-Cong in Jharkhand; CM loses his seat

Rediff.com24 Dec 2019

The JMM-Cong-RJD alliance won 47 seats in 81-member assembly while the incumbent BJP managed to win only 25 seats. CM Das lost his seat to a party rebel despite giving the first full-term government to the state.

Sairat to be remade in four South Indian languages

Sairat to be remade in four South Indian languages

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

The remake rights have been bought by Rockline Venkatesh and the film is expected to go on floors by August.

Will 'outsider' Raghubar Das be second-time lucky?

Will 'outsider' Raghubar Das be second-time lucky?

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

By conventional yardsticks, Das was an audacious choice by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP president Amit Shah, like Devendra Fadnavis was in Maharashtra and Manohar Lal Khattar in Haryana. Will his choice pay off in the elections next month?

Two regional parties merge with Trinamool in Jharkhand

Two regional parties merge with Trinamool in Jharkhand

Rediff.com3 Mar 2014

Two political parties having two members in the Jharkhand assembly merged with the Trinamool Congress in Ranchi on Monday.

Elections for 19 Rajya Sabha seats on Friday

Elections for 19 Rajya Sabha seats on Friday

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

Elections for 19 Rajya Sabha seats spread across eight states will be held on Friday with the contest in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan promising to be a close affair between the BJP and the Congress.

Stage set for the last phase of Lok Sabha polls

Stage set for the last phase of Lok Sabha polls

Rediff.com18 May 2019

Polling will be held in all 13 seats in Punjab and an equal number of seats in Uttar Pradesh, nine in West Bengal, eight seats each in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, four in Himachal Pradesh, three in Jharkhand and the lone seat Chandigarh.

Prime accused in Kerala 'honour killing' held, hartal hits life

Prime accused in Kerala 'honour killing' held, hartal hits life

Rediff.com29 May 2018

Joseph, a Dalit Christian, was abducted on Sunday and killed by a gang of criminals allegedly engaged by his fiancee's family.

Congress accusing BJP of stealing mandate in Goa a bit too much: Jaitley

Congress accusing BJP of stealing mandate in Goa a bit too much: Jaitley

Rediff.com14 Mar 2017

"The Congress party complains a bit too much. It accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of 'stealing' the mandate in Goa. It unsuccessfully petitioned before the Supreme Court. It attempted to raise issues in the Lok Sabha," he said in a Facebook post.

PM should be named as accused in coal scam: Parakh

PM should be named as accused in coal scam: Parakh

Rediff.com16 Oct 2013

Asserting that there is nothing wrong in allocation of coal blocks, former Union Coal Secretary Prakash Chandra Parakh on Wednesday said if the Central Bureau of Investigation considers a conspiracy in this case then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh should be held equally responsible being the final decision maker.

Review: Nagaravaridhi Naduvil Njan is a letdown

Review: Nagaravaridhi Naduvil Njan is a letdown

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

Nagaravaridhi Naduvil Njan does not bring any festive cheer.

PHOTOS: Nation bids tearful adieu to its fallen heroes

PHOTOS: Nation bids tearful adieu to its fallen heroes

Rediff.com20 Sep 2016

An emotional farewell was given to the valiant army jawans who lost their lives in the Uri attack, as their last rites were performed in their respective native villages with full military and state honours.

Onion price soars to Rs 80/kg despite normal supply

Onion price soars to Rs 80/kg despite normal supply

Rediff.com14 Aug 2013

Onion supply to the city, which comes from Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, is normal at 12,000 quintals in Azadpur, Asia's largest wholesale market, it added.

Telangana state still has miles to go

Telangana state still has miles to go

Rediff.com30 Jul 2013

Creation of new state entails long drawn administrative process, could take as much as a decade

Money laundering: Swan Telecom promoter moves SC

Money laundering: Swan Telecom promoter moves SC

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Balwa, who along with former Telecom Minister A Raja and 17 others are facing a money laundering case arising out of the 2G scam, on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking setting aside of a lower court order of framing charges against him.

With 91 seats, Left dethrones UDF in Kerala

With 91 seats, Left dethrones UDF in Kerala

Rediff.com20 May 2016

The BJP scripted history by opening its account in the state assembly.

How Manmohan put himself in an impossible situation

How Manmohan put himself in an impossible situation

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

His current predicament stems from a combination of personal failing and circumstance

Coal ministers used to give oral orders, tweak file notings: Parakh

Coal ministers used to give oral orders, tweak file notings: Parakh

Rediff.com25 Oct 2013

In a serious allegation, former Coal Secretary PC Parakh had made a claim that ministers of coal were used to issuing oral orders and wanted file notings which suited them and not the "public interest".

Cong-JMM exploring government formation in Jharkhand

Cong-JMM exploring government formation in Jharkhand

Rediff.com20 Jun 2013

Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha appear to be inching closer towards forming an alternative government in Jharkhand which has been under President's Rule imposed after fall of the Arjun Munda government on January 8.

Jharkhand has been looted shamelessly: Modi

Jharkhand has been looted shamelessly: Modi

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

Kicking off Bharatiya Janata Party's poll campaign in Jharkhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched an attack on the state government over the issue of development and asked the people to free the state from dynastic rule to end corruption.

Why India treats Sukh Ram and Raja differently

Why India treats Sukh Ram and Raja differently

Rediff.com3 Jan 2018

Sukh Ram and Raja were charged with corruption during their tenure as telecom ministers. Sukh Ram was convicted while Raja has been acquitted. One had cash found under his bed; in the case of the other the trial judge mockingly asks: Where is the money? And if there's no money, where is the corruption? So, pronounced innocent. Sukh Ram is a Brahmin. 'Maybe he strayed just that one time, people like that aren't usually corrupt.' And Raja is a Dalit. 'Can you expect any better?' What race is in some places, caste is in India, says Shekhar Gupta.

Rajya Sabha voting in progress; photo-finish likely in some seats

Rajya Sabha voting in progress; photo-finish likely in some seats

Rediff.com11 Jun 2016

A down-to-the-wire contest is likely in some of the seats in the high-stakes Rajya Sabha elections in seven states, especially in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Haryana, where the fate of candidates including senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal and senior lawyer R K Anand is being decided on Saturday.

The rise of India's most non-political President

The rise of India's most non-political President

Rediff.com28 Jul 2015

APJ Abdul Kalam was passionate about everything he did. He was perfect, says Aditi Phadnis

'I always wanted to be a star'

'I always wanted to be a star'

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

Nivin Pauly is elated after the stupendous success of his latest film Premam.

Over a dozen former chief ministers in LS poll fray

Over a dozen former chief ministers in LS poll fray

Rediff.com6 Apr 2014

'Yeh dil maange more' seems to be mantra for over two dozen former chief ministers of various states who are contesting upcoming Lok Sabha elections on different party tickets.

Jab Digvijaya Singh met Arun Jaitley!

Jab Digvijaya Singh met Arun Jaitley!

Rediff.com7 Dec 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday termed the communal violence bill as "the most obnoxious piece of legislation in independent India", saying had it been in place earlier, it would have resulted in punishment of the members of only the majority community over the Muzaffarnagar riots.