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US states to celebrate October as Hindu Heritage Month

US states to celebrate October as Hindu Heritage Month

Rediff.com25 Sep 2021

The proclamations came after various Hindu organisations in the US announced the addition of another major festival, an entire month of festivals, in October as the Hindu Heritage Month.

'Nobody should feel only some opinions are heard, and some opinions are ignored'

'Nobody should feel only some opinions are heard, and some opinions are ignored'

Rediff.com2 Dec 2021

'Have you seen a situation like this anywhere before, globally or in India, where a government says, okay, we are withdrawing a law because you don't want it?'

'Just look at the amount of gold sold during Diwali!'

'Just look at the amount of gold sold during Diwali!'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

'Last Saturday, the largest number of people travelled by air on a single day!' 'There is a kind of hunger among consumers to spend as they have been confined to their homes and not spending for almost 2 years.'

'Yogi wanted to make some noise'

'Yogi wanted to make some noise'

Rediff.com5 Mar 2022

'...to come back to power because it was not doing well.'

'No need to panic about COVID-19'

'No need to panic about COVID-19'

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

'If the government does its job of vaccinating all the population with the booster dose, and also monitoring the virus, and we do our job of wearing a mask and avoiding crowded places, we will be free of this virus in a few months.' time.'

'A bad situation, but I don't despair'

'A bad situation, but I don't despair'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

'India is a founding and permanent member of this 'club of shame': Journalists are murdered on account of what they write or intend to write, but nobody is finally brought to justice in such cases.'

'What is RBI doing when these frauds were happening?'

'What is RBI doing when these frauds were happening?'

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

'Let them put their house in order first.' 'Let the RBI first rectify themselves.'

'How can I as a citizen of this country remain silent?'

'How can I as a citizen of this country remain silent?'

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

'Why should my vaccine certificate, which I got paying my own money, have the picture of the prime minister?'

Priyanka offers prayers at Mahakaleshwar temple in MP

Priyanka offers prayers at Mahakaleshwar temple in MP

Rediff.com13 May 2019

State Chief Minister Kamal Nath, former Union minister Suresh Pachouri and other party leaders accompanied her to the temple.

'China has no regard for boundaries'

'China has no regard for boundaries'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

'Putting tanks on the Ladakh border is not enough to combat China, what is needed to ensure resilience against any cyber-attacks or attacks in outer space or China flexing its economic muscle, as it did with Australia.'

'Government is selling people's trust in LIC'

'Government is selling people's trust in LIC'

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

'The entire value of LIC is created by its shareholders because after the initial invest net of Rs 5 crores in 1956, the government has not given any additional capital to the LIC.' 'If the corporation has expanded and emerged as the biggest financial institution in the country, it is only because of the policyholders.'

'My art is my God and the stage is my temple'

'My art is my God and the stage is my temple'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

'Art has no religion. An artist is an artist.'

'After saade saath saal, Modi govt has come of age!'

'After saade saath saal, Modi govt has come of age!'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

'It has taken 7-and-a-half years for this government to understand the fundamentals of economics.' 'If the prime minister wants to leave an imprint, he has to see to it that this succeeds.'

'The artist in me does get dissatisfied'

'The artist in me does get dissatisfied'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

'In the whole of my career, some ten-twenty characters might have really satisfied me.'

Parents, will you do this for your children on Nov 20?

Parents, will you do this for your children on Nov 20?

Rediff.com19 Nov 2021

'We hope to make parents aware that it takes only a few minutes in a day to be with your children so that they feel they are the most important person at that time.'

14 labourers, baby girl crushed to death by truck in Gujarat

14 labourers, baby girl crushed to death by truck in Gujarat

Rediff.com19 Jan 2021

Those killed include eight women and a migrant worker from Madhya Pradesh, police said.

'Budget has long-term vision'

'Budget has long-term vision'

Rediff.com2 Feb 2022

'There is a vision in the Budget, and the vision is to take India from a largely agrarian, rural economy into a fast-track digitalised economy.'

'NMP is a great way of creating jobs'

'NMP is a great way of creating jobs'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

'This will have a multiplier effect in generating more jobs.'

Modi carries out major overhaul of Cabinet; Sonowal, Scindia brought in

Modi carries out major overhaul of Cabinet; Sonowal, Scindia brought in

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

This is the first reshuffle in the Council of Ministers by Prime Minister Modi since he assumed charge for a second term in May 2019.

'This is the moment to reintroduce wealth tax'

'This is the moment to reintroduce wealth tax'

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

'From March 2020 to November 2021, the combined wealth of the billionaires of this country has doubled.'

Vijay, Vijay, Vijay, Vijay: Just Who is Who?

Vijay, Vijay, Vijay, Vijay: Just Who is Who?

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

Nah, we're not taking about Amitabh Bachchan's favourite onscreen characters.

'Monetisation of assets has come 75 years too late'

'Monetisation of assets has come 75 years too late'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2021

'When the government wants to sell these assets, even if one set of assets gets caught in any quagmire, the whole process will fail.' 'The entire world is watching us.'

'Is journalistic work a criminal activity?'

'Is journalistic work a criminal activity?'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

'The arrest of Kappan, the charge sheet and the way he is being treated show that they view journalism as a criminal activity.'

IndiGo promoters' feud simmers; shareholders to meet on Jan 29

IndiGo promoters' feud simmers; shareholders to meet on Jan 29

Rediff.com3 Jan 2020

The EGM would discuss deleting various Articles pertaining to transfer and acquisition of the company's shares, including 'Right of First Refusal' and ' Tag Along Right', in the company's Articles of Association.

'Our vaccine policy is like temple darshan'

'Our vaccine policy is like temple darshan'

Rediff.com12 May 2021

'If you pay Rs 1,000, you get a special queue.' 'If you pay Rs 500, there will be another shorter queue.' 'There will be a separate queue for Rs 300.' 'Is this the way you give vaccine to the people?'

'Women are more successful in films than men'

'Women are more successful in films than men'

Rediff.com17 Oct 2021

'Women use acting as a way to protect themselves.'

'NMP is very tough to execute'

'NMP is very tough to execute'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

'There will be political opposition, and this monetisation will require continued political will.'

'Cyclones will affect coastal regions more'

'Cyclones will affect coastal regions more'

Rediff.com27 Sep 2021

'We will have to face the effects of climate change for generations to come!'

'Demonetisation didn't impact even 0.001% of black money'

'Demonetisation didn't impact even 0.001% of black money'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2021

'In the total of black wealth, only 1% or less than 1% constitute cash.' 'So, even if cash is completely weaned out, it impacts only 1% of the black wealth.'

'Demonetisation cost India Rs 10 lakh crore'

'Demonetisation cost India Rs 10 lakh crore'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2021

'Those who should have been affected benefitted from demonetisation.' 'And the vast majority who should not have been affected lost out.' 'That is the ultimate result of demonetisation.'

'Should we wait till 10,000 people die every day to close down?'

'Should we wait till 10,000 people die every day to close down?'

Rediff.com6 May 2021

'We don't have any more time.' 'We should close down, and vaccinate as many people as possible.'

How Lives Can Be Saved In Road Accidents

How Lives Can Be Saved In Road Accidents

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

India tops the world with 11% of global deaths in road accidents while we have only 1% of the world's vehicles.

Chinmayanand case: Missing girl produced before SC

Chinmayanand case: Missing girl produced before SC

Rediff.com30 Aug 2019

The SC said that the woman law student did not want to go to her home state Uttar Pradesh.

'With reshuffle, there is an acceptance of some failures'

'With reshuffle, there is an acceptance of some failures'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

'Visibly there is a posturing that everything is fine. That creates a bit of a problem.'

He Gave HIV Positive Orphans A Home

He Gave HIV Positive Orphans A Home

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

'We have struggled to pay the rent, we have struggled to pay the electricity bill, we have struggled to send them to school, to buy books and uniforms but there was food on the table every day!'

'We can defeat BJP in 2024'

'We can defeat BJP in 2024'

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

'We may be weak now, but the importance of the Congress cannot be denied.'

'The top-down management of a party stifles ambitious political leaders'

'The top-down management of a party stifles ambitious political leaders'

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

'We must encourage ambitious leaders and not stifle them.'

Independent Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar joins BJP

Independent Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar joins BJP

Rediff.com12 Mar 2018

He said that his primary goal would be to strengthen the political momentum to replace the Congress government with BJP rule in the coming assembly polls in Karnataka.

'India should start thinking about having its own crypto exchange and crypto currency'

'India should start thinking about having its own crypto exchange and crypto currency'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

'India should start leveraging rather than banning crypto.'

'Only when it comes down to less than 10,000 cases can we relax'

'Only when it comes down to less than 10,000 cases can we relax'

Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

'We still have 30,000-40,000 cases.' 'It is plateauing, but the number should definitely come down more so that we can convert the pandemic into an endemic.'