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In Pics: Inside the GQ Men of the Year Awards

In Pics: Inside the GQ Men of the Year Awards

Rediff.com1 Oct 2018

All the best looks from the GQ Men of the Year Awards.

Land bill: Rajya Sabha names 10 members to Joint Committee

Land bill: Rajya Sabha names 10 members to Joint Committee

Rediff.com13 May 2015

On Tuesday, the government had agreed to refer it to the committee.

PlanCom should be replaced by new think tank: Evaluation Office

PlanCom should be replaced by new think tank: Evaluation Office

Rediff.com24 Jun 2014

Assessment note says panel acts as control commission, especially in fund allocations to states.

Verdict 2019: How did Modi's ministers fare

Verdict 2019: How did Modi's ministers fare

Rediff.com24 May 2019

As many as 48 ministers of National Democratic Allaince government were in the fray in the general elections.

Sitharaman, Goyal, Pradhan become members of key Cabinet committees

Sitharaman, Goyal, Pradhan become members of key Cabinet committees

Rediff.com12 Sep 2017

After her elevation as defence minister, Sitharaman has become a member of the cabinet committee on security headed by the prime minister.

Can Niti Aayog transform India?

Can Niti Aayog transform India?

Rediff.com21 Jan 2015

'A lot will depend on the first Aayog and the power it derives.'

Tribute paid to Veer Savarkar on 125th birth anniv

Tribute paid to Veer Savarkar on 125th birth anniv

Rediff.com28 May 2008

Among other dignitaries who paid tributes toSavarkar were Sushma Swaraj, S S Ahluwalia, V K Malhotra, Shri Santosh Kumar Gangawar, Maya Singh, Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, members of Parliament and many former members of Parliament. Lok Sabha Secretary-General P D T Achary and Rajya Sabha Secretary-General V K Agnihotri, also paid floral tributes at the portrait of Savarkar.

The FIRST EVER pictures of these star kids!

The FIRST EVER pictures of these star kids!

Rediff.com2 Jan 2017

The year 2016 has been the year of babies and expecting star moms. We show you some of the first-ever pictures of their adorable babies, shared on the social media.

Review: <i>Bajatey Raho</i> doesn't meet expectations

Review: Bajatey Raho doesn't meet expectations

Rediff.com26 Jul 2013

Bajatey Raho had a whole lot of potential but failed to realise it, writes Paloma Sharma.

Review: <i>Bajaatey Raho</i> doesn't meet expectations

Review: Bajaatey Raho doesn't meet expectations

Rediff.com26 Jul 2013

Bajaatey Raho had a whole lot of potential but failed to realise it, writes Paloma Sharma.

The real Cannes star: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

The real Cannes star: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Rediff.com25 May 2017

While the media has been going into overdrive over red carpet appearances at Cannes, Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been quietly building a legacy.

NITI Aayog vice-chairman to get Cabinet minister's rank and pay

NITI Aayog vice-chairman to get Cabinet minister's rank and pay

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

Status to enable Arvind Panagariya to attend Cabinet meetings.

Box Office: Angrezi Medium out of theatres

Box Office: Angrezi Medium out of theatres

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

Cinema halls have been ordered to shut down in many cities after the COVID-19 scare, so films are being screened only at a limited number of cinemas.

72 LS seats in 9 states go to polls in 4th phase on Monday

72 LS seats in 9 states go to polls in 4th phase on Monday

Rediff.com28 Apr 2019

The fate of 961 candidates, including Union ministers Giriraj Singh, Subhash Bhamre, S S Ahluwalia and Babul Supriyo of the BJP and former Union ministers Salman Khurshid and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of the Congress, will be decided by about 12.79 core voters in the fourth phase.

Health: Montek for more public sector role

Health: Montek for more public sector role

Rediff.com5 Apr 2010

Pitching for more public-sector role in health, Planning Commission deputy chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Monday health and education are two areas where the private sector is welcome to make investments but the government needs to be dominant.

Why Modi's Cabinet needs talent from the outside

Why Modi's Cabinet needs talent from the outside

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

Modi has the ideas for a new, hopeful India, and an idiom in which to sell optimism to voters. But he doesn't yet have the team for it, and soon enough, questions will begin to be asked by an impatient, non-ideological, I-don't-owe-anybody-anything generation of Indian voters, says Shekar Gupta.

BJP leaders allege phone tapping

BJP leaders allege phone tapping

Rediff.com11 Jul 2007

Addressing a news conference, she alleged that this has been going on since July 4.

BJP praises PM for apologising for Vajpayee remark

BJP praises PM for apologising for Vajpayee remark

Rediff.com9 Dec 2009

The Bharatiya Janata Party has praised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for showing grace in apologising for the demeaning remarks made by a Congress member against Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said this situation would not have arisen had the offender himself done so a day earlier.

In a first, PMO assigns work for junior ministers

In a first, PMO assigns work for junior ministers

Rediff.com30 Jul 2016

Breaking a long tradition, the PMO has ensured that specific divisions in each ministry are allocated to junior ministers.

Does Vivek Oberoi look like Modi? VOTE!

Does Vivek Oberoi look like Modi? VOTE!

Rediff.com16 Jan 2019

Do actors really look like the real life people they portray on screen? It's time to have *your* say!

Sushma meets Jaswant; asks him to quit PAC post

Sushma meets Jaswant; asks him to quit PAC post

Rediff.com31 Aug 2009

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj on Monday met expelled party veteran Jaswant Singh and is understood to have demanded that he step down from the post of chairperson of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee.

'Mamata turned a peaceful demonstration into a battlefield'

'Mamata turned a peaceful demonstration into a battlefield'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

'The CM seems to have forgotten that she is dealing with the Gorkhas, people known for their valour and loyalty to India.' 'It is shameful that Mamata Banerjee and her administration treated them like insurgents, choosing to use live bullets instead of other ways and means to control crowds.'

Worst over, but growth has to wait: Montek

Worst over, but growth has to wait: Montek

Rediff.com10 Jul 2009

Asked whether the improvement in the index of industrial production data, released today, indicates that the worst is over for industry, Ahluwalia said, "We do believe that the worst is over. (But) there is difference between the worst being over and getting back to robust growth.

Budget will be popular, says Montek

Budget will be popular, says Montek

Rediff.com22 Jun 2009

"The word populist has negative overtones, but I am sure (the) finance minister will present a popular Budget. However, we should maintain the mystery of the Budget and you have to wait and see what comes out," Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Alhuwalia said.

'I was shocked to read Jaswant's book'

'I was shocked to read Jaswant's book'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2009

Member of Rajya Sabha from Bharatiya Janata Party, on returning after attending they party's three-day long Chintan Baithak in Shimla, told rediff.com that he was shocked to read former Union minister and recently expelled leader Jaswant Singh's controversial book on Mohammad Ali Jinnah and the way "he degraded the iron man of India Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel."

Three bad taxes and some remedies

Three bad taxes and some remedies

Rediff.com25 Jan 2006

PM hosts farewell lunch for media adviser

PM hosts farewell lunch for media adviser

Rediff.com7 Aug 2008

The luncheon at his residence was attended by Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Ahluwalia, Chairman of PM's Economic Advisory Council C Rangarajan, former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan, Foreign Secretary Shiv Shanker Menon and officials of the Prime Minister's Office.

WEF meet sees high-profile exits even before start

WEF meet sees high-profile exits even before start

Rediff.com20 Jan 2014

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cancelled his visit to WEF annual meeting after a deadly Taliban attack in his country.

PIX: Indraneil Sengupta, Barkha Bisht at an award function

PIX: Indraneil Sengupta, Barkha Bisht at an award function

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

Check out the pictures.

125-member Indian delegation heads for Davos

125-member Indian delegation heads for Davos

Rediff.com19 Jan 2014

The annual talk-fest of rich and powerful from across the world in snow-laden Alpine resort town of Davos will be attended by nearly 40 heads of government among more than 2,500 global leaders from over 100 countries.

Now Smriti is axed from key Cabinet panel

Now Smriti is axed from key Cabinet panel

Rediff.com16 Jul 2016

Her successor in the HRD Ministry Prakash Javadekar elevated as a member of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.

Cabinet rejig: Akbar, Meghwal, Goel likely to get ministerial berths

Cabinet rejig: Akbar, Meghwal, Goel likely to get ministerial berths

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

The MPs from Uttar Pradesh who may be given ministerial portfolios are: Anupriya Patel, leader of Bharataiya Janta Paty's ally Apna Dal; Shahjahanpur MP Krishna Raj and Chandauli MP Mahendra Pandey.

OilMin behind EC stepping in on RIL gas price: Experts

OilMin behind EC stepping in on RIL gas price: Experts

Rediff.com23 Mar 2014

If the EC decides to put on hold a gas price revision for RIL, it would set a precedent for pricing decisions of the government and policy decisions taken but undergoing procedural delays.

It's Chouhan, not Modi

It's Chouhan, not Modi

Rediff.com28 Mar 2014

The BJP's Madhya Pradesh unit prefers the CM over the PM-designate.

More '84 riot victims likely to get compensation

More '84 riot victims likely to get compensation

Rediff.com28 Apr 2008

All genuine victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, whose claims were rejected by the authorities, will receive compensation of Rs two lakh each within a month, a senior Punjab government official said on Monday. Surjit Singh, president of the 1984 Danga Peerit Welfare Association, has accused the Ludhiana district administration of wilfully rejecting deserving claims for compensation on frivolous grounds.

How Congress spokespersons defend the indefensible

How Congress spokespersons defend the indefensible

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

A Ganesh Nadar listens in during Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha's speech to the IMC in Mumbai.

Row over Rajnath's visit to enclaves as Mamata questions motive

Row over Rajnath's visit to enclaves as Mamata questions motive

Rediff.com1 Apr 2015

A controversy on Tuesday erupted over Home Minister Rajnath Singh's visit to Teen Bigha in West Bengal

PIX: Mouni, Bipasha, Nimrat party with Ekta Kapoor

PIX: Mouni, Bipasha, Nimrat party with Ekta Kapoor

Rediff.com30 Jan 2018

When the doyenne of television decides to party, all her friends make it a point to attend.

PIX: Priyanka's lovely Prague holiday

PIX: Priyanka's lovely Prague holiday

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

It's time to travel to Prague with our desi girl.

Goyal given additional charge of FinMin, Irani loses I&B portfolio

Goyal given additional charge of FinMin, Irani loses I&B portfolio

Rediff.com14 May 2018

Irani's deputy in the I&B ministry Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has been given the charge of the key portfolio.