Chatterjee said it was a matter of shame that this had happened while an inquiry was already on to look into the bribe-for-questions scandal.
The army, deployed in Vadodara after the eruption of violence following demolition of a dargah by civic authorities last week, was withdrawn on Tuesday.
'There is more likelihood of dying from lightning than from vaccine induced blood clots.'
The CBI opposed the plea seeking summoning of former prime minister Manmohan Singh and two others as additional accused in a coal scam case.
Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.
The manner in which a large proportion of common people have mortgaged their rationality and questioning spirit to let hatred, prejudice, and bigotry take over their minds is a cause of worry, observes Mohammad Sajjad.
In the purported suicide note, Raj refuted the allegations calling them 'baseless' and said he did not 'have the courage to face anyone' because people would 'look at me with that eye even if I come clean'.
Sify Ltd, the largest aggregator of bandwidth in India, is finding the going good for its BPO-specific Internet bandwidth solution in India.
Within four years of winning a single party majority in the Lok Sabha with 282 seats -- the first time it has happened in 30 years -- the BJP has lost it.
'Where did this fungus suddenly come from and get all over the country?'
Pakistan's participation in the high-profile World Twenty20 cricket event continued to be shrouded in suspense with the country's government refusing to clear the team's departure unless India provides written assurance of security.
Bollywood bids adieu to Kundan Shah.
The Additional Judicial Magistrate acquitted the six men, giving them benefit of the doubt, according to a lawyer.
Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com gives the lowdown on the 59 seats spread across seven states and one Union territory going to polls in the last and final phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on May 19, 2019.
Bollywood celebs made sure to vote. Did you?
Here is Rediff.com's selection of some stories from Thursday that you may not have read in the morning newspaper.
On his 125th birth anniversary, Congress leaders, President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and others paid tribute to India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
The hits and misses of the week.
Here's looking at the latest style outings of our hottest stars.
The group will not just seek permission for women to offer prayers in the mosques, but also fight for appointing them as 'imams' (clerics).
Paswan said his Ministry has acquired 55,000 tonnes of pulses.
The court said accused cannot leave India without getting its permission.
The hits and misses of the week.
Movies, their motives and time of release make me wonder if we'll ever be able to see India as India and not a reflection of its governments, notes Sukanya Verma.
The hits and misses of the week.
Notwithstanding the claims and counterclaims of different political parties about riding the crest of a populatiry wave in Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday's results of the three bypolls out of the 403 state assembly seats have sprung surprises for all key political players.
Showbiz shaadis that made headlines in 2014.
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
With Thursday's win, the Congress's strength in the Lok Sabha has gone up to 48.
Angered by the killing in the lock-up, a mob attacked the Kotkhai police station.
Earlier, the Allahabad HC rapped the Uttar Pradesh government saying the law and order machinery and officials were directly under the MLA's influence.
Demanding the case be handed over to Central Bureau of Investigation, the victim alleged that the administration has done little to ensure the security of women in the state.
The Vibrant Gujarat is a biennial event organised since 2003 by the Gujarat government to attract investment to the state.
The Delhi high court on Friday stayed the arrest of St Stephen's college professor Satish Kumar, accused of molesting a PhD student, till August 17.
The Mathura MP's Mercedes car reportedly rammed into an oncoming Maruti Alto.
The god of wisdom and success, Ganesha has 108 names.Each name represents one aspect of the god.
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