News for 'Targetting Uttar Pradesh'

How much are you going to lie, Raut asks PM

How much are you going to lie, Raut asks PM

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

There is no record of Hridaynath Mangeshkar being sacked by the AIR, Raut said.

Mayawati snubs Bhim Army chief on 'bua', 'same blood' remark

Mayawati snubs Bhim Army chief on 'bua', 'same blood' remark

Rediff.com16 Sep 2018

Referring to attempts made by Azad to forge the relationship of 'bua' with her, Mayawati said she cannot have any respectable relationship with such people.

Nation will see Priyanka as 'thief's wife': Uma Bharti

Nation will see Priyanka as 'thief's wife': Uma Bharti

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

Bharti also targeted Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, saying by choosing to contest elections from Amethi and Wayanad, he has accepted defeat.

3,500 jurists, artists slam FIR against Varadarajan

3,500 jurists, artists slam FIR against Varadarajan

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

About 3,500 jurists, academics, actors, artistes, writers and people from other walks of life called the registration of the FIR against The Wire's founding editor an attack on press freedom.

Shaw stars as Mumbai rout Saurashtra to enter Hazare semis

Shaw stars as Mumbai rout Saurashtra to enter Hazare semis

Rediff.com9 Mar 2021

Uttar Pradesh comfortably beat Delhi by 46 runs to reach Hazare semi-final.

Election 2022: From Door to Door to Digital

Election 2022: From Door to Door to Digital

Rediff.com5 Feb 2022

Digital canvassing is expected to benefit from political money looking for alternative blow horns.

2 civilians, BSF jawan killed as Pak targets villages in Jammu

2 civilians, BSF jawan killed as Pak targets villages in Jammu

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

The heavy shelling took place in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts.

Farmers' movement likely to continue till govt brings law on MSP

Farmers' movement likely to continue till govt brings law on MSP

Rediff.com20 Nov 2021

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of the agitating unions, is meeting on Sunday to decide on the next course of action, including on the MSP issue and the proposed daily tractor march to Parliament during the upcoming Winter Session, SKM core committee member Darshan Pal said.

Vijay Hazare: Vidarbha to meet Saurashtra in quarters

Vijay Hazare: Vidarbha to meet Saurashtra in quarters

Rediff.com19 Dec 2021

Summary of results of Vijay Hazare Trophy matches played on Sunday.

SC calls Hathras case 'horrible', seeks report on witness protection

SC calls Hathras case 'horrible', seeks report on witness protection

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

In an affidavit filed in response to a PIL, which has been listed for hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, the state government said it is important that the investigation is carried out by an independent central agency.

BJP targets PM for being absent during polls

BJP targets PM for being absent during polls

Rediff.com12 May 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday took a dig at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying he had been 'absent' during the elections while his senior Cabinet colleagues were confined to addressing press conferences using 'angry and impolite' language against Narendra Modi.

Patanjali to invest Rs 1,150 cr in FY17, eyes doubling revenue

Patanjali to invest Rs 1,150 cr in FY17, eyes doubling revenue

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

Patanjali Ayurved is also looking at entering the highly competitive dairy segment this year.

Kashmir parties seek probe into Hyderpora encounter

Kashmir parties seek probe into Hyderpora encounter

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

Four persons, including a Pakistani terrorist and his accomplice, were killed in a gunfight in Hyderpora locality of Srinagar late Monday evening. The dead also included the house owner and a doctor, whom police dubbed as 'terror associates'.

BJP MP: 'Raj Thackeray has become a Hindu for selfish interest'

BJP MP: 'Raj Thackeray has become a Hindu for selfish interest'

Rediff.com10 May 2022

'Raj Thackeray's political outfit will soon fold up in Maharashtra.'

After Gujarat 'snub', UP to host own Pravasi Bhartiya Divas

After Gujarat 'snub', UP to host own Pravasi Bhartiya Divas

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

Upset over removal of 'UP Rising' posters at Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh government has planned to organise a Diaspora conclave of its own for the first time next month to woo investors and associate NRIs in development of the state.

Ball is in PM's court to come out clean: Sheila Dikshit on Sahara-Birla payoffs

Ball is in PM's court to come out clean: Sheila Dikshit on Sahara-Birla payoffs

Rediff.com27 Dec 2016

Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi wondering why he was shying away from an independent probe into the 'Sahara-Birla' papers.

Rice Economy Faces Turmoil as El Nino Turns Up Heat

Rice Economy Faces Turmoil as El Nino Turns Up Heat

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

In the coming months, globally as well as in India, rice might remain a hot potato.

Friday prayers pass off peacefully in UP: Top cop

Friday prayers pass off peacefully in UP: Top cop

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

He said there was no report of any untoward incident from anywhere in the state.

Priyanka or Rahul, who pulled the plug on Varanasi contest?

Priyanka or Rahul, who pulled the plug on Varanasi contest?

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

While Congress leader Sam Pitroda says it was Priyanka's own decision, party spokesperson Rajiv Shukla says it was Rahul's call.

Budget Session: Opposition to corner govt over China, Pegasus

Budget Session: Opposition to corner govt over China, Pegasus

Rediff.com30 Jan 2022

The session will begin with President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha assembled together in the Central Hall and chambers of both the Houses in view of the COVID-19 situation.

Vijay Hazare: J&K shock Delhi; Karthik steers TN to win

Vijay Hazare: J&K shock Delhi; Karthik steers TN to win

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

Dinesh Karthik hit a quickfire half-century as Tamil Nadu overcame a jittery start to down Baroda by 38 runs.

Amit Shah is making childish remarks: BSP Chief

Amit Shah is making childish remarks: BSP Chief

Rediff.com3 Jul 2016

Hitting back at Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Amit Shah after he needled her on desertions in the Bahujan Samaj Party, former chief minister Mayawati on Sunday said his "childish" remarks betrayed BJP's nervousness ahead of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.

Killer of UP carpenter among 2 LeT terrorists shot dead in JK

Killer of UP carpenter among 2 LeT terrorists shot dead in JK

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

A Lashkar-e-Toiba militant involved in the killing of a carpenter from Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur recently was among two terrorists killed, while three security personnel were injured in an encounter in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said.

'BJP is insecure about the youth vote'

'BJP is insecure about the youth vote'

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

'They have to be seen as being responsive to the employment woes and economic stagnation afflicting many young people.'

Robert Vadra 'will enter politics if people want'

Robert Vadra 'will enter politics if people want'

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra has said he is ready to enter politics 'if people want' and this will allow him to serve them in a major way.

Apple's vendors create 30,000 new jobs under PLI scheme

Apple's vendors create 30,000 new jobs under PLI scheme

Rediff.com29 Jul 2022

Apple's three vendors in the country have hit the milestone of creating 30,000 new direct jobs since the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for mobile devices kicked off in April 2021. Based on the government's estimate that one direct job in the electronics industry helps to generate three indirect ones, Apple's vendors, Foxconn Hon Hai, Wistron and Pegatron, are close to creating 100,000 direct and indirect jobs. The direct jobs that the vendors have created account for a fourth of Apple's commitment to generate 60 per cent of the new direct jobs out of the 200,000 jobs targeted by the government under the PLI scheme within five years.

Migrant workers flee J-K, throng rly, bus stations

Migrant workers flee J-K, throng rly, bus stations

Rediff.com19 Oct 2021

Anxious to return home after the spate of killings targeting minorities, non-locals and other civilians in the Valley, about 50 migrant labourers, many of them from Bihar, arrived at the Nowgam railway station late on Monday night from nearby Budgam district where they worked in brick kilns.

BrahMos engineer's arrest: UP ATS gets 3-day transit remand of accused

BrahMos engineer's arrest: UP ATS gets 3-day transit remand of accused

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

Agrawal was arrested on Monday in a joint operation by the ATS units of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra police at BrahMos' Wardha Road facility for allegedly leaking "technical information" to Pakistan.

UP power crisis: Government fumbles, Opposition cries foul

UP power crisis: Government fumbles, Opposition cries foul

Rediff.com29 May 2014

Are people in large parts of Uttar Pradesh facing the brunt of having rejected the Samajwadi Party in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections?

Can Modi Beat Rajiv Gandhi's 404 MPs Record?

Can Modi Beat Rajiv Gandhi's 404 MPs Record?

Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

Modi wants the BJP to gets an additional 10% of the vote share from what it won in 2019. Plans are afoot to get new faces to replace MPs with poor chances of winning. Sources say more than 100 MPs are like to be axed, notes Modi biographer Ramesh Menon.

G-23 meeting at Azad's house, more Cong leaders join

G-23 meeting at Azad's house, more Cong leaders join

Rediff.com16 Mar 2022

The ambit of the G-23 grouping increased this time as some more leaders -- Patiala MP Preneet Kaur, former Gujarat chief minister Shankar Singh Vaghela, former union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar and former Haryana speaker Kuldeep Sharma -- joined them.

PFI, its activities were under radar of govt agencies for long

PFI, its activities were under radar of govt agencies for long

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

Officials said PFI has been under the radar of security agencies for its alleged role in violent protests in different parts of the country.

Ramdev booked for Dalit honeymoon remarks

Ramdev booked for Dalit honeymoon remarks

Rediff.com26 Apr 2014

Yoga guru Ramdev was on Saturday booked by Uttar Pradesh police for his controversial remarks targeting Rahul Gandhi that drew flak from various quarters with Congress demanding that he give a public apology as he had insulted Dalits.

Ranji: Bengal trounce UP; Nagaland bowled out for 25!

Ranji: Bengal trounce UP; Nagaland bowled out for 25!

Rediff.com17 Dec 2022

Nagaland's scorecard resembled a telephone number, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 7, 10, 0 and 0 not out as they crashed for 25 against Uttarakhand.

Juvenile tasked to kill Salman Khan arrested

Juvenile tasked to kill Salman Khan arrested

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

The juvenile was also wanted in the murder of builder Sanjay Biyani on April 5 in Maharashtra's Nanded and the killing of gangster Rana Kandowalia outside a private hospital in Amritsar on August 4 last year,

Pained by attack on husband, Priyanka says truth will prevail

Pained by attack on husband, Priyanka says truth will prevail

Rediff.com22 Apr 2014

Breaking her silence, a "pained" Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday said her husband Robert Vadra was being targeted for political reasons and asserted that her resolve to fight back will increase the more the opponents attack.

Duleep: South Zone edge North in thriller; face West in final

Duleep: South Zone edge North in thriller; face West in final

Rediff.com8 Jul 2023

R Sai Kishore came up with a splendid all-round show as South Zone trumped North Zone by two wickets in a thrilling finish in the rain-hit semi-final.

Kanpur Muslims wary of BJP's promise to shut abattoirs

Kanpur Muslims wary of BJP's promise to shut abattoirs

Rediff.com16 Feb 2017

Amit Shah's sustained campaigning against slaughterhouses has unnerved UP's leather and meat export industry.

PHOTOS: First eggs, then ink thrown at Kejriwal in Varanasi

PHOTOS: First eggs, then ink thrown at Kejriwal in Varanasi

Rediff.com25 Mar 2014

After eggs, ink was thrown at Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal while he was undertaking a road show in Varanasi on Tuesday following his visit to the Kal Bhairav and Kashi Vishwanath temples.

Goli Vada Pav: From a modest beginning to 300 outlets

Goli Vada Pav: From a modest beginning to 300 outlets

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

Goli Vada Pav has close to 300 stores in more than 60 cities across 16 states.