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US may kill nationals involved in terror overseas

US may kill nationals involved in terror overseas

Rediff.com4 Feb 2010

United States forces and agencies may kill American citizens abroad if they are found to be involved in terrorist activities overseas, a top US official has said.

MPCA going ahead with preparation for third India-NZ Test

MPCA going ahead with preparation for third India-NZ Test

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

The Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) is going ahead with preparations for the third and final Test between India and New Zealand, scheduled to be held at the Holkar Stadium in Indore from October 8-12, a top official of the state body said on Tuesday.

2006 WC row: Former German footballer Beckenbauer rejects bribery claims

2006 WC row: Former German footballer Beckenbauer rejects bribery claims

Rediff.com18 Oct 2015

Franz Beckenbauer, who headed the organising committee for the 2006 soccer World Cup rejected claims that a slush fund had been set up to buy votes and bring the tournament to Germany back in 2000.

Farmers: 'Government can't hoodwink us'

Farmers: 'Government can't hoodwink us'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

'On June 13, we will intensify our agitation further by stopping trains from plying in the state.'

Xi unveils new vision for Tibet. Should India worry?

Xi unveils new vision for Tibet. Should India worry?

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

The seventh Tibet Work Forum was held in Beijing on August 28 and 29. Delhi should be deeply concerned, at a time India faces a precarious situation in Ladakh, because the TWF also defines China's western border policies, observes Claude Arpi.

UK MP Keith Vaz caught in male prostitute scandal

UK MP Keith Vaz caught in male prostitute scandal

Rediff.com4 Sep 2016

The Labour MP from Leicester since 1987, who is a married father of two, paid for men to visit him one evening last month at a flat he owns in London, the 'Sunday Mirror' claimed.

Narendra Modi is not Donald Trump

Narendra Modi is not Donald Trump

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

The danger to India's democracy is coming from recourse to mobocracy encouraged by the anti-Modi gang, argues Vivek Gumaste.

Karnataka Congress MLA files assault complaint against colleague

Karnataka Congress MLA files assault complaint against colleague

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

A case of attempt to murder was registered on Monday against Congress MLA J N Ganesh in connection with the alleged brawl with lawmaker colleague Anand Singh at a resort, police said.

US bill bars aid to Pak till it cooperates on terror war

US bill bars aid to Pak till it cooperates on terror war

Rediff.com9 May 2012

A Congressional Committee in its budgetary proposals for the year 2013 has prohibited economic and security assistance to Pakistan till it co-operates with the United States in the fight against terrorism and takes action against groups such as Haqqani Network, Taliban, Al Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Tayiba.

2 key farm bills get Parliament nod; Oppn creates ruckus in RS

2 key farm bills get Parliament nod; Oppn creates ruckus in RS

Rediff.com20 Sep 2020

The two bills -- Farmer's Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 -- were passed by Lok Sabha on Thursday.

ICC wants harsher punishment for ball-tampering

ICC wants harsher punishment for ball-tampering

Rediff.com26 Apr 2018

The International Cricket Council asked an internal panel to suggest harsher punishment for ball-tampering and other misbehaviour by players in its bid to establish a "culture of respect".

Did British sow Hindu-Muslim mistrust, as Bhagwat says?

Did British sow Hindu-Muslim mistrust, as Bhagwat says?

Rediff.com13 Sep 2021

70-plus years after Independence, 'Hindu India, metamorphosised as 'Hindutva India', is proving the British right -- and for all the wrong reasons. Mohan Bhagwat should have answers for the why of it, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Ramdev may face trouble on his putrajeevak medicine

Ramdev may face trouble on his putrajeevak medicine

Rediff.com30 Jan 2016

Ramdev has defended the medicine saying it has nothing to do with the birth of a son or daughter

BCCI boss Ganguly advices Rohit against playing in IPL

BCCI boss Ganguly advices Rohit against playing in IPL

Rediff.com3 Nov 2020

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly wants injured senior opener Rohit Sharma to tread cautiously while deciding on competing for his IPL team Mumbai Indians in the play-offs as he risks aggravating the hamstring tear that led to his exclusion from the Australia-bound India squad.

US Congress passes Uyghur bill; China threatens retaliation

US Congress passes Uyghur bill; China threatens retaliation

Rediff.com5 Dec 2019

By passing this bill, Congress is showing that the US will not turn a blind eye to the suffering of the oppressed, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said.

12 injured in grenade blast outside mall in Guwahati

12 injured in grenade blast outside mall in Guwahati

Rediff.com15 May 2019

Two men came on a motorcycle and threw a grenade in front of the shopping mall at arterial R G Baruah Road just opposite the zoo around 8 pm.

J'khand BJP looks at national leadership for guidance

J'khand BJP looks at national leadership for guidance

Rediff.com8 Jan 2013

The Jharkhand unit of Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday night decided to consult its national leadership for the next course of action following the decision of by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha to withdraw support to Arjun Munda-led govenment in the state pushing it to a minority.

Ahead of meeting with Trump, Kim promises to halt nuclear, missile tests

Ahead of meeting with Trump, Kim promises to halt nuclear, missile tests

Rediff.com21 Apr 2018

However, Kim gave no indication of Pyongyang willing to give up its nuclear weapons

Resolution condemning human rights violations in Kashmir introduced in US Congress

Resolution condemning human rights violations in Kashmir introduced in US Congress

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

The resolution said that any changes to the status of Jammu and Kashmir must be made with the direct consultation of the Kashmiri people, who must play a central role in the determination of their future.

2019 poll result will decide Prashant Kishor's future in JD-U

2019 poll result will decide Prashant Kishor's future in JD-U

Rediff.com6 Nov 2018

From devising a seat-sharing formula for the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar for the 2019 Lok Sabha election to wooing young voters, the former poll strategist has ensured his position as number 2 within the party.

'We are objective, fair,' says China; defends UN block on Lakhvi

'We are objective, fair,' says China; defends UN block on Lakhvi

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

China on Thursday said its stand on blocking India against UN action on Pakistan was based on "facts" and in the spirit of "objectiveness and fairness".

Seems Centre wants people to die: Delhi HC on oxygen, Remdesivir shortage

Seems Centre wants people to die: Delhi HC on oxygen, Remdesivir shortage

Rediff.com28 Apr 2021

The Delhi high court on Wednesday said it appeared that the Centre wanted people to die as according to the new protocol on use of Remdesivir for Covid-19 treatment, the drug was to be given only to those on oxygen support.

Cops kicked us in private parts: Jamia girl students

Cops kicked us in private parts: Jamia girl students

Rediff.com12 Feb 2020

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, around 20 injured students under the Jamia Coordination Committee narrated what they claimed were police brutalities. The students claimed over 50 of them received injuries on their chest, stomach and their private parts during the scuffle.

Srini checks in; COA diktat puts BCCI in a fix ahead of SGM

Srini checks in; COA diktat puts BCCI in a fix ahead of SGM

Rediff.com8 Apr 2017

Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Narayanaswami Srinivasan will be back in focus as some of the Board's state units plan to prop up his name at its Special General Meeting on Sunday despite COA seeking Supreme Court directives on this issue.

Trump 'proud' of Kushner's transparency on interaction with Russians

Trump 'proud' of Kushner's transparency on interaction with Russians

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

Kushner would testify before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesday.

Managing Internet tech change wisely

Managing Internet tech change wisely

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

Ajit Balakrishnan on learning from past technology revolutions.

Congress expels 8 Gujarat MLAs for cross-voting

Congress expels 8 Gujarat MLAs for cross-voting

Rediff.com9 Aug 2017

These MLAs are: Shankarsinh Vaghela, his son Mahendrasinh, Raghavji Patel, Bhola Gohil, Dharmendra Jadeja, P K Raulji, Amit Chaudhary, Karan Patel.

The Forgotten Hero of the Indian Air Force

The Forgotten Hero of the Indian Air Force

Rediff.com19 May 2021

Did Vinod Sehgal die in Tsangdgar or was he taken PoW to Tibet or China? Why has the IAF kept so quiet for all these years, asks Claude Arpi.

Modi must oversee India's trade policy

Modi must oversee India's trade policy

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

India needs a National Trade Policy Council, chaired by a minister who reports directly to the PM, says Jayanta Roy, former economic advisor to the Union commerce ministry.

We are not dissenters: Cong's 'Group of 23'

We are not dissenters: Cong's 'Group of 23'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

The letter was not a challenge to leadership but a parchment of action to strengthen the party, Congress MP Vivek Tankha asserted, while former union minister Mukul Wasnik said those who saw the letter as an "offence" will also soon realise that the issues raised are worth consideration.

Centre bans Yasin Malik-led Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front

Centre bans Yasin Malik-led Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front

Rediff.com22 Mar 2019

Gauba said the JKLF spearheaded the separatist ideology in Kashmir Valley and the action was taken following the 'zero tolerance' policy of the central government against terrorism.

Maha AAP leaders 'extremely upset' about party feud; may quit

Maha AAP leaders 'extremely upset' about party feud; may quit

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

In the wake of bitter feud in Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, some Maharashtra leaders of the party have threatened to quit.

Pak confiscates seminaries, assets of JuD, FIF

Pak confiscates seminaries, assets of JuD, FIF

Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

The confiscation of properties of JuD and FIF comes after Pakistan formally placed them in the list of banned organisations on Tuesday.

Nikki Haley sworn-in as new US envoy to UN

Nikki Haley sworn-in as new US envoy to UN

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

She became the first from the Indian-American community to serve on a Cabinet rank position in any United States presidential administration.

Mixed response to Maha bandh, road transport hit, 200 detained

Mixed response to Maha bandh, road transport hit, 200 detained

Rediff.com12 Oct 2021

Barring stray incidents of violence like stone pelting, the shutdown called by the MVA allies Shiv Sena, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party was largely peaceful.

India asks Pak to implement ICJ verdict immediately

India asks Pak to implement ICJ verdict immediately

Rediff.com18 Jul 2019

Rubbishing Pakistan's claim of a victory in the case, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Islamabad has its 'own compulsions to lie' to its people.

In Mizoram, BJP, Congress join hands to rule district council

In Mizoram, BJP, Congress join hands to rule district council

Rediff.com29 Apr 2018

A local Congress leader said that the alliance would not have any bearing in Delhi or in the coming election to the assembly in the north eastern state.

PCB wants ICC to delay Ajmal's biomechanic test

PCB wants ICC to delay Ajmal's biomechanic test

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

Within days of asking the International Cricket Council for dates to conduct the biomechanic tests on suspended spinner Saeed Ajmal, the Pakistan Cricket Board now wants the process to be delayed.

US lawmaker slams Sharif for praising Wani in UN address

US lawmaker slams Sharif for praising Wani in UN address

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

"Disappointed to see the Pakistan PM use the UN to praise a militant group that uses violence to promote its cause," Congressman Ted Poe said in a tweet.

Cricket Buzz: BCCI SGM on Dec 1, five-year FTP to be decided

Cricket Buzz: BCCI SGM on Dec 1, five-year FTP to be decided

Rediff.com16 Nov 2017

The BCCI will hold its Special General Meeting (SGM) in New Delhi on December 1 to discuss a three- point agenda including the all-important Future Tours Programme (FTP) of the Indian team spanning 2019-2023.