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'This is how...': Tharoor lauds Trump-Mamdani meet; BJP reacts

'This is how...': Tharoor lauds Trump-Mamdani meet; BJP reacts

Rediff.com22 Nov 2025

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor praised the cordial meeting between Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani, while the BJP hopes Rahul Gandhi learns from it.

'China Is Discovering That Hostility With India Is Prohibitively Expensive'

'China Is Discovering That Hostility With India Is Prohibitively Expensive'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2025

'If they can be duplicitous, we can be equally duplicitous.' 'If they offer friendship, we reciprocate.' 'If they choose hostility, we respond with equal hostility.'

US Needs India As Much As India Needs The US

US Needs India As Much As India Needs The US

Rediff.com6 Sep 2025

India-US relations, like Rome, were not built in a day, nor can they be demolished in a day.
All said and done, when the new global order emerges, India can only remain with the democracies, asserts Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

'Ministry Slept, DGCA Slept, IndiGo...'

'Ministry Slept, DGCA Slept, IndiGo...'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2025

'IndiGo will receive a sharp rap on the knuckles -- a punishment, a huge penalty. 'I look towards them creating a compensation fund.' 'I would like to think they would do that for all the passengers who are affected on every single day since cancellations began.'

Trump's tariffs threaten vital ties with India: US lawmaker

Trump's tariffs threaten vital ties with India: US lawmaker

Rediff.com4 Sep 2025

Meeks, a ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats, on Wednesday (local time) underscored "Congress' support for the US-India partnership," following his meeting with Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra.

'Voter Yatra' fails to deliver electoral gains for Mahagathbandhan

'Voter Yatra' fails to deliver electoral gains for Mahagathbandhan

Rediff.com14 Nov 2025

The Voter Adhikar Yatra, led by Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav before the Bihar Assembly polls, failed to deliver electoral gains for the Mahagathbandhan, with the NDA winning across its route.

Lifestyle for environment likely to become national mission

Lifestyle for environment likely to become national mission

Rediff.com30 May 2025

Currently, the NAPCC has eight active missions across sectors like water, energy, and agriculture, aimed at addressing climate change.

'Villains Are The Most Interesting To Design For'

'Villains Are The Most Interesting To Design For'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2025

'Every film had its challenges, but Mr India, Sadak and Gandhi were the toughest.' 'Mr India needed imagination, Sadak needed sensitivity and Gandhi demanded historical authenticity.'

Trump's H1B Diktat Fuels Anxiety For Indians

Trump's H1B Diktat Fuels Anxiety For Indians

Rediff.com24 Sep 2025

Social media feeds and immigration forums lit up with questions from workers and families who feared they might be stranded abroad, unable to return to their jobs or reunite with loved ones.

Maruti Suzuki to drive in 8 SUVs in 5 years

Maruti Suzuki to drive in 8 SUVs in 5 years

Rediff.com29 Oct 2025

Maruti Suzuki will introduce eight SUVs over the next five years taking its overall model range to 28 as it aims to regain 50 per cent market share in the domestic passenger vehicle segment, Suzuki Motor Corporation Representative Director and President Toshihiro Suzuki said on Wednesday.

Where The Victims Of The Kanishka Terror Attack Are Not Forgotten

Where The Victims Of The Kanishka Terror Attack Are Not Forgotten

Rediff.com28 Nov 2025

Names and names and names and names... 329 in all. Some Indian. Some Canadian. Some British. Berry. Gupta. Jain. James. Bhatt. Beauchesne. Chatlani. Enayati. Lougheed.... Vaihayasi Pande Daniel visits Ahakista, Ireland, home to the memorial for the worst terrorist atrocity in India's history.

Sensational Suryavanshi blasts his way into record books again!

Sensational Suryavanshi blasts his way into record books again!

Rediff.com14 Nov 2025

Smashes second fastest T20 hundred by an Indian batter at India A's Asia Cup Rising Stars match against UAE on Friday.

Pakistan PM to raise Kashmir in United Nations speech

Pakistan PM to raise Kashmir in United Nations speech

Rediff.com26 Sep 2014

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would raise the Kashmir issue in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, the government said while ruling out resumption of any dialogue with India unless the initiative in this regard is taken by New Delhi.

2,417 Indians deported or repatriated from US since Jan: Govt

2,417 Indians deported or repatriated from US since Jan: Govt

Rediff.com26 Sep 2025

During the weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India's firm stance against illegal migration, emphasising commitment to promoting legal pathways for migration.

Putin to visit India in December, first in 4 years

Putin to visit India in December, first in 4 years

Rediff.com1 Oct 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India around December 5 to hold annual summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to further solidify bilateral strategic ties.

Russia to remain India's No 1 crude oil supplier: Analysts

Russia to remain India's No 1 crude oil supplier: Analysts

Rediff.com5 Oct 2025

India's crude oil imports from Russia saw a marginal decline in September, but continued to account for over one-third of the country's total oil purchases, despite US pressure to curb the trade over concerns that it supports Moscow's war effort in Ukraine. India's crude imports in September were around 4.7 million barrels per day, up 220,000 bpd month-on-month and flat year-on-year.

US tariffs to hit 8% of India's auto component output

US tariffs to hit 8% of India's auto component output

Rediff.com17 Sep 2025

High US tariffs are expected to affect close to 8 per cent of India's overall auto component production, ratings firm Icra said on Wednesday. Indian auto component exporters are at a relative disadvantage compared to most other Asian exporting nations, highlighting the importance of concluding an India-US bilateral trade agreement, it added.

Vidarbha crush Rest of India to win Irani Cup by 93

Vidarbha crush Rest of India to win Irani Cup by 93

Rediff.com5 Oct 2025

Yash Dhull smashed his way to 92 but Vidarbha bowling unit proved too good for Rest of India as they comfortably won the Irani Cup by 93 runs in Nagpur on Sunday.

India's cricket jersey gets new sponsor - Apollo Tyres

India's cricket jersey gets new sponsor - Apollo Tyres

Rediff.com16 Sep 2025

Apollo Tyres has been locked in as the new jersey sponsor for the Indian cricket team following the exit of online game platform Dream11, a senior BCCI official told PTI on Tuesday.

SC orders removal of stray animals from highways, expressways

SC orders removal of stray animals from highways, expressways

Rediff.com8 Nov 2025

The Supreme Court has directed the removal of all cattle and other stray animals from highways and expressways, citing safety concerns and frequent accidents.

How India Got The MiG-21 63 Years Ago

How India Got The MiG-21 63 Years Ago

Rediff.com26 Sep 2025

The MiG-21 episode demonstrates that procurement is always strategic.
Choices about what aircraft to acquire, who builds them, who supplies the spares, who trains the pilots and technicians are decisions with political consequences lasting for decades.

Modi's Risky Gamble With The Taliban

Modi's Risky Gamble With The Taliban

Rediff.com21 Oct 2025

Developing relations with the Taliban is needed, but plunging headlong into Afghanistan without due thought will be akin to the rooster entering a KFC outlet, warns Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (Retd).

Pent-up demand boosted retail health insurance segment in October

Pent-up demand boosted retail health insurance segment in October

Rediff.com19 Nov 2025

Even as non-life insurers reported muted premium growth in October, standalone health insurers saw a robust 38 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) surge. This growth was driven by pent-up demand in the retail health insurance segment.

Rethinking Homework in India's Classrooms

Rethinking Homework in India's Classrooms

Rediff.com8 Sep 2025

With the rise of digital classrooms, students are often asked to create videos, prepare slideshows or use online research to complete assignments. 'We are glad that children are not spending hours copying notes in the name of homework but even now parents end up doing or supporting a major portion of the homework.'

Oppn seeks speedy probe into Red Fort blast, raises security concerns

Oppn seeks speedy probe into Red Fort blast, raises security concerns

Rediff.com11 Nov 2025

Opposition parties in India are demanding a thorough and speedy investigation into a car blast near the Red Fort in Delhi that resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries. They are also raising concerns about the security situation in the national capital and questioning the government's handling of the matter.

Shah announces R-Day style parade in Guj on Oct 31. Here's why

Shah announces R-Day style parade in Guj on Oct 31. Here's why

Rediff.com31 Oct 2025

The Union home minister said that on November 15, a grand celebration will be held at the 'Statue of Unity' to mark the birth anniversary of tribal icon Birsa Munda.

India not pushing for an alternative to US dollar

India not pushing for an alternative to US dollar

Rediff.com10 Sep 2025

Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said that the country is not pursuing any proposal to replace the US dollar as international currency for global trade. "No, certainly not. I think India is not part of any such initiative," he said in response to a question if India is looking at an alternative currency to the US dollar for global trade.

IndiGo Crisis: 'Well-Orchestrated To Pressure Government, DGCA'

IndiGo Crisis: 'Well-Orchestrated To Pressure Government, DGCA'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2025

'Where rostering systems are automated and duty time software interfaces directly with DGCA, the assertion that they suddenly discovered crew shortages is simply implausible.' 'If adequate crew planning hasn't materialised within 12 to 24 months from inception, how will 45 days -- from December 5 to February 12 -- suddenly resolve matters?'

'India Is Laundromat For The Kremlin'

'India Is Laundromat For The Kremlin'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2025

'India is cosying up to Xi Jinping. They don't need the Russian oil. It's a refining profiteering scheme.'

China, Pakistan Seek UN Terror Tag for Baloch Militant Group

China, Pakistan Seek UN Terror Tag for Baloch Militant Group

Rediff.com18 Sep 2025

Pakistan and China have submitted a joint bid at the UN Security Council to designate the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its suicide wing - Majeed Brigade - as a terrorist entity under the Council's 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee.

'Conspicuously muted': Sonia Gandhi slams govt's Palestine stance

'Conspicuously muted': Sonia Gandhi slams govt's Palestine stance

Rediff.com25 Sep 2025

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi criticizes the Modi government's stance on Palestine, calling it a 'profound silence' and an abdication of humanity and morality. She argues that India needs to demonstrate leadership on the issue and that the government's actions are driven by personal friendship rather than constitutional values or strategic interests.

Will festive season bring cheers to India's housing sector after 3 weak quarters?

Will festive season bring cheers to India's housing sector after 3 weak quarters?

Rediff.com13 Oct 2025

After three straight quarters of decline, India's housing market is pinning hopes on the ongoing festival season to revive sales momentum. While 2025 may still end with sales volumes below 2024 levels, developers believe the seasonally strong October-December quarter could narrow the gap, aided by stable interest rates, festive incentives, and resilient demand in the premium segment.

'India Is Collateral Damage Between Trump And Putin'

'India Is Collateral Damage Between Trump And Putin'

Rediff.com10 Sep 2025

'The President's expectations shifted. The goal post moved and India didn't realize that the goal post had moved.'

'Problem Is Not Family-Owned Businesses'

'Problem Is Not Family-Owned Businesses'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2025

'Instead of one or two families controlling 10% to 15% of GDP, it has to be broad based. Then, the resilience of the economy also will be higher.' 'Then, if something happens to one business, it will not hurt the economy badly.'

Windies look to legends for spark before India Test

Windies look to legends for spark before India Test

Rediff.com9 Oct 2025

'My focus is to keep motivating the guys so that we continue playing positive cricket and turn around our current situation.'

India stopped Op Sindoor on condition that...: Rajnath

India stopped Op Sindoor on condition that...: Rajnath

Rediff.com29 Jul 2025

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated India's readiness to assist Pakistan in combating terrorism if it cannot act on its own, highlighting Operation Sindoor as a demonstration of India's capabilities. He also criticized Pakistan's appointment to a UN counter-terrorism committee.

'I'm the only one who bowls at 150kph'

'I'm the only one who bowls at 150kph'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2025

Those who bowl at 150 kph are kings, but I am also working on slower balls, yorkers: Umran Malik

Mahagathbandhan likely to name Tejashwi as CM face today

Mahagathbandhan likely to name Tejashwi as CM face today

Rediff.com23 Oct 2025

As the election dates come closer, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav is likely to be announced as the chief ministerial candidate by the opposition Mahagathbandhan on Thursday.

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