News for 'andolan'

Case will revive Ayodhya movement: Advani

Case will revive Ayodhya movement: Advani

Rediff.com28 Jul 2005

Ayodhya demolition case to revive Ayodhya movement: Advani

Burglars decamp with Satyarthi's Nobel Prize

Burglars decamp with Satyarthi's Nobel Prize

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

The child rights activist won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. He shared the prize with Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai.

Hardik returns to Gujarat to address Patel community rally

Hardik returns to Gujarat to address Patel community rally

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

Hundreds of Patel community youths welcomed Hardik as he entered his home state through the Ratanpur border.

Who will benefit from the Child Labour Act, Mr Modi?

Who will benefit from the Child Labour Act, Mr Modi?

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

Amendments to the Child Labour Act say children can work in 'family enterprises' but the definition isn't clear, points out Shyamal Majumdar.

Was India underprepared for a lockdown?

Was India underprepared for a lockdown?

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

India is going into the longest lockdown in the world, with the least amount of notice given to its people and the least preparation by its government.

Ram Temple work to start this year-end in Ayodhya

Ram Temple work to start this year-end in Ayodhya

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday claimed that work on the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya would start before this year-end.

'Introduce education rooted in India's culture'

'Introduce education rooted in India's culture'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2014

'There is no harm in children studying the Vedas; it is part of Indian culture and history... The aim is not to saffronise education,' Shiksha Bachao Andolan chief Dinanath Batra tells Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com

Medha Patkar on strike, critical

Medha Patkar on strike, critical

Rediff.com3 Apr 2006

Another Yavatmal farmer commits suicide: VJAS

Another Yavatmal farmer commits suicide: VJAS

Rediff.com20 Jul 2004

Pandurang Kolhe from Loni was apparently frustrated by crop failure and non-availability of any government assistance, the Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti claimed in Nagpur.

Aamir and the Narmada dam: What's your opinion?

Aamir and the Narmada dam: What's your opinion?

Rediff.com18 Apr 2006

A message board on Aamir Khan's support to the NBA.

How long will men clean shit?

How long will men clean shit?

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

On Wednesday, September 18, the Supreme Court denounced manual scavenging as 'most uncivilised and inhuman'. 'It is the notion that they are born to do this which needs to change.'

Congress gives three quota options to Hardik's group

Congress gives three quota options to Hardik's group

Rediff.com9 Nov 2017

The meeting was to know how the party plans to grant reservation to Patidars if voted to power in the upcoming assembly polls in Gujarat.

OBC row: Patels vow to boycott PM Modi's US visit

OBC row: Patels vow to boycott PM Modi's US visit

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

To mount pressure on government for reservation under OBC quota, the Patidar or Patel community members living in the US on Tuesday announced to "boycott" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's forthcoming visit there for delivering him a "strong message" on the issue.

Medha Patkar's condition worsens

Medha Patkar's condition worsens

Rediff.com3 Jun 2003

Patkar vomited on the fifth day of her indefinite fast, but refused any medical check-up when a government doctor's team met her.

'We thought of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha long before Swachh Bharat'

'We thought of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha long before Swachh Bharat'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2017

Initially, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha was about a newly married woman who fights for a toilet in her sasural. But then Akshay came into the picture....

Patel agitation: Hardik postpones 'reverse Dandi March' till Tuesday

Patel agitation: Hardik postpones 'reverse Dandi March' till Tuesday

Rediff.com13 Sep 2015

Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel has again postponed his 'reverse Dandi March', scheduled for Sunday, to September 15, claiming that he has been invited by a Cabinet minister for a meeting with the state chief minister on the issue.

Medha Patkar hospitalised

Medha Patkar hospitalised

Rediff.com26 Feb 2005

She was on an indefinite fast since February 21 to protest against the Maharashtra government's policy on slums.

OBC quota stir by Patels might intensify

OBC quota stir by Patels might intensify

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, state BJP chief R C Faldu, 37 members of the assembly and six ministers are Patels.

Advani's rathyatra damaged our cause: Singhal

Advani's rathyatra damaged our cause: Singhal

Rediff.com29 Dec 2002

The VHP international working president said politicising the yatra damaged the Hindutva cause and turned the Ram Janambhoomi into a single party affair.

Hazare threatens fresh protest over Lokpal

Hazare threatens fresh protest over Lokpal

Rediff.com2 Oct 2017

The social activist said that his team will begin a new movement beginning around New Year.

History is made as UP mosque opens doors for women on Eid

History is made as UP mosque opens doors for women on Eid

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Governor Ram Naik and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav greeted people on the occasion at Eidgah.

Can Congress breach BJP stronghold of 'diamond city' Surat?

Can Congress breach BJP stronghold of 'diamond city' Surat?

Rediff.com7 Dec 2017

Surat -- Gujarat's diamond city and the epicentre of the Patidar quota movement -- is set for a tough assembly poll battle as the Congress has added the face of the Patidar agitation Hardik Patel to its arsenal this time.

Seek a fresh mandate: VHP to BJP

Seek a fresh mandate: VHP to BJP

Rediff.com12 Jul 2003

The outfit, however, backtracked on its demand for Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to resign.

Women activists enter Haji Ali dargah sanctum sanctorum

Women activists enter Haji Ali dargah sanctum sanctorum

Rediff.com29 Nov 2016

The entry by members of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan into the mausoleum came more than a month after the Haji Ali Dargah Trust told the Supreme Court it will allow women inside the inner sanctum of the shrine. Women devotees' entry into it was banned a few years ago.

'Shah or Modi, we will not spare anybody'

'Shah or Modi, we will not spare anybody'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2016

On the eve of Patidars' meeting with the Gujarat government, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti leader Varun Patel speaks to Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore.

To counter Patels: OBCs to get 'maximum' BJP tickets

To counter Patels: OBCs to get 'maximum' BJP tickets

Rediff.com8 Nov 2017

'The BJP's target could be the Kolis, Thakors and other numerically strong OBC communities to negate the shift of the Patel vote bank.'

'Let govt ensure MSP is a legal right just like MRP'

'Let govt ensure MSP is a legal right just like MRP'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

'Government is saying that I will not be responsible for ensuring you get MSP but traders and large corporate will be responsible. 'India now is the only country that is saying such things'

Threats are routine; work must continue: Anna Hazare

Threats are routine; work must continue: Anna Hazare

Rediff.com4 Mar 2015

Social activist Anna Hazare has called upon his supporters to ignore the threat to his life and to continue working.

Hazare to launch 1100 kms padyatra from Wardha to Delhi

Hazare to launch 1100 kms padyatra from Wardha to Delhi

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

Veteran social activist Anna Hazare has announced a 1,100-km padyatra (foot march) to put pressure on the Central government against 'anti-farmer' provisions in the Land Acquisition Act.

Patidar quota agitation leader Lalji Patel arrested

Patidar quota agitation leader Lalji Patel arrested

Rediff.com4 May 2016

SPG chief and quota agitation leader Lalji Patel has been arrested by Mehsana police in connection with the "jail bharo" agitation which had turned violent on April 17.

VHP for temple construction on 'auspicious date'

VHP for temple construction on 'auspicious date'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2003

The outfit will also start a nation-wide agitation, VHP general secretary Praveen Togadia said.

Haji Ali Trust moves SC against HC order allowing entry to women

Haji Ali Trust moves SC against HC order allowing entry to women

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

The HC had held that the trust had no power to alter or modify the mode or manner of religious practices of any individual or any group.

PM Modi to inaugurate world's second biggest dam on his birthday

PM Modi to inaugurate world's second biggest dam on his birthday

Rediff.com16 Sep 2017

The foundation stone of the dam was laid on April 5, 1961 by the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. However, it took 56 years to complete its construction.

Govt denies nod to Patels' Dandi march; Hardik defiant

Govt denies nod to Patels' Dandi march; Hardik defiant

Rediff.com5 Sep 2015

Gujarat government on Saturday denied permission to Hardik Patel's "reverse Dandi march" over the Patel quota issue, less than a fortnight after violence erupted during his stir claiming 10 lives, but the defiant leader vowed to carry out the protest programme on Sunday.

Triple talaq against women's rights, Centre to tell SC

Triple talaq against women's rights, Centre to tell SC

Rediff.com18 Sep 2016

The Union law ministry will file a consolidated reply on the issue in the apex court by the end of this month.

Why I Didn't Vote: 'Democracy is not taken seriously'

Why I Didn't Vote: 'Democracy is not taken seriously'

Rediff.com21 May 2019

We asked you to tell us your reason for choosing not to vote. This is what our readers shared.

Priyanka Gandhi finds unlikely fan in Hardik Patel

Priyanka Gandhi finds unlikely fan in Hardik Patel

Rediff.com23 Feb 2018

"I like Rahul Gandhi at a personal level, but I do not consider him as a leader because he is not my leader," Patel also said at an event.

Besieged by the BJP, Left struggles to stay alive

Besieged by the BJP, Left struggles to stay alive

Rediff.com15 Jun 2017

As the BJP snaps at its heels, can the Communists stay relevant in the electoral game?