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'Rajiv Gandhi's legacy is quite inspirational'

'Rajiv Gandhi's legacy is quite inspirational'

Rediff.com21 May 2021

'Some of his decisions were not so good, but his intentions were always guided by a deep national interest.'

50 Dalit families in MP seek CM's nod for euthanasia

50 Dalit families in MP seek CM's nod for euthanasia

Rediff.com24 Jul 2016

However, district authorities denied receiving any such complaint and said a case in this regard was being being heard in court.

Over 4,000 cases pending against MPs, MLAs across India, SC told

Over 4,000 cases pending against MPs, MLAs across India, SC told

Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

Names of CMs of Punjab and Karnataka along with a former CM found mention in the list.

Vyapam scam: MP govt seeks SIT probe into scribe's death

Vyapam scam: MP govt seeks SIT probe into scribe's death

Rediff.com5 Jul 2015

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday assured that he will hand over the investigation of journalist Akshay Singh's death to the Special Investigation Team.

Why Privacy must be a Fundamental Right

Why Privacy must be a Fundamental Right

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

Privacy is liberty itself. And in ruling on it, the Supreme Court must not only seize the concerns of today but also gaze into the future, says Apar Gupta.

Morarka defends Dalmiya's appointment

Morarka defends Dalmiya's appointment

Rediff.com12 Sep 2004

BCCI vice-president Kamal Morarka said the appointment as BCCI patron-in-chief is in accordance with the rules laid down in the Board's constitution.

Reimagining environmental governance won't be easy

Reimagining environmental governance won't be easy

Rediff.com30 May 2019

Successive governments focused on altering the clearance processes but largely gave a pass to the second, and essential, element of environmental regulations for monitoring pollution levels and how industries followed conditions laid down for clearances.

Illegal infiltration and national security: BJP's main weapons for 2019

Illegal infiltration and national security: BJP's main weapons for 2019

Rediff.com30 Sep 2018

Though it has been accused of politicising the army action and its critics have also referred to the growing violence in Kashmir under its tenure to question the effectiveness of its policies, the saffron party believes that the surgical strikes continue to have resonance on the ground and can help it build a positive narrative in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Congress tastes victory in MP local body polls

Congress tastes victory in MP local body polls

Rediff.com27 Dec 2015

The Congress won in five local bodies, while the BJP was confined to three.

Report cites MoD note saying PMO held parallel Rafale negotiations

Report cites MoD note saying PMO held parallel Rafale negotiations

Rediff.com8 Feb 2019

Sitharaman criticised the news report for raising issues 'selectively' and ignoring the then defence minister Manohar Parrikar's reply.

The maverick who changed India's legal education

The maverick who changed India's legal education

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

Whenever the history of India's National Law Schools is written, N R Madhava Menon's name will be deeply inscribed in it, says Mohammad Zeeshan Ahmad.

Ailing MP Governor being flown to Lucknow for son's funeral

Ailing MP Governor being flown to Lucknow for son's funeral

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

Ailing MP Governor Ram Naresh Yadav is being taken to Lucknow to attend the last rites of his son Shailesh, who died under mysterious conditions.

70 Vyampam accused write to Prez seeking bail or nod to end lives

70 Vyampam accused write to Prez seeking bail or nod to end lives

Rediff.com9 Aug 2015

The 70 accused have been arrested on charge of cracking the pre-medical test conducted by scam-ridden Vyapam, using unfair means.

'Huge, giant step for women': SC verdict on instant talaq hailed

'Huge, giant step for women': SC verdict on instant talaq hailed

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

Leaders across the political spectrum, social activists and top jurists on Tuesday hailed the landmark Supreme Court verdict banning the practice of instant divorce among Muslims.

RSS sacks Goa chief who led black flag march against Amit Shah

RSS sacks Goa chief who led black flag march against Amit Shah

Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

Sources said that Velingkar was planning to float a new political outfit to fight the ruling BJP in the state which has not gone down well with the RSS.

What venom! What vilification!

What venom! What vilification!

Rediff.com11 May 2019

'The vitriolic campaign now in progress, the underlying threat of violence, and the elevation of Pragya Thakur as a star candidate are key markers in the BJP's obstacle-strewn march back to New Delhi,' says Sunil Sethi.

Why is Shivraj running away from scam allegations, asks Cong

Why is Shivraj running away from scam allegations, asks Cong

Rediff.com13 Nov 2013

Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh assembly Ajay Singh has dared the state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for a debate on the charges leveled against his government by Congress.

Why politicians are keeping away from CAA protests

Why politicians are keeping away from CAA protests

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

Why are the protesters still on their own and why are political parties abstaining from joining this mass movement? Aakar Patel explains.

Bureaucracy 'cooked up' Army scare story: V K Singh

Bureaucracy 'cooked up' Army scare story: V K Singh

Rediff.com24 Feb 2014

Amidst a fresh controversy over suspicious movement of Army units towards Delhi in 2012, former Army Chief Gen V K Singh on Monday said the bureaucracy had tried to "cook up" something even though it was a routine exercise.

MP Lokayukta dumps RTI query on foreign tours

MP Lokayukta dumps RTI query on foreign tours

Rediff.com23 Feb 2014

The Madhya Pradesh Special Police Establishment (also known as Lokayukta) is exempted under Section 24 of the RTI Act as per directions of the state government, it said in a reply to an RTI query.

Will not disappoint country, says CBI after taking over Vyapam probe

Will not disappoint country, says CBI after taking over Vyapam probe

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

The investigative agency has been asked to file its report to the apex court on July 24.

After 5 decades in India, Chinese soldier who crossed over to visit home

After 5 decades in India, Chinese soldier who crossed over to visit home

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

Wang Qi, now 77, was caught when he entered the Indian territory shortly after the Sino-India War of 1962. He was later released from jail.

Don't accept Rs 60 crore: Uphaar victims' kin to Kejriwal government

Don't accept Rs 60 crore: Uphaar victims' kin to Kejriwal government

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

During the 30-minute-long meeting, the delegation also urged the chief minister to make stringent law for punishment in man-made disasters.

For us Vyapam is just a small scam, says senior BJP leader

For us Vyapam is just a small scam, says senior BJP leader

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kailash Vijaywargiya on Monday stroked a controversy when he termed the 'Vyapam' scam as a "small scandal" even as the CBI took over the probe into the massive admission and recruitment scandal which has rocked Madhya Pradesh.

Day after bandh, houses of Dalit politicians attacked in Rajasthan, MP

Day after bandh, houses of Dalit politicians attacked in Rajasthan, MP

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

The houses of a sitting and a former MLA, both Dalits, were set afire by a violent mob.

Only 5% scams exposed so far: 'Vyapam' whistleblower

Only 5% scams exposed so far: 'Vyapam' whistleblower

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

Pandey is living in New Delhi along with his family.

Vyapam scam: CBI conducts searches at 40 places in UP, MP

Vyapam scam: CBI conducts searches at 40 places in UP, MP

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

The searches spanned across Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Rewa, Jabalpur, Lucknow and Allahabad among other cities, CBI sources said.

Fortune names its World's 50 Greatest Leaders

Fortune names its World's 50 Greatest Leaders

Rediff.com20 Apr 2018

The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas and other United States schools, Tim Cook, India's Indira Jaising and Mukesh Ambani. The names mentioned above have nothing in common... until now. They have all been named as Fortune's World's 50 Greatest Leaders. Here are some of the prominent names mentioned in the list.

AAP wants Congress and BJP to disclose names of fund-givers

AAP wants Congress and BJP to disclose names of fund-givers

Rediff.com29 Mar 2014

Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday challenged Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party to disclose the names of the people from whom they have got more than 80 per cent of their funds being spent in the Lok Sabha election campaign.

Lalitgate: Govt slams Cong in LS; Rahul says PM 'does not have guts'

Lalitgate: Govt slams Cong in LS; Rahul says PM 'does not have guts'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

The Congress party's campaign for resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Parliament on Wednesday came to a naught as the minister made a spirited defence.

ATS arrests fugitive IM man Afzal Usmani from UP

ATS arrests fugitive IM man Afzal Usmani from UP

Rediff.com28 Oct 2013

Fugitive Indian Mujahideen operative Afzal Usmani, who had escaped from a Mumbai court last month, was rearrested by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad from Uttar Pradesh on Sunday when he was trying to flee to Nepal.

Malegaon blast accused sadhavi urges HC for bail, NIA opposes

Malegaon blast accused sadhavi urges HC for bail, NIA opposes

Rediff.com12 Feb 2014

Sadhavi Pragya Thakur, the prime accused in 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts, on Wednesday sought bail in the Bombay high court on the ground that she was sick and had spent more than five years behind the bars but the prosecution opposed the relief to her saying there was evidence against her.

Chinese soldier, living in India for over 50 years, reunited with family

Chinese soldier, living in India for over 50 years, reunited with family

Rediff.com11 Feb 2017

Wang Qi, 77, was received by his close Chinese relatives, besides officials of the China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Indian embassy when he arrived in Beijing along with his son, daughter-in-law and grand daughter from Delhi-Beijing flight.

Vyapam: Whistle-blower transferred, SC allows SIT to file chargesheets

Vyapam: Whistle-blower transferred, SC allows SIT to file chargesheets

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

A whistle-blower in Madhya Pradesh's Vyapam scam was transferred even as the Supreme Court on Monday allowed the SIT and STF of the state to file chargesheets in the cases.

Vyapam scam: CBI begins probing mysterious death of MP Guv's son

Vyapam scam: CBI begins probing mysterious death of MP Guv's son

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

CBI on Monday started a preliminary enquiry to probe the mysterious death of Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav's son Shailesh whose name had figured in the multi-crore rupee MPPEB scam, also known as Vyapam.

CBI registers three fresh FIRs in Vyapam scam

CBI registers three fresh FIRs in Vyapam scam

Rediff.com17 Jul 2015

Three fresh cases have been registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with multi-crore rupee Vyapam scam.

Sheena Bora Murder trial: No, Peter's not writing a letter to Indrani. Yet.

Sheena Bora Murder trial: No, Peter's not writing a letter to Indrani. Yet.

Rediff.com13 Nov 2017

'If I have to write a letter I will give it to the media. They will put it out.'

Rahul Bajaj and his phantoms of fear

Rahul Bajaj and his phantoms of fear

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

'I suggest Rahul Bajaj come out in the open and give us his own white paper on the perceived sense of fear that he thinks haunts corporate India,' says Dr Sudhir Bisht.

Delhi smog: 37 flights diverted; air quality worsens

Delhi smog: 37 flights diverted; air quality worsens

Rediff.com4 Nov 2019

Pollution levels in Delhi and satellite towns shot up again on Sunday morning, with the air quality bordering the 'severe plus' category at several places.