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NTPC not to implead in RIL-RNRL case

NTPC not to implead in RIL-RNRL case

Rediff.com2 Sep 2009

The interlocutory application filed on Tuesday made it clear that $4.20 per mmBtu price approved by the government for RIL's KG-D6 gas was without prejudice to the state-run firm's case seeking the fuel from the Mukesh Ambani-run company at $2.34 per mmBtu price committed in 2004.

Review: Avoid Yagna

Review: Avoid Yagna

Rediff.com17 Apr 2009

One more horror film that ends up as horror of horrors. Sree Murali has perfected the art of choosing wrong subjects for him. Priyanka looks sexy in songs. Krishna Brahma shows his poor taste and lack of sensibilities as a director.

PetroMin supports NTPC in RIL case

PetroMin supports NTPC in RIL case

Rediff.com19 Aug 2009

The petroleum ministry on Wednesday pledged support to power firm NTPC in its legal battle to get natural gas from Mukesh Ambani-led RIL at a price committed in 2004 and said the public sector unit's interests will not be compromised.

Lessons from Ramayana, Mahabharata in distant lands

Lessons from Ramayana, Mahabharata in distant lands

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

'I was fortunate to have served as India's ambassador to Indonesia and witnessed on several occasions, the incredible performances of the Ramayana and episodes from the Mahabharata in Jogjakarta and in Bali,' recalls former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.

India needn't match China bullet for bullet

India needn't match China bullet for bullet

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

All that India must aim for is to match China's military prowess adjusted to equal Beijing's India-specific military capability, argues Vivek Gumaste.

The real estate cookie crumbles

The real estate cookie crumbles

Rediff.com14 Apr 2009

We should not be listening to the real estate sector's demands on interest rates. Clearly we know where the problem is, says Govindraj Ethiraj.

Raja Rammohun Roy's tomb restored in Bristol

Raja Rammohun Roy's tomb restored in Bristol

Rediff.com7 Aug 2008

The tomb is located in Arnos Vale Cemetery on the city outskirts. It was built in 1843 by Dwarkanath Tagore, who along with Roy founded the socio-religious reform movement Brahma Sabha (later became Brahmo Samaj). Carla Contractor, a local historian who has interacted closely with the Indian high commission and others to preserve and cherish Roy's association with Bristol, told PTI that the restoration and repair was complete.

'Premonition' lands Pratibha in new trouble

'Premonition' lands Pratibha in new trouble

Rediff.com27 Jun 2007

Patil claimed the late Baba spoke to her indicating that she should be prepared to shoulder greater responsibility.

When Adi Shankaracharya met the chandala...

When Adi Shankaracharya met the chandala...

Rediff.com29 Jun 2018

Pavan K Varma, diplomat, writer and politician, embarks on a quest about Hinduism's great thinker's stay in Varanasi.

Jaswant's wife slams depicting leaders as gods

Jaswant's wife slams depicting leaders as gods

Rediff.com26 May 2007

Sheetal Kumar, Jaswant's wife, said the poster prepared by a BJP worker and a local priest not only hurt her religious sentiments but also that of Hindu community at large.

Dreams come true: IIT-Kharagpur alumni fund scholarships

Dreams come true: IIT-Kharagpur alumni fund scholarships

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

14 students at IIT Kharagpur have been awarded scholarships.

Kalam, an admirer of inner beauty

Kalam, an admirer of inner beauty

Rediff.com24 Jul 2007

The first of the many anecdotes about the president that you will see in the coming days.

Aishwarya must apologise: Pushkar temple trust

Aishwarya must apologise: Pushkar temple trust

Rediff.com29 Dec 2006

Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai has been asked by the management of the Brahma temple in Pushkar near Ajmer to tender an apology for her bodyguard entering the shrine allegedly in an inebriated condition.

Bangkok temple bombing: Two Indians taken into custody

Bangkok temple bombing: Two Indians taken into custody

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

The two Indians, who were not identified, have been taken to a military camp for questioning, The Nation quoted the police as saying.

India, the lamb state

India, the lamb state

Rediff.com2 Jun 2004

Indian eves attend yoga camp

Indian eves attend yoga camp

Rediff.com28 Jun 2005

The three-day yoga camp at Mount Abu will start on Tuesday.

Remittances to India rise on Diwali, Eid

Remittances to India rise on Diwali, Eid

Rediff.com23 Oct 2006

Remittances to India have gone up in the festive season of Diwali and Eid despite the Indian rupee gaining in strength.

Gogoi awaits Sonia's nod for ministry rejig

Gogoi awaits Sonia's nod for ministry rejig

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi awaits the final approval of Congress party president Sonia Gandhi on the much awaited reshuffle of his ministry.

Why the cosmos fascinates us

Why the cosmos fascinates us

Rediff.com12 Sep 2019

The fascination for the skies and what lies beyond has fathered an expansive stockpile of astronomical myths and legends and in India, also an elaborate astrological system, notes Arundhuti Dasgupta.

'India has gone far enough'

'India has gone far enough'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2006

'Now the onus has to be on the US to start delivering.'

'Nehru should have quit as PM in the late 1950s'

'Nehru should have quit as PM in the late 1950s'

Rediff.com10 Jun 2004

'What Nehru valued most of all was the attempted construction of a plural, open, and democratic polity working for change in the lives of all citizens,' says biographer Judith Brown.

UP MLA sentenced to life imprisonment

UP MLA sentenced to life imprisonment

Rediff.com17 Jul 2003

A CBI court found Vijay Singh, who represents Farrukhabad, guilty of being involved in the murder of senior BJP leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Brahma Datt Dwivedi in 1997.

Time for India to inflict pain on China

Time for India to inflict pain on China

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

'China has gone too long as a rogue power, trashing international norms, agreements, and treaties as if they were not the paper they were written on.' 'The ill-advised attack on Ladakh may be the beginning of the end of that nonsense,' advocates Rajeev Srinivasan.

26 tribal militants arrested in Assam

26 tribal militants arrested in Assam

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Security forces in Assam arrested 26 tribal insurgents, including 18 belonging to the NDFB-S, accused of massacring Adivasi villagers on Monday.

Cursed Indian diamond on display in UK

Cursed Indian diamond on display in UK

Rediff.com22 Sep 2005

The diamond is believed to have brought enormous bad luck to at least three former owners, including two Russian princesses.

Review: Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum is interesting

Review: Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum is interesting

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum is not your average run-of-the-mill comedy, says S Saraswathi.

Thai cops give Indian, detained in temple blast, clean chit

Thai cops give Indian, detained in temple blast, clean chit

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

The Indian who hails from Bengaluru has been working with a Information Technology service company in Thailand and his record was found clear, official sources said on Wednesday.

Experts slam Indian stand on Tibet

Experts slam Indian stand on Tibet

Rediff.com3 Jul 2003

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

Here's a recap of moments captured in India in the past 24 hours.

EC gives list of newly-elected LS members to Prez

EC gives list of newly-elected LS members to Prez

Rediff.com18 May 2014

The Election Commission on Sunday called on President Pranab Mukherjee and handed over the list of 543 newly-elected members of Lok Sabha that will enable him initiate the formal process of new government formation.

Sita decides to live or die on her own terms

Sita decides to live or die on her own terms

Rediff.com28 Jul 2018

'On as many as two occasions, Sita is called upon to take a test to establish her integrity and loyalty to Rama and on both the occasions she opts for a course of action on her own terms,' points out A K Bhattacharya, reviewing Bibek Debroy's translation of the Ramayana.

Delhi to go to polls on Feb 7, counting on Feb 10

Delhi to go to polls on Feb 7, counting on Feb 10

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

Election Commissioner V S Sampath announced that Delhi will go to polls on February 7.

Spent 5 days every Diwali in jungle to reflect on life: PM

Spent 5 days every Diwali in jungle to reflect on life: PM

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

"I would reflect and -- the strength that this alone time gave me still helps me to handle life and its various experiences," Modi said.

Poll process starts in Chhattisgarh, EC team takes review

Poll process starts in Chhattisgarh, EC team takes review

Rediff.com18 Oct 2013

The poll process in Chhattisgarh, which goes to assembly elections in two phases on November 11 and 19, was initiated on Friday with the issue of notification by Governor Shekhar Dutt.

Assam government to shut relief camps in Kokrajhar

Assam government to shut relief camps in Kokrajhar

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Over 5,000 people lodged in relief camps in Kokrajhar district of Assam are being shifted to make-shift relief camps in their native villages or close to their native villages under the protection of 24x7 fixed security pickets.

The man who designed the Ram temple

The man who designed the Ram temple

Rediff.com28 Nov 2019

Chandrakant Sompura has either planned, designed, built or renovated over a hundred temples in India and abroad.

Cong moves EC against Kejriwal's bribe remarks

Cong moves EC against Kejriwal's bribe remarks

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Irked by his "bribe remarks" made at a poll rally on Sunday, Congress has moved the Election Commission against AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal demanding action against him.

How Modi outwitted Rao's Babri Masjid calculation

How Modi outwitted Rao's Babri Masjid calculation

Rediff.com11 Nov 2019

'He failed to foresee that the campaign of hatred need not be continuous; a sporadic, scattered campaign is enough.' 'What was important is to keep the pot boiling, not let it overflow like happened during the masjid-mandir days,' notes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

More polling hours this general elections?

More polling hours this general elections?

Rediff.com10 Mar 2014

The Election Commission is mulling a proposal to increase the polling hours during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in light of a jump in the cumulative number of voters in the country and the trend of bigger turnout at recent elections.