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China's new diktat: Keep western values out of classrooms

China's new diktat: Keep western values out of classrooms

Rediff.com30 Jan 2015

The education minister has ordered varsities to ban western textbooks

Karat on 8-day China tour

Karat on 8-day China tour

Rediff.com12 Jul 2005

Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary Prakash Karat, on an eight-day visit to China, will hold talks with\nsenior Chinese leaders on stepping up party-to-party ties and further developing Sino-Indian relations.

Cops recover letter exposing 'Maoist plan' to assassinate PM

Cops recover letter exposing 'Maoist plan' to assassinate PM

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

The letter says Maoists want to assassinate Modi the way former PM Rajiv Gandhi was killed, say Maharashtra CM and the state police.

Nepal's ex-PM Koirala on weeklong India tour

Nepal's ex-PM Koirala on weeklong India tour

Rediff.com9 Nov 2005

Koirala, top leader of the seven-party coalition fighting against the King's direct rule, will have his heart check-up at the Apollo Hospital in New Delhi.

Controversy erupts over lecture in Mumbai

Controversy erupts over lecture in Mumbai

Rediff.com13 Oct 2017

Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh refuses to 'retreat in the face of threats'.

'Jailed Nepal leaders denied  medicare'

'Jailed Nepal leaders denied medicare'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2005

Leaders jailed after the King took over the country are being denied proper medical care, say family members and political parties.

Trade war is Trump's bid to halt China's rise

Trade war is Trump's bid to halt China's rise

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

Chinese observers believe the Sino-US relationship will be impacted by issues in North Korea, Japan, India, Ukraine and Iran and that conflicts with these 'third parties' will without exception ultimately become conflicts between China and the US, points out former RA&W officer Jayadeva Ranade.

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passes away

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passes away

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

A 10-time Lok Sabha MP, Chatterjee was a central committee member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, which he had joined in 1968. He was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009.

How Buddhadeb may have increased Mamata's worries

How Buddhadeb may have increased Mamata's worries

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

Reluctant to campaign so far, former Bengal CM draws large crowd in first roadshow since poll dates announced.

Two prominent naxalite outfits merge

Two prominent naxalite outfits merge

Rediff.com14 Oct 2004

Jiang, Hu head for showdown

Jiang, Hu head for showdown

Rediff.com13 Sep 2004

Despite speculation, Jiang Zemin is unlikely to quit as military chief at Thursday's plenum.

Xi as ruler for life: Is China's golden age coming to an end?

Xi as ruler for life: Is China's golden age coming to an end?

Rediff.com11 Mar 2018

'Xi's assumption of absolute power is neither complete, nor irreversible.' 'Nor is it safe, for Xi, for his party, or for his country more generally.' 'And the government knows this,' says Mihir S Sharma.

Fugitive ULFA chief Paresh Barua spotted in China

Fugitive ULFA chief Paresh Barua spotted in China

Rediff.com26 May 2015

Paresh Barua, the fugitive 'commander-in-chief' of the anti-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam, has been reportedly spotted by Indian security agencies at various locations in China.

Can Opposition unite before 2019?

Can Opposition unite before 2019?

Rediff.com5 Feb 2018

The road for the Opposition is full of 'ifs' and 'buts', reports Sunil Gatade.

'Days of restraint over, complete jaw for one tooth should be policy'

'Days of restraint over, complete jaw for one tooth should be policy'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2016

Major parties and leaders strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Uri.

PM Modi to address opening plenary @WEF

PM Modi to address opening plenary @WEF

Rediff.com16 Jan 2018

The keynote address will be given by United States President Donald Trump

Sheikh Hasina re-elected Awami League chief

Sheikh Hasina re-elected Awami League chief

Rediff.com27 Dec 2002

The former prime minister was elected unopposed, but in a major shake up many party veterans were dropped.

Give up religion or face punishment, says China's Communist Party to members

Give up religion or face punishment, says China's Communist Party to members

Rediff.com19 Jul 2017

Experts said the direction is meant to maintain party unity.

Mamata, Modi making false job promises, alleges Rahul Gandhi

Mamata, Modi making false job promises, alleges Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com23 Apr 2016

The Congress vice president said Bengal which was once industrious has turned into a "graveyard" in Trinamool Congress's rule.

Minimum wage likely to be revised

Minimum wage likely to be revised

Rediff.com18 Sep 2003

With a view to removing disparity in minimum wages across the country, the national minimum wage is likely to be raised to Rs 70 per day from Rs 50 at present.

The forgotten heroes of Indian democracy

The forgotten heroes of Indian democracy

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

'A robust electoral democracy provides the institutional basis for the generation and regeneration of political hope.'

Tibet developments may put pressure on India

Tibet developments may put pressure on India

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

Samdong Rimpoche's visit to China materialised against the backdrop of strained India-China relations consequent to the face-off between Indian and Chinese troops at Doklam, says former RAW officer Jayadeva Ranade.

Burdwan blast mastermind arrested; son of retired B'desh army officer

Burdwan blast mastermind arrested; son of retired B'desh army officer

Rediff.com8 Nov 2014

West Bengal police on Saturday arrested the mastermind of Burdwan blast Sk Rahmatulla alias Sajid, a Bangladeshi national and stated to be a Chief Commander of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terror group.

Our army can defeat 'all invading enemies': Xi

Our army can defeat 'all invading enemies': Xi

Rediff.com30 Jul 2017

He praised the PLA's combat readiness.

China displays its might in parade to mark 90th military anniversary

China displays its might in parade to mark 90th military anniversary

Rediff.com30 Jul 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said the People's Liberation Army has the confidence and capability to defeat all invading enemies as he inspected a massive military parade at the country's largest military base to mark the 90th founding anniversary of the 2.3-million strong army.

Revealed: How China prepared for 1962 war

Revealed: How China prepared for 1962 war

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

From March 1959 to March 1962, the PLA fought 12 major battles in central Tibet which was seen as an opportunity to train China's soldiers, notes Ajai Shukla.

Ex-Chinese security czar arrested for 'trading power for sex'

Ex-Chinese security czar arrested for 'trading power for sex'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2014

Zhou Yongkang, one of China's top leaders in the previous Hu Jintao's regime, has been charged with trading power for sex, adultery and leaking state secrets.

AAP warms up to LS polls, constitutes two-member panel

AAP warms up to LS polls, constitutes two-member panel

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

To strengthen the party before the Lok Sabha polls, the Aam Admi Party on Thursday appointed a two-member sub-committee to look into its polls preparations and finalise strategy.

China to ease controversial one-child policy

China to ease controversial one-child policy

Rediff.com15 Nov 2013

China, the world's most populous nation, will relax its controversial decades-long one-child population policy which restricted most couples to have only a single child, the ruling Communist Party announced on Friday.

'BJP has started a very dangerous game; it will pay a costly price'

'BJP has started a very dangerous game; it will pay a costly price'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2015

'BJP has started a very dangerous game of political vendetta. It will pay a costly price. There is deep desire on the part of the BJP to take political advantage of certain legal issues.' Congressmen react to party chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul being taken to the court in the National Herald case.

Turbulent times ahead for Xi Jinping

Turbulent times ahead for Xi Jinping

Rediff.com8 Aug 2018

'Does it mean that we are witnessing the end of an era?' 'Probably not, but the post-Trump trade war has certainly brought a lot of instability in China,' notes Claude Arpi.

Why there's trouble on the India-China border

Why there's trouble on the India-China border

Rediff.com29 Jun 2017

'The choice of Dhoka La for the intrusion by Chinese troops is significant and suggests a twin objective of pressuring Thimpu to allow Beijing to establish an embassy there and reinforcing Chinese claims on Arunachal Pradesh,' warns former RA&W officer Jayadev Ranade.

It's official: Sitaram Yechury is new CPI-M general secretary

It's official: Sitaram Yechury is new CPI-M general secretary

Rediff.com19 Apr 2015

He was unanimously elected the new general secretary of the party.

Nepal elects Vidya Devi Bhandari as its first woman president

Nepal elects Vidya Devi Bhandari as its first woman president

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

Communist leader Vidya Devi Bhandari was on Wednesday elected as Nepal's first woman President by the parliament, weeks after it adopted a new landmark Constitution that declared the country a secular state.

When can we expect a 2nd Trump-Kim summit?

When can we expect a 2nd Trump-Kim summit?

Rediff.com18 Jan 2019

'Xi Jinping is keen that the second Trump-Kim summit happens soonest.' 'Kim is reported to have told Xi that he expects to achieve a result from a second summit that the international community would welcome,' points out Dr Rajaram Panda.

Veteran Marxist leader Samar Mukherjee passes away

Veteran Marxist leader Samar Mukherjee passes away

Rediff.com18 Jul 2013

Centenarian Communist Party of India-Marxist leader and freedom fighter, Samar Mukherjee, who was known for his oratory and leadership, died of old age ailments on Thursday.

Modi's China Visit: A Landmark Event

Modi's China Visit: A Landmark Event

Rediff.com25 Apr 2018

'An opportunity is at hand to think big and recast the India-China relationship on a new template, which would help the pursuit of our country's dream of major power status,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.