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Swami Ramdev supporters, CPM workers clash

Swami Ramdev supporters, CPM workers clash

Rediff.com5 Jan 2006

Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Anita Roy said the situation was brought under control within a few minutes. Some Arya Samaj members have been detained by the police.

The many shades of Left and Right in JNU

The many shades of Left and Right in JNU

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

The perception about JNU being 'radical' is one that is as old as JNU itself. But the university is more than just that. At its heart, its campus is a mosaic of ideologies that allow its students to breathe politically.

'Mamata is mentally and physically finished'

'Mamata is mentally and physically finished'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2021

'Our honourable CM is so shameless that she will say the state is among the safest for women.'

2 Goa blast absconders under SIT lens in Pansare murder

2 Goa blast absconders under SIT lens in Pansare murder

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

The Special Investigating Team probing the murder of rationalist and Left leader Govind Pansare suspects role of two more Sanatan Sanstha members, who are absconding in connection with the 2009 Madgaon blast, in the case, police sources said on Monday.

Congress sweeps Rajasthan bypolls, TMC wins in Bengal

Congress sweeps Rajasthan bypolls, TMC wins in Bengal

Rediff.com1 Feb 2018

With Thursday's win, the Congress's strength in the Lok Sabha has gone up to 48.

Wait for CAG report, says govt as Cong steps up Rafale heat

Wait for CAG report, says govt as Cong steps up Rafale heat

Rediff.com18 Jan 2019

Chidambaram said he feels that Dassault 'is laughing all the way to the bank', as the NDA government gave a 'gift'.

Why did the government defer the RTI Act?

Why did the government defer the RTI Act?

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Taking a cue from the prevailing public mood against the political class, the Congress leadership -- Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi -- are said to have clinched the argument in favour of deferring the amendment to the Right to Information Act which seeks to keep political parties out of the ambit of the transparency law.

Pranab cremated with full state honours in shadow of pandemic

Pranab cremated with full state honours in shadow of pandemic

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

Mukherjee's family and relatives paid their last respects clad in PPE kits while conforming to COVID-19 safeguards.

Women voters in Bihar are no longer a silent force

Women voters in Bihar are no longer a silent force

Rediff.com24 Nov 2020

This was the first major election in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Obviously, the women of Bihar were not intimidated by the pandemic and came out in large numbers to vote.

Health insurance proposals: Few hits and misses

Health insurance proposals: Few hits and misses

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

There are few lapses in the healthy insurance proposals.

Students stage flash protest at Jaya mausoleum against NEET

Students stage flash protest at Jaya mausoleum against NEET

Rediff.com6 Sep 2017

The squatted there, raised slogans against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test and demanded justice for Anitha, a Dalit medical aspirant and anti-NEET court petitioner who committed suicide on Friday.

Bihar polls: 584 in fray for first phase

Bihar polls: 584 in fray for first phase

Rediff.com14 Oct 2005

A maximum of 19 candidates are trying their luck from Nwaada constituency while there are just four aspirants each at Dhoraiya, Sikandra and Sahar.

Should we scrap quarterly job surveys?

Should we scrap quarterly job surveys?

Rediff.com16 Jan 2019

A government panel examined the records of employees surveyed by Labour Bureau's quarterly enterprises surveys and mapped it with the EPFO's subscribers and found "unexplained variations" between the two.

Dhumal or Virbhadra? Counting of votes for Himachal polls on Monday

Dhumal or Virbhadra? Counting of votes for Himachal polls on Monday

Rediff.com17 Dec 2017

Himachal has a tradition of change in government after every elections and going by the trend, this time it is the turn of the BJP which is upbeat after exit poll results.

Is cash still the king in TN polls?

Is cash still the king in TN polls?

Rediff.com5 Apr 2021

This time round, even 'petrol coupons' were reportedly distributed for those attending campaign rallies, especially those addressed by top leaders, cutting across party lines. If this owed to the rising cost of petrol and diesel -- which is a poll issue this time -- there were the customary coupons for 'quarter' (liquor bottle size) and non-vegetarian biryani. Some media reports claimed that some of these 'crowds' attended more than one political rally on the same day in the last week, and at times for rival political parties in adjoining constituencies or districts, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

RBI: Downward revision to FY16 GDP estimates likely

RBI: Downward revision to FY16 GDP estimates likely

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

RBI projects GDP growth in FY16 at 7.8 per cent, 30 bps higher than FY15. However, this comes with a downward bias.

Maoists guns down TDP MLA, ex-legislator in AP

Maoists guns down TDP MLA, ex-legislator in AP

Rediff.com23 Sep 2018

The incident occurred at Lippitiputta village under Dambriguda mandal when Araku (ST) MLA Kidari Sarveswara Rao and former MLA Siveri Soma went to take part in a 'grama darsini' (village visit) programme.

Why 2020 will be a year of labour reforms

Why 2020 will be a year of labour reforms

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

As per the recommendations of the 2nd National Commission on Labour, the ministry is codifying existing 44 central labour laws into four codes by simplifying, amalgamating and rationalising the relevant provisions of the legislations.

New RBI governor is not in a hurry to slash rates

New RBI governor is not in a hurry to slash rates

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

As inflation rate is near the upper limit of the comfort zone, experts rule out rate cuts anytime soon

2 key farm bills get Parliament nod; Oppn creates ruckus in RS

2 key farm bills get Parliament nod; Oppn creates ruckus in RS

Rediff.com20 Sep 2020

The two bills -- Farmer's Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 -- were passed by Lok Sabha on Thursday.

How the Communists killed Bengal's industry

How the Communists killed Bengal's industry

Rediff.com19 Mar 2018

Then chief minister Jyoti Basu once told an industrialist that capitalists were class enemies and he should expect no sympathy.

How GST refunds are being resolved

How GST refunds are being resolved

Rediff.com15 Jun 2018

'So far, the government has sanctioned more than Rs 300 billion as GST refunds,' Ansh Bhargava and Aditya Singhania point out.

Why do sections of the media demonise Muslims?

Why do sections of the media demonise Muslims?

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

Today, hour-long, high-pitched 'debates' at prime time, replete with inflammatory visuals and captions, using half-truths, insinuations and lies, pour venom against Muslims and seek to divide Hindus and Muslims, notes Jyoti Punwani.

Political parties out of purview of RTI: Election Commission

Political parties out of purview of RTI: Election Commission

Rediff.com27 May 2018

The order is is contrary to the Central Information Commission's directive bringing six national parties under the transparency law.

Kerala CM files defamation suit against Achutanandan

Kerala CM files defamation suit against Achutanandan

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday filed a defamation case in a local court against Communist Party of India-Marxist veteran V S Achutanandan.

Naxal ambush: Operation to evacuate STF personnel hits roadblocks

Naxal ambush: Operation to evacuate STF personnel hits roadblocks

Rediff.com12 Apr 2015

Bad weather and hostile terrain have hampered the evacuation operation in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Sukma district where armed rebels had on Saturday ambushed a team of Special Task Force killing seven personnel.

Sabarimala: BJP workers block highways to protest leader's arrest

Sabarimala: BJP workers block highways to protest leader's arrest

Rediff.com18 Nov 2018

The BJP/Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and right wing outfits have made it clear that they would not allow any woman in the 10-50 age group to offer prayers at the shrine, where the deity is 'Naishtika Brahmachari' (perennial celibate).

Paralysis = Growth

Paralysis = Growth

Rediff.com16 Jul 2005

Why Vaiko is a loner in Tamil Nadu politics today

Why Vaiko is a loner in Tamil Nadu politics today

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Vaiko's stock dwindles as the DMK's poaching of his cadre continues unabated. R Ramasubramanian reports from Chennai.

Does Kher deserve the boot?

Does Kher deserve the boot?

Rediff.com14 Oct 2004

Anupam Kher has been ousted as Censor Board chief. What is your say?

'We believe in only one leader and that is Mamata'

'We believe in only one leader and that is Mamata'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2021

'Mamata is synonymous with Bengal, its culture, language, traditions.'

Gutka scam: CBI raids residences of Tamil Nadu health minister, DGP

Gutka scam: CBI raids residences of Tamil Nadu health minister, DGP

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

This is perhaps for the first time the CBI raided a serving police chief of a state.

Top Naxal commander killed in Jharkhand

Top Naxal commander killed in Jharkhand

Rediff.com23 Jul 2014

A top Naxal commander and aide of dreaded Maoist leader Kundan Pahan was on Wednesday killed by security forces in a pre-dawn encounter in the forests of Khunti district of Jharkhand.

Pawar eyes Opposition top slot but Mamata won't allow it

Pawar eyes Opposition top slot but Mamata won't allow it

Rediff.com31 Jan 2018

Banerjee feels that as long as Sonia Gandhi is the leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party, she should be the undisputed leader of a united front of opposition parties, reports R Rajagopalan.

BJP govt won't last for more than 2 years: Mamata

BJP govt won't last for more than 2 years: Mamata

Rediff.com21 Jul 2019

The chief minister, speaking at her first major political rally after the Lok Sabha polls, also said the party will launch a statewide protest on July 26, demanding return of black money "siphoned off" by the BJP.

RBI hikes agri loans limit, expects 7.4% GDP growth in FY20

RBI hikes agri loans limit, expects 7.4% GDP growth in FY20

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Here are the key decisions announced by the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday.

'Will the BJP call everyone traitors and send us to jail?'

'Will the BJP call everyone traitors and send us to jail?'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

'O P Sharma pulled me down to the ground and started punching and kicking me.' 'The Delhi police, instead of arresting Sharma and the others, detained me for five hours after this incident.'

BJP gets 12 times more high value donations than other parties

BJP gets 12 times more high value donations than other parties

Rediff.com16 Jan 2019

BJP received chunk of the funds at Rs 437.04 crore, while Congress got Rs 26.65 crore.

Amid protests, third woman breaches ban at Sabarimala

Amid protests, third woman breaches ban at Sabarimala

Rediff.com4 Jan 2019

Sasikala, said she was not allowed to undertake the trek to the shrine and sent back by the police, official sources said that she entered the sanctum sanctorum and offered prayers.

'We are not against economic reforms'

'We are not against economic reforms'

Rediff.com19 May 2004

'We want reforms to end poverty, illiteracy and improve the health conditions of millions of people. We want reforms to ensure that there are jobs for the millions of unemployed youth,' says CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan.