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'Censorship has now increased manifold'

'Censorship has now increased manifold'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

'Nowadays anyone can get up and say his sentiments are hurt, that his faith is being disturbed.' 'Or he can say he doesn't like the size of Amol Palekar's nose, so chop it off.'

Heated exchange in Lok Sabha over 'misuse' of CBI

Heated exchange in Lok Sabha over 'misuse' of CBI

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

Principal opposition Congress too staged a walk out saying its members should have been the first ones to speak but were being denied a chance.

Paddington 2 Review: Sweet, snuggly sequel!

Paddington 2 Review: Sweet, snuggly sequel!

Rediff.com11 Jan 2018

'While the kids are sure to learn a thing or two about good behaviour, it's the spirit of community living gently conveyed in scenes of Paddington's selfless involvement around his neighbourhood that make the film a lot more timely than expected from standard children's fare,' notes Sukanya Verma.

25 POETIC FRAMES of Parinda

25 POETIC FRAMES of Parinda

Rediff.com25 May 2020

Every single one of Parinda's magnificent frames is a masterclass in slick. Sukanya Verma tells us why.

EPL: City coach Pellegrini snubs Mourinho after loss

EPL: City coach Pellegrini snubs Mourinho after loss

Rediff.com28 Oct 2013

ManchesterCity manager Manuel Pellegrini walked straight down the players' tunnel without shaking hands with counterpart Jose Mourinho after Chelsea snatched a 90th-minute winner on Sunday.

How to quit gracefully

How to quit gracefully

Rediff.com3 Aug 2015

Make it a priority to continue to work hard, attend meetings, and finish projects during your final days at your current company.

PM's raincoat remark at Manmohan invites criticism

PM's raincoat remark at Manmohan invites criticism

Rediff.com9 Feb 2017

Modi was at the receiving end of criticism from across the political spectrum, dubbing the barb as demeaning.

Has Xi Jinping gone bonkers?

Has Xi Jinping gone bonkers?

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

'It doesn't look as if any sensible, worldly wise, person is in charge in China.' 'If at all anybody is in charge, it can only be a bunch of bumpkins of whom Xi has become a puppet,' observes B S Raghavan, the veteran civil servant.

Punjab CM raids offices of ministers, finds 8 of them 'absent'

Punjab CM raids offices of ministers, finds 8 of them 'absent'

Rediff.com17 Jun 2014

Eight Punjab cabinet ministers and a senior bureaucrat were found to be "absent" from office during a surprise check on Tuesday by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

Modi warms up to Deve Gowda, attacks Rahul for 'insulting' ex-PM

Modi warms up to Deve Gowda, attacks Rahul for 'insulting' ex-PM

Rediff.com1 May 2018

Modi's remarks assume significance as they come after most pollsters predicted a fractured verdict in the assembly elections, with no party attaining a majority on its own.

Do your homework before taking on Congress: Modi to BJP

Do your homework before taking on Congress: Modi to BJP

Rediff.com17 Aug 2013

Bharatiya Janata Party Election Campaign Committee chief Narendra Modi on Saturday asked party spokespersons and panelists to take on the Congress and experts with leanings towards that party in media debates only after conducting in-depth and comprehensive research.

Decide on FIRs against Mishra, others by Thursday: HC to police

Decide on FIRs against Mishra, others by Thursday: HC to police

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

The apex court lashed out at the law enforcing agencies for allowing the 'instigators of violence' to get away and said they should act as per law without waiting for somebody's nod.

US Senate REJECTS bill seeking special status for India

US Senate REJECTS bill seeking special status for India

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent address to a joint session of Congress, top Republican senator John McCain had moved an amendment to the National Defence Authorisation Act which if passed would have recognised India as a global strategic and defence partner.

Mobiles banned in K'taka assembly after MLA caught gazing at Priyanka's pic

Mobiles banned in K'taka assembly after MLA caught gazing at Priyanka's pic

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

Use of mobile phones in the Karnataka assembly was banned on Friday, a day after the House was rocked by chaos over a Bharatiya Janata Party member watching a zoomed in picture of Priyanka Gandhi during proceedings.

Ruckus in RS over Telangana, Tamil fishermen issues

Ruckus in RS over Telangana, Tamil fishermen issues

Rediff.com7 Feb 2014

Ruckus over Telangana statehood issue and plight of Tamil fishermen disrupted proceedings in the Rajya Sabha for the third consecutive day on Friday, leading to two adjournments before lunch.

Amid intolerance debate, BJP MPs told to avoid provocative statements

Amid intolerance debate, BJP MPs told to avoid provocative statements

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

Venkaiah Naidu told the members that provocative statements are being used by anti-BJP forces to deflect the attention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development agenda.

'Sunlight best disinfectant': SC allows live streaming of court proceedings

'Sunlight best disinfectant': SC allows live streaming of court proceedings

Rediff.com26 Sep 2018

An apex court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said it will soon make the necessary rules for balancing rights of public and protecting dignity of litigants.

DMK writes to vice-prez; seeks Katju's removal as PCI chairman

DMK writes to vice-prez; seeks Katju's removal as PCI chairman

Rediff.com30 Jul 2014

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Wednesday shot off a letter to the vice-president and Supreme Court Chief Justice, seeking removal of Press Council Chairman Markandeya Katju saying a person with continuous outbursts and temperamental behaviour is not fit for holding office.

National Anthem in cinemas: Centre urges SC to modify order, forms panel

National Anthem in cinemas: Centre urges SC to modify order, forms panel

Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

The committee has to consider a wide range of issues relating to the national anthem, and have extensive discussions with various ministries.

Will uphold the Constitution: Vice President-elect Naidu

Will uphold the Constitution: Vice President-elect Naidu

Rediff.com5 Aug 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and opposition's vice-presidential nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi extended their best wishes to Naidu.

What does PK mean? We take 3 guesses

What does PK mean? We take 3 guesses

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

While we wait for PK to release, here's speculating what the two letters stand for. Any guesses? Hit the message board.

BJP MP blames Modi's 'undignified' language for Bihar loss

BJP MP blames Modi's 'undignified' language for Bihar loss

Rediff.com10 Nov 2015

Dissent in BJP grows stronger as more leaders question party's poll strategy in Bihar.

After Digvijaya, now Manish Tewari posts abusive tweets against PM

After Digvijaya, now Manish Tewari posts abusive tweets against PM

Rediff.com17 Sep 2017

In his post, Tewari wrote in Hindi in Roman script about how Modi "befooled" people.

Woman cop transferred after spat with Haryana minister

Woman cop transferred after spat with Haryana minister

Rediff.com28 Nov 2015

Official sources said the government has decided to transfer Kalia from her current post as Fatehabad SP, adding formal orders will be issued soon.

Why the Congress is angry with Modi

Why the Congress is angry with Modi

Rediff.com20 Aug 2014

Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi using official functions to 'embarrass' Congress chief ministers?

Speaker loses cool in Lok Sabha over interruptions

Speaker loses cool in Lok Sabha over interruptions

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

"If you are so bent on giving suggestions, you should elect a new Speaker," an angry Speaker Sumitra Mahajan remarked on Friday as she pulled up Jyotiraditya Scindia and Pappu Yadav for causing repeated disruptions and unruly scenes in the Lok Sabha, including tearing of papers.

V K Singh pleads with J&K assembly to drop privilege motion

V K Singh pleads with J&K assembly to drop privilege motion

Rediff.com14 Dec 2013

Former Army Chief Gen V K Singh has pleaded that Jammu and Kashmir assembly drop breach of privilege proceedings against him over his alleged remarks that army had paid bribes to politicians in the state, contending he has not spoken anything that was not available in the public domain.

I'm the least racist person that you have ever met: Trump

I'm the least racist person that you have ever met: Trump

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

Asked if he is bigoted or Islamophobic, Trump replied with a firm no. "I am the least racist person that you have ever met."

Lal Ded, the mystic of Kashmir

Lal Ded, the mystic of Kashmir

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

At a time when the Kashmir valley has been shut down, it is perhaps appropriate that we remember Lal Ded, Kashmir's best known spiritual and literary figure, someone remembered with divine adoration both by Hindus and Muslims in Kashmir. A fascinating excerpt from Sandhya Mulchandani's For The Love Of God: Women Poet Saints Of The Bhakti Movement.

Drunk Hindu Mahasabha leader, others held for misbehaving with airhostess

Drunk Hindu Mahasabha leader, others held for misbehaving with airhostess

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

A Hindu Mahasabha leader and two other lawyers, who were allegedly in an inebriated state, have been arrested on charges of harassing the crew and passengers of a Chennai-bound flight before it was to take off from Coimbatore on Wednesday night.

Citing #MeToo, Aamir pulls out of Mogul

Citing #MeToo, Aamir pulls out of Mogul

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

Bhushan Kumar sacks Subhash Kapoor as director of the Gulshan Kumar biopic.

Delhi CS attends first official meeting with CM after alleged assault

Delhi CS attends first official meeting with CM after alleged assault

Rediff.com27 Feb 2018

Hours before the meeting, Prakash in a letter to Kejriwal, said he would attend it to discuss important budget matters, assuming that the chief minister ensures 'no physical attack and verbal assault' on officers attending the meet.

'Humiliated' Sena won't attend swearing-in, but defends lavish ceremony

'Humiliated' Sena won't attend swearing-in, but defends lavish ceremony

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

Devendra Fadnavis will on Friday take oath as the 27th chief minister of maharashtra and the first from BJP in the state, at a grand function which Shiv Sena has decided to boycott because of "constant humiliation".

Why does Virat constantly change his playing 11?

Why does Virat constantly change his playing 11?

Rediff.com29 Jan 2018

In the 35 Tests Kohli has led as captain, he has fielded 35 different playing 11s. Sure, the chopping and changing worked in the sub-continent because the home conditions masked the deficiencies in constantly chopping and changing the playing 11, says Chetan Narula.

Pepper spraying incident in Lok Sabha designed by Cong: BJP

Pepper spraying incident in Lok Sabha designed by Cong: BJP

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday blamed the Congress for the "disgraceful" pepper spraying incident in Lok Sabha, saying it was a "drama" enacted by the ruling party and vowed not to engage with the government on any issue again.

Sachin's first speech in Rajya Sabha drowned out by Congress members

Sachin's first speech in Rajya Sabha drowned out by Congress members

Rediff.com21 Dec 2017

Tendulkar was slated to initiate a short duration discussion on the right to play and the future of sports in India, which was disrupted by the protests that led Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn the House for the day.

'Am quite normal': Justice Karnan declines to undergo medical examination

'Am quite normal': Justice Karnan declines to undergo medical examination

Rediff.com4 May 2017

Justice Karnan told the doctors that for holding such a medical examination, guardian's consent is required.

'If you don't want to see Padmavati, don't!'

'If you don't want to see Padmavati, don't!'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2017

'Don't resort to violence.' 'This is a civilised and democratic country.' 'You should have faith in the judiciary.' 'Otherwise, some person will have an objection for everything and not let you do anything.'

'The CBI has to be blamed'

'The CBI has to be blamed'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

'In the CBI's history, a situation like this has never ever occurred.'

Judges bribery case: High drama in SC as CJI bench overturns 2-judge order

Judges bribery case: High drama in SC as CJI bench overturns 2-judge order

Rediff.com21 Apr 2018

'No judge can take up a matter on its own unless allocated by the CJI as the CJI is master of the court,' the top court said.