News for 'denial'

How to be a SMART manager: 5 TIPS

How to be a SMART manager: 5 TIPS

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

You may have to bend some rules, extend favours and help each other beyond what is expected of your profile.

'Tum se na ho payega': Cong on PM's presser reports

'Tum se na ho payega': Cong on PM's presser reports

Rediff.com25 Apr 2019

Media reports claimed that Prime Minister Modi would hold a press conference on April 26 in Varanasi

Trump denies covering up for Saudi in Khashoggi case

Trump denies covering up for Saudi in Khashoggi case

Rediff.com18 Oct 2018

Trump told reporters at the White House that he had asked for the audio that gives a clue of the alleged brutal killing of Khashoggi.

My Mother-In-Law Zakia Jafri's 20 Year Wait For Justice

My Mother-In-Law Zakia Jafri's 20 Year Wait For Justice

Rediff.com24 Nov 2021

Every February 28th, Zakia Jafri relives the agony of witnessing the brutal massacre of her husband, former Congress MP Ahsan Jafri, along with scores of other women and children. Despite deteriorating health, her hope that those responsible will be brought to justice, remains strong, notes Najid Hussain.

254 Indian millionaires used 'golden visa' route to UK in 12 years: Report

254 Indian millionaires used 'golden visa' route to UK in 12 years: Report

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

A total of 254 millionaires from India have used the so-called "golden visa" to settle down in the UK through a large investment into the country since the route opened in 2008, according to a new report released by a UK-based anti-corruption charity on Monday. Spotlight on Corruption said that Indians ranked as the seventh nationality of super-rich to have availed of the Tier 1 (Investor) Visa, adding up to 254 between 2008 and 2020. China topped the list at 4,106, followed by Russia (2,526), Hong Kong (692), the United States (685), Pakistan (283) and Kazakhstan (278) ahead of India.

Dominican govt tells court to reject Choksi's petition

Dominican govt tells court to reject Choksi's petition

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

The Government of Dominica has told a court there to reject the habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of businessman Mehul Choksi who had claimed that he was abducted and forcefully brought to the Caribbean island nation, local media reported. The high court of Dominica ordered that the businessman be produced in a magistrate court to answer charges of his illegal entry into the country and adjourned the hearing on the habeas corpus petition till Thursday, according to local media. Rejecting the submission of Choksi who is wanted in India in an alleged Rs 13,500 crore loan fraud case in Punjab National Bank, the prosecution said the habeas corpus petition does not stand as he had illegally entered the country and was subsequently detained.

'India will take years to recover from what has been done and is being done by the government'

'India will take years to recover from what has been done and is being done by the government'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2020

'Today, the State is permanently going after politicians, but also civil society, academics and all those it is threatened by or irritated with.'

There is a political effort to depict our govt in a certain way: Jaishankar

There is a political effort to depict our govt in a certain way: Jaishankar

Rediff.com27 May 2021

"This is what this government did. Now, if you are feeding more than two and a half times the population of the United States and you are funding more than the population of the US and you're doing this pretty much anonymously and impersonally in the sense beyond the name and the detail, the bank account of the person. We're not asking anything more. There is no criteria of discrimination," Jaishankar, also a senior leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, said.

'My art is my God and the stage is my temple'

'My art is my God and the stage is my temple'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

'Art has no religion. An artist is an artist.'

SC judge recuses from hearing Mamata's plea in Narada case

SC judge recuses from hearing Mamata's plea in Narada case

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

Supreme Court judge Justice Aniruddha Bose on Tuesday recused himself from hearing appeals of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and state law minister Moloy Ghatak about their role on the day of arrest of four TMC leaders by the CBI in the Narada sting tape case.

Bodies of suspected Covid victims found floating in Ganga, Yamuna

Bodies of suspected Covid victims found floating in Ganga, Yamuna

Rediff.com10 May 2021

Several bodies, decomposed, bloated and suspected to be of people who succumbed to COVID-19, were on Monday found floating in the river Ganga in a Bihar district.

Biden launches 'wartime' plan to fight against COVID-19

Biden launches 'wartime' plan to fight against COVID-19

Rediff.com22 Jan 2021

Biden said the plan starts with mounting an aggressive, safe, and effective vaccination campaign to meet the goal of administering 100 million shots in the first 100 days in office.

Jaya, The Tallest Bachchan

Jaya, The Tallest Bachchan

Rediff.com9 Apr 2022

Jaya is a woman of steel in the truest sense of the word. Despite being the first lady of filmdom, she's as real and rooted to the ground as anyone can get, notes Subhash K Jha on the actor-politician's 74th birthday.

Withdraw false land-grab charges: Amartya Sen to V-B VC

Withdraw false land-grab charges: Amartya Sen to V-B VC

Rediff.com19 Jan 2021

The noted economist said in the letter that his father had purchased free-hold land from the market and not from Visva-Bharati - to add to their homestead and he has been paying taxes for them.

Elgar Parishad case: Activist Sudha Bharadwaj gets bail

Elgar Parishad case: Activist Sudha Bharadwaj gets bail

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

She has been in custody as an undertrial since her arrest in 2018.

Nirav Modi judge rebuts Katju, says no evidence of political influence

Nirav Modi judge rebuts Katju, says no evidence of political influence

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

The UK judge who handed down his judgment on Thursday in favour of the extradition of Nirav Modi to face charges of fraud and money laundering in India said he had found no evidence of adverse political influence in the case, as claimed by the diamond merchant's legal team.

HC asks Centre to respond on same sex marriages plea

HC asks Centre to respond on same sex marriages plea

Rediff.com19 Nov 2020

Petitioner Abhijit Iyer Mitra and three others have contended in the petition that marriages between same sex couples are not possible despite the Supreme Court decriminalising consensual homosexual acts.

Xi's foreign policy bad for India-China relations

Xi's foreign policy bad for India-China relations

Rediff.com27 Sep 2021

Chinese foreign policy will acquire a more ideological and less pragmatic character. It will be conducted with more nationalist overtones, predicts former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.

How NOT to get your insurance claim rejected

How NOT to get your insurance claim rejected

Rediff.com29 Oct 2018

While buying health policies, customers should reveal any pre-existing diseases. This is the only way to ensure that the insurer does not reject claims.

A chilling film for terrifying times

A chilling film for terrifying times

Rediff.com23 Aug 2020

Arun Karthick's Nasir is not the story of one man. It's a documentary on the scary, majoritarian, hateful road India has taken, discovers Mohd Asim.

Football Focus: Messi fined for Maradona tribute

Football Focus: Messi fined for Maradona tribute

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.

BJP's pro-OBC agenda comes up against caste census demand

BJP's pro-OBC agenda comes up against caste census demand

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

A BJP source admitted that a census will inevitably reconfirm the numerical majority of the OBCs. 'That will overturn social equations and consign the upper castes to a twilight zone of marginalisation. The RSS won't accept it.' Radhika Ramaseshan reports.

Respect international law: Jaishankar in presence of China at RIC meet

Respect international law: Jaishankar in presence of China at RIC meet

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

'This special meeting reiterates our belief in the time-tested principles of international relations'

HC gives nod to BJP yatras in West Bengal, govt challenges order

HC gives nod to BJP yatras in West Bengal, govt challenges order

Rediff.com20 Dec 2018

Justice Chakraborty said that the petitioner BJP will be vicariously responsible for any damage or loss of public property.

UP minister skips homes of Muslim men killed in anti-CAA stir

UP minister skips homes of Muslim men killed in anti-CAA stir

Rediff.com26 Dec 2019

'This is not about Hindu-Muslim. Why should I go to vandals?'

Rajnath meets NSA, discusses Pak, NIT Srinagar issues

Rajnath meets NSA, discusses Pak, NIT Srinagar issues

Rediff.com8 Apr 2016

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday discussed with top officials, including National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, the security situation in the country, including the tension at National Institute of Technology Srinagar and the denial of permission to the National Investigation Agency team to visit Pakistan in connection with the Pathankot attack.

'Rogue killers' may have killed Saudi journalist Khashoggi: Trump

'Rogue killers' may have killed Saudi journalist Khashoggi: Trump

Rediff.com15 Oct 2018

Trump spoke with the Saudi King Salman over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi and "immediately" dispatched his top diplomat to Riyadh.

India lodges protest with Pakistan on harassment of diplomats

India lodges protest with Pakistan on harassment of diplomats

Rediff.com23 Nov 2018

The protest came a day after the two countries agreed to develop a corridor on their respective side of the border to link a historic Sikh shrine in Kartarpur in Pakistan.

Kushboo joins BJP shortly after quitting Congress

Kushboo joins BJP shortly after quitting Congress

Rediff.com12 Oct 2020

Speaking to reporters at the joining ceremony, the actor from Tamil Nadu said she had come to the understanding over a period of time that if the nation has to move forward, then someone like Prime Minister Narendra Modi is needed to take the country "in the right direction and to its glory".

Kaagaz review

Kaagaz review

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

Kaagaz completely relies on Pankaj Tripathi's unassuming talent and sarcastic might to pull it off, notes Sukanya Verma.

Not possible to allow Indian lawyer to represent Jadhav: Pak

Not possible to allow Indian lawyer to represent Jadhav: Pak

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

"The Indian side has been also making incongruous demands of allowing an Indian lawyer to represent Commander Jadhav. "We have repeatedly told them only those lawyers can represent Commander Jadhav in the court who have a licence to practise law in Pakistan. This is in accordance with legal practice in other jurisdictions also," Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said.

India pays Russia $3 billion to lease sub

India pays Russia $3 billion to lease sub

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

The INS Chakra III will be ideal for 'sea denial' missions, in which the submarine denies the enemy the use of the sea.

The Lady Behind Alia's Mesmerising Dholida

The Lady Behind Alia's Mesmerising Dholida

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

'The pressure was very high because I am not a Saroj Khan or a Vaibhavi Merchant.' 'I am someone from a reality show.' 'I was a nobody who was given an opportunity to express myself in the best way I could.'

India slams Pakistan for expelling Indian high commission staffer

India slams Pakistan for expelling Indian high commission staffer

Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

"It is obvious that the step is an afterthought following yesterday's apprehension of Pakistan high commission staffer Mehmood Akhtar in Delhi while indulging in anti-India activities. Pakistan's action further confirms that it continues to be in denial of its anti-India activities, including cross-border terrorism," Swarup said.

WFI scrambles to keep junior Asian Championships in India

WFI scrambles to keep junior Asian Championships in India

Rediff.com5 Mar 2019

'Today we will write to the government of India to find a solution to the matter. Wrestling and wrestlers can't suffer. We are drafting a letter to urge the government to ensure that sport does not suffer'

Modi Failed India on the Economy

Modi Failed India on the Economy

Rediff.com10 Jul 2021

The government did not tell us why our economy had imploded. The prime minister simply stopped speaking on the subject, asserts Aakar Patel.

'Clear evidence' of Pak troops hand in LoC killing: Antony

'Clear evidence' of Pak troops hand in LoC killing: Antony

Rediff.com9 Jan 2013

Notwithstanding Pakistan's denials, Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday said there is 'clear evidence; of involvement of its troops behind the killing of two Indian soldiers whose bodies were also mutilated, an action described as 'inhuman'.

Stan Swamy death: Oppn leaders and activists call for fixing accountability

Stan Swamy death: Oppn leaders and activists call for fixing accountability

Rediff.com5 Jul 2021

Opposition leaders and activists hit out at the Centre after the death of Jesuit priest and activist Stan Swamy on Monday, saying it should be held accountable for the "ruthless" and "inhuman treatment" meted out to the 84-year-old who was suffering from multiple ailments and awaiting bail on medical grounds.

Pregnant artist shot dead for refusing to stand while singing in Pakistan

Pregnant artist shot dead for refusing to stand while singing in Pakistan

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

Tarique Ahmed Jatoi asked Samina Samoon, also known as Samina Sindhu, to stand while singing.

Romney criticises Biden on Benghazi consulate attack

Romney criticises Biden on Benghazi consulate attack

Rediff.com13 Oct 2012

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has accused the Obama administration of contradicting itself and "doubling down on denial" about the true origins of the assault on the US Consulate in Benghazi that killed American envoy to Libya.