News for 'dharna'

'We have been dying a silent death for six years'

'We have been dying a silent death for six years'

Rediff.com3 May 2019

'Neither the Centre nor the state is helping us, rather they are coming up with new ways to create stumbling blocks for the return of money.'

Telangana observes bandh against AP govt

Telangana observes bandh against AP govt

Rediff.com15 Jun 2013

Initial reports reaching Hyderabad from the region indicate the Road Transport Corporation bus services were partially affected as protesters staged dharnas in front of depots in Telangana districts, including Hyderabad.

Rail Bhavan agitation: Court grants bail to Kejriwal, 4 others

Rail Bhavan agitation: Court grants bail to Kejriwal, 4 others

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and four others were on Friday granted bail by a Delhi court in connection with a case relating to Aam Aadmi Party's agitation near North block in New Delhi in January this year.

Visakhapatnam ODI: 'Playing India-WI match will hurt feelings of Telangana protestors'

Visakhapatnam ODI: 'Playing India-WI match will hurt feelings of Telangana protestors'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2013

The Seemandhra Lawyers Joint Action Committee has requested the Andhra Cricket Association to cancel the November 24 India-West Indies ODI scheduled at Visakhapatnam, as it will "hurt feelings of crores of Samaikyandhra agitators fighting for a united AP."

Four persons arrested in Pandya murder case

Four persons arrested in Pandya murder case

Rediff.com24 Jul 2003

One of them is a cleric from Karimnagar district.

Jadavpur university protesters want VC's head

Jadavpur university protesters want VC's head

Rediff.com17 Sep 2014

Jadavpur University students will settle for nothing less than Vice Chancellor Abhijit Chakraborty's exit for letting loose political goons and Rapid Action Troops on peaceful protesters in the campus. Indrani Roy reports

4-year-old sexually assaulted in school, 2 teachers held

4-year-old sexually assaulted in school, 2 teachers held

Rediff.com2 Dec 2017

The child after returning home on Thursday from her school - G D Birla Centre for Education - kept on crying and complained of severe pain. Her mother spotted blood stains on her clothes, he said. The girl told her mother that the physical training teacher had taken her to the washroom but could not narrate what happened thereafter.

Will the BJP candidate shock Tharoor?

Will the BJP candidate shock Tharoor?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2019

'It was my own decision to resign as governor.' 'I felt the party needed my services and presence during the election.' 'I did not resign to contest the election, but when the party asked me to contest from Thiruvananthapuram, I agreed.'

Here's why a businessman sent Arvind Kejriwal Rs 364

Here's why a businessman sent Arvind Kejriwal Rs 364

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

Sumit Agrawal says he was "deeply aggrieved" to find Kejriwal wearing sandals during a state banquet hosted by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan against the prescribed dress code.

When Bollywood went to college

When Bollywood went to college

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

The filmi college saga, through the decades.

200 in custody for protesting against Jallikattu ban

200 in custody for protesting against Jallikattu ban

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

Several youths made an unsuccessful bid to tame bulls released on the roads by miscreants.

AAP 2.0: 'More prominent' role for Sisodia, snub for Somnath Bharti?

AAP 2.0: 'More prominent' role for Sisodia, snub for Somnath Bharti?

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

Aam Aadmi Party, set to form a government after its Delhi assembly election win, may keep three of its former ministers out of its new cabinet and is likely to give a "more prominent" role to senior party leader Manish Sisodia, sources said on Tuesday.

Tharoor stirs controversy, says Afzal Guru hanging wrong

Tharoor stirs controversy, says Afzal Guru hanging wrong

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said Afzal Guru's hanging was both "wrong and badly handled".

Doctor's abduction sparks protest in Patna

Doctor's abduction sparks protest in Patna

Rediff.com7 Feb 2003

Five men in a car abducted Bharat Singh, a noted orthopaedic surgeon, on Wednesday night from Srikrishna Nagar in Patna.

Always tried to convince Kiran Bedi to join politics: Kejriwal

Always tried to convince Kiran Bedi to join politics: Kejriwal

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

In what is seen as a subtle dig at Kiran Bedi for joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said he had also tried to convince her to take a plunge into politics.

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