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Bihari Buddhi can checkmate anyone

Bihari Buddhi can checkmate anyone

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

Biharis can confidently decide whether they want to follow Badlav Se Bhadiya Bharosa (Trust is Better than Change) or Badaliye Sarkar, Badaliye Bihar (Change the Government, Change Bihar), asserts Asmita Bihari.

Delhi HC seeks police response on bail plea of Kulkarni, others

Delhi HC seeks police response on bail plea of Kulkarni, others

Rediff.com31 Oct 2011

The Delhi high court on Monday sought a response from the police on the bail pleas of four accused, including Sudheendra Kulkarni, a former aide of Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani, and two ex-BJP Members of Parliament in the cash-for-vote scam. Issuing a notice to the Delhi police, Justice M L Mehta sought its response by November 14 on the bail pleas of Kulkarni, former BJP MPs Faggan Singh Kulaste, Mahabir Singh Bhagora and alleged BJP activist Suhail Hindustani.

Cash-for-vote scam: Suhail, Saxena sent to Tihar

Cash-for-vote scam: Suhail, Saxena sent to Tihar

Rediff.com22 Jul 2011

Arrested for their alleged involvement in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam, Suhail Hindustani and Sanjeev Saxena were sent to Tihar Jail on Friday by a Delhi court after the city police probing the case told it that they were no longer required for interrogation.

Cash-for-vote: 'Delhi police trying to save govt'

Cash-for-vote: 'Delhi police trying to save govt'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

Sohail Hindustani, arrested for his alleged role in the cash-for-vote scam, on Thursday claimed before a court here that Delhi Police was trying to save the Congress party and the government. He alleged that crime branch of the Delhi police want to change the course of investigation by falsely terming him as "master orchestra" of the conspiracy.

Nitish Kumar to face floor test tomorrow

Nitish Kumar to face floor test tomorrow

Rediff.com27 Jul 2017

The Nitish Kumar government has the support of 132 MLAs.

MP detained, let off for clicking Kani's photo

MP detained, let off for clicking Kani's photo

Rediff.com24 May 2011

One of the followers of jailed Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam member of Parliament Kanimozhi had a tough time in a Delhi court on Tuesday which first ordered his detention and then let him off with a stern warning for clicking the photograph of his leader inside the courtroom.

Manjhi announces return to NDA ahead of Bihar polls

Manjhi announces return to NDA ahead of Bihar polls

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

The National Democratic Alliance in Bihar which so far had BJP, JD-U and the LJP as its constituents will now have another dalit-centric party HAM as a member.

Classical singer Bhimsen Joshi passes away

Classical singer Bhimsen Joshi passes away

Rediff.com24 Jan 2011

The last of the titans of Hindustani classical music, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was a rare genius who could transcend the mundane and transport his audience to the sublime with his gifted voice that captured both anguish and ecstasy

Pandit Jasraj has gone, but his music lives on

Pandit Jasraj has gone, but his music lives on

Rediff.com30 Aug 2020

All his disciples across the globe feel he was closest to them. All his friends believe he loved them the most. Just like every gopi in Brijbhoomi felt Krishna was closest to her. Pandit Jasraj didn't have acquaintances; he had friends, recalls his biographer Sunita Budhiraja.

Pakistan sponsors terror, no cricket possible: BCCI

Pakistan sponsors terror, no cricket possible: BCCI

Rediff.com24 Sep 2016

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur on Friday ruled out any possibility of resumption of India-Pakistan cricketing ties after the recent Pakistan-backed terror attack on Uri, Jammu and Kashmir. Thakur called Pakistan a 'sponsor of terrorism' and said there was 'no question of playing cricket with such a nation'. "Priority is to expose Pakistan as a country which sponsors terrorism. No question of playing cricket which such a nation", Thakur said

After UP snub, Congress hopes not to meet same fate in Bihar

After UP snub, Congress hopes not to meet same fate in Bihar

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

Conceding that the RJS is the "big brother" in Bihar, the Congress said that Rahul was "the face of anti-NDA forces" in the country.

Manjhi's party may leave NDA to garner Muslim support

Manjhi's party may leave NDA to garner Muslim support

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

HAM's Bihar president Brishen Patel told reporters on Wednesday that his party can snap the alliance from the BJP after discussions on this matter.

Faced with uphill task, Lalu comes out with subdued war cry

Faced with uphill task, Lalu comes out with subdued war cry

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

Asking the people of Bihar to bring their own government to power, the post made a veiled reference to the alleged high handedness of bureaucracy under the JD(U)-BJP rule but fell shy of a frontal attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his arch rival, or the near hegemonic saffron party which considers him a bete noire.

Cong, RJD against 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', 'Jai Shri Ram': Modi in Bihar

Cong, RJD against 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', 'Jai Shri Ram': Modi in Bihar

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

Training his guns at the Congress, Modi accused the opposition party of having always made false promises of poverty eradication, farm loan waiver and one rank-one pension for retired servicemen.

RSS chief under attack for 'Hindustan' comment

RSS chief under attack for 'Hindustan' comment

Rediff.com11 Aug 2014

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday came in for flak from non-Bharatiya Janata Party parties for his suggestion that all Hindustanis are Hindus with many leaders wondering if he has read the Constitution and really believes in it.

Grand Alliance announces seat-sharing in Bihar, not to back Kanhaiya

Grand Alliance announces seat-sharing in Bihar, not to back Kanhaiya

Rediff.com22 Mar 2019

The RJD will give one seat to the CPI-ML from its quota and former JD-U president Sharad Yadav will contest on RJD symbol.

Meet the man behind Lavasa and Mumbai sea link

Meet the man behind Lavasa and Mumbai sea link

Rediff.com8 Mar 2011

The man behind the Bandra-Worli sea link and Lavasa is far from triumphant despite the brightening prospects for the controversial hill city.

10 Worst Bollywood Movies of the Decade

10 Worst Bollywood Movies of the Decade

Rediff.com11 Jan 2011

Here's a year wise look at the 10 unforgivably bad movies ofthe 2000s.

Modi sets aside Wednesday to focus on Bihar polls

Modi sets aside Wednesday to focus on Bihar polls

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

According to insiders, Modi wants to sort out internal issues pertaining to their alliance with other regional parties (the Hindustani Awam Morcha, the Lok Janashakti Party and the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party) and ensure the combine presents a unified face before the electorate.

10 ways of loving India

10 ways of loving India

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

'To love all Indians is to love India in reality.' 'To love the lines on a map is to love a symbol,' says Aakar Patel.

JD-U list reflects Nitish's carefully crafted social engineering

JD-U list reflects Nitish's carefully crafted social engineering

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

The Bihar CM has made a sagacious attempt to consolidate his extremely backward castes (EBC) support base while trying to make a dent into RJD's Muslim-Yadav combine.

NDA has slim majority, but RJD is single largest party

NDA has slim majority, but RJD is single largest party

Rediff.com11 Nov 2020

The ruling coalition won 125 seats in the 243-member state assembly against 110 clinched by the opposition Grand Alliance to pave the way for a fourth successive term for Kumar in office.

Tejashwi Yadav: Novice who gave veterans a run for their money

Tejashwi Yadav: Novice who gave veterans a run for their money

Rediff.com11 Nov 2020

The 2020 assembly polls marked the coming of age of a politician who valiantly went down fighting an army of battle-hardened veterans.

LS polls: Muzaffarnagar hopes for record turnout to heal riot scar

LS polls: Muzaffarnagar hopes for record turnout to heal riot scar

Rediff.com8 Apr 2014

Thousands of students, school teachers and government employees created history of sorts in Muzaffarnagar as they formed a 120-km long human chain to spread word on the importance of vote in a democracy.

Weeks before Bihar poll, 'Mahagathbandhan' hit roadblock

Weeks before Bihar poll, 'Mahagathbandhan' hit roadblock

Rediff.com28 Sep 2020

Leave alone taking forward the seat-sharing talks with the existing and probable allies, the Mahagathbandhan remains an amorphous entity weeks before the first phase of polling on October 28, a situation that will make the rival NDA camp, which in any case looks sitting pretty, all the more happier.

The Most Successful Dubbed Movies

The Most Successful Dubbed Movies

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

Baahubali: The Beginning leads the list.

Chirag Paswan has the BJP-JD-U worried, and rightly so

Chirag Paswan has the BJP-JD-U worried, and rightly so

Rediff.com26 Oct 2020

Insiders say the BJP is now concerned the LJP putting up a good fight against the JD-U would mean benefitting the MGB in those seats. Moreover, Chirag and Tejaswi are known to be friends, and the former is battling for his political survival.

Classical vocalist Gangubai Hangal dead

Classical vocalist Gangubai Hangal dead

Rediff.com21 Jul 2009

Gangubai, 97, was put on life support system on Monday night after her condition turned critical and she breathed her last this morning, Dr Asho Kalamadani, her physician, said.

Making Alia, Kareena, Sonam look WOW

Making Alia, Kareena, Sonam look WOW

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

Manish Malhotra has been wowing us with his onscreen fashion designs for 30 years.

Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan dies

Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan dies

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

Eminent Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan, one of the best-known players of the instrument after the legendary Bismillah Khan, passed away in Kolkata following prolonged illness. He was 77.

A Dalit leader who did much for himself

A Dalit leader who did much for himself

Rediff.com12 Oct 2020

Paswan was a minister under six different prime ministers, hardly out of government since he was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1977, observes Virendra Kapoor.

Lalu's security downgraded, son threatens to 'skin PM Modi'

Lalu's security downgraded, son threatens to 'skin PM Modi'

Rediff.com27 Nov 2017

There is a conspiracy to get Lalu murdered, but we will give a befitting reply to the centre, said Tej Pratap.

Is Congress prepared for Bihar poll?

Is Congress prepared for Bihar poll?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2020

'Leave alone top gear, we are in the neutral and when we are applying gears, we are applying reverse'

India Inc gets into bear hug with Russians

India Inc gets into bear hug with Russians

Rediff.com16 Nov 2009

The Year of India in Russia - as 2009 is officially known - has helped India Inc get into a long bear hug with the Russian consumer. They are lapping up everything - from Ratan Tata's marquee cars to Vijay Mallya's whisky.

Bharat Ratna for Bhimsen Joshi

Bharat Ratna for Bhimsen Joshi

Rediff.com10 Feb 2009

The award, which was announced after a gap of seven years, was presented to 87-year-old Joshi by an Additional Secretary of the Home Ministry.

Oppn puts 11-point demand charter before govt

Oppn puts 11-point demand charter before govt

Rediff.com22 May 2020

These parties also asked the Centre to present a revised comprehensive economic package that will be a 'true stimulus' and sought reversal of all unilateral policy decisions, especially pertaining to labour laws, as they put forth a 11-point demand charter before the government during a virtual meeting, called by the Congress to discuss the situation arising out of the pandemic as well as the lockdown.

Pandit Jasraj: Indian classical music's greatest voice

Pandit Jasraj: Indian classical music's greatest voice

Rediff.com17 Aug 2020

Awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri, Pandit Jasraj also popularised semi-classical music like 'haveli sangeet' and reached out to devotees with his 'bhajans', a particular favourite for his fans being "Om Namo Bhagavate" in praise of Lord Krishna.

Can India defeat Pakistan in war today?

Can India defeat Pakistan in war today?

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

'At this point, neither the army or the IAF has that immediate, punitive deterrent power against Pakistan.' 'Forget a three-week war; on the LoC, where the action is, Pakistan has until now fielded better infantry weapons, body armour, sniper rifles, and matching artillery' points out Shekhar Gupta.

Gangubai Hangal's last rites held in Hubli

Gangubai Hangal's last rites held in Hubli

Rediff.com22 Jul 2009

Legendary singer Gangubai Hangal was laid to rest at Hubli in northern Karnataka on Wednesday. The doyen of Hindustani classical music passed away at a private hospital in Hubli on Tuesday morning.Hangal was given a state funeral in the presence of her family members and thousands of followers who had gathered to pay their last respects.

Manjhi floats new political outfit to counter JD-U

Manjhi floats new political outfit to counter JD-U

Rediff.com28 Feb 2015

Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday announced to launch a new political front -- Hindustani Awam Morcha.