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PIX: Akshay Kumar and Asin set the stage on fire!

PIX: Akshay Kumar and Asin set the stage on fire!

Rediff.com28 Nov 2012

The Khiladi 786 lead stars and Claudia Ciesla performed on the film's songs at Mithibai college.

Parl slams Delhi HC blast, both Houses adjourned

Parl slams Delhi HC blast, both Houses adjourned

Rediff.com7 Sep 2011

Parliament on Wednesday unequivocally condemned the blast outside Delhi High Court and adjourned the proceedings till the government gathered facts and made a statement in both the Houses.

Amartya backs food bill, blames opp for Parl disruption

Amartya backs food bill, blames opp for Parl disruption

Rediff.com6 May 2013

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Monday sought to blame the opposition for disruption in Parliament, saying they were "bursting debates" and "killing arguments" in the House as he backed the Food Security Bill in its present form.

BJP to boycott meets of Speaker, parl affairs minister

BJP to boycott meets of Speaker, parl affairs minister

Rediff.com30 Apr 2013

Reflecting escalation of confrontation with the government, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday decided to boycott meetings to be called by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath or Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar as it accused Congress President Sonia Gandhi of not allowing the opposition to air their views in Parliament.

Watch: Rajesh Khanna's last journey

Watch: Rajesh Khanna's last journey

Rediff.com19 Jul 2012

A look at the superstar's funeral procession, amid crowds of fans.

PHOTOS: Sridevi's final journey

PHOTOS: Sridevi's final journey

Rediff.com28 Feb 2018

Surrounded by family, one last time...

Centre, CBI oppose Kalmadi's plea to attend Parl

Centre, CBI oppose Kalmadi's plea to attend Parl

Rediff.com1 Aug 2011

The Centre on Monday opposed Congress member of Parliament and sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi's plea for participating in the ongoing Parliament session saying he is not medically fit as he claims to be suffering from dementia.

Politicians take role of robbers once in Parl: Hazare

Politicians take role of robbers once in Parl: Hazare

Rediff.com1 Apr 2013

"Corrupt" politicians will never allow Lokpal Bill to be passed in Parliament, anti-graft activist Anna Hazare has said while urging people to elect representatives with clean image in next Lok Sabha polls.

PIX: Bollywood pays last respects to Sonu Nigam's mother

PIX: Bollywood pays last respects to Sonu Nigam's mother

Rediff.com1 Mar 2013

Sonu Nigam received support from his colleagues in the film industry.

Fruit drinks high on swig list

Fruit drinks high on swig list

Rediff.com2 Jun 2005

Marital rape NOT criminal offence: Parl panel backs govt

Marital rape NOT criminal offence: Parl panel backs govt

Rediff.com1 Mar 2013

A parliamentary panel on Friday supported government's decision not to accept marital rape as a criminal offence, saying it could lead to "practical difficulties".

Federal Agency bill in current Parl session

Federal Agency bill in current Parl session

Rediff.com10 Dec 2008

Highly placed sources in the government said on Wednesday that the bill to set up the agency will be tabled in Parliament during the current session itself. It is most likely that the new central agency will be named as the 'Federal Investigation Agency'.

Ordinance on checking crimes against women tabled in Parl

Ordinance on checking crimes against women tabled in Parl

Rediff.com21 Feb 2013

The Ordinance bringing stringent amendments to criminal laws to check crime against women was on Thursday laid on the table in the Rajya Sabha. The government will bring a bill incorporating some more provisions to replace the Ordinance in this session. The bill is before the Union Cabinet.

Parl session: BJP to raise chopper deal, Shinde's remarks

Parl session: BJP to raise chopper deal, Shinde's remarks

Rediff.com18 Feb 2013

The upcoming Budget Session of Parliament is set to be stormy with BJP on Monday announcing that it would raise issues like the VVIP chopper deal and Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's remarks on saffron terror.

PIX: Mallika, Lisa Rock New Year's Eve

PIX: Mallika, Lisa Rock New Year's Eve

Rediff.com2 Jan 2012

Mallika Sherawat and other actresses performed at various events in the city.

Better late than never, says Parl attack victim's son

Better late than never, says Parl attack victim's son

Rediff.com9 Feb 2013

Son of Matbar Singh Negi, who was duty on December 13 on the fateful day as part of the Parliament watch and ward staff, Gautam Negi said the hanging of Afzal Guru in Tihar jail was a good decision by the government and it will send a strong message to terrorist groups

50% of COVID-19 patients found in 4 Mumbai wards

50% of COVID-19 patients found in 4 Mumbai wards

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

The latest infographic released by the BCMy suggests that 282 of the 590 positive cases were detected in D, E, G-South and K-West wards.

Delhi rape: Police chief quizzed again by Parl panel

Delhi rape: Police chief quizzed again by Parl panel

Rediff.com4 Jan 2013

The Delhi police chief was on Friday quizzed for the third time by a Parliamentary panel in the student gang-rape case where he blamed shortage of personnel and patrolling vehicles for impeding policing.

System was unhappy with my acquittal: Parl attack accused

System was unhappy with my acquittal: Parl attack accused

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

Alleged Samjhauta express bomber Rajendra Chaudhary has 'confessed' that it was he who fired at S A R Geelani, who was acquitted in the Parliament attack case in 2001. But Geelani alleges that Chaudhary was just a pawn and says that the system was behind it, since there were many others who were unhappy with his acquittal. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Priyanka, Dharmendra among Phalke awardees

Priyanka, Dharmendra among Phalke awardees

Rediff.com4 May 2011

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to.

Maharashtra lockdown 4.0: What's allowed, what's not

Maharashtra lockdown 4.0: What's allowed, what's not

Rediff.com19 May 2020

The Maharashtra government announced categorisation of various areas into red and non-red zones

Delhi gangrape: Parl panel to meet on Dec 27

Delhi gangrape: Parl panel to meet on Dec 27

Rediff.com21 Dec 2012

Taking serious note of the gruesome gang-rape of a para-medic in a moving bus at Delhi, the parliamentary standing committee on home affairs has convened a meeting on December 27 to discuss the issue.

Thackeray's PA arrested, released on bail

Thackeray's PA arrested, released on bail

Rediff.com27 Mar 2005

Ravindra Mhatre's car had run into four people, killing two and injuring two others, at Vile Parle, a Mumbai suburb.

Govt not interested in allowing Parl to function: Jaitley

Govt not interested in allowing Parl to function: Jaitley

Rediff.com27 Nov 2012

Terming the insistence on a debate on Foreign Direct Investment in retail without voting as "unreasonable", Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the government was not interested in allowing the Parliament to function.

Anti-Sikh riots: 'Genocide' petition tabled in Aus parl

Anti-Sikh riots: 'Genocide' petition tabled in Aus parl

Rediff.com2 Nov 2012

Twenty-eight years after the anti-Sikh riots in India, a petition has been tabled in the Australian parliament seeking to recognise the 1984 violence as "genocide".

Stopping a Third Wave

Stopping a Third Wave

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

Unless public health is prioritised over swift re-opening, the chances are that a third wave will hit India sooner than we would like.

Parties opposed to FDI should demonstrate in Parl: BJP

Parties opposed to FDI should demonstrate in Parl: BJP

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which is strongly resisting Foreign Direct Investment in retail, on Tuesday appeared to rope in support of Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, saying those against it should demonstrate it in Parliament.

PIX: Friends, son bid A K Hangal final goodbye

PIX: Friends, son bid A K Hangal final goodbye

Rediff.com27 Aug 2012

The actor, who'd worked in over 200 films, passed away at the age of 98.

'Dog' remarks: Rahul leads Cong protest against V K Singh outside Parl

'Dog' remarks: Rahul leads Cong protest against V K Singh outside Parl

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

Congress members of Parliament led by Rahul Gandhi on Monday staged a protest outside Parliament House demanding removal of Union Minister V K Singh for his "dog" remarks.

Chinese Parl approves VP for top military post

Chinese Parl approves VP for top military post

Rediff.com29 Oct 2010

Chinese Parliament approved the nomination of Vice President Xi Jinping for the vice-chairmanship of the powerful Central Military Commission, paving the way for him to succeed President Hu Jintao in 2012.

Bill to amend Chemical Weapons Act gets Parl nod

Bill to amend Chemical Weapons Act gets Parl nod

Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

The Chemical Weapons Convention (Amendment) Bill was taken up for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha as Opposition NDA raised slogans demanding resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over alleged irregularities in coal block allocation.

Hope BJP doesn't disrupt Parl on Monday: Chidambaram

Hope BJP doesn't disrupt Parl on Monday: Chidambaram

Rediff.com24 Aug 2012

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, at a joint press conference along with Coal Minister Sriparkash Jaiwal and Minister of Law and Justice Salman Khursheed said that if the Bhartiya Janata Party continues to disrupt Parliament and refuses to hear Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, "Then we would have to find out alternatives to address the people of India through the media to put forward our point of view."

PIX: Bollywood attends Boney Kapoor's ex-wife's funeral

PIX: Bollywood attends Boney Kapoor's ex-wife's funeral

Rediff.com26 Mar 2012

Mona Kapoor was only 47.

Sean Connery, first James Bond, passes away

Sean Connery, first James Bond, passes away

Rediff.com31 Oct 2020

In the career spanning half a century, the actor featured in many critically-acclaimed and commercial blockbusters such as The Hunt for Red October, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Murder on the Orient Express and The Rock.

Parl adopts N-liability bill; bonhomie on display

Parl adopts N-liability bill; bonhomie on display

Rediff.com30 Aug 2010

Paving the way for India to have nuclear commerce with the world, Parliament on Monday adopted a nuclear liability bill with the government insisting that the compensation package for victims matches that of the United States and it was still open to accommodate some suggestions.

Ruckus on illegal mining forces Parl to adjourn

Ruckus on illegal mining forces Parl to adjourn

Rediff.com18 Aug 2010

Parliament was on Wednesday adjourned till noon after ruckus over demand by Bahujan Samaj Party for dismissal of Karnataka government following allegations of illegal mining in the state and Rashtriya Janata Dal claims of a deal between the government and main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in Sohrabuddin fake encounter case.

PM Modi takes playful dig at Abbott during Aus Parl speech

PM Modi takes playful dig at Abbott during Aus Parl speech

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a playful dig at his Australian counterpart, telling lawmakers that it could be Tony Abbott's way of getting at them by making them listen to three world leaders within a week.

8 Cong MPs from Telangana suspended for disrupting Parl

8 Cong MPs from Telangana suspended for disrupting Parl

Rediff.com24 Apr 2012

In an extraordinary step, the Lok Sabha on Tuesday suspended eight Congress members from Telangana region for four days for repeatedly causing disruptions over separate statehood issue.

Share sense of outrage with Canadian people over Parl attack: Modi

Share sense of outrage with Canadian people over Parl attack: Modi

Rediff.com23 Oct 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India, which has experienced a horrific terrorist attack on its Parliament, can share the sense of outrage among Canadian people over the attack on their Parliament and assured that his government was commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation for combating terrorism.

Parl committee to quiz armed forces chiefs on preparedness

Parl committee to quiz armed forces chiefs on preparedness

Rediff.com9 Apr 2012

In an extraordinary step, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on Monday decided to call the three service chiefs to give an account of the state of preparedness of the forces against the backdrop of Army Chief Gen V K Singh speaking of shortages and deficiencies.