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Why should Dalits not get reservation in Aligarh, asks Adityanath

Why should Dalits not get reservation in Aligarh, asks Adityanath

Rediff.com25 Jun 2018

Adityanath said there was no discrimination in the schemes being run by the central government and they were meant for the welfare of all including Dalits and backwards.

Monica, O My Darling Review: Riveting!

Monica, O My Darling Review: Riveting!

Rediff.com11 Nov 2022

Nasty surprises and quirky humour make Monica, O My Darling an intriguing, fun, watch, observes Sukanya Verma. Monica, O My Darling Review.

SC to hear Ayodhya title dispute case in January 2019

SC to hear Ayodhya title dispute case in January 2019

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

The appropriate bench will fix the schedule with regard to the hearing of appeals in the case. "We will fix the date of hearing of Ayodhya dispute case before the appropriate bench in January," the CJI said.

Chup: Revenge of the Artist Review

Chup: Revenge of the Artist Review

Rediff.com23 Sep 2022

Critics of Hindi cinema are a disparate, colourful, bunch that evoke much derision and tut-tut among its own tribe, but Chup's distant understanding of their influence and idiosyncrasies fails to give the loathing any real impact, notes Rediff.com Principal Movie Critic Sukanya Verma.

Congress raising 'non-issues' to divert attention from Agusta: Naidu

Congress raising 'non-issues' to divert attention from Agusta: Naidu

Rediff.com2 May 2016

The Congress on Monday sought a discussion on the latest report of the CAG, listing alleged irregularities in Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation's KG basin gas project and forced three adjournments in Rajya Sabha in the pre-noon session demanding a response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

ED carries out countrywide raids against PFI

ED carries out countrywide raids against PFI

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

The PFI, formed in 2006 in Kerala and headquartered in Delhi, called the raids a gimmick and an attempt to divert attention from the farmers' issue.

Oppn-ruled states get Centre to delete 3 GST minutes

Oppn-ruled states get Centre to delete 3 GST minutes

Rediff.com18 Feb 2017

In a first, Opposition-ruled states on Saturday got the Centre to delete from the records three minutes of the last GST Council meeting that provided for tweaking of agreed criteria for division of taxpayers under the Goods and Service Tax regime.

Squad review

Squad review

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

Squad drags from scene to scene like a lifeless sloth with no destination in mind, sighs Sukanya Verma.

'Election stunt': Mayawati on Channi as Punjab's Dalit CM

'Election stunt': Mayawati on Channi as Punjab's Dalit CM

Rediff.com20 Sep 2021

"Making a person belonging to Dalit caste as the chief minister of Punjab is nothing but an election stunt. I have come to know through the media today that assembly elections in Punjab will be fought under a non-Dalit leader and not under Channi," Mayawati told newspersons in Lucknow

VHP yatra: Won't let UP become Gujarat, says SP

VHP yatra: Won't let UP become Gujarat, says SP

Rediff.com25 Aug 2013

The Baharatiya Janata Party condemned Uttar Pradesh government's crackdown against VHP yatra from Ayodhya and accused it of playing vote bank politics while Samjwadi Party said it won't let the state "become another Gujarat" or a repeat of Dec 6, 1992, when the Babri mosque was demolished.

Time for Congress to get down from high horse

Time for Congress to get down from high horse

Rediff.com27 Jan 2022

What we have in the Congress is a useful glue to hold a non-cultural, unified Opposition together. That is the sacrifice the Congress must be willing to live with if showing the BJP the door is what the collective Opposition wants, observes Shyam G Menon.

PM should quit if he has self-respect: BJP after Rahul slams govt

PM should quit if he has self-respect: BJP after Rahul slams govt

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

Rahul Gandhi's blunt denouncement of the ordinance on lawmakers was rubbished by the opposition with the Bharatiya Janata Party calling it a "desperate and belated" damage control exercise and saying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should quit if he had any self-respect.

Death knell of Mamata regime has been sounded : Shah

Death knell of Mamata regime has been sounded : Shah

Rediff.com6 Nov 2020

Shah, who held a closed door meeting to take stock of the party organisation, said he could 'sense massive public anger' against the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government in the state and gave a call to 'uproot' it in the state polls.

Illegal mining case: BSP, Cong, AAP back Akhilesh

Illegal mining case: BSP, Cong, AAP back Akhilesh

Rediff.com7 Jan 2019

"The day news of the SP-BSP top leadership meeting came out, the BJP government used the CBI and raids were conducted in an old mining scam and the news of quizzing Akhilesh Yadav was deliberately spread. Is it not an action to defame the SP-BSP alliance?" Mayawati said.

2 AAP MLAs arrested in Delhi chief secretary assault case

2 AAP MLAs arrested in Delhi chief secretary assault case

Rediff.com21 Feb 2018

AAP claimed that Jarwal was arrested based on a "frivolous" complaint.

'Mission UP' in mind, Akhilesh embarks on cycle yatra

'Mission UP' in mind, Akhilesh embarks on cycle yatra

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

Before pedalling down the streets of the state capital, Yadav told mediapersons at the party headquarters that the BJP government has "failed" in Covid management.

Harsimrat's resignation mere theatrics; too little, too late: Cong

Harsimrat's resignation mere theatrics; too little, too late: Cong

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

'Why don't you resign from the Lok Sabha? Why does the Akali Dal party not withdraw support from the Modi government?'

'We believe in only one leader and that is Mamata'

'We believe in only one leader and that is Mamata'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2021

'Mamata is synonymous with Bengal, its culture, language, traditions.'

Musharraf said Kashmiris' first choice is independence, he was right: Saifuddin Soz

Musharraf said Kashmiris' first choice is independence, he was right: Saifuddin Soz

Rediff.com22 Jun 2018

The BJP offers Saifuddin Soz 'one-way ticket' to Pakistan

AAP charges Model Code violation by Bedi, complains to EC

AAP charges Model Code violation by Bedi, complains to EC

Rediff.com7 Feb 2015

The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday filed a complaint against Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi with the Election Commission over an alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct in her constituency, Krishna Nagar.

Kamal Haasan's first manifesto: Rs 3k to homemakers, Rs 5k to elders

Kamal Haasan's first manifesto: Rs 3k to homemakers, Rs 5k to elders

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

Bettering the promise of monthly payouts to homemakers by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the DMK, Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam on Friday assured Rs 3,000 "value rights assistance" to them in its manifesto for the April 6 assembly polls, but maintained it was not a dole.

Amid Raj drama, Gehlot's brother summoned by ED

Amid Raj drama, Gehlot's brother summoned by ED

Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

Agrasain Gehlot has been asked to depose before the investigating officer on Wednesday in Delhi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, they said.

Pink Revolution: India clear favourites in maiden Day/Night Test

Pink Revolution: India clear favourites in maiden Day/Night Test

Rediff.com21 Nov 2019

Ganguly convinced the Bangladesh Cricket Board to agree to a Day/Night Test just a few days before their team was to land in India.

PM's Security Breach: Questions That Need Answers

PM's Security Breach: Questions That Need Answers

Rediff.com11 Jan 2022

Who took the decision for the prime minister, the nation's single most popular leader, to take the road route when they should have already known about the farmers' protests and also the grave risks involved, when and how, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

Debate over tea heats up: Modi was NEVER a chaiwalla, says Congress

Debate over tea heats up: Modi was NEVER a chaiwalla, says Congress

Rediff.com15 Feb 2014

Escalating the war of words over Narendra Modi's background as a chaiwalla, the Congress on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate, who often flaunts his past to connect with voters, was never a tea vendor.

UCC is an attempt to brand Muslims anti-nationals: Minority panel chief

UCC is an attempt to brand Muslims anti-nationals: Minority panel chief

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

In order to formulate a Uniform Civil Code, the Law Commission has sent out of list of 16 questions to gauge public opinion,

TMC peddles 'soft Hindutva' to stop march of BJP in Bengal

TMC peddles 'soft Hindutva' to stop march of BJP in Bengal

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

Political observers have said that the TMC, now desperate to shed the 'anti-Hindu' tag and embrace 'soft Hindutva', is carefully planning its moves, with help from poll strategist Prashant Kishor and team, as is evident from its decisions to organise Brahmin Sammelan, provide sops to Sanatan Brahmins, and financial aid to Durga puja committees.

Modi's rural income promise leaves farmers, experts cold

Modi's rural income promise leaves farmers, experts cold

Rediff.com8 Apr 2016

To meet the target, agriculture must grow at 15% compared to average of below 2% over the past four years

'People trust Modi more than any other leader'

'People trust Modi more than any other leader'

Rediff.com15 May 2018

'And the same trust was evident in the Karnataka election.'

Jaaneman is a bizarre movie

Jaaneman is a bizarre movie

Rediff.com23 Oct 2006

J-K outreach: 1st batch of Union ministers reaches Jammu

J-K outreach: 1st batch of Union ministers reaches Jammu

Rediff.com18 Jan 2020

As part of the programme, the 36 ministers are visiting J&K this week to participate in 60 public interactions at various places in the Union territory," Principal Secretary to the J&K government Rohit Kansal told reporters.

'Modi is the headmaster trying to instil discipline'

'Modi is the headmaster trying to instil discipline'

Rediff.com18 May 2019

The election campaign finally ended on Friday, May 17. Arindam Majumder reveals what he discovered on the election front on a long rail journey.

Amid Raj drama, ED raids Gehlot's brother in fertiliser scam

Amid Raj drama, ED raids Gehlot's brother in fertiliser scam

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

Countrywide raids are being conducted in connection with a money laundering case linked to a fertiliser scam.

'Alas! Mamata has become a machine'

'Alas! Mamata has become a machine'

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

'Mamata is an emotional person, she follows her heart.' 'We loved that Didi, we still love her, but she is a changed person.' 'Why and how the change happened, who is responsible, I can't say.'

Centre clears 10% quota for economically weak in general category

Centre clears 10% quota for economically weak in general category

Rediff.com7 Jan 2019

The proposed reservation will be over and above the existing 50 per cent reservation enjoyed by the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes, taking the total reservation to 60 per cent.

Food ordinance: BJP accuses Cong of running away from debate

Food ordinance: BJP accuses Cong of running away from debate

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

Dubbing the government's decision to bring an ordinance on food security as an "election gimmick", the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday accused the Congress of running away from a debate on the crucial issue in Parliament.

'BJP is using Kovind only as a symbol'

'BJP is using Kovind only as a symbol'

Rediff.com10 Jul 2017

'The BJP will never do anything substantial to empower Dalits.'

Raksha Mantri, please read this!

Raksha Mantri, please read this!

Rediff.com7 Jun 2018

'It's doubtful if serving defence personnel and their families will retain their faith in this government if such gimmicks allowing political considerations to over-ride security issues are allowed to prevail,' warns Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).

EPS orders probe into Jaya's death, museum at Poes Garden

EPS orders probe into Jaya's death, museum at Poes Garden

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

The twin announcements have virutally cleared the decks for the merger of the two factions.

10 Tips To Make Social Media Work For You

10 Tips To Make Social Media Work For You

Rediff.com27 Dec 2021

Whatever you do, don't be boring.