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BJP or Congress: Who will Deve Gowda choose?

BJP or Congress: Who will Deve Gowda choose?

Rediff.com25 Apr 2018

With opinion polls predicting a hung assembly in Karnataka and the possibility that the JD-S could be the 'king maker' after the polls, H D Deve Gowda stays mum about his party's post-election strategy.

Treat honest taxpayers with dignity, taxmen told

Treat honest taxpayers with dignity, taxmen told

Rediff.com11 Feb 2017

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has urged the Income-Tax department to ensure enhanced accountability and probity in public dealings and see to it that honest and tax compliant people are treated with "dignity and courtesy".

Jharkhand minister escapes blast

Jharkhand minister escapes blast

Rediff.com24 Sep 2005

Ekka told Press Trust of India over phone that he was apparently the target of the extremists.

Mirwaiz to meet Musharraf in New York

Mirwaiz to meet Musharraf in New York

Rediff.com7 Sep 2005

Mirwaiz will be in New York for the Organisation of Islamic Conference general council meeting and Musharraf would be there to attend the United Nations General Assembly meeting.

Chhattisgarh bans Naxal outfits

Chhattisgarh bans Naxal outfits

Rediff.com5 Sep 2005

Chhattisgarh government on Monday decided to ban Naxalite organisations in the state, 2 days after a landmine blast triggered by them, left 23 security personnel dead.

Poll panel puts finmin on the mat

Poll panel puts finmin on the mat

Rediff.com23 Apr 2004

Ratan Tata rides an army tank

Ratan Tata rides an army tank

Rediff.com8 Nov 2004

J&K: Mughal road to be revived

J&K: Mughal road to be revived

Rediff.com30 Sep 2005

The idea of the road's revival was floated in 1979 by then chief minister Sheikh Abdullah.

No twin centres of power, says Rahul

No twin centres of power, says Rahul

Rediff.com9 Jun 2004

Rahul Gandhi, Congress member of Parliament from Amethi and scion of the Gandhi-Nehru family, today denied that there were two 'centres of power' in the Union government

FDI ban in TV news agencies

FDI ban in TV news agencies

Rediff.com31 Aug 2005

Journalist assaulted, robbed in Mumbai

Journalist assaulted, robbed in Mumbai

Rediff.com22 Aug 2005

A senior journalist was assaulted and robbed at knife-point near the domestic airport in Mumbai on Sunday night while he was proceeding to the international airport to take a flight to Zimbabwe.

Tendulkar doubtful for match against Pakistan

Tendulkar doubtful for match against Pakistan

Rediff.com20 Aug 2004

Skipper Sourav Ganguly revealed that his star opening batsman is suffering from a tennis elbow. He may be replaced by Rohan Gavaskar.

Israel's President Rivlin in India on eight-day visit

Israel's President Rivlin in India on eight-day visit

Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

President Reuven Rivlin calls India "an important ally and close friend of Israel, a state with whom we have much in common" at the start of the 6-day visit.

Goodbye, Mr P!

Goodbye, Mr P!

Rediff.com10 Nov 2005

Train derails in Karnataka, 4 dead

Train derails in Karnataka, 4 dead

Rediff.com23 Oct 2003

The derailment took place near Palahalli Gate in Mandya district.

Case against Togadia for creating disharmony

Case against Togadia for creating disharmony

Rediff.com6 Jan 2003

The VHP leader, at a rally in Chikmagalur, Karnataka, had demanded installation of a Datta idol at Bababudanagiri, the Hindu-Muslim shrine.

Victory treat: Kumble gets a son

Victory treat: Kumble gets a son

Rediff.com2 Apr 2004

The boy, weighing 4.2kg, was delivered through caesarian section at a Bangalore nursing home.

Harbhajan may undergo operation in US

Harbhajan may undergo operation in US

Rediff.com14 Jun 2003

The offspinner is likely to undergo the operation at the same Baltimore hospital as Sachin Tendulkar.

Check seamers' action too: Ranatunga

Check seamers' action too: Ranatunga

Rediff.com25 Aug 2004

The former Sri Lankan skipper said cricket officials in his country had acted like "idiots" in the Muralitharan controversy.

Taxpayers' charter will be statutory and enforceable

Taxpayers' charter will be statutory and enforceable

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

"The underlining theme with which we have been working till now is that we trust the taxpayers and from purely an enforcement agency, we are shifting our focus to being a service-oriented department," says CBDT chairman Pramod Chandra Mody.

GSM-CDMA fracas to end soon: Shourie

GSM-CDMA fracas to end soon: Shourie

Rediff.com8 Sep 2003

No licensing system should come in the way of the country's progress: Shourie

Scratched off para gives new twist to Rohith's suicide

Scratched off para gives new twist to Rohith's suicide

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

The letter purportedly written by Rohith Vemula, the Dalit scholar of University of Hyderabad, before he committed suicide, has been sent to the forensic lab for analysis as reports emerged about an entire paragraph that had been scratched off the note.

Padmavati: No police action over threats

Padmavati: No police action over threats

Rediff.com20 Nov 2017

We are gathering evidence, says Bareilly SP; We will definitely take action, says Haryana DGP.

Government to withdraw case against Geelani

Government to withdraw case against Geelani

Rediff.com10 Jan 2003

The scribe was arrested in June 2002 under the Official Secrets Act.

Train derails in Maharashtra

Train derails in Maharashtra

Rediff.com3 Jan 2003

The Secunderabad-Manmad Express rammed into a goods train near Ghatnandur station early Friday. Ten people were feared killed.

Pakistani UAV intrudes into Indian airspace

Pakistani UAV intrudes into Indian airspace

Rediff.com1 Jan 2003

It remained airborne for over 15 minutes in Mendhar area of Poonch sector, official sources said.

Bus blast in Balochistan province kills 11

Bus blast in Balochistan province kills 11

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

At least 11 people were killed and many more wounded on Monday when a powerful bomb exploded in a passenger bus in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, local officials said.

40 killed in Kolkata accident

40 killed in Kolkata accident

Rediff.com28 Jan 2003

A Kolkata-bound luxury bus from Orissa collided with a loaded truck at Baliara National Highway in Howrah district.

'Peter is the silent killer of Sheena Bora'

'Peter is the silent killer of Sheena Bora'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

CBI Special Prosecutor Bharat B Badami presents the first part of his arguments countering Peter Mukerjea's November 2018 bail plea.

Tension in Gaya, army's help sought

Tension in Gaya, army's help sought

Rediff.com10 Jan 2003

Mobs took to streets, indulged in arson and stoned policemen after news of miscreants damaging two idols of gods.

Cameraman hurt in Parliament attack dies

Cameraman hurt in Parliament attack dies

Rediff.com9 Jan 2003

Vikram Bisht, who had received bullet shots in his spine, fell from his wheelchair. He is survived by wife and two kids.

'Their spirit is unbroken'

'Their spirit is unbroken'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

'Both my father and brother are very strong. Their spirit is unbroken,' says Dr Farooq Abdullah's daughter and Omar's sister, Safiya Abdullah Khan.

Why Rani Mukerji returned to make movies

Why Rani Mukerji returned to make movies

Rediff.com17 Jan 2018

'Now that I have a new family, I cannot leave my old family behind.'

Should viewing porn be banned in India?

Should viewing porn be banned in India?

Rediff.com3 Aug 2015

Do you agree with RGV's view that watching porn is 'harmless fun' or do you think it should be banned?

Jamiat-ul Mujahideen claims it shot down MiG

Jamiat-ul Mujahideen claims it shot down MiG

Rediff.com26 Dec 2002

The IAF has ruled out any such possibility.

'Amit Shahji, Naddaji, all of us do the same work'

'Amit Shahji, Naddaji, all of us do the same work'

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

'You may be an MP or an MLA; when we go to Bengal, we go as cadre.'

Terror group behind coup has 'infiltrated' India, warns Turkey

Terror group behind coup has 'infiltrated' India, warns Turkey

Rediff.com21 Aug 2016

Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation, blamed for last month's failed coup to topple President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, has infiltrated" India, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

The Delhi archbishop who angered the BJP-RSS

The Delhi archbishop who angered the BJP-RSS

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

Archbishop Anil Couto's instructions, though politically charged, are not unusual or unprecedented.

'Carrot-and-stick economic model not workable in all countries'

'Carrot-and-stick economic model not workable in all countries'

Rediff.com28 Oct 2019

Economist Deepak Nayyar says economic openness, while necessary, is not sufficient, and is conducive to development only when combined with industrial policy.