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Pak can't weaken India, forces given free hand to retaliate: Modi

Pak can't weaken India, forces given free hand to retaliate: Modi

Rediff.com15 Feb 2019

"Our neighbouring country thinks such terror attacks can weaken us, but their plans will not materialise," he said at a function to flag off a new semi-high speed train from Delhi to Varanasi.

I'm proud of him. Aren't you, asks martyr's father

I'm proud of him. Aren't you, asks martyr's father

Rediff.com3 Dec 2008

An emotional father of railway police officer Shashank Shinde, who lost his life fighting the terrorists during the Mumbai attacks, has complained of his son's sacrifice being 'neglected'.

'This time, it is about making Modi win'

'This time, it is about making Modi win'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2019

'He has attacked our enemies in their own backyard.'

BJP govts issue sedition FIRs like traffic challans

BJP govts issue sedition FIRs like traffic challans

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

Why should an elected government, any party's government, need a law to protect itself from its people? asks Shekhar Gupta.

Kejriwal faces protests from Delhi to Punjab

Kejriwal faces protests from Delhi to Punjab

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

The Aam Aadmi Party alleged that the chief minister was manhandled during the "pre-planned" protest.

Militants' threat halts train services in Assam

Militants' threat halts train services in Assam

Rediff.com15 Nov 2008

Threat from militants belonging to the banned Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel Garlosa) or the Black Widow group has forced the Railways authority to stop train services in the Lumding- Badarpur Hill Section in the night.A spokesman of the Northeast Frontier Railway informed that the Railway decided to do away with train services in the night fearing attacks by Black Widow militants active in the area.This is not the first time that train services have been disrupted.

Noose for 2005 Shramjeevi train bomber

Noose for 2005 Shramjeevi train bomber

Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

A Bangladeshi national, having links with Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami terror outfit, was on Wednesday awarded death sentence by a local court in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh for the 2005 Shramjeevi Express train blast which had killed 12 people and injured scores others.

Five stoned to death near Pune

Five stoned to death near Pune

Rediff.com6 Oct 2007

The victims were sleeping outside the railway station of the popular hill station when the incident happened, police said.

Rail Budget: New slogans, fancy acronyms mask disappointing facts

Rail Budget: New slogans, fancy acronyms mask disappointing facts

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

Suresh Prabhu is trapped in the 'rhetoric of his own government'.

Bihar: Naxals raze train station, blow up 6 towers

Bihar: Naxals raze train station, blow up 6 towers

Rediff.com16 Jun 2011

Maoists on Wednesday set afire a railway station, attacked a police station and blew up six mobile phone towers at different places to enforce a bandh to protest the arrest of their leader Jagdish Master in Bihar's Gaya district.

Don't make farmers' stir another Shaheen Bagh: BJP in RS

Don't make farmers' stir another Shaheen Bagh: BJP in RS

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

Moving the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in the upper house, BJP member Bhubaneswar Kalita said the government respects farmers. He said the government has given new rights to farmers through these new farm laws and none of their rights or facilities have been taken away.

Three lives Kasab drastically changed

Three lives Kasab drastically changed

Rediff.com23 Nov 2012

Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar speaks to three victims of Mumbai's 26/11 terror attack, as they react to LeT terrorist Ajmal Kasab's hanging.

Why Ratlam was in Indian Mujahideen mail

Why Ratlam was in Indian Mujahideen mail

Rediff.com24 Sep 2010

Rediff.com's Krishnakumar Padmanabhan travels to Ratlam to find out why the Madhya Pradesh town features in the mail the Indian Mujahideen sent out after Sunday's attack in New Delhi.

Junaid's killer confesses, family seeks death penalty

Junaid's killer confesses, family seeks death penalty

Rediff.com9 Jul 2017

On the claim of the victim's brothers that they were called 'beef eaters' by the accused, Goyal said, "No such thing has come to the fore during the main accused's questioning so far."

Every Indian is proud that Abhinandan is from Tamil Nadu: PM

Every Indian is proud that Abhinandan is from Tamil Nadu: PM

Rediff.com1 Mar 2019

Modi hit out at the UPA government for allegedly 'blocking' surgical strikes post 26/11 Mumbai attacks in 2008.

Naxal threat to Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express

Naxal threat to Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express

Rediff.com9 Jun 2010

Train services in the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section of South Eastern Railway were suspended on Wednesay after the railways received information that Maoists might target Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express.

East Bengal waste penalty, held

East Bengal waste penalty, held

Rediff.com1 Sep 2006

East Bengal and Eastern Railway were involved in goalless draw in the IFA Premier Division Football League.

10 injured in Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train blast, terror angle suspected

10 injured in Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train blast, terror angle suspected

Rediff.com7 Mar 2017

The blast occurred in a general coach of the train between 9.30am and 10am when it was on its way to Ujjain from Bhopal, Railway PRO, Indore, Jitendra Kumar Jayant said.

Why the dove has become a hawk

Why the dove has become a hawk

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

Strident Hindutva has not been the Shivraj Singh Chouhan's hallmark in his long tenure as chief minister. What has changed?

Photos showing me at CST were morphed: Kasab

Photos showing me at CST were morphed: Kasab

Rediff.com6 Dec 2010

Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab claimed photographs showing him and his slain companion Abu Ismael at Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus and Cama Hospital during the 26/11 attacks were morphed.

Assam CM: No one involved in violence will be spared

Assam CM: No one involved in violence will be spared

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

Sonowal called violence a political conspiracy and asserted that he was committed to protecting the rights of the indigenous people.

Vijay Hazare: Padikkal, Krunal Pandya shine with tons

Vijay Hazare: Padikkal, Krunal Pandya shine with tons

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

A roundup of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day matches played on Friday.

Man lynched on suspicion of cow smuggling in Alwar

Man lynched on suspicion of cow smuggling in Alwar

Rediff.com21 Jul 2018

The people suspected that Khan was smuggling cows but the allegation is yet to be verified, police said.

Maoists on a destructive spree in Bengal, Orissa

Maoists on a destructive spree in Bengal, Orissa

Rediff.com19 May 2010

Suspected Maoists triggered a landmine blast on a railway track near Jhargram in West Midnapore district on Wednesday, injuring two drivers of a goods train and leaving the engine of the freight train damaged.

'Maoists-Trinamool working in collaboration'

'Maoists-Trinamool working in collaboration'

Rediff.com28 Oct 2009

The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Wednesday hit out at the Trinamool Congress blaming it for seeking the stoppage of anti-Maoist operations in West Bengal and providing 'political patronage' to the extremists.

AK vs AK review

AK vs AK review

Rediff.com24 Dec 2020

Anil Kapoor's mastery shows in how he finds the space between an actor reaching out to his actuality while remaining an actor while Anurag Kashyap's comfort in bullying his co-actor fuels their bickering camaraderie, notes Sukanya Verma.

I-Day threats: Israelis, stations, trains on hit-list

I-Day threats: Israelis, stations, trains on hit-list

Rediff.com13 Aug 2014

Terror groups are keeping security agencies on their toes in the run-up to Independence Day.

Will this 'ghost-like figure' help crack Chennai blasts case?

Will this 'ghost-like figure' help crack Chennai blasts case?

Rediff.com5 May 2014

The CCTV footage at the Chennai Central Railway Station shows a middle-aged man, whose face was covered with a handkerchief, running towards the exit minutes before twin bombs went off in two coaches on the Bangalore-Guwahati Express on Thursday morning. The footage, though blur, is being looked at as the first lead in the investigation. So what are the chances of the police nabbing the suspect on the basis of this evidence?

Nitish kicks off poll campaign, mentions Sushant in speech

Nitish kicks off poll campaign, mentions Sushant in speech

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

Noting that it was his government that had recommended a CBI probe into the actor's death, Kumar said the incident saddened both the state and the country.

Ranji Trophy: Tiwary's triple ton puts Bengal on top

Ranji Trophy: Tiwary's triple ton puts Bengal on top

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday.

'BJP is getting damaged in the north by farmers' stir'

'BJP is getting damaged in the north by farmers' stir'

Rediff.com24 Jan 2021

If the protests have cemented the ties between the peasantry and the traders, the political implications for the BJP might become too serious to be disregarded because its core base was made up of the urban Khatri merchants.

Man arrested on suspicion of alleged ISIS links granted bail

Man arrested on suspicion of alleged ISIS links granted bail

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

A Hyderabad-based man, alleged to be involved in chatting on Jihadi websites about the dreaded ISIS, was on Wednesday granted bail by a Delhi court.

Bitter medicine to be swallowed for economy: Venkaiah on rail fare hike

Bitter medicine to be swallowed for economy: Venkaiah on rail fare hike

Rediff.com22 Jun 2014

Attacking the previous government, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said the hike in rail fares was "thrusted upon" by the United Progressive Alliance, but it was a "bitter medicine" that had to be swallowed in the interest of sound health of the economy.

How we can DEFEAT COVID-19

How we can DEFEAT COVID-19

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

'If people are not cooperating and do not follow policies laid down by the government or follow scientific infection control management, then all will be lost.'

UP creates special force to arrest without warrant

UP creates special force to arrest without warrant

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

The move prompted a strong reaction from the Congress, with its state unit chief Ajay Kumar Lallu equating it with the 1919 Rowlatt Act or Black Act and saying that the party will explore legal options to challenge it.

We are true nationalists,Bihar's Maoists tell kids

We are true nationalists,Bihar's Maoists tell kids

Rediff.com3 Apr 2010

In an open letter to the children of Bihar's Aurangabad district, Maoists have apologised for attacking their schools, four months after hundreds of students urged them to stop destroying their educational institutions. After targeting Railway property and police forces, Maoists now have schools on their radar. Maoists in Bihar have attacked nearly half a dozen schools in the last five days.The attacks follow the initiation of Operation Green Hunt against them.

What kind of 'Hindu dharm' does Modi follow: Rahul

What kind of 'Hindu dharm' does Modi follow: Rahul

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

Addressing his first rally in the national capital in the run-up to the February 8 Delhi Assembly polls, he said the current environment in the country, the hatred, the violence and the attacks on women were harming India and people were not benefitting from it.

Orissa: Naxal's strike before Chidambaram's visit

Orissa: Naxal's strike before Chidambaram's visit

Rediff.com25 Jun 2009

Hours before the visit of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, Maoists struck in a big way attacking a railway station, damaging communication towers and looting a block office in Orissa's Koraput district on Thursday.

In Bihar, schools are soft target for Maoists

In Bihar, schools are soft target for Maoists

Rediff.com2 Apr 2010

The attacks follow the initiation of Operation Green Hunt against the Naxals by the government.

Bombay HC suspends FIRs against Arnab Goswami

Bombay HC suspends FIRs against Arnab Goswami

Rediff.com30 Jun 2020

A division bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Riyaz Chagla noted that while Goswami's comments targeted the Congress and its president Sonia Gandhi, he did not make any statement that would cause public disharmony or incite violence between different religious groups.