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Ambedkar posters in saffron robes stoke row in TN

Ambedkar posters in saffron robes stoke row in TN

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

As the posters suddenly sprang up in Kumbakonam, the VCK members staged an agitation demanding stringent action on the Indu Makkal Katchi for their affront on Ambedkar.

24 new ministers take oath in Gujarat, team Rupani out

24 new ministers take oath in Gujarat, team Rupani out

Rediff.com17 Sep 2021

Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath to 10 cabinet ministers and 14 ministers of state, including five ministers of state with independent charge.

'Pawar saheb will show what he is made of in the next 15-18 months'

'Pawar saheb will show what he is made of in the next 15-18 months'

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

'I want to warn Ajit dada and all those who have stabbed Pawar saheb by joining hands with the BJP.' 'Don't write saheb's obituaries so soon.'

Modi holds 3 roadshows in Gujarat in 2 days

Modi holds 3 roadshows in Gujarat in 2 days

Rediff.com12 Mar 2022

The roadshow was conducted between Dehgam town in Gandhinagar district and the Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) at Lavad village, wherein Modi waved to people standing in large numbers on both sides of the road.

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Rediff.com25 Nov 2019

Catch all the action from the Upper and Lower House of Parliament.

J'khand police remove posters of Ranchi violence accused after JMM objection

J'khand police remove posters of Ranchi violence accused after JMM objection

Rediff.com15 Jun 2022

Even as the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha opposed the police's move, the law enforcers said the errors would be rectified and the posters put up again.

BJP member demands law to revoke quota benefits to tribal converts

BJP member demands law to revoke quota benefits to tribal converts

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

A strong demand for revocation of reservation and other benefits to tribals who convert to other religions was made in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

Stalin declares war on Governor Ravi, but within the Constitution

Stalin declares war on Governor Ravi, but within the Constitution

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu had begun seeing Governor Ravi's decisions and actions as a part of the state BJP's non-stop criticism of its government and directed from Delhi, a view strengthened by the governor's decision to return the NEET exemption bill, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

Manipur: 8 killed, 72 missing as massive landslide blocks river's flow

Manipur: 8 killed, 72 missing as massive landslide blocks river's flow

Rediff.com1 Jul 2022

At least six people were killed and dozens were missing after a massive landslide occurred at a railway construction site in Manipur's Noney district, officials said.

Dialogue with people soon: New J-K LG after taking oath

Dialogue with people soon: New J-K LG after taking oath

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

'We don't have any agenda in that, there will be no discrimination against anyone. Constitution will be Gita in that'

Rs 6,000 cr scam accused may get Maha cabinet berth

Rs 6,000 cr scam accused may get Maha cabinet berth

Rediff.com10 Aug 2022

All the Shiv Sena rebels who had resigned as ministers of the previous MVA government to join the Shinde camp were inducted into the new cabinet on Tuesday.

17 ex-ministers among 18 sworn-in in Maharashtra, no woman in Shinde cabinet

17 ex-ministers among 18 sworn-in in Maharashtra, no woman in Shinde cabinet

Rediff.com9 Aug 2022

The much-delayed expansion of the 41-day-old Maharashtra ministry saw as many as 17 former ministers taking oath on Tuesday.

Nitish takes on governor over VCs' graft charges

Nitish takes on governor over VCs' graft charges

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

The Nitish government has increased pressure on Governor Phagu Chauhan to take action against vice chancellors of two universities following allegations of corruption against them.

Bengal violence: MHA team takes stock of situation, meets Guv

Bengal violence: MHA team takes stock of situation, meets Guv

Rediff.com8 May 2021

A four-member team of the Union home ministry, tasked with looking into reasons for the post-poll violence in West Bengal, met Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at the Raj Bhavan.

New TN assembly has 2 Gandhis, 1 Nehru and 1 Stalin

New TN assembly has 2 Gandhis, 1 Nehru and 1 Stalin

Rediff.com7 May 2021

R Gandhi and K N Nehru, as ministers for handlooms-textiles and municipal administration respectively, would report to Chief Minister Stalin.

Punjab to have 2 deputy CMs, a Jat Sikh and a Hindu

Punjab to have 2 deputy CMs, a Jat Sikh and a Hindu

Rediff.com20 Sep 2021

Congress leader Sukhjinder Randhawa and Brahm Mohindra will be two deputies to Punjab's Chief Minister-designate Charanjit Singh Channi, said party leader Pawan Kumar Bansal.

Congress MPs raise Delhi police 'ill-treatment' with Birla, Naidu

Congress MPs raise Delhi police 'ill-treatment' with Birla, Naidu

Rediff.com16 Jun 2022

Congress MPs on Thursday met the LoK Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and raised the issue of alleged ill-treatment of party lawmakers, including some women, by the Delhi police during their protests in the national capital against Rahul Gandhi's questioning by the Enforcement Directorate.

Won't publish Jhiram valley panel's report as it is incomplete, says Baghel

Won't publish Jhiram valley panel's report as it is incomplete, says Baghel

Rediff.com13 Nov 2021

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said his government will not make public the report of the judicial commission, headed by former judge of Chhattisgarh high court Justice Prashant Mishra, on the May 2013 Jhiram valley Maoist attack, because it is 'incomplete.'

Punjab: 50 of 80 Cong MLAs 'wanted' Amarinder sacked

Punjab: 50 of 80 Cong MLAs 'wanted' Amarinder sacked

Rediff.com18 Sep 2021

Ahead of Amarinder Singh's resignation as Punjab chief minister on Saturday, over 50 Congress legislators from Punjab had written to party chief Sonia Gandhi seeking his replacement, highly placed party sources said.

Mamata to take oath as Bengal CM for 3rd time on May 5

Mamata to take oath as Bengal CM for 3rd time on May 5

Rediff.com3 May 2021

The newly-elected MLAs of the Trinamool Congress unanimously elected Banerjee as the legislative party leader at a meeting, its secretary-general Partha Chatterjee said.

Chandrababu Naidu quits as Andhra CM

Chandrababu Naidu quits as Andhra CM

Rediff.com23 May 2019

He submitted his resignation to the Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana ESL Narasimhan who accepted it, a Raj Bhavan press communique said.

Resort politics: 32 UPA MLAs from Jharkhand move to Chhattisgarh

Resort politics: 32 UPA MLAs from Jharkhand move to Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

The MLAs of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition in Jharkhand on Tuesday arrived in Raipur by a chartered flight in a bid to thwart the Bharatiya Janata Party's possible attempt to poach them, and moved into a nearby luxurious resort.

Bhubaneswar: PM holds roadshow amid chants of 'Modi, Modi'

Bhubaneswar: PM holds roadshow amid chants of 'Modi, Modi'

Rediff.com15 Apr 2017

Defying the security cordon, Modi even got off his vehicle a couple of times, walked to the people waiting for him.

Governors are chancellors not because of sweet will of states: Khan

Governors are chancellors not because of sweet will of states: Khan

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

He also rejected queries on whether a "cleansing act" was going on in the universities.

Amarnath flash flood rescue ops called off, 15 reported dead

Amarnath flash flood rescue ops called off, 15 reported dead

Rediff.com14 Jul 2022

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said the rescue operations launched following a flash flood near the Amarnath cave shrine -- that left 15 people dead -- has been called off and there was no report of any person missing.

Ex-Congressman among new governors appointed in 5 states

Ex-Congressman among new governors appointed in 5 states

Rediff.com1 Sep 2019

Fifty-eight-year-old Soundararajan, the Tamil Nadu BJP chief and the party's national secretary, moves to Raj Bhavan in Telangana.

Sawant to be sworn in as Goa CM on Monday; Modi, Rajnath to attend function

Sawant to be sworn in as Goa CM on Monday; Modi, Rajnath to attend function

Rediff.com27 Mar 2022

Prime Minister Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh would be present at the function, a government spokesperson said.

Zoramthanga to be sworn in as Mizoram CM on Saturday

Zoramthanga to be sworn in as Mizoram CM on Saturday

Rediff.com12 Dec 2018

The MNF returned to power in Mizoram by bagging 26 seats of the 40-member state legislature after a decade which saw the crumbling of the last Congress bastion in the north east.

RJD to boycott swearing-in ceremony of Nitish Kumar

RJD to boycott swearing-in ceremony of Nitish Kumar

Rediff.com16 Nov 2020

The RJD said that it is boycotting the swearing-in ceremony of Kumar as the mandate is against the National Democratic Alliance.

Maharashtra Governor asks Uddhav govt to face floor test on Thursday

Maharashtra Governor asks Uddhav govt to face floor test on Thursday

Rediff.com29 Jun 2022

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has asked the Maharashtra Legislature Secretary to hold a floor test of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government at 11 am on Thursday.

Action will be taken against Ajit: Sharad Pawar

Action will be taken against Ajit: Sharad Pawar

Rediff.com23 Nov 2019

While addressing a joint press conference with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, NCP chief Sharad Pawar paraded 3 MLAs to display that all are with him.

Jagdeep Dhankhar, once a 'reluctant politician' to VP

Jagdeep Dhankhar, once a 'reluctant politician' to VP

Rediff.com6 Aug 2022

Dhankhar, who took to cricket in his school days and also had keen interest in spirituality and meditation, began his political journey with the Janata Dal and won the Lok Sabha elections in 1989.

Will Operation Rahul Boomerang On BJP?

Will Operation Rahul Boomerang On BJP?

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

It is clear to any observer that the BJP risks its demolition drive boomeranging on itself. Except for one unpredictable factor in the works -- Rahul Gandhi himself, observes Shyam G Menon.

Huge cash seized from another flat of Bengal minister's aide

Huge cash seized from another flat of Bengal minister's aide

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted raids in three locations in and around Kolkata and again recovered large stacks of cash from a flat linked to Arpita Mukherjee, considered a close associate of arrested West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee.

'Hope you remain NDA CM': Chirag's swipe at Nitish

'Hope you remain NDA CM': Chirag's swipe at Nitish

Rediff.com16 Nov 2020

Paswan also said that he was sending a copy of the LJP's manifesto to the 69-year-old chief minister so that he could work on some of the promises made in it.

Privilege to work with you as your PM: Modi to Kovind

Privilege to work with you as your PM: Modi to Kovind

Rediff.com26 Jul 2022

Modi noted that his interaction with Kovind, a long time BJP member before being appointed first as Bihar governor and then President, goes beyond his presidency.

No Link Between Elgar Parishad, Violence: Cop

No Link Between Elgar Parishad, Violence: Cop

Rediff.com22 Dec 2022

The foundation of the Bhima Koregaon case was blown to bits by a senior policeman, reports Jyoti Punwani.

Bhupendra Patel takes over as 17th Gujarat CM

Bhupendra Patel takes over as 17th Gujarat CM

Rediff.com13 Sep 2021

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and chief ministers of some BJP-ruled states were among those present at the Raj Bhavan ceremony.

Amit Shah in Kashmir, reviews security situation

Amit Shah in Kashmir, reviews security situation

Rediff.com23 Oct 2021

Shah visited the family of Jammu and Kashmir Police officer who was killed by terrorists.

Stalin makes Karunanidhi's dream come true

Stalin makes Karunanidhi's dream come true

Rediff.com7 May 2021

"Stalin is the future of the party," said late Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam patriarch M Karunanidhi about six years ago at a party meet when his son was party treasurer.