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Indo-Pak gas deal is more than hot air

Indo-Pak gas deal is more than hot air

Rediff.com8 Oct 2014

The agreement on pricing last month marks a significant step towards promoting energy security in the region, say Nisha Taneja & Samridhi Bimal.

In Kerala, the bar is closed

In Kerala, the bar is closed

Rediff.com30 Aug 2014

While the state's decision to take the road to Prohibition has been given a communal twist, there are several political imperatives of the move

Verdict on Dera chief: Haryana on alert, stadium made 'temporary jail'

Verdict on Dera chief: Haryana on alert, stadium made 'temporary jail'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2017

State govt said it is not averse to seeking Army's help to maintain law and order.

'Happy coincidences': Yadav's wealth, CBI case, UPA's food bill

'Happy coincidences': Yadav's wealth, CBI case, UPA's food bill

Rediff.com7 Aug 2013

The CBI's case against Mulayam has been killed by politics, says Sreenivasan Jain

Justice will be done after convicts are hanged: 7/11 blast victims' kin

Justice will be done after convicts are hanged: 7/11 blast victims' kin

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

What happened to us should not happen to anyone else in future. A strong message has to be sent by our judicial system that such acts will not be dealt with lightly," said one of the victim's father.

The impending broadband wars

The impending broadband wars

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

India will have to deal with the question of whether broadband service providers are 'common carriers', like highways.

Protecting POTUS

Protecting POTUS

Rediff.com25 Jan 2015

40,000 security personnel guard every nook and corner of New Delhi as US President Barack Obama arrives.

The forgotten brutality of the 1857 Mutiny

The forgotten brutality of the 1857 Mutiny

Rediff.com14 Aug 2017

'The summer of 1857 saw violence, perpetrated by the Indians and the Britons, on an unprecedented scale.' 'Never before and never after in the history of British rule in India was there violence at the level that 1857 witnessed.'

Model villages: Lessons from Adarsh Nangla

Model villages: Lessons from Adarsh Nangla

Rediff.com1 Dec 2014

Villagers attribute Adarsh Nangla's 'fall' to a combination of government apathy and decline of the collective spirit

Why 2015 will be a make-or-break year for Modi Sarkar

Why 2015 will be a make-or-break year for Modi Sarkar

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

2015 will be a real test for Modi govt.

India's systemic flaws, a big barrier to growth

India's systemic flaws, a big barrier to growth

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

What we want from spectrum allocation is access to broadband networks at prices that will result in productivity gains.

Business hit in retail stores, malls as shoppers go online

Business hit in retail stores, malls as shoppers go online

Rediff.com15 Oct 2014

Malls, retail stores are being hit by online sales and are struggling this festive season.

BJP union leader: How will Make in India help our country?

BJP union leader: How will Make in India help our country?

Rediff.com25 Oct 2016

'This government has not created any employment.' 'Forget employment, the government had not done anything in skill development.'

Here are the best photos from the World Press Photo Awards

Here are the best photos from the World Press Photo Awards

Rediff.com15 Feb 2017

The winners of the 60th annual World Press Photo Contest have been announced. The winning shot was taken by Turkish Associated Press photographer called Burhan Ozbilici, with an image he has simply titled An Assassination in Turkey. Showing Mevlut Mert Altintas shouting after shooting Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, on December 19 2016.

'We are in kalyug where rakshasas rule'

'We are in kalyug where rakshasas rule'

Rediff.com18 Oct 2017

'The forces of good are on the run.' 'But dark times also challenge people to fight.' 'I believe Indians will rise against these dark times.'

Odisha: Of unkept promises and chasing big-ticket investments

Odisha: Of unkept promises and chasing big-ticket investments

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

A large chunk of the Rs 8.8 lakh crore of investments the Patnaik government had attracted is in uncertain territory.

The Americans have mocked India's judicial system

The Americans have mocked India's judicial system

Rediff.com13 Jan 2014

'Evacuating' Devyani's maid's family from India on T visas -- associated with severe sex or labour trafficking... The maximum number of persons thus evacuated by the US from foreign countries last year was from India... A thorough investigation of this is required at India's end,' says former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal, 'with the US warned that such interference in India's judicial system will not be tolerated.'

Ruia gets his best chance to save Dunlop

Ruia gets his best chance to save Dunlop

Rediff.com9 Oct 2014

Getting the first tyres out from the Sahaganj plant will still require a lot of effort, but with the state government on its side, the hopes are high.

Cabinet gives nod for Telangana; Hyd to be joint capital

Cabinet gives nod for Telangana; Hyd to be joint capital

Rediff.com3 Oct 2013

The Centre on Thursday evening took the first significant step towards creation of a separate Telangana state from out of Andhra Pradesh and decided that Hyderabad will be the joint capital of the two states for 10 years.

Explaining the Modi wave

Explaining the Modi wave

Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

Dharmendra Kumar Singh explains the four major factors that contributed to Modi's win in the 2014 elections.

'You are sitting on a volcano of Dalit anger'

'You are sitting on a volcano of Dalit anger'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

'Only the smoke is coming out now. Let us prevent the lava from coming out by taking proper measures.' 'I have told every leader that you cannot have a stable government without winning the confidence of the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and the most backward castes.' 'Leaders feel that by giving a sop here and there and by symbolic actions, they can win votes. That's all they want. Votes.'

Modi tells Australia: 'You will be at the centre of our thought'

Modi tells Australia: 'You will be at the centre of our thought'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Australia will not be at the periphery of India's vision but at the centre of its thought, as he called for closer bilateral security cooperation and a comprehensive global strategy to tackle the menace of terrorism.

Budget: Here's what the industry leaders have to say

Budget: Here's what the industry leaders have to say

Rediff.com10 Jul 2014

The industry's reactions to the Budget have been mixed.

'China is investing in Modi's ego'

'China is investing in Modi's ego'

Rediff.com15 Sep 2014

'The Modi-Xi and Modi-Obama meetings, with an interval of just 12 days, are juxtaposed superbly at a crucial point in the prime minister's life. Can Modi carve out a win-win situation with the superpower and the emerging superpower at the same time?'

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