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Parliament not immune to 'casting couch': Renuka

Parliament not immune to 'casting couch': Renuka

Rediff.com25 Apr 2018

It is not just in the film industry. It happens everywhere, she said.

SBI scotches reports of scrapping $1 bn loan pact with Adani

SBI scotches reports of scrapping $1 bn loan pact with Adani

Rediff.com13 Mar 2015

SBI blamed poor coal prices for the decision to turn down the loan request.

Raje govt in a fix over member's dual role as MP, MLA

Raje govt in a fix over member's dual role as MP, MLA

Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

The Rajasthan assembly is facing a peculiar problem. The monsoon session has been witnessing ruckus almost everyday due to the presence of Sanwar Lal Jat, a cabinet minister in the Vasundhara Raje government. Incidentally, Jat is also a Member of Parliament, who defeated Congress state president Sachin Pilot in the 15th Lok Sabha polls.

Make Padmavati with some other name: Rajput outfits to Bhansali

Make Padmavati with some other name: Rajput outfits to Bhansali

Rediff.com30 Jan 2017

Founder and patron of the Karni Sena Lokendra Singh Kalvi clarified that the change of the movie's title was only a suggestion.

Two Shiv Sena MLAs suspended for anti-toll protest

Two Shiv Sena MLAs suspended for anti-toll protest

Rediff.com9 Jun 2014

The ongoing agitation in Kolhapur against levy of toll found its echo in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday with two Shiv Sena members of legislative assembly from the area being suspended and physically evicted for disrupting the proceedings.

Race 3 review: Sorry Bhai fans, this one's a big zero!

Race 3 review: Sorry Bhai fans, this one's a big zero!

Rediff.com15 Jun 2018

Race 3 doesn't merely demand you to leave your brains behind but guarantees you won't find them anywhere even after the ordeal is over, feels Sukanya Verma.

Communal row washes out Rajya Sabha proceedings for 3rd day

Communal row washes out Rajya Sabha proceedings for 3rd day

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

The opposition stalled proceedings in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday over a repeated demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi be called to the Upper House to make a statement on the conversion row that has hogged national headlines for the past few days.

'It was my duty to save that man'

'It was my duty to save that man'

Rediff.com26 May 2018

'I have learnt from Guru Nanakji that we all must live in harmony and brotherhood and have concern for others.'

In Bihar, PM Modi asks for more time

In Bihar, PM Modi asks for more time

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday tore into the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, blaming its "appeasement politics" for the failure of law enforcement agencies to rein in terror activities when it was in power and claiming it raised the "bogey of Hindu terror" to "misdirect" investigation.

Pro-CAA remark puts Rajini in BJP's court

Pro-CAA remark puts Rajini in BJP's court

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

While critics and protestors have multifarious arguments to offer, the defence of CAA has been uni-dimensional and uni-focussed as has been the case with most policies of the Modi government and the political positions of his party. But to be drawn into an issue that has assumed more than local and national dimensions, Rajini has knowingly or otherwise, taken the plunge and in favour of the BJP -- or, so it has come to be seen, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Chairs broken, mics yanked, shirts torn: TN assembly turned into a virtual war zone

Chairs broken, mics yanked, shirts torn: TN assembly turned into a virtual war zone

Rediff.com18 Feb 2017

Confidence vote stalled after ruckus by opposition.

Mamata vs CBI row washes out Parliament proceedings

Mamata vs CBI row washes out Parliament proceedings

Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the "unfortunate" and "unprecedented" developments in West Bengal

JNU professor corrects Kanhaiya: Golwalkar didn't meet Mussolini, it was Moonje

JNU professor corrects Kanhaiya: Golwalkar didn't meet Mussolini, it was Moonje

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

Makarand Paranjape, poet and professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday took on students union president Kanhaiya Kumar who is facing sedition charge, asking him whether he checked his facts before delivering the much-celebrated speech.

Pilots to be empowered to deal with tipsy air travellers

Pilots to be empowered to deal with tipsy air travellers

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

A new rule has been drafted by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation formally empowering the pilot-in-command of all flights to take suitable action to prevent such commotion which could endanger safety of the flight or passengers or crew members.

SHAME: Delhi cops thrash 2 women in police station

SHAME: Delhi cops thrash 2 women in police station

Rediff.com4 Apr 2015

In an alleged case of police brutality, two Dalit women were purportedly beaten up by a sub-inspector and his subordinates inside outer Delhi's Rohini south police station, following which four police personnel were on Saturday suspended.

Bahrain envoy facing molestation charges leaves India

Bahrain envoy facing molestation charges leaves India

Rediff.com28 Dec 2013

Consul General of Bahrain Mohammed Abdulaziz Al Khaja, who was facing charges of molesting and threatening the manager of a housing society in Mumbai, has left the country, police said on Saturday.

Handcuffed from Dubai to Delhi

Handcuffed from Dubai to Delhi

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

With passengers flying Indian skies getting more and more unruly, day by day, airlines are forced to stock rope and handcuffs on board and use them as they did the other day on a Dubai-Delhi flight.

'Aarogya Setu is ahead of anyone else in privacy'

'Aarogya Setu is ahead of anyone else in privacy'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

'The information is used only to fight the COVID-19 virus and the privacy terms explicitly state that information will be used only for this purpose.'

Taser, anyone?

Taser, anyone?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

'70 years after Independence,' says Kishore Singh, 'we're having to arm ourselves against a new enemy out on the roads to molest, burgle, attack and threaten.'

Alam release: 'PM jawab do' chants rock Lok Sabha

Alam release: 'PM jawab do' chants rock Lok Sabha

Rediff.com9 Mar 2015

Opposition on Monday created ruckus in the Lok Sabha over the release of separatist leader Masarat Alam

Government not diluting the SC/ST Act: Rajnath in LS

Government not diluting the SC/ST Act: Rajnath in LS

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

The home minister said eight people were killed -- six in Madhya Pradesh and one each in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, during Monday's Bharat Bandh.

The Shiv Sena MP who force-fed a staffer on Ramzan fast

The Shiv Sena MP who force-fed a staffer on Ramzan fast

Rediff.com23 Jul 2014

Shiv Sena Member of Parliament Rajan Vichare is in the centre of a raging controversy after the representative from Maharashtra's Thane constituency was seen force-feeding a Muslim employee of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation -- in-charge of handling catering at Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi.

Report cites MoD note saying PMO held parallel Rafale negotiations

Report cites MoD note saying PMO held parallel Rafale negotiations

Rediff.com8 Feb 2019

Sitharaman criticised the news report for raising issues 'selectively' and ignoring the then defence minister Manohar Parrikar's reply.

RSS not BJP's remote control, says Bhagwat

RSS not BJP's remote control, says Bhagwat

Rediff.com13 Jun 2014

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday rejected the suggestion was the organisation exercised "remote control" over the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government at the Centre and said the Narendra Modi dispensation was initiating some good changes.

Rajya Sabha paralysed again: Opposition targets V K Singh, Bhagwat

Rajya Sabha paralysed again: Opposition targets V K Singh, Bhagwat

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

The Upper House witnessed two adjournments before noon.

Congress takes on 'biased' Speaker in Lok Sabha

Congress takes on 'biased' Speaker in Lok Sabha

Rediff.com12 May 2015

Congress cornered Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, accusing her of 'bias' in the House.

REVEALED: How two women entered Sabarimala temple

REVEALED: How two women entered Sabarimala temple

Rediff.com3 Jan 2019

After several women were prevented from entering the Sabarimala shrine after the Supreme Court verdict upheld their right to do so, Bindu and Kanakadurga managed the seemingly impossible. Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com finds out how they did it.

Farooq Abdullah denies 'maha chor' comment, says he was misquoted

Farooq Abdullah denies 'maha chor' comment, says he was misquoted

Rediff.com3 Mar 2014

Refuting reports about his remark over people of Kashmir, whom he allegedly dubbed as 'maha chor', Union Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday said he was misquoted by the media.

Despair follows hope for Rajiv's killers at Vellore Jail

Despair follows hope for Rajiv's killers at Vellore Jail

Rediff.com20 Feb 2014

Jubilation gave way to despair at Vellore Jail after the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the release of convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

Cong, BJP blame each other for Parliament logjam, announce fasts in protest

Cong, BJP blame each other for Parliament logjam, announce fasts in protest

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

While the Congress will go on fast on April 9, BJP MPs will go on a day-long fast on April 9.

Demonetisation: 'The poor look at Modi as their messiah; Congress is rattled'

Demonetisation: 'The poor look at Modi as their messiah; Congress is rattled'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2016

Congress and its allies do not want Parliament to function and were shying away from a debate on demonetisation as the poor look at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "messiah" after the decision, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Friday.

Don't believe in VIP culture, says apologetic Fadnavis over club incident

Don't believe in VIP culture, says apologetic Fadnavis over club incident

Rediff.com2 Mar 2015

The Maharashtra CM said he would order an inquiry after cops stopped traffic.

Bahrain envoy booked for molestation, verbal abuse in Mumbai

Bahrain envoy booked for molestation, verbal abuse in Mumbai

Rediff.com25 Dec 2013

A Bahrainian envoy has been booked in Mumbai for allegedly molesting the woman manager of his housing society but not arrested due to the diplomatic immunity he enjoys, police said on Wednesday.

Rajya Sabha adjourned twice over UPSC row

Rajya Sabha adjourned twice over UPSC row

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

The opposition on Friday created ruckus in Rajya Sabha over the issue of regional language aspirants having disadvantage in Civil Services examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission leading to two adjournments during Question Hour.

In Gujarat, it will be life imprisonment for cow slaughter

In Gujarat, it will be life imprisonment for cow slaughter

Rediff.com31 Mar 2017

With the passing of the amendment Bill, Gujarat becomes the first state in the country to make cow slaughter punishable with life term. Cow slaughter has also been made a non-bailable offence.

RS disrupted over renaming of Mughalsarai station

RS disrupted over renaming of Mughalsarai station

Rediff.com4 Aug 2017

While Agarwal said the government was trying to change character of the country, his other party colleagues said the names of persons 'who have made no contribution to the freedom struggle' are being given.

Sanjay Nirupam: Controversy's child

Sanjay Nirupam: Controversy's child

Rediff.com8 Oct 2016

From attacking Pramod Mahajan and Smriti Irani and participating in Bigg Boss, Sanjay Nirupam has plunged into an ugly controversy with his latest remark.

Monsoon Session: Aggressive opposition forces adjournments in both houses

Monsoon Session: Aggressive opposition forces adjournments in both houses

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

The Question hour in the Lok Sabha was also washed out for the second consecutive day as an aggressive opposition stalled the proceedings over the same controversy.

Kanhaiya Kumar sent to a day's custody again

Kanhaiya Kumar sent to a day's custody again

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

A Delhi court on Thursday sent Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union President Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested in a sedition case, to one day police custody after the prosecution said that he was needed to be confronted with the other two arrested JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya.