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Ahmedabad office raided by Gujarat police, claims AAP

Ahmedabad office raided by Gujarat police, claims AAP

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

A police official said the AAP office-bearers didn't give any details about who conducted the raid.

India rolls out world's largest vaccination drive against COVID-19

India rolls out world's largest vaccination drive against COVID-19

Rediff.com17 Jan 2021

The first COVID-19 vaccine shots in India were given on Saturday to nearly two lakh frontline healthcare and sanitary workers as Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the world's largest inoculation drive against the pandemic that has caused 1,52,093 deaths and upended millions of lives in the country.

Mentally challenged researcher abducted, gang-raped in Delhi, 3 held

Mentally challenged researcher abducted, gang-raped in Delhi, 3 held

Rediff.com7 Nov 2024

The police said the woman has a postgraduate degree in social work from Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar, has been a research fellow, and has over eight years of experience in the social sector.

UP policewomen face action for clicking selfie with me: Priyanka

UP policewomen face action for clicking selfie with me: Priyanka

Rediff.com21 Oct 2021

'If it is a crime to take pictures with me, then I should also be punished as it does not suit the government to spoil the career of these hardworking and loyal policewomen,' Priyanka added.

GREAT Entertainment COMING UP in January

GREAT Entertainment COMING UP in January

Rediff.com3 Jan 2023

Joginder Tuteja lists the movies and Web series coming up.

Govt extends health insurance cover to poorer sections

Govt extends health insurance cover to poorer sections

Rediff.com5 Jun 2013

The government has decided to extend health insurance cover to sections such as rickshaw pullers, rag pickers, mine workers, sanitation workers, and auto rickshaw and taxi drivers.

NIC felicitates 6 innovators

NIC felicitates 6 innovators

Rediff.com4 Apr 2012

The six winning innovations which include novel design of a rickshaw, a human powered motor, display unit for street vendors, a low-cost cycle for physically challenged would help reduce the drudgery of construction workers and sanitation workers.

Municipal strike: AAP, BJP spar over 'salary scam'

Municipal strike: AAP, BJP spar over 'salary scam'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2016

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia wondered why the MCDs were not seeking Rs 1,600 crore owed to them by Delhi Development Authority.

'Farmers are our Annadata'

'Farmers are our Annadata'

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India's 78th Independence Day.

Enough stock of essential commodities, assures Shah

Enough stock of essential commodities, assures Shah

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

In a series of tweets, the home minister also appealed to the affluent people to help the needy living nearby.

How long will men clean shit?

How long will men clean shit?

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

On Wednesday, September 18, the Supreme Court denounced manual scavenging as 'most uncivilised and inhuman'. 'It is the notion that they are born to do this which needs to change.'

More than 80 corpses found adrift in the Ganga; probe ordered

More than 80 corpses found adrift in the Ganga; probe ordered

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

At least 35 bodies, which were ostensibly disposed of in the river Ganga as part of last rites by their kin, surfaced after the water receded near Pariyar ghat in neighbouring Unnao district, prompting administration to order an inquiry into it.

Priyanka, Yogi spar over her broom act at a Dalit hamlet

Priyanka, Yogi spar over her broom act at a Dalit hamlet

Rediff.com8 Oct 2021

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday made a surprise visit to a Dalit hamlet in Lucknow and picked up a broom to clean it, reacting to chief minister Yogi Adityanath's dig at her act of sweeping of floor at a Sitapur guest house during her detention.

SEE: Royal children clap and cheer health heroes

SEE: Royal children clap and cheer health heroes

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

The video has been liked by over 5 million followers on Instagram.

Rahul leads anti-government rally few kilometres away from PM's mega bash

Rahul leads anti-government rally few kilometres away from PM's mega bash

Rediff.com28 May 2016

Hitting out at two leaders, he also claimed the duo think they can fool all people all the time in India.

Kiran Bedi removed as Puducherry LG

Kiran Bedi removed as Puducherry LG

Rediff.com16 Feb 2021

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has been given the additional charge of Puducherry.

'Sorry didn't know': Thief returns COVID-19 vaccines

'Sorry didn't know': Thief returns COVID-19 vaccines

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

A man came on a motorcycle and left the vaccines at a tea stall outside the Civil Lines police station.

Modi sworn in as PM for 3rd time; 42 ministers from OBC, SC/STs

Modi sworn in as PM for 3rd time; 42 ministers from OBC, SC/STs

Rediff.com10 Jun 2024

Along with Modi, senior BJP leaders including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar, all ministers in Modi 2.0 Cabinet, took oath as cabinet ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. In all, 71 ministers were sworn-in along with Modi, taking the strength of the Union council to 72.

After Lakhimpur, UP cops stop Priyanka's Agra visit

After Lakhimpur, UP cops stop Priyanka's Agra visit

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was on Wednesday stopped by Uttar Pradesh Police from going to Agra to meet the family members of a man who died in police custody and was later taken to the police lines.

'Seva' week: Shah, BJP leaders mop floor at AIIMS

'Seva' week: Shah, BJP leaders mop floor at AIIMS

Rediff.com14 Sep 2019

Shah called upon BJP workers to reach out to the poor to serve them.

'Decisive turning point': PM hails approval to vaccines

'Decisive turning point': PM hails approval to vaccines

Rediff.com3 Jan 2021

In a series of tweets after the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved Oxford's vaccine Covishield and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for restricted emergency use, Modi said it will make every Indian proud that both the vaccines are made in India.

22.17 per cent COVID-19 patients have recovered: Health ministry

22.17 per cent COVID-19 patients have recovered: Health ministry

Rediff.com27 Apr 2020

Addressing a press briefing, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said 16 districts which earlier had positive cases have not reported any new case of COVID-19 in the last 28 days.

SEE: Rohit applauds Mumbai police, Sehwag urges people to stay indoors

SEE: Rohit applauds Mumbai police, Sehwag urges people to stay indoors

Rediff.com12 Apr 2020

Rohit Sharma and Virender Sehwag shared a gratitude message to corona warriors and urged people to stay safe and abide with central and state government directives sincerely.

No large I-Day gatherings, honour COVID warriors: Centre to states

No large I-Day gatherings, honour COVID warriors: Centre to states

Rediff.com24 Jul 2020

The measures include maintaining social distancing, wearing of masks, proper sanitisation, avoiding large congregations, protecting vulnerable persons and follow all COVID-19 guidelines issued by the ministries of health and home, it said.

'Discrimination Is Present Among Scheduled Castes Too'

'Discrimination Is Present Among Scheduled Castes Too'

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

'All of these guys who are opposing the Supreme Court judgment are from dominant scheduled caste communities and none of them come from the scavenging community.' 'Not a single scavenging leader will oppose this Supreme Court judgment.'

5 arrested for killing man during Khargone violence

5 arrested for killing man during Khargone violence

Rediff.com22 Apr 2022

The deceased, Ibresh Khan, a sanitation worker, became the first fatality of the violence in Khargone.

'Discuss religion with Rahul': Kamal Nath challenges BJP, RSS

'Discuss religion with Rahul': Kamal Nath challenges BJP, RSS

Rediff.com4 Dec 2022

The discussion will prove Gandhi has more knowledge about religion and spirituality than these persons, Kamal Nath said.

No sachh in this Swachh Bharat drive!

No sachh in this Swachh Bharat drive!

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party was left embarrassed on Thursday when party's Delhi unit chief Satish Upadhyay landed in a controversy over photographs that showed garbage being littered on a sidewalk in a posh Lodhi Road locality before he along with former AAP leader Shazia Ilmi cleaned it as part of a Swachh Bharat initiative.

Civic staff protests outside Kejriwal's residence, demands salaries

Civic staff protests outside Kejriwal's residence, demands salaries

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

Besides salaries and arrears, the employees are seeking regularisation of contract-based employees and unification of the three corporations.

Officials lynch man who objected to photographing women defecating in open

Officials lynch man who objected to photographing women defecating in open

Rediff.com17 Jun 2017

Municipality employees kicked, punched and beat Khan with a stick, which led to his death.

'It's like a Test match': Kumble on fight against COVID-19

'It's like a Test match': Kumble on fight against COVID-19

Rediff.com9 May 2020

Former India captain and coach Anil Kumble compared the fight against the dreaded coronavirus pandemic to the "second innings" of an intense Test match where people can't afford to let their guard down. The coronavirus outbreak has wreaked havoc across the world, claiming over 2,76,000 lives so far while infecting more than four million people.

PM launches employment scheme for migrant workers

PM launches employment scheme for migrant workers

Rediff.com20 Jun 2020

Launching the scheme, Modi said during the nationwide lockdown, the talent from cities returned to villages and it will now give a boost to development of rural areas. The 'Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan' will be implemented on a mission mode in 125 days in 116 districts of six states -- Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha -- that received the maximum numbers of migrant workers back.

Vaccination drive hailed as decisive moment in fight against COVID-19

Vaccination drive hailed as decisive moment in fight against COVID-19

Rediff.com17 Jan 2021

Loud applause and cheers rang out as the first jabs were administered to frontline workers at hospitals and healthcare centres across the country on Saturday at the start of the gargantuan COVID-19 vaccination exercise, hailed as a 'momentous' occasion in India's fight against the pandemic.

Must See: How India has changed since March 25

Must See: How India has changed since March 25

Rediff.com15 May 2020

Home quarantine, boredom and the lack of your favourite foods are just some of the smaller problems people are facing during the lockdown.

Thousands join in as Modi leads nation in cleanliness drive ahead of Gandhi Jayanti

Thousands join in as Modi leads nation in cleanliness drive ahead of Gandhi Jayanti

Rediff.com1 Oct 2023

Wielding a broom, the prime minister took part in the drive along with fitness influencer Ankit Baiyanpuriya.

Rs 1 cr for kin of COVID-19 warriors if they die: Kejriwal

Rs 1 cr for kin of COVID-19 warriors if they die: Kejriwal

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

"Your contribution is no less than a soldier's... if any healthcare personnel, including government or private doctors, nurses and sanitation workers, die while serving coronavirus patients, the government will give Rs one crore to their families," he said.

BJP Move in Delhi: Will AAP Profit?

BJP Move in Delhi: Will AAP Profit?

Rediff.com9 Apr 2022

If AAP dominates both state and local elections, the move for unification may become the illness for the BJP instead of the medicine it was supposed to have been.

Inspirational! How theatre changed their lives

Inspirational! How theatre changed their lives

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

Issue-based theatre has the capability of playing a transformative role in society -- first through the artists and their families and then, their audience.

Kanhaiya On Strong Wicket, But...

Kanhaiya On Strong Wicket, But...

Rediff.com25 May 2024

Manoj Tiwari is the only sitting MP whom the BJP has retained.

The Caste System In Govt Employment

The Caste System In Govt Employment

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

For large numbers of employees in the government system, the month-end salary cheque is no longer guaranteed. So the days of the government and State-owned enterprises wanting to be ideal employers are over, observes T N Ninan.