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Mamata goes for scooter ride to protest fuel prices

Mamata goes for scooter ride to protest fuel prices

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

In a unique protest against fuel price hike, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday rode pillion on an electric scooter to state secretariat Nabanna.

Anand Sharma declines Modi's invitation for Patel statue function

Anand Sharma declines Modi's invitation for Patel statue function

Rediff.com29 Oct 2013

Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Tuesday declined Narendra Modi's invitation for an event on Sardar Patel, suggesting that the Gujarat chief minister's motives were not sincere and the name of the great leader was being misused for partisan political agenda.

Floodlights at Motera will help sighting in twilight

Floodlights at Motera will help sighting in twilight

Rediff.com23 Feb 2021

Motera stadium have been programmed in a manner that there will be no shadows hindering sighting of the ball.

How the role of spinners will change in pink ball Test

How the role of spinners will change in pink ball Test

Rediff.com23 Feb 2021

England's lead spinner Jack Leach says he is ready for a new role as the day-night pink ball Test against India looks set to bring the seamers back into the forefront after the spinners dominated the first two matches.

Kem Chho Trump -- India's answer to Howdy Modi event

Kem Chho Trump -- India's answer to Howdy Modi event

Rediff.com12 Feb 2020

During his visit to Modi's home state Gujarat, Trump along with the Indian prime minister would participate in a grand roadshow, planned along a 10-km decked-up stretch from the Ahmedabad airport to the Sabarmati Ashram. The US president would then visit the Sabarmati Ashram and then address a gathering, likely to be attended by over one lakh people.

Highlights: Cook's 50th fifty-plus score in Tests

Highlights: Cook's 50th fifty-plus score in Tests

Rediff.com17 Nov 2012

Statistical highlights of the third day's play of the first Test between India and England in Ahmedabad, on Saturday.

Pune Warriors to host IPL games in Ahmedabad

Pune Warriors to host IPL games in Ahmedabad

Rediff.com6 Mar 2013

Pune Warriors India are set to play their IPL home matches in Ahmedabad after deciding to move away from their original home city of Pune following a dispute with the Maharashtra Cricket Association.

Prez poll: Pranab, Sangma to visit Gujarat

Prez poll: Pranab, Sangma to visit Gujarat

Rediff.com4 Jul 2012

As part of their ongoing campaign for the July 19 Presidential election, United Progressive Alliance nominee Pranab Mukherjee and his rival P A Sangma will be separately visiting Gujarat in next couple of days.

Bheek remark: Congress urges Kovind to take back Kangana's Padma Shri

Bheek remark: Congress urges Kovind to take back Kangana's Padma Shri

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

Hitting out at actor Kangana Ranaut for describing India's Independence in 1947 as bheek or alms, the Congress on Thursday said her remarks amounted to 'treason' and demanded the government take back the Padma Shri bestowed on her recently as she has 'insulted' the country's Independence movement.

HRD minister's oops moment, says Nehru and Patel were hanged

HRD minister's oops moment, says Nehru and Patel were hanged

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

Remarks by Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar about how the British dealt with icons of Indian freedom struggle on Tuesday touched off a controversy, forcing him to issue a clarification.

SC to hear Jamiat plea over Jahangirpuri demolitions on May 9

SC to hear Jamiat plea over Jahangirpuri demolitions on May 9

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

Status quo to be maintained till further order..., the court said.

India Inc showers praises on Narendra Modi, Gujarat

India Inc showers praises on Narendra Modi, Gujarat

Rediff.com11 Jan 2013

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today came in for fulsome praise from India Inc with RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani hailing him as a leader with "grand vision" and his younger brother Anil Ambani of ADAG putting him in the league of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel.

Hillary Clinton at a NJ fundraiser

Hillary Clinton at a NJ fundraiser

Rediff.com31 Aug 2007

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton poses with Indian-Americans beneath the Sardar Patel statue at the Albert Palace in New Jersey during a fundraiser on Thursday.

Delhi close to herd immunity: Sero-Survey

Delhi close to herd immunity: Sero-Survey

Rediff.com25 Jan 2021

The survey has found that in one district, 50-60 per cent of the sampled population has developed antibodies to COVID-19, they said.

Rajnath wants police stations to be 'temples of justice'

Rajnath wants police stations to be 'temples of justice'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday stressed the need for making police stations as "temples of justice" as he advised police personnel to develop a sense of social responsibility to serve the public.

'Why was Rahul running away from this case?'

'Why was Rahul running away from this case?'

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

RSS leader Rajesh Kunte on why dragged the Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to court and why he believes that the RSS is being wrongly targeted in this matter.

Dhruv stars in Gujarat's easy win over Rajasthan

Dhruv stars in Gujarat's easy win over Rajasthan

Rediff.com11 Dec 2012

Left-arm spinner Rakesh Dhruv picked his first ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket as Gujarat posted an impressive eight-wicket win over Rajasthan in their Group A Ranji Trophy match in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Dhruv finished with match figures of 14 for 96, eight of the wickets coming in the second innings at the Sardar Patel stadium, Motera.

Solid start for Gujarat after Kanitkar guides Raj to 294

Solid start for Gujarat after Kanitkar guides Raj to 294

Rediff.com9 Dec 2012

Gujarat made a strong reply after an unbeaten hundred from captain Hrishikesh Kanitkar helped Rajasthan to 294 in their Ranji Trophy Group A match on Ahmedabad on Sunday.

Why this student is protesting the citizenship law

Why this student is protesting the citizenship law

Rediff.com19 Dec 2019

'I came for my national service. I am the son of people like Gandhiji, Nehru, Patel, Dr Ambedkar and Maulana Azad.'

Govt's failure responsible for spread of Naxalism: Jairam Ramesh

Govt's failure responsible for spread of Naxalism: Jairam Ramesh

Rediff.com11 Oct 2011

Speaking at the Sardar Patel memorial lecture organised by Prasar Bharati, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh said India's left-wing extremism can be solved only if India's polity can rise above partisan political considerations and set aside old Centre versus state arguments to work concertedly to restore people's faith in the administration.

England to play Haryana in its final tour game

England to play Haryana in its final tour game

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

The visiting England team will play Haryana in its third and final warm-up game before meeting hosts India on November 15 for the first of the four-match Test series.

AAP MP Mann, others detained ahead of farmers' meeting in Guj

AAP MP Mann, others detained ahead of farmers' meeting in Guj

Rediff.com31 Oct 2015

The police on Saturday detained the Aam Aadmi Party Member of Parliament Bhagwant Mann and several party workers ahead of a farmers' meeting at Doliya in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat.

PM on two-day Gujarat visit, pays tribute to Keshubhai

PM on two-day Gujarat visit, pays tribute to Keshubhai

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

Soon after his arrival in the morning at the Ahmedabad airport for a two-day Gujarat visit, Modi directly reached Patel's residence in Gandhinagar and offered floral tributes to the veteran politician, who headed the first BJP-led government in the state in 1995.

Advani to start yatra from JP's birthplace in Bihar

Advani to start yatra from JP's birthplace in Bihar

Rediff.com21 Sep 2011

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani is set to start his anti-corruption rathyatra from veteran socialist leader Jaiprakash Narayan's birthplace Sitabdiara in Saran district of Bihar on his birth anniversary October 11, according to party sources.

Want that dream internship? Click on!

Want that dream internship? Click on!

Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

Students need an opening and firms want juniors who'll fit, without spending time and effort in hiring. Online portals are filling the gap.

Daily Covid recoveries over 4 lakh for first time

Daily Covid recoveries over 4 lakh for first time

Rediff.com18 May 2021

India has recorded more than 4 lakh daily COVID-19 recoveries in a single day for the first time, while new coronavirus infections settled below 3 lakh for the second day, the Union health ministry said.

Can Akhilesh Stop BJP In UP?

Can Akhilesh Stop BJP In UP?

Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

The broad patterns tell us that to sweep UP, the BJP has to retain its voteshares of the past three elections. But to merely win it, the party can do so while losing some voteshare, and perhaps up to as much as 10 per cent, observes Aakar Patel.

Mahatma's grandson: I am against the construction of any statue, whether Patel or Gandhi

Mahatma's grandson: I am against the construction of any statue, whether Patel or Gandhi

Rediff.com22 Jan 2014

'These were great people who lived and died attempting to create a world of love, compassion and understanding, and not one of hate, prejudice and competition,' says Arun Gandhi, the Mahatma's grandson.

Kejriwal Is Eyeing 2027 Gujarat Poll

Kejriwal Is Eyeing 2027 Gujarat Poll

Rediff.com8 Dec 2022

That AAP managed a sizeable vote share in Gujarat is creditable. The BJP can no longer ignore AAP's growing presence in its strongest bastion, explains Ramesh Menon, long-time observer of Gujarat politics.

TN down Baroda to win Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 title

TN down Baroda to win Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 title

Rediff.com1 Feb 2021

Tamil Nadu produced an impressive batting display after left-arm spinner Manimaran Siddarth's four-wicket haul as they lifted the coveted Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy after defeating Baroda by seven wickets in the final, in Ahmedabad, on Sunday.

Mushtaq Ali: Punjab knock out champions Karnataka; TN down HP

Mushtaq Ali: Punjab knock out champions Karnataka; TN down HP

Rediff.com26 Jan 2021

Punjab thrashed defending champions Karnataka by nine wickets to storm into the semi-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, at the Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad, on Tuesday.

Why no Bharat Ratna for AB Vajpayee? asks BJP

Why no Bharat Ratna for AB Vajpayee? asks BJP

Rediff.com17 Nov 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday asked why India's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, has not been conferred on former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

'Vajpayee placed the country above the party'

'Vajpayee placed the country above the party'

Rediff.com22 Jan 2021

'Mr Vajapyee felt that you could pray to any god or not pray at all, but the country comes first.'

Sehwag doubtful for Australia clash

Sehwag doubtful for Australia clash

Rediff.com23 Mar 2011

Uncertainty remained on the availability of dashing opener Virender Sehwag for India's make-or-break World Cup quarter-final match against defending champions Australia in Ahmedabad, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Wednesday.

Ponting files: Aus skipper denies retirement rumours

Ponting files: Aus skipper denies retirement rumours

Rediff.com23 Mar 2011

Under attack Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has quashed speculation that he will retire as Test captain if Australia loses Thursday's World Cup quarter-final against India.

Ranji Trophy: Juneja scores unbeaten double ton on debut

Ranji Trophy: Juneja scores unbeaten double ton on debut

Rediff.com16 Dec 2011

A summary of the final day's play in the Elite division matches of the Ranji Trophy.

Southee leads Kiwis to thumping win over Zimbabwe

Southee leads Kiwis to thumping win over Zimbabwe

Rediff.com4 Mar 2011

Pacer Tim Southee led a disciplined New Zealand bowling show as New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by ten wickets in their World Cup Group A match at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday.

Images: West Indies beat India despite Rohit's 95

Images: West Indies beat India despite Rohit's 95

Rediff.com6 Dec 2011

Images from the third ODI between India and West Indies played at the Motera ground in Ahmedabad, on Monday.

Yadav wants to be India's McGrath

Yadav wants to be India's McGrath

Rediff.com4 Dec 2011

Inspired by Australian fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath, the newest addition to the Indian pace attack, Umesh Yadav, wants to be a line and length specialist.

BJP, Congress spar over Ahmed Patel's links with IS suspect

BJP, Congress spar over Ahmed Patel's links with IS suspect

Rediff.com28 Oct 2017

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday accused Ahmed Patel of having "deep relations" with a Gujarat hospital where an alleged Islamic State operative worked before his arrest, even as the Congress defended its senior leader, dubbing the demand for his resignation from the Rajya Sabha as "outrageous".