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15-year-old girl challenges Kanhaiya for debate on PM Modi

15-year-old girl challenges Kanhaiya for debate on PM Modi

Rediff.com6 Mar 2016

Jhanvi Behal felt that the speech Kanhaiya gave after his release from the jail, targeting PM Modi and his government, was completely wrong and untrue.

'The BJP has behaved disgracefully'

'The BJP has behaved disgracefully'

Rediff.com29 Mar 2016

'This is about demolishing all that we have stood for as a nation after Independence. This is an attack on the nation's very foundation.'

AAP's Ashish Khetan to take on Lekhi, Maken in New Delhi

AAP's Ashish Khetan to take on Lekhi, Maken in New Delhi

Rediff.com20 Mar 2014

Aam Aadmi Party candidate and journalist Ashish Khetan on Wednesday filed his nomination papers from New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency.

Avoid cash transactions: ECB combats corruption

Avoid cash transactions: ECB combats corruption

Rediff.com9 Jun 2019

The report said the use of debit cards would allow the ICC Anti-Corruption sleuths to keep trackof all financial transactions during the tournament by players, team and match officials.

Lumia 950 XL: A stellar phone, but the price stings

Lumia 950 XL: A stellar phone, but the price stings

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

Seems like the marquee product from the software giant have finally landed.

Afridi's shocking claims about 2010 spot-fixing scandal

Afridi's shocking claims about 2010 spot-fixing scandal

Rediff.com4 May 2019

Says he knew of SMS exchanges between bookmaker and players before the scam broke out

Afridi claims he knew of SMS exchanges between bookies and players

Afridi claims he knew of SMS exchanges between bookies and players

Rediff.com4 May 2019

The spot-fixing scandal happened in August 2010 during Pakistan's tour of England and then captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were banned by the ICC for their involvement.

Sonia, Rahul in Cong's 1st list of 15 candidates for LS polls

Sonia, Rahul in Cong's 1st list of 15 candidates for LS polls

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

The announcement put an end to speculation that Sonia Gandhi may not contest in the upcoming polls due to health reasons and the party's newly appointed general secretary in-charge (East UP) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may be fielded from her constituency.

Nirma's new clothes: The journey of detergent brand towards healthcare

Nirma's new clothes: The journey of detergent brand towards healthcare

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

Nirma's tryst with the pharmaceutical space started in 2006 when it acquired the ailing Core Healthcare in a deal reported to be worth Rs 300 crore. The Ahmedabad-based manufacturer of intravenous fluids was subsequently renamed Nirlife. Pharma industry insiders say Nirma, which broke open the detergent market in the 1990s with low prices and massive advertising, tried an encore of the low-price strategy in pharma, but with mixed results.

What will Churchill Alemao do next?

What will Churchill Alemao do next?

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

Ahead of the 2022 assembly elections, Churchill Alemao 'merged' the NCP with the TMC. The 'merger' took place when Mamata Banerjee was in Mumbai talking to NCP supreme leader Sharad Pawar on how to forge Opposition unity!

Cobra stings again; SBI, LIC, 21 others 'exposed'

Cobra stings again; SBI, LIC, 21 others 'exposed'

Rediff.com7 May 2013

Staff of PSU banks, bank aspirants also caught offering money laundering solutions in a new expose.

BJP used SMS, fake clippings to fuel Muzaffarnagar riots: Akhilesh

BJP used SMS, fake clippings to fuel Muzaffarnagar riots: Akhilesh

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday over the Muzaffarnagar riots, accusing it of vitiating the atmosphere ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, and promised stern action against all those found guilty.

Prajapati murder case: PIL filed in SC against BJP MPs

Prajapati murder case: PIL filed in SC against BJP MPs

Rediff.com2 Sep 2013

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court against Bharatiya Janata Party Members of Parliament Prakash Javdekar and Bhupendra Singh Yadav alleging that they tried to impede investigation in the Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter case in which former Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah is the main accused.

No material in Zakia Jafri's complaint to take it forward: SIT tells SC

No material in Zakia Jafri's complaint to take it forward: SIT tells SC

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

Zakia Jafri, the wife of slain Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed at Gulberg society in Ahmedabad on February 28, 2002 during the violence, has challenged the SIT's clean chit to 64 persons including Narendra Modi, the then Gujarat chief minister during the 2002 riots in the state.

Edtech: What Parents Need To Know

Edtech: What Parents Need To Know

Rediff.com15 Jan 2022

'Why is the government asking parents to be careful rather than coming up with strict rules and regulations for the companies?'

AAP govt suspends 3 DJB officials, shifts 800 others

AAP govt suspends 3 DJB officials, shifts 800 others

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

Cracking down on corruption in Delhi Jal Board, the city government on Monday suspended three officials of the water distribution utility and shifted around 800 others in a bid to streamline its service delivery mechanism.

It's Windies bowlers vs India batters at Dominica

It's Windies bowlers vs India batters at Dominica

Rediff.com11 Jul 2023

The sub-narratives in the main story will be equally intriguing in the next 13 days.

Muzaffarnagar violence: SC seeks explanation from UP

Muzaffarnagar violence: SC seeks explanation from UP

Rediff.com26 Sep 2013

The Supreme Court on Thursday termed the allegation of the Uttar Pradesh police developing cold feet under political pressure to control the communal violence in Muzaffarnagar as "very serious" and sought explanation from the state government.

Prescription drugs still available online

Prescription drugs still available online

Rediff.com4 May 2015

The FDA Maharashtra on Friday lodged an FIR against Snapdeal.

Mamata failed to bring in paribartan: Modi tells WB to get rid of TMC

Mamata failed to bring in paribartan: Modi tells WB to get rid of TMC

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

PM Modi said WB CM Mamata had boycotted meetings called by the Centre to discuss the issue of states' development and had failed to bring in any transformation to the state.

Rebel Cong leader Vijay Bahuguna welcomes Prez's rule in U'khand

Rebel Cong leader Vijay Bahuguna welcomes Prez's rule in U'khand

Rediff.com27 Mar 2016

Rebel Congress leader Vijay Bahuguna on Sunday welcomed the imposition of President's Rule in Uttarakhand.

Lawyer Vikram Singh Chauhan arrested for Patiala House assault; freed on bail

Lawyer Vikram Singh Chauhan arrested for Patiala House assault; freed on bail

Rediff.com24 Feb 2016

Vikram Singh Chauhan, one of the lawyers involved in two incidents of violence at the Patiala House court complex last week, was arrested by the Delhi police on Wednesday.

SC puts Uttarakhand floor test on hold

SC puts Uttarakhand floor test on hold

Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

The apex court sought to know whether the governor could have sent a message in the present manner under Article175 (2) to conduct a floor test and if delay in the floor test can be a ground for the proclamation of President's rule in the state.

Why India's Under-19 cricket captain is in trouble

Why India's Under-19 cricket captain is in trouble

Rediff.com2 Aug 2018

Delhi's wicketkeeper-batsman Anuj Rawat, who recently captained India Under19 in four-day matches in Sri Lanka, is under the scanner for playing an unsanctioned T20 league in Mauritius last year along with a host of Pakistani cricketers.

PHOTOS: How India demolished the Kiwis to level series

PHOTOS: How India demolished the Kiwis to level series

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

Tight bowling and fifties from Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik helped India secure a series-levelling six-wickets victory against New Zealand in the second One-Day International in Pune on Wednesday.

Sonu Sood enacting a political script: Sena

Sonu Sood enacting a political script: Sena

Rediff.com7 Jun 2020

In his weekly column 'Rokhthok' in Sena mouthpiece Saamana, Raut questionned the sudden rise of 'Mahatma' Sood on the social scene of Maharashtra during the lockdown. Raut also referred to a 'sting operation' against Sood ahead of the 2019 general elections, saying he had agreed to promote the BJP-led government at various platforms through his official social media accounts.

Some channels running campaign against us, we have proof: AAP

Some channels running campaign against us, we have proof: AAP

Rediff.com14 Mar 2014

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday defended its leader Arvind Kejriwal over his controversial comments on sending media personnel to jail, saying he was referring to a section of the media which was running an "agenda" of the Bharatiya Janata Party and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

You can't do a Poonam Pandey in Iran!

You can't do a Poonam Pandey in Iran!

Rediff.com13 Dec 2016

Niloufar Behboudi was arrested by the Iranian government in May 2016 for posting a picture without a headscarf.

SIT did no probe, ensured nobody was prosecuted in 2002 riots: Zakia to SC

SIT did no probe, ensured nobody was prosecuted in 2002 riots: Zakia to SC

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

The special investigation team had not conducted any probe on the alleged larger conspiracy in the 2002 Gujarat riots and there was an effort to 'protect' and ensure that people from the Bajrang Dal, police, bureaucracy and others are not prosecuted, Zakia Jafri told the Supreme Court on Thursday.

Former Kerala minister acquitted of sexual harassment charges

Former Kerala minister acquitted of sexual harassment charges

Rediff.com27 Jan 2018

The court acquitted Saseendran holding that no case had been made out against him that warranted conviction.

Scribe who reported Ayush ministry denied jobs to Muslims held

Scribe who reported Ayush ministry denied jobs to Muslims held

Rediff.com14 May 2016

In March, the Delhi-based journalist was booked in the case which was registered days after his report 'We don't recruit Muslims: Modi govt's Ayush ministry' appeared in Milli Gazette, a fortnightly English language newspaper.

Rahul attacks Mamata, shares stage with Left

Rahul attacks Mamata, shares stage with Left

Rediff.com3 Apr 2016

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday shared stage with the leaders of the Left Front

Ashes fixing: My son not involved in fixing, says Joban's father

Ashes fixing: My son not involved in fixing, says Joban's father

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

Father of the former Delhi age-group cricketer, caught in the Ashes spot-fixing controversy, says his son has never even been to England or Australia, let alone fix matches involving the two countries.

Modi lashes out at TMC, CPI-M and Congress

Modi lashes out at TMC, CPI-M and Congress

Rediff.com27 Mar 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi mounted a blistering attack on Trinamool Congress over corruption charges against it and also on CPI-M.

How underpaid curators are soft targets for bookies

How underpaid curators are soft targets for bookies

Rediff.com25 Oct 2017

A curator falling to the lure of corrupt money doesn't come as a surprise to former Board of Control for Cricket in India pitch committee chairman Venkat Sundaram, who says "underpaid groundsmen" are vulnerable to such approaches.

Demonetisation was an ethical move, not political: Jaitley

Demonetisation was an ethical move, not political: Jaitley

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

The minister said demonetisation has increased the tax return filings and also increased the revenue of the states and the Centre immensely.

UP cricket bribery scandal: IPL Chairman Shukla's aide resigns

UP cricket bribery scandal: IPL Chairman Shukla's aide resigns

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

The BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit on Thursday said it will launch a probe into an alleged bribery scandal unearthed by a sting operation, which claimed that a member of Indian Premier League chairman Rajeev Shukla's personal staff sought bribes to facilitate selection of players.

Did RBI Know About Demonetization?

Did RBI Know About Demonetization?

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

The RBI was not party to the decision to demonetize 500 and 1,000-rupee notes, which was taken at the highest level of India's political leadership.

Govt seeks more time to file replies, SC puts off CAA hearing to Oct 31

Govt seeks more time to file replies, SC puts off CAA hearing to Oct 31

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear on October 31 a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants fleeing religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who entered India on or before December 31, 2014.

Defamation row: Verdict reserved on plea against AAP, Kejriwal

Defamation row: Verdict reserved on plea against AAP, Kejriwal

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

A Delhi court on Wednesday reserved for April 15 its order on a plea filed by the CEO of a news portal challenging a magisterial court's judgement dismissing his criminal defamation complaint against Aam Aadmi Party and its leaders, including Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.