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Malala 'heartbroken' over Trump's order on refugees

Malala 'heartbroken' over Trump's order on refugees

Rediff.com28 Jan 2017

"I am heartbroken that today President Trump is closing the door on children, mothers and fathers fleeing violence and war," the 19-year-old Pakistani education activist, who survived a near-fatal attack by the Taliban, said in a Facebook post.

Trump completes 500 days in office, says has accomplished more than his predecessors

Trump completes 500 days in office, says has accomplished more than his predecessors

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

The US president said said under his leadership, America has become the best economy ever.

Trump defends limited entry for Muslims, non-committal on Pakistan

Trump defends limited entry for Muslims, non-committal on Pakistan

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

When asked about countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia figuring in the list, he said, "You're going to see. You're going to see. We're going to have extreme vetting in all cases. And I mean extreme. And we're not letting people in if we think there's even a little chance of some problem."

RBI to crack whip on recovery agents, calls for restricting messaging apps

RBI to crack whip on recovery agents, calls for restricting messaging apps

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

Digital lending apps extend small amounts at exorbitant rates. Payment delays invite messages to customer or close family members, often with sensitive information such as Aadhaar and PAN Card scans.

Dia to Bumrah: How celebs wed in Covid times

Dia to Bumrah: How celebs wed in Covid times

Rediff.com17 May 2021

Celebs follow a template for their special day -- an intimate ceremony with few people and a keen eye for a touch of luxury in every aspect.

This dog stole our Rediff reader's heart

This dog stole our Rediff reader's heart

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

We asked you to share pics and stories of your furry companions. This is what Rediff reader Heera Nawaz shared about her pet Sweety Pie.

India entry may get tougher for foreign telecom firms

India entry may get tougher for foreign telecom firms

Rediff.com3 Apr 2014

Govt likely to make security clearance mandatory for telcos irrespective of equity holding before giving licences; DoT members to meet today.

NGOs step up to play saviour to Chennai's needy

NGOs step up to play saviour to Chennai's needy

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

'I am an auto driver, and I am doing my best.'

Why shooter Manu Bhaker's father is upset

Why shooter Manu Bhaker's father is upset

Rediff.com26 Jan 2020

Manu Bhaker ignored for Rashtriya Bal Puraskar award, her father fumes.

Fitch flags loan recast scheme; says will extend uncertainty

Fitch flags loan recast scheme; says will extend uncertainty

Rediff.com11 Aug 2020

According to Fitch, the scheme could open a window for banks to build capital buffers while putting off full recognition of COVID-19 pandemic's impact on loan portfolios, but is reminiscent of a strategy adopted over 2010-2016 that delayed and exacerbated problems for banks.

Interviews in full swing for Team India physio job

Interviews in full swing for Team India physio job

Rediff.com21 Aug 2019

The support staff will be appointed for a period of two years beginning from the series against South Africa till the end of the 2021 T20 World Cup to be held in India.

With sweets & rakhis for cops, Hyd hails killing of rape-accused

With sweets & rakhis for cops, Hyd hails killing of rape-accused

Rediff.com6 Dec 2019

While some people congratulated the police and raised slogans in favour of them like 'Telangana police zindabad', others distributed sweets to police personnel.

Bad debts: Banks may have to make provision for Rs 2.2 trn

Bad debts: Banks may have to make provision for Rs 2.2 trn

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

Bankers said they are looking outside the bankruptcy courts and will be able to resolve a few debts in the power sector before January-end.

RTI applicant seeking Ishrat probe panel details asked to prove he is an Indian

RTI applicant seeking Ishrat probe panel details asked to prove he is an Indian

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

In a rare instance, the home ministry has asked a right of information applicant to prove he is an Indian before disclosing details about the one-member panel looking into the missing files related to the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan.

Ahead of inauguration, Washington DC turns into fortress

Ahead of inauguration, Washington DC turns into fortress

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

More than 25,000 National Guards have been deployed along with thousands of local police personnel and those from other security agencies. The area in and around Capitol Hill, a large part of Pennsylvania Avenue and the White House has been made out of bounds for the general public with eight-feet high iron barricades being erected.

Not aware of husband's dealings with Videocon, says Kochhar in 30-page reply to Sebi

Not aware of husband's dealings with Videocon, says Kochhar in 30-page reply to Sebi

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

The regulator will now call Chanda and ICICI Bank's representatives for a personal hearing as part of adjudication proceedings launched against them.

Government reopens Ishrat case, high-level team to probe missing documents

Government reopens Ishrat case, high-level team to probe missing documents

Rediff.com14 Mar 2016

Prasad, additional secretary in the home ministry, will inquire into the circumstances in which the files related to the case of Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in an alleged fake encounter in Gujarat in 2004, went missing.

Sale: 'Challenge is Air India's huge size'

Sale: 'Challenge is Air India's huge size'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

It's too big to digest as one whole airline.'

WFH scams: 5 tips to stay SAFE

WFH scams: 5 tips to stay SAFE

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

Do not click on any pop-ups, links in messages or notification balloons if you are off the corporate VPN, warns Niranjankumar Laxman Upadhye.

HM seeks 3-month extension for Ishrat probe officer; PM gives 2

HM seeks 3-month extension for Ishrat probe officer; PM gives 2

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

Prasad, a 1983 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, was due to retire on May 31. The government has recently appointed Maharashtra cadre IAS officer Bipin Bihari Mallick as his replacement.

Ashwani Kumar: Met PMO, did not have time to meet PM

Ashwani Kumar: Met PMO, did not have time to meet PM

Rediff.com9 May 2013

Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Thursday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a day after the Supreme Court pulled up the government on the probe into the coal allocation scam.

Foreign envoys wasting time on Kashmir junket

Foreign envoys wasting time on Kashmir junket

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

'If the envoys are satisfied, it will either mean they are naive or that they are not serious about their trip, which they probably regard as some kind of a picnic, a much-needed break from their dreary routine in Delhi,' notes Amulya Ganguli.

Coal-gate: The CBI-government nexus SHAMES the nation

Coal-gate: The CBI-government nexus SHAMES the nation

Rediff.com27 Apr 2013

But it's nice to see the CBI telling the truth overtly and exposing the government that it serves covertly, says Sheela Bhatt.

Court martial completed, Major Gogoi may lose rank

Court martial completed, Major Gogoi may lose rank

Rediff.com31 Mar 2019

After completion of Summary of Evidence against Major Gogoi and his driver in early February followed by the initiation of court martial proceedings, the two men have been held guilty on two counts -- "fraternising" with a local in spite of instructions to the contrary and "being away from the place of duty while in operational area", the officials said.

Junglee Review: Gimmicky affair

Junglee Review: Gimmicky affair

Rediff.com29 Mar 2019

What could have been an extraordinary movie fails to hit the mark, notes Urvi Parikh.

India to seek foodgrain stockpiling solutions at WTO

India to seek foodgrain stockpiling solutions at WTO

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

New Delhi to push for services trade facilitation & food stockpiling.

Single-brand retail chains step up India entry pace

Single-brand retail chains step up India entry pace

Rediff.com11 Jan 2013

Three foreign single-brand majors apply in the past one month.

My conscience is clear, I will stand vindicated: Ashwani

My conscience is clear, I will stand vindicated: Ashwani

Rediff.com11 May 2013

Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, who was forced to resign on Friday, put up a brave face on Saturday, claiming he quit to end an "unnecessary" controversy and maintained that the Supreme Court had made no adverse comments against him in the case of vetting a graft probe report by the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Sharad Yadav hits out at govt, wants Bansal to resign

Sharad Yadav hits out at govt, wants Bansal to resign

Rediff.com9 May 2013

Changing his earlier stance, Janata Dal-United President Sharad Yadav on Thursday asked Union Minister P K Bansal to tender his resignation over the railway bribery case involving his nephew as Opposition protests grew louder against the minister's continuation.

Red tape snipped for start-ups

Red tape snipped for start-ups

Rediff.com24 Jul 2016

Vetting by inter-ministerial board removed for benefits under Startup India Action Plan

CBI chief's revelation on coal-gate embarrasses govt

CBI chief's revelation on coal-gate embarrasses govt

Rediff.com26 Apr 2013

The revelation by CBI director Ranjit Sinha that the law minister and other officials had vetted a status report on coal-gate which was submitted to the SC may result in a severe grilling for Ashwani Kumar when the SC hears the case on April 30. Rakesh Bhatnagar reports.

Manmohan and co set for another Opposition whack!

Manmohan and co set for another Opposition whack!

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

Even as the government prepared the ground for a fruitful session by reaching out to main opposition BJP on the Land Acquisition Bill, new disclosures in the media might play a spoiler for it.

SC should appoint SIT on coal scam, suggests BJP

SC should appoint SIT on coal scam, suggests BJP

Rediff.com15 Apr 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday demanded the resignation of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar over allegations of government's interference in CBI's probe into coal blocks and suggested that the Supreme Court should appoint a Special Investigation Team to bring out the truth.

Major Gogoi loses seniority, to be shifted out from Kashmir

Major Gogoi loses seniority, to be shifted out from Kashmir

Rediff.com5 May 2019

A court martial had held Gogoi and his driver Sameer Malla guilty on two counts -- 'fraternising' with a local woman in spite of instructions to the contrary and 'being away from the place of duty while in operational area', the officials said.

Dos and don'ts for athletes amid coronavirus

Dos and don'ts for athletes amid coronavirus

Rediff.com15 May 2020

The SAI has formulated a detailed draft of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be followed before reopening of its training centres by the end of this month, as suggested by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju but subject to clearance from the Health and Home ministry.

As scams pile up, PM's Teflon coating wears off

As scams pile up, PM's Teflon coating wears off

Rediff.com11 May 2013

There will be even less Teflon left if the court asks the joint secretary concerned in the Prime Minister's Office to testify who instructed him to vet the CBI's report to the court, says T N Ninan

US military suspends training of Afghan police recruits

US military suspends training of Afghan police recruits

Rediff.com2 Sep 2012

The United States military has suspended training of some 1,000 Afghan police recruits while it double checks the background of the current police force following a spike in insider attacks on North Atlantic Treaty Organisation troops, an official said.

WATCH LIVE! All the action from Rajya Sabha

WATCH LIVE! All the action from Rajya Sabha

Rediff.com30 Apr 2013

A political storm has already broken out with an agitated opposition alleging that the report on 2G is a "cover up" and has been prepared to give a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.

Buzz: Ish Sodhi returns to Royals as spin consultant

Buzz: Ish Sodhi returns to Royals as spin consultant

Rediff.com2 Jan 2020

Sodhi has represented Royals in eight IPL matches, taking nine wickets at an economy rate of 6.69.

WATCH LIVE! All the action from Rajya Sabha

WATCH LIVE! All the action from Rajya Sabha

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

A political storm has already broken out with an agitated opposition alleging that the report on 2G is a "cover up" and has been prepared to give a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.