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Ram temple trust received around Rs 100 cr donation

Ram temple trust received around Rs 100 cr donation

Rediff.com17 Jan 2021

The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust is conducting a mass contact and contribution campaign for the construction of the grand temple in Ayodhya which began on January 15 and will go on till February 27.

Day-night Test: Shami, Bumrah shine on opening day

Day-night Test: Shami, Bumrah shine on opening day

Rediff.com12 Mar 2022

Bowlers dominated the day with 16 wickets falling in the entire day.

Card users may have to bear cost of RBI's new norms

Card users may have to bear cost of RBI's new norms

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

The recent Reserve Bank of India (RBI) norms on tokenisation services, which will be offered by card networks, are likely to result in merchants and payment aggregators incurring a cost as they have to pay a fee to the networks. The merchants and the payment aggregators, in turn, may pass on the cost to the customers. The norms, which were issued by the banking regulator released on September 7, allow card networks like Visa and Mastercard to offer the tokenisation service.

Pant steals show on Day 1 of Kohli's 100th Test

Pant steals show on Day 1 of Kohli's 100th Test

Rediff.com4 Mar 2022

Images from Day 1 of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka, at Mohali, on Friday.

Rohit's Team India ready to dish out stellar show in Kohli's 100th Test

Rohit's Team India ready to dish out stellar show in Kohli's 100th Test

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

This is his 'Test' and for Kohli, a century to mark a 'century' is something he would be craving

No Malinga in Sri Lanka T20 squad for India series

No Malinga in Sri Lanka T20 squad for India series

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

The list has been ratified by sports minister Dayasiri Jayasekera. The list however says Malinga has been rested without stating any reason for that. Malinga is currently playing in the Bangladesh Premier League.

Forces with colonial mindset, with FoE, hampering India's growth: Modi

Forces with colonial mindset, with FoE, hampering India's growth: Modi

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India's growth story is being disrupted by forces with a colonial mindset, including in the name of freedom of expression.

Malinga left out of Sri Lanka's residential training camp

Malinga left out of Sri Lanka's residential training camp

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

Sri Lanka's Twenty20 captain Lasith Malinga will not be part of the 24-member squad for the second residential training camp, starting June 22 in Kandy, it was announced on Thursday. A six-member unit of coaches and other support staff will work with the players during the camp at the Pallekele stadium.

Keshav Maurya: Yogi's BJP Challenger

Keshav Maurya: Yogi's BJP Challenger

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

Keshav Prasad Maurya's election from Sirathu in Kaushambi will be among the keenly watched contests in UP. If he and the BJP win, will he be luckier this time?

'It will harm Hindus': VHP opposes Yogi's population control policy

'It will harm Hindus': VHP opposes Yogi's population control policy

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

The VHP, in its letter to the state law commission, has not just cited policy's adverse impact on children, it also lists imbalance in communities as 'different communities respond differently to incentives or disincentives related to family planning and contraption'.

Deepika shows off perfect figure on mag cover

Deepika shows off perfect figure on mag cover

Rediff.com12 Oct 2019

Deepika Padukone wows in a minimalistic look on Harper's Bazaar India's October 2019 cover.

Simply Sobhita! The actor stuns in green on mag cover

Simply Sobhita! The actor stuns in green on mag cover

Rediff.com10 Nov 2019

Sobhita Dhulipala is Elle's digital cover girl for the month of November.

How Non-BJP States Are Paying Back Modi-Shah

How Non-BJP States Are Paying Back Modi-Shah

Rediff.com13 May 2022

Non-BJP chief ministers are retaliating. If the Centre can use its agencies to threaten, intimidate and jail its rivals, so can they. The fightback will get more intense, observes Shekhar Gupta.

PIX: Shraddha, Varun watch Street Dancer 3D

PIX: Shraddha, Varun watch Street Dancer 3D

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

Family members came out in support of Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor's new film together, Street Dancer 3D, at its special screening in Mumbai. It has been directed by Remo D'Souza.

17 cows found dead in Gwalior school premises, 1 held

17 cows found dead in Gwalior school premises, 1 held

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

When some people tried to bury the carcasses, a mid-night drama unfolded with Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal workers raising slogans of 'Jai Shree Ram' protesting against the 'brutality on the animals'.

President Kovind donates Rs 5 lakh for Ram Temple

President Kovind donates Rs 5 lakh for Ram Temple

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

Talking about the donation received by VHP from President Kovind, Alok Kumar said, "He is the first citizen of the country. So we went to him to initiate this drive and he met us with his family and donated a sum of Rs 5,00,100 and gave his good wishes for the success of the mission."

Inside Isha Ambani's pre-wedding celebrations

Inside Isha Ambani's pre-wedding celebrations

Rediff.com10 Dec 2018

It could well be one of the richest weddings this year.

Momentum of economic reforms will continue: Sitharaman

Momentum of economic reforms will continue: Sitharaman

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday assured the industry that momentum of economic reforms will continue to make India a hotspot of global investment. India has turned the crisis created by COVID-19 pandemic into an opportunity to push the economic reforms, which remained pending for decades, she said while addressing the National MNC's Conference 2020 organised by industry chamber CII.

3 sentenced to death in Nayana Pujari gang rape-murder case

3 sentenced to death in Nayana Pujari gang rape-murder case

Rediff.com9 May 2017

Pujari, who worked at an IT firm in Kharadi was kidnapped on October 7, 2009 evening from Kharadi bypass, while waiting for a transport to return home.

PIX: Katrina watches a film with Sonam, Disha

PIX: Katrina watches a film with Sonam, Disha

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

Bollywood stars queued up to watch the week's release Malang at a special screening in Mumbai.

PM Modi kicks off 75th anniversary of Independence from Sabarmati

PM Modi kicks off 75th anniversary of Independence from Sabarmati

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched 'Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav', the government's initiative to mark 75 years of India's Independence.

Mask-less? Sweep roads if you won't pay fine in Mumbai

Mask-less? Sweep roads if you won't pay fine in Mumbai

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

Vishwas Mote, assistant municipal commissioner (K-West ward), said on Thursday that since the past seven days they have made people do community service in the form of sweeping roads if they unnecessarily argue with officials or refuse to pay fine for not wearing a mask.

Will AAP Forge A New Political Culture In India?

Will AAP Forge A New Political Culture In India?

Rediff.com29 Mar 2022

AAP will have to learn to be patient as such electoral changes do not happen in a hurry, asserts Ramesh Menon.

'Modi had no contribution for Ram temple'

'Modi had no contribution for Ram temple'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2020

'He was a nobody then.' 'And whatever little his contribution was there, it was restricted to Gujarat.'

Have no fear, say those going to be vaccinated first in MP

Have no fear, say those going to be vaccinated first in MP

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

The inoculation drive will start at 10.30 am at 150 centers across the state on Saturday along with the rest of the country, Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Dr Prabhuram Choudhary said.

PIX: Ayushmann invites Nushrat for a movie

PIX: Ayushmann invites Nushrat for a movie

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

A special screening of Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan was held for his cast, their families and their friends.

3rd Test: Chameera, Gamage called up to Sri Lanka squad

3rd Test: Chameera, Gamage called up to Sri Lanka squad

Rediff.com10 Aug 2017

Pacers Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Gamage have been added to the Sri Lankan squad ahead of the third Test against India starting in Pallekele on Saturday.

VHP attacks Nitish Kumar rule as 'jungle raj'

VHP attacks Nitish Kumar rule as 'jungle raj'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

If you can't control law and order, then resign, VHP tells NDA government in Bihar.

2nd Test: Karunaratne, Fernando help Sri Lanka rally on Day 2

2nd Test: Karunaratne, Fernando help Sri Lanka rally on Day 2

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

Fernando took his first-ever Test five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka dismissed South Africa for 302 in their first innings, restricting the hosts to a 145-run lead, while Karunaratne scored an unbeaten 91 in the tourists' second innings.

New recurring payment norms: 4 weeks later, people still face disruptions

New recurring payment norms: 4 weeks later, people still face disruptions

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

More than three weeks have passed since the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) new guidelines on e-mandates for recurring payments came into effect but consumers are still taking to social media platforms to complain about the disruptions they are facing. This comes as most stakeholders in the ecosystem have not put in place systems in accordance with the new rules, resulting in many transactions not going through. Industry sources said most banks are still not ready, especially the smaller ones.

Did Savarkar Influence Godse on Women?

Did Savarkar Influence Godse on Women?

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

Godse's choice fitted with the Hindutva world view in which the assertion of masculinity, power and virility -- both discursively and institutionally -- occupied the central position. His close association with Savarkar seems only to have sharpened his uncompromising views on women.

'BJP will win 225-250 seats in UP'

'BJP will win 225-250 seats in UP'

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

'Both the BJP and SP have workers and cadres across the state, and now it will boil down to which party manages booths smartly and gets its voters to come out.'

'Almost every song seems inspired today'

'Almost every song seems inspired today'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2022

'I cannot be confined to just one or two kinds of music.'

Economy on sustained path of revival: Sitharaman

Economy on sustained path of revival: Sitharaman

Rediff.com24 Sep 2021

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Indian economy is on a sustained path of revival and cited rise in GST collections and direct taxes to support her assertion. She further said that the confidence in the Indian stock market is growing as retail and small investors are keenly investing money in the share market. She was addressing the media in New Delhi.

New India can achieve difficult targets: PM on 1bn jabs feat

New India can achieve difficult targets: PM on 1bn jabs feat

Rediff.com22 Oct 2021

"It is a matter of pride for us that India's vaccination programme has been science-born, science-driven and science-based," Modi said.

Key figures in Babri mosque demolition case

Key figures in Babri mosque demolition case

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

Here are the key figures among the 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case who were on Wednesday acquitted by a special CBI court in Lucknow of all charges.

Is this the end of the road for AAP?

Is this the end of the road for AAP?

Rediff.com16 May 2017

Can un-democracy be the foundation for a democratic party that aspires to be different from all other parties in India.

Amitabh, Abhishek are stable

Amitabh, Abhishek are stable

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan are 'clinically stable'.

100% tax rebate for donations to PM CARES

100% tax rebate for donations to PM CARES

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

This brings its tax treatment on par with the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.

'Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan should depart gracefully from AAP'

'Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan should depart gracefully from AAP'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2015

Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas on Friday called on senior party leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav to leave the party 'gracefully' if nothing was working out.