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Shahnawaz Akhtar

All stories by Shahnawaz Akhtar

'I wish there's a society where is no need of censorship for films'
Rediff.com22 Jan 2015

Snippets from the eighth Jaipur Literature Festival.

Raje govt in a fix over member's dual role as MP, MLA
Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

The Rajasthan assembly is facing a peculiar problem. The monsoon session has been...

Illegal mining a way of life in this town
Rediff.com7 Jul 2014

Everyday coal is illegally ferried on around 5000 bicycles out of the mines of Central...

Raj MP faces disqualification for not showing Modi rally expenses
Rediff.com26 Jun 2014

The massive crowds during the Lok Sabha election rallies of Prime Minister Narendra...

Khadim's thumb chopped off in clash at Ajmer Sharif
Rediff.com17 Jun 2014

Within a fortnight of the clash at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, warring members of...

Rajasthan isn't far behind UP in rising rape cases
Rediff.com13 Jun 2014

It's not that rapes are happening only in Uttar Pradesh. On Tuesday alone, four rape...

Modi cabinet minister served notice over rape charges
Rediff.com12 Jun 2014

The only minister in Narendra Modi government from Rajasthan, Nihalchand Meghwal has...

Dalits facing social boycott in Rajasthan village
Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

The Dalits of Thabola village in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district are facing social and...

Include only clean MPs in Cabinet, NGOs' request to Modi
Rediff.com23 May 2014

Hoping that the 14th Prime Minister will provide clean and exemplary governance, the...

In Rajasthan, NOTA is more popular than AAP
Rediff.com17 May 2014

Of the 2,67,82,371 votes cast in the state, 3,27,911 were cast in favour of NOTA while...

Going strong, BJP set to achieve 'Mission 25' in Rajasthan
Rediff.com16 May 2014

The BJP candidates are on the winning trail, outdoing their opponents with thumping...

Modi may be included in text books if he becomes PM: Raj minister
Rediff.com15 May 2014

With the exit polls predicting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi led National...

Five photojournalists injured in poll-related violence in Rajasthan
Rediff.com24 Apr 2014

Stones were pelted and two vehicles were burnt by miscreants who were allegedly trying...

Rajasthan: Will BJP's Mission 25 be marred by new candidates?
Rediff.com23 Apr 2014

The party's plan to win all 25 seats in Rajasthan may have been affected owing to the...

Modi would have ousted Vajpayee like Jaswant, Advani: Rahul
Rediff.com20 Apr 2014

Sharpening his attack on Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi today said the Bharatiya Janata...

Barmer registers one of the highest turn outs in Rajasthan
Rediff.com17 Apr 2014

Barmer, one of the most talked-about Lok Sabha constituencies in the run up to the 2014...

Young voters speak out: 'Sincerity a must in my leader'
Rediff.com17 Apr 2014

On the eve of the first phase of polling in Rajasthan, Rediff.com spoke to some of the...

No rallies in Jaipur: BJP, Cong, AAP give Pink City a miss
Rediff.com15 Apr 2014

For the first time in the Jaipur City constituency not a single rally has been held for...

Modi has no magic wand to change the country: Sonia
Rediff.com15 Apr 2014

Congress president Sonia Gandhi, while addressing a rally in Jaipur Rural on Monday,...

Modi spares Jaswant Singh in Barmer speech
Rediff.com12 Apr 2014

In his first speech at Rajasthan's Barmer, from where expelled Bhartiya Janata Party...