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Congress President Sonia Gandhi today asked party MPs to go to the Lok Sabha polls with confidence as she hosted a dinner for them in New Delhi. Sources said at least 100 MPs talked to Gandhi during the dinner hosted at Gandhi's official residence at 10, Janpath.They were served both South...
22:14
One of the prime accused in the broad daylight heist, in which Rs 7.69 crore were looted in south Delhi's Lajpat Nagar area on January 28, was arrested today after a brief chase and a exchange of fire in Outer Delhi's Sultanpuri area.According to police, Pradeep Machhender was nabbed while two of...
21:38
Dubbing the AAP Congress's proxy party, BJP Vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit has been exposed after the Delhi assembly elections and will not be able to repeat its results. The Congress and the Aam Aadmi...
21:34
The Congress today termed as 'peanuts' the Rajasthan government's compensation given to farmers whose crop had been damaged due to inclement weather. Congress chief in the state and Union minister Sachin Pilot said as per the Congress' district units...
21:32
Republican Party of India chief Ramdas Athawale, who had so far opposed making MNS a partner of the Shiv Sena-BJP led alliance in Maharashtra, today said he would welcome the Raj Thackeray-led party. The statement assumes significance as it comes after BJP...
21:31
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh, who rejoined the BJP on Sunday, was today appointed as its national vice president, marking his rehabilitation in the party. BJP President Rajnath Singh announced the appointment of Kalyan Singh as...
21:29
Launching her election campaign, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today sought votes to ensure AIADMK's participation in the next government at the Centre, promising a complete revamp of decision-making for people-friendly policies. She accused the Congress of...
21:08
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today said that the Centre will fully protect Seemandhra's interests by providing a special package and tax incentives to investors. Addressing a press conference today, he said that the UPA government...
20:42
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the plea of the families of victims of the 1991 blast that killed former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, challenging the Tamil Nadu government's decision to release the seven convicts in the case. A bench, headed...
20:40
India and Pakistan will review the current status of the cross-LoC confidence building measures in place between the two countries on Tuesday in New Delhi. At the meeting of the Joint Working Group on Cross-LoC CBMs, the Pakistani delegation will be...
20:38
A suspected member of the Indian Mujahideen has been interrogated by the National Investigation Agency in connection with its probe in Bodh Gaya serial blasts. In view of varying reports in certain sections of media regarding the arrest of an individual who is a...
20:37
AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal today said that corruption and inflation are the two major issues facing the country ahead of the Lok Sabha elections and only his party is serious enough to eradicate these problems. Speaking to his supporters at a roadshow in...
20:32
In what could create fissures in the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance, former BJP president Nitin Gadkari today met the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray at a hotel. Earlier in the day, when reports of the meeting emerged, city BJP chief Ashish Shelar denied them...
19:44
The forthcoming Lok Sabha elections will be fought on the issue of nation-building and not on questions related to mandir and masjid, BJP Vice-President MukhtarAbbas Naqvi said today, even as he equated Modi Raj with 'Ram Rajya'.With secularism, we focus on good governance and Modi Raj will be...
19:42
The Congress today put on a brave face about former Supreme Court Judge K T Thomas turning down the offer to head the Lokpal search committee, days after jurist Fali Nariman opted out of panel. Where is the question of the government being embarrassed? I do not find any head or tail...
19:18
North Korea fired short-range missiles into the sea off its eastern coast for the second time in a week today, prompting a warning from South Korea of reckless provocation. The missile tests have clearly been timed to coincide with annual South Korea-US military exercises which kicked off a...
18:56
Rabia Khan, mother of late actor Jiah Khan, has moved the Bombay High Court once again alleging that her daughter was murdered and had not committed suicide and sought transfer of probe to a Special Investigating Team. The petition would come up for hearing in due course, her lawyer Dinesh Tiwari...
18:50
The Supreme Court today said it will not intervene to stop politicians from delivering hate speeches.We are a country of 128 crore people and there may be 128 crore views. This is the maturity of a democracy. For a person making such a speech, it may not be a hate speech, said the judges who...
18:21
The Centre has summoned Andhra Pradesh governor ESL Narasimhan to New Delhi tomorrow to discuss the conduct of the Lok Sabha polls and to get first-hand information of the law and order situation in the state.Governor Narasimhan is expected to make a courtesy call to President Pranab Mukherjee,...
18:00
Fuel station owners in Andhra Pradesh went on an indefinite strike and shut their operations in protest on Monday against Legal Metrology Department raids, even as commuters face travel chaos with vehicles trapped in a gridlock. The department on March 01 had raided fuel stations to check the...
17:58
That's veteran Congress politician ND Tiwari hugging Rohit Shekhar after accepting him as his son. That of course, came after a six-year legal battle that involved emotional arguments and a DNA test. It's also the first public acknowledgement Mr Tiwari has made of his relationship with Shekhar's...
17:37
The Jammu and Kashmir government today said only one Kashmiri migrant family had returned to the Valley since 2009.In a written reply to a question in the Legislative Assembly, minister of State for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Aijaz Ahmed Khan said only one Kashmiri migrant family had...
17:06
As the capital of Marwar, which means, the fortress was once the home of the maharajahs of Jodhpur, but is now a well preserved museum that provides an excellent introduction to life under the Rajputs, who ruled the region until India's independence in the 20th century. Read this ode to Jodhpur.
17:03
A Delhi court today fixed July 19 for hearing a criminal defamation complaint filed by former Lt General Tejinder Singh against ex-Army chief General VK Singh and others. The matter was to be heard today, but got posted to the July date as Metropolitan Magistrate Dheeraj Mittal, who was to hear...
16:50
How the American media misrepresent Putin, Sochi and Ukraine. Read
16:47
Sharebroker Ketan Parekh convicted by a Mumbai Special court in a 14-year-old CBI case. Here's all that you wanted to know about the Ketan Parekh case. Read
16:25
The South African athlete, who allegedly shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a locked toilet door in his home on 14 February 2013, is said to be looking more composed than at last year's hearings, where he broke down in tears. Prosecutors are seeking to prove that Pistorius committed...
16:22
Oscar Pistorius pleads not guilty to the murder of Reeva Steenkamp and for the possession of firerams. With no eyewitnesses other than Pistorius himself to the shooting of Steenkamp, experts say the case will be decided by forensic evidence and its interpretation by each side.
16:17
Sahara chief Subrata Roy was whisked away in a car at 3 pm today from the forest guest house where he was lodged after his arrest on Friday. Media was kept waiting at the main gate, while Roy was taken to Lucknow police escorted him to Delhi. SP Habibul Hasan said he will be taken to Delhi with a...
16:02
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived in Myanmar today to attend the third Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). In a statement before his departure for the Myanmarese capital, Nay Pyi-Taw, Dr. Singh said: BIMSTEC lies at...
15:56
Presenting seven impassioned acceptance speeches from the just-concluded Oscars that stood out. Hear Hear.
15:46
Launching a direct attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan on Monday said that Muslims vote out of fear for him in his state. How will they (Muslims) not vote for Modi ' otherwise,...
15:43
In a major embarrassment for the government, the man heading the search for the nine members of the Lokpal or national anti-corruption ombudsman has withdrawn from the committee he chaired.In a letter to the Prime Minister's Office, Justice KT Thomas has withdrawn his consent to...
15:32
Sahara chief Subrata Roy leaves for Agra with UP police team. On Friday, Chief Judicial Magistrate Anand Kumar Yadav directed the UP police to keep Roy in custody till 2 pm on March 4 and ensure that he is by then produced before the Supreme Court which had issued non-bailable warrant against him...
15:17
In an earlier article I argued that the Aam Aadmi Party was one among the many attempts, since Independence, to found a new political party. All of them changed our politics to varying degrees -- whether for less government control over the economy, favouring other backward castes, against...
15:12
The Union cabinet tonight backed off a plan to promulgate a slew of ordinances after the President expressed reservations and some senior ministers questioned the sagacity of the scramble that had the support of Rahul Gandhi. Read
15:09
Ukraine mobilized for war on Sunday and Washington threatened to isolate Russia economically after President Vladimir Putin declared he had the right to invade his neighbour in Moscow's biggest confrontation with the West since the Cold War. This is not a threat: this is actually the...
15:05
In a press release today, the Election Commission has said that the poll dates will be announced on Thursday.
14:51
Rediff.com's Mukhtar Ahmad reporting from Srinagar says one policeman has been killed and one injured by an attack by militants in the Pulwama district of Kashmir. This is the second attack today.
14:31
At the Hunkar rally Modi slams the Third Front saying it never benefits the nation. The Third Front only comes up during elections and they work to save the Congress.
14:27
Noted filmmaker Prakash Jha is strongly considering to raise the demand for special category status for Bihar through one of his upcoming films. A documentary can be made on the theme or the subject could be integrated in the script of some other movie, Jha said today. The filmmaker,...
14:23
BJP's 'Hunkar' rally in Muzaffarpur marks the beginning of Narendra Modi's campaign in Bihar. Modi who is now addressing the rally, rakes up the Muzaffarnagar riots saying the people of Bihar will not bow to terror. Addressing the bomb blasts during his earlier rally in the state, Modi says...
13:57
Tea plantation workers in India pay below minimum wage, which campaigners say strengthens hand of slavers who take girls as young as 11. Read
13:53
Meanwhile a policeman was critically injured today after a suspected militant attacked him with a knife at Pampore in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The attacker also tried to snatch the cop's weapon after injuring him in the neck. He was overpowered and taken into custody,...
13:49
At Modi's Hunkar Rally, Paswan says there cannot be a better leader than Modi and thanks him for holding a rally in Bihar.
13:46
Paswan says Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad suddenly find him to be a villain. We are here to wipe the tears of the poor, he said. I appeal to the people to break the barriers of caste, creed and religion for development, says Paswan.The way the BJP maintains relationships with its alliances, nobody...
13:41
So, the politically charged rally has begun at Muzafarnagar where Narendra Modi and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan are sharing a stage. Senior Bihar BJP leaders have skipped Modi's rally.Paswan says he is committed to making Modi the PM. Remember, Paswan was the first NDA minister to quit after the...
13:35
Oscar Pistorius enters courtroom in Pretoria, South Africa, at start of trial for murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
13:31
The sons and daughters of a number of prominent Bihar politicians hope to carry on their families' legacies, if not start their own, by contesting the elections. Read
13:28
Photographer Anusha Yadav tweets: Shaad Ali's next film should be on his Grandmother Capt. Laxmi Sehgal, who had a big role in independence & what an interesting life story!Read the brilliant interview by Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar with Colonel Lakshmi Sehgal, Shaad's grandmother...
13:19
Sindhuratna probe: A navy probe has identified the cause of the fire. Preliminary enquiry reveals that a fire in the cables led to the mishap. The navy says that faulty batteries did not lead to the mishap. The Board of Inquiry instituted by the Defence Ministry began investigations. The...
13:15
Union minister Farooq Abdullah has angered political parties in Jammu and Kashmir by reportedly describing the people of the state as mahachors (biggest thieves) of electricity.The state opposition today shouted slogans in the assembly and demanded an apology from Abdullah, leader of the...
13:14
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi tweets: If petrol pumps owners don't open their pumps immediately the Governor should impose ESMA ,students have missed their exams, total chaos.
13:02
Nitin Gokhale tweets: Preliminary probe on INS Sindhuratna finds faulty cables above battery pit caused fire. Batteries, borrowed from another sub found undamaged.
13:00
While the government launched the country's first state-owned bank for women just a few months ago, in Maharashtra, women have had their own bank for more than a decade. Chetna Gala Sinha founded Mann Deshi Mahila Sahakari Bank -- India's first rural cooperative bank for women --...
12:47
Submarining has always been a dangerous profession, meant only for volunteers drawn from serving navy personnel. It is also a relatively young man's profession, with commanding officers of conventional submarines going over the top' in their late thirties, into staff jobs.The selection is...
12:41
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, who returned to host the 86th Academy Awards, tweeted a group selfie with Bradley Cooper, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep and other Hollywood biggies. Ellen aptly captioned the image, If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever.The picture...
12:29
The biggest Hollywood stars descended on the red carpet for the 86th Annual Academy Awards with million dollar baubles and to-die-for gowns. Have a look and vote who wore it best. See
12:09
Why Arun Jaitley wants a special category status for Bihar. Read
12:05
'Khooni panja', 'zeher ki kheti', 'impotent'. Political insults have become the order of the day this poll season. Here's a look at who said what. Read
12:02
Union Commerce minister Anand Sharma takes a dig at Narendra Modi's well-oiled poll machinery saying the Gujarat CM is being packaged and marketed. Sometimes the packaging is good, but the product may be substandard, says Sharma.
11:58
Defence minister AK Antony has so antagonised the armed forces during his tenure that the top brass in all three services -- the army, navy and the air force -- are wondering how they might strike an equation with him. So far, in Antony's tenure with just weeks before he demits office,...
11:55
At least 11 people have died in an attack on a district court complex in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, officials say.Gunmen burst into the complex and opened fire before at least two suicide bombers detonated their explosives, police said.A judge and several lawyers are reported to be among...
11:47
The navy on Friday completed a month-long annual readiness exercise involving most of its battle-worthy warships, all but 10 of which are more than 14 years old, navy sources said here today. The Tropex (theatre level operational readiness exercise) is held every year but the scale...
11:33
The trial of athlete Oscar Pistorius for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp is to open in the South African city of Pretoria.Pistorius shot Ms Steenkamp, 29, a model and reality TV star, at his home in Pretoria on 14 February 2013.State prosecutors allege the killing was premeditated,...
11:25
The ghost of the Khobragade scandal rises: After the squabble over Khobragade's arrest, the MEA discovered that her two daughters hold dual citizenship. Read the full story here.
11:22
The country's defence establishment has been hit by what seems to be another major scandal, forcing the government to order a CBI probe into allegations that global engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce committed irregularities and violated contractual provisions to bag contracts worth over Rs 10,000...
11:15
To bring you up to speed on what's happening in pre-poll India, on Sunday, as the Congress failed to respond to RJD chief's offer of 11 seats by the deadline of 3pm, Lalu Prasad took a tough stand and asked his party leaders and workers to make preparations to contest the ensuing Lok Sabha...
11:12
In other news: A special CBI court today fixed April 4 for recording the statements of accused, including former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and some top corporates executives, in the 2G spectrum case. Special CBI Judge O P Saini, who was scheduled to record the statements of the...
11:12
As ND Tiwari's son Rohit Shekhar finally finds acceptance, in an interview to rediff.com in 2012, Shekhar, who was still fighting his paternity case, speaks about his 'bizarre' childhood and his long legal battle. Read
11:10
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left for Myanmar today to attend the BIMSTEC Summit, making a strong push for intensifying collective efforts to combat security challenges and enhancing connectivity and trade in the region. Security challenges both natural and man-made, require our collective...
11:06
After a six-year legal battle that involved emotional arguments and a DNA test, veteran Congress politician ND Tiwari has finally accepted a young man who took him to court, as his son.I have accepted that Rohit Shekhar is my son. The DNA test also proved he is my biological son, Tiwari said...
11:01
And while on Mr Modi, the Gujarat CM hit out at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on his home turf. At his side in Muzaffarpur will be the BJP's newest ally, Ram Vilas Paswan, who returned last week to the national alliance Mr Modi's party leads after 12 years. Read
10:53
Former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that the so-called 'Modi wave' was a creation of the media and opinion polls that were in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate were paid for.You people keep talking about the...
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