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JK: Tibetans protest against China

JK: Tibetans protest against China

Rediff.com26 Mar 2008

The Tibetan refugees in Kashmir on Wednesday staged protests against the Chinese action in Lhasa, calling on the international community to mount pressure on China to halt rights violations in Tibet. Scores of placard-carrying protestors marched through the main market square in Srinagar, after staging a sit-in at a local park.

We won't allow anti-China protests:  India

We won't allow anti-China protests: India

Rediff.com14 Mar 2008

Justifying its action against Tibetan protesters in New Delhi, the government has said anti-China political activities by refugees will not be allowed in India. "The Government of India does not permit Tibetans to engage in anti-China political activities in India," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna said while commenting on the police action against the refugees who had taken out a march in Dharmasala in Himachal Pradesh two days ago. He said the government

Intelligentsia comes to Nandigram's rescue

Intelligentsia comes to Nandigram's rescue

Rediff.com10 Nov 2007

Patkar also lauded Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi for indicting the CPM for its role in the violence.

View: What Narendra Modi needs to do now

View: What Narendra Modi needs to do now

Rediff.com20 Dec 2012

Chief Minister Narendra Modi needs to win over either the RSS or his rivals in Delhi to emerge as the undisputed leader within the Sangh Parivar. Without one or the other, he cannot win. This triangular contest is what constrains Modi's emergence as a national leader in his own right, feels Sonali Ranade.

New Pulsar: High on looks, low on power

New Pulsar: High on looks, low on power

Rediff.com3 Dec 2009

Pulsar's new variant, to be unveiled next week, will retain the looks of a big bike, but the engine will be 135 cc. Bajaj Auto is launching yet another variant of Pulsar, its highest selling bike, next Wednesday.

Obama's controversial stance on Kashmir

Obama's controversial stance on Kashmir

Rediff.com5 Nov 2008

Barack Obama, whose election as United States President has been widely welcomed in India, has views on Kashmir which may not go down well with the foreign policy establishment in New Delhi.Working with Pakistan and India to try to resolve the Kashmir "crisis in a serious way are critical tasks" for the next administration, he said.New Delhi has been vocal in its consistent opposition to any third party mediation in Kashmir

Rape is about power. Learn to wield it to fight rape

Rape is about power. Learn to wield it to fight rape

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

The empathy that the vocal, opinion-making class now feels for the 23-year-old student in Delhi, bravely fighting for her life, has kindled something. But is it enough, asks Sonali Ranade.

Andhra jobs row: TRS protests

Andhra jobs row: TRS protests

Rediff.com2 Jul 2007

The TRS is protesting against the government for not implementing the jobs-for-locals Government Order 610 before the deadline of June 30.

A long wait for Independence

A long wait for Independence

Rediff.com14 Aug 2009

The country may be independent for the past 62 years but these Dalit families of Jajupur would not yet testify that they have had a chance to enjoy the fruits of freedom.

US forces' portrayal inaccurate: Army officer

US forces' portrayal inaccurate: Army officer

Rediff.com7 Apr 2007

"As an Indian and Sikh, I am an individual from a different culture who has come here not only to study but live with Americans. I have seen how they live and view the world, and this has also affected me," Singh said.

View: Kicking in for the daughter-in-law

View: Kicking in for the daughter-in-law

Rediff.com7 Aug 2009

The learned Justices S B Sinha and Cyriac Joseph were strangely silent on how to construe the opposite, that is, if a daughter-in-law were to kick the husband or mother-in-law. Perhaps, that's what prospective daughters-in-law should be trained in, since the law is silent on it.

An interview with Dalit activist Dr Anand Teltumbde

An interview with Dalit activist Dr Anand Teltumbde

Rediff.com19 Jul 2010

'There is no other method to correct such a deep-seated cultural prejudice against Dalits than shock treatment,' feels Dalit intellectual- activist Dr Anand Teltumbde, author of Khairlanji: A Strange And Bitter Crop.

Before you watch 1971, read this

Before you watch 1971, read this

Rediff.com7 Mar 2007

All that you would like to know about the 1971 war.

Lanka changed the rules in counter-insurgency ops

Lanka changed the rules in counter-insurgency ops

Rediff.com21 Jun 2010

The Sri Lankan model, as it is being described now, is finding favour with disparate nations for its apparent effectiveness in totally eliminating the internal security threat. The Sri Lankan tactics are being studied with great interest by security establishments since it did not conform to the well-known and widely practiced counter-insurgency tenets.

'Wheels of democracy on the straight road'

'Wheels of democracy on the straight road'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2012

C Rajagopalachari sometimes referred to as the conscience-keeper of the Mahatma himself, once famously remarked that 'a government by the majority without an effective Opposition is like driving a donkey on whose back you put the whole load in one bundle.'

British PM-in-waiting for new War on Terror

British PM-in-waiting for new War on Terror

Rediff.com8 Jan 2007

'Obviously people who know me know that I will speak my mind. I'll be very frank, the British national interest is what I and my colleagues are about.'

First Look: The Bajaj Pulsar-200

First Look: The Bajaj Pulsar-200

Rediff.com24 Nov 2006

Bajaj Auto will launch the new P-200 in January 2007.

Rock shows for CAT/ MBA students

Rock shows for CAT/ MBA students

Rediff.com16 Nov 2006

JAM magazine in association with IMS and Airtel is organising a musical extravaganza in Mumbai, Pune, Chennai and Bangalore.

'Rape is about male power which society confers'

'Rape is about male power which society confers'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2013

Presenting the edited chat transcript with Kavita Krishnan, secretary, All India Progressive Women's Association, who appeared on the Rediff Chat to discuss the rising incidence of rapes in the country

'Rape is about male power which society confers'

'Rape is about male power which society confers'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2013

Presenting the edited chat transcript with Kavita Krishnan, secretary, All India Progressive Women's Association, who appeared on the Rediff Chat to discuss the rising incidence of rapes in the country

Pawar elected unopposed for two-year term

Pawar elected unopposed for two-year term

Rediff.com26 Sep 2006

The 77th Annual General Meeting of the BCCI is set to be a tame affair after reigning president and three of his confidantes were declared elected unopposed for a two-year term.

Rape is about power. Learn to wield it to fight rape

Rape is about power. Learn to wield it to fight rape

Rediff.com24 Dec 2012

The empathy that the vocal, opinion-making class now feels for the 23-year-old student in Delhi, bravely fighting for her life, has kindled something. But is it enough, asks Sonali Ranade.

AP: TRS legislators suspended again

AP: TRS legislators suspended again

Rediff.com29 Aug 2006

First Look: No more holocausts...

First Look: No more holocausts...

Rediff.com6 Aug 2004

Thousands of people expected to attend the 59th memorial service for A-bomb victims.

Chhattisgarh shootings: Atrocities will fuel Naxalism

Chhattisgarh shootings: Atrocities will fuel Naxalism

Rediff.com6 Jul 2012

The official premise that Maoism is India's 'greatest internal security threat' is profoundly mistaken. The Maoists aren't about to capture power, destroy India's unity, or undermine her security. They pose a civil law-and-order problem, which should be tackled by normal police methods, says Praful Bidwai.

King Roger is back

King Roger is back

Rediff.com9 Sep 2008

When the world started looking away, the Swiss ace again brought the spotlight firmly on himself with a masterful showing at the US Open.

Odds stacked against Hingis

Odds stacked against Hingis

Rediff.com9 Jan 2006

The former world no. 1 is under no illusions about her prospects at the Australian Open after deciding to rejoin the professional circuit more than three years after quitting because of injuries.

Let's salute an unhonoured hero!

Let's salute an unhonoured hero!

Rediff.com23 Nov 2012

That Lieutenant Colonel Brahmanand Avasthy deserved a gallantry medal for his conspicuous bravery is unarguable, but his valour went unrecognised. M P Anil Kumar salutes an Indian hero on the 50th anniversary of his martyrdom.

'I was willing to die to save my husband'

'I was willing to die to save my husband'

Rediff.com17 Aug 2010

Anisha Ralhan travelled to Dehradun to meet Sarjana Singh, who ventured into the Chambal valley alone to rescue her husband from dacoits

Exclusive: Kashmir's most wanted woman speaks out!

Exclusive: Kashmir's most wanted woman speaks out!

Rediff.com17 Aug 2010

Asiya Andrabi, the woman separatist leader who is on the Kashmir police's most wanted list, speaks to Rediff.com's Krishnakumar Padmanabhan in an exclusive interview.

Accountability is what India lacks the most

Accountability is what India lacks the most

Rediff.com27 Aug 2009

Unless true accountability is established, nothing will change for the better.

Sadist lures student into shop, tortures him

Sadist lures student into shop, tortures him

Rediff.com14 Oct 2005

Sadist lures student into shop, tortures him

Limits to growth and how to overcome them

Limits to growth and how to overcome them

Rediff.com13 Apr 2012

We as a species are hitting global constraints imposed by Earth's ecological and bio-systems that we don't know how to mitigate or resolve as a species, says Sonali Ranade

P R Dasmunshi: Mr Policeman?

P R Dasmunshi: Mr Policeman?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2007

The I&B minister's banning of AXN channel and threatening to ban 4 more channels for so-called obscene content has surprised many.

Asean: Wise to take the culture route

Asean: Wise to take the culture route

Rediff.com24 Nov 2007

Manmohan Singh faced stiff competition in Singapore. No, not at the East Asia Summit or in meetings with the Asean. But the rival attractions of two imaginative exhibitions on India's past and an exhaustive three-day conference titled "Early Indian Influences in Southeast Asia" eclipsed his presence while China's Wen Jiabao basked in media glory that reflected the reality of economic and military power.