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Yogi, the saffron-clad monk who will be UP CM again
Rediff.com10 Mar 2022The BJP's 2022 assembly election win may have further consolidated Adityanath's stock within the BJP. The saffron party is now set to win the UP state polls twice in a row, a feat achieved by no other party in three decades.
How the BJP took over Yogi Adityanath's Hindu Yuva Vahini
Rediff.com8 Mar 2022As Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath seeks another shot at power in his first ever assembly election from Gorakhpur Urban, also underway is a silent re-branding of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, a radical outfit he established in 2002 when he was a parliamentarian, Sai Manish reports.
Felt happy when people 'prayed' for my death in Kashi: Modi
Rediff.com27 Feb 2022Modi also accused previous government of neglecting the pilgrim city and said criminals had a free in the state.
Ram temple one of the poll issues in Ayodhya, voters want jobs, development
Rediff.com25 Feb 2022The Bharatiya Janata Party, for whom the temple town sharpened its Hindutva plank, is facing a challenge particularly from the Samajwadi Party in the ongoing state polls.
'If you polarise society by 80-20, BJP will benefit'
Rediff.com23 Feb 2022'Segregation suits the BJP at the moment. It will not suit them forever.'
RSS's Muslim wing comes out in support of 'hijab', says 'purdah' part of Indian culture
Rediff.com10 Feb 2022The Muslim Rashtriya Manch, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Muslim wing, has backed the burqa-clad student who was heckled by youth shouting 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans at a Karnataka college, saying 'purdah' is a part of Indian culture.
Hijab row: Clothes that 'disturb harmony' banned in edu institutions
Rediff.com5 Feb 2022'Invoking 133 (2) of the Karnataka Education Act-1983, which says a uniform style of clothes has to be worn compulsorily. The private school administration can choose a uniform of their choice,' the government order said.
'Infections are going to skyrocket'
Rediff.com1 Feb 2022'And they are going to be milder because we are dealing with the vaccinated and are much richer in terms of the immune response in the population.'
What Defeat in UP Will Mean for Brand Modi
Rediff.com1 Feb 2022Any defeat for the BJP now would imply that anti-incumbency against Modi has set in, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament
Rediff.com31 Jan 2022Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.
Modi and Nehru Are Similar, Yet...
Rediff.com26 Jan 2022Modi's critics will say that he has put up cement and steel structures, but weakened the institutions of governance whereas Nehru strengthened them, observes T N Ninan.
'They have turned a majority of Hindus to Muslim haters'
Rediff.com4 Jan 2022'A Muslim is lynched somewhere, and you forward the video of the lynching through WhatsApp.' 'So, you participate in that lynching without actually doing it. You endorse it without being a party to it.'
At 50, AIADMK faces senior moment with no saviour in sight
Rediff.com3 Jan 2022Factionalism between OP Panneerselvam and Edappadi Palaniswami, the dominance of the BJP, the ruling DMK having a strong face in the form of CM Stalin, 'community and region-based politics', corruption charges against former ministers, and lack of a proper ideology are the major challenges the party is facing in the state.
'Hindu Rashtra will be a society under RSS thumb'
Rediff.com29 Dec 2021'In his first speech in Parliament, Modi spoke about the slavery of 1,400 years, and though he didn't say in so many words, the meaning was that he had come to re-establish a Hindu Rashtra.'
'Things are not good for the BJP'
Rediff.com28 Dec 2021'People are questioning these highways and expressways in UP because ultimately, they want to get bread and butter first.'
'Hindu Rashtra will be a society under RSS thumb'
Rediff.com23 Dec 2021'In his first speech in Parliament, Modi spoke about the slavery of 1,400 years, and though he didn't say in so many words, the meaning was that he had come to re-establish a Hindu Rashtra.'
Mamata Banerjee and the Politics of Impulsiveness
Rediff.com20 Dec 2021Hasty, ill-conceived steps show how isolated Mamata Banerjee had been from the national political trend. A fascinating excerpt from Sugato Hazra's Losing The Plot: Political Isolation Of West Bengal.
India can't afford a Punjab in unrest
Rediff.com20 Dec 2021The Sikhs, especially in Punjab, are already angry and frustrated, cautions Shekhar Gupta.
Day after Golden Temple lynching, SIT formed to probe sacrilege
Rediff.com19 Dec 2021Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa held a meeting in Amritsar with the deputy commissioner, the police commissioner, the inspector general of police (border range), the Amritsar Rural Senior Superintendent of Police and other officials after the incident.
The BEST International Films of 2021
Rediff.com15 Dec 2021Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films, most of them shown at international film festivals held virtually (Berlinale and Rotterdam), hybrid (Toronto) or physical (Cannes and Venice).
The Hero of the Battle of Longewala
Rediff.com3 Dec 2021Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri was awarded the Mahavir Chakra, the second highest medal for gallantry for leading a small company of men against a massive Pakistani attack.
'Your body is your temple. So take care of it'
Rediff.com27 Nov 2021'The more you love yourself, the prettier you feel inside and the prettier you will be.'
Modi Hai to Vishvas Hai!
Rediff.com19 Nov 2021Modi is seen as exceptional not only on account of his acts but also owing to his style. He appears to sacrifice his life for the people -- like a fakir, a figure he came to epitomize even more in 2020 by growing a long white beard. Charisma is above accountability, and Modi has grasped these dynamics.
'Indianness of Arunachal is not to be proven to anyone'
Rediff.com18 Nov 2021'Our love for our great nation -- Bharat is second to none and our patriotism towards our motherland -- India is for the entire nation to emulate.'
BJP ally Nishad apologises for remarks on Lord Ram
Rediff.com9 Nov 2021"If any wrong words have been spoken about him, I apologise to God Shri Ram for it," Nishad told reporters in Fatehpur. "Lord Shri Ram has done a lot for our community and our community has played an important role in the construction of the Shri Ram temple," he said.
Pak authorities restore land for first Hindu temple in Islamabad
Rediff.com9 Nov 2021According to the report, four kanals (0.5 acres) of land at H-9/2 in Islamabad was allotted to the community in 2016 for the construction of the first ever Hindu temple, cremation and community centre.
'Bangladesh becoming East Pakistan again'
Rediff.com28 Oct 2021'Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is sincere about maintaining religious harmony in the country.' 'But for mysterious reasons, it does not reach the grassroots activists of her party.'
'Animosity won't lead Kashmir anywhere'
Rediff.com26 Oct 2021While there was unrest in the rest of the Kashmir valley, the Dal Lake was serene and peaceful.
Riot woes forced Rao govt to drop plan to bring Netaji's ashes to India: Kin
Rediff.com22 Oct 2021The P V Narasimha Rao government in the 1990s had been on the verge of bringing to India the ashes, believed to be the mortal remains of Subhas Chandra Bose now kept at the Renkoji Temple in Japan, but was dissuaded from doing so due to an intelligence report.
Mob torches 20 homes of Hindus, damages 66 in Bangladesh
Rediff.com18 Oct 2021A group of assailants has set on fire at least 29 homes of Hindus in Bangladesh over an alleged blasphemous social media post amidst protests by the minority community against temple vandalism incidents during the Durga Puja celebrations last week, media reports said on Monday.
Win MP govt's Ramayana quiz, get air ticket to Ayodhya
Rediff.com18 Oct 2021A general knowledge competition based on the 'Ramayana' will be organised at national and international levels, an official statement on Sunday said quoting the minister.
Bihar priest killed over mobile phone, 1 assailant lynched, 2 held
Rediff.com14 Oct 2021A 45-year-old priest was shot dead over a dispute regarding a mobile phone in Bihar's Darbhanga district on Thursday, following which one of the alleged assailants was lynched by locals and two others were arrested by the police.
Yogi pats himself for UP's complete transformation, Opposition says it's all gas
Rediff.com19 Sep 2021Asserting that Uttar Pradesh has undergone a complete transformation under his government, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that there have been no riots since 2017, strict action has been taken against the mafia and the state is in the frontline of implementing welfare schemes, ensuring the ease of doing business and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dial 100 to know UP's crime scene: Akhilesh to Modi
Rediff.com14 Sep 2021Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday challenged Prime Minister Narerndra Modi's claim about the crime situation in Uttar Pradesh, asking him to check data of the home department and other central agencies.
More to Nehru's Absence from Azadi Poster Than Ideological Conflict
Rediff.com11 Sep 2021Public intellectuals who frame the ideological antipathy between the RSS & Co and Jawaharlal Nehru in the light of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination and Hindu Raj alone, miss the point by a yard, argues Shaan Kashyap.
'India is like a garden'
Rediff.com3 Aug 2021'...that has plants and flowers of all colours and hues in it.' 'Do you think a garden with just one plant or one type of flower will be appealing?' 'No. It will look drab, uninteresting and lustreless because a garden would be captivating only if it had many flowers of different colours.'
CJI praises Justice Bhushan's verdicts for his welfarist, humanist approach
Rediff.com1 Jul 2021Justice Bhushan, who was elevated as an apex court judge on May 13, 2016, was part of several landmark judgements including the November 2019 verdict by a five-judge Constitution bench which cleared the way for construction of Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya and directed the Centre to allot a five-acre plot to Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque.
Bollywood Girl in Hollywood
Rediff.com30 Jun 2021Meet Joya Nandy Kazi, Hollywood's go-to-choreographer for Indian traditional dance and Bollywood style dance routines.
'Lagaan destroyed me'
Rediff.com16 Jun 2021'As an actor, it gave me such a great role that after that whatever, work I was offered, it was never fulfilling.'
How India's FIRST feature film was made
Rediff.com22 May 2021At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead in Raja Harishchandra.