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ISI Funds Khalistanis In Canada
Rediff.com28 Oct 2024The statements the separatists make, the abominable tableaux at their parades, the slogans, posters, and selfies with assault rifles are not India's problem. If they are a nuisance, it should bother their host countries, because they are armed and have their own underworld with deadly gang rivalries. Significantly, none of this happens in the US -- only in snowflaky Canada, points out Shekhar Gupta.
F1 PIX: Ferrari's Sainz wins in Mexico; Verstappen 6th
Rediff.com28 Oct 2024The win was a first for Ferrari in Mexico since 1990 and fourth of Carlos Sainz's career.
Will Vijay Do Business With The BJP?
Rediff.com28 Oct 2024If the BJP has to work as a junior partner of Vijay's TVK, then either the party will have to change the state leader, or the latter should change himself. Incidentally, ever since Vijay started talking politics and elections, the pro-BJP/Hindutva social media had stopped dragging his name into any non-existing issue.' In particular, they have stopped referring to him by his Christian name, 'Joseph Vijay', observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Our identity is...: TVK leader Vijay slams DMK in maiden speech; flays NEET
Rediff.com27 Oct 2024In his maiden public speech eight months after announcing the launch of TVK, Vijay said the late veterans MG Ramachandran and NT Ramarao were ridiculed as mere cinema actors when they made their political plunge "but they continue to remain in the hearts of the people" of the respective states, i.e Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
China's Qinwen continues title-winning spree
Rediff.com27 Oct 2024Zheng's win improved her record at the Pan Pacific Open to 8-1, with the 22-year-old having lost in the 2022 final to Liudmila Samsonova in her only previous appearance in the tournament.
Zheng storms into Pan Pacific Open Final; Shelton upsets Rublev
Rediff.com26 Oct 2024Zheng Qinwen saw off a spirited challenge from Diana Shnaider to secure a hard-fought 7-6(5), 6-3 win in their Pan Pacific Open semi-final on Saturday and set up a title clash against American Sofia Kenin.
'Just Labelling Me An Actor Isn't Enough'
Rediff.com26 Oct 2024'I will be whatever I want to be without you putting any kind of label on me.'
Ratan Tata, Dreamer And Ideas Executor
Rediff.com26 Oct 2024There were certainly qualities adhering to the Tata Group, which emanated from the persona of Ratan Tata. Most notable of these would be the low profile he maintained, which sharply contrasted the in-your-face celebrity status, celebration of wealth and pursuit of importance many of liberalised India's rich, love, notes Shyam G Menon.
'If Cong wins...': Video of Shivraj's son sparks row
Rediff.com26 Oct 2024A controversy has erupted after Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's son, Kartikey, said during a public meeting in bypoll-bound Budhni that 'not even a brick will be laid in any village' in case a Congress candidate wins the by-election.
Ruturaj Gaikwad Misses Out Again
Rediff.com26 Oct 2024Gaikwad's supporters argue that his exclusion underscores inconsistencies in selection, with some feeling this sends a discouraging message to players trying to climb the ranks through domestic achievements.
Sense of compassion for society has sustained me as judge: CJI Chandrachud
Rediff.com25 Oct 2024"The boy came from a marginalised background, could not pay the admission fees of Rs 17,500. He would have lost his admission had we not granted relief then. This is what has sustained me as a judge all these years," the CJI said.
Kenin upsets Kasatkina in Tokyo, advances to semis
Rediff.com25 Oct 2024Sofia Kenin advanced to the Toray Pan Pacific Open semifinals with a 6-3, 6-4 upset of No. 3 seed Daria Kasatkina on Friday in Tokyo.
Do Patti Review: One By Two
Rediff.com25 Oct 2024Do Patti gives in to its basest impulses, but collapses like a house of cards when it aims to be clever, notes Sukanya Verma.
Recalled envoy cautions students going to Canada
Rediff.com25 Oct 2024Indians hoping to study in Canada should think twice because many students have ended up in substandard colleges with no job prospects despite spending lakhs of rupees, resulting in depression and suicide, India's top envoy there says.
Recipe: Vidhya's Bhang Ki Chutney
Rediff.com25 Oct 2024Who would have guessed that hemp seeds could be so tasty?
RBI turned down request to appoint ex-CBI official on board: Religare
Rediff.com25 Oct 2024Religare Enterprises, a financial services firm, has disclosed that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) turned down its application to appoint Rakesh Asthana as its whole-time director in May this year without citing any reasons. Asthana is a former top official of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In a notice to the stock exchanges, Religare said that while the company and Asthana were weighing the options of dealing with the letter of refusal by the RBI, it was also busy in preparing for the "herculean task" of making ready multiple applications to regulators.
'China Went Wrong In Its Calculations!'
Rediff.com25 Oct 2024'China did not expect India to show such strategic resolve in defending its territorial integrity.'
Trudeau announces immigration cuts for next 2 years
Rediff.com25 Oct 2024Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to significantly reduce the number of immigrants coming to Canada for the next two years.
Recipe: Bethica's Rui Macher Rezala
Rediff.com25 Oct 2024A fragrant, spiced yoghurt-cashew curry is the place for fillets of rohu.
CJI-designate Sanjiv Khanna key in verdicts on poll bonds, Article 370
Rediff.com25 Oct 2024Justice Khanna was elevated as an additional judge of the Delhi high court in 2005 and was made a permanent judge in 2006. He was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court on January 18, 2019.
Recalled envoy speaks out: Canada backstabbed India
Rediff.com24 Oct 2024Calling Canada's behaviour 'the pits', India's recalled high commissioner Sanjay Verma says India was backstabbed and treated in a most unprofessional manner by a country that is supposed to be a friendly democracy.
Power stays in families as leaders' kin enter Maha race
Rediff.com24 Oct 2024Their lists show that a significant number of contenders are closely related to the current ministers, legislators or MPs, including their sons or daughters, wives and brothers or sisters.
The Messages From The Bahraich Riots
Rediff.com24 Oct 2024The way the Bahraich riot has played out should worry the BJP. The party has emboldened Hindu youngsters to such an extent that its MLAs feel the need to go to the police against their party members. Is this what the BJP wants, asks Jyoti Punwani.
'Yeh Patthar Nahin Todegi'
Rediff.com24 Oct 2024There was a memorable meeting with a 'tall, elegant, beautiful girl', who had recently finished her 12th in the strongly tribal Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. 'I was shocked. In this whole sea of villages, I knew for sure there was no other 12th pass girl. I said I want to meet your father.' 'She brought her father, a daily-wage labourer. I asked him: "How come you decided to educate your girl till the 12th standard? You break stones for a living and you don't have a lot of money".' 'He just said one line and in that one line he said everything.'
Trudeau's MPs ask him to resign amid row with India
Rediff.com24 Oct 2024Trudeau is facing mounting pressure from within his own party, with dissident Liberal MPs giving him an ultimatum to decide his future by October 28.
MF licence aspirant list swells with new wave of AMCs ready to roll
Rediff.com24 Oct 2024India's thriving mutual fund (MF) industry is drawing interest from several firms, with multiple applications submitted to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for asset management company (AMC) licences.
Bengaluru bldg that collapsed was illegal, says dy CM; toll 8, 2 held
Rediff.com24 Oct 2024Shivakumar took stock of the incident in which five people lost their lives.
Cyclone Dana: Lakhs evacuated; flights, trains suspended
Rediff.com24 Oct 2024As Cyclone Dana barrels toward the coasts of Odisha, threatening to impact nearly half of the state's population, the government is racing against time to execute a massive evacuation plan aimed at relocating about 10 lakh people in several coastal districts to safety. In West Bengal, the cyclone is set to bring heavy rainfall in several southern West Bengal districts, including Kolkata, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.
'Disappointing': PT Usha comments on CWG 2026 debacle
Rediff.com24 Oct 2024Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha feels the axing of medal-yielding sports such as wrestling, hockey and badminton from the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games programme is "disappointing" for the country but the approach to reduce cost would ensure that the event continues to find hosts in future.
Manika advances to pre-quarters in WTT Champions Montpellier
Rediff.com23 Oct 2024India's table tennis star Manika Batra produced a dominant performance to defeat America's Lily Zhang 3-0 to advance into the women's singles pre-quarterfinals of the WTT Champions in Montpellier, France on Wednesday.
Calling husband 'hijda' an act of mental cruelty, HC upholds divorce
Rediff.com23 Oct 2024The division bench of justice Sudhir Singh and justice Jasjit Singh Bedi was hearing a woman's plea against the divorce granted in favour of her husband by a family court in July this year.
'He Was Not An 'I' Man At All'
Rediff.com23 Oct 2024'He was a practical person who ensured that he thought about the common man, animals, the fact that they have a life and they have to be respected.'
Pitch in focus as India eye series-levelling win in Pune
Rediff.com23 Oct 2024India will look for the right balance as they aim for a series-levelling victory against a spunky New Zealand in the must-win second Test.
'India is an important education market'
Rediff.com23 Oct 2024'It's the second-largest market for us after the US, and should be the largest market at some point.'
HC suspends Chhota Rajan's life sentence, grants bail
Rediff.com23 Oct 2024Rajan will, however, continue to remain in jail in connection with other criminal cases.
Day after chaos at Waqf panel meet, JPC member slams BJP MP
Rediff.com23 Oct 2024A Raja said panel's chairman Jagdambika Pal has been conducting the panel's meetings in haste, raising doubts that it will not be able to serve justice.
80 more flights get bomb threats, Rs 600 crore lost
Rediff.com22 Oct 2024Nearly 80 domestic and international flights received bomb threats in less than 24 hours that later turned out to be hoaxes, keeping thousands of passengers and security agencies on tenterhooks.
India threatens CWG boycott over shocking exclusion
Rediff.com22 Oct 2024Gopichand, who is often credited with creating a pipeline of top badminton players by identifying them at a young age, described the move by the games' organisers' as appalling.