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What C P Radhakrishnan's Choice Means For Modi, BJP

What C P Radhakrishnan's Choice Means For Modi, BJP

Rediff.com18 Aug 2025

By naming a sworn swayamsevak for vice president, the Modi-Shah duo have sent out a clear and positive message to Nagpur, where the RSS headquarters is located, explains N Sathiya Moorthy.

Karnataka Speaker revokes suspension of 18 BJP MLAs

Karnataka Speaker revokes suspension of 18 BJP MLAs

Rediff.com25 May 2025

The suspension of 18 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs from the Karnataka Legislative assembly for six months has been revoked, Speaker U T Khader said on Sunday.

18 BJP MLAs suspended in Karnataka assembly amid protest

18 BJP MLAs suspended in Karnataka assembly amid protest

Rediff.com22 Mar 2025

Eighteen BJP MLAs were suspended for six months from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for disrupting the budget session and disrespecting the Speaker. The incident occurred on the last day of the budget session, when the opposition BJP MLAs staged a massive protest over the allocation of a four percent reservation to Muslims in public contracts. The MLAs climbed onto the podium where the Speaker's chair is situated and threw papers at him.

Panel headed by former ISRO chief to oversee NTA reforms

Panel headed by former ISRO chief to oversee NTA reforms

Rediff.com22 Jun 2024

Amid a row over irregularities in competitive exams National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and National Eligibility Test (NET), the education ministry on Saturday notified a seven-member panel headed by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Radhakrishnan to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations through the National Testing Agency (NTA).

Karnataka: BJP wins Jayanagar in recounting with 16 votes

Karnataka: BJP wins Jayanagar in recounting with 16 votes

Rediff.com14 May 2023

'The result was announced by the officials at the Counting Centre at S S M R V College in Jayanagar late tonight,' a state Information Department official said in a statement.

NEET row: NTA DG shunted out; Centre orders CBI probe

NEET row: NTA DG shunted out; Centre orders CBI probe

Rediff.com23 Jun 2024

The Centre on Saturday night announced that the probe into alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET will be handed over to the CBI for a comprehensive investigation.

Mandya: Row over removal of Hanuman flag intensifies

Mandya: Row over removal of Hanuman flag intensifies

Rediff.com30 Jan 2024

Security was beefed up on Monday a day after a row broke out over the removal of a saffron Hanuman flag from Keragodu village in Mandya, with protests demanding its restoration and the incident sparking a political confrontation between the Congress government and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal (Secular).

Will Modi's TN Over-Exposure Boomerang On BJP?

Will Modi's TN Over-Exposure Boomerang On BJP?

Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

There is an impression within the Tamil Nadu BJP -- although no one is airing it -- that over-exposure for Narendra Modi over the past months may work against party candidates, as they have triggered a near-continuous social media debate on his achievements and failures, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

Kalpakkam atomic station goes on alert for Nilam

Kalpakkam atomic station goes on alert for Nilam

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Currently, both the reactors at MAPS were operating "safely", its director K Ramamurthy said in a statement as 'Nilam' cyclone was expected to cross Tamil Nadu-Andhra Coast close to Chennai in the evening

Kerala govt says ban on women's entry in Sabarimala unconstitutional; SC reserves order

Kerala govt says ban on women's entry in Sabarimala unconstitutional; SC reserves order

Rediff.com1 Aug 2018

The state govt said that celibate status of deity cannot be a ground for barring entry of women.

Sabarimala: Supreme Court to examine issues on women's entry

Sabarimala: Supreme Court to examine issues on women's entry

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

The Supreme Court asked on Friday as it said it would examine the issue of entry ban on women of menstrual age in the historic Sabarimala temple on the basis of constitutional parameters.

Can an unmarried couple book a hotel room in India?

Can an unmarried couple book a hotel room in India?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

Can a woman stay in the same hotel room with a man she is not married to or vice versa? Seems an outdated question in this day and age? Not exactly, says the hospitality industry.

A diplomat who served India well. RIP APV!

A diplomat who served India well. RIP APV!

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

'A P Venkateswaran left an indelible impression on Indian diplomacy and made an incredible number of friends, who kept remembering him, more than other Indian diplomats, who served at those posts.' Ambassador T P Sreenivasan salutes a legend of the Indian Foreign Service who passed into the ages.