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What Happened In Bucha Is GRUESOME

What Happened In Bucha Is GRUESOME

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2022

Ukraine alleges that Russian soldiers killed scores of civilians during its fight for and occupation of the Ukrainian town of Bucha and other cities and towns.

Gadkari Attends Pawar's Khane Pe Charcha

Gadkari Attends Pawar's Khane Pe Charcha

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2022

Maharashtra MLAs were in New Delhi for a training programme in legislative procedure and Sharad Pawar -- the senior-most politician from the state -- hosted a dinner for the visitors at his bungalow in the national capital on Tuesday evening.

When Chidambaram Met Shah

When Chidambaram Met Shah

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2022

When former finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in August 2019, it was considered by some as payback from Home Minister Amit Anilchandra Shah who likely held his predecessor in the home ministry responsible for his own arrest nine years earlier, in July 2010.

Yeh Hai India: Parliament Has A Visitor

Yeh Hai India: Parliament Has A Visitor

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2022

Monkeys are a constant presence and a menace in what is called Lutyens' Delhi, around government offices and even around the Sanctuary of Indian Democracy.

Sanga, Mahela get stick from Sri Lankan public

Sanga, Mahela get stick from Sri Lankan public

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2022

On Sunday evening, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, both in India for the respective assignments in the Indian Premier League, posted messages about the crisis in their native Sri Lanka on social media and invited criticism for playing it safe.

Sri Lanka: Life In Darkness

Sri Lanka: Life In Darkness

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2022

How the island's grave economic and power crisis affects ordinary Sri Lankans.

Zelenskyy Is On The Move!

Zelenskyy Is On The Move!

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2022

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is reported to live in several bunkers in the Kyiv area to protect himself from Russian assassins, visited the towns of Irpin and Bucha, outside Kyiv, for the first time since Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022.

When Yogi Played Hockey

When Yogi Played Hockey

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2022

Ever since he won a second term in office last month, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath -- whose stern face rarely betrayed a smile during his first term -- seems to be more relaxed these days.

At last! A Naga Woman MP

At last! A Naga Woman MP

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2022

On Monday, April 4, 2022, S Phangnon Konyak become the first lady member of the Rajya Sabha from Nagaland when she took the member's oath in the House of Elders.

Chief Justice Welcomes Lawyers

Chief Justice Welcomes Lawyers

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2022

The Supreme Court resumed full-fledged physical hearing of cases from Monday April 4.

Astounding Images from Sony World Photography Awards 2022

Astounding Images from Sony World Photography Awards 2022

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2022

Over 340,000 images from 211 territories were submitted to the Sony World Photography Awards 2022 and over 156,000 were entered into the Professional competition - the highest number of entries in the history of the Awards.

Now, Bombs In Bogtui

Now, Bombs In Bogtui

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2022

The West Bengal police's bomb squad recovered crude bombs recovered near the home of Palash Sheikh, the absconding accused in the Bhadu Sheikh murder case, at Bogtui village, Birbhum district.

Babasaheb Stands Witness to Chirag's Eviction

Babasaheb Stands Witness to Chirag's Eviction

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2022

A day after the Delhi high court rejected a petition filed by Reena Pawan, Chirag Paswan's mother, against the eviction process of the 12, Janpath bungalow allotted to her late husband Ram Vilas Paswan in 1990, the Union housing and urban affairs ministry completed the process of eviction.

Ukraine: The Destruction Of A Country

Ukraine: The Destruction Of A Country

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2022

Glimpses of the destruction in Ukraine caused by Putin's senseless war.

Another Awesome IAF Feat!

Another Awesome IAF Feat!

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2022

The maiden landing by an Indian Air Force C130J transport aircraft at the INS Baaz, the southern-most airfield of the Indian Armed Forces is a significant step in integrated operations.

What Kashmiri Pandits Are Celebrating in Srinagar

What Kashmiri Pandits Are Celebrating in Srinagar

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2022

Kashmiri Pandits offer special prayers during the Navreh festival at the Mata Chakreshwari temple in Srinagar, April, 2, 2022.

WHO Numbers May Raise India's Covid Deaths

WHO Numbers May Raise India's Covid Deaths

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2022

The Indian government asked for the estimates published '10 years later'.

Have You Seen A Gas Cylinder Puja?

Have You Seen A Gas Cylinder Puja?

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2022

An unusual Congress protest against rising LPG prices.

When Lord Vishnu Emerged From The Jhelum

When Lord Vishnu Emerged From The Jhelum

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2022

Lord Vishnu was recovered from the Jhelum river in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.

Varuna In The Arabian Sea

Varuna In The Arabian Sea

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2022

Varuna, the naval exercise between the Indian and French navies, got underway in the Arabian Sea on Thursday, March 31, 2022.