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Diyas Are Being Made, Diwali Is Coming!

Diyas Are Being Made, Diwali Is Coming!

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2025

Every year before Diwali, the lanes of Kumbharwada are filled with the sight of artisans at their wheels, shaping clay into diyas, pots, and other festive items.

When CPR Met His Opponent

When CPR Met His Opponent

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2025

Newly elected Vice President C P Radhakrishnan met the Opposition's Vice-Presidential candidate retired Supreme Court Justice B Sudershan Reddy in New Delhi.

When the Moon Turned Red Over India

When the Moon Turned Red Over India

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2025

Glimpses of the Blood Moon as seen from Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram, New Delhi and Guwahati.

Does Trump Know? India, US Unite For Military Drills

Does Trump Know? India, US Unite For Military Drills

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2025

'When our soldiers trained side by side, we demonstrated to the world that our partnership is strong, enduring and prepared to meet any challenge.'

Delhi: Yamuna Swells Past 207 Metre Mark

Delhi: Yamuna Swells Past 207 Metre Mark

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2025

Floodwaters reached near the Delhi secretariat, which houses the offices of the chief minister, cabinet ministers and key bureaucrats.

Yamuna Rises: 7,500 Evacuated

Yamuna Rises: 7,500 Evacuated

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2025

More than 7,500 people have been evacuated from low-lying flooded areas as the Yamuna river's level rose to 207 metres at the Old Railway Bridge on Wednesday.

Punjab Floods: Army To The Rescue!

Punjab Floods: Army To The Rescue!

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2025

The Indian Army, National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force launched extensive rescue operations across Punjab's Gurdaspur district and Himachal Pradesh's Mandi region as severe floods and landslides affected thousands of residents.

How to eat in space? Shaqs shares ISS food experience

How to eat in space? Shaqs shares ISS food experience

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2025

In the video, he described how eating is the challenge in the space and then showed how everything is attached with Velcro so they don't float.

NHAI Launches Highway Restoration Mission

NHAI Launches Highway Restoration Mission

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2025

The National Highways Authority of India has launched restoration work on the Kullu-Manali section of National Highway 21 after severe floods damaged key stretches of NH 21.

More than 800 killed as 6.0 earthquake rocks Afghanistan

More than 800 killed as 6.0 earthquake rocks Afghanistan

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2025

An earthquake in Afghanistan's east has killed at least 610 people and injured 1,300, a spokesman for the Taliban government said on Monday, PTI has reported quoting AP.

Baby Rescued From Punjab Floods

Baby Rescued From Punjab Floods

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2025

National Disaster Response Force personne1l conducted rescue missions in flood-hit Punjab all weekend, rescuing marooned residents.

Modi-Putin-Xi Bonhomie: What Will Trump Say?

Modi-Putin-Xi Bonhomie: What Will Trump Say?

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2025

Check out these images from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday morning featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, taking bon homie to a new level.

PHOTOS: Modi rides bullet train in Japan

PHOTOS: Modi rides bullet train in Japan

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2025

Modi, accompanied by his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba, travelled in a bullet train to Sendai, situated at a distance of over 300 km from Tokyo.

What Mohan Bhagwat Told India...

What Mohan Bhagwat Told India...

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2025

In a question-answer session lasting two-and-a-half hours, Bhagwat responded to questions ranging from Manusmriti to AI, tariffs to caste, education, patriotism, national language, Partition, illegal immigration, attacks on Muslims, and the age of retirement for politicians.

BJP, Congress Workers Clash In Patna

BJP, Congress Workers Clash In Patna

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2025

A viral video of a Congress supporter hurling abuses at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother at a Darbhanga rally sparked Bharatiya Janata Party protests that turned violent outside the Congress office in Patna.

60,434 Ganesh Idols Immersed In Mumbai

60,434 Ganesh Idols Immersed In Mumbai

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2025

The count included 691 sarvajanik (public festivity) idols, 59,706 household idols, and 37 Hartalika idols.

Manoj Jarange Patil Begins Fast In Mumbai

Manoj Jarange Patil Begins Fast In Mumbai

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2025

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil has begun his indefinite hunger strike at the Azad Maidan demanding reservation for the Maratha community.

Army Deploys ATOR To Rescue Villagers

Army Deploys ATOR To Rescue Villagers

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2025

The Indian Army launched rescue operations in flood-affected Ramdas village in Amritsar district as the Ravi overflowed.

Army personnel deployed an ATOR N1200 mobility vehicle to evacuate elderly residents and villagers from the flooded areas.

Flood Fury Ravages Many Parts Of India

Flood Fury Ravages Many Parts Of India

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2025

Flood crisis intensifies as rescue operations expand across Akhnoor, Jammu, Telangana and Himachal Pradesh.

Xi's Letter To Murmu Behind India-China Reset?

Xi's Letter To Murmu Behind India-China Reset?

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2025

The Bloomberg report suggests that this backchannel communication from President Xi has laid the groundwork for a broader thaw in relations. This overture has since translated into a series of tangible diplomatic actions leading up to the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.