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What is Army Chief doing in Sri Lanka?

What is Army Chief doing in Sri Lanka?

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2021

In a statement released on the eve of General Naravane's visit, the Indian high commission in Colombo described Sri Lanka as India's 'Priority One' partner.

Goddess Durga's SAND Sculpture

Goddess Durga's SAND Sculpture

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2021

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculptures of Goddess Durga using seashells on the beach in Puri.

Durga Puja Pandal Highlights Covid Battle

Durga Puja Pandal Highlights Covid Battle

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2021

A community Durga Puja pandal based on the theme of 'Fight Against Coronavirus' at Raiganj in North Dinajpur district, West Bengal.

Ravan Gets The Final Touch

Ravan Gets The Final Touch

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2021

Artists in Amritsar are giving finishing touch to the effigy of the demon king Ravan ahead of Dussehra.

Is That Modi The Centurion?

Is That Modi The Centurion?

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2021

With fuel prices not showing any signs of slowing down, the Congress's National Students Union of India and the CPI-M's Students Federation of India staged unusual protests in Nagaon, Assam.

Shopian, Rajouri Encounters: Mission Accomplished

Shopian, Rajouri Encounters: Mission Accomplished

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2021

Images from Tuesday's security operations to eliminate terrorists in Shopian and Rajouri districts in Jammu and Kashmir.

End Patents For COVID-19 Vaccines NOW!

End Patents For COVID-19 Vaccines NOW!

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2021

The protest, organised by Global Justice Now, wants the World Trade Organisation to suspend the enforcement of patents for coronavirus vaccines to enable poorer countries to inoculate their populations.

Hermit Living In The Forest For 17 Years

Hermit Living In The Forest For 17 Years

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2021

He was living in his Ambassador car parked deep inside a dense forest area between the villages of Adtale and Nekkareforest in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district.

Durga Puja: Women Break Tradition

Durga Puja: Women Break Tradition

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2021

Breaking centuries-old custom, for the first time in the history of Durga Puja in West Bengal, women priests Nandini Bhowmik, Ruma Roy, Seymanti Banerjee and Poulami Chakraborty performed rituals on the occasion of Maha Sasthi, October 11, 2021.

Durga Puja Is Here!

Durga Puja Is Here!

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2021

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated a Durga Puja pandal that replicates garment shops ahead of Durga Puja in Kolkata on Sunday, October 10, 2021.

Seen A Heart Shaped Lake?

Seen A Heart Shaped Lake?

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2021

A lake in a shape of a heart surrounded by autumn-coloured trees outside Balashikha, Moscow.

Who Will Look After Supinder, Deepak's Families?

Who Will Look After Supinder, Deepak's Families?

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2021

A Sikh school principal and a Kashmiri Pandit teacher were shot dead by terrorists at a school in the Eidgah area of Srinagar on Thursday.

Modi-Yogi: Frost In The Air?

Modi-Yogi: Frost In The Air?

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2021

For months, there has been talk that Narendra Damodardas Modi and Ajay Mohan Bisht, aka Yogi Adityanath, don't get along.

PIX: Rahul, Priyanka meet farmers families

PIX: Rahul, Priyanka meet farmers families

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2021

After two days of high drama, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were finally permitted by the Uttar Pradesh government to meet the families of the farmers, who died when a vehicle mowed them down in Lakhimpur-Kheri on Sunday, on Wednesday night.

Prayers for Departed Souls

Prayers for Departed Souls

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2021

Pitru Paksha is a 16-day Hindu ritual to pay homage to souls who have departed for their heavenly abode.

Why did terrorists kill Teachers in Srinagar?

Why did terrorists kill Teachers in Srinagar?

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2021

Two government school teachers, including a woman, were shot dead by terrorists in the Eidgah area of Srinagar on Thursday.

Meet AMAL, the GIANT PUPPET

Meet AMAL, the GIANT PUPPET

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2021

In order to bring international attention to the plight of displaced children across the globe, the Good Chance theatre based in the UK and the Handspring Puppet Company in South Africa created a giant puppet depicting Amal.

Slain Kashmiri Pandit laid to rest

Slain Kashmiri Pandit laid to rest

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2021

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah attended Kashmiri Pandit businessman Makhan Lal Bindroo's funeral on Wednesday.

Yeh Hai India: What Is The Navy Doing With A Tomato?

Yeh Hai India: What Is The Navy Doing With A Tomato?

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2021

The Indian Navy deploys a 'killer tomato' on the high seas for target practice.

Yeh Hai India: Drone Delivers Vaccine

Yeh Hai India: Drone Delivers Vaccine

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2021

In a first of its kind, the Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR, delivered COVID-19 vaccines via drone from the Bishnupur District Hospital to Karang island in Loktak lake in Manipur, a distance of 26 kilometres.