23:57
Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People's Party supremo Conrad K Sangma on Friday pledged his party's solidarity with the people of Nagaland in demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 from the entire North-eastern region. The demand for scrapping of the AFSPA that...
23:47
A senior servitor of the famed Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri was arrested on Friday on the charge of sexually harassing a boy, police said. The boy, the son of another servitor who is visually impaired, was allegedly sexually harassed on the temple premises, as per the...
23:04
The police on Friday imposed section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure within Mumbai commissionerate limits prohibiting rallies and protest marches involving people and vehicles over the next two days, an official said. The order, issued by the deputy commissioner of police (operations),...
23:02
As farmers head home from Delhi borders after ending their yearlong agitation against the Centre's three farm laws, the Haryana police has made elaborate arrangements to ensure hassle-free movement of traffic on national highways in the state.A Haryana police spokesperson on Friday said that the...
22:03
The Gujarat high court on Friday rejected the bail application of jailed self-styled godman Asaram in a rape case filed against him by a woman in 2013. While rejecting his bail plea following objections raised by the prosecution,...
21:49
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committeewill honour the farmer leaders upon their arrival to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple. The decision along with other important ones was taken during the SGPC's executive committee meeting chaired by SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami on...
21:08
The famed Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri will remain closed for devotees from December 31 to January 2, an official said on Friday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the chhattisha nijog (the temple's apex body), said Krishan Kumar, the chief administrator of Shree Jagannath temple...
21:02
India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has reached nearly 132 crore on Friday, said the Union ministry of health. Over 68 lakh (68,63,955) vaccine doses have been administered to the beneficiaries in the past 24 hours till 7 pm Friday, said the ministry. With this, India's total COVID...
20:37
Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ashish Shelar was arrested in a case registered against him for his alleged objectionable remarks about Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar, and later released on bail, police officials said on Friday. Shelar was arrested by police on Thursday afternoon and...
20:12
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Friday said she had filed a complaint with Byculla police station after receiving a threat letter. She told reporters that the letter, which was received at her old residence in Dadar, was replete with vulgar language with a threat of killing her family...
19:59
Representational pic
India on Friday evacuated 104 people, including 10 Indian nationals, from Kabul in a special charter aircraft.External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the flight was arranged under India's operation Devi Shakti.The operation was launched to evacuate Indians from Afghanistan...
19:43
The Allahabad High Court on Friday quashed an FIR registered against 'Mirzapur' web series producers Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani in a case that accused them of hurting religious, social and regional sentiments through their portrayal of Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.A two-judge bench...
19:28
A resident of Dharavi area here who recently returned from Tanzania was found to have contracted Omicron infection on Friday, taking the number of cases of the new coronavirus variant in Maharashtra to 11, officials said.The 49-year-old man, who is a 'Maulavi' (Muslim cleric), was asymptomatic...
18:55
ANI Photo/Twitter
Two policemen were killed in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district on Friday, officials said.Terrorists opened fire on a police team at the Gulshan Chowk in the evening, they said.The two policemen were injured in the firing and they were admitted to a hospital, where they...
18:20
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange can be extradited from the UK to the US, the High Court in London ruled on Friday, overturning a lower court decision that he could not be sent to America due to concerns over his mental health.Assange, 50, is wanted in the US over the publication of thousands of...
18:05
Rawat's daughters at the crematorium
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who died in a chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, was cremated with full military honours at the Brar Square crematorium in Delhi Cantonment on Friday.His wife Madhulika Rawat, who too died in a chopper crash, was also cremated alongside CDS...
18:01
India's industrial production rose 3.2 per cent in October, according to official data released on Friday. As per the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the manufacturing sector's output grew 2 per cent in October 2021. In...
17:59
Children offer hibiscus (joba) flowers in a village that goes by the same name
In a remote village called Joba Attpara in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district, school children pay homage to CDS General Bipin Rawat. The general and his wife, Madhulika, were laid to rest this evening. Read the stirring story of one man's drive and vision to ensure children in...
17:53
Tech Mahindra was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 1 per cent, followed by Axis Bank, Reliance Industries, Titan and HCL Tech. On the other hand, Asian Paints, Sun Pharma, M&M, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel and Maruti were among the gainers.
17:43
Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, on Friday approached the Bombay High Court seeking modification of a condition imposed on him when he got bail in the drugs-on-cruise case. Aryan's application sought waiver of the condition that he shall appear before the Narcotics...
17:37
India has reported 25 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 but none of the patients have reported severe symptoms, Union Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal on Friday, amid global alarm over the new strain of the coronavirus.The Joint Secretary also added that the symptoms in...
17:16
The Rawat family take a final look at the coffins of General Rawat and his wife before they were consigned to flames. The daughters performed the last rites for their parents.
17:00
CDS General Bipin Rawat's daughters light his pyre. The rites of their mother, Madhulika, who also died in the chopper crash, were also performed by the daughters Kritika and Tarini. Gen Rawat was given a 17-gun salute.
16:53
Update on the Union Health ministry presser: Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, NITI Aayog: WHO is warning against the decline in mask usage. Global scene of Omicron is disturbing. We are now operating at a risky and unacceptable level. We have to remember that both vaccines and masks are...
16:42
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami at Brar Sq crematorium
Huge crowds of mourners gathered outside as armed forces personnel took the mortal remains of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat inside the Brar Square crematorium in the Delhi Cantonment on Friday. Along with about 800 service personnel, Defence...
16:34
Kritika and Tarini, the daughters of CDS General Rawat and his wife Madhulika, sit by the coffins of their parents. Other members of the family also join them in paying their last respects.
16:21
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat at the crematorium. Gen Rawat will be laid to rest with full military honours. DRDO chief Dr G Satheesh Reddy also paid homage.
16:19
Rajnath Singh consoles Mrs Lidder
Brigadier L S Lidder, who died along with 12 others in the chopper crash in Tamil Nadu, was cremated with full military honours at the Brar Square crematorium here on Friday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Haryana Chief Minister M L Khattar...
16:01
Defence attaches of different nations pay tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat. The ambassador of France and the British High Commissioner were also present.
15:55
The mortal remains of CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat reach the Brar Square crematorium, Delhi Cantonment.Chants of 'Vande Mataram' and 'General Rawat amar rahe', greeted the sight of the coffin as the funeral procession of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his...
15:29
Amid the continued Covid-19 scourge, a piece that you will do well to read before you head out to a party. A coming winter surge and the spread of Omicron have made it clear that Covid is everyone's problem. Read the report here.
15:22
Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France
Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France: I wanted to pay tribute and to come in person for the ceremony as we remember him as a great military leader. Emphatic, warm, determined and a great friend to move forward cooperation with my country. He'll be really fondly remembered.
15:21
To ensure the morale of the pilots does not suffer, flying activity continues without a pause. Pilots take to the sky like they would on any other day, reports Archana Masih/Rediff.com. Read the report here.
15:11
Alex Ellis, UK envoy
Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner at the funeral of CDS General Bipin Rawat. It's incredibly sad. He was a pioneer as he started the joint defence approach which we follow in the UK. He led that approach in India. It's very sad for India to lose a great leader, a soldier and a thoroughly...
14:54
India's 1st CDS, General Bipin Rawat
The final journey of General Rawat and his wife began amid chants of 'Jab tak suraj chand rahega, Rawat ji ka naam rahega', 'Indian Army Zindabad' and Bharat mata ki jai', and people showered flower petals as the convoy passed. The mortal remains of General Rawat and his wife were kept...
14:48
Military commanders of Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh to attend last rites India's first CDS Gen Bipin Rawat.These include: General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Sri Lanka Army. Admiral Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne (Retd), former Chief of Defence...
14:28
The funeral procession of CDS General Bipin Rawat begins from his residence to Brar Square crematorium in Delhi Cantonment. Military commanders of Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh to attend the last rites. General Bipin Rawat was India's first Chief of Defence Staff.A crowd joins...
14:18
Army Chief General MM Naravane
The three service chiefs -- Army Chief General MM Naravane, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar pay tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat. Elaborate arrangements have been made for the funeral procession of General Rawat, the country's first Chief...
14:00
A man gets a nasal swab for Covid-19 testing
The wife and brother-in-law of an NRI man, who had been found infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Gujarat a week back, were also detected with the new strain, officials of the Jamnagar Municipal Corporation (JMC) said on Friday. With this, Gujarat now has three patients...
13:57
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana pays his last respects to CDS Rawat.
13:56
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat.
13:53
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar pays tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat.
13:42
The Centre has allotted five genome sequencing machines to Madhya Pradesh, where no case of Omicron, a new variant of coronavirus, has been detected so far, state minister Vishwas Sarang said on Friday. The allotment has come a day after the state medical education minister met Union...
13:29
Union Minister Smriti Irani pays tribute. Mansukh Mandaviya and Sarbananda Sonowal also paid tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat.
13:28
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pays homage at the Rawat home.
13:15
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikat pays his respects to CDS Bipin Rawat.
13:00
The IAF issues a statement asking for dignity for the deceased. The IAF has constituted a tri-service Court of Inquiry to investigate the cause of the tragic helicopter accident on 8 December. The inquiry would be completed expeditiously and facts brought out. Till then, to respect the...
12:33
Three international travellers who arrived in Goa from the United Kingdom on Friday have tested positive for COVID-19, informed state health minister Vishwajit Rane. The flight was carrying a total of 237 passengers, all of whom were tested for COVID-19 infection. This is...
12:30
RT-PCR counters have been upped at airports
In other news: A woman contact of an Omicron case in Rajasthan has been found COVID-19 positive in Delhi and is being shifted to the Lok Nayak Hospital, officials said on Friday. The woman tested Covid positive on Thursday. She did not travel to any foreign country. 17 members in...
12:17
Brig LS Lidder's wife Geetika Lidder exemplifies grit in the face of a colossal loss. We must give him a good farewell, a smiling send-off, I am a soldier's wife. It's a big loss, she says. Geetika Lidder, and daughter, Aashna Lidder, said goodbye to him this morning, in emotional scenes...
12:02
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived at the Rawats home earlier to pay his homage.
11:54
BJP national president JP Nadda pays tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat.
11:52
DMK leaders A Raja and Kanimozhi pay tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat.
11:52
CDS General Bipin Rawat and Madhulika Rawat's daughters -- Kritika and Tarini -- pay their last respects to their parents. Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat who was killed along with his wife and 11 armed forces personnel in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday...
11:51
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal pays tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat.
11:43
Congress' senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge and former Defence Minister AK Antony paid tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat who lost their lives in the IAF chopper crash on Wednesday.
11:23
Equity benchmark Sensex declined by more than 150 points in early trade on Friday, tracking losses in index majors Reliance Industries, HDFC twins and TCS amid a negative trend in global markets. The 30-share index declined by 186.36 points or 0.32 per cent to 58,620.77 in opening...
11:20
File pic
A special repatriation flight from Kabul with around 110 people including Afghan citizens belonging to the Hindu and Sikh communities, is set to arrive here on Friday. The flight chartered by the Government of India is being operated from Kabul and is likely to arrive here around...
11:05
CDS Bipin Rawat's unit 5/11 Gorkha Rifles is looking after all the arrangements at his last rites. He was commissioned in the unit and also went ahead to command it.
11:03
Home Minister Amit Shah arrives at General Bipin Rawat's residence to pay his tributes. Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has also arrived to pay tributes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the country's top military brass on Thursday paid homage to India's first Chief of Defence...
10:59
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami pays tribute to CDS Gen Bipin Rawat who passed away in an IAF chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
10:54
Daniel Carmon with CDS Rawat
Since CDS Rawat's death, ambassadors of several countries have shared their experiences of meeting him. Daniel Carmon, Israel's former ambassador to India shares this: I remember vividly a lengthy conversation w/#CDS General #BipinRawat (@adgpi commander at the time), at his dinner table. W/...
10:36
Brigadier LS Lidder laid to rest with full military honours. He is survived by his wife and his 16-year-old daughter Aashna. The Army said the mortal remains of only three persons -- General Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and Brigadier Lidder -- had been positively identified so...
10:29
That's an earlier image of Brigadier Lidder's wife saying her final farewells to him. Brigadier Lakhwinder Singh Lidder was set to be promoted as Major General, an Army officer and the Brigadier's neighbour, said a day after his death in the chopper crash that also killed Chief of Defence...
10:26
The mortal remains of CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat have been brought to their residence. The bodies will be kept at their Delhi home for family, friends, and the public to pay their final respects. The funeral procession will begin at 2 pm. The funeral itself has been...
10:15
The wife and daughter of Brigadier LS Lidder say their final goodbyes to him at Brar Square, Delhi Cantt. The brigadier lost his life in the chopper rash on December 8 near Coonoor. 12 others including CDS Bipin Rawat were killed in the crash. From 11 am, the bodies of Gen Rawat and his wife...
10:08
NSA Ajit Doval pays tribute to Brig LS Lidder at Brar Square, Delhi Cantt.
10:08
The three service chiefs -- Army Chief General MM Naravane, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar and IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari pay tribute to Brigadier LS Lidder at Brar Square, Delhi Cantt.
09:41
The last rites of Defence Adviser to Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Brigadier Lakhbinder Singh Lidder, who was among 13 people who lost their lives in the military chopper crash on Wednesday, are being held at Brar Square crematorium in Delhi Cantonment.The last rites of CDS Rawat...
09:17
A United Arab Emirates-based finance company has filed a cheating complaint before a magistrate's court here against the makers of the upcoming Bollywood film 83.Future Resource FZE has moved the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate's court, seeking action against the makers of the film under Indian...
08:55
The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha has made a fresh request to the administration in Mathura to allow it perform Arti of Lord Krishna on the Shahi Masjid Idgah complex on December 10, an office-bearer of the outfit said Thursday.ABHM national president Rajyashree Chaudhuri said they has sent a...
01:26
The economic offences wing of the Delhi police arrested group CEO in Religare Enterprises Limited in connection with siphoning off public money of over Rs 2,300 crore, officials said on Thursday. The...
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances
