22:05
Harjot Singh, an Indian national who sustained bullet injuries in Kyiv and lost his passport, will return to India with us tomorrow, tweets Union Minister Gen (Retd) VK Singh. -- ANI
21:42
Legendary sarod exponent Ustad Amjad Ali Khan was on Sunday conferred the Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia Lifetime Achievement Award at the hands of the renowned flautist at a function in Thane. Chaurasia said it was a privilege that an award named after him was being given to an extraordinary...
21:01
Representational image
Workers of the Nationalist Congress Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party clashed in Pimpri Chinchwad city in Maharashtra on Sunday ahead of the inauguration of a garden by opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis, prompting police to resort to mild lathicharge. ...
20:29
Amid heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Russian troops are planning to bombard Odesa, a port city on Ukraine's Black Sea coast. Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is in possession of maps and records which were obtained from those...
20:14
Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly election covering 54 seats will be held on Monday to decide the fate of 613 candidates.
19:57
Representational image
In an unprecedented step, the West Bengal government has decided to temporarily suspend internet services on the days of class 10 state board examination starting from Monday in some areas of the state to stop cheating, an official said. The move was necessitated in the wake of reports of...
19:37
More than 15,900 Indians have been brought back since the special flights under Operation Ganga began on February 22 to rescue the stranded Indian citizens in Ukraine. To rescue Indian citizens, 2135 Indians have been brought back on Sunday by 11 special civilian flights from Ukraine's...
19:31
Sanjay Jaiswal
Stating that 'all is well' between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal-United in Bihar, state BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal on Sunday said that the party will contest 12 seats in the upcoming MLC elections in Bihar. No issues on any seat with JD-U. The BJP will contest 12 seats in...
18:41
Representational image
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police on Sunday launched public awareness and civic welfare programmes across the country, including at remote frontier locations, as part of celebrations for the 75th year of Independence, an official said. The events will be held for eight days, till March 13, as...
18:06
Representational image
Over 50 per cent voter turnout has been registered till 2 pm, as polling for 80 civic bodies in Assam progressed peacefully on Sunday, a State Election Commission official said. Though the voting percentage was low at 20.73 per cent in the first three hours of polling, which commenced at 8...
17:51
A civilian was killed while at least 10 others, including a policeman, were injured after terrorists hurled a grenade at security forces in the Hari Singh High Street locality of Srinagar on Sunday, the police said. At about 4:20 pm, terrorists hurled a grenade upon police and security...
17:23
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated a fleet of 150 electric buses, manufactured by Olectra Green, for public transport. Besides, Modi also inaugurated a state-of-the-art electric bus depot and charging station in...
16:55
Eight flights with over 1,500 Indians will operate from war-torn Ukraine's neighbouring countries to India on Monday, the civil aviation ministry stated on Sunday. The Ukrainian airspace has been shut since February 24 due to the Russian military offensive. Indian citizens fleeing...
16:30
The Indian embassy in Ukraine on Sunday asked all Indians who are still stuck in the conflict-stricken country to fill up an online form on an urgent basis.All Indian nationals who still remain in Ukraine are requested to fill up the details contained in the attached Google Form on an URGENT...
16:12
South Korea will impose sanctions against Belarus for supporting Russia in its current military operation in Ukraine, said a media report citing the country's foreign ministry. South Korea will impose export controls against Belarus for its support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, CNN quoted...
15:38
The recent clashes at the administrative buildings near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant could be a result of Ukraine storing documents on perspective developments of nuclear weapons there, a news report said citing Russian sources. Certain documentation was also available at the...
15:26
The budget session of the Chhattisgarh assembly will begin from Monday and the state's budget for 2022-23 will be tabled in the House on March 9, an official said on Sunday. The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to corner the ruling Congress over several issues, including the...
14:31
The Indian embassy said that it will commence its last leg of Operation Ganga flights on Sunday. The mission asked all the students staying in their own accommodation to reach Budapest, Hungary. All those students staying in their own accommodation (other than arranged by embassy) are...
13:45
Hyderali Shihab Thangal/@MKMUNEER/Twitter
Kerala state president of Indian Union Muslim League Panakkad Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal, died at a private hospital in Kochi on Sunday, family sources said. He was 74. Thangal was under treatment for various health related ailments at a private hospital in Angamaly near...
13:19
Himachal Pradesh has got its first-ever multipurpose rainwater harvesting dam constructed in the Una district. As per a statement from the government, the dam has been constructed in the Samoor Khad area near village Samoor of the district at the cost of Rs 16.38 crore. By storing the...
13:04
At least five Border Security Force personnel were killed on Sunday after their colleague allegedly opened fire at a force camp in Punjab's Amritsar, officials said. The incident took place at the force mess in Khasa area, about 20 km short of the Attari-Wagah border crossing along the...
12:50
Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he had talked to SpaceX founder Elon Musk and that Ukraine will get more Starlink systems next week. Talked to @elonmusk. I'm grateful to him for supporting Ukraine with words and deeds. Next week we will receive another batch of Starlink systems for...
12:14
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 12 km stretch of total 32.2 km Pune Metro Rail Project on Sunday. The inauguration of the 12-km stretch of the total 32.2-km long project took place at the Garware Metro Station, from where Modi proceeded to take a metro ride to the Anandnagar...
11:37
An 11-year-old child has been attacked by a tiger in Nagla Samal village in Uttar Pradesh's Etah on Saturday. A forest official said, Footprints of the tiger were found in the fields at Nagla Samal village of Etah district from last three days. After the incident, villagers gathered with...
11:21
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West's sanctions on Russia to declaring war, while a promised cease-fire in the besieged port city of Mariupol collapsed amid scenes of terror.With the Kremlin's rhetoric growing fiercer and a...
10:43
The third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine may take place on March 7, according to Sputnik news agency.Citing Ukrainian news outlet Strana.ua, the Russian agency said on Telegram that the date was suggested by Kiev, and Moscow was yet to respond.On March 4, Russia and Ukraine agreed to...
09:51
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that he is ready to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Istanbul or Ankara, Ibrahim Kalin, the Turkish presidential spokesperson and adviser, said on Saturday.During the phone talks of...
09:09
Credit card and payment giants Mastercard and Visa announced that they were suspending operations in Russia and that their cards issued by Russian banks will no longer work outside the country.'Effective immediately, Visa will work with its clients and partners within Russia to cease all Visa...
08:43
Demanding fresh rounds of sanctions against Russia, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Saturday called on governments of several countries including India to appeal to Russia to stop the ongoing conflict.During a televised address, Kuleba accused Russia of violating the ceasefire...
© 2026 Rediff.com - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances
