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Downpour inundates parts of Mumbai, normal life hit, IMD predicts more
Rediff.com5 Jul 2022Mumbai and its adjoining areas were lashed by heavy showers on Tuesday, causing water-logging at a number of places, including railway tracks, which slowed the movement of trains and vehicles on roads.
Borewell accidents still taking place despite SC guidelines
Rediff.com15 Jun 2022The guidelines issued by the top court on February 11, 2010 included setting up barbed wire fencing around the well during construction, using a steel plate covers fixed with bolts over the well assembly and filling up of borewells from the bottom to the ground level among others.
J-K tunnel collapse: 9 more bodies found, rescue op ends
Rediff.com21 May 2022With the bodies of all the missing workers recovered, the two-day rescue operation ended late on Saturday evening.
Will A Desi Kid Win 2022 Spelling Bee?
Rediff.com9 May 2022Unlike earlier years, an Indian-American child did not win America's Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2021. 234 spellers, many of them Indian-American kids, will participate in the 2022 Bee, to be held from May 31 to June 2.
Crossing The World's Most Dramatic Border
Rediff.com29 Mar 2022Today, the two countries, ruthlessly divided by the Radcliffe line that pierced their very heart, grapple with the political challenges of the present. Yet, when friendships develop there are no borders, observes Payal Singh Mohanka.
'Babu, don't worry. The Army has come'
Rediff.com17 Feb 2022Babu R was trapped in a mountain gorge without food or water for two days till the Indian Army rescued him in a daring mission.
'Marvellous accomplishment': ISRO successfully places 3 satellites into orbit
Rediff.com14 Feb 2022ISRO, in a tweet, said EOS-04 was placed into an intended sun synchronous polar orbit of 529 km altitude at 6.17 am.
ISRO to kick off 2022 launch mission with PSLV-C52 on Feb 14
Rediff.com9 Feb 2022The launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C52) is scheduled at 05:59 hours on Monday from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency said.
Why Do Bridges Collapse In Uttarakhand?
Rediff.com14 Jan 2022In the last five years, 37 bridges have collapsed in Uttarakhand. Another 27 bridges are on the brink of collapse. 'Our politicians don't view these bridge collapses as a setback.' 'Rather they see them as an opportunity to make more money.'
Why Every Indian Must Salute The Heroes of Rezang La
Rediff.com24 Dec 2021It will never be possible to recreate an exact account of this epic battle to remember and honour other brave jawans, but one thing that the nation will always do is to bow down their heads in respect and reverence at the war memorial at Chushul called 'The Rezang La War Memorial -- Ahir Dham'.
Last batch of farmers leave agitation's epicentre Singhu
Rediff.com14 Dec 2021After over a year, the Singhu border, which was the epicentre of the farmers' agitation, now bears a deserted look with the last batch of demonstrators leaving for their home states on Monday.
Assam Rifles CO, wife, 6-yr-old son, 4 personnel killed in Manipur ambush
Rediff.com15 Nov 2021The incident occurred in Churachandpur district close to the Myanmar border.
7 coaches of Bengaluru-bound train derail in TN, no casualty reported
Rediff.com12 Nov 2021Seven coaches of a Bengaluru-bound train derailed near Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu on Friday after boulders fell on it but all the 2,000-odd passengers were safe and nobody was injured in the incident, the Southern Railway said in Bengaluru.
'Alappuzha may get submerged in 20-25 years'
Rediff.com7 Nov 2021'Because of the melting of ice as well as irresponsible human behaviour such as throwing soil and plastic into the sea, there has been a rise in temperature.' 'I fear there will be direct and dangerous consequences for us.'
'Have lost everything': Heart-wrenching scenes in flood-hit Kerala
Rediff.com17 Oct 2021Many elderly villagers said it was for the first time in their decades-old life that they were seeing and experiencing such severe rainfall.
Assam, Meghalaya officials jointly visit disputed border areas
Rediff.com5 Oct 2021The two neighbouring states have disputes over 12 areas. There are minor differences over six of these areas and the states have decided to resolve these on priority.
Heavy rains damage highways in Uttarakhand, traffic suspended
Rediff.com27 Aug 2021Heavy overnight rains damaged the Rishikesh-Gangotri and Rishikesh-Badrinath national highways in Uttarakhand leading to suspension of traffic along the affected stretches for public safety, an official said on Friday.
Can India win an Olympic Medal in Climbing?
Rediff.com17 Aug 2021While sport climbing made its debut in the Olympics only this year, it has had a popular home in India for many years now.
4 more bodies recovered from landslide site in HP; toll rises to 14
Rediff.com12 Aug 2021A Bolero car still could not be traced, he added.
PIX: Climbing makes thrilling debut at Tokyo Olympics
Rediff.com3 Aug 2021Frenchman Bassa Mawem scaled close to the world record in the speed section of the Tokyo Games climbing competition, as more than a third of the 20-man field posted personal bests in a sensational start to the sport's Olympic debut on Tuesday.
Tokyo Games: The Math in Everything
Rediff.com29 Jul 2021I wondered how being scientist-mathematician helps one cycle better. Perhaps the self-discipline helps; perhaps it is the scientist-technologist perspective of breaking down the whole into separate pieces, identifying specifics and working on them for improved results, mulls Shyam G Menon.
9 dead as boulders slide down hill in Himachal
Rediff.com25 Jul 2021Heavy boulders fell on a tempo traveller carrying 11 people and of them, eight were killed and three were injured, according to the police.
Rains hit Konkan Railway services, 6000 passengers stranded in Maharashtra
Rediff.com22 Jul 2021Nearly 6,000 passengers were stranded as train services on the Konkan Railway route in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district were suspended on Thursday after a river overflowed following heavy rains, while incessant downpour badly hit road and rail traffic in several parts of the state, including around Mumbai, as authorities called in NDRF to help the administration in rescue efforts.
Heavy rains lash Maha, Konkan railway suspends ops
Rediff.com22 Jul 2021Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were roped in to rescue hundreds of stranded people, they said.
U'khand tragedy caused by massive rock and ice avalanche
Rediff.com11 Jun 2021The study suggests that climate change is contributing to such events happening more frequently, and highlights risks of increasing development projects in fragile environments.
Bengal: Yaas-hit people cry for food, shelter amid heavy rain
Rediff.com27 May 2021Hundreds of people complained that they had to go without food and sleep in the aftermath of cyclone, which has wreaked havoc in Bengal, as their homes lay inundated amid heavy showers that continued to pummel several parts of the state.
Bodies of suspected Covid victims found floating in Ganga, Yamuna
Rediff.com10 May 2021Several bodies, decomposed, bloated and suspected to be of people who succumbed to COVID-19, were on Monday found floating in the river Ganga in a Bihar district.
'Strong evidence' COVID-19 predominantly spreads through air: Study
Rediff.com16 Apr 2021The researchers noted that transmission rates of SARS-CoV-2 are much higher indoors than outdoors, and transmission is greatly reduced by indoor ventilation.
India's cry for water falls on deaf ears
Rediff.com23 Mar 2021India's water future remains very bleak. The monsoon season, which once extended to 4 months, is now down to less than 30 days of heavy rain.
Gunman kills 10 in Colorado market shooting
Rediff.com23 Mar 2021One person of interest has been taken into custody, but no motive has been released. That person was injured in the incident, said Kerry Yamaguchi, a commander with the Boulder police department.
Do Modi-Shah understand Punjab politics?
Rediff.com10 Dec 2020The Sikhs love a good fight, and that's what the Modi government has given them.
How Mi-8 helped India's Operation Cactus
Rediff.com3 Nov 2020We salute the Mi-8 today on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of Operation Cactus. Through its glorious service career, the Mi-8 left an indelible mark on the future by providing the IAF with a lineage of professional helicopter aircrew, says Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd).
China: India must hold the line in the north
Rediff.com8 Sep 2020'Our strategy should be to 'hold the line' in the north on the Sino-Indian land frontier, but maintain and, if possible, enlarge India's current edge in the maritime south.'
Kerala landslides: Toll rises to 24; 46 still missing
Rediff.com8 Aug 2020"The death toll has gone up to 24. The search operations are still going on. However, rains have started. "Despite that, our officials, and the NDRF are engaged in search and rescue operations," Idukki District Collector H Dineshan said.
15 killed in landslide; over 50 missing as rains pound Kerala
Rediff.com7 Aug 2020The incident is said to have occurred in the wee hours when a huge mound of earth fell on the 'row houses' and two children and five women were among the deceased, most of whom were plantation workers from neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
'There is a general shift in Chinese behaviour with the world'
Rediff.com26 Jun 2020'You can see that in Chinese behaviour in the Yellow Sea, you can see it in their behaviour towards Taiwan, you can see it in their behaviour towards Hong Kong, you can see it on our border as well.'
Super Cyclone Amphan to hit on May 20, cause heavy damage: IMD
Rediff.com19 May 2020An unspecified number of people were evacuated from coastal areas of Odisha where Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore were likely to experience heavy rainfall accompanied by high-velocity winds, particularly on May 19 and 20, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said.
Triathlete Carfrae's virtual race end after husband pulls out plug
Rediff.com6 Apr 2020Australian triathlete Mirinda Carfrae was cruising along in second place in a virtual bike race when she unexpectedly lost her way.