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Issue with locomotive's equipment: Rail Min on Bikaner-Guwahati train mishap

Issue with locomotive's equipment: Rail Min on Bikaner-Guwahati train mishap

Rediff.com14 Jan 2022

Vaishnaw said that the actual reason behind the accident could be ascertained only after dismantling the engine's equipment.

Agnipath Riots: Why The Youth Are Angry

Agnipath Riots: Why The Youth Are Angry

Rediff.com18 Jun 2022

What is the lure of a government job? The answer is India's worst kept secret: Job security. And among the many government jobs desperately sought after is in the armed forces. Which is why the riots by aspiring armed forces job seekers against the government's Agnipath scheme should not really be surprising, points out Harishchandra.

Land grabbing charges: Champat Rai given clean chit

Land grabbing charges: Champat Rai given clean chit

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

The Bijnor police has junked a noted journalist's allegation of land grabbing in Nagina town near here against Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Kshetra trust general secretary and Champat Rai.

UK logs 93,045 new Covid cases amid surge in Omicron infections

UK logs 93,045 new Covid cases amid surge in Omicron infections

Rediff.com18 Dec 2021

The UK reported 93,045 cases of coronavirus on Friday, another record high for daily infections for the third consecutive day, as Omicron overtook Delta to become the dominant variant in London and Scotland.

What Will The Black Box Reveal About The Crash?

What Will The Black Box Reveal About The Crash?

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

Every part of the equipment salvaged from the remanants of the Mi-17V5 helicopter will be carefully examined to find out what went wrong in the final moments of the flight from the Sulur air base in Coimbatore to the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington near Coonoor where General Rawat was headed.

India slams OIC for remarks on hijab row, Dharma Sansad

India slams OIC for remarks on hijab row, Dharma Sansad

Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

External Affairs Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi also said that the OIC continues to be 'hijacked' by 'vested interests' to further their 'nefarious propaganda' against India, seen as a thinly veiled reference to Pakistan.

Trump or Biden? It's D-Day for America

Trump or Biden? It's D-Day for America

Rediff.com3 Nov 2020

Americans will give their final verdict, either giving incumbent Donald Trump another four years or bestowing reins to Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden.

Voting for 1st phase underway in 58 seats in UP

Voting for 1st phase underway in 58 seats in UP

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

As many as 623 candidates, including 73 women are in the fray in the first phase and around 2.28 core voters, including 1.24 crore men and 1.04 crore women are eligible to caste their francise, election officials said.

Minor blackmailed, raped in UP hostel; 8 arrested

Minor blackmailed, raped in UP hostel; 8 arrested

Rediff.com13 Oct 2020

All the accused were arrested by Monday night and they have been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

'I know one day truth will prevail. But when will that 'one day' come?'

'I know one day truth will prevail. But when will that 'one day' come?'

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

'How many more months and years will we have to wait for truth to win?' 'Will anyone give us back the months and years we have lost waiting for that 'one day'?'

'When were obstacles ever placed in the way of Hindu festivals?'

'When were obstacles ever placed in the way of Hindu festivals?'

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

The ad is one more illustration of the way Maharashtra's new Shinde-Fadnavis government has been milking the Ganpati festival, with CM Eknath Shinde visiting Ganpati Mandals all day these last 10 days.

Assam flood situation critical, 43 lakh affected

Assam flood situation critical, 43 lakh affected

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

With the flood situation in Assam remaining critical on Monday and affecting a population of nearly 43 lakh in 33 of its 35 districts, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma directed air dropping of food and other relief materials in areas where there is heavy inundation, officials said.

Cops drop charges against girl behind 'Free Kashmir' poster

Cops drop charges against girl behind 'Free Kashmir' poster

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

An FIR had been registered against Prabhu at Colaba police station in south Mumbai under section 153 B (Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration) of the Indian Penal Code.

Modi's Cult Of Personality

Modi's Cult Of Personality

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

'It was more than ego.' 'It carried with it a sincere belief that he was the quintessence of the country, that the country's destiny was irrevocably intertwined with his destiny.' An excerpt from T J S George's The Dismantling of India: In 35 Portraits.

It's Raining Billions For Gujarat!

It's Raining Billions For Gujarat!

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

Hemant Shivsaran lists the number of projects the Modi government has announced since August to woo Gujarat voters.

Over 7 lakh to vote in 4th phase of J-K civic polls

Over 7 lakh to vote in 4th phase of J-K civic polls

Rediff.com6 Dec 2020

The polling will be held between 7 am and 2 pm in 34 constituencies -- 17 each in Kashmir and Jammu divisions. Besides DDC elections, polling will be held for panchayat bypolls in 50 vacant sarpanch seats and 216 vacant panch seats falling within the DDC constituencies, an official spokesman said.

Grp Capt Varun Singh had planned to celebrate Shaurya Chakra feat in MP

Grp Capt Varun Singh had planned to celebrate Shaurya Chakra feat in MP

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

Group Captain Singh was conferred with the Shaurya Chakra, India's third highest peacetime gallantry award, in August this year for averting a possible mid-air accident after his Tejas light combat aircraft was hit by a major technical problem last year.

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

'Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the decisions taken by my government in the national interest,' President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to both Houses of Parliament.

Agnipath: Govt 'ready to talk' to protesters, make 'required changes'

Agnipath: Govt 'ready to talk' to protesters, make 'required changes'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2022

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday appealed to the youths protesting against the Agnipath scheme to shun violence and come forward for talks, asserting that the government is ready to look into their grievances with an 'open mind' and make changes 'if required'.

Four killed as heavy rain, landslides hit Guwahati; 2 relief camps opened

Four killed as heavy rain, landslides hit Guwahati; 2 relief camps opened

Rediff.com14 Jun 2022

With the fresh fatalities, the total number of people losing their lives in this year's flood and landslides across the state has gone up to 42.

Two infants among 3 killed as heavy rains continue to lash Kerala

Two infants among 3 killed as heavy rains continue to lash Kerala

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

Heavy rains continue to lash parts of Kerala on Monday affecting Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Kottayam districts the most resulting in death of three people and widespread damage to property.

Delhi docs decide to continue protests after meeting health minister

Delhi docs decide to continue protests after meeting health minister

Rediff.com29 Dec 2021

A meeting between a delegation of the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya took place, but the doctors' body said, the 'response was not satisfactory'.

'Y'-category security to HC judges who delivered hijab verdict

'Y'-category security to HC judges who delivered hijab verdict

Rediff.com20 Mar 2022

Condemning the incident, Bommai said, "Being in favour of community is not secularism, that is communalism. I condemn this, we all should stand together. The government will condemn this."

Parents separate Kerala lesbian couple, HC reunites them

Parents separate Kerala lesbian couple, HC reunites them

Rediff.com31 May 2022

The Kerala high court on Tuesday reunited a lesbian-couple who had been separated by their parents who did not approve of the relationship.

This election is not yet over: Trump Campaign

This election is not yet over: Trump Campaign

Rediff.com7 Nov 2020

Even as the election was yet to be called in Pennsylvania and Georgia where Biden has taken over Trump in terms of the vote count, albeit by a thin margin, the window for Trump was fast closing down.

Does Rahul Wonder If Sheena Is Really Dead?

Does Rahul Wonder If Sheena Is Really Dead?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2022

All along, Rahul, right till today 10 years later, hung onto his gut feeling that something surely had happened to Sheena.

11 pm to 5 am Covid-19 curfew in Delhi from today

11 pm to 5 am Covid-19 curfew in Delhi from today

Rediff.com27 Dec 2021

Patients and pregnant women, people out to buy essential items, and those travelling to or from railway stations, bus stops and airports will be exempted from the night curfew that kicks in at 11 pm on Monday due to rising COVID-19 cases in Delhi, according to a DDMA order.

Hooch tragedy hits Aligarh again; 5 dead, 22 hospitalised

Hooch tragedy hits Aligarh again; 5 dead, 22 hospitalised

Rediff.com3 Jun 2021

This is the second liquor tragedy in this district in recent days.

1 lakh more NCC cadets in 173 border, coastal areas

1 lakh more NCC cadets in 173 border, coastal areas

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

'More than 1,000 schools and colleges have been identified in border and coastal districts where NCC will be introduced.'

No winner yet in tense US presidential race

No winner yet in tense US presidential race

Rediff.com5 Nov 2020

After the latest projections in Wisconsin, Biden has 253 electoral college votes as against Trump's 213, making it much difficult for the President to win the polls. The winner of the 2020 presidential election should have at least 270 Electoral College votes out of the 538-member electoral college.

Why Bihar's students are angry

Why Bihar's students are angry

Rediff.com6 Apr 2021

This is the first protest in Bihar against the state government order directing schools, colleges and coaching institutes to remain closed till April 11 following a rise in COVID-19 cases.

FIR against Rajasthan textbook board over Islam remark

FIR against Rajasthan textbook board over Islam remark

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

The Rajasthan State Textbook Board and the owner of a publishing house have been booked for hurting religious sentiments over a reference to Islamist terrorism in a political science textbook, the police said on Thursday.

Telangana cop wins hearts as he babysits child while mother writes exam

Telangana cop wins hearts as he babysits child while mother writes exam

Rediff.com1 Oct 2018

The heart-warming photograph of Head Constable Mujeeb-ur-Rehman trying to comfort the crying baby outside the exam centre went viral after it was shared on Twitter by IPS officer Rema Rajeswari.

Why Bihar's Jobless Youth Are Angry

Why Bihar's Jobless Youth Are Angry

Rediff.com28 Jan 2022

'It is our right to protest and draw the attention of this government, which is sleeping and appears blind, as it has failed to see the pain and struggle of the jobless youth.'

The train that took me home!

The train that took me home!

Rediff.com6 May 2020

'After days of waiting in uncertainty and anguish, I was finally going home.'

Sardar Patel would've liberated Goa earlier: Modi

Sardar Patel would've liberated Goa earlier: Modi

Rediff.com19 Dec 2021

He also said that although India got independence much before Goa became free, people of the country could not enjoy at that time as they felt uneasy thinking that one part was the country was still under foreign rule.

Inter-caste marriages will possibly reduce caste and community tensions: SC

Inter-caste marriages will possibly reduce caste and community tensions: SC

Rediff.com12 Feb 2021

The remarks came by a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy which quashed an FIR lodged by the parents of the girl, who had married a boy of her choice against the wishes of elders, at Belgavai district of Karnataka.

With 26,567 new cases, India's Covid tally crosses 97 lakh

With 26,567 new cases, India's Covid tally crosses 97 lakh

Rediff.com8 Dec 2020

The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 4 lakh for the second consecutive day.

Death toll in Aligarh hooch tragedy rises to 22

Death toll in Aligarh hooch tragedy rises to 22

Rediff.com29 May 2021

The death toll in the Aligarh hooch tragedy went up to 22 on Saturday, and 28 more people are still in critical condition, an official said in Aligarh.

Hooch kills 11 in Aligarh, 3 officials suspended

Hooch kills 11 in Aligarh, 3 officials suspended

Rediff.com28 May 2021

11 people died on Friday and some more were taken ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor sold by a licensed vendor in Aligarh, a senior official said.