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Mamata to seek CBI enquiry into train collision

Mamata to seek CBI enquiry into train collision

Rediff.com22 Oct 2009

With conflicting reports on the cause of the train accident near Mathura, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to go for a Central Bureau of Investigation enquiry into the mishap.

5 yoga poses to improve your mental poise

5 yoga poses to improve your mental poise

Rediff.com19 Oct 2009

Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya, trained with the Sivananda Vedanta Yoga Center, will show you five bird poses from yoga which will liven up your practice and lighten your body and mind.

Ford Figo to cost more

Ford Figo to cost more

Rediff.com28 May 2010

Ford India on Friday said it will be increasing the price of its latest small car Figo on account of rising input cost by next week.

Letter lays open cracks in Congress on CWC eve

Letter lays open cracks in Congress on CWC eve

Rediff.com23 Aug 2020

As the debate over the issue of leadership raged, another group of leaders put their weight behind the Gandhi family on Sunday, calling for Sonia Gandhi to stay or Rahul Gandhi to take charge again.

Stephen Hawking: A life in pictures

Stephen Hawking: A life in pictures

Rediff.com14 Mar 2018

Known as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Albert Einstein, here are a few glimpses of Stephen Hawking's life.

'I Do' with a twist: World's most bizarre weddings

'I Do' with a twist: World's most bizarre weddings

Rediff.com29 Oct 2014

The wedding season is here and people are getting married by the dozen. People are spending bucketloads of money to ensure in order to create their dream weddings. But there are some adventurous souls who are giving traditions and rituals a miss and saying 'I Do' with a twist. Here are some of the craziest and most bizarre weddings. Go ahead, take inspiration and plan one weird, out of this world marriage.

Pakistan terrorist Naved to undergo lie detector test on Tuesday

Pakistan terrorist Naved to undergo lie detector test on Tuesday

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

The lie detector test on Naved, who is in NIA custody till August 24, be carried out at 11 am on Tuesday at the Central Forensic Science Laboratory in CGO complex, after his interrogators claimed he was lying on many accounts.

Indian athletes on cop duty amid COVID-19 lockdown

Indian athletes on cop duty amid COVID-19 lockdown

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

T20 World Cup-winning cricketer Joginder Sharma, Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning boxer Akhil Kumar and Asian Games champion kabaddi player Ajay Thakur are all full-time police officers, jobs which they got thanks to their sporting accomplishments.

'India-China relationship is at a crossroads'

'India-China relationship is at a crossroads'

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

'The events of 2020 have actually put our relationship under exceptional stress.' What External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told the All India Conference of China Studies on Thursday, January 28, 2021.

'The CBI's clean image is over for now'

'The CBI's clean image is over for now'

Rediff.com14 Jan 2019

'The selection process of the CBI chief has not been appropriate.' 'Three successive CBI directors have been found in corrupt moral practices.' 'A thorough investigation needs to be done before appointing anyone to such a post.'

Pak-based terror groups planning new attacks: PM

Pak-based terror groups planning new attacks: PM

Rediff.com17 Aug 2009

Addressing a conference of chief ministers in New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said there was credible information that Pakistan-based terrorists will carry out fresh attacks in India.

As natives return, Himachal's coronavirus woes may just begin

As natives return, Himachal's coronavirus woes may just begin

Rediff.com7 May 2020

More than 1.20 lakh Himachalis have already returned home in less than a week's time. There is a list of 21,000 others approved for return, and at least two lakh more are still awaiting official nod for their return. Will this influx see a spike in coronavirus numbers? That is the administration's main worry, reports Ashwani Sharma.

HC upholds bail granted to bookie Chawla in match fixing scandal

HC upholds bail granted to bookie Chawla in match fixing scandal

Rediff.com6 May 2020

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld a trial court's decision to grant bail to Sanjeev Chawla, an alleged bookie and key accused in one of the cricket's biggest match-fixing scandals that involved former South African captain Hansie Cronje, saying when the scenario of a trial taking place was "stark", the liberty of a person "cannot be left in limbo" on the belief that he was a flight risk.

India's Olympic-bound athletes welcome Tokyo Games deferment

India's Olympic-bound athletes welcome Tokyo Games deferment

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

'Jaan hai to jahaan hai' 'It's a good decision because everyone is disturbed. Athletes' health is paramount'

Why DGCA is upset with SpiceJet

Why DGCA is upset with SpiceJet

Rediff.com3 Jan 2019

DGCA was irked by was a video on social media that showed passengers dancing on board a midair flight. The regulator has summoned the airline officials seeking an explanation.

Shivaji: Founder of the Indian secular State

Shivaji: Founder of the Indian secular State

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

Shivaji made sure that his soldiers respected the sanctity of mosques and the Quran Sharif to ensure that his fight against the Mughals did not become fight against Islam, explains Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Clinton warns Pak about nuclear-armed terrorists

Clinton warns Pak about nuclear-armed terrorists

Rediff.com28 Oct 2009

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday asked Pakistan to face up to the gravity of threat posed by nuclear weapon-armed terrorist groups in its midst, as it urged the country to join the nuclear non-proliferation process."The Al Qaeda and their extremist allies are always on the hunt for nuclear material and it doesn't take a lot to create a very damaging explosion with extraordinary political ramifications.

Threat from debts hangs over India

Threat from debts hangs over India

Rediff.com20 Feb 2009

Until early last year, it looked like India's stock market would continue its gravity-defying rise forever.

Don't be a sag bag: Tighten and tone your bod!

Don't be a sag bag: Tighten and tone your bod!

Rediff.com5 Oct 2009

Fitness expert Brinda Sapat shows you how to fight the effects of age and gravity on your body. Her's how to tone sag-prone areas like your breasts, bottom, thighs, chest and tummy.

'EC suffering from crisis of credibility'

'EC suffering from crisis of credibility'

Rediff.com10 Apr 2019

Sixty-six former bureaucrats in a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind said that the 'polling body's independence, fairness, impartiality and efficiency are perceived to be compromised today'.

Bikes and babes at the 10th Auto Show

Bikes and babes at the 10th Auto Show

Rediff.com8 Jan 2010

Check out these mean machines on wheels.

Trump releases thousands of JFK files, but withheld few 'sensitive' records

Trump releases thousands of JFK files, but withheld few 'sensitive' records

Rediff.com27 Oct 2017

Trump ordered that they be reviewed in the next 180 days.

More Indians have died of covid than all our wars together

More Indians have died of covid than all our wars together

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

The corona deaths in India so far add up to 91,149 (September 24, 3.26 pm). It is seven-and-a-half times the number of Indian soldiers slain in all the wars (1947, 1961-1962, 1965, 1971 and 1999) in post-independent India's history, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

What CMs seek from Dr Singh

What CMs seek from Dr Singh

Rediff.com17 Aug 2009

What CM's seek from Dr Singh

Dronacharya award is a responsibility

Dronacharya award is a responsibility

Rediff.com22 Jul 2009

Set to become the first Indian to win all the national sports awards, former All-England badminton champion Pullela Gopichand on Tuesday said being honoured as both player and coach has put a responsibility on him to take the game forward in the country.

Cristiano Ronaldo rape allegations: Lawyers to sue German magazine

Cristiano Ronaldo rape allegations: Lawyers to sue German magazine

Rediff.com29 Sep 2018

Ronaldo lawyers to sue Der Spiegel over 'illegal' report

Sensex ends Samvat 2065 on a <I>stellar</I> note

Sensex ends Samvat 2065 on a stellar note

Rediff.com16 Oct 2009

The unprecedented global recession had forced the central banks into a fire-fighting mode, cutting interest rates and infusing liquidity into the economic system. The global markets began to find their feet. And the Indian markets were among the leaders.

COVID-19: What Modi must do NOW!

COVID-19: What Modi must do NOW!

Rediff.com21 Jul 2020

The leadership needs to put all other government business aside, control the pandemic and save human lives. Searchlights are going to be held by the world community in the weeks and months ahead as the fatality rates start shooting up and Indians die like flies, warns Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Ayodhya litigants appear before SC-appointed mediation panel

Ayodhya litigants appear before SC-appointed mediation panel

Rediff.com13 Mar 2019

The litigants and their counsels -- altogether over 50 people -- met the three-member mediation panel on the Avadh University premises in Faizabad.

INX Media case: CBI seeks Chidambaram's custody

INX Media case: CBI seeks Chidambaram's custody

Rediff.com3 Jul 2018

The probe agency made the submission in an affidavit filed before Justice A K Pathak, who listed the matter for hearing on August 1 and extended till then the interim protection against arrest granted to Chidambaram on May 31.

Aarushi case: Rajesh, Nupur Talwar bail plea denied

Aarushi case: Rajesh, Nupur Talwar bail plea denied

Rediff.com19 May 2014

The Allahabad high court on Monday denied bail to Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar, who have been awarded life sentences by a Central Bureau of Investigation court for the murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, but ordered speedy hearing on their pleas against the conviction.

Head of govt should be from Lok Sabha: Advani

Head of govt should be from Lok Sabha: Advani

Rediff.com7 Aug 2009

The issue of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not being a directly elected member of Parliament came to the fore again today when Leader of theOpposition L K Advani said that in a democracy the head of government should be from the Lok Sabha.

Deepika, Kangana, Sonam's love for low neck fashion!

Deepika, Kangana, Sonam's love for low neck fashion!

Rediff.com19 Mar 2018

Sukanya Verma takes us through the latest trend in Bollywood.

Kerala rains: People in relief camps too afraid to return home

Kerala rains: People in relief camps too afraid to return home

Rediff.com11 Aug 2018

More than 53,500 people were now staying in various relief camps across the state.

It is a politely worded letter: Chidambaram

It is a politely worded letter: Chidambaram

Rediff.com26 Dec 2008

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today dismissed reports that some chief ministers were angry with the contents of his letter to them on the steps they should take to thwart terrorism.

Court in quandry over lawyer for Kasab

Court in quandry over lawyer for Kasab

Rediff.com31 Mar 2009

The trial in the 26/11 Mumbai attack case is considered to be historic in nature. However the events leading up to it too are historic considering the fact that never in the history of Indian jurisprudence has a court found it so difficult to appoint an amicus curiae or a standing counsel to defend an accused.

Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton had autism

Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton had autism

Rediff.com22 Feb 2008

A leading psychiatrist at Trinity College in Dublin has claimed that both Einstein and Newton displayed signs of autism spectrum disorders, including Asperger syndrome, which were the same as those associated with creative genius.

IIM-B extends placement for second week

IIM-B extends placement for second week

Rediff.com3 Mar 2009

The global financial slowdown, perhaps for the first time in recent years, has forced premier B-school IIM-B to extend the placement process for the second week, which otherwise would have been completed in the first week itself. Industry sources say this is the problem with most other IIMs as there is not much of demand for the elite management graduates this year.

10 road trips you can take from Mumbai

10 road trips you can take from Mumbai

Rediff.com20 Sep 2019

Think beyond the obvious and explore these unusual getaways.

Trade and environment can go together

Trade and environment can go together

Rediff.com9 Nov 2007

Today environmental trade is on the rise. The world realises that environment contributes to the growth of trade in a substantial manner. In fact, the logic or justification behind the promotion of environmental trade was that it would benefit developing countries and LDCs in establishing environmental infrastructural facilities in their own country.