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Cong moves EC against Kejriwal's bribe remarks

Cong moves EC against Kejriwal's bribe remarks

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Irked by his "bribe remarks" made at a poll rally on Sunday, Congress has moved the Election Commission against AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal demanding action against him.

#TrillionDollarBaby whizzes past Earth

#TrillionDollarBaby whizzes past Earth

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

Asteroid 2011 UW-158, an asteroid with 90 million tons of platinum core worth over five trillion dollars, hurtled past earth early Monday morning.

Tax arrears, disputes lock up Rs 1130 bn revenue

Tax arrears, disputes lock up Rs 1130 bn revenue

Rediff.com21 Aug 2003

The direct tax arrears and disputes have cost the exchequer dear locking up over Rs 1,13,000 crore (Rs 1,130 billion) in revenue till now, which if recovered would almost wipe off the fiscal deficit of the Centre.

Water-scarce villages of Maha threaten to stop supply to Mumbai

Water-scarce villages of Maha threaten to stop supply to Mumbai

Rediff.com18 May 2016

Submitting their 10-point demands to CM, the group, including women, requested him that they be adopted by the BMC so that entire Shahapur taluka will become tanker-free.

Want to travel to space? Get tickets for $100,000 in Dubai

Want to travel to space? Get tickets for $100,000 in Dubai

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

Netherlands-based Space Expedition Corporation is in the final stages of producing a reusable spaceship that will allow four one-hour flights into space each day.

IOC takes tough stance at doping summit

IOC takes tough stance at doping summit

Rediff.com3 Mar 2003

Governments refusing to sign up to a new Anti-Doping Code cannot expect to host a future Olympic Games, IOC chief Jacques Rogge warned.

A Hindu is a Hindu, tradition can't justify ban on women's entry in Sabarimala: SC

A Hindu is a Hindu, tradition can't justify ban on women's entry in Sabarimala: SC

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

Denying women the right to enter and pray in the historic Sabarimala temple in Kerala cannot be justified on the basis of traditions which violated constitutional principle, says the SC.

IAF prepared to deal with any challenge to protect India's interests: Dhanaoa

IAF prepared to deal with any challenge to protect India's interests: Dhanaoa

Rediff.com11 Nov 2018

Asked whether the IAF can play a role in smashing terrorist training camps across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, he did not rule out such a possibility.

Markets scale new highs; RIL breaches Rs 8 lakh cr m-cap mark

Markets scale new highs; RIL breaches Rs 8 lakh cr m-cap mark

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

Construction major L&T was the biggest gainer among the Sensex components, spurting 2.30 per cent, after the company said its board has approved a Rs 9,000-crore share buyback plan.

Review: Aiyaary feels like unending punishment

Review: Aiyaary feels like unending punishment

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

Aiyaary is a bloated, prolonged mess of misplaced purpose that digresses from military misdeeds to animal cruelty, feels Sukanya Verma.

SBI says customers can use debit cards without concern

SBI says customers can use debit cards without concern

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

The bank's response came to a clarification sought by stock exchange on recent reports on debit cards blocking in the wake of suspected data breach

Off-roading with Mahindra Thar

Off-roading with Mahindra Thar

Rediff.com20 Feb 2019

Off-road driving allows you to get to remote places which are likely to be less visited and unpopular. It's also fun and a challenge and will give a rewarding experience.

CBI's Asthana can't be arrested till next hearing on Monday: Delhi HC

CBI's Asthana can't be arrested till next hearing on Monday: Delhi HC

Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

During the hearing, CBI said charges against Asthana are serious and the agency was investigating the matter and is likely to add more offences in the FIR.

Bihar: Mob attacks hospital after 5 killed, 8 injured in accident

Bihar: Mob attacks hospital after 5 killed, 8 injured in accident

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

Five persons were killed and eight injured when an auto rickshaw carrying students and a pick up van collided in Bihar's Siwan district, triggering violence in the area with locals ransacking a hospital and torching vehicles.

Mangalyaan: From drawing board to Mars in just 4 years

Mangalyaan: From drawing board to Mars in just 4 years

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

A quick recap of the Mars Orbiter Mission's major milestones on the way to Mars

One step closer to Mars: ISRO successfully test-fires liquid engine on Mangalyaan

One step closer to Mars: ISRO successfully test-fires liquid engine on Mangalyaan

Rediff.com23 Sep 2014

In a crucial manoeuvre ahead of India's Mars orbiter's entry into the final destination on September 24, the main liquid engine on the spacecraft was on Monday successfully test fired and its trajectory corrected.

ED arrests Agusta middleman Christian Michel, gets 7-day custody

ED arrests Agusta middleman Christian Michel, gets 7-day custody

Rediff.com22 Dec 2018

A special court denied Christian Michel bail in the related Central Bureau of Investigation case.

What next will Modi and his ministers come up with?

What next will Modi and his ministers come up with?

Rediff.com8 May 2018

Are our ministers having fun at our expense? Any other explanation would suggest 'we are ruled by men whose judgement you cannot trust and whose grasp of reality is questionable,' says Karan Thapar.

Namibia assures supply of uranium to India

Namibia assures supply of uranium to India

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

Speaking at the State Banquet hosted in the honour of President Pranab Mukherjee, Namibian President Hage Geingob said Namibia commends India's commitment towards peaceful use of nuclear energy.

SC issues notice to Tamil Nadu on plea on farmers' suicide

SC issues notice to Tamil Nadu on plea on farmers' suicide

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

"State stands on the position of a loco parentis to the citizens and when there are so many deaths of farmers in the state of Tamil Nadu, it becomes obligatory on the part of the state to express concern and sensitiveness to do the needful and not allow the impecunious and poverty stricken farmers to resign to their fate or leave the downtrodden and the poor to yield to the idea of fatalism.

Kapu protest for backward status turns violent, train set afire in Andhra Pradesh

Kapu protest for backward status turns violent, train set afire in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com31 Jan 2016

The stir by Kapu community members seeking reservation under Backward Class category turned violent today with agitators setting four coaches of Ratnachal Express on fire.

Is Pluto a planet or not? Debate rages on

Is Pluto a planet or not? Debate rages on

Rediff.com1 Oct 2018

After stripping Pluto of planet status in 2006, some astronomers want to reclassify it once again, says Devangshu Datta.

Juveniles over 16 should be tried as adults: Govt

Juveniles over 16 should be tried as adults: Govt

Rediff.com2 Dec 2013

In a significant move, the Women and Child Development Ministry has proposed that juveniles above 16 years of age involved in heinous crimes like murder or gang rape should be tried as adults under the Indian Penal Code.

Coalgate: Court to award punishment to ex-coal secy, others on Dec 5

Coalgate: Court to award punishment to ex-coal secy, others on Dec 5

Rediff.com3 Dec 2018

The Central Bureua of Investigation sought a maximum of seven years imprisonment for the five convicted persons and imposition of heavy fine on the private firm.

NRI to lose US mansion for harbouring illegal immigrant

NRI to lose US mansion for harbouring illegal immigrant

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

An Indian-American widow will have to forfeit her 34-room mansion in New YorkState after she lost her appeal to overturn a 2013 conviction for harbouring an illegal immigrant from Kerala for over five years and subjecting her to slave-like conditions.

Black hole might take you to another universe: Hawking

Black hole might take you to another universe: Hawking

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

Celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking may have solved the 40-year-old information paradox -- which continues to puzzle scientists -- saying one could simply pop up in another universe after being sucked into a black hole, in a new theory about where lost information ends up.

CCI penalty against BCCI for 'abuse of dominance' set aside

CCI penalty against BCCI for 'abuse of dominance' set aside

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

The Competition Appellate Tribunal said the regulator relied on 'legally unsustainable' information downloaded from internet for nailing the BCCI.

Despite serious injury, Dipa won't give up Produnova

Despite serious injury, Dipa won't give up Produnova

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

Ace Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar said she will once again switch to the 'vault of death' after the Asian Games.

Huge, out-of-fuel satellite set to hit earth

Huge, out-of-fuel satellite set to hit earth

Rediff.com10 Nov 2013

Whenever you have one ton of hardware coming down -- no one knows where -- that's not a good thing.

6 get death penalty, 1 life sentence for Peshawar school attack

6 get death penalty, 1 life sentence for Peshawar school attack

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

Six militants involved in the brutal massacre of over 150 people, mostly school children, at a military-run school in Peshawar have been sentenced to death while one has been handed down life imprisonment by military courts, the Pakistan army announced on Thursday.

Don't sell cars with cheat device: NGT to Volkswagen

Don't sell cars with cheat device: NGT to Volkswagen

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

Volkswagen has admitted that 11 million diesel engine cars worldwide were fitted with the software that helped in manipulating emission tests.

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