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Undeterred by cold, rains, farmers threaten to intensify stir

Undeterred by cold, rains, farmers threaten to intensify stir

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

The deadlock continues as the seventh round of talks with the Centre remained inconclusive, with the farmer groups sticking to their demand for the repeal of the three new laws, and the government listing out various benefits of the new Acts.

Cold and chilly start to New Year in Delhi

Cold and chilly start to New Year in Delhi

Rediff.com1 Jan 2013

Delhi ushered in the New Year with bone chilling cold and dense fog on Tuesday with mercury plummeting to the season's lowest of four degree Celsius, prompting people to wrap themselves up in more woollens.

Taliban calls China as a 'friend', welcomes investment

Taliban calls China as a 'friend', welcomes investment

Rediff.com10 Jul 2021

'China is a friendly country and we welcome it for reconstruction and developing Afghanistan'

4 Kerala Express passengers die due to heat in UP

4 Kerala Express passengers die due to heat in UP

Rediff.com11 Jun 2019

The four, including two women, were seated in S-8 and S-9 coaches, which are non-AC, and other passengers claimed that they died due to excessive heat.

'I am doing a role like this for the first time'

'I am doing a role like this for the first time'

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

'When you make a commercial film, you will realise how tough it is to make one.' 'It is tough to make the audience believe in things.' 'A man hitting 10 people and still being resilient... it is not easy to do that.'

Jaisalmer sizzles at 45.6 degrees as north India faces summer heat

Jaisalmer sizzles at 45.6 degrees as north India faces summer heat

Rediff.com15 Apr 2017

The India Meteorological Department has issued a warning that the heat wave condition is likely to occur at isolated places in all districts in Telangana on Sunday.

Olympics: Race walkers battle 'brutal' heat in Sapporo

Olympics: Race walkers battle 'brutal' heat in Sapporo

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

'It was of course very, very difficult, especially in the second half. We saw the temperature on the building, so maybe every 10K it was one degree higher and higher.'

Can KKR's spinners stop Dhoni's CSK in IPL final?

Can KKR's spinners stop Dhoni's CSK in IPL final?

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's astute captaincy will be Chennai Super Kings' biggest weapon against a clinical Kolkata Knight Riders, whose troika of top-notch spinners promise to hold the aces in the high-octane Indian Premier League final in Dubai on Friday.

'Weather isn't climate': Assam girl takes on Trump's global warming tweet

'Weather isn't climate': Assam girl takes on Trump's global warming tweet

Rediff.com27 Nov 2018

'If you want help understanding that, I can lend you my encyclopedia from when I was in 2nd grade. It has pictures and everything'

Up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane... it's five planets in a rare celestial dance

Up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane... it's five planets in a rare celestial dance

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

Pay attention skywatchers! Five of the planets in our solar system will align diagonally in the predawn night sky starting Thursday morning.

7 ways our lives changed in 2020

7 ways our lives changed in 2020

Rediff.com10 Apr 2020

Seven things already different about our everyday life in 2020.

PHOTOS: The world turns white

PHOTOS: The world turns white

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

Winter photos from across the world.

North Indians shiver in biting cold; Leh records -12 degree Celsius

North Indians shiver in biting cold; Leh records -12 degree Celsius

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

Delhiites woke up to a chilly morning with the mercury dipping to 6.8 degree Celsius, a drop of nearly five notches from Saturday when the minimum settled at 11.5 degree.

Kashmir enters the harshest duration of winter

Kashmir enters the harshest duration of winter

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

The 40-day period of harshest winter in Kashmir known as 'Chillai-Kalan', began on Monday as the mercury dipped to season's lowest at several places including Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

Sheena Bora Trial: 'There's something fishy going on'

Sheena Bora Trial: 'There's something fishy going on'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2022

When Sheena got down from his car on the evening of April 24, 2012, Rahul says she told him, "Bye. Love you. See you later."

Intense cold conditions forecast over next few days

Intense cold conditions forecast over next few days

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

The minimum temperatures are very likely to fall by 2-5 degrees Celsius over most parts of East India, Central India over the next two-three days, while the spell of intense cold can extend beyond that in the Northwest part of the country.

HLL changes name to Hindustan Unilever

HLL changes name to Hindustan Unilever

Rediff.com19 May 2007

Shareholders took the FMCG major to task on issues ranging from the mercury pollution in the pristine environs of Kodaikanal in Tamilnadu to changing the name to Hindustan Unilever Limited.

Delhi's air quality severe again as govt suggests WFH

Delhi's air quality severe again as govt suggests WFH

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

Delhi's air quality was again in the severe category with the 24-hour average AQI recorded at 403 after remaining in the 'very poor' category till Tuesday morning, when the AQI was recorded at 396.

Play suspended at Australian Open on hottest day in decade

Play suspended at Australian Open on hottest day in decade

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

Fire-fighters went on alert as the mercury crept towards an expected maximum of 44 degrees Celsius (111 F), the highest since Black Saturday bushfires in 2009 that killed about 180 people in the southeastern state of Victoria.

Cold wave continues in Kashmir, Kargil coldest at -19.2 deg C

Cold wave continues in Kashmir, Kargil coldest at -19.2 deg C

Rediff.com25 Jan 2014

Cold wave continued in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region as the minimum temperature in most parts settled below the freezing point, with the frontier town of Kargil being the coldest place in the state at over minus 19 degrees Celsius.

Soccer: Police launch probe after Bodo coach attacks Roma staff

Soccer: Police launch probe after Bodo coach attacks Roma staff

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

A round-up off all transpired on and off the football pitch

Srinagar experiences coldest Dec night in 3 decades

Srinagar experiences coldest Dec night in 3 decades

Rediff.com27 Dec 2018

On December 7, 1990, Srinagar had recorded a low of minus 8.8 degrees Celsius.

Summer care, Bollywood style

Summer care, Bollywood style

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Sukanya Verma lists the fun ways celebrities are staying cool and chic.

COVID-19 spread may spike in monsoon, winter: Study

COVID-19 spread may spike in monsoon, winter: Study

Rediff.com19 Jul 2020

The study revealed that the rise in temperatures leads to a decline in the transmission of the virus.

Modi's Water Man

Modi's Water Man

Rediff.com15 Jan 2022

Water is going to be a central part of the government's 2024 election campaign. And Gajendra Singh Shekhawat's work will be crucial for it.

Didi to Modi: 'Khela Hobe'

Didi to Modi: 'Khela Hobe'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Didi embarks on her new mission: To unite the Opposition to take on Modi in the Lok Sabha elections of 2024, observes Payal Singh Mohanka.

Scorching summers leave India hot and sweaty!

Scorching summers leave India hot and sweaty!

Rediff.com9 May 2019

Melting roads, deserted streets, exhausted pedestrians, and thirsty animals is what the scorching summer has left Indians with. Severe heat wave conditions currently prevail over many parts of the nation with temperatures in central and western India soar beyond 45C. Take a look!

Assault claim a lie, former pacer Praveen Kumar

Assault claim a lie, former pacer Praveen Kumar

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

Former India pacer Praveen Kumar has in the past been accused of assault.

India rookies will look to impress in 1st ODI in Colombo

India rookies will look to impress in 1st ODI in Colombo

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

Dasun Shanaka is their 10th captain in nearly five years, and barring a classy batsman like Dhananjaya de Silva and a steady pacer in Dishmantha Chameera, this team lacks quality to challenge the might of the Indian team led by Shikhar Dhawan.

Olympic medals and their evolution

Olympic medals and their evolution

Rediff.com15 Jul 2021

During the ancient Olympic Games, athletes who emerged victorious were awarded 'Kotinos' or olive wreaths

Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir valley; plains receive rains

Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir valley; plains receive rains

Rediff.com8 Jan 2016

Fresh snowfall was recorded in the higher reaches of Kashmir overnight while the plains received rains, even as the mercury stayed above the freezing point at most places.

71 dead in lightning strikes in several states

71 dead in lightning strikes in several states

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

In Uttar Pradesh, the death toll due to lightning strikes rose to 42.

Snowfall in Kashmir Valley, road, air links snapped

Snowfall in Kashmir Valley, road, air links snapped

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

The snowfall started during the night at most places and early in the morning at few places, the officials said. They said while some areas in north Kashmir received light snowfall, most areas in central and south Kashmir experienced moderate snowfall.

Strong ratings boost momentum for women's sport

Strong ratings boost momentum for women's sport

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has pushed back on suggestions that the pandemic would set the sport back.

The Greatest Rock Legend Of All Time

The Greatest Rock Legend Of All Time

Rediff.com6 Sep 2010

Queen frontman Freddie Mercury has been named the 'Greatest Rock Legend Of All Time'.

Heat is unbearable for India's hottest city too

Heat is unbearable for India's hottest city too

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

The highest day temperature so far this summer in Churu was 50.8 degrees on June 1, beating the 49.8 degree record set in 1993, according to the weather department.

Winter chill sweeps across north India

Winter chill sweeps across north India

Rediff.com23 Dec 2009

Most parts of the north India on Tuesday experienced a chilly day as mercury dropped further by a few notches amid foggy conditions, with the national capital recording its lowest temperature this season.

Wipro unveils CoE

Wipro unveils CoE

Rediff.com19 Oct 2004

Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Ltd, and Mercury Interactive Corporation on Tuesday unveiled the Mercury Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Wipro's Electronic city campus in Bangalore.

Heat wave grips India, Raj's Churu crosses 50-degree mark

Heat wave grips India, Raj's Churu crosses 50-degree mark

Rediff.com1 Jun 2019

The national capital battled weather conditions in the "red category" as the maximum temperature recorded at the Palam observatory was 46.1C,

Ford's most fuel efficient vehicle

Ford's most fuel efficient vehicle

Rediff.com11 Jul 2005