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China: Coal mine blast kills 34

China: Coal mine blast kills 34

Rediff.com3 Oct 2005

China: Explosion in coal mine kills 34

International holidays, the Air Sahara way!

International holidays, the Air Sahara way!

Rediff.com18 May 2005

Air Sahara offers Singapore Discovery packages. It will soon launch a Chennai-Kuala Lumpur and Delhi-Chicago service and two weekly flights to London.

How quinoa became the world's fave superfood

How quinoa became the world's fave superfood

Rediff.com27 Oct 2020

Quinoa is said to play a role in the treatment of as many as 20-odd ailments, including liver problems, angina, notes Surinder Sud.

LNM to set up steel plant in China

LNM to set up steel plant in China

Rediff.com2 Jul 2004

The LNM group, owned by Lakshmi Mittal, will build its first steel production plant in China with an estimated investment of $100 million and plans to set up marketing, purchasing and manufacturing centres to tap the booming market.

203 killed in China mine blast

203 killed in China mine blast

Rediff.com15 Feb 2005

The gas blast occurred at 1450 hours on Monday at the No 3316 working face of Sunjiawan colliery about 242 metres underground, vice-general manager of the Fuxin coal industry group, Zhang Yunfu said.

End-season sales cheer retailers

End-season sales cheer retailers

Rediff.com15 Jan 2014

Retailers and mall developers have seen 35-50 per cent growth in the first two weeks of the end-season sale.

7 breathtaking waterfalls near GOA you cannot miss

7 breathtaking waterfalls near GOA you cannot miss

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

Plan your day trekking, camping, swimming, bird-watching around these spots.

Can and able: How Chennai meets its water needs

Can and able: How Chennai meets its water needs

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

A Ganesh Nadar finds out how private water distributors help Chennai's water-starved citizens.

Modi's new plans and status of earlier promises

Modi's new plans and status of earlier promises

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his maiden Independence Day address, had made several promises to the nation.

Plan to make Maharashtra drought-free by 2019 fails miserably

Plan to make Maharashtra drought-free by 2019 fails miserably

Rediff.com30 May 2019

Despite Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' ambitious plan, 40 per cent of the state is reeling from drought and its water tanker economy is booming. As of February 2019, the state government declared drought in 151 of the 358 talukas.

Charged more than the MRP? File your complaint on this number

Charged more than the MRP? File your complaint on this number

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

Customers can now WhatsApp their complaints on 9869691666 or dial 022-22886666 between 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. to register their complaints.

AAP supporters launch merchandise to popularise brand

AAP supporters launch merchandise to popularise brand

Rediff.com8 Mar 2014

In order to popularise brand Aam Aadmi Party and its leader Arvind Kejriwal, a private firm is planning to come up with AAP jhadu (broom) and mineral water, along with other merchandise.

Want damage-free hair?

Want damage-free hair?

Rediff.com11 Sep 2018

A healthy diet and care will help your tresses.

Covid Warriors: How Langar Seva Group feeds the hungry

Covid Warriors: How Langar Seva Group feeds the hungry

Rediff.com14 Nov 2020

An informal group of volunteers from the same school in Ahmednagar come together to pool resources, prepare food, serve the needy.

PM Modi to address nation on Tuesday, last day of 3-week lockdown

PM Modi to address nation on Tuesday, last day of 3-week lockdown

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

The prime minister is likely to talk about its possible extension.

India begins lockdown 3.0; more cars, people on the roads

India begins lockdown 3.0; more cars, people on the roads

Rediff.com4 May 2020

Massive crowds thronged liquor stores, more vehicles plied on roads and cab-hailing platforms resumed services as India entered the third phase of the lockdown on Monday with further easing of curbs except in containment zones in the shadow of the highest rate of recovery yet from coronavirus.

Private investment revival pushed to 2019

Private investment revival pushed to 2019

Rediff.com13 Nov 2018

The return of private investment now struggles with lack of funds and election-driven uncertainty.

20,000 cops, drones, CCTVs, bomb squads -- how Ahmedabad is facing the Patel rally

20,000 cops, drones, CCTVs, bomb squads -- how Ahmedabad is facing the Patel rally

Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

As lakhs of Patels gather for a rally seeking reservations, Ahmedabad has 20,000 cops ready with water cannons, drones, surveillance cameras, bomb disposal squads and quick response teams to maintain law and order, reports Prasanna Zore/ Rediff.com from Ahmedabad.

'Cheese is a slow food. You need patience. It's not that it's going to happen overnight'

'Cheese is a slow food. You need patience. It's not that it's going to happen overnight'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

When the Indian brunost bravely ventured into the international cheese arena in Spain, along with 4,000 others from 45 countries, before 230 judges, its sterling desi pedigree spoke for itself, winning a silver in the brown cheese category and giving India a berth on the global cheese map.

REWIND! Images from the week that was

REWIND! Images from the week that was

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

Here's a glimpse at what happened around the world last week.

From stationery czar to loan defaulter: Story of Kanpur's Vikram Kothari

From stationery czar to loan defaulter: Story of Kanpur's Vikram Kothari

Rediff.com20 Feb 2018

Vikram Kothari finds himself stands accused of a bank loan default to the tune of thousands of crores.

'Modi and the Indians just discovered the B-bomb'

'Modi and the Indians just discovered the B-bomb'

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

'I believe Modi mentioned Balochistan only to embarrass Pakistan and also divert attention toward the situation in Kashmir.' 'I think from now on, India intends to raise Balochistan whenever Pakistan brings up Kashmir or upsets them on the issue of terrorism.' 'Balochistan is the least developed of Pakistan's four provinces. It is the least educated and least economically developed. People are agitated that a region so rich in mineral resources and a sea-port is still so poor.' Baloch political analyst Malik Siraj Akbar on why the province wants freedom from Pakistan.

Can Modi dig India out of the COVID hole?

Can Modi dig India out of the COVID hole?

Rediff.com8 May 2020

'A balanced head plus heart approach would be a full opening up of the economy including manufacturing and internal travel in the country but excluding COVID-19 hotspots,' recommends Jaimini Bhagwati.

Black money case: Gold trader denies having Swiss bank account

Black money case: Gold trader denies having Swiss bank account

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

Rajkot-based bullion trader Pankaj Lodhya, who has been named by the Centre in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court in the black money case, on Monday denied having a foreign bank account and said he was shocked to find his name in the list.

Only Bajaj in Peru

Only Bajaj in Peru

Rediff.com29 Oct 2013

Bajaj three-wheelers outsell Chinese three-wheelers in Peru. The Pulsar is number one in its category. Nikhil Lakshman discovers in Lima that even though the Chinese are far ahead in investments in Latin America's fastest growing economy, Indian manufacturing and IT are holding its own.

Follow Sharif and quit: Rahul to Chhattisgarh CM on Panama Papers

Follow Sharif and quit: Rahul to Chhattisgarh CM on Panama Papers

Rediff.com29 Jul 2017

Rahul Gandhi also attacks Modi and RSS in Bastar.

12 things you may not know about Apollo 11 mission

12 things you may not know about Apollo 11 mission

Rediff.com16 Jul 2019

It has been a half-century since Neil Armstrong stepped out of a lunar module and onto the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969 and declared, "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." The moment heralded a golden age of space exploration that was set in motion just eight years earlier in 1961, when United States President John F Kennedy promised before Congress to put a man on the moon before the decade was out. Here are some lesser-known facts about the historic first mission:

India, China ink 24 agreements worth $10 billion

India, China ink 24 agreements worth $10 billion

Rediff.com15 May 2015

India and China on Friday signed a record 24 agreements in key sectors

After 'Puja' at New Jersey temple, Dhoni urges Diaspora to back Team India

After 'Puja' at New Jersey temple, Dhoni urges Diaspora to back Team India

Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

"I have been to different places. Most of them have been cricket-playing nations like England and Australia. This was a one of a kind (visit) in the US," he said referring to his public appearance at the temple.

An unclear road map worries oil and gas sector

An unclear road map worries oil and gas sector

Rediff.com11 Jul 2014

Lowering excise duty on petrol, diesel, and other fuels, branded fuels.

Impure Indian gold jewellery? Not anymore!

Impure Indian gold jewellery? Not anymore!

Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

If hallmarking data are anything to go by, the proportion of spurious jewellery in the country might have shrunk significantly in the past five years.

Trump courts black voters; calls Clinton a 'bigot', promises tougher policing

Trump courts black voters; calls Clinton a 'bigot', promises tougher policing

Rediff.com17 Aug 2016

He vowed to restore law and order, only days after a fatal police shooting of a black man sparked more street violence.

India, Singapore agree to deepen economic and defence ties

India, Singapore agree to deepen economic and defence ties

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

Modi hailed the close defence cooperation between the two countries and welcomed the completion of the logistics agreement between the two navies.

World will realise Pak's potential once India ties improve: Imran

World will realise Pak's potential once India ties improve: Imran

Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

Khan also said Pakistan has decided to partner any other country only for peace and named the partnership with the US as the one.

PM to visit Naxal-affected Dantewada, 10,000 troops deployed

PM to visit Naxal-affected Dantewada, 10,000 troops deployed

Rediff.com8 May 2015

The prime minister will be visiting an education city, aimed at providing education to under-privileged children living in the area

Sheena Bora case: Why did her lawyers give Indrani a drubbing?

Sheena Bora case: Why did her lawyers give Indrani a drubbing?

Rediff.com28 Feb 2020

Indrani dressed in a short purple kurta and leggings, with a bandhini green-purple chunni, sindhoor glowing in her mang, was receiving a drubbing from her lawyers for the facts she had revealed before the court on Tuesday while arguing the rejoinder to her bail application. She was insisting: "But he asked me for a motive!"

India extends $ 1 billion line of credit for development of Russia's Far East

India extends $ 1 billion line of credit for development of Russia's Far East

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

Prime Minister Modi appreciated the vision of Putin for the welfare for Russia's Far East, saying the Russian President has opened up investment opportunities for India in the region.

Soon, you could run your car on bio-diesel

Soon, you could run your car on bio-diesel

Rediff.com2 Aug 2017

This is the project to turn municipal and agri-waste into fuel sources like diesel, jet fuel, naptha and petroleum. It is called IH2.

Over 50 injured at PM Modi's Saturday rally venue in Raipur

Over 50 injured at PM Modi's Saturday rally venue in Raipur

Rediff.com8 May 2015

The dome over a stage being erected for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public rally at Naya Raipur on Saturday collapsed in severe storm, forcing cancellation of his engagements there.

What to eat after an intense workout

What to eat after an intense workout

Rediff.com16 Jan 2019

Make sure you are hydrated and arrange a healthy snack after your workout ends.