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Discontent in ranks bites both BJP and Congress in Uttarakhand

Discontent in ranks bites both BJP and Congress in Uttarakhand

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

the simmering discontent deep in the two parties is likely to mar the prospects of some candidates, making the contest keen, reports Shishir Prashant.

'Parotas are not rotis, will attract 18% GST'

'Parotas are not rotis, will attract 18% GST'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

Bengaluru-based ID Fresh Foods had approached the Karnataka bench of the AAR on whether preparation of whole wheat parota and Malabar parota can be classified under Chapter 1905 attracting 5 per cent GST.

PHOTOS: Lisicki stuns Serena, joins Li Na and Kvitova in quarters

PHOTOS: Lisicki stuns Serena, joins Li Na and Kvitova in quarters

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

German Sabine Lisicki sent another seismic shockwave through Wimbledon on Monday when she sent five-times champion Serena Williams packing in fourth round, while Li Na and Petra Kvitova advanced to the quarter-finals.

Wimbledon PHOTOS: Lisicki stuns Serena, joins Li Na and Kvitova in quarters

Wimbledon PHOTOS: Lisicki stuns Serena, joins Li Na and Kvitova in quarters

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

German Sabine Lisicki sent another seismic shockwave through Wimbledon on Monday when she sent five-times champion Serena Williams packing in fourth round, while Li Na and Petra Kvitova advanced to the quarter-finals.

AWESOME Images Of The Heavens!

AWESOME Images Of The Heavens!

Rediff.com27 Jul 2022

The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the shortlisted images of the 2022 Astronomy Photographer of the Year!

Karnataka student killed in Kharkiv was out to get food, money

Karnataka student killed in Kharkiv was out to get food, money

Rediff.com1 Mar 2022

Allegations also cropped up against the local BJP MP that he did not respond to the SOS calls from the stranded students, a charge denied by the elected representative.

1 killed, 3 injured in explosion in IISc lab in Bengaluru

1 killed, 3 injured in explosion in IISc lab in Bengaluru

Rediff.com5 Dec 2018

Technician Manoj from Mysuru died on the spot while three others suffered injuries.

Tax ruling on back-office services shocks IT, BPO sector

Tax ruling on back-office services shocks IT, BPO sector

Rediff.com21 Nov 2018

The recent ruling by the Authority of Advance Rulings making back-office services provided by a company to global firms taxable under GST, has sent shockwaves through the information technology and business process outsourcing industry.

US journalist's brutal execution shocks the world

US journalist's brutal execution shocks the world

Rediff.com21 Aug 2014

The cold-blooded murder of American journalist James Foley has sent shockwaves around the world.

Assam on edge over AASU leader's lynching, cops arrest 13

Assam on edge over AASU leader's lynching, cops arrest 13

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

At least 13 people, including the prime accused, have been arrested so far for allegedly lynching an All Assam Students' Union leader in Jorhat city, while the outfit on Tuesday vowed not to keep quiet until the culprits were given 'exemplary punishment.'

PIX: George Clooney's MOST FAMOUS Girlfriends

PIX: George Clooney's MOST FAMOUS Girlfriends

Rediff.com30 Apr 2014

George Clooney's much talked about bachelor life has seen many pretty faces tumble in and out of it. Until Amal Alamuddin came along and hooked him for good.

Soccer PIX: Chelsea survive upset scare in FA Cup

Soccer PIX: Chelsea survive upset scare in FA Cup

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

On a seismic day in the history of Chelsea, Romelu Lukaku scored the winning goal in a 3-2 FA Cup fifth-round victory

PIX: Bengal's tearful farewell to Rituparno Ghosh

PIX: Bengal's tearful farewell to Rituparno Ghosh

Rediff.com30 May 2013

Award winning director Rituparno Ghosh passed away in Kolkata on the morning of May 30. He was 49. His unexpected death left his colleagues and fans stunned.

What If India Was Invaded Like Ukraine?

What If India Was Invaded Like Ukraine?

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

'What would we feel if we found the world behaving the way it has?' 'Forced to fight our own prolonged battle; nobody from outside really demanding that the war end or actively working to make it end, and above all, a completely toothless United Nations reduced to pleading for a halt to the violence,' notes Shyam G Menon, exactly a month after Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.

Tandoor murder: SC commutes Sushil Sharma's death penalty to life term

Tandoor murder: SC commutes Sushil Sharma's death penalty to life term

Rediff.com8 Oct 2013

The Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence to a life term of a former Congress leader who was found guilty of murdering his wife and trying to burn the body in a tandoor in 1995, a sensational crime that came to be known as the 'tandoor murder'.

Randhir Singh expects global amateur ban to be lifted

Randhir Singh expects global amateur ban to be lifted

Rediff.com20 Feb 2013

Indian International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Randhir Singh is confident the world amateur boxing federation (AIBA) will soon lift its ban on the country's pugilists, the official told Reuters on Wednesday.

Six Aussie rugby league clubs investigated over doping

Six Aussie rugby league clubs investigated over doping

Rediff.com12 Feb 2013

Anti-doping officials have met with six top-flight Australian rugby league clubs named in a national probe into the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs that has sent shockwaves through the sports-mad country.

South Africa name Domingo as new coach

South Africa name Domingo as new coach

Rediff.com11 May 2013

Russell Domingo will take over as coach of South Africa's cricket team from Gary Kirsten, Cricket South Africa announced on Saturday.

Djokovic and Murray stunned but Nadal stands tall

Djokovic and Murray stunned but Nadal stands tall

Rediff.com17 Aug 2013

World number one Novak Djokovic and number two Andy Murray crashed out of the Western and Southern Open within an hour of each other on Friday, before Rafa Nadal restored order with a win over old rival Roger Federer.

Indian-origin store owner shot dead in US

Indian-origin store owner shot dead in US

Rediff.com4 Mar 2017

Lancaster County police Sheriff Barry Faile said the Indian ethnicity of Patel does not appear to be a factor in the crime.

E-retailers stare at bleak funding scenario

E-retailers stare at bleak funding scenario

Rediff.com21 Feb 2013

As funding from foreign private equity and venture capital firms is the lifeline for most online retailers, the restriction on foreign direct investment is threatening to block any fresh investment into the sector.

IN PHOTOS: Meteor BLAST injures over 1200 in Russia

IN PHOTOS: Meteor BLAST injures over 1200 in Russia

Rediff.com16 Feb 2013

Around 1,200 people, including more than 200 children, were injured Friday when a meteor weighing about 10 tonnes streaked across the sky above Russia's Ural Mountains, creating panic as shockwaves blasted windows and rocked buildings.

'Suryanelli victim shivers when she sees Kurien on TV'

'Suryanelli victim shivers when she sees Kurien on TV'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2013

'Our prime interest is to help the victim get justice. When we speak of justice, what we mean is, all the people who exploited her should be punished,' KK Shailaja, general secretary of the All India Democratic Women's Association, tells Shobha Warrier

Nab all Delhi bus rapists at once: Shinde to police

Nab all Delhi bus rapists at once: Shinde to police

Rediff.com18 Dec 2012

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde summoned Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Tuesday, and directed him to use all the available resources and nab the culprits behind the rape and assault of the 23-year-old physiotherapist who is battling for her life in a Delhi hospital.

Chinese firms in India gear up for more boycott calls

Chinese firms in India gear up for more boycott calls

Rediff.com25 Jun 2020

People in the know said that from social and digital media campaign teams to communications specialists -- all hands were on deck, and every possible post or campaign with the potential to intensify the crisis, was being tracked.

Amitabh: Rituparno and I were planning a film together

Amitabh: Rituparno and I were planning a film together

Rediff.com31 May 2013

Bachchan, Raakhee Gulzar, Saumitra pay tributes to Rituparno Ghosh.

Russia: Meteor exploded with force of 30 N-bombs

Russia: Meteor exploded with force of 30 N-bombs

Rediff.com17 Feb 2013

The meteor that streaked across the Russian skies on Friday, injuring around 1,200 people, exploded with a force 30 times greater than the Hiroshima nuclear bomb, National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists say.

World's 30 most corrupt countries

World's 30 most corrupt countries

Rediff.com5 Dec 2011

Public outcry at corruption, impunity and economic instability sent shockwaves around the world in 2011.

World's 30 least corrupt countries

World's 30 least corrupt countries

Rediff.com1 Dec 2011

Public outcry at corruption, impunity and economic instability sent shockwaves around the world in 2011.

In PHOTOS: The world's most SHOCKING moments of 2012

In PHOTOS: The world's most SHOCKING moments of 2012

Rediff.com28 Dec 2012

From shootout at an elementary school to a nurse's suicide over a hoax call, from a scandal involving the CIA chief cheating on his wife to romps of Britain's prince in Las Vegas, 2012 continued to send shockwaves across the globe. Here are some of the moments that stopped us in our tracks.

World media reacts to Pandit Ravi Shankar's demise

World media reacts to Pandit Ravi Shankar's demise

Rediff.com12 Dec 2012

The demise of Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar has sent shockwaves throughout the world.

Aus Open: Azarenka beats stubborn Kuznetsova to make semis

Aus Open: Azarenka beats stubborn Kuznetsova to make semis

Rediff.com23 Jan 2013

Defending champion Victoria Azarenka won a first-set war of attrition before crushing Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-1 to march into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday.

World's least corrupt nations; India ranked 95

World's least corrupt nations; India ranked 95

Rediff.com12 Mar 2012

The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories according to their perceived levels of public sector corruption. It is an aggregate indicator that combines different sources of information about corruption, making it possible to compare countries.

Bollywood expresses shock over Bobby Singh's death

Bollywood expresses shock over Bobby Singh's death

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

The director of photography passed away in Goa following an asthmatic attack.

Assets case cost Jaya-Sasikala their friendship?

Assets case cost Jaya-Sasikala their friendship?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2011

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo J Jayalalithaa may have snapped her friendship with Sasikalaa Natarajan and expelled her from the party because of the Rs 66 crore misappropriate assets case in which the two are accused. Vicky Nanjappa reports

The cult of Scientology: A religion or a deception?

The cult of Scientology: A religion or a deception?

Rediff.com12 Jul 2012

As news comes in of a settlement in the Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes divorce case, it has, nevertheless, posed another question mark over Scientology. So, what is Scientology, and why is it so controversial? Rediff.com tries to find out.

Federer survives five-set thriller to reach last 16

Federer survives five-set thriller to reach last 16

Rediff.com30 Jun 2012

Roger Federer set pulses racing as he diced with danger for more than three hours before dousing the fireworks of French buccaneer Julien Benneteau with a pulsating 4-6, 6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 6-1 Wimbledon third-round win on Friday.

Love stunned by US Ryder Cup collapse

Love stunned by US Ryder Cup collapse

Rediff.com1 Oct 2012

United States Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III was left stunned as Europe stormed back from a 10-6 deficit to steal the golden trophy from under American noses at Medinah Country Club on Sunday.

In PHOTOS: 20 most shocking aircraft disasters

In PHOTOS: 20 most shocking aircraft disasters

Rediff.com5 Jun 2012

Rediff.com takes a look at some of the disastrous air crashes.

Will Jagan's arrest put Congress on the back foot in AP?

Will Jagan's arrest put Congress on the back foot in AP?

Rediff.com28 May 2012

The arrest of YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy has sent shockwaves through the Congress, with most senior leaders dubbing it as a suicidal move, and which has the potential of finishing off the party in Andhra Pradesh.