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SC directs release of 62-year-old Pak national from Delhi detention centre

SC directs release of 62-year-old Pak national from Delhi detention centre

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli directed the Centre to decide on granting him a long-term visa, to enable him to apply for Indian Citizenship.

Sonia Gandhi discharged from Delhi hospital

Sonia Gandhi discharged from Delhi hospital

Rediff.com2 Aug 2020

The Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) had earlier said that she was admitted for 'routine tests and investigations'.

Indigo passenger hits pilot after over 10 hour delay

Indigo passenger hits pilot after over 10 hour delay

Rediff.com15 Jan 2024

In the short video clip, other crew members could be seen shouting at the passenger after he hit the pilot.

'General Zia was real startled'

'General Zia was real startled'

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.' 'Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.'

10 flights diverted, nearly 100 delayed in Delhi as dense fog hits ops

10 flights diverted, nearly 100 delayed in Delhi as dense fog hits ops

Rediff.com14 Jan 2024

Among the impacted flights, Air India's flight AI 185 from the national capital to Vancouver that was to depart early in the morning was rescheduled.

'I am a fast learner'

'I am a fast learner'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

'We would continue with the Congress government's schemes with a review to enable it reaches the beneficiaries.'

10 amazing road trips you can take from Delhi

10 amazing road trips you can take from Delhi

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

Get a slice of history or spend some time with nature.

NIA foils ISIS men's plot to carry out IED blasts, 8 held after 19 raids

NIA foils ISIS men's plot to carry out IED blasts, 8 held after 19 raids

Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

The early morning crackdown against the terror group in Ballari and Bengaluru in Karnataka, Amaravati, Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra, Jamshedpur and Bokaro in Jharkhand and Delhi, led to the foiling of a plan by the accused to carry out terror acts, especially improvised explosive device blasts.

World Cup 2023: Gambhir Prays At Tirupati For India

World Cup 2023: Gambhir Prays At Tirupati For India

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Gautam Gambhir, a member of India's 2011 winning World Cup team, visited the Lord Balaji temple in Tirumala on Thursday, September 28, 2023, morning.

An hour before being named CM, Bhajan Lal Sharma sat in the last row

An hour before being named CM, Bhajan Lal Sharma sat in the last row

Rediff.com12 Dec 2023

A group photo taken at the Bharatiya Janata Party office in Jaipur ahead of Tuesday's legislature party meeting showed Bhajan Lal Sharma in the very last row.

Chhattisgarh Cong MLAs return from Delhi, claim everything is fine

Chhattisgarh Cong MLAs return from Delhi, claim everything is fine

Rediff.com4 Oct 2021

Most of them said 'everything is fine' in the state Congress after landing at the airport in Raipur in a special aircraft.

Archer Aditi's parents on a 'suit hunt' at Palika Bazar for Arjuna Awards ceremony!

Archer Aditi's parents on a 'suit hunt' at Palika Bazar for Arjuna Awards ceremony!

Rediff.com8 Jan 2024

Archer Aditi Swami's parents from Maharashtra's Satara were in a 'suit hunt' at Delhi's Palika Bazar after arriving at the national capital on a frigid winter morning to attend their daughter's Arjuna Award ceremony on Tuesday.

Is Nitish Returning To NDA?

Is Nitish Returning To NDA?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2024

Most JD-U ministers favour a return to the BJP-led NDA ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Amid WFI row, Rahul meets Bajrang Punia, tries wrestling

Amid WFI row, Rahul meets Bajrang Punia, tries wrestling

Rediff.com27 Dec 2023

Gandhi's meeting with the wrestlers comes against the backdrop of a controversy surrounding the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

Delhi logs first case of JN.1; India's Covid sub-variant tally rises to 109

Delhi logs first case of JN.1; India's Covid sub-variant tally rises to 109

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

The official said multiple samples were sent for genome sequencing, and one of them tested positive for the JN.1 variant.

Trapped workers lifted rat-hole miners on their shoulders

Trapped workers lifted rat-hole miners on their shoulders

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

Feroze Qureshi and Monu Kumar, experts in the rat-hole mining technique, were the first to meet the 41 labourers rescued from the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand after they cleared the last bit of the rubble inside the structure.

12-member rat-hole mining team did the tunnel rescue for free

12-member rat-hole mining team did the tunnel rescue for free

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

The leader of the 12-member team from Rockwell Enterprises, Wakeel Hassan, said he was approached for help by a company involved in the rescue operation four days ago. "The work got delayed while removing the portion of the auger from the rubble. We started at 3 pm on Monday and finished the work at 6 pm on Tuesday," Hassan said, adding, "We had said the work would be finished in 24 to 36 hours and that is what we did."

Rat-hole miners dug 10 metres of tunnel in under 24 hours

Rat-hole miners dug 10 metres of tunnel in under 24 hours

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

Rat-hole mining may be illegal but the talent and experience of rat-hole miners were used in the rescue operation to save the 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel, a National Disaster Management Authority member said on Tuesday.

How rat-hole mining may save 41 workers trapped in tunnel

How rat-hole mining may save 41 workers trapped in tunnel

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

At the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, at least 12 experts have been called by Trenchless Engineering Services Private Limited and Navayuga Engineers Private limited for applying the rat-hole mining technique horizontally in the collapsed part of the main structure.

ED summons 'routine' now, says Tejashwi; may not appear on Friday

ED summons 'routine' now, says Tejashwi; may not appear on Friday

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

Yadav, who returned from the national capital on Thursday after a trip that lasted three days, asserted that there was "nothing new" in the summons, even as he alleged that the central agencies were acting as per the directions of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

Giriraj Singh's big claim: RJD, JD-U to merge soon

Giriraj Singh's big claim: RJD, JD-U to merge soon

Rediff.com23 Dec 2023

Union minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United and its ally Rashtriya Janata Dal, founded and headed by Lalu Prasad Yadav, were heading for a merger.

Rashmika's deepfake: Delhi cops write to Meta seeking...

Rashmika's deepfake: Delhi cops write to Meta seeking...

Rediff.com11 Nov 2023

The move came a day after the Delhi police filed a first information report (FIR) in connection with the incident.

Cong Crowdfunding Sees 20,400 Bot Attacks, 1,340 Data Theft Attempts

Cong Crowdfunding Sees 20,400 Bot Attacks, 1,340 Data Theft Attempts

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

'Most of the bot attacks have originated from outside India.' 'Our firewalls are resilient and withstood the attacks.'

Had to move court for telecast of Ayodhya event in Tamil Nadu: BJP

Had to move court for telecast of Ayodhya event in Tamil Nadu: BJP

Rediff.com22 Jan 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party vs ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam battle over live telecast of the Ayodhya Ram temple consecration in Tamil Nadu shrines reached the Supreme Court on Monday, with the apex court asking the authorities to act in accordance with the law and not based on any oral instructions.

Amid political churn in Bihar, Speaker calls on Lalu

Amid political churn in Bihar, Speaker calls on Lalu

Rediff.com31 Dec 2023

Bihar assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary on Sunday called on Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav, at a time when the state was witnessing a big political churn.

Political Actors Use Religion To Align Their Politics

Political Actors Use Religion To Align Their Politics

Rediff.com23 Jan 2024

The rulers of the day need to be sensitive and involved in managing the identities of sacred spaces and the ongoing dialogues about the past in diverse societies, suggests Colonel Nikhil Apte (retd).

3 aides of Parliament breach key conspirator grilled

3 aides of Parliament breach key conspirator grilled

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

Jha, who had been on run since Wednesday when four people breached security protocol inside and outside Parliament, walked inside a police station in the New Delhi district Thursday night and is now being interrogated by a counter intelligence team, the police source said.

'BJP writing new grammar of electoral politics'

'BJP writing new grammar of electoral politics'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

'The party is breaking stereotypes by not inviting senior leaders to become chief ministers.' 'No other party has had the guts to do this.'

How fog in north India created chaos at Indian airports

How fog in north India created chaos at Indian airports

Rediff.com16 Jan 2024

As photographs and video clips were distributed on social media, aviation security watchdog BCAS issued show cause notices to IndiGo and Mumbai airport operator MIAL over the incident, official sources said on Tuesday.

Will India That Is Bharat Become Ram Rajya Now?

Will India That Is Bharat Become Ram Rajya Now?

Rediff.com29 Jan 2024

Will BJP campaigners start using the term 'Ram Rajya' to refer to the nation under Modi's rule, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

'She was India's Daughter and India's Pride'

'She was India's Daughter and India's Pride'

Rediff.com24 Jan 2024

Savita Kanswal, 26, was posthumously awarded the highest adventure award at Rashtrapati Bhavan this month. She died heroically, as she had lived, doing what no woman had done before her.

Sonia arrives in Jaipur to escape Delhi pollution

Sonia arrives in Jaipur to escape Delhi pollution

Rediff.com14 Nov 2023

The visit comes amid the campaign for the November 25 assembly polls in Rajasthan, where the Congress hopes to return to power.

First batch of athletes departs from Delhi for Tokyo Olympics

First batch of athletes departs from Delhi for Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com18 Jul 2021

The eight disciplines comprised archery, badminton, table tennis, hockey, judo, gymnastics, swimming and weightlifting.

Lessons to learn from Delhi election

Lessons to learn from Delhi election

Rediff.com17 Feb 2020

The politics of hate does not pay. The people are too sensible to fall for such a ruse, says Amulya Ganguli.

Kejriwal skips ED summons, AAP alleges bid to arrest

Kejriwal skips ED summons, AAP alleges bid to arrest

Rediff.com4 Jan 2024

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday skipped the third summons by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi excise policy case and cited Rajya Sabha polls, Republic Day preparations and the probe agency's 'non-disclosure and non-response approach' as reasons for not appearing before it.

IndiGo's flights from Delhi lands in Istanbul without passengers' luggage

IndiGo's flights from Delhi lands in Istanbul without passengers' luggage

Rediff.com16 Sep 2019

Because of strong headwinds on Delhi-Istanbul route for the last two days, the low-cost carrier has been unable to take most of the check-in luggage in the same aircraft along with passengers, said an airline spokesperson.

Meet Cricket's Young New Millionaires

Meet Cricket's Young New Millionaires

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

Meet Sameer Rizvi, Kumar Kushagra, Shubham Dubey and Robin Minze.

Crime, Cricket, Christmas On OTT!

Crime, Cricket, Christmas On OTT!

Rediff.com9 Dec 2023

Sukanya Verma's OTT recommendations this week.

State-of-the-art Ayodhya airport set for takeoff, Modi to open on Saturday

State-of-the-art Ayodhya airport set for takeoff, Modi to open on Saturday

Rediff.com29 Dec 2023

The main road that leads from Sitapur Road side to the airport has been decked up with several posters carrying images of Prime Minister Modi, and a welcome message.

Centurion Test: Rahul may play as keeper

Centurion Test: Rahul may play as keeper

Rediff.com23 Dec 2023

K L Rahul might be asked to keep wickets to bolster the batting.