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India's COVID-19 tally at 1,58,333 as lockdown 4 nears end

India's COVID-19 tally at 1,58,333 as lockdown 4 nears end

Rediff.com28 May 2020

Maharashtra is the worst affected state with 56,948 cases.

Street vendor donates new clothes to flood victims

Street vendor donates new clothes to flood victims

Rediff.com12 Aug 2019

Noushad did not think twice while opening the sealed bundles of new clothes, kept in his godown for Eid, and donate it to the distressed people, who are living in relief camps after losing everything in the floods and massive landslides in north Kerala.

Top real estate developers see more consolidation coming in 2021

Top real estate developers see more consolidation coming in 2021

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

Although residential sales faced a major set back in Q2, they made a comeback with help of pent up demand.

'Only if you have enough vaccines can you vaccinate everybody'

'Only if you have enough vaccines can you vaccinate everybody'

Rediff.com9 Apr 2021

'There are only two bottlenecks for universal vaccination.' 'One, is availability of the vaccine.' 'Two, is the logistics for administering the vaccine.'

Empty spaces amid coronavirus

Empty spaces amid coronavirus

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

Cinemas, stadiums, town squares and other public gathering places are devoid of people as the coronavirus spreads to at least 118 countries around the world. As of Thursday, the Johns Hopkins University tracker says 1,26,258 people have contracted the disease and 4,638 have died across the globe. The vast majority of the victims have been in China but the country said on Thursday that it had only 15 new cases. The outbreak also claimed its most high-profile victim so far when Hollywood star Tom Hanks announced he and his wife, Rita Wilson, had tested positive. The couple, who are in Australia where Hanks is making a film about Elvis, said they had felt "a bit tired, like we had colds" before being "found to be positive" Take a look.

VHP comes out in support of Hazare, but 'only as patriots'

VHP comes out in support of Hazare, but 'only as patriots'

Rediff.com13 Dec 2011

Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Tuesday gave its support to Anna Hazare's campaign against corruption but said it was involved in the movement "only as patriots".

'Entrepreneurship can be a draining process'

'Entrepreneurship can be a draining process'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

'If you enjoy learning and if you can risk the failures, entrepreneurship can be a rewarding, enriching experience.'

Prithviraj gets busy!

Prithviraj gets busy!

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

Latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.

Bishop accused of raping Kerala nun steps down

Bishop accused of raping Kerala nun steps down

Rediff.com15 Sep 2018

The nun had accused the clergyman of sexually assaulting her repeatedly between 2014 and 2016.

ISL: Little known 'Messi' saves the day for Kerala Blasters

ISL: Little known 'Messi' saves the day for Kerala Blasters

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

Raphael Messi Bouli struck twice in the last 15 minutes to eke out a 2-2 draw for Kerala Blasters

Rain havoc continues in Kerala, all 5 gates of Idukki reservoir opened

Rain havoc continues in Kerala, all 5 gates of Idukki reservoir opened

Rediff.com10 Aug 2018

For the first time in the last 26 years, a shutter of the Cheruthoni Dam was opened on Thursday.

India blundered along, exactly as every other country did

India blundered along, exactly as every other country did

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

Not to say that India couldn't have handled the situation better, but on average, it didn't do anywhere near as badly as the naysayers make it out argues Rajeev Srinivasan.

Another nun accuses Bishop Mulakkal of sexual harassment

Another nun accuses Bishop Mulakkal of sexual harassment

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

The SOS alleged that the police failed to act in the sexual harassment charges levelled against the former Jalandhar diocese Bishop by the nun, who is also a key witness in the 'nun rape case'.

Modi's hardest task in 2021: Creating jobs

Modi's hardest task in 2021: Creating jobs

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

The biggest worry is not the shrinking of the labour market, but the collapse of good jobs.

Why all coronavirus cases in India are from Kerala

Why all coronavirus cases in India are from Kerala

Rediff.com5 Feb 2020

Wuhan has been a popular destination for Keralites and others as an educational hub with quality and affordable medical courses attracting overseas scholars.

Kerala to probe whether 'Kiss of Love' used as shield for sex racket

Kerala to probe whether 'Kiss of Love' used as shield for sex racket

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

Kerala home minister says those who had been in the front of 'Kiss of Love' protest are among the key accused in the case.

Kerala hails Pinarayi, sends Modi a message

Kerala hails Pinarayi, sends Modi a message

Rediff.com17 Dec 2020

The humiliating rebuff given to the power brokers in Delhi in Kerala's local body election carries a big message: Malayalis thoroughly disapprove of the Modi government's shenanigans to misuse central agencies to destabilise a genuinely popular state government, notes M K Bhadrakumar.

SFI leader stabbed to death on college campus in Kerala

SFI leader stabbed to death on college campus in Kerala

Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

Police suspects that issues between student activists over using college walls led to the attack.

All you need to know about Nipah virus

All you need to know about Nipah virus

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

Here is all you need to know about the virus, its symptoms and how you can prevent it.

Stats: RP Singh becomes top wicket taker in IPL

Stats: RP Singh becomes top wicket taker in IPL

Rediff.com28 Apr 2011

# Kumar Sangakkara (65 off 47 balls) has registered his ninth fifty in the IPL.

Prithviraj, Jayasurya and Indrajith team up for Amar Akbar Anthony

Prithviraj, Jayasurya and Indrajith team up for Amar Akbar Anthony

Rediff.com28 May 2015

Get your lowdown on what's happening in Malayalam cinema!

ISL: Super-sub Gadze helps Delhi Dynamos edge Sachin's Kerala Blasters

ISL: Super-sub Gadze helps Delhi Dynamos edge Sachin's Kerala Blasters

Rediff.com18 Oct 2015

Ghanaian striker Richard Gadze's late strike in the 87th minute helped Delhi Dynamos beat hosts Kerala Blasters 1-0 in the Indian Super League football tournament in Kochi on Sunday.

Centre objects to Kerala govt 'diluting' lockdown restrictions

Centre objects to Kerala govt 'diluting' lockdown restrictions

Rediff.com20 Apr 2020

Lockdown relaxations by Kerala amounts to dilution of its lockdown guidelines, says the Union home ministry.

Who is to blame for the Kochi rain pain?

Who is to blame for the Kochi rain pain?

Rediff.com18 Oct 2010

The absence of a proper drainage system proved to the Kerala Cricket Association's undoing in the washed out first ODI between India and Australia in Kochi, says Harish Kotian.

Maharashtra ATS arrests Parbhani youth for suspected ISIS links

Maharashtra ATS arrests Parbhani youth for suspected ISIS links

Rediff.com24 Jul 2016

The suspect has been identified as 24-year-old Shahid Khan.

INS Vikramaditya ready to go back to sea after 'refit works'

INS Vikramaditya ready to go back to sea after 'refit works'

Rediff.com11 Nov 2016

The ship, commissioned on November 16, 2013, celebrated her third anniversary on Friday.

NIA to probe Kerala gold smuggling case

NIA to probe Kerala gold smuggling case

Rediff.com10 Jul 2020

The gold, weighing over 30 kg, was seized from the "diplomatic baggage" that had landed by air cargo at the Thiruvananthapuram international airport recently from the Gulf.

Trupti Desai aborts Sabarimala trip, vows to come back

Trupti Desai aborts Sabarimala trip, vows to come back

Rediff.com16 Nov 2018

'We will soon come back to Kerala to visit Sabarimala but we will not declare it in advance and come'

'Jackfruit flour may control diabetes'

'Jackfruit flour may control diabetes'

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

'The group having rice flour and wheat flour showed an increase in glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c), and the group that took the jackfruit flour had a significant decrease in HbA1c.' 'Our results showed a decrease in fasting blood glucose (FBG) and postprandial glucose (PPG) after the green jackfruit flour meal.'

India has already set U-17 World Cup record!

India has already set U-17 World Cup record!

Rediff.com2 Oct 2017

India, hosting its first ever FIFA tournament in the U-17 World Cup, will set the record of having the farthest distance between two venues in the event's history.

How reading helped Sreejesh cope with lockdown stress

How reading helped Sreejesh cope with lockdown stress

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

The confinement hasn't ended even though he is back home from one but celebrated Indian hockey goalkeeper P R Sreejesh is not complaining as, at least, there are no mental demons to fight. The two-time Olympian said the more-than-two-month long stay at the Sports Authority of India's south centre in Bengaluru owing to the COVID-19 lockdown was beginning to weaken his and several other players' mind and he took to reading motivational books to keep himself going.

Kerala Leftist leader Simon Britto passes away

Kerala Leftist leader Simon Britto passes away

Rediff.com31 Dec 2018

In 1983, he became the vice-president of the SFI (Kerala). He suffered paralysis in his lower body during a violent clash between student unions.

India rushes relief material to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka

India rushes relief material to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka

Rediff.com20 May 2016

India on Friday sent two naval ships and a C-17 aircraft with relief material like medicines and tents along with teams of rescue experts to Sri Lanka which has been severely battered by tropical cyclone Roanu.

North, South declared joint-winners of Duleep Trophy

North, South declared joint-winners of Duleep Trophy

Rediff.com21 Oct 2013

With unrelenting bad weather playing spoilsport, North Zone and South Zone were declared joint winners of the Duleep Trophy after the fifth day's play of the final was called off without a ball being bowled in Kochi, on Monday.

After wedding, their next stop was... a polling booth

After wedding, their next stop was... a polling booth

Rediff.com16 May 2016

The couples wearing garlands and traditional wedding attire arrived at the polling booths and neighbouring Tirupur District immediately after their marriage, officials said.

Homestays come to travellers' aid in Covid times

Homestays come to travellers' aid in Covid times

Rediff.com27 Sep 2020

Intimate getaways offered in the form of homestays by hotels are proving to be the flavour of this extraordinary and difficult time. Not far from cities, they offer a pleasant respite from homebound lives, says Pavan Lall.

Fly-pasts, lit-up ships: Military prepares to thank 'corona warriors'

Fly-pasts, lit-up ships: Military prepares to thank 'corona warriors'

Rediff.com3 May 2020

The thanks-giving activities will start with laying of wreaths at the police memorial in Delhi and in several other cities on Sunday morning to honour the police personnel deployed in enforcement of the nationwide lockdown, officials said. It will be followed by fly-pasts by fighter and transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force, covering a sizeable number of cities and towns across the country between 10 am and 11 am, officials said.

REWIND: India in the week gone by

REWIND: India in the week gone by

Rediff.com23 Apr 2018

Here's a recap of moments captured in India in the last week.

How we can DEFEAT COVID-19

How we can DEFEAT COVID-19

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

'If people are not cooperating and do not follow policies laid down by the government or follow scientific infection control management, then all will be lost.'