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Upset with Tendulkar, netizens apologise to Sharapova

Upset with Tendulkar, netizens apologise to Sharapova

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

On Wednesday, Tendulkar had posted the message as part of identical tweets on India's unity sent out by celebrities in response to international pop star Rihanna expressing solidarity with the farmers' stir.

Over 32,000 Indians in UAE register to return home

Over 32,000 Indians in UAE register to return home

Rediff.com1 May 2020

"Workers in acute distress, medical cases, pregnant women, the elderly and the group of Indians stranded in Dubai Airport," are likely to get first priority when the government resumes services for repatriation, he said.

Coronavirus: 99 more who returned from China are under observation

Coronavirus: 99 more who returned from China are under observation

Rediff.com26 Jan 2020

Samples of these seven passengers have been sent to the ICMR-NIV Pune lab. Samples of four other passengers tested earlier have been confirmed to be negative for nCoV by the lab.

Post floods, Kerala gears up to celebrate Onam

Post floods, Kerala gears up to celebrate Onam

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

As Kerala gets into the festive mood, police are maintaining tight vigil with the army receiving information that there may be a terror attack in southern parts of the country.

Sreedharan's impact likely to be 'minimal: Tharoor

Sreedharan's impact likely to be 'minimal: Tharoor

Rediff.com21 Feb 2021

'When I joined politics at 53, I thought I had left it too late to make the kind of impact I felt I was capable of. What can I say about someone who is 88?'

Indian national trained by Islamic State found guilty

Indian national trained by Islamic State found guilty

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

Subahani Haja Moideen, a Keralite, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in 2016 following a crackdown in Tamil Nadu with the help of central security agencies and other state police, foiling designs of Islamic State operatives to attack or eliminate certain prominent persons and target places of public importance.

India's first coronavirus patient now tests negative

India's first coronavirus patient now tests negative

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

"The blood test result of the first patient from Thrissur, from the National Institute of Virology (NIV) testing centre at Alappuzha, shows a negative result. But we need confirmation from the NIV at Pune," a senior medical officer said.

Should Politics Be Kicked Out of Campuses?

Should Politics Be Kicked Out of Campuses?

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

College is where the manicured view of the world provided by one's family, encounters new trends. It is the dawn of exploration. Wishing for a sanitised bubble on campus appears hypocritical. The correct strategy, one would assume, is to weed out the violence while retaining the right to political debate, argues Shyam G Menon.

Ahead of evacuations, pilots undergo training in donning PPEs

Ahead of evacuations, pilots undergo training in donning PPEs

Rediff.com6 May 2020

The pilots and cabin crew were provided training in all the steps on donning and doffing of Personal Protective Equipment suits, infection control practices to be followed inflight and also the management of anticipated health emergencies during the flight, the medical college authorities said.

India to send ships to Yemen to evacuate stranded Indians

India to send ships to Yemen to evacuate stranded Indians

Rediff.com27 Mar 2015

The Centre will soon send two ships to strife-torn Yemen to evacuate Indians, including Keralites

Were The Chola Kings Hindus Or Not?

Were The Chola Kings Hindus Or Not?

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

The aftermath of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan has led to an argument that there was no religion as Hinduism in Chola times.
Instead, there was only Saivism, Vaishnavism, etc, and that the Cholas were Saivites, and hence not Hindus, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Kerala woman killed in rocket attack in Israel

Kerala woman killed in rocket attack in Israel

Rediff.com12 May 2021

Soumya Santosh worked as a caregiver attending to an old woman at a house in the southern Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon.

Why Kerala is Angry at Shailaja's Exit

Why Kerala is Angry at Shailaja's Exit

Rediff.com20 May 2021

Personal competence, where it should have been acknowledged and appreciated, was sacrificed for that oft heard line: Party-is-supreme. It angered that at a time when lives are at stake amidst the pandemic, the government didn't deem continuity in leadership important for the health portfolio, observes Shyam G Menon.

Naval ship arrives in Kochi with Indians from Maldives

Naval ship arrives in Kochi with Indians from Maldives

Rediff.com10 May 2020

This is the Indian Navy's first massive evacuation exercise from foreign soil during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Muthoot Finance's chairman dies after falling from 4th floor

Muthoot Finance's chairman dies after falling from 4th floor

Rediff.com7 Mar 2021

Mathai George George Muthoot joined the family business as an office assistant and in 1979 he became the managing director and group chairman in February 1993.

Kerala's strategy helped contain Covid first wave: Ex-health minister

Kerala's strategy helped contain Covid first wave: Ex-health minister

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

The former minister said even days before the Centre issued guidelines and protocols in identifying and containing the disease, the state commenced its preparations to fight the possible outbreak of the disease.

Kerala: Controversial godman in custody

Kerala: Controversial godman in custody

Rediff.com13 May 2008

The godman was picked up late on Monday night along with his driver Thomas and is being questioned by top police officials, police said. Amrit Chaitanya alias Santosh Madhavan was taken into custody based on a complaint by Serafin Edwin, a Keralite woman, who had alleged that the self-styled godman had cheated her of Rs 45 lakh.

Container lorry collides with KSRTC bus, 20 dead

Container lorry collides with KSRTC bus, 20 dead

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

The driver of the lorry apparently lost control after the tyre burst and jumped the median and collided with the oncoming passenger bus, police said. The driver Hemaraj, a native of Ernakulam, has been arrested.

44 nurses from Libya to reach Kerala on Tuesday

44 nurses from Libya to reach Kerala on Tuesday

Rediff.com4 Aug 2014

The first batch of 44 Keralite nurses, stranded in strife torn Libya, would arrive in India on Tuesday. The nurses, working in various hospitals in Libya, had reached Tunisia, from where they will be reaching Dubai to take the scheduled flight to Kochi and arrive Tuesday morning, chief executive officer of Non-Resident Keralite Affairs department P Sudeep said.

How Sajan swam his way to the Tokyo Olympics

How Sajan swam his way to the Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

Butterfly swimmer Sajan Prakash's journey from injury to Olympics 'A' cut.

Kerala man sentenced to life for joining Islamic State

Kerala man sentenced to life for joining Islamic State

Rediff.com28 Sep 2020

The Special National Investigation Agency court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,10,000 on Subahani Haja Moideen, a Keralite, who was arrested by the NIA in 2016 following a crackdown in Tamil Nadu with the help of central security agencies and other state police.

'We had no intention of giving him any positive vibe'

'We had no intention of giving him any positive vibe'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2021

'It is not only the hero who displays guts and cleverness but the villain can also have these traits.'

Why A K Antony needs our prayers

Why A K Antony needs our prayers

Rediff.com27 Oct 2006

VIDEO: 12-yr-old girl barred from proceeding to Ayyappa temple

VIDEO: 12-yr-old girl barred from proceeding to Ayyappa temple

Rediff.com19 Nov 2019

The age of the girl, with 'irrumudikettu' (offerings to Lord Ayyappa) had been shown as 10 in the virtual queue booking.

''BJP can't put India under their thumb'

''BJP can't put India under their thumb'

Rediff.com15 May 2021

'The BJP will not be able to create dictatorship of the kind it is perhaps dreaming of.' 'We have Bengal as the biggest example.'

How are you celebrating Onam? Share your pics

How are you celebrating Onam? Share your pics

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

Share your photos and tell us how you are enjoying the festival.

2 Indians who joined IS, Qaeda killed in Syria, Afghanistan

2 Indians who joined IS, Qaeda killed in Syria, Afghanistan

Rediff.com30 Apr 2017

They were among the 21 people, including women and children from Kerala, who had travelled to the Middle East and went missing in 2016.

'1st batch of 200 nurses from Libya to return home tomorrow'

'1st batch of 200 nurses from Libya to return home tomorrow'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2014

In the first phase of evacuation of Keralite nurses from strife-torn Libya, a total of 200 nurses will return home tomorrow, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said

Kerala moves ahead with rebuilding exercise

Kerala moves ahead with rebuilding exercise

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

As part of the fund mobilisation move, the cabinet decided to seek financial aid from abroad through non-resident Keralites, from major cities in the country and also from educational institutions in Kerala.

Why this Businessman Quit Kerala

Why this Businessman Quit Kerala

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

Is there more than meets the eye to Kitex Garments, the world's second-largest children's garment producer, abandoning Kerala for Telangana?

Mango Recipe: Mambazha Pulissery

Mango Recipe: Mambazha Pulissery

Rediff.com5 May 2014

This curry made with ripe mangoes is a staple among Keralities particularly during the summers.

Kerala Tourism's tweet on beef dish stirs row

Kerala Tourism's tweet on beef dish stirs row

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran criticised those who were trying to give a communal colour to the tourism department tweet on the Kerala delicacy -- "Beef Ularthiyathu" and said in the southern state none links food with religion.

50 Indian nurses to be moved from strife-torn Libya to Tunisia

50 Indian nurses to be moved from strife-torn Libya to Tunisia

Rediff.com30 Jul 2014

In the first phase of evacuation of Keralite nurses from strife-torn Libya, 50 of them are expected to be moved to Tunisia by road on Thursday as per the plan worked out by the ministry of external affairs.

Techie from Kerala, 3 colleagues held captive in Libya

Techie from Kerala, 3 colleagues held captive in Libya

Rediff.com6 Apr 2016

Reji Joseph, an IT engineer in the Al Diwan software company for Technical Consultancies and IT Ltd had been abducted along with three other Libyan colleagues on March 31.

'Vishu' celebrated with gaiety in Kerala

'Vishu' celebrated with gaiety in Kerala

Rediff.com14 Apr 2013

Keralites celebrated harvest festival 'Vishu' on Sunday with traditional fervour and gaiety, looking ahead to a season of peace and prosperity.

CHECK OUT: This is how Kerala celebrates Onam

CHECK OUT: This is how Kerala celebrates Onam

Rediff.com15 Sep 2013

You'll be surprised to learn that worshipping the Mahabali, making a pookalam and having the Onasadhya are just a miniscule part of the elaborate festival.

Saudi rule to hit Kerala economy

Saudi rule to hit Kerala economy

Rediff.com19 Apr 2003

ISL: Castel wins it for Jamshedpur in Goa

ISL: Castel wins it for Jamshedpur in Goa

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

Goa slipped to fourth and have eight points.

No one can and no one should try to play like MS Dhoni: Samson

No one can and no one should try to play like MS Dhoni: Samson

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

Sanju Samson cleared the boundaries at will to power Rajasthan Royals to two massive wins over Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab, the second one ending in the highest run chase in the history of IPL.

Invite: Share your Onam photos

Invite: Share your Onam photos

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

Tell us how you are celebrating the festival.