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Study US: Fundamentals of university selection

Study US: Fundamentals of university selection

Rediff.com19 Mar 2008

Factors to consider while shortlisting foreign universities to which to apply.

1 held for Amritsar blast, Amarinder blames ISI-backed terrorists

1 held for Amritsar blast, Amarinder blames ISI-backed terrorists

Rediff.com21 Nov 2018

Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence is quite active in fomenting trouble in Punjab and the grenade attack in Amritsar was a pure act of terrorism, Singh said.

JCT thrash HAL

JCT thrash HAL

Rediff.com5 May 2007

The victory propelled the Punjab team to second place on the NFL table.

Free online tests for Class X

Free online tests for Class X

Rediff.com12 Feb 2008

Free online practice tests for the students of Central Board of Secondary Examination Class IX and X exams by tcyonline.

Mahindra score first win

Mahindra score first win

Rediff.com18 Oct 2008

Sukhminder Singh's 52nd minute strike helped Mahindra United score a solitary goal victory over JCT in the ONGC I-League fourth round match at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Saturday. This was Mahindra's first win in this year's I-League helping them jump off the bottom with three points in four games, while JCT with seven points from four matches slipped to fourth.

91 more Punjabi youths return from Iraq

91 more Punjabi youths return from Iraq

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

As many as 91 more youths from Punjab returned to India on Tuesday from strife-torn Iraq on special flights.

JCT defeat Mohammedan Sporting 2-0

JCT defeat Mohammedan Sporting 2-0

Rediff.com11 Oct 2008

Scoring once in each half, JCT defeated Mohammedan Sporting 2-0 in the third round of the ONGC I-League match played at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Saturday.

Study UK: 'Visa procedures are less scary now'

Study UK: 'Visa procedures are less scary now'

Rediff.com28 May 2008

Dan Chugg, the First Secretary and the official spokesman of the British High Commission in New Delhi, in an exclusive phone interview talks about studying in the UK.

ISI-backed Sikh militancy back, warns IB

ISI-backed Sikh militancy back, warns IB

Rediff.com31 Dec 2007

The IB, which had sounded the warning bell around two years back regarding the revival Sikh militancy, also adds that the ISI had chosen five outfits from Pakistan, including the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, to train the activists from the Babbar Khalsa.

JCT draw; Sporting Clube win

JCT draw; Sporting Clube win

Rediff.com1 Feb 2009

JCT staged a strong second-half rally to hold Vasco 1-1 in an ONGC I-League match at the Guru Nanak stadium in Ludhiana on Saturday. In Kolkata, Mohammedan Sporting were beaten 0-1 by league leaders Sporting Clube de Goa.

JCT stun champs Dempo

JCT stun champs Dempo

Rediff.com24 Jan 2009

JCT survived a scare before romping home 2-1 against defending champions Dempo in an ONGC I-League match at the Guru Nanak Stadium, in Ludhiana on Friday evening. With this win, JCT have 15 points from 12 matches while Dempo stayed on 17.

Amarinder's bail extended till October

Amarinder's bail extended till October

Rediff.com12 Sep 2008

In a reprieve for former chief minister Amarinder Singh, facing graft charges, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday extended his interim bail till October one in connection with the Ludhiana city centre scam, a day after he left for the United Kingdom to undergo medical treatment.

Rain toll in North reaches 37; floods in Haryana, Punjab

Rain toll in North reaches 37; floods in Haryana, Punjab

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

The water level rose above the danger mark in Haridwar and Delhi and the level at Bhakra dam was a foot above the permissible mark.

Ishmeet wins <i>Star's Voice of India</i>

Ishmeet wins Star's Voice of India

Rediff.com24 Nov 2007

The grand finale, which was held in Mumbai's Andheri Sports Complex on November 24, saw thousands of fans cheering the participants.

Travel portals eye smaller towns

Travel portals eye smaller towns

Rediff.com7 Nov 2007

As the demand for air travel picks up in the smaller towns across the country, travel portals are aggressively moving into these markets outside the six metros wooing aspirant air travellers with easier booking facilities. Most of the prominent travel sites like makemytrip, yatra and cleartrip claim that the places to look at now are smaller cities like Varanasi, Surat, Chandigarh, Baroda, Ludhiana, Vizag and Coimbatore.

Centre moots steps to tackle growing Naxal menace

Centre moots steps to tackle growing Naxal menace

Rediff.com4 Nov 2007

With Naxal attacks on the rise, particularly in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, the Union Home Ministry is seriously considering a proposal to jack up ground-level intelligence collection by appointing more sleuths and raising additional battalions of para-military forces.

75% voter turnout in Punjab; skirmishes at some places

75% voter turnout in Punjab; skirmishes at some places

Rediff.com4 Feb 2017

Two persons were injured in a clash which took place between AAP and Congress workers at Sultanpur village in Sangrur district.

Pakistan denies ISI links in recent blasts

Pakistan denies ISI links in recent blasts

Rediff.com18 Oct 2007

Dismissing India's contention that ISI could be involved in the recent blasts in various cities, Pakistan on that such allegations could vitiate the atmosphere for the ongoing Composite Dialogue process. "Pakistan rejects the allegations leveled by the National Security Adviser of India, M K Narayanan, about the suspected involvement of ISI in Ludhiana, Ajmer and Mecca Masjid blasts," Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Sadiq said in Islamabad on Thursday.

Malls, cinema halls make easy targets

Malls, cinema halls make easy targets

Rediff.com15 Oct 2007

Security at malls is usually manned by security personnel from private firms. A routine check of visitors is conducted before the entry point, but this check is rudimentary at best. Moreover, the personnel from private security firms lack the expertise to check terror elements. The vehicles entering the mall's parking space are never checked. After parking, the visitor has to enter the mall through the staircase at the back, where there are absolutely no security checks.

JCT edge past East Bengal

JCT edge past East Bengal

Rediff.com22 Nov 2008

JCT quelled a strong challenge from East Bengal to emerge 1-0 victorious in a ninth round ONGC I-League match at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Saturday. With this victory, JCT have accumulated 12 points and are placed at the eighth place while the visitors too have 12 points to their kitty.

Bank strike on Feb 25, 26

Bank strike on Feb 25, 26

Rediff.com16 Feb 2008

The union has been opposing merger of State Bank of India's associate banks with the parent, outsourcing of work and extension of option to provident fund optees to join pension scheme, United Forum of Bank Employees said in Ludhiana.

'Piyush Goyal must resign on moral grounds'

'Piyush Goyal must resign on moral grounds'

Rediff.com19 Oct 2018

'Piyush Goyal is the chief and it is always the chief who is considered to be responsible.'

Goalkeeper Roy Choudhury takes Mahindra into final

Goalkeeper Roy Choudhury takes Mahindra into final

Rediff.com12 Sep 2007

Mahindra United beat Dempo via the tie-breaker in the semi-finals of the Federation Cup.

Graft case registered against Amarinder

Graft case registered against Amarinder

Rediff.com24 Mar 2007

The bureau sleuths arrested two officials of the Infrastructure Professional Enterprises -- Kamal Kumar Verma and Amit Sardana -- whose services were hired by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust during the previous Congress regime in the state

JCT beat Sporting Clube de Goa

JCT beat Sporting Clube de Goa

Rediff.com23 Dec 2007

Punjab's premier outfit, JCT, continued their unbeaten run in the ONGC Indian Professional League, defeating Sporting Clube de Goa 4-2 in the seventh round.

Dempo, JCT atop I-League after four rounds

Dempo, JCT atop I-League after four rounds

Rediff.com12 Dec 2007

Unbeaten Dempo and JCT share the top spot in the I-League football championship with ten points from four outings.

Lockdown effect: Virtual funerals, mourning on video chat

Lockdown effect: Virtual funerals, mourning on video chat

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

In times of social distancing, thousands of people are dying alone without a last glimpse of their loved ones who are unable to reach them.

Nation can't be run by 'oxygen from mother and son': Modi

Nation can't be run by 'oxygen from mother and son': Modi

Rediff.com25 Apr 2014

In a fresh salvo at the Gandhi family, Narendra Modi on Friday said the country could not be run by a government working on "oxygen from mother and son" and a "dead, feeble and fractured" regime was not needed.

4 Indian students in Intl Biology Olympiad

4 Indian students in Intl Biology Olympiad

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

The Olympiad is a unique event designed to discover, encourage and challenge exceptionally gifted young students from all over the world.

'Our scriptures, they all respect nature: Bhoomi, Prithvi and Dharti Mata'

'Our scriptures, they all respect nature: Bhoomi, Prithvi and Dharti Mata'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.'

Coke plans to source orange pulp from India

Coke plans to source orange pulp from India

Rediff.com6 Jun 2007

Coca Cola India said on Wednesday it is exploring the option of sourcing orange pulp for its recently launched juice drink Minute Maid Pulpy Orange from India itself.

Voice of India winner Ishmeet drowns in Maldives

Voice of India winner Ishmeet drowns in Maldives

Rediff.com30 Jul 2008

Gurprinder Singh Sodhi, father of 20-year-old Ishmeet, said at their home in Ludhiana that the event management company, which took his son to the Maldives, informed him at around 2000 hours that the singer had died due to drowning in the swimming pool of the hotel where he was staying. The B Com second year student of MNC College in Mumbai had gone to the pool for frolicking, but fell into its deep end leading to his drowning, agencies reported, quoting a hotel official.

India gives Pak proof of terror linkages

India gives Pak proof of terror linkages

Rediff.com22 Oct 2007

India on Monday sought Pakistan's cooperation in tracking down the suspects in the recent bomb blasts in Hyderabad, Ajmer and Ludhiana as it provided evidence of the cross-border linkages to these incidents at the Joint Anti-Terror Meeting in New Delhi. New Delhi also sought to know what action Islamabad had taken on information provided about persons believed to be behind the cross-border Samjhauta Express blasts and other terror attacks in India over the last two years.

JCT, Mohun Bagan draw 1-1

JCT, Mohun Bagan draw 1-1

Rediff.com29 Mar 2009

A late strike by Aman Deep helped JCT hold Kolkata giant's Mohun Bagan 1-1 in a 20th round match of the ONGC I-League at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana, on Saturday. It was Mohun Bagan who drew the first blood as early as in the 10th minute of the match through N S Manju who made no mistake in finding the net off Jose Baretto's pass. Down by a goal, JCT pressed hard to draw parity and ultimately managed to wipe off deficit in 80th minute through medio Aman Deep.

Punjab limping back to normalcy

Punjab limping back to normalcy

Rediff.com19 May 2007

But, the stand off between head of Dera Sacha Sauda and key religious and some fundamental Sikh organisations continued.

Terrorism is our biggest challenge: Shivraj Patil

Terrorism is our biggest challenge: Shivraj Patil

Rediff.com16 Oct 2007

Addressing the 23rd Raising Day celebration of National Security Guards at the training centre of NSG at Manesar, Gurgaon, Patil praised the service to the nation of dedicated NSG commandos.

Punjab: No security checks on the national highway

Punjab: No security checks on the national highway

Rediff.com16 Oct 2007

Senior officials of the Punjab Police claim that security arrangements across the state have been beefed up following the blast at a Ludhiana multiplex on Sunday, which claimed six lives. However, a ground check by this correspondent found nothing to support their claims. Hardly any police nakas were visible during the journey from Delhi, through Haryana and Punjab, and there were no police personnel deployed to keep a check on visitors entering the state via the highway.

Vegetable prices soar, milk supply hit as farmers' protest for third day

Vegetable prices soar, milk supply hit as farmers' protest for third day

Rediff.com3 Jun 2018

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said protesting against the government 'will not serve any purpose'.

BJP flays Centre for being soft on terror

BJP flays Centre for being soft on terror

Rediff.com15 Oct 2007

"Here is a Home Minister who is terrorizing the people of the country by going on record that the government has information about possible terror strikes during the festival season. He should have taken security measures that would have led to the arrest of terrorists before they could strike," the BJP leader said.

JCT snatch last minute draw

JCT snatch last minute draw

Rediff.com7 Mar 2009

JCT made a last-minute recovery from an early deficit to hold Air India of Mumbai to 1-1 draw in a crucial 18th round ONGC I-league football championship match at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Saturday.