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CBI probe ordered against Nitish Kumar in shelter home case

CBI probe ordered against Nitish Kumar in shelter home case

Rediff.com16 Feb 2019

The special POCSO court in Muzaffarpur passed the order on Friday on an application filed by an accused.

'Virtual hearing of cases is an excellent development'

'Virtual hearing of cases is an excellent development'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

'Coupled with e-filing procedures it would really enhance the ability of the judiciary to provide speedier justice.'

NIA picks up 4 from Abu Jundal's hometown

NIA picks up 4 from Abu Jundal's hometown

Rediff.com24 Aug 2012

Four persons, including a Unani doctor, were detained by the National Investigation Agency in Beed district of Maharashtra for interrogation, police said on Friday.

Why Narayan Rane is so IMPORTANT for the BJP

Why Narayan Rane is so IMPORTANT for the BJP

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

The street-fighter attitude is what keeps Rane going even at 69. The expectation is -- at least in the BJP camp -- that he will be itching for a battle royale with the Shiv Sena in its bastions.

How to assess and manage investment risk

How to assess and manage investment risk

Rediff.com20 Apr 2013

If you do these tasks well you can achieve your financial goals easily

Amid citizenship row, Pranab cautions against majoritarianism

Amid citizenship row, Pranab cautions against majoritarianism

Rediff.com17 Dec 2019

'We think we can do anything and everything when we have an overwhelming majority in the legislature. But that should not be the case'

5 things you didn't know about Priyanka Gandhi

5 things you didn't know about Priyanka Gandhi

Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

A hands-on mother and devoted wife, she craves an ordinary life.

How smartphones are damaging your health

How smartphones are damaging your health

Rediff.com18 Jan 2019

Musculoskeletal disorders were more common among students with higher smartphone use.

Faith-healer claims his methods made Thackeray better

Faith-healer claims his methods made Thackeray better

Rediff.com16 Nov 2012

A person claiming knowledge and practising supernatural treatments claimed that the Sena supremo will recover speedily and in a matter of days will be up on his feet.

Mumbai's Dharavi adds 1,400 COVID-19 cases in May

Mumbai's Dharavi adds 1,400 COVID-19 cases in May

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Narrow lanes and bylanes, small houses, unhygienic living conditions, common toilets and several other factors are responsible for the easy spread of COVID-19 in Dharavi, apart from non-adherence to social distancing norms.

'We underestimated the virus'

'We underestimated the virus'

Rediff.com18 May 2021

'By the time actual action began, it was already too late.' 'The virus was raging.'

'Fault lies not with bureaucrats, but with the system'

'Fault lies not with bureaucrats, but with the system'

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

'The skills and abilities of civil servants are still respected, even though they become whipping boys when things go wrong.'

'The case was meant to create a chilling effect on women that they would not speak out'

'The case was meant to create a chilling effect on women that they would not speak out'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

'There are tremendous personal, economic and emotional costs to bear in a case.' 'And those costs were suffered by Priya and Priya alone.' 'Nobody goes happily to court and you wouldn't wish that on anyone.'

The real story behind delayed tax refunds

The real story behind delayed tax refunds

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

Prompt refunds have been made for small amounts. For larger amounts, time has been sought till March 2018

What caused death of Amarnath yatris? Docs submit report

What caused death of Amarnath yatris? Docs submit report

Rediff.com20 Jul 2012

A team of doctors, who analysed the causes of death of 17 pilgrims near the cave shrine, have stated in their report that though several pilgrims were unfit for the high altitude travel had been able to secure medical certificates from Registered Medical Practitioners. Mukhtar Ahmad reports.

Passive euthanasia gets a lifeline from the government

Passive euthanasia gets a lifeline from the government

Rediff.com11 May 2016

The draft bill allows euthanasia for patients who can take informed decisions; doctors to be protected from liability.

Mumbai to build Wuhan-like hospital to treat COVID-19 patients

Mumbai to build Wuhan-like hospital to treat COVID-19 patients

Rediff.com7 May 2020

The hospital, in the commercial hub of Bandra-Kurla Complex, will serve as an isolation facility for non-critical COVID-19 patients. Expected to be ready in a fortnight, the new makeshift facility can be scaled up to 5,000 beds, if needed. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will run the hospital that will have, among other things, oxygen facilities and pathological laboratories. Sohini Das reports.

5 Questions on GST answered!

5 Questions on GST answered!

Rediff.com10 Nov 2017

Does a doctor need to pay GST and other queries...

Mystery spinners crack Twenty20 code

Mystery spinners crack Twenty20 code

Rediff.com4 Oct 2012

Ajantha Mendis and fellow practitioners of unorthodox spin bowling have proved they are not in the World Twenty20 just to play cannon-fodder.

Vishy Anand on how India triumphed at Chess Olympiad

Vishy Anand on how India triumphed at Chess Olympiad

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

It's been seven years since a chess player got the Arjuna award and the iconic Viswanathan Anand is hoping that India's triumphant campaign at the online Chess Olympiad will change this when the national sporting honours are announced next year.

Sai's Take: Cash makes the elections go round

Sai's Take: Cash makes the elections go round

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

'With the Election Commission wisening up to the practice, which strikes at the very root of electoral democracy, the practitioners of cash for votes have been getting more and more ingenious,' points out Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Healers and the world

Healers and the world

Rediff.com24 Apr 2020

'With doctors going up against a seemingly invincible enemy, often at immense risk to their lives, the myths reveal an interesting relationship between the men of medicine and the rest of humankind,' notes Arundhuti Dasgupta.

Now, morning-after pill that can be taken 5 days later

Now, morning-after pill that can be taken 5 days later

Rediff.com19 Oct 2012

Women can now buy a morning-after pill that works for up to five days after having unprotected sex, without even having to see a general practitioner.

Life Sutras: Be a chronic optimist no matter what!

Life Sutras: Be a chronic optimist no matter what!

Rediff.com24 Jan 2012

Citing a column by noted writer-humourist Khushwant Singh, we asked readers to mail us their 'Life Sutras' -- principles to lead life to the fullest. Here is the first set of responses.

Biden-Putin tango promises to be riveting

Biden-Putin tango promises to be riveting

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

Both statesmen possess a cultivated pugnacious style which they keep in reserve and can at will bring into play, and despite the mutual distrust in Russian-American relations, they are proponents of detente, quintessentially, who take their mission deadly seriously, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

PHOTOS: India walloped in Wellington

PHOTOS: India walloped in Wellington

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

The batsmen's inadequacies in adverse conditions were laid bare as India crashed to an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat against a ruthless New Zealand side that wrapped up the opening Test in just over three days, in Wellington, on Monday. Starting the day on 144 for four, India were all out for 191 in 81 overs in their second innings, a shade better after their dismal 165 in the first innings, which eventually proved decisive.

Indian-origin Sikh becomes first turbaned judge in Canada

Indian-origin Sikh becomes first turbaned judge in Canada

Rediff.com24 Jun 2017

Palbinder Kaur Shergill, a sole practitioner with Shergill & Company, has extensive trial and appellate experience and has appeared before courts and tribunals across Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

Bumrah reveals how he mastered the yorker

Bumrah reveals how he mastered the yorker

Rediff.com4 Jul 2019

Jasprit Bumrah is a premier practitioner of lethal yorkers but he considers his mastery in the art form to be just about 'decent' and that too after hours of intense net practice.

BIG VIEW: 26 stunning PHOTOS that tell a story

BIG VIEW: 26 stunning PHOTOS that tell a story

Rediff.com21 Oct 2011

The biennial Delhi Photo Festival 2011, an initiative of the India Habitat Centre and the Nazar Foundation, has on display photographs that takes one across borders, and captures the moods of people in varied topographies under varied circumstances.

8-yr-old yoga champ wins British Indian of the Year award

8-yr-old yoga champ wins British Indian of the Year award

Rediff.com17 Jul 2018

8-year-old yoga champion named British Indian of the Year.

World's first yoga university outside India launched in US

World's first yoga university outside India launched in US

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

The Vivekananda Yoga University was jointly launched on Tuesday by minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan and chairperson of the standing committee on external affairs P P Chaudhary during a virtual event held at the Consulate General of India in New York.

Did this football match lead to coronavirus spread in Italy?

Did this football match lead to coronavirus spread in Italy?

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

The rapid outbreak of coronavirus pandemic across Italy has been linked to the UEFA Champions League match between Italian club Atalanta and Spain's Valencia at the San Siro stadium in Milan on Feburary 19. The first cases of the virus were reported in northern Italy in the week that Atalanta enjoyed one of the finest nights in their history, beating visitors Valencia 4-1 in the Champions League last-16, first-leg match.

The doc who returned from US to fight his first election

The doc who returned from US to fight his first election

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

'It is sad that Kerala had so many Covid patients which is primarily due to the mismanagement of the Left government.' 'The technical committee was full of CPI-M leaders who happen to have medical degrees with no experience in public health.' 'They were advising the CM and we are paying for those mistakes.'

COVID-19 attack on US worse than Pearl Harbour, 9/11: Trump

COVID-19 attack on US worse than Pearl Harbour, 9/11: Trump

Rediff.com7 May 2020

The coronavirus has infected 1.2 million Americans and killed more than 73,000.

Haryana gang rape: Armyman among 3 more arrested

Haryana gang rape: Armyman among 3 more arrested

Rediff.com25 Sep 2018

Armyman Navin alias Nikku was nabbed by the SIT from Odisha, the police said.

'He was free from the shackles of glitz and glamour'

'He was free from the shackles of glitz and glamour'

Rediff.com4 May 2020

'Irrfan was known in his friend circles as a Sufi-esque man who was never detached from any incident, person or situation,' remembers Rajesh Abhay, a friend of the actor since their days at NSD.

Using Facebook in office? Beware of threats

Using Facebook in office? Beware of threats

Rediff.com7 Nov 2011

A global survey on social media risks reveals a dangerous gap in corporate social media security.

Post Lockdown: What Offices Must Do!

Post Lockdown: What Offices Must Do!

Rediff.com11 Jun 2020

'Everyone is confused, lost, worried and unsure about the future.' 'Regular communication from the owners or leaders will keep anxiety at bay for employees.'

PHOTOS: UK falls silent in honour of COVID-19 warriors

PHOTOS: UK falls silent in honour of COVID-19 warriors

Rediff.com28 Apr 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson led the tributes with UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street for the National Health Service (NHS) and other key workers across care homes and public transport at 11 am local time. So far 82 NHS staff are known to have died after testing positive for the coronavirus, including many with their roots in India.

Did Raman Singh take Rahul Gandhi too lightly?

Did Raman Singh take Rahul Gandhi too lightly?

Rediff.com11 Dec 2018

The results, while bringing the Congress back to power in this state, also end the rule of the 66-year-old BJP stalwart, who has earned several monikers during his 15-year-long tenure -- Doctor saheb being a trained Ayurvedic medical practitioner, chaur wale baba for his popular rice scheme and the 'Mobile Wale Baba' for giving free smartphones to 50 lakh women and students.