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Captain America Is Here!

Captain America Is Here!

Rediff.com12 Feb 2025

Scenes from the Captain America: Brave New World premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.

Navratri recipe: How to make rajgira shira

Navratri recipe: How to make rajgira shira

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

Rajlaxmi Mahadeshwar shares her recipe.

'My sister's body was lying in the forest for five days'

'My sister's body was lying in the forest for five days'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

'We buried her yesterday.' 'There were so many bodies, they could not fit in the hospital anymore, so they put them in an army base nearby.'

Israel targets weapons depots in Beirut; Iran cancels all flights

Israel targets weapons depots in Beirut; Iran cancels all flights

Rediff.com6 Oct 2024

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) intensified its campaign in Lebanon with targeted airstrikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut, hitting key weapons depots and terror infrastructure overnight, according to a report by Times of Israel.

'Please don't take revenge for me'

'Please don't take revenge for me'

Rediff.com25 Oct 2023

'I have no desire for my devastation to lead to another mother's devastation.'

Thomas A Sangma elected unopposed as Meghalaya speaker

Thomas A Sangma elected unopposed as Meghalaya speaker

Rediff.com9 Mar 2023

Thomas A Sangma of the ruling National People's Party-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) coalition was on Thursday elected as the speaker of the 11th Meghalaya assembly.

New govts to take oath in Meghalaya, Nagaland today

New govts to take oath in Meghalaya, Nagaland today

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

A coalition government, led by National People's Party leader and outgoing chief minister Conrad Sangma, will be sworn-in on Tuesday morning in Meghalaya, while an all-party government, led by Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDDP's) Neiphiu Rio will take oath later in the day in Nagaland.

BJP gets 1 cabinet berth in Sangma's MDA 2.0 govt

BJP gets 1 cabinet berth in Sangma's MDA 2.0 govt

Rediff.com6 Mar 2023

National People's Party (NPP) president Conrad K Sangma on Monday said his party will have eight ministers in the next Meghalaya government headed by him, while its allies will get four ministerial berths.

Meghalaya: BJP wants both its MLAs in Conrad Sangma's new cabinet

Meghalaya: BJP wants both its MLAs in Conrad Sangma's new cabinet

Rediff.com5 Mar 2023

Conrad Sangma will take the oath of office as the chief minister of Meghalaya for a consecutive second term on March 7.

Meghalaya, Nagaland vote in multi-cornered contest

Meghalaya, Nagaland vote in multi-cornered contest

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

Polling for assembly polls is underway in Meghalaya and Nagaland, northeastern states the Bharatiya Janata Party rules in alliance with regional powers.

Nagaland sees 84% voting, 75% turnout in Meghalaya

Nagaland sees 84% voting, 75% turnout in Meghalaya

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

Over 83 per cent of the more than 13 lakh electorate cast their vote on Monday in the single-day Nagaland state election which passed off by and large peacefully, Chief Electoral Officer V Shashank Shekhar said.

Poonch martyr's wife recalls last phone call with him

Poonch martyr's wife recalls last phone call with him

Rediff.com12 Oct 2021

"I am proud of my husband. He laid down his life for the country," says Mandeep Kaur, wife of Naik Mandeep Singh, who was among the five soldiers killed in a fierce gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Monday.

Meghalaya's most-wanted terrorist killed in encounter

Meghalaya's most-wanted terrorist killed in encounter

Rediff.com24 Feb 2018

Sohan D Shira carried a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head.

This woman's eco-friendly pads are solving 3 problems

This woman's eco-friendly pads are solving 3 problems

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

Shaidalin Marbaniang's eco-friendly napkins solve three problems -- accessibility, sustainability and also generates employment.

Punjab bids tearful farewell to soldiers killed in J-K encounter

Punjab bids tearful farewell to soldiers killed in J-K encounter

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

Slogans of 'Shaheed Amar Rahe' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' rent the air as military vehicles carrying the mortal remains of the three soldiers reached their respective villages. Anti-Pakistan slogans were also raised.

Davinder Singh throws light on malaise in J-K police

Davinder Singh throws light on malaise in J-K police

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

The deputy superintendent of police's arrest has raised questions about the role of collaborators in terror attacks.

Sangma's wife, brother among Congress candidates

Sangma's wife, brother among Congress candidates

Rediff.com7 Jan 2013

The All India Congress Committee, have finally zeroed in on 60 candidates for the forthcoming election to 60-member Meghalaya Assembly from a pool of too many ticket aspirants. Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma's wife Dikanchi D Shira and his brother Zenith Sangma are among those who have made to the list of final 60 party candidates for the election in the northeastern hill state.

Sri Lanka parliament impeaches chief justice

Sri Lanka parliament impeaches chief justice

Rediff.com12 Jan 2013

The Sri Lankan parliament on Friday voted by a majority to impeach the chief Justice which could eventually lead to her removal from office.

Golden Globes 2021: Nomadland, The Crown win

Golden Globes 2021: Nomadland, The Crown win

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

The 78th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. A quick look at the winners.

Will The Crown sweep the Golden Globes?

Will The Crown sweep the Golden Globes?

Rediff.com4 Feb 2021

The nominations for the Golden Globes have been announced.

Here are the complete results from all 32 bypolls

Here are the complete results from all 32 bypolls

Rediff.com3 Nov 2021

Polling for three parliamentary seats and 29 assembly constituencies were held on October 30, an exercise being seen as a barometer of the political mood in the country ahead of assembly elections in politically critical Uttar Pradesh as well as other states.

'The best is yet to come for Ayushmann'

'The best is yet to come for Ayushmann'

Rediff.com8 May 2020

'I can sense that because we have shared a room for 20 years of our lives.'

Hung assembly in Meghalaya, Congress emerges as single largest party

Hung assembly in Meghalaya, Congress emerges as single largest party

Rediff.com3 Mar 2018

All eyes are on the parties to see which of them can stake claim to power.

Devyani indicted for visa fraud, granted diplomatic immunity

Devyani indicted for visa fraud, granted diplomatic immunity

Rediff.com10 Jan 2014

Senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was today indicted for visa fraud and making false statements but can leave the US as she has been accorded diplomatic immunity.

Voters brave rain, heat as 4 LS seats, 9 assembly constituencies go to polls

Voters brave rain, heat as 4 LS seats, 9 assembly constituencies go to polls

Rediff.com28 May 2018

Allegations of electronic voting machines malfunctioningreturned to haunt the Election Commission as four Lok Sabha seats and nine assembly constituencies went for bypolls on Monday across 10 states with moderate-to-heavy voting amid prestige at stake for the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as opposition parties ahead of the 2019 general elections.

Devyani indicted for visa fraud, leaves US with diplomatic immunity

Devyani indicted for visa fraud, leaves US with diplomatic immunity

Rediff.com10 Jan 2014

In a day of dramatic developments, the Indian diplomat is indicted on two charges, but she will leave the US. 'I will come out of this vindicated,' Dr Khobragade tells Rediff.com.

Judge dismisses indictment against Devyani Khobragade

Judge dismisses indictment against Devyani Khobragade

Rediff.com13 Mar 2014

Three months after she was arrested and charged with visa fraud before being freed on a bail bond, Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade's motion to dismiss the government's indictment on the ground of her diplomatic immunity was granted Wednesday by a Federal Judge in Manhattan.

Arrest warrant issued against Khobragade in US visa fraud case

Arrest warrant issued against Khobragade in US visa fraud case

Rediff.com15 Mar 2014

Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, whose arrest soured India-US relations, was on Friday re-indicted on visa fraud charges, a couple of days after a US court dismissed an earlier indictment.

Khobragade moves NYC court to seek dismissal of visa fraud case

Khobragade moves NYC court to seek dismissal of visa fraud case

Rediff.com15 Jan 2014

Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has asked a court in New York to dismiss the indictment against her and terminate any 'open' arrest warrants in the visa fraud case, arguing that she was 'cloaked' in diplomatic immunity and cannot face criminal prosecution in the United States

'I do not take tonight for granted'

'I do not take tonight for granted'

Rediff.com29 Feb 2016

Earnest words from Leonardo DiCaprio, and the big winners of Oscar night.