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6 killed in explosion near ordnance depot in Maharashtra's Wardha

6 killed in explosion near ordnance depot in Maharashtra's Wardha

Rediff.com21 Nov 2018

Around 10 to 15 contract labourers were at the site when the incident occurred, Wardha's additional superintendent of police Nikhil Pingle said.

1st Test: Anderson strikes late as England peg back Windies

1st Test: Anderson strikes late as England peg back Windies

Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

James Anderson tore through West Indies' middle order in a devastating late spell, while Ben Stokes chimed in to claim tailender Kemar Roach for a duck with the final ball of the day at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown.

F1: Doubts over New Jersey race, Austin on track

F1: Doubts over New Jersey race, Austin on track

Rediff.com26 Sep 2012

Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone has raised doubts over whether the inaugural Grand Prix of America, to be held in New Jersey next year will go ahead.

Indian treasure worth Rs 2 crore found on frozen French peak!

Indian treasure worth Rs 2 crore found on frozen French peak!

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

A French climber recently found a box full of precious stones while trekking at Mont Blanc, the highest mountain range in Western Europe, with jewellery worth over Rs 2 crore.

Governments have no business running temples

Governments have no business running temples

Rediff.com6 Nov 2012

'Governments have no business running temples. Governments certainly have no business deciding who is a Hindu and who is not a Hindu.'

International media hails Tendulkar's grand feat

International media hails Tendulkar's grand feat

Rediff.com17 Mar 2012

Sachin Tendulkar crossed the long standing milestone and finally completed the much anticipated 100th international ton on Friday. Here is how some of the major newspapers across the world reacted to the maestro's landmark feat.

Why gangsters like Vikas Dubey become formidable

Why gangsters like Vikas Dubey become formidable

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

'Not unlike politicians who gravitate towards whoever is in power, mafia dons too have a great survival streak, switching loyalty to the party in power,' observes Virendra Kapoor a week after gangster Vikas Dubey was slain in an alleged encounter.

Karzai snaps at Pak delegation, Gilani stops meeting

Karzai snaps at Pak delegation, Gilani stops meeting

Rediff.com17 Feb 2012

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai made a torrid attack on the Pakistani leadership in a face-to-face meeting with Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and demanded that Islamabad produce top Taliban leaders to negotiate with him. Karzai confronted the Pakistanis at an official delegation-level talk on Thursday in Islamabad between the two countries on the sidelines of a trilateral summit meeting of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran.

'Osama was in touch with Mullah Omar till his death'

'Osama was in touch with Mullah Omar till his death'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2012

Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden till his last was in frequent touch with his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri and Taliban supremo Mullah Omar, plotting operations against NATO forces, documents found at his Abbottabad hideout show.

Murdoch's ex-editor ridicules claims

Murdoch's ex-editor ridicules claims

Rediff.com26 Apr 2012

Harold Evans, legendary editor of The Sunday Times, who famously resigned after falling out with media baron Rupert Murdoch, on Thursday ridiculed the latter's claims at the Leveson Inquiry on Wednesday about events at the newspaper.

David Cameron wants Whatsapp, Snapchat banned in Britain

David Cameron wants Whatsapp, Snapchat banned in Britain

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

Online messaging services like Whatsapp and Snapchat may face a ban in Britain as Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to introduce a slew of legislations that would deny terrorists a "safe space" to communicate online in the aftermath of a series of terror attacks in France.

Pather Panchali, the film that made history

Pather Panchali, the film that made history

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

August 26, 1955. 65 years ago, Pather Panchali was released. Aseem Chhabra salutes the Masterpiece.

I should be consulted on Rosberg's replacement: Hamilton

I should be consulted on Rosberg's replacement: Hamilton

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has insisted that his team must consult him on who would replace recently-retired world champion Nico Rosberg next season before also warning them against signing big names like Fernando Alonso.

Probe acid attack on volleyball player: Hooda tells cops

Probe acid attack on volleyball player: Hooda tells cops

Rediff.com28 May 2012

The chief minister, who was interacting with the guardians of 18-year-old victim Ritu Saini in Rohtak on Monday, also assured necessary financial help to the budding state player.

JK Rowling's tweet hints return of Harry Potter

JK Rowling's tweet hints return of Harry Potter

Rediff.com8 Oct 2014

The new book would be a spin-off.

A story of heartbreak and hope

A story of heartbreak and hope

Rediff.com19 Sep 2017

How glitter fought gloom.

Biden's secretary of state will be...

Biden's secretary of state will be...

Rediff.com16 Nov 2020

'Biden's promise of returning to 'normalcy' after Trump appears to mean that the same old politicians, who are responsible for the 'endless wars' in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, are being brought out of the woodwork after four years,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

'National Treasures': Media reacts to England's World Cup exit

'National Treasures': Media reacts to England's World Cup exit

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

England hailed as heroes after World Cup heartache

Radio station left relief funds dormant for seven years

Radio station left relief funds dormant for seven years

Rediff.com21 Oct 2011

An investigation by the Charity Commission has revealed that a London-based radio station that raised 160,000 for natural disaster left it unused in a bank account for almost seven years, The Guardian reported.

'IS possesses enough arms to wage war up to 2 years'

'IS possesses enough arms to wage war up to 2 years'

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

A new United Nations report warns that the Islamic State militant group possesses enough arms, ammunition and vehicles to wage its war in Iraq and Syria for up to 2 years.

Osama bin Laden was not a Pakistani: Gilani

Osama bin Laden was not a Pakistani: Gilani

Rediff.com10 May 2012

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has insisted his country had not been "complicit" in sheltering slain Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden and said the latter was able to live undetected for so long in Pakistan due to a global 'intelligence failure'.

Siddhartha Mukherjee wins Guardian First Book award

Siddhartha Mukherjee wins Guardian First Book award

Rediff.com2 Dec 2011

Siddhartha Mukherjee, the Indian origin American physician who won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, has added another literary accolade by winning the Guardian First Book Award for his "biography" of cancer, The Emperor of All Melodies.

75 years on, the horror of Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings

75 years on, the horror of Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

On August 6 and August 9 of 1945, warfare changed forever when the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, devastating the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and killing more than 100,000 people. The attack on the people of Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, and the second attack on the city of Nagasaki at 11:02 am on August 9 killed and wounded hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting men, women, and children in a horrible blast of fire and radiation, followed by deadly fallout. In years that followed, those who survived -- the hibakusha -- suffered from the trauma of the experience and from the long-term effects of their exposure to radiation from the weapons. Before the blast, they were thriving cities. In a flash, they became desolate wastelands. Seventy-five years later, take a glimpse at the destruction.

ICC fears split in world cricket

ICC fears split in world cricket

Rediff.com1 May 2015

ICC confirmed it was investigating the registration of company names which it regarded as of 'concern to the sport of cricket'.

AAP's use of Hindu symbolism is a sign of the times

AAP's use of Hindu symbolism is a sign of the times

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

As the campaign peaked, AAP leaders evidently realised they had to deflect their chief opponent's attempts to polarise the electorate over religious identity, explains David Devadas.

Ten Hit Hindi Films With Terrible Endings

Ten Hit Hindi Films With Terrible Endings

Rediff.com11 Apr 2012

Here's looking at films that have everything going for them, except for their ending.

Andaman officials alerted 2 yrs ago about human safari

Andaman officials alerted 2 yrs ago about human safari

Rediff.com17 Jan 2012

Officials in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands were alerted to the existence of 'human safaris' two years ago by the London-based charity organisation Survivor International, which had helped expose the practice in the past. The practice of getting members of the Jarawa tribe in the islands to dance before tourists has been taken up by the Indian government after the Observer and The Guardian newspapers last week published a report and a video on its prevalence.

Why was Stephen Hawking so loved in popular culture?

Why was Stephen Hawking so loved in popular culture?

Rediff.com14 Mar 2018

The many reasons why the famed scientist was a minor celebrity in Hollywood.

'Modi among 31 leaders to have personal details leaked at G20'

'Modi among 31 leaders to have personal details leaked at G20'

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among 31 world leaders whose personal details were inadvertently compromised at the G20 summit held in Australia last year, a media report said on Monday.

Ray Tomlinson, creator of email and saviour of @ passes away

Ray Tomlinson, creator of email and saviour of @ passes away

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

Tomlinson invented direct email messages in 1971. Before his invention, electronic messages could be shared only on a very limited network.

Now, Sourav Ganguly is MCC honorary life member

Now, Sourav Ganguly is MCC honorary life member

Rediff.com15 Feb 2015

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been awarded an honorary life membership to the Marylebone Cricket Club.

Twin blasts kill 29, injure 166 in Istanbul

Twin blasts kill 29, injure 166 in Istanbul

Rediff.com11 Dec 2016

A match between Bursaspor and Besiktas attended by thousands of people had finished two hours before the blasts.

'India's Cold Start plan may never be used on Pak'

'India's Cold Start plan may never be used on Pak'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2010

American embassy cables leaked by whistleblower website WikiLeaks reveal that the United States conducted its own secret analysis of India's military contingency plans codenamed 'Cold Start', the Guardian reported.

US aid won't deter Pak's support to terror groups

US aid won't deter Pak's support to terror groups

Rediff.com1 Dec 2010

Four militant groups, including India focussed Lashkar-e-Tayiba, receives covert support from Pakistan's influential army and "no amount of money" from America will change the policy, according to a newspaper report on Wednesday.

PHOTOS: 116 feared dead after Hercules C-130 crashes in Indonesian city

PHOTOS: 116 feared dead after Hercules C-130 crashes in Indonesian city

Rediff.com30 Jun 2015

According to reports, the Hercules C-130 plane hit a hotel and houses in the northern Sumatra city of Medan.

British PM May to face leadership challenge over Brexit

British PM May to face leadership challenge over Brexit

Rediff.com12 Dec 2018

The challenge to May's leadership was triggered after 48 Conservative Members of Parliament submitted letters demanding a vote to the 1922 Committee, which represents rank-and-file Conservative MPs in the House of Commons.

In PHOTOS: On Haj in the midst of Arab Spring

In PHOTOS: On Haj in the midst of Arab Spring

Rediff.com4 Nov 2011

As one of Islam's five pillars, the Haj is enjoined on all Muslims who are physically able to carry it out, but this year the pilgrimage follows uprisings across the Arab world and growing tensions between Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite power Iran.

Egyptian military torturing protesters: Report

Egyptian military torturing protesters: Report

Rediff.com11 Feb 2011

The Egyptian army secretly arrested thousands of anti-government protestors over the past two weeks and tortured some of them, The Guardian reported. Hossam Bahgat, director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights in Cairo, told the UK daily that hundreds, and possibly thousands, of ordinary people had "disappeared" into military custody across the country for no more than carrying a political flyer, attending the demonstrations or even the way they look.

What's the big deal about Parasite?

What's the big deal about Parasite?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2020

'Are we too close as well-off Indians, all with servants and drivers and tuition teachers ourselves, to be able to understand why it is all so awful?', asks Aakar Patel.