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Sports Shorts: Sharath Kamal sails into at WTT Contender semis

Sports Shorts: Sharath Kamal sails into at WTT Contender semis

Rediff.com23 Mar 2022

Avinash Sable's national mark headlines strong showing in IGP 2

Meeting 1.35 bn vax dose target in Aug-Dec a long haul

Meeting 1.35 bn vax dose target in Aug-Dec a long haul

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

While Covishield supplies would meet the target of 500 mn doses between August and December, it looks like Covaxin would miss the target of 400 mn unless the partner sites of Bharat Biotech ramp up very rapidly, reports Sohini Das.

Digvijaya Singh calls Pulwama attack 'accident', draws flak

Digvijaya Singh calls Pulwama attack 'accident', draws flak

Rediff.com5 Mar 2019

Trolled for referring to the attack in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed, the Congress leader tweeted again, saying there should be no doubt that the incident was an act of terrorism.

'Jaya's followers should unite': Sasikala signals truce with AIADMK

'Jaya's followers should unite': Sasikala signals truce with AIADMK

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

Paying tribute to Tamil Nadu's former chief minister J Jayalalithaa on her birth anniversary, expelled All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader VK Sasikala said that they (the AIADMK and the Amma Makkal Munnetra Katchi) should contest elections together.

WATCH LIVE: All the action in Parliament

WATCH LIVE: All the action in Parliament

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

Catch all the live debates from Parliament as the winter session begins

WATCH LIVE: All the action in Parliament

WATCH LIVE: All the action in Parliament

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

Catch all the live debates from Parliament as the winter session begins

Lessons from Bollywood: How to wear a mask

Lessons from Bollywood: How to wear a mask

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

Sukanya Verma suggests that one can take a leaf from these Bollywood movies and see the extent folks can go to cover their prized faces.

Private train operations likely by April 2023: Railways

Private train operations likely by April 2023: Railways

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

The introduction of private players would mean that trains will be available on demand and that passenger waitlist will decrease.

Tickets worth Rs 52.36 lakh went unsold for Delhi ODI: BCCI VP

Tickets worth Rs 52.36 lakh went unsold for Delhi ODI: BCCI VP

Rediff.com3 Nov 2016

BCCI vice-president C K Khanna on Thursday claimed that tickets worth Rs 52.36 lakh for the recent ODI match between India and New Zealand went "unsold". "Tickets worth Rupees 52,36,000 were unsold. Why all the tickets were not sold-out? DDCA started online ticket sale quite late that too without proper advertisement," Khanna claimed in a media release.

Orphaned at 5, Revathi gears up to live Olympic dream

Orphaned at 5, Revathi gears up to live Olympic dream

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

Sprinter Revathi Veeramani is part of the 4x400m Indian mixed relay team in the Tokyo Games, starting July 23.

India expects 500 million doses of Covid vaccine by July 2021

India expects 500 million doses of Covid vaccine by July 2021

Rediff.com13 Oct 2020

"Keeping a close pace with the potential availability of vaccine, a plan of action on which sections are to be given priority has been discussed. Importantly, it would be monitored through a scientific approach," Dr Harsh Vardhan told ANI about the strategy being discussed on vaccine distribution.

Sasikala eyes comeback as AIADMK's jubilee fete begins

Sasikala eyes comeback as AIADMK's jubilee fete begins

Rediff.com17 Oct 2021

She unfurled the AIADMK flag at the T Nagar memorial of party founder and late Chief Minister M G Ramachandran in Chennai and a plaque unveiled on the occasion addressed her as party 'general secretary,' which was strongly opposed by the main opposition party.

Dilli Gupshup: Why everyone's scared of the Army Chief!

Dilli Gupshup: Why everyone's scared of the Army Chief!

Rediff.com30 Mar 2012

Revealed -- the similarity between General VK Singh and Arjun Singh. Will Sharad Pawar and Ajit Singh rebel against the UPA? What's the BJP's great dilemma? All this and more in this week's Dilli Gupshup.

Is the worst over in the Army-government tug of war?

Is the worst over in the Army-government tug of war?

Rediff.com16 Apr 2012

The tragedy -- and paradox -- of the present situation is that the spat has occurred between two figures known for their integrity -- AK Antony and Gen VK Singh -- who should have walked in step in the larger national interest, says Neerja Chowdhury

Mr PM, Gen Singh's actions hurtful but his questions valid

Mr PM, Gen Singh's actions hurtful but his questions valid

Rediff.com31 Mar 2012

In an open letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh senior analyst B Raman says that the government should not be indifferent to the serious and worrisome issues projected by outgoing Indian Army chief General VK Singh

Age row has devalued Gen Singh's image before jawans

Age row has devalued Gen Singh's image before jawans

Rediff.com13 Feb 2012

The Supreme Court's non-intervention in the age row in a substantive manner has not cast any blemish on the integrity and professionalism of Army Chief Gen V K Singh. But it does cast a blemish on his image in the eyes of his jawans and junior officers, writes B Raman

Kohli and Co feast on Hyderabadi biryani

Kohli and Co feast on Hyderabadi biryani

Rediff.com9 May 2018

RCB squad visited their fast bowler Mohammed Siraj's house in Hyderabad to sample some delicious mughlai cuisine.

Farmers' protests more political in nature: Union Min

Farmers' protests more political in nature: Union Min

Rediff.com20 Dec 2020

V Singh said that "actual farmers are very happy with what has been done in last six months."

Sasikala released from prison after serving 4-yr term

Sasikala released from prison after serving 4-yr term

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

Expelled All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader V K Sasikala was set free on Wednesday by authorities after she completed four years imprisonment in a jail here in a case of disproportionate assets, setting off celebrations by her supporters in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Rajasthan HC puts restrains on Verma and Sinha

Rajasthan HC puts restrains on Verma and Sinha

Rediff.com4 Aug 2010

The Rajasthan High Court has restrained Badminton Association of India president VK Verma from taking any decision as head of the sports body without its prior permission till the next hearing on August 17.

Stung by BJP, will Tikait's BKU fight UP polls next year?

Stung by BJP, will Tikait's BKU fight UP polls next year?

Rediff.com23 Feb 2021

'Now the very government we helped to form is telling us we are enemies of the nation!' The BKU has stayed away from direct participation in politics. But this time they are not so sure, reports Aditi Phadnis.

India launches COVID vaccination for all above 45

India launches COVID vaccination for all above 45

Rediff.com1 Apr 2021

More than 6.5 crore vaccine doses have been administered across the country so far to frontline workers, healthcare workers, those above 60 and for people aged above 45 with specified co-co-morbid conditions.

Court to hear defamation plea against ex-Army chief on July 19

Court to hear defamation plea against ex-Army chief on July 19

Rediff.com3 Mar 2014

A Delhi court today fixed July 19 for hearing a criminal defamation complaint filed by former Lt General Tejinder Singh against ex-Army chief General VK Singh and others.

'Sasikala will return with full power if...'

'Sasikala will return with full power if...'

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

'If the EPS government falls, Sasikala will return. If EPS wins, he will become an indispensable leader and Sasikala will not be able to return.' T E Narasimhan reports.

Will Akbar Road be renamed as Maharana Pratap Road?

Will Akbar Road be renamed as Maharana Pratap Road?

Rediff.com17 May 2016

Minister of State for External Affairs General (Retired) VK Singh on Tuesday wrote to Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs M Venkaiah Naidu seeking the renaming of New Delhi's Akbar Road as Maharana Pratap Road.

How govt plans to distribute Covid-19 vaccine

How govt plans to distribute Covid-19 vaccine

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

The procurement and distribution will be centralised though the government is yet to take a call on the initial number of doses that will be procured.

Op Sankat Mochan begins; C17s fly to South Sudan to rescue Indians

Op Sankat Mochan begins; C17s fly to South Sudan to rescue Indians

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

Operation Sankat Mochan, aimed at evacuating over 500 Indians stuck in the war-torn South Sudan, got underway on Thursday.

AIADMK is the asset of cadre, not of any family: OPS attacks Sasikala

AIADMK is the asset of cadre, not of any family: OPS attacks Sasikala

Rediff.com11 Feb 2017

Panneerselvam said the "dream of those to capture power" will end as a "daydream" and asserted that his camp would not allow the party to go into the hands of "a family".

Storm erupts over MEA booklet with MJ Akbar at Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas

Storm erupts over MEA booklet with MJ Akbar at Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

Akbar had resigned as junior external affairs minister in the wake of allegation of sexual misconduct during his tenure as a senior editor. The alleged incidents came to light during the #MeToo movement. Akbar had denied the allegations.

Vinod Khanna's star turn, over the years

Vinod Khanna's star turn, over the years

Rediff.com27 Apr 2017

Veteran actor Vinod Khanna passed away on Thursday after battling cancer. He was 70.

When will COVID-19 end in India? Here's the answer

When will COVID-19 end in India? Here's the answer

Rediff.com27 Apr 2020

According to a study done by Singapore University of Technology and Design Data, coronavirus will 100 per cent end across the world on December 8.

'Farewell Murthy Saab, will miss you'

'Farewell Murthy Saab, will miss you'

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

'One must be cautious, not scared, of the new variants'

'One must be cautious, not scared, of the new variants'

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

'SARS-CoV-2 is going to change to avoid/overcome any thing thrown at it.'

I was not invited by the AAP to join them: General V K Singh

I was not invited by the AAP to join them: General V K Singh

Rediff.com27 Mar 2014

Former Singh is in hectic campaign mode as he goes all out to win the confidence of people of Ghaziabad, who chose Bharatiya Janata Party chief Rajnath Singh in the 2009 elections to represent them. He spoke with rediff.com about his priorities and how he aims to "convince people to see beyond the politics of caste, religion and look at national level issues

RK Nagar bypoll: Team OPS campaigns with Jaya's body replica

RK Nagar bypoll: Team OPS campaigns with Jaya's body replica

Rediff.com6 Apr 2017

A replica of a coffin with late chief minister Jayalalithaa's figurine was on Thursday deployed by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma) faction as part of campaign for the RK Nagar assembly bypoll, highlighting its demand for a probe into her death.

Randhir, Malhotra remain adamant on pullout

Randhir, Malhotra remain adamant on pullout

Rediff.com11 May 2013

With four days to go for the crucial meeting between Indian officials and the International Olympic Committee, efforts to persuade acting IOA President VK Malhotra and IOC member in India Randhir Singh to reconsider their decision to pull out have not borne fruit with both insisting on staying away.

In Bengaluru prison, Sasikala has 'Cyanide Mallika' as her next door inmate

In Bengaluru prison, Sasikala has 'Cyanide Mallika' as her next door inmate

Rediff.com18 Feb 2017

Cyanide Mallika is serving a life term for killing seven women by giving them cyanide capsule in temples. Her motive had been to decamp with gold jewelries that unsuspecting victims wore.

How Sasikala spent her first night in jail

How Sasikala spent her first night in jail

Rediff.com16 Feb 2017

Sasikala sharing her cell with co-accused and sister-in-law, J Elavarasi and another, slept on the floor and had tamarind rice in the morning.

Investor wealth plummets Rs 2.69 lakh cr as markets crash

Investor wealth plummets Rs 2.69 lakh cr as markets crash

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

From the BSE 30-share blue chip pack, 27 scrips ended with losses led by SBI and Tata Steel.