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Maha passes bill to curb urban Naxalism; won't misuse, assures CM

Maha passes bill to curb urban Naxalism; won't misuse, assures CM

Rediff.com11 Jul 2025

The Maharashtra legislative assembly passed the 'Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill' aimed at preventing unlawful activities of Left Wing Extremist organizations, focusing on urban Naxalism and passive militancy.

Captain Shreyas Iyer loses another T20 final!

Captain Shreyas Iyer loses another T20 final!

Rediff.com13 Jun 2025

Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals lifted the T20 Mumbai league title, beating Shreyas Iyer-led SoBo Mumbai Falcons by five wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.

Metro... In Dino Review: Meandering Mess

Metro... In Dino Review: Meandering Mess

Rediff.com4 Jul 2025

Metro...In Dino's assembly of actors exhaust all their charm at the end of this messy musing on metropolitan monotony, observes SUkanya Verma.

Why Aditya L1 Is Super Special

Why Aditya L1 Is Super Special

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

India's first solar mission, if successful, will showcase ISRO's ability to explore the cosmos, explains Kumar Abishek.

Odisha's Raja Parba: Honouring Womanhood

Odisha's Raja Parba: Honouring Womanhood

Rediff.com17 Jun 2025

The Raja Parba or Raja festival celebrates the enduring spirit of womanhood.

Aditya-L1 Gets Ready To Study The Sun

Aditya-L1 Gets Ready To Study The Sun

Rediff.com14 Aug 2023

Aditya -- the name in Sanskrit refers to the Sun -- is a coronagraphy spacecraft manufactured at the U R Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru to study the solar atmosphere.

After cement, Adani and Birla are set for a face-off in the wires and cable biz

After cement, Adani and Birla are set for a face-off in the wires and cable biz

Rediff.com30 Mar 2025

After cement, billionaire Gautam Adani's group and Kumar Mangalam Birla's Aditya Birla Group are set for a face-off in the wires and cable business with both conglomerates announcing forays into the high double-digit growth sector.

India's Aditya-L1 escapes sphere of Earth's influence

India's Aditya-L1 escapes sphere of Earth's influence

Rediff.com30 Sep 2023

ISRO said on Saturday the Aditya-L1 spacecraft has travelled beyond a distance of 9.2 lakh km from Earth, successfully escaping the sphere of Earth's influence.

AI Hiring Remains a Challenge in India

AI Hiring Remains a Challenge in India

Rediff.com16 Jul 2025

Companies typically face challenges in recruiting candidates who are skilled in AI, machine learning and generative artificial intelligence though they have hundreds of vacancies.

Shooters Arya-Arjun shock Olympic champions to win World Cup gold

Shooters Arya-Arjun shock Olympic champions to win World Cup gold

Rediff.com14 Jun 2025

Arya Borse and Arjun Babuta dished out a thoroughly dominant performance and outplayed China's reigning Olympic and World champion duo Zifei Wang and Lihao Sheng 17-7 to win the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team event of the ISSF World Cup.

Virat Kohli Is Still Scoring Big

Virat Kohli Is Still Scoring Big

Rediff.com3 Jul 2025

Whether in cricket or business, Kohli continues to play the long game.

Aditya-L1 takes a selfie, captures Earth, Moon

Aditya-L1 takes a selfie, captures Earth, Moon

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

The images show VELC (Visible Emission Line Coronagraph) and SUIT (Solar Ultraviolet Imager) instruments as seen by the camera on-board Aditya-L1 on September 4, 2023.

JSW Paints to buy Akzo Nobel India in Rs 8,986-crore deal

JSW Paints to buy Akzo Nobel India in Rs 8,986-crore deal

Rediff.com27 Jun 2025

JSW Paints, part of $23 billion JSW Group, on Friday said it will acquire majority controlling stake in Akzo Nobel India Ltd (ANIL), the maker of Dulux paints, for Rs 8,986 crore. It will acquire 74.76 per cent stake from its Dutch promoters/holding entities -- namely Imperial Chemical Industries and Akzo Nobel Coatings International BV -- for a consideration of Rs 8,986 crore, according to a statement from the JSW Group firm.

Why India's Sun mission is called Aditya-L1

Why India's Sun mission is called Aditya-L1

Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

A satellite placed in the halo orbit around the first Lagrangian point (L1) of the Sun-Earth system has the major advantage of continuously viewing the Sun without any occultation/eclipses, the IIA said.

Koffee Talk: Aditya On Ananya, Arjun On Marriage Plans

Koffee Talk: Aditya On Ananya, Arjun On Marriage Plans

Rediff.com14 Dec 2023

The latest episode of Koffee With Karan 8 has Bollywood's eligible bachelors Aditya Roy Kapur and Arjun Kapoor on the couch.

Are Ananya-Aditya The Newest Couple In Town?

Are Ananya-Aditya The Newest Couple In Town?

Rediff.com12 Jul 2023

Social media seems to think so.

Did Ananya-Aditya Go On A Movie Date?

Did Ananya-Aditya Go On A Movie Date?

Rediff.com19 Dec 2023

Film folk attended a special screening of Arjun Varain Singh's coming-of-age drama Kho Gaye Hum Kahan in Mumbai.

Aditya-L1 enters final orbit; yet another landmark, says Modi

Aditya-L1 enters final orbit; yet another landmark, says Modi

Rediff.com6 Jan 2024

The Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system is about 1.5 million km from the Earth. It is about one per cent of the total distance between the Earth and the Sun.

Grasim: Investors bet on paints, ignore weakness in core biz

Grasim: Investors bet on paints, ignore weakness in core biz

Rediff.com18 Jun 2025

The AV Birla group flagship Grasim Industries has been an outperformer on the bourses. The company's stock price is up 56.5 per cent in the last

10 Understated OTT Reccos For You!

10 Understated OTT Reccos For You!

Rediff.com21 May 2025

Wondering where to catch some overlooked, understated gems. Here are some OTT recommendations for you.

What Happens To Fawad Khan's Abir Gulaal Now?

What Happens To Fawad Khan's Abir Gulaal Now?

Rediff.com8 May 2025

When the producers of Abir Gulaal signed Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, they did not imagine that tensions between the two countries would escalate to this extent.

ISSF World Cup: Elavenil opens India's account

ISSF World Cup: Elavenil opens India's account

Rediff.com10 Jun 2025

Indian shooting ace Elavenil Valarivan settled for the bronze medal after leading for a good part of the women's 10m air rifle final on the first competition day of the ISSF World Cup in Munich on Tuesday.

How do you eat, sleep in space? Schoolchildren ask Shuks

How do you eat, sleep in space? Schoolchildren ask Shuks

Rediff.com3 Jul 2025

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, aboard the International Space Station, interacted with students in Lucknow, answering questions about life in space, the challenges of readjusting to Earth, and the benefits of space exploration.

Ayush Mhatre to lead India U-19 for England tour

Ayush Mhatre to lead India U-19 for England tour

Rediff.com22 May 2025

Mumbai's Ayush Mhatre has been appointed captain of the India U-19 team for next month's tour of England.

Pranav loses in Asian Chess Championship

Pranav loses in Asian Chess Championship

Rediff.com7 May 2025

World junior champion V Pranav of India lost to seasoned Grandmaster Jan Emmanuel Garcia of Philippines in the first round of the Asian Continental Chess Championship.

India's Sun mission Aditya-L1 starts collecting scientific data

India's Sun mission Aditya-L1 starts collecting scientific data

Rediff.com18 Sep 2023

Data collected around L1 would provide insights into the origin, acceleration, and anisotropy of solar wind and space weather phenomena, it said.

Aditya L1 undergoes 2nd earth-bound manoeuvre: ISRO

Aditya L1 undergoes 2nd earth-bound manoeuvre: ISRO

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

Aditya L1, the first space based Indian mission to study the Sun underwent the second earth-bound manoeuvre successfully, during the early hours on Tuesday, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.

ISRO performs first earth-bound manoeuvre of Aditya L1

ISRO performs first earth-bound manoeuvre of Aditya L1

Rediff.com3 Sep 2023

Indian Space Research Oganisation (ISRO) on Sunday said it has successfully performed the first earth-bound manoeuvre of the country's maiden solar mission, Aditya L1, from ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru.

Bhaker, Kusale, and 3 debutants ready to rock Munich

Bhaker, Kusale, and 3 debutants ready to rock Munich

Rediff.com29 Apr 2025

Reigning Asian Games champion Palak and Paris Olympics stars Manu Bhaker and Swapnil Kusale headline the 23-member Indian squad for the Munich leg of the Rifle/Pistol ISSF World Cup, beginning June 8.

Elavenil, Bhaker and debutants target Munich World Cup medals

Elavenil, Bhaker and debutants target Munich World Cup medals

Rediff.com9 Jun 2025

Two-time medallist Elavenil Valarivan will fancy her chances on the first competition day of ISSF World Cup in Munich on Tuesday

IB officer killed in Pahalgam planned Vaishno Devi trip with parents

IB officer killed in Pahalgam planned Vaishno Devi trip with parents

Rediff.com24 Apr 2025

Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Manish Ranjan, who was killed in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, had planned to take his parents to the Vaishno Devi shrine after returning from this vacation, one of his friends recounted. Ranjan, a section officer with the IB posted in Hyderabad, was among the 26 people killed in the terror attack on Tuesday. The attack was condemned by leaders and administrative officers, with many vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice.

How Aditya Birla Health Insurance plans to achieve full year profitability by FY26

How Aditya Birla Health Insurance plans to achieve full year profitability by FY26

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

'We want to play the value game for our consumers, which is health and retail will grow faster for us than the group.'

Aditya L1 completes 3rd earth-bound manoeuvre

Aditya L1 completes 3rd earth-bound manoeuvre

Rediff.com10 Sep 2023

Aditya-L1 is the first Indian space-based observatory that will study the Sun from a halo orbit around the first Sun-Earth Lagrangian point (L1), which is located roughly 1.5 million km from the Earth.

Flash floods claim 5 lives in Himachal, 3 in Jammu; red alert in Kerala

Flash floods claim 5 lives in Himachal, 3 in Jammu; red alert in Kerala

Rediff.com27 Jun 2025

While two bodies were recovered on Wednesday, the death toll climbed to four on Thursday after the recovery of two more bodies from the Indira Priyadarshini Hydroelectric project site in Kangra district.

ISRO gears up for crucial manoeuvre of Aditya-L1 on Jan 6

ISRO gears up for crucial manoeuvre of Aditya-L1 on Jan 6

Rediff.com5 Jan 2024

According to ISRO officials, the spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, about 1.5 million km from the Earth. The L1 point is about one per cent of the total distance between the Earth and the Sun.

Byju's suspended RP, former promoters move NCLAT

Byju's suspended RP, former promoters move NCLAT

Rediff.com6 Feb 2025

Former Resolution Professional of insolvency-bound edtech firm Byju's has moved appellate tribunal NCLAT challenging disciplinary action recommended against him by the Bengaluru bench of NCLT.

After historic Moon landing, ISRO launches maiden solar mission Aditya- L1

After historic Moon landing, ISRO launches maiden solar mission Aditya- L1

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

The successful launch of the maiden solar mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation came on the heels of the historic lunar landing mission - Chandrayaan-3.

Big day for ISRO as Aditya-L1 to be placed in final orbit

Big day for ISRO as Aditya-L1 to be placed in final orbit

Rediff.com6 Jan 2024

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will perform the final manoeuvre on Saturday to inject Aditya-L1 spacecraft -- the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun -- into its final destination orbit, some 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth.

ISRO all set for launch of Aditya-L1 Sun mission

ISRO all set for launch of Aditya-L1 Sun mission

Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

Aditya-L1 is a fully indigenous effort with the participation of national institutions., an ISRO official said.

Spot fixing? Kishan's bizarre dismissal raises eyebrows

Spot fixing? Kishan's bizarre dismissal raises eyebrows

Rediff.com23 Apr 2025

Kishan's gesture had MI skipper Hardik Pandya -- who had appealed half-heartedly -- pat the left-hander on his helmet and shoulders.