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'If we want to escape future waves, we need more and more vaccination

'If we want to escape future waves, we need more and more vaccination

Rediff.com30 Jul 2021

'Wherever the Delta variant is spreading, and the population is not vaccinated, there is death and devastation.'

ICYMI: Top moments from the week gone by

ICYMI: Top moments from the week gone by

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

Catch up on all the events that shaped the world last week.

Saluting General Raina's Vision and Courage

Saluting General Raina's Vision and Courage

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

General T N Raina was an iconic Indian military leader whose contributions to the nation should be more widely known, notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).

Be it Ram or Rahim Bhakti, it's time for Bharat Bhakti: PM

Be it Ram or Rahim Bhakti, it's time for Bharat Bhakti: PM

Rediff.com9 Nov 2019

All political parties have appeal for peace and harmony.

Girls from Maoist-affected Chhattisgarh join CRPF

Girls from Maoist-affected Chhattisgarh join CRPF

Rediff.com7 May 2010

A month after the Dantewada massacre, young girls from the Maoist-affected region of Chhattisgarh will begin a 9-month training programme to become CRPF constables.

Kanpur train accident was conspiracy from across border: PM in UP

Kanpur train accident was conspiracy from across border: PM in UP

Rediff.com24 Feb 2017

14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express was derailed near Pukhraya in Kanpur Dehat district on November 20. The findings showed that it was a "conspiracy".

Jharkhand: Maoist shutdown affects train services

Jharkhand: Maoist shutdown affects train services

Rediff.com26 Apr 2010

Several trains in Jharkhand were either cancelled or diverted to avoid Naxal pockets and security beefed up as the two-day shut down called by the CPI-Maoist in Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal began on Monday.

'Gandhi's Ram is my Ram'

'Gandhi's Ram is my Ram'

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

'Does a secular nation not believe in its ancestry? The Constitution has a photo of Ram also.'

CBI seeks Sharma's custody in Mecca Masjid case

CBI seeks Sharma's custody in Mecca Masjid case

Rediff.com28 Jun 2010

After getting custody of Devender Gupta, an accused in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday filed a petition before a local court seeking custodial interrogation of another accused Lokesh Sharma. Gupta and Sharma were brought to Hyderabad by CBI from Ajmer on June 17, as part of further investigation into the blast that had left nine persons dead on May 18, 2007.

Plane to Delhi diverted for JK minister: Report

Plane to Delhi diverted for JK minister: Report

Rediff.com23 Jun 2010

A Kingfisher Airlines flight from Srinagar to Delhi was on Wednesday diverted to Jaipur where 28 passengers on board, including a Jammu and Kashmir minister and his family members, were allowed to deplane. The move came under attack from other passengers, who said it was done to facilitate the VIP for his pilgrimage to Ajmer.The airlines flatly rejected the charge as 'absolutely untrue', saying the flight had to be diverted to Jaipur on account of 'VIP movement' at the Delhi

Mecca Masjid blast: Dead RSS man named as accused

Mecca Masjid blast: Dead RSS man named as accused

Rediff.com22 Jun 2010

The Central Bureau of Investigation has added the name of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist Sunil Joshi to the list of accused in the Mecca Masjid blast case. Joshi, who hails from Madhya Pradesh, was shot dead by three unknown assailants on December 29, 2007, months after the blasts in Hyderabad and Ajmer.The CBI moved a petition in the 14th additional chief metropolitan magistrate's court in Hyderabad on Tuesday, seeking the addition of Joshi's name.

The birth of a Sufi singer

The birth of a Sufi singer

Rediff.com7 Oct 2010

Sandip Roy tells the story of Shye Ben-Tzur, a Israeli musician who found his calling in Sufi music.

Mecca Masjid 'accused' want apology, compensation

Mecca Masjid 'accused' want apology, compensation

Rediff.com18 Jun 2010

At least 50 suspects were picked up from Hyderabad city alone for allegedly carrying out both Mecca Masjid and Ajmer blasts. All of them have been acquitted by the court and they currently are seeking an apology coupled with compensation from the Hyderabad police.

First 4-lane road-cum-metro track in Jaipur

First 4-lane road-cum-metro track in Jaipur

Rediff.com5 Oct 2010

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Jaipur Development Authority for a four-lane elevated road-cum-metro track project.

'A majority of the police force is biased'

'A majority of the police force is biased'

Rediff.com15 Jun 2010

S R Darapuri, a retired Indian Police Service officer has been fighting for several innocents picked up and tortured by the police in several cases of terrorism,explains how the police force is beset with bias and what needs to be done to tackle it.

Mecca Masjid blast: CBI focuses on local angle

Mecca Masjid blast: CBI focuses on local angle

Rediff.com12 Jun 2010

Even as the process of brining the two accused of Ajmer Dargah blast to Hyderabad for questioning in the Mecca Masjid blast case was continuing, the Central Bureau of Investigation has made some more headway in the three-year-old blast case.

Is Aseemanand the mastermind of 'Hindu terror?'

Is Aseemanand the mastermind of 'Hindu terror?'

Rediff.com11 Jun 2010

The Central Bureau of Investigation, which is probing the Ajmer and Hyderabad Mecca Masjid blasts, say that their case will not be complete unless and until they manage to lay their hands on Swami Aseemanand -- who is believed to be the father of the right wing groups carrying out subversive activities in the country.

REWIND: India over the weekend!

REWIND: India over the weekend!

Rediff.com16 Jan 2017

Events that shaped the nation in the past 48 hours in images.

Now a documentary on Sunny Leone!

Now a documentary on Sunny Leone!

Rediff.com18 Feb 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

India is doing a good job fighting COVID-19

India is doing a good job fighting COVID-19

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

'All anecdotal evidence confirms that there has been no noticeable rise in deaths across the country for want of coronavirus tests,' notes Virendra Kapoor.

Nikhil Dey, 4 others convicted in 19-yr-old case of 'trespass'

Nikhil Dey, 4 others convicted in 19-yr-old case of 'trespass'

Rediff.com14 Jun 2017

The case pertains to a dispute with the then sarpanch of Harmada, when the activists had gone to his house to see some records.

105 held for leaking RRB paper

105 held for leaking RRB paper

Rediff.com15 Feb 2009

At least 105 people, including some students, were arrested from Jaipur and Bhopal allegedly for leaking question papers of a Railway Recruitment Board examination scheduled for Sunday.

CBI questions 10 in Samjhauta Exp blast probe

CBI questions 10 in Samjhauta Exp blast probe

Rediff.com22 Oct 2009

A team of Central Bureau of Investigation officials and the Rajasthan Anti-Terrorism Squad is camping in western Madhya Pradesh in connection with the Samjhauta Express and Ajmer Dargah bomb blasts that took place couple of years ago and has questioned 10 people so far.

Cops look for local modules in Pune, Hyd blasts

Cops look for local modules in Pune, Hyd blasts

Rediff.com10 Jun 2010

As the Central Bureau of Investigation continues to join the dots on the Ajmer, Pune Goa and Mecca Masjid blasts cases, the probe so far has revealed that a very strong local network of Hindu right-wing groups in Hyderabad and Pune may have carried out these attacks.

66 Pakistani nationals interrogated at Pushkar

66 Pakistani nationals interrogated at Pushkar

Rediff.com29 Sep 2009

The Rajasthan police are interrogating 66 Pakistani nationals who visited Pushkar town in Ajmer district allegedly violating visa norms.

Rajasthan rape case: MP seeking justice arrested

Rajasthan rape case: MP seeking justice arrested

Rediff.com30 Dec 2009

Dausa Member of Parliament Kirori Lal Meena, who was on a dharna in Jaipur seeking justice for a tribal woman allegedly raped by an Indian Police Service officer about 13 years ago, was arrested along with 13 others in the wee hours of Wednesday.

Very big lapse: Vadra on Priyanka security breach

Very big lapse: Vadra on Priyanka security breach

Rediff.com3 Dec 2019

Asked about the security breach at their residence, he said it was a "very big lapse", but he would like to emphasise more on the safety of women in the country.

PICS: World's LARGEST camel fair starts in Pushkar

PICS: World's LARGEST camel fair starts in Pushkar

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

The famous Pushkar fair, which attracts lakhs of people including foreign tourists, has begun in Ajmer, Rajasthan, with a number of cultural programmes, group dance and camel race attracting lakhs of visitors.

How Modi and Kejriwal are strikingly similar

How Modi and Kejriwal are strikingly similar

Rediff.com27 Nov 2019

'Mr Kejriwal is almost exactly the package that Mr Modi offers: Personal aggrandisement, the building of a personality cult through full-page newspaper ads day after day, populist schemes involving subsidies (whether affordable or required), abandonment of secular principles, exaggerated claims and no checks on leadership,' points out T N Ninan.

Travel: Exploring India on two wheels

Travel: Exploring India on two wheels

Rediff.com3 Mar 2010

Reader Sujay Ray drove over 5000 km through sections of the Golden Quadrilateral on his two-wheeler over ten days. He shares his experiences with us.

ICAI announces CPT 2008

ICAI announces CPT 2008

Rediff.com13 Dec 2007

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, announces the next Common Proficiency Test (CPT) of the Institute will be held on February 3, 2008.

M Tech prog in computer engineering

M Tech prog in computer engineering

Rediff.com8 Sep 2008

Govt Engineering College, Ajmer invites applications for M Tech. Programmes.

Congress looks set to sweep Rajasthan

Congress looks set to sweep Rajasthan

Rediff.com16 May 2009

Among the candidates who were leading were Congress's Sachin Pilot in Ajmer, Jitendra Singh in Alwar, Seeshram Ola in Jhunjhunu, Namo Narayan Meena in Tonk-Sawaimadhopur, C P Joshi in Bhilwara and Girija Vyas in Chittorgarh

Sharath emerges champion in TT Championship

Sharath emerges champion in TT Championship

Rediff.com8 Aug 2010

Top seed Achanta Sharath Kamal overcame a stiff resistance from unseeded Sanil Shetty of Air India to emerge champion in the Inter Institutional Table Tennis Championship at Ajmer on Sunday.

REWIND: India over the weekend

REWIND: India over the weekend

Rediff.com10 Oct 2016

Here's a recap of the events from the past 48 hours.

Ayodhya verdict: AIMPLB says may seek review

Ayodhya verdict: AIMPLB says may seek review

Rediff.com10 Nov 2019

Sources in the prominent Muslim body Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind said it was not in favour of filing a review petition and wants the matter to end.

Delhi HC stays inspection of Smriti Irani's education records

Delhi HC stays inspection of Smriti Irani's education records

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

The Delhi high court on Tuesday stayed a Central Information Commission order to Central Board of Secondary Examination to allow inspection of class 10th and 12th school records of Union Minister Smriti Irani.

CBSE class 10 results: Four students top with 499 out 500 marks

CBSE class 10 results: Four students top with 499 out 500 marks

Rediff.com29 May 2018

Girls outperformed boys with a pass percentage of 88.67 as opposed to 85.32.

The Republic will always remains alive

The Republic will always remains alive

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

As long as even one Indian holds aloft Ambedkar's portrait and recites the Preamble, the Republic remains alive, says Mihir S Sharma.

Meet Vice Admiral Lanba, India's next naval chief

Meet Vice Admiral Lanba, India's next naval chief

Rediff.com5 May 2016

Here are few things you should know about Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, India's next naval chief.