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Patna flooded due to incessant rains, 13 dead

Patna flooded due to incessant rains, 13 dead

Rediff.com29 Sep 2019

The three districts are among over a dozen in the state that were lashed by incessant rain for close to 48 hours bringing normal business to a grinding halt and disrupting rail and road traffic in most places.

Modi terms yoga ray of hope in pandemic, announces app

Modi terms yoga ray of hope in pandemic, announces app

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

The prime minister noted that there may not have been any major public events in countries around the world and in India for around a year-and-a-half, but the enthusiasm for Yoga Day has not diminished.

'Mulayam Singh should be immediately arrested'

'Mulayam Singh should be immediately arrested'

Rediff.com11 Apr 2014

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

How safe are medicines made in India?

How safe are medicines made in India?

Rediff.com14 Apr 2014

Patients have become wary of India-made drugs after a number of reports highlighted their substandard quality.

Capt Sathe had survived a crash in 1990s, but returned to flying

Capt Sathe had survived a crash in 1990s, but returned to flying

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

Sathe had suffered multiple injuries on his skull in that incident, but due to his strong will power and passion he cleared the test and started flying again, his cousin said.

Liquor volumes may take 20% hit in FY21

Liquor volumes may take 20% hit in FY21

Rediff.com14 May 2020

Almost 70 per cent of alcohol distribution in India happens through liquor vends or shops, while 30 per cent happens on-premise, that is, in bars, pubs, and hotels.

Death toll in Bihar floods rise to 72, 73.44 lakh people hit

Death toll in Bihar floods rise to 72, 73.44 lakh people hit

Rediff.com16 Aug 2017

Araria accounted for 20 flood deaths, followed by Sitamarhi (11), West Champaran (9), Kisanganj (8), Madhubani and Purnea (5 each), Madhepura and Darbhanga (4 each), East Champaran (3), Sheohar (2) and Supual (1), said Anirudh Kumar, special secretary in the state disaster management department.

Meet an IAS officer COVID-19 Warrior

Meet an IAS officer COVID-19 Warrior

Rediff.com20 Apr 2020

'Villages are much better prepared than towns as far as COVID-19 is concerned.'

Indian football: ATK Mohun Bagan blank BFC

Indian football: ATK Mohun Bagan blank BFC

Rediff.com9 Feb 2021

In a first for ATK Mohun Bagan this season, two first-half goals signalled the downfall for a beleaguered Bengaluru FC

Time for BJP to market POSITIVITY

Time for BJP to market POSITIVITY

Rediff.com27 Dec 2021

Indian elections are won and lost on 'negative' imageries and campaigns - but not certainly on 'negativity' as a political trait and electoral creed, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.

'When I received my first salary, I had tears'

'When I received my first salary, I had tears'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2019

Rediff readers tell us what their first salary meant to them.

Full Text: President's address to nation on the eve of Republic Day

Full Text: President's address to nation on the eve of Republic Day

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

Here's the full text of address to the nation by President Ram Nath Kovind on the eve of the Republic Day 2022.

Indira Gandhi features in TIME's '100 Women of the Year'

Indira Gandhi features in TIME's '100 Women of the Year'

Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

TIME also named freedom fighter Amrit Kaur as 'Women of the Year' for 1947

Self-immolation bid in Darjeeling, WB govt warns protesters

Self-immolation bid in Darjeeling, WB govt warns protesters

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

A Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporter attempted self-immolation in Darjeeling as the indefinite bandh by the GJM for a separate Gorkhaland entered the sixth day on Thursday, even as the West Bengal government said it would follow court orders strictly to maintain normalcy.

Indian football: Pandita rescues Goa; Real Kashmir win

Indian football: Pandita rescues Goa; Real Kashmir win

Rediff.com13 Feb 2021

The draw, Goa's sixth on the trot, helped the Gaurs climb to the third spot on the table.

Bihar's great ghar wapsi: Is the state prepared?

Bihar's great ghar wapsi: Is the state prepared?

Rediff.com9 May 2020

Official figures say 1.8 lakh workers have returned home to Bihar. Unofficially, however, that figure is said to have crossed 3 lakhs. Can Bihar cope?

Panel probing graft charge against J-K minister scrapped

Panel probing graft charge against J-K minister scrapped

Rediff.com13 Nov 2012

Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council Chairman Amrit Malhotra has dissolved the House Committee which was formed to probe allegations of land grab against senior cabinet minister Taj Mohiuddin.

Patna: 10 pathological centres sealed, 17 arrested

Patna: 10 pathological centres sealed, 17 arrested

Rediff.com10 Nov 2012

Ten illegal pathological centres and clinics were sealed and seventeen people were arrested on charges of indulging in unauthorized business practices in Patna, police said.

Should coal block allocations be scrapped?

Should coal block allocations be scrapped?

Rediff.com13 Sep 2012

Allotments that were done without conducting due diligence should be reversed but the UPA's procedure smacks of favouritism.

Madhuri watches Hichki with Rani

Madhuri watches Hichki with Rani

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

Doing the 'hichki pose'!

McDonald's vs Vikram Bakshi: Curtain comes down on the 6-year dispute

McDonald's vs Vikram Bakshi: Curtain comes down on the 6-year dispute

Rediff.com7 May 2019

The two parties have also approached the Delhi high court pleading that two earlier court orders be modified allowing Bakshi to sell his shares in Connaught Plaza Restaurant to McDonald's India.

We doing all we can to break unholy nexus: Urjit Patel on banking scam

We doing all we can to break unholy nexus: Urjit Patel on banking scam

Rediff.com14 Mar 2018

Breaking silence over the Rs 12,967 crore scam at Punjab National Bank, he said: "I have chosen to speak today to convey that we at the Reserve Bank of India also feel the anger, hurt and pain at the banking sector frauds and irregularities."

The Oldest Characters These Actresses Have Ever Played

The Oldest Characters These Actresses Have Ever Played

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

Sharmila Tagore was just 25 years old when she played mom to Rajesh Khanna in Aradhana!

Nitish must think of new governance ideas

Nitish must think of new governance ideas

Rediff.com10 Nov 2020

No one in Bihar will deny Nitish Kumar's contribution to governance, notes Aditi Phadnis.

Everyone needs to compromise and move forward: Amritraj

Everyone needs to compromise and move forward: Amritraj

Rediff.com12 Jan 2013

Former Davis Cupper Anand Amritraj has described the ongoing crisis in Indian tennis following the players' revolt against the AITA a shame and said that both the parties should work out a comprise formula and resolve the issue quickly.

Video: Dance on the runway

Video: Dance on the runway

Rediff.com10 Mar 2010

Face of Lakme Amrit Maghera looks very much the punk rock chick in a sassy, colourful dress with lacy leggings underneath. Following her turn on the catwalk, she broke out into a dance.

Salman, Kareena, Bachchans condole with Ajay Devgn, Kajol

Salman, Kareena, Bachchans condole with Ajay Devgn, Kajol

Rediff.com31 May 2019

The prayer service for Veeruji, who passed into the ages on May 27, was held at ISKCON, in Juhu, north west Mumbai.

Girl gang-raped in Patna: Three arrested

Girl gang-raped in Patna: Three arrested

Rediff.com26 Jul 2012

Bihar police on Thursday arrested three accused in the alleged gang-rape of a teenage girl in Patna by her friends and classmates. The accused had filmed the incident and distributed CDs and MMS's of the crime, police on Thursday said.

Quiz: How well do you know Rajesh Khanna?

Quiz: How well do you know Rajesh Khanna?

Rediff.com24 Jul 2012

Take this fun quiz and find out!

Lakme Fashion Week closes with a bang!

Lakme Fashion Week closes with a bang!

Rediff.com10 Mar 2010

Designer Suneet Verma gave the audience a lot to cheer for as he closed the Summer-Resort 2010 season of the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.

Lockdown has also hit liquor manufacturers

Lockdown has also hit liquor manufacturers

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

Shutting of stores had not stopped alcohol sales. On the contrary, it had increased black market operations and peddling of illicit hooch, which could cause death/serious injury.

BJP taking Shah's lift trapping episode very seriously

BJP taking Shah's lift trapping episode very seriously

Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

An incident involving the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party Amit Shah being trapped in a lift at the state guest house in Patna for around 40 minutes will now be investigated by a high-level committee.

Five initiatives bag PM's excellence awards

Five initiatives bag PM's excellence awards

Rediff.com21 Apr 2011

Turnaround of a sick bridge construction undertaking in Bihar and an educational centre for disabled children in Maharashtra were among five initiatives that were on Thursday honoured with the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration.

16 dead, 12 injured in rain-related incidents across UP

16 dead, 12 injured in rain-related incidents across UP

Rediff.com2 Sep 2018

Shahjahanpur bore the maximum brunt of the weather's onslaught on Saturday, as six people were killed in incidents of lightning strike, while seven were injured.

Floods claim 47 more lives in Bihar, 10 in Assam, 17 in Bengal

Floods claim 47 more lives in Bihar, 10 in Assam, 17 in Bengal

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

Swirling floodwaters have paralysed normal life and marooned over 1.20 crore people.

Aus court jails Indian cabbie for raping passenger

Aus court jails Indian cabbie for raping passenger

Rediff.com16 Mar 2012

Amrit Pal Singh was found guilty by a jury of raping the 24-year-old woman in February last year, ABC reported on Friday.

15 Rajesh Khanna songs for the soul

15 Rajesh Khanna songs for the soul

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

Sukanya Verma makes a playlist of 15 profound Rajesh Khanna ditties.

Modi turns down invitation to visit Ayodhya

Modi turns down invitation to visit Ayodhya

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

In an apparent move to avoid stoking a fresh controversy as the Bharatiya Janata Party comes to terms with a bitter separation from the Janata Dal-United, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has declined an invitation to visit Ayodhya, his office said on Tuesday.