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How Anny Divya became India's youngest woman to captain a Boeing 777

How Anny Divya became India's youngest woman to captain a Boeing 777

Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

While working with Air India, she has also earned a degree in BSc Aviation, done a course in classical key-board, learnt various forms of modern dance and become a lawyer. Anjuli Bhargava profiles the super-achiever.

Arjun battle tank sabotaged?

Arjun battle tank sabotaged?

Rediff.com24 Apr 2008

The government on Thursday spoke of the 'possibility of sabotage' during winter trials of the country's indigenous Arjun Tank, prompting Army Chief Gen Deepak Kapoor and other top officials to rush to the Avadi tank factory to carry out fresh inspections.

Pix: Have you seen India's first rail coach?

Pix: Have you seen India's first rail coach?

Rediff.com24 May 2018

A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com brings you some fascinating facts and photographs from India's first international rail exhibition.

Over 100 dead, 2600 villages submerged as floods ravage Kashmir

Over 100 dead, 2600 villages submerged as floods ravage Kashmir

Rediff.com6 Sep 2014

More than 100 people have died in rain-hit Jammu and Kashmir, which is witnessing its worst flood in 50 years.

Post-Partition India's most remarkable railway project

Post-Partition India's most remarkable railway project

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

Bibek Debroy highlights the importance of the Assam Rail Link Project.

'Defence is a permanent start-up'

'Defence is a permanent start-up'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2020

'India should take up defence manufacturing in a more serious manner and encourage greater private participation.'

Coronavirus: What about the Lab in Wuhan?

Coronavirus: What about the Lab in Wuhan?

Rediff.com12 Apr 2020

Why did the Chinese military take over the lab in Wuhan in end January? Did something go wrong? Claude Arpi glances at the mystery surrounding the origin of the coronavirus.

Kerala: Over 4 lakh still in relief camps; 3 lakh houses cleaned

Kerala: Over 4 lakh still in relief camps; 3 lakh houses cleaned

Rediff.com27 Aug 2018

The CM urged all Malayalis to donate one month salary to rebuild the state, where the death toll has now touched 302.

'NSG-led surgical operations helped confine terrorists to smaller area'

'NSG-led surgical operations helped confine terrorists to smaller area'

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

The NSG, aided by the Garuds and the Army, conducted a chain of surgical 'step by step' operations to eliminate the six terrorists.

Provocation on the LoC merits a befitting response

Provocation on the LoC merits a befitting response

Rediff.com12 Aug 2013

The Indian Army must be given a free hand to retaliate punitively at one or more places of its choosing on the LoC. The aim should be to cause maximum damage to the forward posts of the Pakistan army, particularly those through which recent attacks have been launched, thereby raising the cost for the army, says Gurmeet Kanwal.

India, US ink new defence framework accord

India, US ink new defence framework accord

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

India and US on Wednesday night signed a new strategically important 10-year defence framework agreement setting the stage for co-development and manufacture of defence equipment.

Militants attack air force base in Pakistan, 42 killed

Militants attack air force base in Pakistan, 42 killed

Rediff.com18 Sep 2015

The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan have claimed responsibility for the attack.

PM Modi celebrates Diwali with jawans in Himachal

PM Modi celebrates Diwali with jawans in Himachal

Rediff.com30 Oct 2016

Showering his praise on the armed forces guarding the nation, Prime Minister Modi earlier on Sunday dedicated this year's Diwali to the jawans.

From the Raj to Azadi, how I saw India change

From the Raj to Azadi, how I saw India change

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

Bharati Dutt witnessed life-changing events that shaped India on the threshold of freedom. Her memories are an account of how ordinary Indians saw India change.

HP tragedy: Body found, case against project authorities

HP tragedy: Body found, case against project authorities

Rediff.com11 Jun 2014

Rescue teams on Wednesday fished out the body of a student from the Beas River and intensified the hunt for 19 others missing even as a case of negligence has been registered against authorities of the Larji Hydropower project in connection with the incident.

'We have a long, long battle ahead'

'We have a long, long battle ahead'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2017

'He has terror charges against him. And for an army officer, it's just terrible.'

Why India must be wary of Nepal's Lumbini Project

Why India must be wary of Nepal's Lumbini Project

Rediff.com6 May 2016

For India to endorse Nepal's Buddhist conference will be like sipping from a poisoned chalice, warns former RA&W official Jayadeva Ranade.

Baloch opposition to CPEC should worry China

Baloch opposition to CPEC should worry China

Rediff.com27 Oct 2018

'The separatist resurgence in Balochistan is thwarting Pakistan's plans to build CPEC projects to optimally utilise Balochistan's energy reserves,' points out Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).

Egypt court orders detention of ousted president Morsi

Egypt court orders detention of ousted president Morsi

Rediff.com26 Jul 2013

Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's detention was ordered by a court on Friday for questioning over charges of colluding with Palestinian militant group Hamas, even as the Muslim Brotherhood slammed the decision as engineered by a "fascist military regime".

L&T in French JV for missile system

L&T in French JV for missile system

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

Tie-up with MBDA will have Indian partner as majority shareholder; first product likely in 2 years.

'Kapil Mishra's statement sparked the Delhi riots'

'Kapil Mishra's statement sparked the Delhi riots'

Rediff.com28 Feb 2020

'If you look through the optics of BJP leader Kapil Mishra, he was standing with a deputy commissioner of police while giving a hate speech.' 'Immediately, the message goes down that the police is 'with us' so let's start rioting.'

Indigenously developed Prithvi-II missile successfully test-fired

Indigenously developed Prithvi-II missile successfully test-fired

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

The missile test was carried out from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at about 10 am, defence officials said.

ISIS chemical weapons expert killed in US-led air strikes

ISIS chemical weapons expert killed in US-led air strikes

Rediff.com1 Feb 2015

A chemical weapons expert has been killed in a US-led air strike in northern Iraq.

Kashmir floods: As water levels recede 4 lakh wait to be rescued

Kashmir floods: As water levels recede 4 lakh wait to be rescued

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

Water levels have started receding in Srinagar and telecommunication has been restored in parts of the city after it faced the worst floods in decades.

How Infy realised its US dreams

How Infy realised its US dreams

Rediff.com1 Dec 2006

Infosys moves closer to its clientsand its U.S. competitors.

Vajpayee, the war-time prime minister

Vajpayee, the war-time prime minister

Rediff.com20 Aug 2018

'Vajpayee was the first prime minister to visit the battlefield at the height of conflict,' recalls Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Who beheaded Suryanarayana?

Who beheaded Suryanarayana?

Rediff.com3 May 2006

Bodies of two INS Sindurakshak officers brought to Assam

Bodies of two INS Sindurakshak officers brought to Assam

Rediff.com11 Sep 2013

Bodies of the two naval officers from Assam who were in the Indian Navy's kilo-class submarine INS Sindhurakshak which sank at the naval dockyard in Mumbai after explosion were brought to their home state in Guwahati on Wednesday.

Rifath Shaarook, the boy who built the world's lightest satellite

Rifath Shaarook, the boy who built the world's lightest satellite

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

The lead scientist on the project, which was launched by NASA, is also the youngest at 18. Meet the boy from Tamil Nadu who is already working on his next mission.

'Vijay came across as a force of nature'

'Vijay came across as a force of nature'

Rediff.com25 Oct 2019

Long before he launched Paytm, Vijay Shankar Sharma, a 32 year old from Aligarh, embarked on his ambitious entrepreneurial journey.

Rains, not delayed decision, caused floods: TN govt

Rains, not delayed decision, caused floods: TN govt

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary said the flooding was caused by heavy rains in Chennai, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts.

Fresh talks on with Sikorsky for S-70B Seahawk helicopters

Fresh talks on with Sikorsky for S-70B Seahawk helicopters

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

The defence ministry has started fresh cost negotiations with the US firm Sikorsky for purchase of 16 multi-role naval helicopters, Lok Sabha was told on Friday.

Puja at Kedarnath Temple to resume on Sept 11

Puja at Kedarnath Temple to resume on Sept 11

Rediff.com3 Aug 2013

Puja at the Kedarnath temple is set to resume on September 11. However, the yatra to the battered shrine wouldn't resume this season.

97 dead as Pak plane crashes in Karachi residential area

97 dead as Pak plane crashes in Karachi residential area

Rediff.com23 May 2020

Flight PK-303 from Lahore was about to land in Karachi when it crashed at the Jinnah Garden area near Model Colony in Malir, just a minute before its landing, officials said.

India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable Prithvi II missile

India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable Prithvi II missile

Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

The surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile is capable of carrying 500 kilogram to 1,000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twine engines

Day after Peshawar massacre, students reveal their horror

Day after Peshawar massacre, students reveal their horror

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

On Tuesday, Taliban terrorists barged into Army Public School in Peshawar and began firing on all present there. They took no hostages, did not discriminate between the young and old and killed as many as they could. They killed 132 children and nine others during their eight-hour rampage. Some students who were lucky enough to escape recount their horror and the massacre that unfolded right in front of them. These are some their tales:

Arrests of ISI agents tip of spying iceberg

Arrests of ISI agents tip of spying iceberg

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

The ISI network of spies has been operating in India for over a decade.

Man United v Bournemouth match abandoned after security alert

Man United v Bournemouth match abandoned after security alert

Rediff.com15 May 2016

The Premier League game between Manchester United and Bournemouth on Sunday was abandoned after two stands at Old Trafford were evacuated before kickoff.

Pakistan must know there is a limit to India's patience

Pakistan must know there is a limit to India's patience

Rediff.com25 Jul 2014

'Kargil was Pakistan's strategic blunder. India must remain on guard against such sinister operations being launched in future by Pakistan's vengeful and devious military leadership that continues to have a hate-India mindset and the mentality of primitive warlords,' says Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).