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Have A Dev Anand Festival At Home

Have A Dev Anand Festival At Home

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

Gems you can enjoy from the time he was at his handsome and magnetic best.

Army to help build FOB in Mumbai; 'will it fill potholes too?' asks Oppn

Army to help build FOB in Mumbai; 'will it fill potholes too?' asks Oppn

Rediff.com31 Oct 2017

The work on these bridges will be completed by January 31.

Army foils infiltration bid at LoC, 1 terrorist killed

Army foils infiltration bid at LoC, 1 terrorist killed

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

The army has foiled an infiltration bid by terrorists along the Line of Control in Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir, killing an ultra.

PIX: India celebrates Festival of Lights

PIX: India celebrates Festival of Lights

Rediff.com12 Nov 2023

Despite the national capital recording its best air quality on Diwali day in eight years, pollution levels may rise due to low night temperatures and sporadic burning of firecrackers though there is a ban on their manufacture, storage, sale and use within the city.

10 dead, 13 rescued as landslide hits Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur

10 dead, 13 rescued as landslide hits Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur

Rediff.com11 Aug 2021

The Army, National Disaster Response Force and local rescue teams have been called in for the rescue work, the Kinnaur deputy commissioner said.

Army hands over surgical strike clips to Centre: MoS Home

Army hands over surgical strike clips to Centre: MoS Home

Rediff.com5 Oct 2016

Ahir said there is a process for putting such issues in perspective which was duly followed by the Army as well as the government.

Army team ready to fly to Sri Lanka

Army team ready to fly to Sri Lanka

Rediff.com29 Dec 2004

The army has despatched a 100-foot Bailey bridge to Karaikal, an enclave of Pondicherry in Tamil Nadu, to replace a bridge that was washed away by the strong waves.

Assam: Top ULFA leader shot dead

Assam: Top ULFA leader shot dead

Rediff.com15 Sep 2007

Tanti was one of the most-wanted ULFA militants and was involved in a large number of bomb explosion incidents in Tinsukia district as well as the infamous assassination of Hindi-speaking people in Dibrugarh district in January this year.

Lanka releases photo of Prabhakaran's dead body

Lanka releases photo of Prabhakaran's dead body

Rediff.com19 May 2009

With a pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam web site raising questions over Velupillai Prabhakaran's death, the Sri Lankan army today released photographs of the guerilla's dead body

PM took just 10 minutes to order surgical strikes: Rajnath

PM took just 10 minutes to order surgical strikes: Rajnath

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

The minister asserted that India has taken major action against terrorism under the Modi government and referred to the surgical strikes carried out across the Line of Control (LoC) in 2016 and the Balakot air strike in 2019.

Pak Army to use drones to kill Peshawar massacre mastermind

Pak Army to use drones to kill Peshawar massacre mastermind

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

Pakistan Army and United States-led forces in Afghanistan have decided to target Tehreek-e-Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah using drones rather than a ground operation in the areas where he is believed to be taking sanctuary.

Sudan situation highly volatile; focussing on evacuation: Foreign secy

Sudan situation highly volatile; focussing on evacuation: Foreign secy

Rediff.com27 Apr 2023

Briefing reporters on the ongoing evacuation mission 'Operation Kaveri', Kwatra said approximately 1,700 to 2,000 Indian nationals were moved out of the conflict zones and they included the citizens already evacuated out of Sudan as well as those who are on their way to Port Sudan from capital city Khartoum.

J&K: Hizbul militant shot dead in Pulwama

J&K: Hizbul militant shot dead in Pulwama

Rediff.com12 Jan 2010

Security forces on Tuesday shot dead one of the two militants holed up in a house in Pulwama district of south Kashmir.

At least 61 killed, 150 injured in suicide blast at Pak mosque

At least 61 killed, 150 injured in suicide blast at Pak mosque

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

The blast occurred in the mosque in the Police Lines area around 1.40 pm when a suicide bomber present in the front row during the Zuhr (afternoon) prayers blew himself up, security officials said.

Is LTTE chief dead? Yes, says Lanka

Is LTTE chief dead? Yes, says Lanka

Rediff.com17 May 2009

Is the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam chief Prabhakaran dead? If the Sri Lankan Army is to be believed, Prabhakaran's body was found dead. There are also reports that a huge explosion was heard outside where the LTTE chief was reportedly hiding.

5 coal mine workers shot dead by militants in Meghalaya

5 coal mine workers shot dead by militants in Meghalaya

Rediff.com21 May 2013

Five migrant labourers were shot dead and few others were injured when suspected tribal militants indiscriminately fired upon them in a mining village in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district, police said on Tuesday.

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Rediff.com28 Jan 2024

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them!

Pak mosque suicide attack toll rises to 100; probe looks into security lapses

Pak mosque suicide attack toll rises to 100; probe looks into security lapses

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

Asim said 53 injured were currently being treated while seven had been admitted to the intensive care unit.

The Unsung Heroes of the 1962 War

The Unsung Heroes of the 1962 War

Rediff.com20 Oct 2022

The Chinese admitted that they had suffered the maximum casualties fighting in the first battle on October 20, 1962, and these casualties had been inflicted mostly by 2 Rajput. Claude Arpi salutes Major B K Pant and his fighting force of 112 men, 82 of whom lost their lives in the Battle of Namkha Chu, and whose courage must never ever be forgotten by a grateful country for who they laid down their lives.

Nepal quake triggered Sikkim flash floods? Scientists to find out

Nepal quake triggered Sikkim flash floods? Scientists to find out

Rediff.com5 Oct 2023

The NRSC satellite imagery revealed that the lake covered approximately 162.7 hectares. Its area increased to 167.4 hectares on September 28 but drastically reduced to 60.3 hectares.

Officer shoots jawan dead in Kashmir

Officer shoots jawan dead in Kashmir

Rediff.com2 Jan 2007

Officers and jawans who rushed to the barrack on hearing the gunshot found Naik Kumar lying dead in a pool of blood.

2 dead, 7 feared killed in landslides in J&K

2 dead, 7 feared killed in landslides in J&K

Rediff.com3 Apr 2015

Landslides triggered by overnight rains claimed two lives in Baramulla district while at least seven others were feared dead after a house collapsed in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

'We did not allow the enemy to sleep'

'We did not allow the enemy to sleep'

Rediff.com14 Aug 2023

'Before going to battle, Captain Anuj Nayyar gave me the engagement ring and photograph of his fiance.' 'I told him, "Why don't you keep it? It will motivate you to fight'.' 'He said he did not want the photograph to fall in the dirty hands of the enemy.' 'I wondered why he was giving it to me. Did he feel he would not return?'

Govt acted against army men accused of shooting teenagers: Modi

Govt acted against army men accused of shooting teenagers: Modi

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said for the first time in 30 years that a government has acted against army men responsible for killing two innocent teenagers in Budgam recently.

'You have started hating India': Cong hits back at Modi

'You have started hating India': Cong hits back at Modi

Rediff.com25 Jul 2023

Modi slammed the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) as the most directionless the country has ever seen and cited reviled names, such as East India Company and Indian Mujahideen, to assert that people cannot be misled merely by the use of the country's name.

Pak army kills 67 militants near the Pak-Afghan border

Pak army kills 67 militants near the Pak-Afghan border

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

Stepping up the campaign against terrorists, Pakistani security forces killed at least 67 militants in a countrywide swoop on Friday, taking the number of insurgents killed to 124 after the brutal Peshawar school massacre that left 148 people dead.

Boy killed in grenade blast at army range

Boy killed in grenade blast at army range

Rediff.com8 Apr 2007

Altogether, four persons, most of them teenagers, were killed in different grenade explosions in Garhwal region during the past month.

Sri Lanka rejects Trudeau's 'Tamil Genocide' comment

Sri Lanka rejects Trudeau's 'Tamil Genocide' comment

Rediff.com20 May 2023

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected Trudeau's statements, asserting that they contained outrageous claims of genocide relating to past conflicts in the country.

Nepal crash: Search still on for last missing person

Nepal crash: Search still on for last missing person

Rediff.com18 Jan 2023

The search for the missing person started early morning on Wednesday with the help of divers and four drones, rescuers have given up hope of finding the missing person alive, MyRepublica newspaper reported.

J&K: 2 Hizbul militants shot dead

J&K: 2 Hizbul militants shot dead

Rediff.com25 Apr 2008

During the operation an encounter took place in which the two militants were killed. Two AK rifles, three magazines and some explosive material were recovered from the site of encounter, official sources said.

9000 people evacuated in Punjab due to rain, 8 die; Haryana reports 7 deaths

9000 people evacuated in Punjab due to rain, 8 die; Haryana reports 7 deaths

Rediff.com12 Jul 2023

In Punjab, more than 9,000 people were evacuated in Patiala, Rupnagar, Moga, Ludhiana, Mohali, SBS Nagar and Fatehgarh Sahib districts, officials said on Tuesday.

2023 Will Test Our Patience With China

2023 Will Test Our Patience With China

Rediff.com9 Jan 2023

The answer to Chinese tactics of nibbling territory is not defence of every inch -- a military impossibility -- but instead, nibbling at Chinese territory wherever we are in a stronger position, counsels Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Ex-army personnel gets life term for killing son

Ex-army personnel gets life term for killing son

Rediff.com18 Nov 2012

A retired army man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court for killing his son when he was asked not to fight with victim's mother. Additional Sessions Judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta handed down the jail term to 66-year-old Shish Ram for killing his son, holding that the deceased was only pursuing his father not to quarrel, but the convict shot him dead with his gun in a 'cruel and unusual manner'.

Bloodbath as SL army enters LTTE bastion

Bloodbath as SL army enters LTTE bastion

Rediff.com18 Oct 2008

Fierce clashes between Sri Lankan security forces and the LTTE militants in the rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi has left many Tamil tiger rebels dead as the army made further inroads into the island nation's embattled north, officials said on Saturday.

2 civilians killed as army fires at stone-pelters in Shopian, probe ordered

2 civilians killed as army fires at stone-pelters in Shopian, probe ordered

Rediff.com27 Jan 2018

Sitharaman told the chief minister that she would seek a detailed report in connection with the incident.

27 dead in 2 days, 106 arrested; Delhi remains tense

27 dead in 2 days, 106 arrested; Delhi remains tense

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

Hospital authorities said of the deceased at the GTB, at least nine received gun shots. One of the deceased is also a woman, they said.

Social activist shot dead by militants in Kashmir

Social activist shot dead by militants in Kashmir

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

A prominent social activist was on Wednesday shot dead by militants in Sopore township of north Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said.