News for 'Bandar'

When Should Rahul Embark On BJY 2.0?

When Should Rahul Embark On BJY 2.0?

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

Should he begin the yatra from Gujarat's Porbandar, the birthplace of the Mahatma, on October 2, and skip campaigning for the five assembly polls?

2,000 people booked after communal clash in Gujarat

2,000 people booked after communal clash in Gujarat

Rediff.com24 May 2021

The clash broke out at Nava Bandar village in Una taluka of Gir Somnath after an altercation over collision of two fishing boats at a jetty in the village.

NIA to probe 2,988 kg heroin seizure at Mundra port

NIA to probe 2,988 kg heroin seizure at Mundra port

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday took over the probe into the seizure of 2,988 kg narcotic at the Mundra port in Gujarat, an official said.

Mundra port heroin haul: Four accused sent to NIA custody till Apr 4

Mundra port heroin haul: Four accused sent to NIA custody till Apr 4

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

These four, including two Afghanistan nationals, were among the nine accused who were remanded in custody till March 29 by Special Judge Shubhada Baxi.

Bollywood's BEST Songs of 2021

Bollywood's BEST Songs of 2021

Rediff.com28 Dec 2021

As we continue grappling with an irrepressible pandemic, music is both a refuge and source of comfort.

2 Indian seafarers stranded in Iran since 2019 released

2 Indian seafarers stranded in Iran since 2019 released

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

Two Indian seafarers stranded without passports on a cargo ship in Iran's port city of Bushehr since 2019, have been released after the Indian embassy in Teheran issued travel documents, the Maritime Union of India (MUI) said on Friday. The claim made by the MUI could not be independently verified.

Biden says he raised Khashoggi murder with MBS

Biden says he raised Khashoggi murder with MBS

Rediff.com16 Jul 2022

Biden said that the Saudi Crown Prince told him he was not "personally responsible" for Khashoggi's murder.

How Covid Spiked Gold Smuggling

How Covid Spiked Gold Smuggling

Rediff.com3 Jan 2023

Officials were surprised at how quickly smugglers appraised the Covid situation to recruit jobless migrant workers to ship gold.

Maharashtra fisherman killed in Pak firing off Gujarat coast

Maharashtra fisherman killed in Pak firing off Gujarat coast

Rediff.com7 Nov 2021

"A fisherman from Thane in Maharashtra, who was on a fishing boat 'Jalpari,' was killed after the PMSA personnel opened fire on him and other crew members on Saturday evening," Devbhumi Dwarka Superintendent of Police Sunil Joshi said.

Pak boat with 10 crew members apprehended off Gujarat coast: ICG

Pak boat with 10 crew members apprehended off Gujarat coast: ICG

Rediff.com9 Jan 2022

The Indian Coast Guard apprehended a Pakistani fishing boat with ten crew members in Indian waters in the Arabian sea off the Gujarat coast, it said on Sunday.

FIR in India against Pak navy personnel for fisherman's death

FIR in India against Pak navy personnel for fisherman's death

Rediff.com8 Nov 2021

Gujarat Police have registered an FIR on charges of murder and attempt to murder against 10 personnel of the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) after they fired at an Indian fishing boat in the Arabian Sea off Gujarat coast, killing a crew member and injuring another, an official said on Monday.

SEE: Rhino strays from Kaziranga Park, takes break on the road

SEE: Rhino strays from Kaziranga Park, takes break on the road

Rediff.com18 Jul 2020

This incident occurred after severe flooding in Assam caused widespread devastation in several areas of the state.

205 kg heroin worth Rs 1439 cr seized from 17 containers near Kandla port

205 kg heroin worth Rs 1439 cr seized from 17 containers near Kandla port

Rediff.com25 Apr 2022

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized 205.6 kg heroin worth Rs 1,439 crore from a container near Kandla port in Gujarat and arrested an importer from Punjab in this connection following an extensive search operation, the DRI said on Monday.

NIA raids in Delhi, 3 states against terrorist-gangster-drug smuggler nexus

NIA raids in Delhi, 3 states against terrorist-gangster-drug smuggler nexus

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

Those covered under the raids also included gangsters involved in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.

Cash-strapped Pak thanks Saudi Prince for US$ 4.2 billion aid

Cash-strapped Pak thanks Saudi Prince for US$ 4.2 billion aid

Rediff.com27 Oct 2021

Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide US$ 4.2 billion worth of assistance to cash-strapped Pakistan to support its economy, it emerged on Wednesday after Prime Minister Imran Khan held talks with Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman in Riyadh this week.

Abhinandan's squadron to be awarded unit citation

Abhinandan's squadron to be awarded unit citation

Rediff.com6 Oct 2019

The award is slated to be received by commanding officer Group Captain Satish Pawar on October 8.

MP: Monkey menace main issue for Sihora voters

MP: Monkey menace main issue for Sihora voters

Rediff.com22 Nov 2008

Issues like power and water rule the roost when it comes to elections, but voters in Sihora in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh accord priority to tackling the monkey menace in this tribal area.Sihora Jagruk Manch president Amol Chourasia said that whenever a candidate contesting elections comes to their area, they ask him/her to drive the 6000-odd monkeys out of the area if he/she wants their votes.No candidate till date, he said, had given them a firm assurance.

Rs 21,000 cr heroin seized from containers in Mundra port; ED, DRI step in

Rs 21,000 cr heroin seized from containers in Mundra port; ED, DRI step in

Rediff.com22 Sep 2021

The consignment was imported by a trading company registered in Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh.

Why infra firms in Andhra are staring at a bleak future

Why infra firms in Andhra are staring at a bleak future

Rediff.com4 Jun 2019

Bhogapuram international airport, Ramayapatnam and Bandar ports, the Muktyala lift irrigation scheme and a bridge across the Krishna river are some of the projects likely to be hit.

Getting groovy with Abhishek Bachchan!

Getting groovy with Abhishek Bachchan!

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

On his 45th birthday, Sukanya Verma offers a playlist of AB Baby's 10 grooviest tracks

Kerala man cycles 4000km to Russia to watch World Cup

Kerala man cycles 4000km to Russia to watch World Cup

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

He flew to Dubai from Kerala on Febraury 23, bought a cycle, took a ship to the port city of Bandar Abbas, the capital of Hormozgan province on the southern coast of Iran, before embarking on his cycling odyssey to Russia.

In tiny Brunei, India makes inroads into ASEAN

In tiny Brunei, India makes inroads into ASEAN

Rediff.com9 Oct 2013

India wants more business and closer engagement with ASEAN even as China's influence spreads in the region. Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, who is travelling with the prime minister on his visit to Brunei, reports from Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of the tiny oil-rich country.

Lifetime Achievement honour for Jeev Milkha Singh

Lifetime Achievement honour for Jeev Milkha Singh

Rediff.com15 Dec 2012

Seasoned Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh celebrated his 41st birthday in style by winning the Asia Pacific Lifetime Achievement award along with 18-time Major champion Jack Nicklaus and eight-time European Tour Order of Merit winner Colin Montgomerie in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.

1.7 lakh Indian pilgrims for Haj this year

1.7 lakh Indian pilgrims for Haj this year

Rediff.com18 Mar 2013

Saudi Arabia has allotted a quota of 1.7 lakh pilgrims from India for Hajj this year, even as New Delhi made a formal request for an additional 10,000 slots.

Mumbai won't submerge, believe Indian scientists: Govt

Mumbai won't submerge, believe Indian scientists: Govt

Rediff.com3 Dec 2019

The minister said that the available data and model studies do not indicate inundation in a major part of southern Mumbai occurring at least once a year during 2040-50, as published in an international study report.

In Pix: 7 mosques that will take your breath away

In Pix: 7 mosques that will take your breath away

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

Get prepared to be floored by their architecture.

Indian ports stuck with over 600 tonnes of toxic waste

Indian ports stuck with over 600 tonnes of toxic waste

Rediff.com18 Oct 2010

There are over 600 tonnes of hazardous substances in seven of India's 12 major ports.

Sultans of bling: Brunei prince weds in glitter & gold

Sultans of bling: Brunei prince weds in glitter & gold

Rediff.com14 Apr 2015

It was a wedding that redefined opulence. Prince Abdul Malik, son of the Sultan of Brunei -- one of the wealthiest men on the planet -- on Sunday married former systems data analyst Dayangku Raabi'atul 'Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah in a spectacular ceremony at the monarch's 1,788-room palace in Brunei's capital.

Saudi prince gets life term for murdering aide

Saudi prince gets life term for murdering aide

Rediff.com20 Oct 2010

A Saudi Arabian prince, the grandson of King Abdullah who was charged with battering his aide to death, was jailed for life by a British court with the judge observing "no one in this country is above the law."

Revealed: The hands behind Mumbai's taxi blasts

Revealed: The hands behind Mumbai's taxi blasts

Rediff.com2 Dec 2008

New leads into the Mumbai terror attacks have revealed that the two bombs that went off at Vile Parle and Wadi Bandar were planted by slain terrorist Ismail Khan and his associate Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman, who is in police custody.

World's most expensive homes

World's most expensive homes

Rediff.com20 Nov 2008

It still takes at least eight figures to earn a spot on the list, but the millions needed to land atop it are far less than last year.

When Amjad Khan played a photographer

When Amjad Khan played a photographer

Rediff.com16 Sep 2019

Anees Bazmee has spent 43 years in the film industry and knows all its stories.

Peshawar school attack mastermind killed in US drone strike

Peshawar school attack mastermind killed in US drone strike

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

Officials said Umar Mansour, alias Umar Naray, had been killed in the US drone attack in the Bandar area of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday.

Saddam's half brother executed

Saddam's half brother executed

Rediff.com15 Jan 2007

Barzan Ibrahim, Saddam's half brother and former intelligence chief, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar head of Iraq's Revolutionary Court, were involved in the killing of 148 Shiite Muslims in 1982.

Iran: 17 Indians fishing in disputed waters held

Iran: 17 Indians fishing in disputed waters held

Rediff.com27 Jun 2007

Indian embassies in the UAE and Iran say they are aware of the incident, but they have received no official confirmation from either of the governments.

Iraq: Saddam Hussein awarded death penalty

Iraq: Saddam Hussein awarded death penalty

Rediff.com5 Nov 2006

Iraq's High Tribunal on Sunday sentenced former Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein to death by hanging.

Tata Steel gets nod for Rs 6000 cr Iran plant

Tata Steel gets nod for Rs 6000 cr Iran plant

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

Tata Steel's global footprint is spreading at a furious pace.

UN human rights chief criticises Iraq executions

UN human rights chief criticises Iraq executions

Rediff.com16 Jan 2007

The two men had been found guilty of crimes against the civilian population of the town of Dujail in 1982.

Is Saudi-Pak relationship under threat?

Is Saudi-Pak relationship under threat?

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Given all the turbulence created by Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi's unexpected tirade against Saudi Arabia, it is likely to be business as usual between the two countries, albeit with a bit of caution on the part of both, observes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).

Punj Lloyd forms JV in Saudi Arabia

Punj Lloyd forms JV in Saudi Arabia

Rediff.com15 May 2006

Punj Lloyd Ltd said on Monday it has entered into a joint venture with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to form a joint venture company with a share capital of two million Saudi Riyals.