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28.32 lakh people travelled by air this Aug

28.32 lakh people travelled by air this Aug

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

While IndiGo carried 16.82 lakh passengers, a 59.4 per cent share of the total domestic market, SpiceJet flew 3.91 lakh passengers, which is 13.8 per cent share of the total market, the DGCA data noted.

India to start SAFF C'ship preparation with Nepal friendly

India to start SAFF C'ship preparation with Nepal friendly

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

The Indian men's football team will kick-start its preparations for the next month's SAFF Championships in Maldives with the first of the two international friendly matches against Nepal in Kathmandu on Thursday.

Ravi Dahiya to skip World Championship

Ravi Dahiya to skip World Championship

Rediff.com25 Aug 2021

Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya says he has decided to give the upcoming wrestling World Championship a miss since he did not get time to prepare for the selection trials Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya says he has decided to give the upcoming wrestling World Championship a miss since he did not get time to prepare for the selection trials that WFI is organising next week to pick the Indian team for the prestigious tournament.Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya says he has decided to give the upcoming wrestling World Championship a miss since he did not get time to prepare for the selection trials that WFI is organising next week to pick the Indian team for the prestigious tournament.that WFI is organising next week to pick the Indian team for the prestigious tournament.

Flight carrying Indian boxers makes emergency landing in Dubai

Flight carrying Indian boxers makes emergency landing in Dubai

Rediff.com22 May 2021

The team reached Dubai on Saturday after being held up for over two hours in the flight, of which close to one hour was mid air

'We will not move until the last person is taken out'

'We will not move until the last person is taken out'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

'People in general have a kind of contemptuous attitude to those from Malappuram. But we have shown the entire world what dedicated and selfless work is.'

The 10 best places to have chai

The 10 best places to have chai

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

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Is small-ticket insurance cover worth it?

Is small-ticket insurance cover worth it?

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

in the longer run, there is no substitute for a standard term, accident, and a comprehensive health cover, with adequate sum insured that will give you round-the-clock and year-after-year coverage.

Only Pak deep state benefits from Punjab crisis, says Manish Tewari

Only Pak deep state benefits from Punjab crisis, says Manish Tewari

Rediff.com29 Sep 2021

Expressing concerns over another round of crisis in the Punjab unit of Congress, Anandpur Sahib MP Manish Tewari said that he is 'extremely distressed' after Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation as party's state unit chief and claimed that the only people who are happy with what is going on in the border state is the 'deep state of Pakistan.'

US-Taliban Relationship on the cards?

US-Taliban Relationship on the cards?

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

Biden's lengthy remarks on Afghanistan contained no condemnatory references to the Taliban, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who played a stellar role in beginning India's systemic dealings in Afghanistan in 1994.

Why Microsoft Awarded This Techie

Why Microsoft Awarded This Techie

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

Kasam Shaikh is the fifth person in India and first from Maharashtra to receive the award for Microsoft Most Valuable Professional title in Artificial Intelligence.

Lewis Hamilton braced for 'super-weird' Silverstone

Lewis Hamilton braced for 'super-weird' Silverstone

Rediff.com21 Jul 2020

Silverstone will host the British Grand Prix on Aug. 2, followed by the 70th anniversary Grand Prix the weekend after.

Avinash meets Krajicek at the Heathrow airport

Avinash meets Krajicek at the Heathrow airport

Rediff.com31 Oct 2006

We recently launched a new feature where we post images of world sportsmen contributed by you Dear Readers.

Australia rushes to file defence of Djokovic ban

Australia rushes to file defence of Djokovic ban

Rediff.com9 Jan 2022

Australian authorities scrambled on Sunday to file a legal defence of their decision to bar entry to tennis world number one Novak Djokovic over his COVID-19 vaccination status, as the Serbian superstar spent his fourth day in immigration detention.

IIFA 2017: Taapsee, Saif return to Mumbai

IIFA 2017: Taapsee, Saif return to Mumbai

Rediff.com19 Jul 2017

After attending the star-studded IIFA awards in New York and enjoying the sights of the city, Bollywood's stars returned to Mumbai on Tuesday.

PM inaugurates Purvanchal Expressway, lands on it in IAF plane

PM inaugurates Purvanchal Expressway, lands on it in IAF plane

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the previous governments in Uttar Pradesh of letting poverty and the mafia take over the state's eastern part, saying that the Bharatiya Janata Party government is now writing a new chapter of development there.

Australian Open to go ahead despite players' quarantine anger

Australian Open to go ahead despite players' quarantine anger

Rediff.com17 Jan 2021

Forty-seven players and their entourages have to isolate for two weeks in their hotel rooms in Melbourne and are no longer able to leave them to train after infections were reported on two chartered flights carrying them to Melbourne.

'Love is a powerful, life-saving, drug'

'Love is a powerful, life-saving, drug'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2022

'My father is a postman. My mother is a homemaker. No one in my family had studied medicine.' 'I wanted to be the first doctor in my family so I could listen to people like me and help them feel better about themselves,' says Archana Vijayan, an MBBS student with a disability, who was initially denied admission into medical school, even after passing the NEET twice.

Diana Penty stuns at Cannes! Vote for your fave look

Diana Penty stuns at Cannes! Vote for your fave look

Rediff.com22 May 2019

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Chinese MoD reportedly seeks meeting with Rajnath in Moscow

Chinese MoD reportedly seeks meeting with Rajnath in Moscow

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

According to information, the Chinese side conveyed to the Indian mission its keenness to have a meeting between the two defence ministers.

PIX: India welcomes home CWG heroes

PIX: India welcomes home CWG heroes

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

The boxers say they are seeing a focus on the players and their needs for the first time in years

AWESOME! Irrfan begins shooting again

AWESOME! Irrfan begins shooting again

Rediff.com5 Apr 2019

Angrezi Medium will be directed by Homi Adajania.

'Corbett Park is a part of our history. We can't tamper with history'

'Corbett Park is a part of our history. We can't tamper with history'

Rediff.com18 Oct 2021

'Jim Corbett was a remarkable man. There's a history behind Corbett and he deserves the honour of the area being the Jim Corbett National Park.'

PIX: Jacqueline, Shah Rukh, Salman at TOIFA

PIX: Jacqueline, Shah Rukh, Salman at TOIFA

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

The TOIFA celebrations started on March 17.

The chinks in India's arbitration laws

The chinks in India's arbitration laws

Rediff.com22 Oct 2020

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Are Orgasms Reserved Mostly For Men?

Are Orgasms Reserved Mostly For Men?

Rediff.com19 May 2022

'Desire is a strange thing.' 'It wells up uninvited and goes missing when most needed.'

'Bahut bahaduri se lade aapke sahab'

'Bahut bahaduri se lade aapke sahab'

Rediff.com17 Jan 2022

'He destroyed many of our tanks, and finally, it was just the two of us left facing each other with our tanks just 200 m apart.' A tale of valour excerpted from Rachna Bisht Rawat's 1971: Charge Of The Gorkhas And Other Stories.

Job loss forced 8.7 lakh Keralites to return home during pandemic

Job loss forced 8.7 lakh Keralites to return home during pandemic

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced a whopping 8.7 lakh expatriates from Kerala to return home, most of them from the Gulf, since last May, with a majority of 5.67 lakh citing job loss as the reason for it, according to official data.

'We are well prepared for any eventualities'

'We are well prepared for any eventualities'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

'Guarding the borders in extreme weather conditions is not easy and most people don't realize it is a very tough job.'

Arunachal CM goes on a bike ride to promote tourism

Arunachal CM goes on a bike ride to promote tourism

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

Khandu covered a stretch of 122 km -- Yingkiong, headquarters of Upper Siang district, to Pasighat, the headquarters of East Siang district -- on a Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 to push his state as a top tourist destination for biking and adventure sports.

'NMP is very tough to execute'

'NMP is very tough to execute'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

'There will be political opposition, and this monetisation will require continued political will.'

Kerala 2021: Advantage Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala 2021: Advantage Pinarayi Vijayan

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

In four years, the state has had to battle cyclones, two floods, and two epidemiological disasters. If people bring Pinarayi Vijayan back to power, he must have done something right, obsevers Aditi Phadnis.

An Ill Wind Blowing Over Karnataka

An Ill Wind Blowing Over Karnataka

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

This divisiveness is upsetting social cohesion and can throw the bright young people thronging to Bengaluru with billion dollar ideas in their creative minds off balance, warns Shekhar Gupta.

'If the Taliban see my father, they could harm him'

'If the Taliban see my father, they could harm him'

Rediff.com17 Sep 2021

For Afghans in India, including medical tourists from the war-torn country as well as migrants and refugees staying here much longer, the safety of friends and families is the biggest concern - particularly for those linked to the now collapsed government or who have had work ties with the US.

These dogs aren't just just man's best friends...

These dogs aren't just just man's best friends...

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

Dog squads are sniffing out poachers and busting their plans. Geetanjali Krishna tells us more about these canine crusaders.

Rousing welcome for Natarajan, Rahane, Shardul

Rousing welcome for Natarajan, Rahane, Shardul

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

Chants of 'aala re aala Ajinkya aala' headlined a red carpet welcome for Ajinkya Rahane

Invite: Share your unusual modak recipes

Invite: Share your unusual modak recipes

Rediff.com26 Aug 2019

Send us your most interesting, traditional and unconventional Ganesha recipes.

'We're in a very difficult spot'

'We're in a very difficult spot'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

'We've never really been in the situation of having a difficult time with the Chinese and an increasingly difficult time with the Russians along with a relationship with the Americans which is important.'

Bushfire crisis: Will the Sydney Test go up in smoke?

Bushfire crisis: Will the Sydney Test go up in smoke?

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

Australia has been battling hundreds of huge bushfires for several weeks with the resultant thick smoke regularly casting a pall over the country's cities.

Afghanistan: America Forsakes Friends, Allies

Afghanistan: America Forsakes Friends, Allies

Rediff.com31 Aug 2021

Remember the US withdrawal agreement was signed in February 2020. In the intervening period, a proper evacuation plan ought to have been in place. It was not. Consequently, tens of thousands of Afghans who had worked as interpreters, drivers, suppliers of goods and services, etc, face brutal retribution from the Taliban, Virendra Kapoor points out.

The soldier who won India's first Param Vir Chakra

The soldier who won India's first Param Vir Chakra

Rediff.com3 Nov 2020

Major Somnath Sharma was awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously for his bravery in the Kashmir operations on November 3, 1947.