News for 'Blind'

Dog Ban Takes Toll On Business

Dog Ban Takes Toll On Business

Rediff.com3 Apr 2024

Breeders and importers of exotic dogs worried; animal rights activists say the industry needs to be tamed.

After RWA notice, complaint against Aiyar's daughter for social media posts

After RWA notice, complaint against Aiyar's daughter for social media posts

Rediff.com4 Feb 2024

The complainant, Ajay Agrawal, a Supreme Court advocate and a Bharatiya Janata Party leader, alleged that Suranya Aiyar made objectionable remarks on different social media platforms on January 20, 2024, and other dates.

Shaitaan Review: Wicked Without Warning

Shaitaan Review: Wicked Without Warning

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

Shaitaan's wickedness may be its calling card but relies on age-old formulas to do the trick, observes Sukanya Verma.

Injury Updates: Blind, Falcao injury blows for Man United

Injury Updates: Blind, Falcao injury blows for Man United

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

Manchester United suffered a double blow on Thursday with Daley Blind ruled out for a 'long' spell due to a knee problem and Radamel Falcao receiving a "new injury" that will keep him out for at least two more weeks.

It's a miracle! Blind woman sees again after falling over

It's a miracle! Blind woman sees again after falling over

Rediff.com8 May 2016

Mary Ann Franco, gradually became blind after injuring her spine in a car accident in 1993.

Vote! Who plays the blind girl best?

Vote! Who plays the blind girl best?

Rediff.com27 Jul 2010

Deepika Padukone tries it out for the first time in Lafangey Parindey.

Sunflower 2 Review: Unfunny!

Sunflower 2 Review: Unfunny!

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

Sunil Grover and a perky Adah Sharma somehow salvage Sunflower 2, observes Deepa Gahlot.

When Fenerbahce striker Van Persie was nearly blinded!

When Fenerbahce striker Van Persie was nearly blinded!

Rediff.com8 Nov 2016

Fenerbahce striker Robin van Persie, who suffered a horrific eye injury in his side's latest win against Akhisar Belediyespor in the Turkish Super Lig, calmed fears of his eyesight saying his eye is 'undamaged'.

Blind Pak player 'under observation' after drinking phenyl

Blind Pak player 'under observation' after drinking phenyl

Rediff.com8 Dec 2012

A cricket player from Pakistan, who is partially visually impaired, accidentally drank diluted phenyl, which was kept in a plastic bottle on a table where usually mineral water bottle is kept at his hotel in Bangalore on Saturday, official sources said.

Will Congress field Robert Vadra from Amethi?

Will Congress field Robert Vadra from Amethi?

Rediff.com4 Apr 2024

Indicating his keenness to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Amethi, Robert Vadra, businessman and husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has said that the people of Amethi expect him to represent their constituency if he thinks of becoming a member of Parliament.

Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA

Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA

Rediff.com17 Dec 2010

How, Asish Goyal, a blind Indian trader who did his MBA from NMIMS in Mumbai and Wharton University, talks about his definition of success and how he overcame the odds to achieve it.

3 villagers found dead near ambush site in J-K's Poonch; massive searches on

3 villagers found dead near ambush site in J-K's Poonch; massive searches on

Rediff.com23 Dec 2023

Security forces on Friday launched a massive cordon and search operation in the forest area of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a day after five army personnel were killed and two others injured in a terrorist attack.

Bowling a major worry for RCB ahead of Punjab clash

Bowling a major worry for RCB ahead of Punjab clash

Rediff.com24 Mar 2024

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL 2024 campaign is just one-match old, but it has already exposed their biggest chink. It's fragility in bowling, and they need better returns from bowlers against a confident Punjab Kings at an unforgiving M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, on Monday.

India take on arch-rivals Pakistan in final of T20 WC for Blind

India take on arch-rivals Pakistan in final of T20 WC for Blind

Rediff.com11 Feb 2017

Pakistan set up a clash with India in the final of the T20 Cricket World Cup for Blind after beating England by 147 runs in the second semifinal at the KSCA Ground in Alur, Karnataka, on Saturday.

Uttam's Take: Blind Man's Bluff

Uttam's Take: Blind Man's Bluff

Rediff.com28 May 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on how the migrants's plight has been aggravated by the erratic management of Shramik trains by the Indian Railways, headed by Railways Minister Piyush Goyal.

Hooch Tragedy: Will TN Go Dry?

Hooch Tragedy: Will TN Go Dry?

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

Ironically, rival Tamil Nadu governments expend the most on social welfare schemes, especially targeting women and youth and children, but that money comes only by selling more liquor. There is always the specious plea, which has been peddled very many times in the past, that without licensed liquor, drinkers would go after hooch and there could be more hooch tragedies and hooch deaths. No one is convinced, but no one can dispute it either, comments N Sathiya Moorthy.

26/11 hero Sadanand Vasant Date, who fought Kasab, is new NIA chief

26/11 hero Sadanand Vasant Date, who fought Kasab, is new NIA chief

Rediff.com27 Mar 2024

Date, a 1990 Indian Police Service officer of the Maharashtra cadre who once sold newspapers in Pune to financially support his family, was honoured with the President's Police medal for gallantry for his role in what has come to be known as the 26/11 attack.

11 feared to have gone blind after cataract surgeries in MP

11 feared to have gone blind after cataract surgeries in MP

Rediff.com17 Aug 2019

Similar incident had been reported at the hospital in 2010 when cataract surgeries performed on 18 patients had gone wrong,

Hamid, Bhonsle, Blinded by the Light at IFFSA

Hamid, Bhonsle, Blinded by the Light at IFFSA

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Check out the impressive line-up at the International Film Festival of South Asia.

Why BJP Is More Guilty Than Sam Pitroda

Why BJP Is More Guilty Than Sam Pitroda

Rediff.com15 May 2024

If Pitroda's blunder cost him his office, what should the BJP's unrepentant attitude cost it?, asks Shyam G Menon.

'Suryabhai batted brilliantly'

'Suryabhai batted brilliantly'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

'The way he was batting was great to watch because the pitch was not that easy for batting.'

Army war machine: Night-blind, old and unfit

Army war machine: Night-blind, old and unfit

Rediff.com3 Apr 2012

Systematic military intelligence analysis, of the kind that is routine in Rawalpindi and Beijing, would leave Pakistan and China with no doubts about India's military weakness. But the Indian public might miss the broader picture.

Dense fog persists over north India, rail traffic hit

Dense fog persists over north India, rail traffic hit

Rediff.com16 Jan 2024

Satellite imagery showed a dense elongated band of fog stretching from Punjab to the northeast.

Ranbir Or Vicky: Who Will You Watch?

Ranbir Or Vicky: Who Will You Watch?

Rediff.com25 Jan 2024

Ranbir, Rashmika, Raveena, Vic, Nic, it's raining movie stars on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.

The girl behind India's first magazine for the blind

The girl behind India's first magazine for the blind

Rediff.com12 Sep 2013

How 24-year-old Upasana Mataki came about launching the country's first lifestyle magazine in English for the blind.

Wage Pact: Will Bankers Make More Money?

Wage Pact: Will Bankers Make More Money?

Rediff.com2 May 2024

Postings to places at an altitude above 1,000 metres but less than 1,500 metres, between 1,500 and 3,000 metres, and above 3,000 metres entail different rates of allowances -- the higher the location, the bigger the allowance, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Cops beat me after I told them I'm blind: JNU student

Cops beat me after I told them I'm blind: JNU student

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Visually Challenged Students Forum demanded an apology from Delhi Police and said they will begin a protest against police atrocities from Wednesday.

Every corner is blind for devoted French fan

Every corner is blind for devoted French fan

Rediff.com10 Feb 2012

How a corner sounds matters more to the 29-year-old French Formula One fan Charaf-Eddine Ait Taleb, who lost his sight 10 years ago due to a genetic condition, than any controversy over the new "ugly" noses on the 2012 cars.

Blind World Cup: India down Bangladesh to set up Pakistan final

Blind World Cup: India down Bangladesh to set up Pakistan final

Rediff.com17 Jan 2018

A dominant India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets to set up a title clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in the Blind Cricket World Cup, in Ajman, UAE, on Wednesday.

China builds computer for the blind

China builds computer for the blind

Rediff.com3 Mar 2004

Two Chinese companies have manufactured a computer that allows the blind and those with eye diseases to access the cyberspace easily with a Chinese-braille keyboard, a mouse and

'80 pc army tanks are night blind. It's a concern'

'80 pc army tanks are night blind. It's a concern'

Rediff.com15 Jan 2010

"There are projects already in the pipeline for ensuring the kind of night vision capability that some of our adversaries have. It takes at least three to four years and some of the projects are likely to fructify in the next year or so," Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor said.

SC rejects pleas on 100% EVM-VVPAT verification, paper ballot voting

SC rejects pleas on 100% EVM-VVPAT verification, paper ballot voting

Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

Pronouncing the judgement, Justice Khanna said the court has rejected all the petitions, including those seeking resorting back to ballot papers in elections.

Shami nominated for Arjuna Award, Satwik-Chirag for Khel Ratna

Shami nominated for Arjuna Award, Satwik-Chirag for Khel Ratna

Rediff.com13 Dec 2023

As per the Ministry sources, a special request was made by the BCCI to the sports ministry to include Shami's name as he didn't originally feature in the list of the country's second-highest sporting honour.

Pakistan wins WC for the blind

Pakistan wins WC for the blind

Rediff.com14 Dec 2002

Displaying brilliant all-round performance, Pakistan scored a five-wicket win over defending\n\nchampions South Africa in the final of the Petro World Cup Cricket for the Blind.

Bollywood's Best Dressed Diwali Star? VOTE!

Bollywood's Best Dressed Diwali Star? VOTE!

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

Fashion was at an all-time high this Diwali, as film folk took out their most glamorous outfits and made a splash at the numerous parties in town.

Day after Kejri arrest, INDIA moves EC against misuse of central agencies

Day after Kejri arrest, INDIA moves EC against misuse of central agencies

Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

In a memorandum submitted to the EC, the INDIA party leaders submitted a list of recent instances of central agencies targeting Opposition parties and alleged an absence of a level playing field for the opposition.

'Shocking That PM Gave Investing Advice'

'Shocking That PM Gave Investing Advice'

Rediff.com7 Jun 2024

'Somebody was using somebody to make statements that will stir the stock market and lead to a surge.' 'A sudden surge and a sudden crash is always an ideal situation for people to make illicit gains and then siphoning off the money.'

India beat England in T20I of bilateral cricket series for Blind

India beat England in T20I of bilateral cricket series for Blind

Rediff.com2 Oct 2018

Sunil Ramesh (108) slammed a superb century as India thrashed England by seven wickets in the opening T20I match to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match bilateral cricket series for Blind, in Bengaluru, on Tuesday.