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10 flights diverted, nearly 100 delayed in Delhi as dense fog hits ops

10 flights diverted, nearly 100 delayed in Delhi as dense fog hits ops

Rediff.com14 Jan 2024

Among the impacted flights, Air India's flight AI 185 from the national capital to Vancouver that was to depart early in the morning was rescheduled.

Chennai theatre refuses entry to ST family, backtracks

Chennai theatre refuses entry to ST family, backtracks

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

A row erupted in Chennai on Thursday over the alleged denial of entry to a family, said to be from a particular ST community, into a city cinema theatre despite possessing valid tickets, though the cinema house insisted it only adhered to Censor rules.

Incredible India: 10 Amazing Train Journeys

Incredible India: 10 Amazing Train Journeys

Rediff.com27 Sep 2024

Discover our country through great Indian rail trips!

India host NZ, Bangladesh in packed home season

India host NZ, Bangladesh in packed home season

Rediff.com20 Jun 2024

The arrival of the New Year will see an exciting white-ball showdown with England visiting India for five T20Is and three ODIs.

Top 8 housing mkts see 5% dip in sales in Q2

Top 8 housing mkts see 5% dip in sales in Q2

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

Housing sales declined 5 per cent in the July-September quarter across the top eight cities due to a fall in new supply and sharp appreciation in prices, according to PropTiger. Real estate brokerage platform PropTiger.com, which is part of Australia's REA group that owns Housing.com, on Tuesday, released its report 'Real Insight' on India's residential market. A total of 96,544 units were sold in July-September, down 5 per cent from 1,01,221 units sold during the same period in 2023.

Atalji@100: Vajpayee's Unmatched Legacy

Atalji@100: Vajpayee's Unmatched Legacy

Rediff.com25 Dec 2024

It was good fortune for India to have Atal Bihari Vajpayee lead the government at a crucial moment in our history. He avoided India meeting the fate of Iraq or Ukraine, asserts military historian Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

IPL Auction: Watch Out For These Stars!

IPL Auction: Watch Out For These Stars!

Rediff.com19 Nov 2024

Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, K L Rahul and Arshdeep Singh headline the top bracket of elite players at the IPL mega auction.

Army made big gains in J-K under Gen Padmanabhan in 15 Corps

Army made big gains in J-K under Gen Padmanabhan in 15 Corps

Rediff.com19 Aug 2024

Former Chief of Army Staff General Sundararajan Padmanabhan, affectionately known as 'Paddy' in army circles, passed away in Chennai due to old age, a source close to him said on Monday.

Kamala Harris And The Broken Link

Kamala Harris And The Broken Link

Rediff.com7 Nov 2024

'Her grandfather left the village more than 70 years ago. None of her family is here. Nobody from her gothram is here. The people who knew her grandfather are long dead. I cannot understand why people keep coming here and asking us questions about her.'

Hockey India league is back in a new avatar!

Hockey India league is back in a new avatar!

Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

Hockey India League will return after seven long years in a new avatar, where both the men's and women's teams will participate in the event, starting on December 28.

Leela Group to sell Delhi, Chennai hotels

Leela Group to sell Delhi, Chennai hotels

Rediff.com21 Apr 2014

The firm, which owns, operates and manages hotels, palaces and resorts, is likely to hive-off the two properties into separate entities.

IndiGo flight lands in 'full emergency' after bomb threat

IndiGo flight lands in 'full emergency' after bomb threat

Rediff.com1 Jun 2024

This is the second such incident involving an IndiGo flight in the past week. On May 28, an IndiGo Varanasi flight from Delhi had received an alleged bomb threat.

PBL: Delhi on top; Chennai Smashers enter semis

PBL: Delhi on top; Chennai Smashers enter semis

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

Chennai Smashers qualified for the semifinals after beating Bangalore Top Guns 3-2 in the last league match of the Premier Badminton League 2016 at Sri Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, in Bengaluru, on Wednesday.

India to host maiden World Athletics Continental Tour

India to host maiden World Athletics Continental Tour

Rediff.com15 Dec 2024

The Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar is one of the best facilities in the country and it has hosted several national championships and the Asian Championships in 2017 during which it had earned praise from the current World Athletics President Sebastian Coe.

Statistical highlights: Delhi vs Chennai

Statistical highlights: Delhi vs Chennai

Rediff.com23 Apr 2009

AB de Villiers became the first Delhi batsman and seventh overall to register a hundred in the IPL. He joined Adam Gilchrist, Sanath Jayasuriya, Shaun Marsh, Brendon McCullum, Andrew Symonds and Michael Hussey. His outstanding innings -- unbeaten 105 off 54 balls -- is also his first hundred in Twenty20.

Unexpected Buys At The IPL Auction

Unexpected Buys At The IPL Auction

Rediff.com27 Nov 2024

Players who were bought at unexpected price tags...

IPL Auction: Uncapped Players Steal Show

IPL Auction: Uncapped Players Steal Show

Rediff.com25 Nov 2024

The IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah once again showcased the immense potential of uncapped talent.

Why Megacities Are Not Cooling Down

Why Megacities Are Not Cooling Down

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

The heat index in major metro cities in the country has majorly risen since 2010 compared to a decade earlier.

IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans to take on Chennai Super Kings in opener

IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans to take on Chennai Super Kings in opener

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

The BCCI on Friday announced the fixtures of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League

Indian heart donor gives new lease of life to Pak girl

Indian heart donor gives new lease of life to Pak girl

Rediff.com27 Apr 2024

The 19-year-old girl from Karachi successfully underwent a heart transplant surgery and was discharged recently, doctors who performed the surgery at a Chennai hospital said.

IPL 2025: RCB splurge on Bhuvi; big names miss out

IPL 2025: RCB splurge on Bhuvi; big names miss out

Rediff.com26 Nov 2024

India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar fetched a winning bid of Rs 10.75 crore from Royal Challengers Bengaluru on a largely predictable second day of the mega auction, in Jeddah on Monday.

80 more flights get bomb threats, Rs 600 crore lost

80 more flights get bomb threats, Rs 600 crore lost

Rediff.com22 Oct 2024

Nearly 80 domestic and international flights received bomb threats in less than 24 hours that later turned out to be hoaxes, keeping thousands of passengers and security agencies on tenterhooks.

IPL 2025: Who Was Retained, Released

IPL 2025: Who Was Retained, Released

Rediff.com1 Nov 2024

Heinrich Klaasen is the most expensive retained player in IPL history.

IPL Auction: 10 Wicket-Keepers to Watch Out For

IPL Auction: 10 Wicket-Keepers to Watch Out For

Rediff.com23 Nov 2024

As the auction approaches, here are the 10 wicketkeeper-batters who are poised to attract significant attention making them among the most sought-after players for IPL 2025.

Legends praise Harmanpreet's team as 'Best in the World'

Legends praise Harmanpreet's team as 'Best in the World'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2024

The general impression that the Indian hockey team concedes late goals has changed with its second successive Olympic bronze medal and the Harmanpreet Singh-led side is one of the best in the world in all aspects, feels the legendary Zafar Iqbal.

IPL: Chennai thrash Delhi to regain top spot

IPL: Chennai thrash Delhi to regain top spot

Rediff.com15 May 2013

Mahendra Singh Dhoni led the way with a typically aggressive half-century to power Chennai Super Kings to a 33-run win over Delhi Daredevils in Chennai on Tuesday and brighten their prospects of securing a top-two finish ahead of the play-offs of the Pepsi Indian Premier League.

AI, IndiGo special flights bring back 400 people from Dhaka

AI, IndiGo special flights bring back 400 people from Dhaka

Rediff.com7 Aug 2024

Air India will be commencing its scheduled operations -- two daily flights from the national capital -- to Dhaka on Wednesday.

SKM to hold 15 more farmers' conclave ahead of Feb 26 Delhi march

SKM to hold 15 more farmers' conclave ahead of Feb 26 Delhi march

Rediff.com24 Dec 2023

According to the Morcha, the demands which Delhi Chalo has been called include: MSP should be guaranteed as per C2+50 percent formula and, as promised, a law should be made to guarantee it; all the farmers should be made debt free, and all agricultural loan must be waived.

Is Tamil Nadu Heading For A Jallikattu 2.0 Moment?

Is Tamil Nadu Heading For A Jallikattu 2.0 Moment?

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

The recent 'revelation' by TN fishers freed by Sri Lanka after they had paid up Lankan rupees 50,000 each in fines, that their hair was tonsured in prison and they were forced to remove their garments other than the underpants, and were also made to clean toilets, as if with vengeance, has touched a raw nerve this time, just as another issue or issues had done it ahead of the Jallikattu protests, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Is India's TT dominance finally here?

Is India's TT dominance finally here?

Rediff.com21 Aug 2024

Can see growth, especially in women's table tennis in India: Manika Batra on UTT

41 airports across India get hoax bomb threat emails, security beefed up

41 airports across India get hoax bomb threat emails, security beefed up

Rediff.com19 Jun 2024

Security was beefed up as agencies swept the airport terminals after the emails were received around 12.40 pm from the ID exhumedyou888@gmail.com.

Rahul, Shreyas Set To Enter IPL Auction!

Rahul, Shreyas Set To Enter IPL Auction!

Rediff.com31 Oct 2024

Shreyas Iyer, who led KKR to the IPL 2024 title, could be headed for the players' auction after failing to make a breakthrough in negotiations, while K L Rahul is also unlikely to be retained by LSG.

IPL PHOTOS: Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings

IPL PHOTOS: Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings

Rediff.com18 Apr 2013

Images from Thursday's IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings at the Feroz Shah Kotla.

IPL: Chennai Super Kings edge past Delhi Daredevils in thriller

IPL: Chennai Super Kings edge past Delhi Daredevils in thriller

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

Ashish Nehra snapped up three wickets to lead a disciplined bowling attack as two-time champions Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Daredevils by one run in a last-over thriller of the Indian Premier League.

Indian youth tricked into Ukraine war recalls horror

Indian youth tricked into Ukraine war recalls horror

Rediff.com14 Sep 2024

The youth said he was taken close to the frontline but his health deteriorated after spending sleepless nights as the war raged on.

CSK need their batters to fire in key game vs Royals

CSK need their batters to fire in key game vs Royals

Rediff.com11 May 2024

In need of a victory to firm-up their position in the IPL play-offs race, Chennai Super Kings have the heavy task of nullifying a deeply hurt and frustrated Rajasthan Royals in Chennai on Sunday.

Mercedes Rules Luxury Cars Segment

Mercedes Rules Luxury Cars Segment

Rediff.com21 Dec 2024

For the first time in history, the luxury car market is poised to cross the sales mark of 50,000 units in 2024, with Mercedes leading the way

Chennai send Delhi crashing to sixth straight defeat

Chennai send Delhi crashing to sixth straight defeat

Rediff.com18 Apr 2013

Michael Hussey and Mahendra Singh Dhoni led the way as Chennai Super Kings amassed 169 for 4 in 20 overs, and then dismissed Delhi Daredevils for 83 in 17.3 overs in the IPL match in Delhi on Thursday.

DC win but Pant fined

DC win but Pant fined

Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

The win on Sunday was Delhi Capitals' first this season.

RCB's playoff curse deepens after eliminator loss

RCB's playoff curse deepens after eliminator loss

Rediff.com23 May 2024

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) etched a new low in their IPL history, suffering their 10th playoff defeat in just 16 appearances.