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NSG recommends Lt Col Niranjan, dog Rocket for gallantry awards

NSG recommends Lt Col Niranjan, dog Rocket for gallantry awards

Rediff.com24 Apr 2016

The two-and-a-half-year-old Belgian Malinois dog and his handler have been recommended for bravery decoration by the NSG headquarters for displaying 'raw courage and dedication to duty' in the face of extreme threat and danger.

Titan wants to rule the Indian woman's heart

Titan wants to rule the Indian woman's heart

Rediff.com9 Jan 2019

Titan's sarees will ride on the parent brand's immense equity and deep penetration to crack open the potential Rs 550 billion market.

Kokrajhar attack: Assam remains tense; slain ultra identified

Kokrajhar attack: Assam remains tense; slain ultra identified

Rediff.com6 Aug 2016

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Sarma on Saturday visited Guwahati Medical College and Hospital to take stock of the injured who were shifted to Guwahati last night.

Booby trap that killed Lt Col Niranjan at Pathankot wasn't in NSG SOP

Booby trap that killed Lt Col Niranjan at Pathankot wasn't in NSG SOP

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

The National Security Guard lost an experienced counter-Improvised Explosive Device officer to a deadly booby trap in the Pathankot terror attack as the terrorists used an innovative technique whose antidote was not included in the Standard Operating Procedure of the elite counter-terror force.

Inside story: How the Congress defused the 'Kejriwal situation'

Inside story: How the Congress defused the 'Kejriwal situation'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2014

Renu Mittal reveals what conspired at the Congress camp after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal refused to move from his protest site in Delhi and threatened to disrupt the Republic Day celebrations.

25 killed as Taliban terrorists storm university in Pakistan

25 killed as Taliban terrorists storm university in Pakistan

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

Extensive firing continues in the area and heavy contingents of elite force have been deployed.

2 killed, 23 hurt in Kashmir violence

2 killed, 23 hurt in Kashmir violence

Rediff.com15 Jul 2016

Mobs defied curfew to indulge in stone-pelting leaving 15 people, including eight security personnel, injured in the incidents.

Why the ISI now backs Masood Azhar

Why the ISI now backs Masood Azhar

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

'Jaish is known for its fidayeen activities.' 'This well trained human resource backed by military-based training makes the JeM an obvious choice over the LeT and HM.'

Farooq Abdullah wins Srinagar Lok Sabha bypoll

Farooq Abdullah wins Srinagar Lok Sabha bypoll

Rediff.com15 Apr 2017

The constituency had recorded an abysmal 7.13 per cent voter turnout, the lowest ever in its history.

Psychological screening of pilots likely

Psychological screening of pilots likely

Rediff.com14 Apr 2015

These measures follow the Germanwings crash last month.

Confusion prevails over how Baramulla martyr died

Confusion prevails over how Baramulla martyr died

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

It is not known whether the BSF personnel was killed by the terrorists or had fallen victim to 'friendly fire'.

1 dead in 'sickening terrorist attack' near London mosque

1 dead in 'sickening terrorist attack' near London mosque

Rediff.com20 Jun 2017

The police is investigating whether it was 'accidental or deliberate'.

Desi among 12 NASA astronauts chosen from 18,300

Desi among 12 NASA astronauts chosen from 18,300

Rediff.com8 Jun 2017

Lt Col Raja "Grinder" Chari, 39 is in the batch of 2017.

Uri attack: Pak denies involvement, India refuses to back off

Uri attack: Pak denies involvement, India refuses to back off

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

With Islamabad rejecting New Delhi's claims that it was involved in the deadly attack in Uri, where 17 Army soldiers lost their lives, India on Monday asserted that it did not need Pakistan's clarifications, as their involvement in the terror strike was concrete.

Truly, an outstanding soldier

Truly, an outstanding soldier

Rediff.com14 Apr 2015

'He was unlike anyone else I had met until then or ever since.' Lt Gen Ashok Joshi (retd) remembers one of India's most famous soldiers who passed away on Sunday.

6 killed in 2 days as Pak intensifies shelling, India protests

6 killed in 2 days as Pak intensifies shelling, India protests

Rediff.com16 Aug 2015

A woman was killed and five persons were injured on Sunday as Pakistani troops intensified shelling on border posts and civilian area in Poonch and Rajouri in continued ceasefire violations that have claimed six lives in two days, drawing strong protest from India.

10 dead after BSF plane crashes into wall near Delhi

10 dead after BSF plane crashes into wall near Delhi

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

The plane crashed into the airport boundary wall and landed in a sewage treatment plant while returning back due to apparent technical problem.

The 'naughty boy' who runs a hotel empire

The 'naughty boy' who runs a hotel empire

Rediff.com24 Jul 2018

'A heavy tanker takes time to move, but when it starts rolling, it's difficult to stop it,' Indian Hotels CEO Puneet Chhatwal tells Shyamal Majumdar.

Terror strikes Lahore's Mall Road; senior cops among 13 dead

Terror strikes Lahore's Mall Road; senior cops among 13 dead

Rediff.com13 Feb 2017

Senior police officers were among 13 people killed on Monday when a Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up targeting them during a protest rally outside Pakistan's Punjab assembly in Lahore that also wounded 60 others.

'Modi will marginalise Nitish in 2, 3 years'

'Modi will marginalise Nitish in 2, 3 years'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2017

'If you see the behaviour of the BJP with their allies, they stay with the allies for some time and then take command of the government.'

Theresa May wins confidence vote in UK Parliament

Theresa May wins confidence vote in UK Parliament

Rediff.com30 Jun 2017

The MPs voted in favour of the Queen's Speech by 323 votes to 309 with a majority of 14.

200 killed, 1,300 hurt as 7.5 magnitude quake jolts Pakistan

200 killed, 1,300 hurt as 7.5 magnitude quake jolts Pakistan

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

At least 200 people were killed and more than 1,300 others injured today as a powerful 7.5- magnitude earthquake -- the strongest in 10 years --rocked Pakistan, sending severe shock waves as far as Punjab and PoK.

5 arrested in Tanzanian woman attack case

5 arrested in Tanzanian woman attack case

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

Rahul Gandhi has asked the Karnataka Government to explain the incident and send the report immediately.

'Our children have only hunger written in their destiny'

'Our children have only hunger written in their destiny'

Rediff.com8 Oct 2016

In villages in Palghar district -- in Mumbai's backyard -- more than 254 children have died from malnutrition.

Colombia crash victims to take final flight home

Colombia crash victims to take final flight home

Rediff.com2 Dec 2016

Dozens of hearses carrying the coffins of those killed when a plane flying Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team crashed into a Colombian mountain will leave Medellin for the airport on Friday to be flown home.

Unprovoked Pak shelling kills 6-yr-old boy, BSF jawan

Unprovoked Pak shelling kills 6-yr-old boy, BSF jawan

Rediff.com24 Oct 2016

BSF chief K K Sharma said Pakistani forces are deliberately trying to "create a flash point" to facilitate infiltration of terrorists into India and asserted that these designs will be foiled.

7-magnitude quake kills 19 in China, injures over 250

7-magnitude quake kills 19 in China, injures over 250

Rediff.com9 Aug 2017

The massive earthquake in Sichuan struck at 9:19 pm (local time) on Tuesday and the epicentre was monitored at a depth of 20 km, state-run Xinhua new agency reported.

PHOTOS: Bravehearts battle floods to save stranded Kashmiris

PHOTOS: Bravehearts battle floods to save stranded Kashmiris

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

With flood waters receding, the armed forces have stepped up its rescue operations in Jammu and Kashmir

Protests after TN fisherman's killing, Sri Lankan navy denies role

Protests after TN fisherman's killing, Sri Lankan navy denies role

Rediff.com7 Mar 2017

The protesting fishermen have refused to accept the body of the fisherman unless a central minister visits the island and gives them an assurance that such incidents would not happen again, Rameswaram Fishermen Association President S Emiret said.

India nabs Kasab 2.0 after terrorist strike in J&K

India nabs Kasab 2.0 after terrorist strike in J&K

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

A senior police officer said the terrorists, allegedly dressed in army fatigues, ambushed a Srinagar-bound convoy of the BSF.

Soumya Swaminathan: Just what the doctor ordered

Soumya Swaminathan: Just what the doctor ordered

Rediff.com14 Oct 2017

Her appointment as World Health Organisation's deputy director offers an opportunity to push for improving the medical research environment in India.

'Influential' people suppressed Sheena murder for 3 yrs: Maria

'Influential' people suppressed Sheena murder for 3 yrs: Maria

Rediff.com30 Jan 2017

He, however, did not name these 'influential and wealthy people'.

Pathankot NSG martyr gets Shaurya Chakra on Independence Day

Pathankot NSG martyr gets Shaurya Chakra on Independence Day

Rediff.com14 Aug 2016

Niranjan's lungs got punctured due to the impact of the blast of a grenade that was kept in the pocket of a slain terrorist and the officer died before being taken to hospital.

Kashmir unrest: Curfew-hit state remains peaceful but tense

Kashmir unrest: Curfew-hit state remains peaceful but tense

Rediff.com13 Aug 2016

Curfew remained in force in entire Srinagar district and Anantnag town on Saturday to thwart the separatists' plan to stage a two-day sit-in in the city centre even as the death toll in the ongoing unrest climbed to 56 in the Valley with the death of a youth injured in firing.

Chattisgarh: 7 cops killed, 12 injured in 2-hour gun battle with Naxals

Chattisgarh: 7 cops killed, 12 injured in 2-hour gun battle with Naxals

Rediff.com11 Apr 2015

Seven policemen were on Saturday killed and 10 persons were injured in a gunbattle with Naxals in the Maoist hotbed of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh.

Cop on TV is alive and is not DC Inderjit: CRPF DG

Cop on TV is alive and is not DC Inderjit: CRPF DG

Rediff.com8 Apr 2014

A Centre Reserve Police Force trooper, who was injured when a landmine planted by Maoists in Bihar's Aurangabad district went off while being defused and seen on TV pleading for his life, is alive, CRPF chief Dilip Trivedi on Tuesday said.

Terror strikes London: 7 dead in attack, 3 suspects killed by police

Terror strikes London: 7 dead in attack, 3 suspects killed by police

Rediff.com4 Jun 2017

Terrorism struck at the heart of London after a vehicle veered off the road and mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge and witnesses described men with large knives stabbing passersby at nearby Borough Market.

LoC martyrs cremated with state honours

LoC martyrs cremated with state honours

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

As the pyres were being lit, thousands of villagers who had gathered shouted slogans against Pakistan and demanded tough action against the soldiers' killing.

Modi meets Abe, says ties will get better in 'New India'

Modi meets Abe, says ties will get better in 'New India'

Rediff.com27 Jun 2019

Ahead of the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Osaka, Japan and discussed a range of issues of mutual interest.

Top detectives to probe Prabha stabbing case

Top detectives to probe Prabha stabbing case

Rediff.com9 Mar 2015

'Could this be a random attack? Well, yes it could. It could be a whole range of scenarios... and we are considering all of them.'