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Relief to Pak Hindu migrants, HC directs Tata to give power to Delhi slum

Relief to Pak Hindu migrants, HC directs Tata to give power to Delhi slum

Rediff.com11 Nov 2022

The court's direction came after being informed that the Ministry of Defence has granted the approval for electricity connections to the migrants living in north Delhi's Adarsh Nagar area.

'US-India initiatives will face new scrutiny'

'US-India initiatives will face new scrutiny'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

'This incident offers ammunition to those inside the US government and elsewhere who question the wisdom of trusting India, so it will have a lasting consequence no matter how it is managed.'

Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe dies hrs after being shot during campaign event

Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe dies hrs after being shot during campaign event

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was on Friday confirmed dead after he was shot at during a campaign speech in Nara City, western Japan, local media reported citing officials.

How Vicks Vaporub Become A Blockbuster

How Vicks Vaporub Become A Blockbuster

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

Within six months, outlets carrying Vicks jumped from 60,000 pharmacies to 750,000 general stores. The trade boycott collapsed. Consumers were happy, finding Vicks now at every street corner. A fascinating excerpt from Gurcharan Das's Another Sort of Freedom.

Manipur CM Survives Because Of Modi-Shah Blessings

Manipur CM Survives Because Of Modi-Shah Blessings

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

'It is difficult to replace him because if he is replaced, it will lead to a sense of defeat among the Meiteis, rightly or wrongly, and more chaos.'

Centre starts process of eviction, sale of enemy properties worth Rs 1 lakh cr

Centre starts process of eviction, sale of enemy properties worth Rs 1 lakh cr

Rediff.com19 Mar 2023

There are a total of 12,611 establishments called enemy property, roughly estimated to be worth over Rs 1 lakh crore, in the country.

'We have no policy to kill our enemies'

'We have no policy to kill our enemies'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

'Countries like Israel said openly that they will hunt people down. We have no such policy.' 'We have always been following the legal process of getting them (people wanted by India) through extradition.'

Joshimath: Govt prepares for demolition; NCMC says evacuation must

Joshimath: Govt prepares for demolition; NCMC says evacuation must

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

The administration started preparing for the demolition of two precariously standing hotels in subsidence-hit Joshimath in Uttarakhand on Tuesday, but faced protests from their owners and locals on the issue of compensation, while more families were evacuated from the danger zone as the number of affected houses rose to over 700.

Cops guarding Abe couldn't recognise suspicious activity: Report

Cops guarding Abe couldn't recognise suspicious activity: Report

Rediff.com10 Jul 2022

Police officers on duty at the venue where former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot didn't recognise a suspicious man in the crowd until hearing the first gunshot, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday.

UN virtually confirms six addresses of Dawood in Pak

UN virtually confirms six addresses of Dawood in Pak

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

One of the addresses which have been dropped by the UN Security Council's Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee was found similar to that of a residence of Islamabad's envoy to the UN Maleeha Lodhi.

A Father's Long Wait For His Son's Shaurya Chakra

A Father's Long Wait For His Son's Shaurya Chakra

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

The medal was parcelled to his home. He sent it back. 'It should be conferred at the ceremonial function at Rashtrapati Bhavan.'

For first time UK puts support for India in UNSC in policy document

For first time UK puts support for India in UNSC in policy document

Rediff.com13 Mar 2023

The UK government made its first major commitment to support UN Security Council reforms and India's permanent membership within it as part of a refreshed defence and foreign policy review tabled in Parliament on Monday.

Radiation levels normal in Zaporizhzhia, fighting stops

Radiation levels normal in Zaporizhzhia, fighting stops

Rediff.com4 Mar 2022

Zaporizhzhia power plant spokesperson Andrey Tuz said the plant has not sustained any critical damage, although only one power generation unit out of six is operational as the fire continued at the facility.

'Dissatisfied' attacker shot Shinzo Abe with self-made gun

'Dissatisfied' attacker shot Shinzo Abe with self-made gun

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

Abe succumbed to bullet injuries hours after he was shot by Yamagami in the chest during a campaign speech in Nara City, western Japan.

US House of Representatives votes to arm Syrian rebels

US House of Representatives votes to arm Syrian rebels

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

In a major development, US House of Representatives has voted to train and arm Syrian rebels so that they can take on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a designated foreign terrorist organisation.

Smoke Spiraling From Manipur Not Visible In Delhi?

Smoke Spiraling From Manipur Not Visible In Delhi?

Rediff.com11 Jul 2023

There is the problem of regions in the North East being theatre for power-play by nations with borders and influences converging in those parts, which in turn requires a sizable presence of the armed forces, notes Shyam G Menon.

How Mulayam Singh Changed The Rules For Martyred Soldiers

How Mulayam Singh Changed The Rules For Martyred Soldiers

Rediff.com10 Oct 2022

'His biggest contribution as defence minister was to change the rules of bringing martyred soldiers' bodies home.'

US sends 2 warships via Taiwan Strait, first transit since Pelosi's visit

US sends 2 warships via Taiwan Strait, first transit since Pelosi's visit

Rediff.com28 Aug 2022

It said that the transit was "ongoing" and that there had been "no interference from foreign military forces so far."

Barrack 12. All you want to know of the jail which may house Mallya

Barrack 12. All you want to know of the jail which may house Mallya

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

Here's everything you need to know about Barrack 12 at Arthur Road jail, where Mallya may be lodged As we await the next move, here's everything you want and need to know about Barrack 12 at Arthur Road Jail.

J-K: Terrorists strike twice at same site; minor siblings among 6 dead

J-K: Terrorists strike twice at same site; minor siblings among 6 dead

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

Terrorists struck for the second time at the same site within 14 hours in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri, leaving a minor sister-brother duo dead and six others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion on Monday.

In fourth such op, US shoots down another airborne object

In fourth such op, US shoots down another airborne object

Rediff.com13 Feb 2023

The United States on Sunday shot down another unidentified airborne object in its airspace, a day after it brought down a similar 'cylindrical' object over Canada.

'Some steps' taken by China along LAC provocative: US

'Some steps' taken by China along LAC provocative: US

Rediff.com31 Mar 2023

The report said that Indian officials believe China is trying to contain India by forcing it to divert more resources into defending simultaneously both its western border with Pakistan and eastern flank with China and by weakening its willingness and ability to challenge Chinese ambitions to dominate the region.

Construction activities banned, more curbs as Delhi's air quality worsens

Construction activities banned, more curbs as Delhi's air quality worsens

Rediff.com29 Oct 2022

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi stood at 398 at 11 am, worsening from 357 at 4 pm on Friday. It was 354 on Thursday, 271 on Wednesday, 302 on Tuesday and 312 on Monday (Diwali).

Amritpal Singh's close aide and financer held: Sources

Amritpal Singh's close aide and financer held: Sources

Rediff.com19 Mar 2023

On Saturday late evening, Jalandhar commissioner Kuldeep Singh Chahal confirmed that the radical leader had been declared a "fugitive".

PM Cares not govt fund, 3rd party info can't be revealed, Centre tells HC

PM Cares not govt fund, 3rd party info can't be revealed, Centre tells HC

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

The affidavit was filed in response to a petition seeking a direction to declare the PM CARES Fund a 'State' under the Constitution to ensure transparency in its functioning.

India's 1st indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant handed over to Navy

India's 1st indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant handed over to Navy

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

The IAC would serve to bolster India's position in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and its quest for a blue water Navy

US to send anti-aircraft systems, drones to Ukraine

US to send anti-aircraft systems, drones to Ukraine

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

The new security assistance provided to Ukraine includes 800 anti-aircraft, 9000 anti-armour systems, 7,000 small arms such as machine guns, shotguns, and grenade launchers as well as drones and other military equipment.

Kerala: Over 4 lakh still in relief camps; 3 lakh houses cleaned

Kerala: Over 4 lakh still in relief camps; 3 lakh houses cleaned

Rediff.com27 Aug 2018

The CM urged all Malayalis to donate one month salary to rebuild the state, where the death toll has now touched 302.

COVID-19 crisis: How housing societies act tough

COVID-19 crisis: How housing societies act tough

Rediff.com25 Apr 2020

Many associations of urban dwellers across the country are assuming powers they do not possess and behaving like tinpot dictators, says Shuma Raha.

Discipline not at the cost of freedom, dignity: SC judge in hijab verdict

Discipline not at the cost of freedom, dignity: SC judge in hijab verdict

Rediff.com13 Oct 2022

It is necessary to have discipline in schools but not at the cost of freedom and dignity, Supreme Court judge Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia said on Thursday in his judgment on the Karnataka hijab ban row.

Businessman. Leader. Philanthropist. Role model. Convicted felon. Author

Businessman. Leader. Philanthropist. Role model. Convicted felon. Author

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

Rajat Gupta, 70, the first Indian managing director of McKinsey and who of 17 months in US prison for insider trading, gets ready to tell his side of the story. And he is less than complimentary about Preet Bharara, then the famous crusading US attorney for the Southern District of New York. "The jury, the press and the public saw only... a 'cropped picture', he says. For someone whose life story was a model of the Great American Dream - an Indian of modest means who rose to the highest circles of politics and business, mingling with the White House and Davos crowd - his indictment in 2012 marked a stunning fall from grace. Many ascribed it to the hubris of the rich and powerful, says Kanika Datta.

Heavy rain lashes parts of Kerala, floods feared; NDRF teams deployed

Heavy rain lashes parts of Kerala, floods feared; NDRF teams deployed

Rediff.com14 May 2021

As the low-pressure area in the south-eastern Arabian Sea intensified into a severe depression on Friday, heavy rains lashed many parts of Kerala and huge tidal waves started hitting low-lying coastal areas.

Delhi excise scam: Sisodia to remain in jail till March 20

Delhi excise scam: Sisodia to remain in jail till March 20

Rediff.com6 Mar 2023

The CBI had arrested Sisodia last week in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped liquor policy for 2021-22.

White House official attacks 'amoral' Trump in anonymous NYT op-ed

White House official attacks 'amoral' Trump in anonymous NYT op-ed

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

The US president has slammed the op-ed titled "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration', calling it 'gutless'.

Blinken, Austin meet Ukraine Prez in Kyiv

Blinken, Austin meet Ukraine Prez in Kyiv

Rediff.com25 Apr 2022

US officials did not announce their visit but it was Zelenskyy who revealed it in his speech on Saturday, saying that he would use this meeting to discuss the "military assistance we need."

Netanyahu takes oath as Israel's new PM, to head most hardline govt to date

Netanyahu takes oath as Israel's new PM, to head most hardline govt to date

Rediff.com29 Dec 2022

Out of 120 members of the Knesset (Israeli parliament), Netanyahu has the support of 64 members

'We have to be prepared for the invisible enemy'

'We have to be prepared for the invisible enemy'

Rediff.com10 May 2023

'Unlike on the western and eastern borders where there is an enemy at the gate, here there is an invisible enemy which is building its own capability and can come into play at a time and place of his choosing.'

China carries out veiled attack on India in spy ship row

China carries out veiled attack on India in spy ship row

Rediff.com27 Aug 2022

Chinese ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong said that China was happy that the matter was dealt with and Beijing and Colombo jointly safeguard each other's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.

Prophet row: Friday prayers go peacefully in UP a week after violence

Prophet row: Friday prayers go peacefully in UP a week after violence

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

A week after violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh over the remarks on Prophet Muhammad by a Bharatiya Janata Party leader, no untoward incident took place following the Friday prayers, an official said in Lucknow.

Why the US has sanctioned Putin's daughters

Why the US has sanctioned Putin's daughters

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

Asked why the United States was targeting Putin's daughters, a senior Biden administration official said the US thought they could be in control of some of their father's assets.