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Srinagar: 1 jawan killed in blast

Srinagar: 1 jawan killed in blast

Rediff.com31 Mar 2006

Sammy welcomes disgraced Aussie Smith for Canada T20 league

Sammy welcomes disgraced Aussie Smith for Canada T20 league

Rediff.com12 Jun 2018

Smith's career was thrown into turmoil in March for his role in the incident that took place in South Africa and earned the former Australia captain a 12-month ban from national and state teams. However, the suspension does not extend to domestic tournaments outside his home nation.

UK blast mastermind sold CDs

UK blast mastermind sold CDs

Rediff.com2 Aug 2005

Haroon Rashid Aswat, believed to be the mastermind behind the July 7 London bombings that killed 56 people, made his living by selling CDs in downtown Johannesburg and was known in his neighbourhood as a "nice family man."

Two blasts rock Kabul

Two blasts rock Kabul

Rediff.com5 Jul 2006

Iraq: 60 killed in three blasts

Iraq: 60 killed in three blasts

Rediff.com30 Sep 2005

Iraq: 60 killed in three blasts

Just who is Mirwaiz Umer Farooq?

Just who is Mirwaiz Umer Farooq?

Rediff.com5 Sep 2005

How best to invest your money

How best to invest your money

Rediff.com6 Mar 2006

TN polls: Parties bet on Hindi to woo voters

TN polls: Parties bet on Hindi to woo voters

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

Tamil Nadu parties are using Hindi to woo north Indian voters in the upcoming elections.

Priyanka, Hollywood mourn terror attack: 'I love you New York'

Priyanka, Hollywood mourn terror attack: 'I love you New York'

Rediff.com1 Nov 2017

'This happened five blocks from my home. As I drive back home from work, dreary sirens remind me that this is the state of the world,' Priyanka Chopra tweets.

Donald Trump mixes up '9/11' with '7/11'

Donald Trump mixes up '9/11' with '7/11'

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

The 69-year-old Republican front-runner made the blunder while campaigning on the eve of the high-stakes presidential primary in New York by getting the date of the 2001 WTC attacks.

Revealed! Final moments of Kobe Bryant's fatal helicopter crash

Revealed! Final moments of Kobe Bryant's fatal helicopter crash

Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

Moments before Los Angeles basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and the seven others perished in a helicopter crash, the pilot had tried to climb out of layer of clouds, but the aircraft then banked sharply and lurched toward the ground. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) estimated Bryant's luxury passenger helicopter hit the ground at a speed of more than 2,000 feet (610 m) per minute.

PHOTOS: Towering inferno rips through skyscraper in UAE

PHOTOS: Towering inferno rips through skyscraper in UAE

Rediff.com29 Mar 2016

A towering inferno has ripped through a residential skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates -- the third such incident in just over a year.

Curfew in parts of Srinagar after teen dies of pellet injuries

Curfew in parts of Srinagar after teen dies of pellet injuries

Rediff.com17 Sep 2016

The teenager was injured in clashes between protesters and security forces in Harwan on Friday.

Desis in US hope to celebrate Diwali with largest number of poll wins

Desis in US hope to celebrate Diwali with largest number of poll wins

Rediff.com7 Nov 2018

A record number of 11 Indian Americans are on ballot for the US House of Representatives. Of these nine are from the opposition Democratic party and two are Republicans.

Hillary abruptly leaves 9/11 memorial after becoming 'overheated'

Hillary abruptly leaves 9/11 memorial after becoming 'overheated'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2016

Clinton, 68, and Republican rival Donald Trump separately had visited the memorial site, but they did not address the event.

One dead, 27 hurt in Rajouri blast

One dead, 27 hurt in Rajouri blast

Rediff.com16 Mar 2005

Why Dawood got into match-fixing in cricket

Why Dawood got into match-fixing in cricket

Rediff.com17 May 2019

For Dawood Ibrahim, match-fixing was a sort of 'clean job' as no force or killing were required and only a few players here and there had to be 'fixed' and the money shared, says a new book on the subject.

Kashmir paralysed for 59th straight day as curfew continues

Kashmir paralysed for 59th straight day as curfew continues

Rediff.com5 Sep 2016

More than 200 persons were injured in clashes between protestors and security forces in the Valley on Sunday.

Youth killed in fresh Kashmir clashes, toll rises to 71

Youth killed in fresh Kashmir clashes, toll rises to 71

Rediff.com3 Sep 2016

Curfew continued in parts of Srinagar on Saturday in view of the separatists' call for occupying Lal Chowk and Airport Road here while curfew-like restrictions remained in force in rest of Kashmir even as normal life remained paralysed for the 57th day.

Japan's World Cup win over Colombia lifts mood after quake

Japan's World Cup win over Colombia lifts mood after quake

Rediff.com20 Jun 2018

Japan basked in the glow of its World Cup soccer team's historic win over Colombia, a victory that has lifted the nation's mood after an earthquake struck its second-biggest metropolis Osaka.

E-mail disabled

E-mail disabled

Rediff.com1 Sep 2005

AAC leader shot at in Srinagar

AAC leader shot at in Srinagar

Rediff.com29 May 2004

China doesn't need Pakistan in a war with India

China doesn't need Pakistan in a war with India

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

'If a 'two-front war' develops, Iron Brother may only turn out to be a drag on the PLA, since Pakistan is in no position to wage a war with India,' argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

The steel man of New York

The steel man of New York

Rediff.com21 Jun 2005

Sahara's fresh plea in SC for Subrato Roy's release

Sahara's fresh plea in SC for Subrato Roy's release

Rediff.com28 Nov 2014

Lawyers said that assets are being sold and the group is depositing the money with Sebi.

Two dead in Srinagar blast

Two dead in Srinagar blast

Rediff.com22 Apr 2004

'This is one of our suspects': Dallas police tweets picture of wrong man after attack

'This is one of our suspects': Dallas police tweets picture of wrong man after attack

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

Mark Hughes was identified on national TV as a possible suspect after he was seen carrying assault rifle.

Amid terror attacks, J&K CM for talks with Pakistan

Amid terror attacks, J&K CM for talks with Pakistan

Rediff.com12 Feb 2018

"If we (the Kashmiris) don't talk about it (dialogue), who will? Not a Bihari, not a Punjabi," she said.