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Rig Veda, 'Magna Carta' to be exhibited at G20 summit

Rig Veda, 'Magna Carta' to be exhibited at G20 summit

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

The exhibition of artefacts -- in physical and digital formats -- will be done on the same floor level where the leaders' meetings will take place, and they will walk through this 'cultural corridor' while moving into and out of the summit room, official sources said.

Rahul visits ailing mother as Bharat Jodo Yatra re-enters Haryana

Rahul visits ailing mother as Bharat Jodo Yatra re-enters Haryana

Rediff.com5 Jan 2023

The Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra re-entered Haryana on Thursday evening from Uttar Pradesh but he left for Delhi to meet his ailing mother Sonia Gandhi and will return next morning, a senior Congress leader said.

Chamoli disaster: High alert in neighbouring UP

Chamoli disaster: High alert in neighbouring UP

Rediff.com7 Feb 2021

The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday asked authorities in all districts on the banks of the Ganga river to be on a high alert and continuously monitor the water level after a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.

Dubai link to golden beige jacket Abe wore in Varanasi

Dubai link to golden beige jacket Abe wore in Varanasi

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

A UAE-based Indian entrepreneur on Friday recollected how former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe appreciated and acknowledged his gift -- a golden beige jacket -- by wearing it during his 2015 historic visit to Varanasi.

10 women among 11 killed in Indore temple during Ram Navami puja

10 women among 11 killed in Indore temple during Ram Navami puja

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

Twelve persons died after the roof of a bawdi (well) collapsed during a havan, fire ritual, on the occasion of Ram Navami at a temple in Indore city, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday, a senior official said.

PHOTOS: IAF celebrates 90th Air Force Day in style

PHOTOS: IAF celebrates 90th Air Force Day in style

Rediff.com8 Oct 2022

Several aircraft such as Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, Sukhoi, Jaguar, Rafale, IL-76, C-130J, and Hawk displayed their skillful manoeuvres, amid a thundering applause from the gathering.

Modi-Hasina sign Kushiyara water-sharing pact, but no Teesta

Modi-Hasina sign Kushiyara water-sharing pact, but no Teesta

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

India and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed an interim water sharing agreement for Kushiyara river, the first such pact since the signing of the Ganga water treaty in 1996.

'Manmohan Desai was such great fun'

'Manmohan Desai was such great fun'

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

'He was a man of immense conviction.' 'Whenever I'd question him, he would say, "Leave aside your logic-wogic. Just do what I tell you".' '"Just trust me. It will work".'

Chacha Chaudhary declared Namami Gange mascot

Chacha Chaudhary declared Namami Gange mascot

Rediff.com1 Oct 2021

Indian comic book character Chacha Chaudhary has been declared as the mascot of the government's Namami Gange Programme with an aim of bringing behavioural change among children towards the Ganga and other rivers.

Democracy will collapse, if...: Justice Srikrishna

Democracy will collapse, if...: Justice Srikrishna

Rediff.com17 Dec 2022

Two professions have to be necessarily independent, a judge and a journalist. If they falter, democracy collapses,

Modi chairs another meeting on Ukraine crisis

Modi chairs another meeting on Ukraine crisis

Rediff.com4 Mar 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a meeting to review the Ukraine crisis amid the ongoing exercise to evacuate Indian nationals, mostly students, from the country facing attack from Russia.

Why India Mourns Shinzo Abe

Why India Mourns Shinzo Abe

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

Abe Shinzo's murder is a personal loss for Prime Minister N D Modi, one of the Japanese leader's international friends -- Modi was the only world leader Abe followed on social media back in 2014 -- and the two prime ministers charted out a new road map for India-Japan relations that grew stronger in the Abe era and in the years since he stepped down.

NIA court awards death to 7 ISIS operatives for bombing Bhopal-Ujjain train

NIA court awards death to 7 ISIS operatives for bombing Bhopal-Ujjain train

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

Pronouncing the sentence, Judge V S Tripathi observed that the case fell in the rarest of rare category and as such the convicts were entitled to the severest punishment.

SUPER FUN Bollywood Quiz

SUPER FUN Bollywood Quiz

Rediff.com1 Sep 2022

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.

Here Comes the Sun

Here Comes the Sun

Rediff.com20 Dec 2021

A monkey and its owner take a nap under the sun on a winter day at the Ganga Ghat in Varanasi, December 18, 2021.

Kanjoos Makhichoos Review: Not Funny At All!

Kanjoos Makhichoos Review: Not Funny At All!

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

Kunal Kemmu's default mode performing comedy is overacting. When surrounded by much more competent theatre-trained actors, he falls consistently short. (In the past, this role would have been tailor-made for Govinda), observes Deepa Gahlot.

Is China New Leader Of Global South?

Is China New Leader Of Global South?

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

Today, with China centrally seated and located, the Global South has an intriguing road ahead. Odds of it becoming a Chinese bloc in the emerging new bipolar world are higher than we'd wish them to be, observes Shekhar Gupta.

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