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Mumbai gets highest rainfall in 10 yrs, more to come

Mumbai gets highest rainfall in 10 yrs, more to come

Rediff.com1 Jul 2019

Private weather agency Skymet said Mumbai is at 'serious risk of flooding' between July 3 and 5.

Heavy snowfall shuts highways in Himachal

Heavy snowfall shuts highways in Himachal

Rediff.com7 Feb 2005

The tourist resorts of Manali, Dalhousie, Kufri and Narkanda received 30 cm to 50 cm of snowfall while Solang, Dhundi, Mari and Rohtang were covered under 200 cm to 300 cm of snow.

Can't aam aadmi Kejriwal fly business class?

Can't aam aadmi Kejriwal fly business class?

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

From the dusty roads of Delhi and Varanasi to flying business class to Dubai and United States, Arvind Kejriwal's flight to fame has seen his 'well-crafted' image of an Aam Aadmi take a hit in recent times.

U'khand glacier disaster: 26 bodies recovered, 171 missing

U'khand glacier disaster: 26 bodies recovered, 171 missing

Rediff.com9 Feb 2021

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said saving lives and extending all help to the families of the deceased is the state government's priority.

8 well-kept secrets of Panchgani

8 well-kept secrets of Panchgani

Rediff.com9 Sep 2017

Headed to this dreamy hill station in Maharashtra? Here's what you can do there, says Anita Aikara.

'Doctor sahib knows more than real doctors'

'Doctor sahib knows more than real doctors'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

'Some people are natural born healers.' Geetanjali Krishna discovers that degrees don't matter in two tiny UP villages, healing does.

Why migrants cycle hundreds of kms to reach home

Why migrants cycle hundreds of kms to reach home

Rediff.com12 May 2020

After five weeks of lockdown, migrant workers' patience ran out and so did the money, which forced them to leave Mumbai on bicycles.

Life limping back to normalcy in Shillong, but curfew re-imposed

Life limping back to normalcy in Shillong, but curfew re-imposed

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

The hill town has been in the grip of violence since Thursday following a clash between the Sikh residents in Shillong's Punjabi Lane area and the Khasi drivers of state-run buses.

#SummerTravel: 5 places in India that will inspire you

#SummerTravel: 5 places in India that will inspire you

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

Looking for travel inspiration as you plan your summer vacation? Here's help.

Hexa is a heavy car and is loaded with safety equipment

Hexa is a heavy car and is loaded with safety equipment

Rediff.com15 May 2017

The Tata Hexa is a very important product for the Indian passenger car maker as it marks the resurrected era of Tata Motors after the blasphemous 2000's Indica era.

3 army soldiers killed in avalanches in Kashmir's Batalik sector

3 army soldiers killed in avalanches in Kashmir's Batalik sector

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

At least five soldiers were trapped when a series of avalanches hit the Batalik sector in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir clamping down an army post on Thursday.

Not rebellion, this is call for reform: Azad

Not rebellion, this is call for reform: Azad

Rediff.com22 Nov 2020

The Congress veteran said that a stronger emphasis needs to be laid on grassroot leadership and that there is a need to rebuild the party's structure.

Top 5 most romantic drives in India

Top 5 most romantic drives in India

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

What better way to rekindle your passion than a road trip right? Anita Rao Kashi suggests these five routes:

Hyderabad: 10-year-old, victim of drunk driving, dies

Hyderabad: 10-year-old, victim of drunk driving, dies

Rediff.com10 Jul 2016

P Ramya, who met with the accident while she was returning from school, had slipped into a coma.

This is no Doklam!

This is no Doklam!

Rediff.com17 Feb 2018

What I found at the Bumla Pass Indo-China border.

How Haryana govt helped Patanjali to buy lands illegally

How Haryana govt helped Patanjali to buy lands illegally

Rediff.com24 Jun 2019

When agricultural holdings get fragmented over years, the state government has the power to step in and help farmers pool their land parcels for improving land productivity, after which the pooled land is divided up into larger plots. Instead of the fragments they hold, a farmer gets a single contiguous patch of an equal size. But, it is done only for agricultural holdings. In Kot village, however, the consolidation has been ordered for the entire village land, including the hilly forested commons, which are already pooled. This is not the first time that the Haryana government has attempted such a consolidation of Kot common lands.

'BJP campaign in Tripura was amazing'

'BJP campaign in Tripura was amazing'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2018

'The BJP capitalised on the Left Front's failure and inaction and the Congress' deliberate retreat in Tripura.'

Election campaign ends in Arunachal Pradesh

Election campaign ends in Arunachal Pradesh

Rediff.com11 Oct 2009

Election campaign came to an end on Sunday afternoon in Arunachal Pradesh that goes to assembly election on October 13. Polling officials have already embarked on their journey to some remote poling stations since Saturday.

Almora SDM among 5 feared dead in heavy Uttarakhand rain

Almora SDM among 5 feared dead in heavy Uttarakhand rain

Rediff.com31 Jul 2013

Arora slipped off the makeshift bridge and fell into the Mandakini river which was is spate following heavy rains in Rudraprayag district, officials said.

US House begins impeachment hearing against Trump

US House begins impeachment hearing against Trump

Rediff.com14 Nov 2019

'The Democrats have stacked the deck against President Trump and the Republicans. They have leaked out everything,' Trump said in a series of tweet.

PHOTOS: 'Snow bomb' carpets US

PHOTOS: 'Snow bomb' carpets US

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

An intense winter storm has caused electricity outages for tens of thousands of Americans. Some 65,000 homes and businesses along the US east coast are without power. The storm is the product of a rapid and rare drop in barometric pressure known as bombogenesis, or bomb cyclone. Heavy snow has pounded the east coast from Maine as far south as North Carolina, taking out power lines, icing over roads and closing hundreds of schools.

COVID-19: 'There will be some spikes'

COVID-19: 'There will be some spikes'

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

'It is absolutely important for us to continue to message to people that they must wear masks, keep physical distancing, as much as is practically possible, at work or at home.'

Brittany Murphy's husband found dead

Brittany Murphy's husband found dead

Rediff.com24 May 2010

The bizarre event comes just five months after the death of his wife.

Fear of Pandemic, Xi and Putin unite G7

Fear of Pandemic, Xi and Putin unite G7

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

As President Biden moves ahead with a new 'strategic concept' for China and Russia, the going is bound to get rough for the US and its G7 partners, notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Is Dr Singh writing his memoirs?

Is Dr Singh writing his memoirs?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2014

The Congress is nervous about the PM penning his memoirs.

RTI activist Akhil Gogoi's arrest fuels protests in Assam

RTI activist Akhil Gogoi's arrest fuels protests in Assam

Rediff.com2 Mar 2014

Right To Information activist and President of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti Akhil Gogoi was arrested on Sunday in connection with the self-immolation of an activist last week, triggering widespread protest in Assam.

My teacher, 'The Three Ninety'

My teacher, 'The Three Ninety'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

'I never fail to remember those spirited men of the 390 Field Company who moulded me into an army officer worthy of being their commander.'

Tawang spruces up to receive Dalai Lama on Sunday

Tawang spruces up to receive Dalai Lama on Sunday

Rediff.com7 Nov 2009

A grand public reception awaits Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in the bordering hill town of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, which is located at 10,000 feet from the mean sea level, with the entire town as well the 400-year-old Tawang Monastery wearing a festive look.

38 killed as Darjeeling rocked by fresh landslides

38 killed as Darjeeling rocked by fresh landslides

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

Rescue operations were underway in three subdivisions of Darjeeling district where multiple landslides have claimed 38 lives besides washing away highways and damaging homes.

Your guide to becoming a superbiker

Your guide to becoming a superbiker

Rediff.com24 Nov 2017

Don't hold your horsepower any more!

Munde detained at Lonavala on way to Sangli

Munde detained at Lonavala on way to Sangli

Rediff.com8 Sep 2009

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Gopinath Munde was detained on Monday night for the second time in a day, at the hill station of Lonavala, when he was proceeding to violence-hit Sangli-Miraj, party leaders said. Earlier in the day, the former state home minister was not allowed by authorities to board a flight to Sangli in western Maharashtra. He then proceeded to Sangli by road, but was stopped by the police at Lonavala, approximately 65 km from Pune.

Girl beheaded in Meghalaya, father arrested

Girl beheaded in Meghalaya, father arrested

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

The beheaded body of a teenage girl with her arms chopped off was recovered from a jungle near Songsak road in East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, police said on Monday.

What about 'Nyay' to victims of 1984 riots, Bhopal gas tragedy? PM asks Congress

What about 'Nyay' to victims of 1984 riots, Bhopal gas tragedy? PM asks Congress

Rediff.com13 Apr 2019

The prime minister pointed out that such infamous incidents occurred during the Congress rule.

'A third of the hotels might close down forever'

'A third of the hotels might close down forever'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

With demand drying up, hotels are surviving on quarantine centres and isolation facilities.

Landslides kill 4 ITBP personnel; hit Amarnath Yatra

Landslides kill 4 ITBP personnel; hit Amarnath Yatra

Rediff.com29 Jun 2018

The Manali-Leh National Highway-3 was blocked after heavy rainfall triggered landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Friday.

Salman Khan jailed for 5 years in blackbuck poaching case

Salman Khan jailed for 5 years in blackbuck poaching case

Rediff.com5 Apr 2018

His co-accused actors -- Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam - were acquitted in the 20-year-old case.

Kashmir cut off from rest of the country due to landslides

Kashmir cut off from rest of the country due to landslides

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

Landslides have occurred near Ramban and Battery Cheshma which have forced the closure of the highway.

Govt to implement all clauses of Bodo accord in 30 months: Shah

Govt to implement all clauses of Bodo accord in 30 months: Shah

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said all clauses of the Bodo Accord signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Government last year will be implemented within two-and-a-half years.

Telugu actress dies in mishap

Telugu actress dies in mishap

Rediff.com26 May 2003

18-year-old Neha Thanna was traveling in a car with her boyfriend when the vehicle overturned on hitting a speed breaker in the posh Banjara Hills area of Hyderabad.