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Israel embassy releases chilling footage of Hamas attack

Israel embassy releases chilling footage of Hamas attack

Rediff.com2 Nov 2023

In a televised screening for Indian journalists on Wednesday, the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi held a screening that revealed horrific and chilling videos of October 7, the day when over 2,000 terrorists entered Israel from the Gaza Strip and carried out what is being considered the biggest terror attack against the Jewish nation.

'My mum was worried I was going to be killed'

'My mum was worried I was going to be killed'

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

'They had been locked up for 17 days and the door was opened and they're like, 'We're not going on one of these stretcher things. We're out of here'!' 'Then someone says, 'They're all out!' 'They are all safe?' 'Yes, they're all safe'.' 'I am like aaaaahhh. I cried happy tears.'

Team ISRO takes a bow: 'It's been breathe in, breathe out Chandrayaan'

Team ISRO takes a bow: 'It's been breathe in, breathe out Chandrayaan'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

The entire mission operations of Chandrayaan-3, right from the launch till landing, "happened flawlessly" as per the timeline, the team that led India's third mission to the Moon said on Wednesday.

'Yeh dil mange more' still echoes: Capt Vikram Batra's brother

'Yeh dil mange more' still echoes: Capt Vikram Batra's brother

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

Captain Vikram Batra died fighting Pakistani forces during the Kargil war in 1999 at the age of 24. He was given the highest wartime gallantry award 'Param Vir Chakra' posthumously.

Kota Factory Calls For More Than Mechanical Repair

Kota Factory Calls For More Than Mechanical Repair

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

The suicides have involved more NEET aspirants than JEE. 'It's a make-or-mar situation.' 'Either you get into a government medical college, where the fee is much lower than in private institutes, or you don't make it.'

Why Citi is exiting India

Why Citi is exiting India

Rediff.com10 May 2021

The Indian regulatory framework forced Citi to hibernate -- contrary to the claim that it never sleeps!

Did WhatsApp access mic when smartphone was not in use? Govt to probe

Did WhatsApp access mic when smartphone was not in use? Govt to probe

Rediff.com10 May 2023

The government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday.

Nikhat Doesn't Want A Mercedes Anymore

Nikhat Doesn't Want A Mercedes Anymore

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

''I want to send my parents for Umrah because Ramazan is going on.'

New patenting norms may put India's software innovation into sleep mode

New patenting norms may put India's software innovation into sleep mode

Rediff.com24 Dec 2013

The rules, the first ever for software applications in the country, were recently issued by the patent office and mandate each new software to be 'machine-specific' and packaged with 'new hardware' to qualify for a licence.

Residents rush out of homes as strong tremors hit Delhi-NCR

Residents rush out of homes as strong tremors hit Delhi-NCR

Rediff.com22 Mar 2023

Bhalla's account was echoed by a cross-section of residents of Delhi-NCR after a 6.6 magnitude temblor on Tuesday night was felt across large swathes of northern India as the earthquake struck the Hindukush region in Afghanistan.

'Nothing honorable about this killing'

'Nothing honorable about this killing'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

'Find a name that changes the words honor killing and hopefully it includes the word murder.' 'If you use the words, you are trying to justify the murders.'

Mountains, Temples And Snow: A Holiday I Won't Forget

Mountains, Temples And Snow: A Holiday I Won't Forget

Rediff.com14 Dec 2023

Keisha Santwan, 16, and her travel-obsessed family love the joy of exploring new places.

Why RBI Is Worried About The Rise In Personal Loans

Why RBI Is Worried About The Rise In Personal Loans

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

In the June quarter of FY24, 51 per cent of consumers who took small-ticket personal loans already had more than four credit products at the time of accessing yet another new loan, compared with just 17 per cent in the June quarter of FY20, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

'I was attacked for being anti-national'

'I was attacked for being anti-national'

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

'What the film shows is an India, which was headed in a completely different direction than where we are headed.'

4 Tips To Nourish Your Hair And Skin

4 Tips To Nourish Your Hair And Skin

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

Stress can cause your body to produce free radicals that attack collagen, the protein that allows your skin to stay young and beautiful.

French Open: Tough road ahead as Swiatek sets sight on third Paris title

French Open: Tough road ahead as Swiatek sets sight on third Paris title

Rediff.com25 May 2023

Iga Swiatek will have her task cut out as she aims to pick up her third title in four years in Paris.

IAF's Deadliest Helicopters!

IAF's Deadliest Helicopters!

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

The Prachand Light Combat Helicopter is a huge boost to the IAF's combat prowess.

AMAZING! The Class 9 Dropout Who Is Building Helicopters

AMAZING! The Class 9 Dropout Who Is Building Helicopters

Rediff.com17 Feb 2024

'Just because of my background and poor academic qualifications, most people disbelieve what I have done.'

India can't object to US sleeping with the enemy

India can't object to US sleeping with the enemy

Rediff.com29 Mar 2010

The US may need to develop a closer relationship with Pakistan to deal with Pakistani state-sponsored terrorism, but it should take India into confidence, writes K Subrahmanyam.

Market Giving Sleepless Nights? Read This

Market Giving Sleepless Nights? Read This

Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

If a 5% to 10% fall in the equity market gives you sleepless nights, you are not cut out for a 75% to 80% allocation to equities and must reduce it.

From Shy Kid To Rhodes Scholar: Ritika Mukherji's Journey

From Shy Kid To Rhodes Scholar: Ritika Mukherji's Journey

Rediff.com17 Jan 2022

It's not every day that an undergraduate from India wins a scholarship to study at one of the prestigious universities in the world.

Govt, Oppn spar over who did more for space mission

Govt, Oppn spar over who did more for space mission

Rediff.com21 Sep 2023

During the day-long debate, the lines between science and religion often got blurred with many invoking religious texts and the contribution of 'rishi munis' to highlight India's tryst with the extra-terrestrial world.

'I have never done one wrong thing in my life'

'I have never done one wrong thing in my life'

Rediff.com16 Nov 2023

Excerpted from Sahara: The Untold Story by Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Former India player Patil passes away

Former India player Patil passes away

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

Former India player Sadashiv Raoji Patil, who represented the country in one Test match, died at his residence in Kolhapur on Tuesday.

Why India is sleeping on foreign policy

Why India is sleeping on foreign policy

Rediff.com7 Aug 2007

'Whenever it hears the term SCO, Delhi faces an existential dilemma -- of its own making.'

'I'd Love To Work with Kartik Aaryan'

'I'd Love To Work with Kartik Aaryan'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

'If I get opportunities (to act in Bollywood films), then why not?'

MPs from 21 Opposition parties to visit Manipur today

MPs from 21 Opposition parties to visit Manipur today

Rediff.com29 Jul 2023

A delegation of 21 Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc MPs will pay a two-day visit to Manipur beginning Saturday to assess the ground situation first-hand and then make recommendations to the government and Parliament for a solution to the problems in the violence-hit state.

Gavaskar on why Kohli's absence should not worry India

Gavaskar on why Kohli's absence should not worry India

Rediff.com21 Nov 2020

India need not lose sleep over Virat Kohli's absence in the last three Tests against Australia but Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara will have to shoulder extra responsibilities, batting great Sunil Gavaskar said.

Asian Games: Dravid's words of wisdom for Jitesh...

Asian Games: Dravid's words of wisdom for Jitesh...

Rediff.com16 Jul 2023

Vidarbha wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma's finishing ability is like gold dust that the current Indian T20 set-up is desperately seeking.

Rohit's surprising revelation about batting order

Rohit's surprising revelation about batting order

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

We don't ask players overnight to bat at any slot: Rohit

While all the stock market experts in India were sleeping

While all the stock market experts in India were sleeping

Rediff.com9 Aug 2011

All the newspapers and business news channels on Monday morning told us that the world is now going to change again. But these very guys had no clue till a few days back, and were gung ho about the Indian economy, the Sensex and pretty much everything else.

Indians Star In World's Toughest Race

Indians Star In World's Toughest Race

Rediff.com13 Jul 2023

Race Across America -- which spans a little over 3,000 miles, from the west coast of the US to its east -- is often called the toughest race in the world. Indian cyclists are now returning multiple finishes at RAAM including podium positions within age categories, discovers Shyam G Menon.

Can snoring lead to infidelity?

Can snoring lead to infidelity?

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

According to a new survey, 44.5% women admitted that due to lack of sleep, they tend to be irritable refraining them from putting efforts into their relationship.

When KK had India going DIL MAANGE MORE

When KK had India going DIL MAANGE MORE

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

'There was so much grace, depth and serenity in him.'

'Satish uncle and Calendar will live in our hearts forever'

'Satish uncle and Calendar will live in our hearts forever'

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

'I got an opportunity to direct him in Baaghi 3.' 'He played a police commissioner's role, and it was so weird directing him.' On the first day of shooting, I asked him, 'What do I call you today?' and he shot back, 'Satish uncle'.'

Naidu's Arrest: Will TDP Implode?

Naidu's Arrest: Will TDP Implode?

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

Is Chandrababu Naidu being in jail an opportunity? How will the TDP capitalise on it? Or will it implode with nothing more than a sigh?

PTR audio row: Stalin refuses to wade into 'cheap politics'

PTR audio row: Stalin refuses to wade into 'cheap politics'

Rediff.com2 May 2023

In his first response to the issue, Stalin, president of the ruling DMK, said Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (PTR) has already responded to the matter twice.

Dying declaration can't be sole basis for conviction if..., says SC

Dying declaration can't be sole basis for conviction if..., says SC

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

The top court also dealt in detail with the legal principle on dying declaration and its trustworthiness on the presumption that a person on death bead does not lie.

Wrestlers brave tough weather conditions; Sidhu demands custodial interrogation

Wrestlers brave tough weather conditions; Sidhu demands custodial interrogation

Rediff.com1 May 2023

While the wrestlers braved tough weather conditions, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu demanded custodial interrogation of WFI President.

Sunil Chhetri reveals three things India need ahead of World Cup qualifiers

Sunil Chhetri reveals three things India need ahead of World Cup qualifiers

Rediff.com11 Nov 2019

India is scheduled to play two qualifiers, one match each against Afghanistan and Oman on November 14 and 19 respectively.