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Has navy inducted INS Khanderi with several defects?

Has navy inducted INS Khanderi with several defects?

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

There were 35 defects that still remained to be resolved. Of these, 29 could not have been resolved during the monsoon since they required testing in absolutely calm seas. Nor is the Khanderi being commissioned with a full complement of its primary weapon, the torpedo.

Asanas For Better Sex Drive

Asanas For Better Sex Drive

Rediff.com23 Jun 2022

Jahnavi Patwardhan, yoga expert at Sarva Yoga, explains how yoga can help you improve your sexual health.

COVID-19 claims 1971 War Hero

COVID-19 claims 1971 War Hero

Rediff.com16 Jun 2020

Ajai Shukla salutes the memory of Lieutenant General R M Vohra, Mahavir Chakra, who passes into the ages on Sunday.

A New House For Idli Amma

A New House For Idli Amma

Rediff.com16 May 2022

Every week, we bring you fascinating videos, chosen by you, through your likes.

Bengal has turned into second Kashmir: BJP state chief

Bengal has turned into second Kashmir: BJP state chief

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

The ruling Trinamool Congress slammed Ghosh for his comments and asked him to direct his attention to BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, where the 'rule of law has ceased to exist'.

'Money and power, nothing worked'

'Money and power, nothing worked'

Rediff.com24 Nov 2022

'There's no point making grand plans all our lives when life itself is so fragile.'

Oh! Priyanka Chopra's got a stalker in her life

Oh! Priyanka Chopra's got a stalker in her life

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

Before you jump to any conclusions, let's tell you that it is none other than Nick Jonas.

Fighting COVID-19: Tips to energise your soul and body

Fighting COVID-19: Tips to energise your soul and body

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

Vastu shastra, yoga and mantras are additional means to keep our mind, body, soul clean and energised.

Post-Balakot, navy hunted for Pak sub for 21 days

Post-Balakot, navy hunted for Pak sub for 21 days

Rediff.com23 Jun 2019

India was continuously keeping an eye on the movement of the Pakistani military but after Indian Air Force hit the Jaish terrorist factory in Balakot, one of the most advanced Pakistani Agosta-class submarines - PNS Saad - vanished from the Pakistani waters, a senior government source said.

Four blocks of Eden named after war veterans

Four blocks of Eden named after war veterans

Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

The name plates of Lieutenant Colonel Dhan Singh Thapa, Colonel N J Nair, Havildar Hangpan Dada and Subedar Joginder Singh were unveiled at a ceremony in Kolkata.

Farewell, Victor of the Battle of Basantar

Farewell, Victor of the Battle of Basantar

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

Lieutenant General Walter Anthony Gustavo Pinto was known for his dynamic, bold and aggressive leadership in the Battle of Basantar during the 1971 War. Lieutenant General B T Pandit -- who was awarded a Vir Chakra for his courage during that battle -- salutes the Victor of Basantar who passed into the ages last week.

'Nation remains grateful to Galwan bravehearts'

'Nation remains grateful to Galwan bravehearts'

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

On the first anniversary of the deadly clashes, the army said the supreme sacrifice of the soldiers while fighting the adversary in the "most difficult" high altitude terrain will be "eternally etched" in the memory of the nation.

Pathankot grenade blast: Cops arrest 6 IYSF-backed operatives

Pathankot grenade blast: Cops arrest 6 IYSF-backed operatives

Rediff.com10 Jan 2022

The ISYF is supported by Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI.

Bollywood Wears the Uniform Again

Bollywood Wears the Uniform Again

Rediff.com28 May 2021

Joginder Tuteja looks at upcoming movies featuring stars in uniform.

Hundreds bid tearful farewell to Group Captain Varun Singh

Hundreds bid tearful farewell to Group Captain Varun Singh

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

Singh's wife and daughter, his father Colonel K P Singh (retd), mother Uma besides, other close relatives were also present there and bid a teary-eyed farewell to him.

The Unsung Heroes of the 1962 War

The Unsung Heroes of the 1962 War

Rediff.com20 Oct 2022

The Chinese admitted that they had suffered the maximum casualties fighting in the first battle on October 20, 1962, and these casualties had been inflicted mostly by 2 Rajput. Claude Arpi salutes Major B K Pant and his fighting force of 112 men, 82 of whom lost their lives in the Battle of Namkha Chu, and whose courage must never ever be forgotten by a grateful country for who they laid down their lives.

Major Review

Major Review

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

Major is in a perennial state of exaggeration. The sighs, the misty eyes, the mushy speeches, its details are invested in highlighting all things in-your-face, observes Sukanya Verma.

Kargil war hero promoted from traffic constable to ASI

Kargil war hero promoted from traffic constable to ASI

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

Kargil war hero and Vir Chakra awardee Satpal Singh works as a traffic constable in Punjab's Bhawanigarh town. He was a part of the Indian Army's Operation Vijay. He was an important figure in the Battle of Tiger Hill which took place between India and Pakistan during the Kargil war in 1999.

Bollywood's REAL LIFE Stories in 2021

Bollywood's REAL LIFE Stories in 2021

Rediff.com16 Dec 2020

Many big Bollywood's big movies have been pushed forward to 2021, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. Among them are quite a few bio-pics.

Air chief flies MiG 21 with Abhinandan

Air chief flies MiG 21 with Abhinandan

Rediff.com2 Sep 2019

IAF Chief Dhanoa and Abhinandan took a sortie on the MiG 21 jet from the Pathankot air base.

The Warrior Named Bindaas

The Warrior Named Bindaas

Rediff.com30 May 2022

A salute to Commando Mudasir Ahmed Sheikh, known as Bindaas to Indian Army officers and colleagues in the J&K police, who was killed in action last week in an encounter that eliminated three terrorists in Kashmir.

'The enemy started firing at us'

'The enemy started firing at us'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

Twenty one years ago, the Indian Army and Indian Air Force fought a bloody and bitter war to evict Pakistani intruders from the icy heights in Kargil. Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) salutes the lesser known heroes of the Kargil War.

Shershaah review

Shershaah review

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

This is the meatiest role of Sidharth Malhotra's career and the man sure enough gives it his all. There's charm, swagger, warmth, empathy, verve, authority -- a lively portrait of a lion, a legend, applauds Sukanya Verma.

Vijay Diwas: PM lights 'Swarnim Vijay Mashaal' at National War Memorial

Vijay Diwas: PM lights 'Swarnim Vijay Mashaal' at National War Memorial

Rediff.com16 Dec 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lit the 'Swarnim Vijay Mashaal' at the National War Memorial on Wednesday to mark the 50th-anniversary of the 1971 India-Pakistan war.

'Bahut bahaduri se lade aapke sahab'

'Bahut bahaduri se lade aapke sahab'

Rediff.com17 Jan 2022

'He destroyed many of our tanks, and finally, it was just the two of us left facing each other with our tanks just 200 m apart.' A tale of valour excerpted from Rachna Bisht Rawat's 1971: Charge Of The Gorkhas And Other Stories.

Farmers storm Red Fort, plant flag on dome

Farmers storm Red Fort, plant flag on dome

Rediff.com26 Jan 2021

Protesting farmers clashed with police at several places in the national capital and entered the iconic Red Fort and ITO in the heart of national capital, with hundreds of them deviating from agreed routes, prompting security personnel to resort to lathicharge and tear gas. The farmers have now left the Red Fort after the police intervened. Take a look.

A 1971 War Hero You Must Know

A 1971 War Hero You Must Know

Rediff.com14 Dec 2021

'I realised what a great leader he was by the way he took decisions to undertake the most-risky of missions.'

In a nation short of heroes, let's celebrate a real one

In a nation short of heroes, let's celebrate a real one

Rediff.com17 Apr 2012

Honorary Captain Bana Singh won the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest ranking gallantry award, for recapturing a Pakistani post on the Siachen Glacier. Living a retired life in a quiet village in Jammu & Kashmir, he makes you feel that his act of phenomenal courage was part of a soldier's day at work.

Grp Cpt Varun's body taken to Bhopal, last rites on Friday

Grp Cpt Varun's body taken to Bhopal, last rites on Friday

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

After the guard of honour, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, military and other officials paid floral tributes to the decorated air warrior.

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

'Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the decisions taken by my government in the national interest,' President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to both Houses of Parliament.

An online platform that connects mom and child

An online platform that connects mom and child

Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

Mumbai-based BabyChakra is among the four start-ups Google has shortlisted from India for the fifth batch of its mentorship programme

Army pays special tribute to 'heroes of Galwan'

Army pays special tribute to 'heroes of Galwan'

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

The nearly five-minute video captured glimpses of the lives of soldiers deployed along the ice-capped mountains of the high-altitude region including their round-the-clock vigil, training and combat readiness to deal with any threat.

Raksha Mantri, Thank You For Rezang La Memorial

Raksha Mantri, Thank You For Rezang La Memorial

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

The decision to renovate the memorial was taken by Rajnath Singh when he visited Leh in June 2021. Renovation commenced in mid-July and the complex was ready within three months for inauguration on the 59th anniversary of the battle.

Maha: Sword-wielding Sikhs attack cops, 4 injured

Maha: Sword-wielding Sikhs attack cops, 4 injured

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

A viral video showed the sword-wielding mob barging out of the gurdwara, breaking the barricades put up by police and attacking the policemen.

Kolkata's Puja pandal to depict farmers' stir, Lakhimpur incident

Kolkata's Puja pandal to depict farmers' stir, Lakhimpur incident

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

A noted Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata this year will depict the agitation over the farm laws in the country, besides the killing of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh.

Meet the heroes of the Surgical Strikes

Meet the heroes of the Surgical Strikes

Rediff.com21 Mar 2017

Major Rohit Suri and Naib Subedar Vijay Kumar were honoured at a military investiture ceremony.

CRPF martyr's wife, daughter hoist flag in Srinagar

CRPF martyr's wife, daughter hoist flag in Srinagar

Rediff.com15 Aug 2017

'I will join the armed forces like my father,' says Arna Kumar, 6, whose father CRPF Commandant Pramod Kumar was killed by terrorists last Independence Day.

Spotted: Bappi Lahiri in California

Spotted: Bappi Lahiri in California

Rediff.com8 Sep 2009

Reader Manish Katiyar has sent us a photograph.

Ponzi schemes: Govt orders SFIO to probe 187 companies

Ponzi schemes: Govt orders SFIO to probe 187 companies

Rediff.com3 May 2016

Probe has been completed against 83.

1971 War: A brave Dakota pilot's contribution

1971 War: A brave Dakota pilot's contribution

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

'We flew all missions in the first part of the war at low levels; that is at 300 to 500 feet above the ground.' 'These sorties were no doubt stressful since the pilots and crew had to look out for birds and obstructions as well as enemy gunfire.'