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Speaker Birla anguished, day after Moitra's jibe at chair

Speaker Birla anguished, day after Moitra's jibe at chair

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

Birla did not name Moitra and urged members not to cast aspersions on the chair as it amounted to disrespect of the House.

Winter Session: LS productivity 116%; RS about 100%

Winter Session: LS productivity 116%; RS about 100%

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

14 bills were passed by the Lower House while 15 bills were passed by Rajya Sabha.

Trust of crores of people my shield against Oppn abuse, says Modi in LS

Trust of crores of people my shield against Oppn abuse, says Modi in LS

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

Raising slogans, members of the BRS, Left parties and some members of the Congress walked out of Lok Sabha in protest as the prime minister was speaking.

10 Lovely Stories From Across The World

10 Lovely Stories From Across The World

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

Aseem Chhabra highlights 10 films that moved him, films that may show up in theatres near you.

Investor wealth surges over Rs 3.96 lakh cr

Investor wealth surges over Rs 3.96 lakh cr

Rediff.com8 Dec 2021

Investors saw their wealth rise by more than Rs 3.96 lakh crore on Wednesday as stocks continued their rally for the second straight session amid the Reserve Bank reiterating its accommodative stance and easing concerns over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The 30-share Sensex soared 1,016.03 points or 1.76 per cent to close at 58,649.68 and all the constituent stocks, except for two, closed in the green. Most of the rate-sensitive auto, banking and realty stocks registered gains during the day's trade. While the BSE Auto index rose 2.24 per cent, BSE Bankex went up 1.61 per cent and BSE Realty spurted 1.72 per cent.

This CWG gold medallist now wants to enjoy ice cream

This CWG gold medallist now wants to enjoy ice cream

Rediff.com8 Aug 2022

It's ice-cream time for Nikhat

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo ahead of opening ceremony

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo ahead of opening ceremony

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

The flame was carried to the podium by three-time Paralympic shooter Taguchi Aki. It was a special moment for Taguchi, as it came 106-days after she lit the celebration cauldron when the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay was re-started in Fukushima on March 25, this year.

The Scene That Made Manoj Bajpayee Nervous

The Scene That Made Manoj Bajpayee Nervous

Rediff.com2 Mar 2023

'There's this one scene in Gulmohar that belongs to Manojji and everyone was excited for him.' 'The evening before we were to shoot it, everyone, from Sharmilaji to the junior most actor, wished him luck.'
'He was suddenly nervous.'
'The next day, 14 actors, from Sharmilaji and Amol Palekar to Suraj Sharma, all watched him perform.' 'It was like being back in film school.'

Apple to stop storing card information on file for Indian customers

Apple to stop storing card information on file for Indian customers

Rediff.com20 May 2022

Technology giant Apple has informed its customers in India that it will no longer store their card information on file and will not be accepting payments made by debit cards and credit cards for purchases or subscriptions on the App store or other Apple services. The decision has been taken by the US-based company in view of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) card data storage guidelines, which will kick in from July 1. The deadline for implementing these norms was extended twice.

FEEDBACK Is LEARNING

FEEDBACK Is LEARNING

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

Every time someone gives you feedback, ask yourself: What can I learn from this feedback?

Record rains lash Delhi; cause traffic jams, waterlogging

Record rains lash Delhi; cause traffic jams, waterlogging

Rediff.com21 Aug 2021

The India Meteorological Department said Delhi recorded 139 mm of rainfall, the highest one-day rain for August in at least 13 years.

Bigg Boss 15: Karan-Tejasswi's relationship over?

Bigg Boss 15: Karan-Tejasswi's relationship over?

Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

Tejasswi breaks away from Karan and decides to play the Bigg Boss game on her own.

PIX: Rossouw slams World Cup's first ton as SA rout Bangladesh

PIX: Rossouw slams World Cup's first ton as SA rout Bangladesh

Rediff.com27 Oct 2022

Images from the T20 world Cup Super 12 match between Bangladesh and South Africa in Sydney on Thursday.

Bigg Boss 15: Why is Shamita picking on Tejasswi?

Bigg Boss 15: Why is Shamita picking on Tejasswi?

Rediff.com20 Dec 2021

Shamita wants to make Tejasswi's life difficult in the house!

Cyclone Gulab: IMD issues 'orange' alert for Andhra, Odisha

Cyclone Gulab: IMD issues 'orange' alert for Andhra, Odisha

Rediff.com25 Sep 2021

The cyclonic storm is likely to move nearly westwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts between Kalingapatnam and Gopalpur around Sunday evening, the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD said.

HIT: The First Case Review

HIT: The First Case Review

Rediff.com15 Jul 2022

HIT: The First Case hits the jackpot with Rajkummar Rao. Nothing escapes his discerning eye. Nothing comes in our way of admiring it, raves Sukanya Verma.

Liquor supply in Delhi to resume soon as LG approves AAP govt's extension

Liquor supply in Delhi to resume soon as LG approves AAP govt's extension

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

No alcohol was served in bars, pubs, restaurants and hotels and none could be bought either as permits expired on July 31.

BJP's no-trust motion against Chhattisgarh govt defeated

BJP's no-trust motion against Chhattisgarh govt defeated

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

The no-confidence motion moved by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party against the Congress government in Chhattisgarh where assembly polls are due next year, was defeated by voice vote in the state Legislative Assembly on Thursday.

UEFA moves Champions League draw from Athens over health concerns

UEFA moves Champions League draw from Athens over health concerns

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

The decision followed talks with Greek authorities, UEFA said.

RAW chief meets Nepal Prime Minister Oli

RAW chief meets Nepal Prime Minister Oli

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

His visit comes ahead of the upcoming official trip of Indian Army chief Gen M M Naravane to Nepal in the first week of November. Goel called on Prime Minister Oli at his official residence at Baluwatar on Wednesday evening, the premier's press advisor Surya Thapa told PTI.

Adhir, NDA MPs spar over discussing vaccination drive during PAC meet

Adhir, NDA MPs spar over discussing vaccination drive during PAC meet

Rediff.com16 Jun 2021

A meeting of the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday witnessed a verbal slugfest between its chairman Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and MPs from the ruling National Democratic Alliance as the Congress leader sought to raise the issue of COVID-19 vaccination drive for discussion in the panel, sources said.

Bigg Boss 15: Jay-Vishal's UGLY BRAWL!

Bigg Boss 15: Jay-Vishal's UGLY BRAWL!

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

Tempers flare up in Bigg Boss 15, even in front of the media.

A Serendipitous Civil Service Career

A Serendipitous Civil Service Career

Rediff.com22 Dec 2022

Every twist and turn in KMC's civil service career is attributed to serendipity, an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. He plays down his capabilities, which took him to the top of the civil service as the Cabinet Secretary or his misfortune in losing a daughter in her prime and suggests that his career was indeed serendipitous, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

FIR registered in Nashik hospital tragedy

FIR registered in Nashik hospital tragedy

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when the oxygen supply to patients stopped suddenly because of a malfunction in the main storage at Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital, run by the Nashik Municipal Corporation.

Karnataka hijab row: 3-day holiday brings some respite

Karnataka hijab row: 3-day holiday brings some respite

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

Protests for and against the hijab had intensified in different parts of Karnataka and turned violent in some places on Tuesday.

ICC COVID-19 guidelines for women's WC

ICC COVID-19 guidelines for women's WC

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

The women's ODI World Cup begins March 4 across six different venues in New Zealand

New penalty for slow over-rate in T20 Internationals

New penalty for slow over-rate in T20 Internationals

Rediff.com7 Jan 2022

Slow over-rates in T20 Internationals will invite stricter penalties with the ICC on Friday announcing that teams which fail to keep up with the schedule will end up with one fielder less outside the 30-yard circle for the remainder of the innings, starting this month.

4th Test: England peg back Australia with late strikes in soggy Sydney

4th Test: England peg back Australia with late strikes in soggy Sydney

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

Australia were 126/3 at stumps on Day 1 of the 4th Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.

Why WHO suspended supply of Covaxin through UN agencies

Why WHO suspended supply of Covaxin through UN agencies

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

Sources close to the development said the company had no further supply commitments to the WHO, and therefore, there was no suspension of any upcoming orders, reports Sohini Das.

KWK 7: 10 REVELATIONS from Katrina-Ishaan-Siddhant

KWK 7: 10 REVELATIONS from Katrina-Ishaan-Siddhant

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

Katrina Kaif arrived on Koffee With Karan 7 with Ishaan Khatter and Siddhant Chaturvedi, her co-stars from the upcoming film Phone Bhoot.

Getting compensation for tech glitches could be a tough task for investors

Getting compensation for tech glitches could be a tough task for investors

Rediff.com4 Mar 2021

Lawyers say compensation may be an uphill task for investors because of a lack of judicial precedent and broader institutional difficulties.

Economic recovery yet to attain durability: Icra

Economic recovery yet to attain durability: Icra

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

Rating agency Icra on Wednesday said while there is some evidence of the economic recovery becoming broad-based in the third quarter of fiscal 2022, it is yet to attain the durability being sought by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) as a precursor to policy transmission. The agency expects the real GDP to expand 6-6.5 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of FY2022 (+8.4 per cent in Q2 FY2022). It also sees the RBI maintaining the status quo in the upcoming monetary policy review to be held in February.

Djokovic stays perfect against Monfils, Raducanu knocked out in Madrid

Djokovic stays perfect against Monfils, Raducanu knocked out in Madrid

Rediff.com4 May 2022

Djokovic first played Monfils at the US Open in 2005 but Tuesday's match was only their second encounter on clay and he needed only one break point to clinch the first set.

Poverty was 'state of mind' in 2013: Sitharaman mocks Rahul

Poverty was 'state of mind' in 2013: Sitharaman mocks Rahul

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

Faced with criticism for her latest Budget not doing enough for the poor, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 2013 comment of poverty being a state of mind, and asked if this is the poverty she was supposed to address.

PIX: Shafali leads India's fightback after follow-on

PIX: Shafali leads India's fightback after follow-on

Rediff.com18 Jun 2021

India were forced to follow on after being dismissed for 231 in the first innings, in the opening session on Day 3, of the one-off women's Test against England in Bristol, on Friday.

Doesn't listen, doesn't sit in House: Modi on Rahul

Doesn't listen, doesn't sit in House: Modi on Rahul

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

I don't know the language to attack (someone) and it is not in my nature as well, Modi said.

Nadal laughs off fan's rude gesture

Nadal laughs off fan's rude gesture

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

Nadal was able to see the funny side and kept on laughing.

PIX: US Capitol is vandalised by violent mobs

PIX: US Capitol is vandalised by violent mobs

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

In an unprecedented assault on democracy in America, thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday and clashed with police, resulting in at least four deaths and interrupting a constitutional process to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the election.

What is Rohit Shetty up to?

What is Rohit Shetty up to?

Rediff.com7 Jun 2021

Rahman, Kirti get vaccinated... Sonali celebrates Cancer Survivors Day...

Bushfire smoke could affect Australian Open matches

Bushfire smoke could affect Australian Open matches

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

Smoke-induced interruptions likely at season's first grand slam.