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3 terrorists killed as Valley encounter continues

3 terrorists killed as Valley encounter continues

Rediff.com15 Jul 2011

Three terrorists were killed and two security forces personnel injured on Friday in an encounter in Lolab in Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said in Srinagar. Three terrorists were killed and two security forces personnel injured on Friday in an encounter in Lolab in Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said in Srinagar. Security forces have surrounded a house in Maidanpora village in north Kashmir's Kupwara district where four militants o

China's bullet trains come to a halt: Power failure

China's bullet trains come to a halt: Power failure

Rediff.com11 Jul 2011

China's newly launched high-speed bullet train faced flak after the service between Beijing and Shangahai was paralysed for nearly 90 minutes following a power breakdown due to thunderstorms.

Kalka mishap: Probe ordered, Army joins rescue ops

Kalka mishap: Probe ordered, Army joins rescue ops

Rediff.com10 Jul 2011

Over 100 people were injured when 13 bogies of the Kalka Express were derailed near Malwa station in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday afternoon. The train was on its way to Delhi from Howrah station in West Bengal. The rail traffic on the Delhi-Howrah line has been severely affected due to the derailment. Many trains have been diverted or cancelled. Relief operations have started at the accident site and rescue personnel are trying to get the passengers out of the mangled coaches.

Militants gun down policeman in Sopore

Militants gun down policeman in Sopore

Rediff.com28 Jul 2013

Militants early Sunday gunned down a special police officer in north Kashmir's Sopore town, 54 kms from capital Srinagar, in Baramulla district.

Angry bus driver mows down 7 over fare row

Angry bus driver mows down 7 over fare row

Rediff.com5 Oct 2011

Angry after a row over the fare, a bus driver on Wednesday allegedly ran over 17 passengers, soon after they alighted from the vehicle, crushing to death seven of them in Karauli district of Rajasthan. Ten others were injured in the incident, which occurred at College Road on Wednesday morning in Karauli, 160 kms from Jaipur. All the victims were from Agra, Superintendent of Police Omprakash said.

Ricciardo rocks Delhi, gives a taste of Formula One

Ricciardo rocks Delhi, gives a taste of Formula One

Rediff.com1 Oct 2011

With only 30 days left for the inaugural Indian Grand Prix, the Delhiites, on Saturday, got the first taste of Formula One with young racer Daniel Ricciardo burning the rubber of a Red Bull Racing car on the historic Rajpath.

India test-fires Agni-II missile in Orissa

India test-fires Agni-II missile in Orissa

Rediff.com30 Sep 2011

India's nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-II ballistic missile, with a strike range of 2,000 kms, was on Friday test-fired as part of user trial by the army from the Wheeler Island off Orissa coast.

IN PICS: India test fires Prithvi-II ballistic missile

IN PICS: India test fires Prithvi-II ballistic missile

Rediff.com26 Sep 2011

India on Monday successfully test-fired its nuclear capable 'Prithvi-II' ballistic missile, with a range of 350 kms, as pa rt of user trial by the armed forces from Chandipur off Orissa coast.

Dispute with India over Arunachal an 'undeniable fact': China

Dispute with India over Arunachal an 'undeniable fact': China

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

China has welcomed Modi remarks on border, and has said it has a 'positive attitude'.

Ramdev starts 'yatra' against corruption, black money

Ramdev starts 'yatra' against corruption, black money

Rediff.com20 Sep 2011

Aiming to "awaken people about corruption and black money", Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Tuesday started the 1,00,000-km-long Bharat Swambiman Yatra from Jhansi. "My yatra, 2012 Mahasangram, will awaken people in the entire country on the issue of black money and corruption. The Mahasangram, which started from the land of Veerangana Rani Lakshmi Bai, will reach Parliament one day," he said on the first day of the yatra.

'Chinese are looking for a moment of weakness to teach us a lesson'

'Chinese are looking for a moment of weakness to teach us a lesson'

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

'They know that India is no pushover.' 'We have to be extremely vigilant, remain ready and keep strengthening our positions.' 'We have to be militarily strong, whatever be the cost.'

53 killed in Pakistan mosque blast

53 killed in Pakistan mosque blast

Rediff.com19 Aug 2011

The blast, which targeted the Jamia Masjid in Jamrud area of Khyber tribal agency, took place as people were leaving after Friday prayers.

LeT operative held with hawala money

LeT operative held with hawala money

Rediff.com23 Nov 2009

The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday arrested a Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative in Budgam district of central Kashmir, a police spokesman said.

Geelani barred from holding rally in Shopian

Geelani barred from holding rally in Shopian

Rediff.com12 May 2011

Apprehending breach of peace, authorities have barred chairman of hardline Hurriyat faction Syed Ali Shah Geelani from visiting Shopian town in south Kashmir on Friday to hold a public rally

This Indian Navyman ran the toughest marathon on earth

This Indian Navyman ran the toughest marathon on earth

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

Not everyone completes the Badwater Marathon. Breeze Sharma did so, as the fastest Indian ever.

LeT militant gunned down in Kupwara

LeT militant gunned down in Kupwara

Rediff.com3 Aug 2011

A suspected Lashkar-e-Tayiba militant was on Wednesday killed in an encounter with security forces in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, police said.

US forces have killed Osama bin Laden: Obama

US forces have killed Osama bin Laden: Obama

Rediff.com2 May 2011

In a major development, media reports in United States reported that Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda founder and world's most wanted terrorist, is dead.

Pakistan tests Hatf-8 cruise missile

Pakistan tests Hatf-8 cruise missile

Rediff.com29 Apr 2011

The indigenously developed low-flying stealth design missile, which can carry a nuclear or a conventional warhead, was tested at an undisclosed location.

JK: Trooper held for misbehaving with schoolgirl

JK: Trooper held for misbehaving with schoolgirl

Rediff.com25 Jul 2011

An army trooper was detained on Monday for alleged misbehaving with a school girl in north Kashmir's Wanigam village. The incident comes close on the heels of allegations of abduction and gang rape of a woman against two soldiers in south Kashmir's Manzgam village last week.According to a police spokesman, the army trooper misbehaved with the school girl while she was on her way to her school in Wanigam village. The incident led to protests in the area by locals.

Indian men lose Aus hockey tour opener

Indian men lose Aus hockey tour opener

Rediff.com17 Oct 2011

The Indian men's hockey team's trip Down Under began with a 1-4 defeat to Australia 'A' in the first international friendly, in Rockingham, on Monday. However, the Indian women's team provided some relief by drawing the third Test against Australia 1-1 at Mundrah, a suburb about 100 km from Perth.

Militants kill woman panch candidate in Kashmir

Militants kill woman panch candidate in Kashmir

Rediff.com16 Apr 2011

Militants late on Friday night gunned down a 45-year old woman contestant for the ongoing panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir.

J&K: 4 terrorists, 1 jawan killed in gunbattle

J&K: 4 terrorists, 1 jawan killed in gunbattle

Rediff.com15 Jul 2011

Security personnel killed four top militants of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Tayiba but lost one army jawan in a day-long fierce gunbattle in the border district of Kupwara in north Kashmir on Friday.

17 killed in Yemen as US pushes for Saleh's exit

17 killed in Yemen as US pushes for Saleh's exit

Rediff.com5 Apr 2011

Yemen came close to the brink on Monday as security forces shot dead 17 people among the thousands of anti-regime protesters who stormed the Governor's headquarters in the city of Taiz, and the United States appeared to be distancing itself from longtime ally Abdullah Ali Saleh.

Infiltration bid foiled, 2 militants killed in JK

Infiltration bid foiled, 2 militants killed in JK

Rediff.com26 May 2010

The Army killed two militants who were trying to infiltrate into India in Kupwara district on Wednesday morning.A group of heavily-armed militants tried to sneak into the Indian side at Tangdhar, 140 kms from Srinagar, a defence spokesman said. On noticing their movement, troops challenged them and in the subsequent encounter, two militants were killed.The encounter was still going on when the last reports came in.

Indian Railways mulls trains zooming @ 300 km per hour

Indian Railways mulls trains zooming @ 300 km per hour

Rediff.com27 Sep 2011

The Bill is likely to be introduced in the winter session of Parliament.

Makau shatters world men's marathon record

Makau shatters world men's marathon record

Rediff.com25 Sep 2011

Kenyan Patrick Makau shattered the world men's marathon record by 21 seconds on Sunday, when he clocked two hours three minutes 38 seconds over the fast, flat Berlin course on a warm, sunny morning.

NPCIL to revisit safeguards at nuclear plants

NPCIL to revisit safeguards at nuclear plants

Rediff.com18 Mar 2011

The Nuclear Power Corporation has said it would revisit safety standards at all atomic power plants in the country in the wake of the nuclear crisis in tsunami-struck Japan."We will sincerely revisit (all the nuclear power plants) and decide whether there was any need for augmentation," NPCIL Chairman and Managing Director S K Jain told reporters. Indian reactors have 'successfully' withstood the Bhuj earthquake and the tsunami in south India, he said.

Army's plan to induct civilians evokes mixed response

Army's plan to induct civilians evokes mixed response

Rediff.com14 May 2020

The experts said adequate care must be taken before implementing what is being touted as a "game-changer".

Another militant-army gunbattle begins in Valley

Another militant-army gunbattle begins in Valley

Rediff.com2 Mar 2011

An encounter broke out on Wednesday between militants and security forces in Awantipora area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir, officials said.

Japan is the most advanced society in the world

Japan is the most advanced society in the world

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

'The bullet train is not modernity itself. It is the product of modernity.' 'It is this modernity that we would be fortunate to be able to import from Japan.' 'It occurs to me that we seem to believe that by acquiring the toys we will become a modern nation,' says Aakar Patel.

74 killed in massive fire on train in Pakistan

74 killed in massive fire on train in Pakistan

Rediff.com31 Oct 2019

The Railways Minister said gas stoves carried by some passengers blew up when they were preparing breakfast on the speeding train in violation of rules.

Brett Lee's tips and his favourite Indian pacer

Brett Lee's tips and his favourite Indian pacer

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

Former Australian fast bowling great Brett Lee is worried at the alarming trend of young quicks putting an effort on beefing up upper body which in turn is adversely affecting the quality of speed merchants. Lee was forthright when asked about the absence of genuinely quick bowlers at the moment. "I just think that we have to keep promoting wickets where bowlers can bowl quick. I don't think bowlers are training correctly, there is a lot of emphasis and too much importance only on guys lifting heavy weights. Gym work is good only if it's done correctly, it has to be high on intensity and low on weights," Lee told PTI in New Delhi during an interaction.

Govt cracks down on oil mafia; 180 arrested

Govt cracks down on oil mafia; 180 arrested

Rediff.com27 Jan 2011

Authorities launched a massive crackdown on the oil adulteration mafia across Maharashtra on Thursday, raiding 200 places and arresting nearly 180 people, after an official was burnt alive by the oil mafia.Over 80,000 gazetted officers in Maharashtra also ceased work for the day to protest the killing of Malegaon Additional District Collector Yashwant Sonawane by suspected members of the oil mafia at Manmad in Nashik district, nearly 260 kms from Mumbai, on Tuesday.

No trace of Arunachal CM's chopper amid confusion

No trace of Arunachal CM's chopper amid confusion

Rediff.com30 Apr 2011

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu's chopper landed safely at Daporijo on Saturday afternoon, said a government spokesperson.The chopper had gone missing after it took off from Tawang at 9.45 am. The Air Force and the Army has launched search operations to locate the missing chopper.

IAF's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle crashes near Bhuj

IAF's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle crashes near Bhuj

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

A Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicle of the Indian Air Force, used for surveillance, crashed on Wednesday on the outskirts of a village near Bhuj town in Gujarat's Kutch district.

Kashmir calm; restrictions in interior Srinagar

Kashmir calm; restrictions in interior Srinagar

Rediff.com10 Oct 2010

Barring a clash between protesters and security forces which left one person injured in Sopore, situation in strike-hit Kashmir Valley remained calm though restrictions were imposed in parts of interior city where Hurriyat Conference had planned to hold a meeting.

Kargil war victory celebrations begin in Drass

Kargil war victory celebrations begin in Drass

Rediff.com25 Jul 2011

The Indian Army on Monday began the two-day celebrations of the 12th anniversary of its victory in the 1999 Kargil war in the Drass sub-sector of Jammu and Kashmir. A presentation, marking the beginning of the two-day fiesta, was held at the Umpa La ridge. The ridge provides a panoramic view to most of the battlefields around Drass town, 150 kms from Srinagar, where Indian and Pakistan forces battled each other in rough terrain and extreme conditions in 1999.

Top Lashkar commander killed in Sopore encounter

Top Lashkar commander killed in Sopore encounter

Rediff.com22 Jun 2010

A top terrorist of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba was killed in the nightlong gunfight in north Kashmir's apple rich Sopore town, 54 kms from Srinagar. Security forces had surrounded a house in Sopore's Baghat locality on Monday morning during which the holed up militants fired at them resulting in critical injuries to a policeman and two Rashtriya Rifles troopers.

Two terrorists shot dead in Baramulla

Two terrorists shot dead in Baramulla

Rediff.com18 Jun 2010

Two terrorists were killed in an overnight gunbattle with security forces in Baramulla district of north Kashmir.

Hima sprints from track to classroom in exam season

Hima sprints from track to classroom in exam season

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

India's sprint sensation Hima Das doesn't want to be left behind in studies either and is juggling between training and board exams these days.