News for 'Karnal'

Ajinkya asked if I could bowl with injury, I had to say yes: Saini

Ajinkya asked if I could bowl with injury, I had to say yes: Saini

Rediff.com23 Jan 2021

'I just wished I could keep going with that injury and support my team. I knew I might not get a stage like that again. Captain asked me if I could do it. I was in pain but said I would do with whatever I could.'

India keep Saini as cover for series against West Indies

India keep Saini as cover for series against West Indies

Rediff.com19 Aug 2019

It is believed that if Saini stays back, it will help bowling coach Bharath Arun to invest more time in the 26-year-old Karnal-lad

Scrapping vehicles in volumes to curb pollution will be a tough task

Scrapping vehicles in volumes to curb pollution will be a tough task

Rediff.com6 May 2021

For deciding which vehicles are to be scrapped, the setting up of fitness centres and regulating them would be a humongous task.

2nd dry run of vaccine: Vardhan reviews preparations across states

2nd dry run of vaccine: Vardhan reviews preparations across states

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday sought keen oversight and personal indulgence of health ministers, principal secretaries and additional chief secretaries of states and union territories to lead the second nationwide mock drill on the COVID-19 vaccination scheduled to be held on January 8.

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.

Manohar Lal Khattar to be first BJP CM in Haryana

Manohar Lal Khattar to be first BJP CM in Haryana

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

Manohar Lal Khattar, who is stated to be close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was unanimously elected leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party, paving the way for his becoming the first chief minister of the saffron party in Haryana.

Minor girl raped by 13 men in Haryana

Minor girl raped by 13 men in Haryana

Rediff.com5 Nov 2012

In another shocker from Haryana, a 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in Karnal district and 13 persons have been arrested in connection with the incident.

Naudeep Kaur case: Co-accused's medical report reveals 2 fractures, broken toenail beds

Naudeep Kaur case: Co-accused's medical report reveals 2 fractures, broken toenail beds

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

Shiv Kumar, president of Mazdoor Adhikar Sanghathan, was held a few days after the arrest of labour rights activist Kaur. Kaur was arrested for allegedly gheraoing an industrial unit and demanding money from the company in Haryana's Sonipat on January 12.

Iran relents on Indian wheat import

Iran relents on Indian wheat import

Rediff.com25 Oct 2012

To buy 200,000 tonnes by December but long-term deal prospects stuck on quality concerns; govt to consult labs

2-state assembly results: Big winners and losers

2-state assembly results: Big winners and losers

Rediff.com24 Oct 2019

Here's how the heavyweights are faring.

Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath is India's youngest new billionaire

Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath is India's youngest new billionaire

Rediff.com9 Mar 2021

Last year, Nikhil Kamath and his brother Nithin jettisoned into a club of the country's 100 wealthiest with their net worth pegged at around Rs 24,000 crore

PHOTOS: The bigwigs spotted at poll booths

PHOTOS: The bigwigs spotted at poll booths

Rediff.com21 Oct 2019

Maharashtra and Haryana voted in assembly elections on Monday. Several prominent personalities also exercised their franchise.

Farmers at borders stay put, most refuse to go to Delhi protest site

Farmers at borders stay put, most refuse to go to Delhi protest site

Rediff.com28 Nov 2020

Those gathered at the Tikri border continued to hold ground as wellA decision on whether they would head to the designated protest site is expected soon.

The secret of Saini's impressive start for Team India

The secret of Saini's impressive start for Team India

Rediff.com3 Jan 2020

Navdeep Saini didn't get a chance to share the new ball with Jasprit Bumrah in his six international games and no wonder he is excited at an opportunity to pick the brains of India's pace spearhead during the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. Saini, has so far played an ODI and five T20 Internationals but Bumrah has either been rested or was out due to his stress fracture on lower back during these games.

Flood fury in Assam, Bihar; nearly 37 lakh affected

Flood fury in Assam, Bihar; nearly 37 lakh affected

Rediff.com24 Jul 2020

In Assam, nearly 27.80 lakh people across 26 districts have been affected by the deluge. The deaths were reported from the Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Morigaon districts. The death toll due to floods and landslides this year has risen to 122.

Fatehabad in Haryana has worst air in India

Fatehabad in Haryana has worst air in India

Rediff.com2 Nov 2019

Thirteen cities of the country had an average Air Quality Index above 400, which falls in "severe" category, with seven of them in Uttar Pradesh, five in Haryana and one in Bihar, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.

Air quality dips to 'very poor' at many places in Delhi-NCR

Air quality dips to 'very poor' at many places in Delhi-NCR

Rediff.com13 Oct 2019

The overall AQI deteriorated further and touched the 268 mark, which falls in the poor category.

Dreaded Khalistani terrorist held in Amritsar

Dreaded Khalistani terrorist held in Amritsar

Rediff.com30 May 2010

Bakshish Singh Baba, a hardcore militant caught by the Punjab Police was working towards the revival of terror outfit Khalistan Liberation Force and planning to carry out a series of explosions in the state at the behest of Pakistan's ISI, a senior police official said.

Patanjali to foray into dairy sector: Ramdev

Patanjali to foray into dairy sector: Ramdev

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

Ramdev said at present, the dairy business is pegged at Rs 3 lakh crore, which will be more than Rs 5 lakh crore by 2022

After CWG high, teenage prodigy Bhanwala disappoints at Asiad

After CWG high, teenage prodigy Bhanwala disappoints at Asiad

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

Bhanwala, who had made history by winning a gold at the CWG in Gold Coast earlier this year, could not repeat Friday's fine qualification performance on the second day of qualification.

Agri industry incurring Rs 76,500-cr annual loss

Agri industry incurring Rs 76,500-cr annual loss

Rediff.com21 Dec 2009

Despite a favourable Food Processing Policy, the industry faces problems because of lack of infrastructure facilities and highly unorganised structure of food processing units.

Major, 3 soldiers killed in Pak firing in Rajouri

Major, 3 soldiers killed in Pak firing in Rajouri

Rediff.com23 Dec 2017

The army, in a statement, said that Indian troops retaliated "strongly and effectively".

Cold wave sweeps Punjab, Haryana

Cold wave sweeps Punjab, Haryana

Rediff.com7 Dec 2010

Biting cold has gripped the plains of Punjab and Haryana with Hisar turning out to be the coldest place in the region today with a minimum of 3.2 degrees Celsius.

Indian scientists clone world's first calf

Indian scientists clone world's first calf

Rediff.com12 Feb 2009

Scientists at India's National Dairy Reserach Institute on Thursday said they have cloned the world's first buffalo calf using a technique superior to the one used in cloning 'Dolly'--the sheep.

Emergency plan to combat air pollution rolled out in Delhi-NCR

Emergency plan to combat air pollution rolled out in Delhi-NCR

Rediff.com15 Oct 2018

Under the emergency plan, stringent actions are implemented based on the air quality of the city.

India clones second buffalo in three months

India clones second buffalo in three months

Rediff.com6 Jun 2009

Indian scientists on Saturday said they have cloned the world's second buffalo, just three months after the first one died of pneumonia, within a week of its birth. The buffalo calf, named Garima, was born at 11 am at the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, and weighs approximately 43 kg, the institute's Director A K Srivastava said. The scientists adopted a more advanced technique than that used in producing Dolly -- the sheep that became the first mammal to be cloned

The only Indian model on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list

The only Indian model on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list

Rediff.com27 Mar 2018

Meet Bhumika Arora, 29, who made the cut!

Batla House: Why Inspector Sharma didn't wear a bulletproof jacket

Batla House: Why Inspector Sharma didn't wear a bulletproof jacket

Rediff.com9 Mar 2021

'The operation was planned in a manner so as not to alert the terrorists.' 'Every precaution was taken to keep it low-key so as not to alert the terrorists and surprise them and arrest them.'

Jat stir: Section 144 to be imposed in Delhi-Haryana border areas

Jat stir: Section 144 to be imposed in Delhi-Haryana border areas

Rediff.com5 Jun 2016

In the first phase of the Jat agitation, violence was witnessed in and around Mukherjee Nagar and Najafgarh areas.

Bring on the biryani, basmati rice is cheaper by 12%

Bring on the biryani, basmati rice is cheaper by 12%

Rediff.com16 Jul 2019

With satisfactory progress of monsoon rainfalls prompting farmers to bring in additional area under basmati sowing, prices are set to fall lower going forward.

'Atif used fake certificate to get admission'

'Atif used fake certificate to get admission'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2008

The 24-year-old Azamgarh youth allegedly submitted a BSc degree certificate from Allahabad University for taking admission in a post-graduation course in human rights, Joint Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Karnal Singh told PTI.

Cloned buffalo calf dies of pneumonia

Cloned buffalo calf dies of pneumonia

Rediff.com12 Feb 2009

The calf, which was born on February 6 and was yet to be named, died late on Wednesday night, A K Srivastava, Director of the National Dairy Research Institute, told PTI from Karnal.

Heat wave in several parts of north, west India

Heat wave in several parts of north, west India

Rediff.com26 May 2020

Several parts of north and west India reeled under scorching heat wave with the temperature touching 50 degree Celsius in Rajasthan's Churu district on Tuesday, even as the meteorological department predicted very heavy rainfall in Assam and Meghalaya till May 28.

Vaccine drive set in motion, 13 cities get first consignment

Vaccine drive set in motion, 13 cities get first consignment

Rediff.com12 Jan 2021

A massive pan-India inoculation drive against COVID-19 was set in process on Tuesday with more than 56 lakh doses of the Covishield vaccine flown to 13 cities across India from Pune and taken to designated national and state-level stores amid tight security.

PHOTOS: Namaste Obama! India readies to welcome US President

PHOTOS: Namaste Obama! India readies to welcome US President

Rediff.com24 Jan 2015

India goes all out to welcome US President Barack Obama to India for his three-day visit.

3 LeT militants held in Delhi

3 LeT militants held in Delhi

Rediff.com19 Dec 2006

The special cell of Delhi Police arrested Mohammad Salman Khurshid, Abdul Rehman and Mohammad Akbar Hussain from the Red Fort area on Tuesday, Joint Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Karnal Singh told PTI.

Delhi encounter: Police inspector dies in hospital

Delhi encounter: Police inspector dies in hospital

Rediff.com19 Sep 2008

Delhi Police Special Cell Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma died in hospital on Friday after receiving several bullet injuries during an encounter with terrorists in south Delhi earlier in the day.

Heavy rains lash north India, Himachal CM stranded

Heavy rains lash north India, Himachal CM stranded

Rediff.com17 Jun 2013

About 1000 tourists and locals were stranded at various places, including 800 in Sangla alone and heavy rains were hampering the rescue operations, officials said on Monday.

How FM stations are making profits

How FM stations are making profits

Rediff.com27 Sep 2007

Suddenly, brand activation is big business for India's Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) FM radio industry.

The lady who wrote Badhaai Ho, Good Newwz

The lady who wrote Badhaai Ho, Good Newwz

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

'The producer will wear these gold ornaments, but they will not part with Rs 30,000 or Rs 50,000 to pay the writer.'