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SAFF C'ship: India U18 beat Maldives to reach final

SAFF C'ship: India U18 beat Maldives to reach final

Rediff.com27 Sep 2019

India now play Bangladesh in the summit clash on Sunday.

How Israeli embassy had a plane full of supplies to Nepal ready in 12 hrs

How Israeli embassy had a plane full of supplies to Nepal ready in 12 hrs

Rediff.com8 May 2015

Israel, which was among the first responders in providing assistance to Nepal after the earthquake, had its entire embassy staff in Delhi work with military precision to rush relief. Shubha Singh reports

Nepal PM snubs India, to visit China first

Nepal PM snubs India, to visit China first

Rediff.com30 Dec 2015

The proposed China visit of Oli, who took over as prime minister in October, is in marked contrast to the usual practice the new prime ministers of Nepal follow. Most of the Nepalese premiers have visited India, ahead of China.

Never imagined we would be received so warmly: Evacuees praise UP govt

Never imagined we would be received so warmly: Evacuees praise UP govt

Rediff.com4 May 2015

Everyone showered praise on UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for having provided unprecedented support to Nepal

Inside Nepal: Escaping the avalanche to feed puri-bhaji to survivors

Inside Nepal: Escaping the avalanche to feed puri-bhaji to survivors

Rediff.com5 May 2015

Three mountaineers escape the avalanche at Everest Base Camp, come back to Nepal and decide to get involved in the earthquake relief work, serving puris and vegetables to the affected families, reports Anusha Subramanian for Rediff.com.

Kandahar hijack case verdict deferred to Feb 5

Kandahar hijack case verdict deferred to Feb 5

Rediff.com29 Jan 2008

The deferment was announced as the judge was still going through the documents of the case submitted by the defence and the prosecution, the Central Bureau of Investigation, for about seven years.

Sobhraj plans wedding with 20-year-old Nepali girl

Sobhraj plans wedding with 20-year-old Nepali girl

Rediff.com3 Jul 2008

Sixty-four-year-old Charles Sobhraj has found new love in Nepal, with the 'Bikini killer' already planning a wedding after getting 'engaged' to a 20-year-old girl in the Himalayan state. "I met her just two months ago and now we are in love, and I hope we will marry after I get released," Sobhraj told PTI from Kathmandu's Central Jail.

Ramdev adopts 500 orphan children in Nepal

Ramdev adopts 500 orphan children in Nepal

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

He will render all possible help to them up to fifth standard.

Nepal redraws political map by incorporating 3 Indian areas

Nepal redraws political map by incorporating 3 Indian areas

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

Nepal last month released the revised political and administrative map of the country laying claim over the strategically key areas, more than six months after India published a new map in November 2019.

Saran in Nepal: Political scenario top agenda

Saran in Nepal: Political scenario top agenda

Rediff.com10 Oct 2007

The Indian official is arriving in Kathmandu on a two-day visit on Wednesday afternoon to take stock of the political situation that has developed after a lack of consensus over Maoist demands for declaring the country a republic led to the postponement of November election.

Onus on them for talks: Sources after Nepal revises map

Onus on them for talks: Sources after Nepal revises map

Rediff.com15 Jun 2020

According to India's assessment, the release of the new political map by Nepal and obtaining a legal backing to it from the lower house of Nepalese Parliament were part of a "myopic" agenda to gain mileage in domestic politics.

World's 10 cheapest cities to live in, 3 are from India

World's 10 cheapest cities to live in, 3 are from India

Rediff.com4 Mar 2015

Karachi is the world's cheapest cities to live in.

Spotted: Dangerous suitcase on PM Modi's Nepal trip

Spotted: Dangerous suitcase on PM Modi's Nepal trip

Rediff.com6 Aug 2014

Spotted during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent trip to Nepal was this suitcase.

Improving ties: Is Modi headed to China this month?

Improving ties: Is Modi headed to China this month?

Rediff.com10 Apr 2018

'If an 'informal meeting' with Xi Jinping materialises before the SCO summit in June, that itself could be regarded as a significant breakthrough in India-China relations,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

'Kanak Mani Dixit being punished for his anti-establishment writing'

'Kanak Mani Dixit being punished for his anti-establishment writing'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2016

Aseem Chhabra on his friend, the firebrand Nepali journalist Kanak Mani Dixit, who was arrested last week. Aseem, who has known Dixit for 35 years, believes the charges are trumped up.

In a first, a panel will decide on Vistara's flying rights

In a first, a panel will decide on Vistara's flying rights

Rediff.com31 Dec 2018

An unprecedented decision to form a ministerial-level committee was driven by fears of witch-hunt by investigating agencies.

Healing with Tibetan singing bowls

Healing with Tibetan singing bowls

Rediff.com11 Jun 2014

Tibetan singing bowl meditation technique of healing and destressing session by Shameem Akhtar trained with internationally renowned Shree Krishna Shahi, Kathmandu.

'Help resolve Bhutanese refugee problem'

'Help resolve Bhutanese refugee problem'

Rediff.com3 Nov 2007

The US will seek help from India in resolving at the earliest the issue of Bhutanese refugees, who have been staying in eastern Nepal camps, so that they could be resettled in a third country, a top American official said in Kathmandu.

India taps Gorkha soldiers to join in Nepal rescue ops

India taps Gorkha soldiers to join in Nepal rescue ops

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

India on Tuesday enlarged its relief and rescue operations in quake-hit Nepal beyond Kathmandu to the worst-affected epicenter areas and rushed Gorkha soldiers to remote places to assess the kind of assistance required.

Nepal earthquake: 'My family is safe but my country is destroyed'

Nepal earthquake: 'My family is safe but my country is destroyed'

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

Bollywood expresses grief and shock following the Nepal earthquake.

Clowns bring smile and laughter in quake-hit Nepal

Clowns bring smile and laughter in quake-hit Nepal

Rediff.com7 May 2015

In Nepal, where more than 7,500 people were killed and hundreds of thousands left homeless by the earthquake, therapeutic medical clowning is being used as an integrated component of care for adult and pediatric patients and their families.

This quake is worse than Latur, says Nepal survivor

This quake is worse than Latur, says Nepal survivor

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

For a 43-year-old doctor from Maharashtra, the sight of a shaking hotel in Kathmandu where he stayed when the killer quake stuck Nepal, brought back memories of the massive quake in his native place in 1993, which had claimed around 8,000 lives.

Akshay Kumar: I would love to do a sex comedy

Akshay Kumar: I would love to do a sex comedy

Rediff.com20 May 2014

'I like to go to Goa. I have a small house there built in the Portuguese style. I also like Thailand.' Akshay Kumar, and Holiday.

India, Nepal agree to advance mutual cooperation

India, Nepal agree to advance mutual cooperation

Rediff.com27 Nov 2020

Shringla began his two-day official visit to Nepal on Thursday. He was accorded a warm welcome on his maiden visit to Nepal which is happening at the invitation of Nepal Foreign Secretary Paudyal, amid a strain in bilateral ties following a bitter border row between the two countries.

Mumbai blasts: Nepal cops nab 2, probe link

Mumbai blasts: Nepal cops nab 2, probe link

Rediff.com13 Jul 2006

Nepalese police have arrested two Pakistanis and are investigating whether the duo has any link with the Mumbai train blasts which claimed over 200 lives.

Nepal quake: 8 bodies found from wreckage of US chopper

Nepal quake: 8 bodies found from wreckage of US chopper

Rediff.com16 May 2015

Charred bodies of all eight soldiers onboard the US Marine chopper that crashed in a remote hilly area while delivering aid in quake-hit Nepal have been recovered.

Municipal polls open in Nepal

Municipal polls open in Nepal

Rediff.com9 Feb 2006

'I'm an ISI agent, want to live in India,' says man at IGIA

'I'm an ISI agent, want to live in India,' says man at IGIA

Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

He was whisked away to an undisclosed destination where he was being questioned.

'Royal Nepal Army will be made national army'

'Royal Nepal Army will be made national army'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2005

'Royal Nepal Army will be made national army'

EU states recall envoys from Nepal

EU states recall envoys from Nepal

Rediff.com14 Feb 2005

"In the light of recent events in Nepal, we, along with our European partners, have decided to recall our ambassadors in Kathmandu for consultations," Herve Ladsous said.

'Nepali man languishing in Pak jail for no crime'

'Nepali man languishing in Pak jail for no crime'

Rediff.com25 Oct 2005

Nepali man languishing in Pak jail for no crime: Report

JeM's Balakot camp head Yusuf Azhar was Kandahar hijacker

JeM's Balakot camp head Yusuf Azhar was Kandahar hijacker

Rediff.com26 Feb 2019

The red corner notice was issued on the request of the CBI against seven accused in the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane from Kathmandu to Kandahar in southern Afghanistan on December 24, 1999 -- Yousuf Azhar, Ibrahim Athar, Sunny Ahmed Qazi, Zahoor Ibrahim, Shahid Akhter, Sayed Shakir and Abdul Rauf, they said.

How to prevent losses in a major quake

How to prevent losses in a major quake

Rediff.com20 May 2016

'If a major earthquake of the kind that hit Nepal hits us in Delhi, 35 per cent of our homes would be destroyed.'

Quake aftermath: Exodus of foreign tourists from Nepal

Quake aftermath: Exodus of foreign tourists from Nepal

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

Foreigners from various corners of the globe to move out of Kathmandu and others parts of Nepal.

PM Modi to be invited to Pakistan for SAARC summit

PM Modi to be invited to Pakistan for SAARC summit

Rediff.com27 Nov 2018

The 2016 SAARC Summit was to be held in Islamabad. But after the terrorist attack on an Indian Army camp in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir on September 18 that year, India expressed its inability to participate in the summit

Nepal PM blames Indians for spreading COVID-19

Nepal PM blames Indians for spreading COVID-19

Rediff.com20 May 2020

Speaking about the COVID-19 pandemic in Parliament on Tuesday, Oli said it has become very difficult for Nepal to contain the spread of the deadly virus due to the flow of people from outside.

India supports united, prosperous and strong Nepal: Modi

India supports united, prosperous and strong Nepal: Modi

Rediff.com11 May 2018

Modi said Nepal and India can benefit if they cooperate and work together for the promotion of five Ts: Tradition, Trade, Tourism, Technology and Transport.

Prachanda suffers humiliating defeat in Nepal election

Prachanda suffers humiliating defeat in Nepal election

Rediff.com21 Nov 2013

Nepal's Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist on Thursday demanded a suspension of the vote counting, alleging conspiracy after initial results showed the party trailing at third position in the constituent assembly elections.