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Jewish campaign to raise funds for India

Jewish campaign to raise funds for India

Rediff.com1 Jun 2021

'It was a result of a fundamental Jewish value of kindness and concern.' 'A value that extends beyond our own and on the premise that when we are ok, we are supposed to look up and look around to see who is not.' 'And do something about it.'

LS polls come to close; 64% voting in last phase

LS polls come to close; 64% voting in last phase

Rediff.com19 May 2019

The final phase saw voting in all 13 seats of Punjab and an equal number of seats in Uttar Pradesh, nine in West Bengal, eight seats each in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, four in Himachal Pradesh, three in Jharkhand and the lone seat Chandigarh.

Is Mamata reason for Uttarakhand CM resignation?

Is Mamata reason for Uttarakhand CM resignation?

Rediff.com5 Jul 2021

Opposition leaders believe this entire plan has been put in place to ensure that Mamata Banerjee is kept out of office in West Bengal.

Pinki Pramanik's gender test inconclusive

Pinki Pramanik's gender test inconclusive

Rediff.com19 Jun 2012

The gender of Asian Games gold medalist Pinki Pramanik could not be established at the Barasat General Hospital, as it does not have the facility. The case may be referred to the better equipped SSKM Hospital in Kolkata.

Decade's last solar eclipse witnessed in parts of India

Decade's last solar eclipse witnessed in parts of India

Rediff.com26 Dec 2019

The people of the southern part of the country could see a greater part of the partial solar eclipse because of the geometry of the eclipse path.

Why Bengal is today a breeding ground for terror

Why Bengal is today a breeding ground for terror

Rediff.com31 Oct 2016

West Bengal with its porous borders has turned into an easy transit point and secure hideout for the agents of terror outfits like Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh and Pakistani secret service Inter-Services Intelligence.

ISL: Pune stun Delhi in a 3-2 win

ISL: Pune stun Delhi in a 3-2 win

Rediff.com18 Nov 2016

Delhi Dynamos suffered a shock 3-4 defeat at the hands of Pune City FC in a thrilling match but still maintained their top spot at the points table in the Indian Super League football in Pune on Friday.

ISL auction: Chhetri, Lyngdoh fetch a crore!

ISL auction: Chhetri, Lyngdoh fetch a crore!

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

Star striker Sunil Chhetri was bought at Rs 1.20 crore at the first-ever Indian Super League's auction featuring 10 domestic football players in Mumbai, on Friday.

IN PHOTOS: Bengalis bond in the US

IN PHOTOS: Bengalis bond in the US

Rediff.com3 Aug 2011

For three days during the July 4 weekend holidays in United States, the Baltimore Convention Centre in Maryland was transformed into a mini Kolkata.

'Bengal has a lot to learn from Gujarat'

'Bengal has a lot to learn from Gujarat'

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

'Look at the number of billionaires, the number of new billionaires in India.' 'Adani and Ambani are not the only ones.' 'What's wrong with people making money as long as it benefits us?'

St Teresa's blue-bordered sari an intellectual property now

St Teresa's blue-bordered sari an intellectual property now

Rediff.com9 Jul 2017

In order to mark the sainthood of Mother Teresa, the government of India granted the trade mark registration.

India, B'desh to approve Teesta water pact soon: Govt

India, B'desh to approve Teesta water pact soon: Govt

Rediff.com26 May 2015

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said India and Bangladesh would soon approve the Teesta water sharing agreement.

'Kohli always wanted to be a superstar'

'Kohli always wanted to be a superstar'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2017

The immense desire to succeed coupled with his hard work has been crucial in the rise of India skipper Virat Kohli as a cricketing superstar, reckons former national selector Vikram Rathour.

Michael Chopra hits back at India's coach Constantine

Michael Chopra hits back at India's coach Constantine

Rediff.com20 Sep 2016

National football coach Stephen Constantine may have ruled Michael Chopra out from representing India but the British PIO today said he's not lost hope and was waiting the 53-year-old's exit. Hitting out at the India coach, the Kerala Blasters forward said: "Stephen Constantine can say whatever he wants. Personally, it's not a problem for me. Well has he achieved anything in the game as a player? No." There had been reports that All India Football Federation may not be too keen to extend Constantine's contract that gets over in February, a month before the Asian Cup qualifiers begin.

India not downplaying threat perception from China

India not downplaying threat perception from China

Rediff.com26 Aug 2009

Although India's economic ties with China are being reinforced, it will not be at the cost of downplaying possible threat perception, India's Minister of state for Defence M M Pallam Raju said in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Painter Bikash Bhattacharya dead

Painter Bikash Bhattacharya dead

Rediff.com18 Dec 2006

Acclaimed realist painter Bikash Bhattacharya died in a Kolkata nursing home on Monday morning following a prolonged illness. He was 66.

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