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Kerala's Moplah rebellion an instance of Talibani mindset: RSS leader

Kerala's Moplah rebellion an instance of Talibani mindset: RSS leader

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

The Moplah rebellion, also known as the Mappila riots, of 1921 was one of the first manifestations of the Taliban mindset in India and the Left government in Kerala was allegedly trying to whitewash it by celebrating it as a communist revolution, Rashtriya Swayasevak Sangh leader Ram Madhav claimed on Thursday.

Vizag gas leak affects movement of 9 Shramik trains

Vizag gas leak affects movement of 9 Shramik trains

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Staff at the Simhachalam north railway station, which is near the chemical plant LG Polymers started feeling suffocated and burning sensation in the eyes soon after the leak. Trains crossing the railway station stopped from 8:35 am to 12 noon.

'Can't believe the world has abandoned Afghanistan'

'Can't believe the world has abandoned Afghanistan'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2021

'Our friends are going to get killed. Taliban are going to kill us. Our women are not going to have any more rights'

A Last Christmas for Santha Bakery

A Last Christmas for Santha Bakery

Rediff.com27 Oct 2022

December 2022 could be the last Christmas for Santha Bakery, a business drawing its lineage from the first Christmas cake baked in Kerala.

IIM grads get higher salaries, international offers

IIM grads get higher salaries, international offers

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

'IIM Ahmedabad has seen one of the best placement seasons ever and this change can be attributed to the markets opening up after the pandemic.'

Dear Nirmalaji, please reduce the tax on diesel

Dear Nirmalaji, please reduce the tax on diesel

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

A truck driver from Kerala tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar what he would like to see in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget.

2008 Ahmedabad blasts accused held after 9 years on the run

2008 Ahmedabad blasts accused held after 9 years on the run

Rediff.com25 May 2017

Shoaib Pottanikal, 49, was arrested by a team of Ahmedabad Crime Branch sleuths

Easing curbs should be carefully calibrated: Centre to states

Easing curbs should be carefully calibrated: Centre to states

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said that vaccination against COVID-19, in the present scenario, is critical to break the chain of transmission.

Kerala: 21-yr-old becomes India's youngest mayor

Kerala: 21-yr-old becomes India's youngest mayor

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

A college student and a Communist Party of India-Marxist member, she was administered the oath of office by collector Navjot Khosa at the corporation council hall.

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.

Kerala, K'taka, Maharashtra heave sigh of relief after floods recede

Kerala, K'taka, Maharashtra heave sigh of relief after floods recede

Rediff.com13 Aug 2019

After days of incessant rains, the situation improved in many parts of Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra on Tuesday with water receding in affected areas.

Nipah virus claims 1 more life in Kerala, toll climbs to 13

Nipah virus claims 1 more life in Kerala, toll climbs to 13

Rediff.com27 May 2018

After the outbreak of Nipah at a hamlet in Perambra last week, 16 people have tested positive, of whom 13 have died so far.

Ready To Fight Terrorists!

Ready To Fight Terrorists!

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

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Mortal remains of Captain Sathe reach Mumbai; funeral on Aug 11

Mortal remains of Captain Sathe reach Mumbai; funeral on Aug 11

Rediff.com9 Aug 2020

The funeral of Sathe, 58, who was a resident of suburban Chandivali in Mumbai, will take place on Tuesday, said a senior Air India official.

Kerala nurse died after treating Nipah patient, left heartbreaking note

Kerala nurse died after treating Nipah patient, left heartbreaking note

Rediff.com22 May 2018

In her letter to her husband Sajeesh, Lini expressed her pain and anguish that she could not see him again.

Amway India chairman, 2 directors arrested

Amway India chairman, 2 directors arrested

Rediff.com27 May 2013

The arrests were made on a complaint of a woman who claimed to have incurred loss through the network.

COVID forces couple to postpone wedding 3rd time

COVID forces couple to postpone wedding 3rd time

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

The two childhood sweethearts -- A Premchandran and Sandra Santosh -- hailing from nearby Eranhipalan, have had to postpone their wedding, scheduled to be held on Sunday once again, thanks to the restrictions imposed in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Hema Malini's Stunning Dance Performance

Hema Malini's Stunning Dance Performance

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

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Agnipath: Govt offers sops as violent protests continue

Agnipath: Govt offers sops as violent protests continue

Rediff.com18 Jun 2022

In Bihar, where a bandh had been called, a railway station and a police vehicle were torched, an ambulance attacked and security personnel injured in stone-pelting incidents on the fourth consecutive day of the agitation, while protesters vandalised Ludhiana railway station in Punjab and blocked roads and rail tracks in West Bengal, Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.

PMO shifts to Kerala for 48 hours

PMO shifts to Kerala for 48 hours

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

After terror attack, Mumbai red alert, a large posse of officials to fly down with PM, reports Archis Mohan.

Nipah virus contained, no need to run away from Kerala: MoS Health

Nipah virus contained, no need to run away from Kerala: MoS Health

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

The minister said there has been no cases of Nipah reported from anywhere in the country

'If they force us to listen to Hindi, we won't!'

'If they force us to listen to Hindi, we won't!'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

'How can we tolerate such high-handedness?'

How a collector's online popularity earned him politicians' wrath

How a collector's online popularity earned him politicians' wrath

Rediff.com16 Jul 2015

When he took over as the district collector of Kozhikode, Prasanth Nair perhaps had little inkling that being active on the social media could earn him the wrath of politicians, says Venu Muruvelil

Infosys to offer ex gratia, job to kin of techie murdered in Pune

Infosys to offer ex gratia, job to kin of techie murdered in Pune

Rediff.com1 Feb 2017

The statement said that towards ensuring financial stability for the family, Infosys takes into account the statutory payments to be made as per the company policy.

Kerala to conduct judicial probe against central agencies

Kerala to conduct judicial probe against central agencies

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

The Kerala government on Friday decided to recommend a judicial inquiry against central probe agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate, which are investigating the gold and dollar smuggling cases.

Linking narcotics crimes to religion is wrong: Kerala CM

Linking narcotics crimes to religion is wrong: Kerala CM

Rediff.com22 Sep 2021

As the controversy over Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt's remarks refused to die down, the chief minister said the Kerala society as a whole has not agreed with the Bishop's statement and expressed hope that he would "respond", sensing the stand of the public on the issue.

First flights to bring back Indians land in Kerala

First flights to bring back Indians land in Kerala

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Launching its biggest ever repatriation exercise, India on Thursday airlifted 363 of its citizens, including nine infants, stranded in the United Arab Emirates due to the international travel lockdown over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meet these Superstar Sisters!

Meet these Superstar Sisters!

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

'When people who ignored us, when relatives who have not spoken to us for a long time, congratulated us, it was a proud moment for my mother.'

Flash floods in Kerala, 9 washed away

Flash floods in Kerala, 9 washed away

Rediff.com7 Aug 2012

About 40 houses have been damaged in the flash floods in Pullorampara where the heavy downpour also triggered four landslips resulting in road blocks.

Maha govt to accord state funeral to Capt Sathe

Maha govt to accord state funeral to Capt Sathe

Rediff.com11 Aug 2020

The funeral of Captain Sathe, 58, who was a resident of Chandivali in Mumbai, will be held in Mumbai later in the day.

Capt Sathe was academically bright: Classmates

Capt Sathe was academically bright: Classmates

Rediff.com9 Aug 2020

He was focussed on his career and determined to join the prestigious National Defence Academy, located at Khadakwasla near Pune in Maharashtra, said some of his classmates from the Class 11 batch of St Vincent School.

Highest salary offered to IIM-Amritsar graduate is Rs 54 lakh

Highest salary offered to IIM-Amritsar graduate is Rs 54 lakh

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

Seven students were made international offers.

Kerala's daily Covid cases crosses 30k, first time since May

Kerala's daily Covid cases crosses 30k, first time since May

Rediff.com25 Aug 2021

After the Onam festivities, medical experts had predicted that the TPR would go beyond 20 per cent and that the number of infections would rise further.

HC wants govt control on crowdfunding for treatment of rare diseases

HC wants govt control on crowdfunding for treatment of rare diseases

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

'I do not want every Tom, Dick and Harry to collect money. Is there any state control over this collection of funds via crowdfunding?'

Centre rushes team to Kerala after Nipah confirmation

Centre rushes team to Kerala after Nipah confirmation

Rediff.com4 Jun 2019

A control room has also been set up and the Strategic Health Operations Centre (SHOC) of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has been activated, phone number for which is 011-23978046, a health ministry statement stated.

Rain havoc continues in Kerala, all 5 gates of Idukki reservoir opened

Rain havoc continues in Kerala, all 5 gates of Idukki reservoir opened

Rediff.com10 Aug 2018

For the first time in the last 26 years, a shutter of the Cheruthoni Dam was opened on Thursday.

Islamic State threat to Kerala HC judges, politicians warn intelligence agencies

Islamic State threat to Kerala HC judges, politicians warn intelligence agencies

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

The sources, however, declined to divulge further details.

Indian held captive in Philippines returns home

Indian held captive in Philippines returns home

Rediff.com19 Aug 2012

A Keralite who escaped from the captivity of an extremist group in the Philippines returned home to Kozhikode on Sunday, ending 14 months' of ordeal in an emotional re-union with kin and friends.

There are no surprises in CAT 2012: CAT Convenor

There are no surprises in CAT 2012: CAT Convenor

Rediff.com31 Jul 2012

New CAT convenor, Prof SSS Kumar of IIM Kozhikode, lists his priorities for CAT 2012.

Who should head India's aviation regulator DGCA?

Who should head India's aviation regulator DGCA?

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

Ahead of two crucial audits, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has proposed to allow deputy director generals (DGs) and officers of Indian Air Force (IAF) to apply for the post of chief of India's aviation regulator. The current head of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Arun Kumar, has been promoted as secretary and is expected to move out some time soon. DGCA has four Deputy DGs with experience in different fields of aviation.