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Minor's assault: Delhi CM announces Rs 10 lakh aid

Minor's assault: Delhi CM announces Rs 10 lakh aid

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

Kejriwal said the girl has suffered serious internal injuries.

'Every soldier who has sacrificed his life for this country is my hero'

'Every soldier who has sacrificed his life for this country is my hero'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2021

'I was no one. I am here today because I am a proud soldier of the Indian Army,' says Captain Mohammed Quamrul Zaman.

Over 10K drivers in London register on Ola ahead of launch

Over 10K drivers in London register on Ola ahead of launch

Rediff.com17 Dec 2019

Ola said it will not charge commission from drivers for the first two months after the launch, allowing them to retain 100 per cent of their earnings from the platform.

He helps Odisha's poor become doctors

He helps Odisha's poor become doctors

Rediff.com25 Oct 2019

Ajay Bahadur Singh could not become a doctor because of family and financial constraints. He now helps financially challenged students from Bhubaneshwar become doctors.

Reform doesn't come from questioning: Salman Khurshid slams G-23

Reform doesn't come from questioning: Salman Khurshid slams G-23

Rediff.com20 Jun 2021

The senior Congress leader asserted that those calling for reform should have had a discussion with others as well.

NHRC issues notices to Maha govt and DGP over arrests of activists

NHRC issues notices to Maha govt and DGP over arrests of activists

Rediff.com29 Aug 2018

A police official said the five arrested are suspected to have Maoist links and had allegedly funded the Elgar Parishad conclave.

Modi explains why Mamata 'has lost Bengal polls'

Modi explains why Mamata 'has lost Bengal polls'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for seeking en bloc voting by Muslims for the Trinamool Congress and said had his party made a similar appeal to Hindus, it would have been criticised and censured.

US VP Pence refuses to invoke law to remove Trump from office

US VP Pence refuses to invoke law to remove Trump from office

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

Pelosi and House Democrats had pressed Pence and the Cabinet to remove Trump from office in the aftermath of the January 6 breach of the US Capitol by thousands of the president's loyalists.

Man loses speech in botched-up surgery

Man loses speech in botched-up surgery

Rediff.com18 Nov 2007

Bedi was operated in All India Institute of Medical Sciences on August 22, 2001, for removal of a tumor, but to his utter shock, he was rendered unable to speak following the surgery, the complaint had alleged. Calling the symptom usual, the doctor assured that he would regain his voice after a few days. But in a subsequent test, Bedi was told that a nerve was cut during the surgery and a post-operative negligence in treating the same had led to paralysis of the nerve.

How Tamil Nadu is fighting Covid-19

How Tamil Nadu is fighting Covid-19

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

The state is following surveillance, containment, increasing testing facilities, and ensuring essentials at people's doorstep, among other strategies, reports T E Narasimhan.

BCCI suspends Yusuf over failed dope test last season

BCCI suspends Yusuf over failed dope test last season

Rediff.com9 Jan 2018

Former India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan was on Tuesday handed a five-month retrospective suspension for failing a dope test, a sanction which will end on January 14, after the Board of Control for Cricket in India accepted that the violation was inadvertent.

How China's PLA is changing...

How China's PLA is changing...

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

A new military rank system had been introduced for the PLA, but all soldiers must always obey the Communist party, reveals Jayadeva Ranade, the distinguished China expert and retired RA&W officer.

Pfizer, BioNTech to supply vaccines at Tokyo Olympics

Pfizer, BioNTech to supply vaccines at Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com7 May 2021

According to the organisers, based on the feedback from the NOCs and NPCs, it is expected that a significant proportion of Games participants will have been vaccinated before arriving in Japan. The new MoU adds to these efforts.

'You can't blame the people of India!

'You can't blame the people of India!

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

'What was the message that was going to them?' 'The message was, we are a great country and we have beaten Covid!' 'No one talked about the precautions to be taken.'

Tri-services roped in for Kerala flood relief, top disaster body gets cracking

Tri-services roped in for Kerala flood relief, top disaster body gets cracking

Rediff.com16 Aug 2018

Chaired by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha and attended by chiefs of the three services, secretaries of home, defence and others, the National Crisis Management Committee took stock of the prevailing situation in Kerala and directed all concerned to ensure continued assistance to the state government to meet the crisis, a home ministry spokesperson said.

Can't not have elections, they are sacrosanct: Jaishankar in London

Can't not have elections, they are sacrosanct: Jaishankar in London

Rediff.com5 May 2021

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar on Wednesday described the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic as an "all consuming" challenge posed by a virulent strain of coronavirus and welcomed the enormous goodwill from countries around the world as a sense of solidarity in diplomacy.

Maharashtra passes bill proposing 16 per cent quota for Marathas

Maharashtra passes bill proposing 16 per cent quota for Marathas

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

Marathas have been declared as socially and educationally backward class of citizens and have inadequate representation in services under the state. They are entitled to reservation benefits and advantages enshrined in the Articles 15(4) and 16(4) of the Constitution, the recommendations mentioned.

Someone like Shiv Kumar had to be tamed

Someone like Shiv Kumar had to be tamed

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

'At 23, he has experienced what very few of his age have: Poverty at home, a stint in jail for his student activism.' 'His experience told him that if you want your rights, you have to fight for them.'

Is cash still the king in TN polls?

Is cash still the king in TN polls?

Rediff.com5 Apr 2021

This time round, even 'petrol coupons' were reportedly distributed for those attending campaign rallies, especially those addressed by top leaders, cutting across party lines. If this owed to the rising cost of petrol and diesel -- which is a poll issue this time -- there were the customary coupons for 'quarter' (liquor bottle size) and non-vegetarian biryani. Some media reports claimed that some of these 'crowds' attended more than one political rally on the same day in the last week, and at times for rival political parties in adjoining constituencies or districts, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Covid vaccine: Too early to say if booster dose needed

Covid vaccine: Too early to say if booster dose needed

Rediff.com30 Apr 2021

Initial data has shown immunity triggered by the two mRNA vaccines -- Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna -- lasts for at least six months

Asymptomatic cases raise fears of 2nd wave: Indians in Wuhan

Asymptomatic cases raise fears of 2nd wave: Indians in Wuhan

Rediff.com28 Apr 2020

Though the lockdown has been lifted, local officials continue to ask people to stay indoors.

20 Ways the Indian Military CHANGED

20 Ways the Indian Military CHANGED

Rediff.com12 Jun 2021

20 defence ministry reforms 'is a reflection of the resolve of the government to make the defence sector stronger and more efficient.'

Ahead of polls, Gujarat government doles out sops

Ahead of polls, Gujarat government doles out sops

Rediff.com18 Oct 2017

A slew of sops were announced for teachers, employees of municipalities and others.

After body shaming Vasundhara Raje, Sharad Yadav expresses regret

After body shaming Vasundhara Raje, Sharad Yadav expresses regret

Rediff.com8 Dec 2018

Our relations are very old. If she thinks whatever I had said has hurt her, I express my regret for that. I will also write a letter to her, Yadav said.

LJP writes to EC, seeks to defer Bihar elections

LJP writes to EC, seeks to defer Bihar elections

Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

The party has said resources should now be focussed on curbing the COVID-19 crisis and tackling floods in the state and not holding the polls.

Which Covid victims does Modi mourn for?

Which Covid victims does Modi mourn for?

Rediff.com2 May 2021

Modi did not consider these deaths important enough to express regrets. Will these lives continue to count for nothing? asks Jyoti Punwani.

Producing vaccines is not like making 2 minutes noodles

Producing vaccines is not like making 2 minutes noodles

Rediff.com27 May 2021

'Even if Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech were successful in ramping up production overnight, what happens to the capacity after the demand from India is met?' asks Sanjeev Nayyar.

Yogi unveils policy to 'stabilise rising population'

Yogi unveils policy to 'stabilise rising population'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2021

The Uttar Pradesh Population Policy 2021-2030, unveiled on the occasion of World Population Day, also aims at bringing down the gross fertility rate among women to 2.1 by 2026 and to 1.9 by 2030.

Why Central Vista project is all wrong

Why Central Vista project is all wrong

Rediff.com25 May 2021

The project shows a lack of respect for history, even if an inalienable part of it is colonial history, asserts T N Ninan.

After Odisha, Punjab extends lockdown till May 1

After Odisha, Punjab extends lockdown till May 1

Rediff.com11 Apr 2020

Amarinder said predictions by health experts about the spread of the pandemic are 'horrendous and frightening'.

SC orders fresh norms for providing ex gratia to kin of Covid victims

SC orders fresh norms for providing ex gratia to kin of Covid victims

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to issue fresh guidelines for providing minimum standards of financial help to families of those who lost their lives to COVID-19.

Centre asks states on graded lifting of Covid curbs

Centre asks states on graded lifting of Covid curbs

Rediff.com30 Jun 2021

In order to bring uniformity, the need for following the existing framework for either imposition of restrictions or allowing relaxations based on the burden of disease and strain on healthcare infrastructure still remain important.

Greta Thunberg backs demand to defer NEET, JEE

Greta Thunberg backs demand to defer NEET, JEE

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

The Swedish teen climate change campaigner said it is 'deeply unfair' that students are asked to appear in the tests during the pandemic.

Bikaner: 8 teachers accused of raping minor for a year

Bikaner: 8 teachers accused of raping minor for a year

Rediff.com26 Mar 2017

The victim has been diagnosed with cancer. She was also forced to consume abortion pills by the perpetrators.

Despite controversies India sees widespread use of HCQ

Despite controversies India sees widespread use of HCQ

Rediff.com9 Jun 2020

Once touted as a 'wonder drug', HCQ has been battling global controversies around its safety and efficacy as a prophylactic against the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Corruption can't be erased in one day: IAS topper

Corruption can't be erased in one day: IAS topper

Rediff.com10 May 2013

Cuttack-based medical graduate Sriram Venkitaraman, who came second in this year's Union Public Services Commission examination says he has "realistic expectations" of his IAS career.

'Tokyo Olympics will be definitely held next year'

'Tokyo Olympics will be definitely held next year'

Rediff.com2 May 2020

'I believe there will be some treatment (of coronavirus) by September or October this year. We (India) have to plan ourselves thinking that Olympics will be held.'

Sports Shorts: IAAF extends ban against Russia

Sports Shorts: IAAF extends ban against Russia

Rediff.com9 Jun 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday

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