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Robot crime fighters: Is the future already here?

Robot crime fighters: Is the future already here?

Rediff.com9 Jul 2016

As the gunfire stopped at a parking garage in downtown Dallas, where five police officers were killed and seven others injured in "ambush style" firing during a protest against the fatal police shootings of black men this week, a new trend in crime-fighting crawled into spotlight.

3 arrested for Bajrang Dal member's murder, violence breaks out in Shivamogga

3 arrested for Bajrang Dal member's murder, violence breaks out in Shivamogga

Rediff.com21 Feb 2022

According to official sources, there was stone pelting when the body of the deceased Harsha was being taken from District McGann Hospital in Shivamogga.

PFI involved in 'disturbing' India's secular fabric: Officials

PFI involved in 'disturbing' India's secular fabric: Officials

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

The PFI is alleged to have been continuously involved in anti-government propaganda and spreading the narrative that Muslims were being persecuted in India.

PM Modi is my son: Shaheen Bagh's 'Bilkis Dadi'

PM Modi is my son: Shaheen Bagh's 'Bilkis Dadi'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

"I have read only the Quran Sharif and I have never been to school but today I feel excited and happy. I congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for also being included in this list. He is also my son. So what if I did not give birth to him, my sister has given birth to him. I pray for his long life and happiness," Bilkis Bano said.

Protesting farmers stay firm as Delhi shivers at 1.1C

Protesting farmers stay firm as Delhi shivers at 1.1C

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

The government and the farm unions had reached some common ground on Wednesday to resolve the protesting farmers' concerns over rise in power tariff and penalties for stubble burning, but the two sides remained deadlocked over the main contentious issues of the repeal of three farm laws and a legal guarantee for MSP.

Why Suneel Gupta is running for US Congress

Why Suneel Gupta is running for US Congress

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

His mother was the first female engineer at Ford. His brother is a CNN icon. 'Do we want politicians or problem-solvers?' Suneel Gupta asks Pottayil Rajendran.

Railways set to suspend Sushil, WFI to wait and watch

Railways set to suspend Sushil, WFI to wait and watch

Rediff.com24 May 2021

The Northern Railway is set to suspend wrestler Sushil Kumar after he was arrested by the Delhi Police in a murder case

What PM told the nation: 'Secrecy was essential for this action'

What PM told the nation: 'Secrecy was essential for this action'

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

Here's the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation where he announced the demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes with effect from midnight on November 8-9.

India abstains on vote to call emergency UNGA session on Ukraine

India abstains on vote to call emergency UNGA session on Ukraine

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

India abstained from a procedural vote taken in the United Nations Security Council to call for a rare special emergency session of the UN General Assembly on Russia's aggression against Ukraine, even as New Delhi welcomed Moscow and Kyiv's decision to hold talks at the Belarus border.

ASK ANU: 'He finds a million ways to torture my sister'

ASK ANU: 'He finds a million ways to torture my sister'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

Delhi top cop given NSA powers; protesters asked to unblock road

Delhi top cop given NSA powers; protesters asked to unblock road

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

The NSA allows preventive detention of an individual for months if the authorities feel that the individual is a threat to the national security, and law and order. The anti-CAA/NRC protesters have been siting at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh for over a month.

Meet the 3 experts appointed by SC in Pegasus probe

Meet the 3 experts appointed by SC in Pegasus probe

Rediff.com27 Oct 2021

Three experts on cyber security, digital forensics, networks and hardware were roped in by the Supreme Court on Wednesday to "enquire, investigate and determine" whether Pegasus spyware was used for snooping on citizens and their probe would be monitored by former apex court judge R V Raveendran.

Tharoor lost Cong prez poll but score many political points

Tharoor lost Cong prez poll but score many political points

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

Amid questions over his future, many political observers believe he has enhanced his political stature.

No tax exemption for BCCI

No tax exemption for BCCI

Rediff.com3 Mar 2019

Incidentally, non tax exemption was one of the major reasons why the Formula One race was pulled out of India.

Many Cong leaders detained during gherao of Raj Bhavans across states

Many Cong leaders detained during gherao of Raj Bhavans across states

Rediff.com16 Jun 2022

Congress leaders and workers continued their protests in several states on Thursday against Rahul Gandhi's questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald money-laundering case with many of them taken into preventive custody including former Union minister Renuka Chowdhury in Hyderabad after she allegedly grabbed the collar of a police official.

No govt job, subsidy if more than 2 kids: UP population draft bill

No govt job, subsidy if more than 2 kids: UP population draft bill

Rediff.com10 Jul 2021

Suggestions have been invited from the public to improve the draft bill and July 19 is the last date for it.

When connectivity connects...

When connectivity connects...

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

How did people with less education than me and my several degrees navigate the Internet with such ease, asks Geetanjali Krishna.

Colleges reopen in Kashmir but students stay away

Colleges reopen in Kashmir but students stay away

Rediff.com9 Oct 2019

Restrictions continue to be imposed for the 66th consecutive day since the abrogation of the state's special status under Article 370 on August 5.

Anti-CAA protest outside Jamia continues for 8th day

Anti-CAA protest outside Jamia continues for 8th day

Rediff.com23 Dec 2019

The students asked how many detention centres will the government build if all Muslims, Christians and other minorities are "outsiders" and "illegal migrants".

Support Art 370 move, but concerned about Kashmir: US

Support Art 370 move, but concerned about Kashmir: US

Rediff.com22 Oct 2019

"We have urged Indian authorities to respect human rights and restore full access to services, including internet and mobile networks," she said.

What if BJP stumbles in Delhi?

What if BJP stumbles in Delhi?

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

'February 11, when the results are announced, will hold the key not only to AAP's and the BJP's future, but also to the way the protests against the citizenship law, NRC and NPR evolve,' notes Amulya Ganguli.

Twitter deletes ex-Malaysian PM's tweet glorifying France attack

Twitter deletes ex-Malaysian PM's tweet glorifying France attack

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

In a series of tweets, Mahathir Mohamad had said that 'Muslims have a right to be angry and kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past'. It sparked an angry outburst on social media with many users calling out the former Malaysian prime minister.

Day after Singhu lynching, plea in SC for early removal of protesting farmers

Day after Singhu lynching, plea in SC for early removal of protesting farmers

Rediff.com16 Oct 2021

Referring to the incident, a fresh plea has been filed for urgent hearing of the PIL, pending since March this year, saying "The right to freedom of speech and expression cannot supersede the right to life and if this protest is allowed to go in like this, the nation at large will be at a loss."

SC raps lawyers for 'unfair criticism' over COVID-19

SC raps lawyers for 'unfair criticism' over COVID-19

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, who is demitting office as the 47th CJI, lamented imputation of motive by some senior bar members while allowing senior advocate Harish Salve to withdraw as an amicus curiae from the case after he said that he did not want it to be decided under the shadow that he was friends with Justice Bobde from "school and college days".

Delhi bans religious, political gatherings, protests of over 50

Delhi bans religious, political gatherings, protests of over 50

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

Delhi has been witnessing sit-in protests at Shaheen Bagh and Jamia Millia Islamia against the new citizenship law for over 90 days.

Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Nagar erupt in joy over Amanatullah's victory

Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Nagar erupt in joy over Amanatullah's victory

Rediff.com12 Feb 2020

AAP's Okhla candidate Amanatullah Khan trounced his BJP rival Braham Singh by a margin of 71,827 votes. Shaheen Bagh and Jamia Nagar fall under the Okhla constituency.

'Gorbachev let the Soviet empire die'

'Gorbachev let the Soviet empire die'

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

'It would be a huge mistake to think that Gorbachev's reforms did not achieve anything.' 'We all live in the world, which is in many respects a result of Glasnost and Perestroika.'

US students walk out of class to protest gun violence

US students walk out of class to protest gun violence

Rediff.com14 Mar 2018

Students walked out of classrooms across the United States on Wednesday, waving signs and chanting their demands for tighter gun safety laws, joining a movement spearheaded by survivors of the deadly shooting spree at a Florida high school last month. Here's glimpses from the event.

Farmers' Bharat Bandh hits rail, road traffic at several places

Farmers' Bharat Bandh hits rail, road traffic at several places

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

Several trains were cancelled, highways and key roads blocked and many thousands stranded for hours on Monday as a nationwide 10-hour shutdown against the Centre's three agri laws disrupted lives across parts of India, particularly in the north.

'100 per cent': Trump ready to testify over Comey conversations

'100 per cent': Trump ready to testify over Comey conversations

Rediff.com10 Jun 2017

Trump's assertion came after he branded Comey as a "leaker".

140 detained in fresh anti-CAA protests in Delhi

140 detained in fresh anti-CAA protests in Delhi

Rediff.com24 Dec 2019

Protests were held outside the Uttar Pradesh Bhawan, Rajghat, India Gate, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), Assam Bhawan and Delhi University where people voiced their opposition to the controversial changes introduced in the law.

Delhi L-G meets Shaheen Bagh protesters, asks them to call off stir

Delhi L-G meets Shaheen Bagh protesters, asks them to call off stir

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

An 8-member delegation of protesters submitted a memorandum of their demands, including withdrawal of the CAA, to the L-G. The L-G appealed to them to call off their agitation as it has been 'causing inconvenience to schoolchildren, patients and general public'.

In the middle of Ramzan, Modi to visit 5 Islamic nations

In the middle of Ramzan, Modi to visit 5 Islamic nations

Rediff.com4 Jul 2015

It's a packed 5-nation, 9-day, visit for Prime Minister Modi as he heads to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, apart from Ufa in Russia.

What Do Indians Vote For?

What Do Indians Vote For?

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

If 'development' and jobs and such things are less important to many than identity, then the BJP can dominate the discourse by stressing the largest marker of identity, which is religious nationalism, observes Aakar Patel.

The fight against superstition gathers momentum

The fight against superstition gathers momentum

Rediff.com19 Oct 2017

Though the list of superstitious beliefs is long, often dissolving distinctions of class, caste, religion and education, Karnataka's anti-superstition bill is seen as a big step ahead.

Campaigning ends for Goa, Uttarakhand polls, UP second phase

Campaigning ends for Goa, Uttarakhand polls, UP second phase

Rediff.com12 Feb 2022

Campaigning came to an end on Saturday for the single-day election in Uttarakhand and Goa, two states known for political volatility where the Bharatiya Janata Party is attempting to retain power, and for the second phase of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh on February 14.

'Awards are like ice cream to me!'

'Awards are like ice cream to me!'

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

'I preferred theatre rather than going to production houses and giving photographs. I didn't have that kind of temperament. I didn't think I was unfortunate as I have struggled so much. I feel whatever happened was for my good.'

Delhi air 'very poor', unlikely to improve for another 3 days

Delhi air 'very poor', unlikely to improve for another 3 days

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

No improvement in the air quality in Delhi-NCR is expected for another three days, authorities said on Monday, as the Supreme Court directed the Centre to call an emergency meeting to decide on measures like stopping non-essential constructions, transport and power plants by Tuesday evening.

Mumbai's 'Shaheen Bagh' protests continue on Day 2

Mumbai's 'Shaheen Bagh' protests continue on Day 2

Rediff.com28 Jan 2020

At least 100 women have been sitting on a side road in Nagpada area since January 26 night. One of the protesters said the women are balancing their responsibilities at home while also participating in the protest.

Woman shouts 'Pak zindabad' in Owaisi's presence; slapped with sedition

Woman shouts 'Pak zindabad' in Owaisi's presence; slapped with sedition

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

The woman, identified as Amulya Leona, asked people to shout with her 'Pakistan Zindabad' thrice after the organisers of the event under the banner of 'Save Constitution' invited her to address the gathering soon after Owaisi came on the stage.