News for 'Northern Region'

'India Is A Meat-Eating Country'

'India Is A Meat-Eating Country'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

'Our study finds that only about 20% of Indians are vegetarians and the rest of the 80% are non-vegetarians or meat-eaters.'

Ease inspector raj: CII

Ease inspector raj: CII

Rediff.com16 Dec 2003

Eureka Forbes eyes elite for top-end product

Eureka Forbes eyes elite for top-end product

Rediff.com29 May 2006

Water purification machines provider Eureka Forbes Ltd is eyeing the creme de la creme in Delhi for its top-of-the-line seven stage filter which is especially designed for cities in the northern region.

'Brand Stalin' Shows Annamalai His Place

'Brand Stalin' Shows Annamalai His Place

Rediff.com11 Jun 2024

If Tamil Nadu voters preferred the DMK combine, it owed to the Modi-Annamalai combo's ideological battle which often crossed the line of political decency and also challenged 'Tamil pride', argues N Sathiya Moorthy.

Reliance opens retail store in Jalandhar

Reliance opens retail store in Jalandhar

Rediff.com26 Apr 2007

Reliance Industries Ltd will open its first exclusive retail showroom in Jalandhar this month, followed by more in Punjab in the next couple of months.

Forge a 'great wall of steel', Xi tells China's border troops

Forge a 'great wall of steel', Xi tells China's border troops

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

Xi has called on Chinese border troops to enhance their capabilities in border defence and control to forge a "great wall of steel" along the country's borders, it said.

220 cr in India, Pak to face deadly heat if...: Study

220 cr in India, Pak to face deadly heat if...: Study

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

Heatwaves with higher humidity levels can be more perilous because the air cannot efficiently absorb excess moisture. This limitation restricts the human body's ability to evaporate sweat and affects the moisture content of certain infrastructure like evaporative coolers.

Piramyd Retail debuts on BSE, NSE

Piramyd Retail debuts on BSE, NSE

Rediff.com6 Dec 2005

Piramyd Retail shares opened at the Bombay Stock Exchange on Monday at Rs 146 against an issue price of Rs 120.

Brrrr! Enter Oymyakon, the world's COLDEST region

Brrrr! Enter Oymyakon, the world's COLDEST region

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

The coldest temperatures in the northern hemisphere have been recorded in Sakha, the location of the Oymyakon valley, where according to the United Kingdom Met Office a temperature of -67.8 degrees Celsius was registered in 1933 -- the coldest on record in the northern hemisphere since the beginning of the 20th century.

Situation near Indo-Myanmar border concerning: Army chief

Situation near Indo-Myanmar border concerning: Army chief

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

About 416 Myanmarese soldiers crossed over to India in view of the situation arising out of the fighting between Myanmar's armed ethnic groups and the government forces, and Indian military is 'closely watching' the unfolding developments, Army Chief General Manoj Pande said on Thursday.

China coal mine blast kills 16

China coal mine blast kills 16

Rediff.com11 Mar 2005

Rescuers have saved six injured miners but 11 were still missing in the accident which occurred in Jiaocheng country.

Flood toll rises to 63 in UP; monsoon recedes in north

Flood toll rises to 63 in UP; monsoon recedes in north

Rediff.com20 Aug 2014

The death toll from flood-related incidents rose to 63 today in Uttar Pradesh with the situation remaining grim in several areas, even as most parts of the northern region experienced dry weather with mercury rising by a few notches.

Fog disrupts air, rail, road traffic in Delhi

Fog disrupts air, rail, road traffic in Delhi

Rediff.com18 Dec 2004

Dense fog since Friday night brought down visibility in Delhi to about 10 metres.

Jaitley on US visit from June 8-13

Jaitley on US visit from June 8-13

Rediff.com7 Jun 2003

Commerce Minister Arun Jaitley will visit the United States from June 8 to June 13 in order to promote Indo-US trade and economic relations.

Sunil Munjal is new CII president

Sunil Munjal is new CII president

Rediff.com17 Jun 2004

The Confederation of Indian Industry on Thursday elected Sunil Kant Munjal and Y C Deveshwar as the president and vice president, respectively, for 2004-05.

Turkey, Syria quake deaths pass 11,000, many still trapped

Turkey, Syria quake deaths pass 11,000, many still trapped

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the fatalities in Turkey alone have passed 8,500.

Sushma Chawla is Indian Airlines boss

Sushma Chawla is Indian Airlines boss

Rediff.com13 Jun 2005

Sushma Chawla, deputy managing director, Indian Airlines, on Sunday took charge as the acting chairperson and managing director of the company, becoming the first woman to hold the top position.

Cyclone Biparjoy's Landfall: What You Must Know

Cyclone Biparjoy's Landfall: What You Must Know

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

'Areas within 100 km of the landfall could suffer catastrophic effect.'

Sikkim flash flood: Toll rises to 18; over 90 still missing

Sikkim flash flood: Toll rises to 18; over 90 still missing

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

The Sikkim Government has confirmed that 14 people have died so far in the flash floods that occurred in Sikkim in the early hours of Wednesday.

Beckenbauer, the icon of German sporting success

Beckenbauer, the icon of German sporting success

Rediff.com9 Jan 2024

Franz Beckenbauer was for decades synonymous with Germany's success on the pitch, as player and then coach.

Cabinet nod for Neyvilli project

Cabinet nod for Neyvilli project

Rediff.com2 Dec 2004

Thick fog affects north India

Thick fog affects north India

Rediff.com21 Dec 2005

Thick fog affects north India

Pilot accused of sexual harassment barred from Air India premises

Pilot accused of sexual harassment barred from Air India premises

Rediff.com21 May 2019

The alleged incident took place on May 5 in Hyderabad, where she was being trained by the commander pilot.

Day after Skymet's warning, IMD predicts normal south-west monsoon

Day after Skymet's warning, IMD predicts normal south-west monsoon

Rediff.com11 Apr 2023

The country can expect normal rainfall during the southwest monsoon season as a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and a lower snow cover over the northern hemisphere are likely to counter the evolving El Nino conditions, the India meteorological department (IMD) said on Tuesday.

Rasna to set up two more plants

Rasna to set up two more plants

Rediff.com29 Apr 2004

Buoyed by growth in the cola drink segment, Rasna on Thursday announced Rs 10 crore (Rs 100 million) investment in setting up two more plants for manufacturing the cola product.

Will Modi's TN Outreach Help The BJP?

Will Modi's TN Outreach Help The BJP?

Rediff.com4 Mar 2024

If the idea was to garner AIADMK votes with or without the three faction leaders after the party broke ties with the NDA, it may not work after all, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Fog-hit flights? AAI solution soon

Fog-hit flights? AAI solution soon

Rediff.com25 Nov 2004

With the fog disrupting flights in the northern region early this winter, the Airports Authority of India on Friday said it was in the process of upgrading its Instrument Landing System from CAT (category) III-A to III-B "very shortly".

Mr Putin, Ukrainians Are Not Giving Up

Mr Putin, Ukrainians Are Not Giving Up

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

A teddy bear is seen alongside a swing next to buildings destroyed by Russian military strikes in Saltivka, one of the most damaged residential areas in Kharkiv.

China warns of countermeasures for Covid curbs on its travellers abroad

China warns of countermeasures for Covid curbs on its travellers abroad

Rediff.com3 Jan 2023

Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning went on the offensive saying "we do not believe the entry restriction measures some countries have taken against China are science-based".

Canara Bank may cut home loan rates

Canara Bank may cut home loan rates

Rediff.com8 Apr 2004

Canara Bank on Thursday indicated a 0.25 per cent cut in home loans taken from the bank for a period upto 10 years, showing that the home loan rates might not have bottomed out yet.

11 cases registered, 3 arrested by TN police in fake videos of migrant attacks

11 cases registered, 3 arrested by TN police in fake videos of migrant attacks

Rediff.com9 Mar 2023

Tamil Nadu Director General of Police C Sylendra Babu on Thursday said a thorough investigation into the circulation of fake videos of alleged attacks on migrant workers in the state would reveal the real reason behind rumour-mongers spreading it.

Karnataka govt to roll out Anna Bhagya, provide cash for now

Karnataka govt to roll out Anna Bhagya, provide cash for now

Rediff.com30 Jun 2023

Facing difficulty in procuring large quantities of rice required to fulfil its poll guarantee, the state government on Wednesday decided to pay cash into the beneficiaries' accounts at the rate of Rs 34 per kilo, for the additional 5kg of rice under the free rice scheme.

Cold subsides; death toll tops 500

Cold subsides; death toll tops 500

Rediff.com12 Jan 2004

Warm sunshine greeted most parts of the northern India providing relief to people reeling under over-a-month-long cold wave.

Cruise raid: Wankhede presents his version before NCB vigilance panel

Cruise raid: Wankhede presents his version before NCB vigilance panel

Rediff.com13 Feb 2022

Wankhede presented his version and official documents related to the raid, which took place in October last year at the international cruise terminal in Mumbai, before NCB deputy director general for the northern region Gyaneshwar Singh.

Quipo to invest Rs 200 cr in 2 years

Quipo to invest Rs 200 cr in 2 years

Rediff.com4 Sep 2003

India's first infrastructure equipment bank Quipo, part of Rs the 1,600 crore (Rs 16 billion) SREI group, said on Thursday that the company will invest about Rs 200 crore.

'India should not wait for the clock to act'

'India should not wait for the clock to act'

Rediff.com2 Dec 2023

'Keeping the global temperature below not just 1.5 degree Celsius, even 2 degree Celsius is beyond our reach now. Both are impossible.'