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Wreckage of missing helicopter of young IAS officer found

Wreckage of missing helicopter of young IAS officer found

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

"The Air Force has confirmed that the wreckage of the missing helicopter has been found 12 km south of Khonsa, the headquarters of Tirap district," Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said in New Delhi.

The Covid survivor who became Bihar's 'Oxygen Man'

The Covid survivor who became Bihar's 'Oxygen Man'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

Patna-resident Gaurav Rai has helped save the lives of over 1,100 patients in home isolation in the state capital and other parts of Bihar so far by providing oxygen cylinders free of cost.

Are these the Nach Baliye 9 contestants?

Are these the Nach Baliye 9 contestants?

Rediff.com4 Jul 2019

Will these contestants dance into your screen when the show starts later this month?

Sports Shorts: Tejaswini misses final by a point in ISSF World Cup

Sports Shorts: Tejaswini misses final by a point in ISSF World Cup

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday

Protest for Gorkhaland reaches Delhi

Protest for Gorkhaland reaches Delhi

Rediff.com9 Jul 2017

The protesters marched from Rajghat to Jantar Mantar carrying the flag, depicting 110 years of their struggle for separate state.

Negi, Hardik, Chahal in India 'A' squad for SA T20

Negi, Hardik, Chahal in India 'A' squad for SA T20

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

A young squad, full of Indian Premier League performers, will represent India 'A' in the T20 warm-up against South Africa at the Air force Ground, in Palam, on September 29.

The Rs 35,000-cr business of making India GST-ready

The Rs 35,000-cr business of making India GST-ready

Rediff.com12 Jun 2017

Some of the players in the GST race are Payworld, Dell, Tally Solutions

Prez rejects mercy plea of another Nirbhaya convict

Prez rejects mercy plea of another Nirbhaya convict

Rediff.com2 Feb 2020

Hours after the clemency plea of Vinay Kumar Sharma, 26, was dismissed by the President, Akshay Thakur, 31, a third death row convict, filed a mercy petition.

Coal scam: Ex-coal secy Gupta, others get 2-yr jail

Coal scam: Ex-coal secy Gupta, others get 2-yr jail

Rediff.com23 May 2017

The court noted that Gupta made 'dishonest misrepresentation' before the then prime minister.

Be vigilant along China border: Rajnath Singh to forces

Be vigilant along China border: Rajnath Singh to forces

Rediff.com20 May 2017

Singh addresses a first-ever meeting of chief ministers of five Himalayan states.

Sibal gets addn charge of law ministry, Joshi gets railways

Sibal gets addn charge of law ministry, Joshi gets railways

Rediff.com11 May 2013

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal was on Saturday given additional charge of the law ministry while Road and Transport Minister C P Joshi was entrusted with the charge of the railways ministry, following the resignation of Ashwani Kumar and Pawan Bansal on Friday.

SC seeks UP's response on plea challenging Ashish Mishra's bail

SC seeks UP's response on plea challenging Ashish Mishra's bail

Rediff.com16 Mar 2022

A special bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions that one of the witnesses has been attacked and asked the state to ensure protection of witnesses of the case.

IPL 8 Squads: Mumbai Indians

IPL 8 Squads: Mumbai Indians

Rediff.com1 Apr 2015

Check out the Mumbai Indians squad for the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League.

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.

Stop capital punishment: UN on Nirbhaya convicts' hanging

Stop capital punishment: UN on Nirbhaya convicts' hanging

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

The UN calls on all nations to stop the use of capital punishment or put a moratorium on it.

Delhi court dismisses Nirbhaya convict's plea to quash death penalty

Delhi court dismisses Nirbhaya convict's plea to quash death penalty

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

The plea claimed that Singh was arrested from Rajasthan and brought to Delhi on December 17, 2012, and was not present in the city on December 16, when the crime took place.

Ranji roundup: Rahane, Dhull, Pandey hit centuries

Ranji roundup: Rahane, Dhull, Pandey hit centuries

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

A round-up of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.

4 Nirbhaya convicts executed in Tihar over 7 yrs after crime

4 Nirbhaya convicts executed in Tihar over 7 yrs after crime

Rediff.com20 Mar 2020

Mukesh Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) were executed at 5.30 am for the savage assault in an empty moving bus on the 23-year-old physiotherapy intern who came to be known the world over as Nirbhaya.

Is Priyanka more than a show-stopper?

Is Priyanka more than a show-stopper?

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Can compassion, common courtesy or an 'emotional connect' win seats in the harsh realpolitik of UP, a state riddled with divisions of caste and religion, and confronted with a seemingly impregnable BSP-SP alliance? asks Sunil Sethi.

IPL: Eye on play-offs as KKR take on Punjab

IPL: Eye on play-offs as KKR take on Punjab

Rediff.com30 Sep 2021

Punjab, who are on eight points from 11 games, need to win the match to keep their play-offs hopes alive, while KKR (10 points from 11 games) also need a victory to boost their hopes.

GST cut: Companies to pass it on to buyers

GST cut: Companies to pass it on to buyers

Rediff.com11 Nov 2017

Many consumer good companies say they will pass on the benefits to consumers, which will bring down prices.

President hosts iftar party at Rashtrapati Bhavan

President hosts iftar party at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Rediff.com17 Aug 2012

President Pranab Mukherjee hosted an iftar reception on Friday evening at Rashtrapati Bhavan which was attended among others by Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.

Dec 16 death row convict moves curative plea in SC

Dec 16 death row convict moves curative plea in SC

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

A curative petition is the last legal remedy available to a convict. In his plea, Vinay Sharma has said his young age has been erroneously rejected as a mitigating circumstance. The review pleas of all the convicts have been rejected by the SC and they're set to be hanged on January 22.

History will view Sonia Gandhi positively

History will view Sonia Gandhi positively

Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

'Sonia's term as Congress president -- which was 20 years -- was the longest in the party's history.' 'It will also go down as the period in which the Congress transformed in the way Indians viewed it,' says Aakar Patel.

Dec 16 gang-rape: SC appoints senior advocates to defend convicts

Dec 16 gang-rape: SC appoints senior advocates to defend convicts

Rediff.com8 Apr 2016

The Supreme Court on Friday appointed two amicus curiae on appeals of four condemned convicts in the December 16 gang-rape and murder case against the Delhi high court order upholding their death sentence.

Nirbhaya convicts 'not entitled' to more time: Centre to HC

Nirbhaya convicts 'not entitled' to more time: Centre to HC

Rediff.com2 Feb 2020

Mehta told Justice Suresh Kait that convict Pawan Gupta's move of not filing a curative or a mercy petition is a deliberate, calculated inaction.

India's 100 highest-paid CEOs

India's 100 highest-paid CEOs

Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

India's richest businessman, Mukesh Ambani is ranked at 33 with a salary of Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 million) annually.

Why Shah wanted Twitter takedown

Why Shah wanted Twitter takedown

Rediff.com26 Apr 2021

Home ministry asks IT ministry to order social media platforms to remove around 100 posts or URLs.

How much is Kareena contributing to fight COVID-19?

How much is Kareena contributing to fight COVID-19?

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

With India all geared up to fight the coronavirus pandemic, film folk have come forward to help out and contribute to the PM-CARES relief fund.

CBI summons Mamata's nephew's kin in coalmining case

CBI summons Mamata's nephew's kin in coalmining case

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

The Central Bureau has summoned Trinamool Congress's member of Parliament Abhishek Banerjee's brother-in-law in connection with a case of alleged illegal coalmining from the mines of the Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) in West Bengal's Asansol, involving the "kingpin" of the racket, Anup Manjhi, officials said on Friday.

Sports Shorts: Three fresh faces in squash squad for Asian Games

Sports Shorts: Three fresh faces in squash squad for Asian Games

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday

Coal case: Have govt sanction to prosecute 2 public servants, says CBI

Coal case: Have govt sanction to prosecute 2 public servants, says CBI

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

The court fixed the matter for July 28 for order on cognisance.

End of road for Nirbhaya convict after SC dismisses mercy plea

End of road for Nirbhaya convict after SC dismisses mercy plea

Rediff.com30 Jan 2020

The bench said all relevant material including judgments pronounced by trial court, high court and Supreme Court were placed before the President when he was considering the mercy plea of convict Mukesh Kumar Singh.

Neetu Chandra, Sharman Joshi at Neeraj Vora's prayer meet

Neetu Chandra, Sharman Joshi at Neeraj Vora's prayer meet

Rediff.com19 Dec 2017

Many Bollywood personalities attend Vora's chautha ceremony.

Tihar gets ready to hang Nirbhaya convicts

Tihar gets ready to hang Nirbhaya convicts

Rediff.com19 Mar 2020

This is the first time that four men will be hanged together in Tihar jail.

CBI's data entry operator, 7 others sent to JC till Sep 20

CBI's data entry operator, 7 others sent to JC till Sep 20

Rediff.com6 Sep 2012

Eight persons, including a data entry operator in the the Central Bureau of Investigation pay and account office, arrested for allegedly embezzling over Rs 1.5 crore from the agency's bank account, have been remanded in judicial custody by a Delhi court for 14 days.

'You can smell Punjab in Tabbar'

'You can smell Punjab in Tabbar'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

"It's a pity that because there are no big names attached to it, Sony Liv did not go all out to promote this dark and gripping series, the way they did with a Scam 1992. They should have made it track more to ensure it reached more people."

Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Haryana beat Delhi to top Group E

Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Haryana beat Delhi to top Group E

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

Andhra's chase was anchored by right-handed opener Hebbar, who hammered six boundaries and a six, despite losing partners at the other end.

SC likely to decide on pleas for review of death penalty in Dec 16 case today

SC likely to decide on pleas for review of death penalty in Dec 16 case today

Rediff.com9 Jul 2018

A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan is expected to deliver its judgment on the pleas of Mukesh, 29, Pawan Gupta, 22, and Vinay Sharma, 23.

As INS Rajput retires, China's reality check

As INS Rajput retires, China's reality check

Rediff.com29 May 2021

China has been commissioning three new destroyers every year while India has barely completed one destroyer every 2-3 years.