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ODI World Cup Schedule: Another date change for Pakistan?

ODI World Cup Schedule: Another date change for Pakistan?

Rediff.com5 Aug 2023

CAB requested ICC recce team about concerns raised by local security agencies with regards to World Cup match between Pakistan and England on November 12 coinciding with Kali Puja.

HP Cong chief praises Modi for Ram temple construction

HP Cong chief praises Modi for Ram temple construction

Rediff.com13 Jan 2024

Later, Pratibha Singh said she and her son Vikramaditya Singh have received a joint invitation and she is yet to take a call on attending the consecration ceremony at Ayodhya on January 22.

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044. Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding - and it is this trifecta India needs to work on, systematically, asserts Prem Panicker.

Excise, CM house files could be destroyed, alleges officer removed by Kejriwal

Excise, CM house files could be destroyed, alleges officer removed by Kejriwal

Rediff.com17 May 2023

Rajshekhar detailed his complaints in a report to the lieutenant governor's office, joint secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and the additional commissioner of police of Delhi's anti-corruption branch.

'Exhilarating experience': Modi goes snorkelling in Lakshadweep

'Exhilarating experience': Modi goes snorkelling in Lakshadweep

Rediff.com4 Jan 2024

Modi was in Lakshadweep on January 2 and 3 to inaugurate the Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Optical Fiber Connection and lay foundation stone for the renovation of primary healthcare facility and five model Anganwadi centres.

Hosting rights secured for Champions Trophy 2025: Will India play in Pakistan?

Hosting rights secured for Champions Trophy 2025: Will India play in Pakistan?

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

PCB says it has signed hosting rights agreement of 2025 Champions Trophy with ICC

Unstoppable Duplantis breaks World record for 8th time!

Unstoppable Duplantis breaks World record for 8th time!

Rediff.com20 Apr 2024

The Swede broke his own pole vault world record with a 6.24 metres effort in the first Diamond League meeting.

Macron promises to swim in dirty Seine river

Macron promises to swim in dirty Seine river

Rediff.com29 Feb 2024

Paris has been working on cleaning up the Seine so that people can swim in it again, as was the case during the 1900 Paris Olympics. But a sewer problem last summer led to the cancellation of a pre-Olympics swimming event.

PHOTOS: India celebrates 77th Independence Day

PHOTOS: India celebrates 77th Independence Day

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

The 77th Independence Day was celebrated with a festive fervour across the country on Tuesday.

Serious lapses by Oreva led to Morbi bridge tragedy: SIT report in HC

Serious lapses by Oreva led to Morbi bridge tragedy: SIT report in HC

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

The lackadaisical approach on part of the management of Oreva company resulting in "one of the most severe and tragic human calamities" cannot be countenanced, the SIT said.

BJP promises higher MSP, houses, LPG @ Rs 450 in MP manifesto

BJP promises higher MSP, houses, LPG @ Rs 450 in MP manifesto

Rediff.com11 Nov 2023

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its manifesto for the November 17 Madhya Pradesh elections promising MSP for wheat at Rs 2,700 per quintal and paddy at Rs 3,100 and houses for beneficiaries of the state's flagship scheme 'Ladli Bahna'.

Cong slams BJP as Ambedkar portrait replaces Nehru's in MP assembly

Cong slams BJP as Ambedkar portrait replaces Nehru's in MP assembly

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

The Congress on Tuesday said it welcomes displaying the portrait of the Father of the Constitution in the House, but it could have been placed along with the photos of Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru.

Guj man who was held for posing as PMO official booked for house grab bid

Guj man who was held for posing as PMO official booked for house grab bid

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

Patel, a resident of the Ghodasar area of the city, was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir police earlier this month from a five-star hotel in Srinagar after the authorities grew suspicious about his activities.

A Mumbai Landmark Gets A Makeover

A Mumbai Landmark Gets A Makeover

Rediff.com5 Jun 2023

Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com captures glimpses from one of Mumbai's famous heritage buildings, the newly renovated David Sassoon Library and Reading Room.

Why Test cricket's survival depends on India

Why Test cricket's survival depends on India

Rediff.com16 Jun 2024

'To date, they've been fantastic in how they've continued to play all three formats of the game. Their commitment to Test cricket... I don't think it has ever been as strong as it is now'

CAG to audit reconstruction of Delhi CM's residence

CAG to audit reconstruction of Delhi CM's residence

Rediff.com27 Jun 2023

The Union home ministry has recommended the special CAG audit taking note of a May 24 letter by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena which pointed out 'gross and prima facie financial irregularities' in the 'reconstruction' of the chief minister's official residence, they claimed.

UP temple purified with 'Ganga jal' after Muslim MLA's visit

UP temple purified with 'Ganga jal' after Muslim MLA's visit

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

Doomariyaganj MLA Sayeda Khatoon had on Sunday visited the Samay Mata temple at the invitation of the local people to participate in a Shatchandi Mahayagya.

Amarnath base camp to get major facelift, security to be beefed up

Amarnath base camp to get major facelift, security to be beefed up

Rediff.com30 May 2023

The Yatri Niwas Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu serves as the main base camp for the pilgrims from across the country.

RIL to invest additional Rs 20,000 cr in Bengal in 3 years: Mukesh Ambani

RIL to invest additional Rs 20,000 cr in Bengal in 3 years: Mukesh Ambani

Rediff.com21 Nov 2023

Reliance Industries chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday announced an additional Rs 20,000-crore investment for West Bengal over the next three years. Ambani said the fresh investment will be in the areas of digital life solutions, retail and bio-energy.

India's first-ever hybrid pitch unveiled in Dharamsala

India's first-ever hybrid pitch unveiled in Dharamsala

Rediff.com6 May 2024

'Yes, the playing conditions still vary over time. But you're still in control of what sort of works for you on a pitch. So, you might play on a new hybrid pitch for one game.'

CPM takes god's path to fight climate change in Kerala

CPM takes god's path to fight climate change in Kerala

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

vIn its effort to tackle the impacts of climate change in Kerala, the Communist Party of India-Marxist-led government has launched an ambitious project to improve the green cover of over 3,000 temples being managed by five devaswom boards under its control.

Modi arrives in Egypt on two-day state visit

Modi arrives in Egypt on two-day state visit

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Cairo on Saturday for a two-day state visit during which he will hold talks with the Egyptian leadership, including President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, as the two nations seek to enhance their strategic partnership.

Barcelona to begin title defence at Getafe

Barcelona to begin title defence at Getafe

Rediff.com22 Jun 2023

Barcelona will begin their Spanish league title defence away to Getafe on Aug. 13 while Real Madrid visit Athletic Bilbao the same weekend.

Video: Many fall into river after Morbi bridge collapse

Video: Many fall into river after Morbi bridge collapse

Rediff.com30 Oct 2022

The bridge, which was recently reopened for public after renovation, collapsed as it could not bear the weight of the people standing on it, officials said.

Half of Morbi cables may have broken before tragedy: SIT

Half of Morbi cables may have broken before tragedy: SIT

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

The SIT had found several lapses in repairs, maintenance and operation of the bridge.

Vax king Poonawalla shells out Rs 1,400 crore to snap up London villa

Vax king Poonawalla shells out Rs 1,400 crore to snap up London villa

Rediff.com13 Dec 2023

Serum Institute of India chief Adar Poonawalla will pay 138 million (about Rs 1,444 crore) for a Mayfair mansion in London in one of the city's most expensive home sales of the year

Merry X'mas: 125-yr-old Srinagar church reopens after 30 yrs

Merry X'mas: 125-yr-old Srinagar church reopens after 30 yrs

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

The Church located near the Chest Diseases Hospital on the foothills of the Shankaracharya hillock in Dalgate area of the city here will officially be thrown open for the public on Thursday, but the prayer was held on Wednesday, officials said.

Odisha school was turned into makeshift morgue, now students are scared

Odisha school was turned into makeshift morgue, now students are scared

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

Such is the reluctance of the young students and their parents to come back to a building associated with tragic mass death that the school management committee (SMC) has pleaded with the state government to demolish the building as it is old.

Israeli forces storm part of Shifa Hospital in Gaza

Israeli forces storm part of Shifa Hospital in Gaza

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

Israeli soldiers entered part of Shifa Hospital in the early hours of Wednesday and began fighting Hamas there, the Israel Defence Forces announced.

Are you paying property tax? If not, read this now

Are you paying property tax? If not, read this now

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

Municipal corporations penalise late property tax payments. 'Penalties can include attachment of properties, bank accounts, rent and other movable assets," says Anand Moorthy, co-founder, Square Yards.

Xavi to leave Barca at the end of the season

Xavi to leave Barca at the end of the season

Rediff.com28 Jan 2024

'But I think it is time. I'm not driven by financial matters, but by my heart. I think it's the best thing for the club. I don't want to be a problem for the club in my heart.'

Firm given task to repair Morbi bridge, reopened without nod: Civic body to HC

Firm given task to repair Morbi bridge, reopened without nod: Civic body to HC

Rediff.com17 Nov 2022

The civic body submitted the affidavit before a division bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh Shastri which is hearing a suo motu (on its own) case on the collapse of the bridge.

A School With A Difference

A School With A Difference

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

As schools reopened after a long hiatus imposed due to COVID-19, the children lodged in the women centric jail in Mandoli have also joined their newly renovated creche at the Mandoli jail in New Delhi.

Then and Now: Central Vista Avenue

Then and Now: Central Vista Avenue

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

Here are the comparative before-and-after images of the renovated Central Vista Avenue.

Raksha Mantri, Thank You For Rezang La Memorial

Raksha Mantri, Thank You For Rezang La Memorial

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

The decision to renovate the memorial was taken by Rajnath Singh when he visited Leh in June 2021. Renovation commenced in mid-July and the complex was ready within three months for inauguration on the 59th anniversary of the battle.

No Barca home games at Camp Nou in 2023-24

No Barca home games at Camp Nou in 2023-24

Rediff.com28 Apr 2022

The club will relocate to the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic due to renovation work.

Why You Must Visit This Mumbai Landmark

Why You Must Visit This Mumbai Landmark

Rediff.com4 Mar 2024

Mumbai's Church of St John the Evangelist or Afghan Church looks today as good as it did 158 years ago.

Temple renovation sparks tension near Charminar

Temple renovation sparks tension near Charminar

Rediff.com2 Nov 2012

Communal tension over the disputed temple next to historic Charminar continued for second day in Hyderabad as stray incidents of violence took place soon after the Friday prayers.

PIX: Bellingham strikes late to guide Real Madrid to victory

PIX: Bellingham strikes late to guide Real Madrid to victory

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham again proved the match-winner as he struck in added time to snatch a 2-1 victory over Getafe as the Spanish giants made their home debut in La Liga this season.

ED probes land deals involving Priyanka Gandhi, Robert Vadra

ED probes land deals involving Priyanka Gandhi, Robert Vadra

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

Purchase of three plots of land in Haryana in 2005-06 by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra from a real estate agent is being probed along with a land deal made by his wife Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed in a recently filed money laundering case charge sheet.