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Delhi govt, IAS officers show signs of thaw; express readiness for talks

Delhi govt, IAS officers show signs of thaw; express readiness for talks

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

Kejriwal had on Sunday assured the bureaucrats that he will use all the powers and resources at his command to ensure their safety and security and called them part of his family.

How Mumbai has taken on the COVID-19 challenge

How Mumbai has taken on the COVID-19 challenge

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

'Mumbai is testing a lot compared to a lot of other places in the country.' 'Now that we exactly know where the hotspots are, and they've been converted into containment zones, there is a lot of testing, going on, from door to door and symptom screening.' 'In the last 10 to 15 days we have definitely done a good job.'

PM's ex-principal secy to head Ram temple construction committee

PM's ex-principal secy to head Ram temple construction committee

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

Mahant Nritya Gopal Das was elected president and Champat Rai general secretary of the Ram Temple trust at its first meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Meet the members of Ayodhya Ram temple trust

Meet the members of Ayodhya Ram temple trust

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

The government on Wednesday named nine out of 15 members of the 'Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teertha Kshetra' trust constituted for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya as mandated by the Supreme Court. Here's all you need to know about the members of the trust who have been named so far.

Life at ITBP's coronavirus quarantine facility

Life at ITBP's coronavirus quarantine facility

Rediff.com14 Mar 2020

'The government has made good arrangements to tackle this situation.' 'At the ITBP camp, doctors have arrived from different hospitals from every state of India.' 'They have training on how to deal with suspected coronavirus cases.' ''So I am sure India will handle the coronavirus situation well.'

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists 10 of his favourite films that played in various sections at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passes away

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passes away

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

A 10-time Lok Sabha MP, Chatterjee was a central committee member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, which he had joined in 1968. He was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009.

Bhatkal lived in Nepal for 6 months, readied 100 cadres

Bhatkal lived in Nepal for 6 months, readied 100 cadres

Rediff.com30 Aug 2013

Arrested terrorist Yasin Bhatkal is reported to have told his interrogators he was living in Nepal for the past six months and had readied around 100 hardcore associates who could do anything at his bidding.

Former Union minister E Ahamed passes away after collapsing in Parliament

Former Union minister E Ahamed passes away after collapsing in Parliament

Rediff.com1 Feb 2017

The 78-year-old Ahamed died at 2:15 am at RML hospital where he was admitted on Tuesday and put on artificial life support.

Sasikala visits husband Natarajan at hospital

Sasikala visits husband Natarajan at hospital

Rediff.com7 Oct 2017

The AIADMK leader's car briefly halted in front of a Ganesha temple in Kotturpuram and she prayed from inside the vehicle as used to be done by Jaya.

All you need to know about the Left-wing activists who were arrested

All you need to know about the Left-wing activists who were arrested

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

Maharashtra police on Tuesday raided the homes of prominent Left-wing activists in several states and arrested at least five of them for suspected Maoist links. Near simultaneous searches were carried out at the residences of prominent Telugu poet Varavara Rao in Hyderabad, activists Vernon Gonzalves and Arun Farreira in Mumbai, trade union activist Sudha Bhardwaj in Faridabad, and civil liberties activist Gautam Navalakha in New Delhi. Subsequently, Rao, Bhardwaj and Farreira were arrested. Although Navalakha was also arrested, the Delhi high court ordered police not to take him out of the national capital at least until Wednesday. According to unconfirmed reports, others whose residences were raided are Susan Abraham, Kranthi Tekula, Father Stan Swamy in Ranchi and Anand Teltumbde in Goa. The raids were carried out as part of a probe into the violence between Dalits and the upper caste Peshwas at Koregaon-Bhima village near Pune after an event called Elgar Parishad, or conclave, on December 31 last year. Here are their brief profiles:

The Gandhi march is an astonishing sight

The Gandhi march is an astonishing sight

Rediff.com2 Oct 2020

With a staff in one hand and the other on his granddaughter's shoulder, the old man briskly takes the lead as the sun breaks over the horizon.

'There's nothing to be ashamed about periods'

'There's nothing to be ashamed about periods'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Deane De Menezes hopes to reduce the awkwardness and stigma around menstruation.

Another Vyapam death: Scribe covering scam takes ill, dies

Another Vyapam death: Scribe covering scam takes ill, dies

Rediff.com4 Jul 2015

Akshay Singh, who worked for TV Today group, began frothing at the mouth and wad rushed to civil hospital and later to a private hospital, but doctors failed to revive him.

BJP's Delhi CM nominee Harsh Vardhan sets sight on 5th win

BJP's Delhi CM nominee Harsh Vardhan sets sight on 5th win

Rediff.com30 Nov 2013

For Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan, retaining his stronghold of Krishna Nagar for the fifth consecutive term may not be very difficult though Congress' V K Monga, a popular face in the area, is likely to make the contest interesting.

4 accused in Hyd rape-murder case killed in encounter

4 accused in Hyd rape-murder case killed in encounter

Rediff.com7 Dec 2019

The four men, all lorry workers, aged between 20 and 24, were arrested on November 29 for allegedly raping and killing the woman by smothering her and later burning her body.

Scramble for hospital beds in Delhi exposes govt claims

Scramble for hospital beds in Delhi exposes govt claims

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

Though the government claims there are more beds than needed, the national capital's COVID-19 reality, retold through social and other media, is also about the anguish of sons, daughters, wives and others trying desperately to get medical help for their unwell family members.

Veteran labour leader Sharad Rao passes away

Veteran labour leader Sharad Rao passes away

Rediff.com1 Sep 2016

Rao was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2014.

Govt framing guidelines on handling of COVID-19 casualties

Govt framing guidelines on handling of COVID-19 casualties

Rediff.com15 Mar 2020

The guidelines are being drafted to dispel any misconception and raise awareness regarding spread of the disease from a deceased

59,853 Crimes Against Women in UP!

59,853 Crimes Against Women in UP!

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

UP accounted for 14.7 per cent of all registered crimes against women in 2019. The state also recorded the highest number of cases against Dalit women.

Review: Rituparno Ghosh's Satyanweshi disappoints

Review: Rituparno Ghosh's Satyanweshi disappoints

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Rituparno Ghosh's swansong Satyanweshi is a bit of a letdown, according to Indrani Roy.

Paytm employee tests positive, India's coronavirus count rises to 29

Paytm employee tests positive, India's coronavirus count rises to 29

Rediff.com4 Mar 2020

All international passengers will henceforth be screened at airports, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said at a press conference. Earlier, travellers from only 12 countries were screened at airports for the disease that has claimed over 3,000 lives and infected more than 90,000 worldwide.

PIX: India observes Janta curfew, PM says long battle ahead

PIX: India observes Janta curfew, PM says long battle ahead

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

The prime minister thanked the people but said it was the start of a long battle, as he urged them to follow social distancing to stop the chain of transmission of Coronavirus which has infected 360 people and claimed seven lives in India.

'COVID-19 will be a year-long struggle'

'COVID-19 will be a year-long struggle'

Rediff.com18 May 2020

'Predictions are that numbers will continue to rise till May end and maybe in the first half of June will be our peak.'

What you must know about Mumbai's COVID-19 deaths

What you must know about Mumbai's COVID-19 deaths

Rediff.com13 May 2020

'65 per cent were males.' 'Age group of deaths: More were seen from age 51 to 70.' 'Saw some deaths from age 21 to the 40s.' 'About 76 to 77 per cent of patient deaths had some kind of a comorbidity.' 'The main comorbidities were the presence of diabetes, hypertension, some kind of heart diseases.'

'COVID-19 may cause a massacre in India in 2021'

'COVID-19 may cause a massacre in India in 2021'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

'We are already exhausted, but we can't give up.' 'The battle is still on.' 'We will see some respite by December 2021.'

Ahmed Daver Faheem to head West Virginia Board of Medicine

Ahmed Daver Faheem to head West Virginia Board of Medicine

Rediff.com13 Aug 2014

Dr Faheem is the second Indian-American physician to be elected to this position. Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports

Prashant Bhushan: 'Real Tiger in Court'

Prashant Bhushan: 'Real Tiger in Court'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2018

His recent walkout from Chief Justice Dipak Misra's court earned him critics in courts. 'Yet, even the senior-most judges give him the respect that he deserves.'

Indian students from US write to Pranab against Assam violence

Indian students from US write to Pranab against Assam violence

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

Several Assamese-origin students studying in American universities met with Indian embassy officials to deliver a letter to President Pranab Mukherjee on the killing of over 32 Muslims in Assam as a result of election-related violence there. Aziz Haniffa reports

Has anyone seen Mumbai as Sudhir Patwardhan has?

Has anyone seen Mumbai as Sudhir Patwardhan has?

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

It is impossible for Mumbaikars not to glimpse themselves or someone they know in Sudhir Patwardhan's paintings.

Tigers in high mountains, tanks in snow

Tigers in high mountains, tanks in snow

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

Like millions of people across the world, the year 2020 had dealt me irreplaceable losses and the lowest of blows. Like I have always done at such junctures, I had sought the refuge of the mountains. I wanted to end the year on a high, to show the finger to life, says Sumit Bhattacharya after a memorable journey to North Sikkim.

Nipah virus claims 1 more life in Kerala, toll rises to 11

Nipah virus claims 1 more life in Kerala, toll rises to 11

Rediff.com24 May 2018

There are totally 14 Nipah confirmed cases, of whom 11 have so far lost their lives.

His company has been saving the planet for 29 years

His company has been saving the planet for 29 years

Rediff.com28 Jun 2018

Ved Prakash who has been working in the field of recyclable raw materials for 29 years aims to 'create value' every day.

Unnao rape: SC transfers cases to Delhi, victim given Rs 25 lakh ex gratia

Unnao rape: SC transfers cases to Delhi, victim given Rs 25 lakh ex gratia

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

The apex court asked the CBI to complete its probe in the accident case within 7 days.

Last-minute changes in ITR 2 and 3 hits taxpayers

Last-minute changes in ITR 2 and 3 hits taxpayers

Rediff.com16 Jul 2019

Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com reports on the chaos facing taxpayers with the income tax department making changes to ITR 2 and 3 forms just before tax-filing deadline.

Day after bandh, houses of Dalit politicians attacked in Rajasthan, MP

Day after bandh, houses of Dalit politicians attacked in Rajasthan, MP

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

The houses of a sitting and a former MLA, both Dalits, were set afire by a violent mob.

The nation that crashed to earth

The nation that crashed to earth

Rediff.com23 Oct 2019

oaring crime gave Venezuela the horrific title of being one of the most violent countries on earth. Inflation ran into tens of thousands per cent, impoverishing nearly all of the country's 31 million people.' Yet, says Radha Roy Biswas, she sees hope for the beleaguered nation where she spent her childhood years.

Should yoga therapy go the Western way?

Should yoga therapy go the Western way?

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Why must Indians adjust their time-tested system because of what the West needs, asks Sanjeev Nayyar.

'You just can't isolate the elderly completely'

'You just can't isolate the elderly completely'

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

'Families look after the elderly. And these families are facing a lot of problems now.'