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Baba Ramdev takes a holy dip

Baba Ramdev takes a holy dip

Rediff.com11 Jan 2007

The yoga guru at the Ardg Kumbh.

Ayodhya case: Hindu sides rebut Muslim claims

Ayodhya case: Hindu sides rebut Muslim claims

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

The counsel stated that from the pillar bases, artefacts, circular shrine, intersecting brickbat walls found in excavation, an inference can be drawn that the massive structure was a temple and not any Islamic structure.

India contests UN report on climate financing

India contests UN report on climate financing

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

The report was presented at the UN Climate Convention Summit in Peru on Thursday by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change's Standing Committee on Finance.

How Nehru could have saved Tibet from China

How Nehru could have saved Tibet from China

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

Arpi deserves to be complimented for the commitment and hard work that have gone into this production. The frustrations of seeking reliable documentation from the catacombs of the Indian bureaucracy did not deter him from going after the best information available, and the result is one that he can take much satisfaction in. Ambassador Prabhat P Shukla, Member Advisory Council, Vivekananda International Foundation, reviews Claude Arpi's The End of an Era: India Exits Tibet.

Will not nurse a traitor's child: ISI agent's wife

Will not nurse a traitor's child: ISI agent's wife

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

Asma Khatoon is devastated that her husband is a Pakistani spy.

'I can't sleep when I think of Lankan Tamils'

'I can't sleep when I think of Lankan Tamils'

Rediff.com18 Oct 2008

Welcoming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statements favouring a negotiated settlement to end the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has said the remarks raised hopes of the Centre taking steps to halt Lankan troops' offensive against Tamils in LTTE-held areas.

India beat New Zealand 3-2

India beat New Zealand 3-2

Rediff.com7 Feb 2009

With the outcome of the previous match assuring India a place in the final, the relaxed hosts beat New Zealand 3-2 in the last league match of four-nation Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament in Chandigarh on Saturday.

Global meltdown: How the cookie will crumble

Global meltdown: How the cookie will crumble

Rediff.com23 Sep 2008

For the next two years the whole world, including India, is expected to reel under the effect of the current financial crisis. Here's how it will affect us in India.

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.

Why Indians keep flouting rules

Why Indians keep flouting rules

Rediff.com14 Jan 2009

India Inc. may also have fallen prey to the so-called eleventh commandment of modern-day India: Thou shalt not be caught.

Railways claim National Boxing title

Railways claim National Boxing title

Rediff.com12 Sep 2008

Railways put up a fabulous final day show to retain the National Boxing Championships by just one point, winning four of their five summit clashes, after hosts Punjab put paid to Services' hopes with an upset win in the light-weight category in Bhatinda on Friday. Railways finished the championship with four gold, a silver and a bronze and 50 points, a point ahead of Services, who were followed by hosts Punjab (34) in the third place.

India, Germany to intensify cooperation in combating terror: PM

India, Germany to intensify cooperation in combating terror: PM

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

The prime minister said that India has invited Germany to take advantage of opportunities in defence production in the defence corridors in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Now, a fatwa on viewing television

Now, a fatwa on viewing television

Rediff.com19 Dec 2007

Television is a tool of enjoyment and most widely used for 'prohibited' things and impossible to use 'without a sin,' says a fatwa by Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband, a view brushed aside by three influential Muslim organisations.

Mystery of the missing price rise during elections

Mystery of the missing price rise during elections

Rediff.com30 May 2019

'How does one square up the fact that despite the infusion of money at election time there was no price rise?' 'It is time the new government ordered an external audit of the RBI to find out the truth,' says Col Anil Athale.

20 people killed by 'mentally ill' custodian of dargah in Pak

20 people killed by 'mentally ill' custodian of dargah in Pak

Rediff.com2 Apr 2017

The custodian Abdul Waheed, who was apparently suffering from mental disease, used a dagger and a stick to kill his victims.

Centre to compensate states every quarter for GST revenue loss

Centre to compensate states every quarter for GST revenue loss

Rediff.com26 Nov 2016

The compensation would be met through levy of a cess called 'GST Compensation Cess' on luxury items and sin goods like tobacco, for the first five years.

Here's how RBI plans to tackle bad loans

Here's how RBI plans to tackle bad loans

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

As of December 2014, NPAs of PSU banks were at Rs 2,60,531 crore.

Monsoon Wedding Revisited

Monsoon Wedding Revisited

Rediff.com22 May 2020

'What guides Monsoon Wedding through and through is Mira Nair's openness as a film-maker,' observes Sreehari Nair.

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