News for 'Sheba'

Tears, Hugs, Freedom After 741 Days

Tears, Hugs, Freedom After 741 Days

Rediff.com14 Oct 2025

Glimpses after the hostages-prisoners swap and ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel -- showing the return of those kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023, Hamas attack and taken to Gaza, October 13, 2025.

'Fauda' actor Idan Amedi seriously injured fighting Hamas in Gaza

'Fauda' actor Idan Amedi seriously injured fighting Hamas in Gaza

Rediff.com9 Jan 2024

Idan Amedi, 35, was fighting as an IDF reservist. He was airlifted to a hospital on Monday where he was sedated and received treatment.

The Joy Of Freedom!

The Joy Of Freedom!

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

Released Palestinian prisoner Lamees Abu Arkoob kisses her mother outside her home near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

After long delay, Hamas releases 4 Thai nationals among 17 more hostages

After long delay, Hamas releases 4 Thai nationals among 17 more hostages

Rediff.com26 Nov 2023

As per the details, the hostages include 13 Israeli citizens and four Thais, reported The Times of Israel on Sunday.

Israeli parents get nod for sperm retrieval from sons killed in war: Report

Israeli parents get nod for sperm retrieval from sons killed in war: Report

Rediff.com9 Nov 2023

Posthumous sperm retrieval during normal times can be done at the request of a widow without any need for legal bureaucracy, but parents who want their dead son's sperm to be retrieved and preserved must obtain an order from a family court.

Good To Be Home Before War Resumes

Good To Be Home Before War Resumes

Rediff.com1 Dec 2023

Many hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 and Palestinians in Israeli prisons were released during the hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel during the temporary truce that ended on Wednesday night.

No Indian is outsider in Bengal, BJP CM will be son of soil: PM

No Indian is outsider in Bengal, BJP CM will be son of soil: PM

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

When the BJP forms government in Bengal, the chief minister will be a son of the soil, he said at the rally amid loud cheers from his supporters.

God, give us independence from what ails India

God, give us independence from what ails India

Rediff.com14 Aug 2010

As Shah Rukh Khan and Yusuf Arakkal and Rana Dasgupta and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw stand for the best of us, there is too much in daily life that showcases us at our apathetic, or misguided, worst, says Sheba Thayil in this Independence Day column.

Smoking makes a person dumb

Smoking makes a person dumb

Rediff.com2 Apr 2010

Young men who smoke are likely to have lower IQs than their non-smoking peers, a new study has determined.

Cyclone Hudhud? Really? What does that mean?

Cyclone Hudhud? Really? What does that mean?

Rediff.com9 Oct 2014

How can a cyclonic storm that could make landfall at India's eastern coastline with winds blowing in the range of 120 to 140 km per hour be named Hudhud?

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres 'serious but stable' after stroke

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres 'serious but stable' after stroke

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

He won the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in reaching an interim peace agreement with the Palestinians.

Ex-Israel PM Ariel Sharon faces 'imminent' death, say doctors

Ex-Israel PM Ariel Sharon faces 'imminent' death, say doctors

Rediff.com5 Jan 2014

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was facing "imminent" death with doctors pessimistic about his life-threatening condition, the hospital where he has been in coma since a 2006 stroke said on Sunday.

'Surveillance can't go down because the curve is going down'

'Surveillance can't go down because the curve is going down'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

'Even after vaccines are given, precautions like using a mask and maintaining social distancing have to be taken.'

'Akshay Kumar made me cry!'

'Akshay Kumar made me cry!'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2019

'Akshay Kumar takes care of each and every person on the sets. He does not waste a second of a producer's time and money. It's no wonder that he is doing films back-to-back because people love him so much.'

Israel ex-PM Ariel Sharon 'critically ill'

Israel ex-PM Ariel Sharon 'critically ill'

Rediff.com2 Jan 2014

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma since 2006, is in a critical condition after "serious deterioration" in his health with vital organs failing over the past few days, his doctor said on Thursday.

Markets end lower amid weak global cues

Markets end lower amid weak global cues

Rediff.com1 Apr 2016

Capital goods shares continued to trade firm in late noon despite weak market trend on the back of encouraging core sector growth in February.

The Maoist threat in Wayanad

The Maoist threat in Wayanad

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

The NDA candidate tells the Election Commission that the Maoists plan to kidnap him.

Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon passes away

Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon passes away

Rediff.com11 Jan 2014

Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon died on Saturday at a hospital near Tel Aviv after being in a comatose state for the past eight years following a stroke. He was 85.

How a start-up is saving the lives of cancer patients

How a start-up is saving the lives of cancer patients

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

Mitra Biotech's personalised cancer therapy could be a game changer in the field of cancer medicine.

The sad business of smuggling red sanders wood

The sad business of smuggling red sanders wood

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

The illegal trade in red sanders wood, which sells for up to Rs 80 lakh a tonne in some Asian countries, involves a complex nexus of smugglers and impoverished woodcutters.