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Soldier killed, 4 hurt as Army foils Pak border force attack along LoC

Soldier killed, 4 hurt as Army foils Pak border force attack along LoC

Rediff.com27 Jul 2024

A Pakistani intruder was also killed in the exchange of fire, they added.

No headway in search for missing Indore tourist in Meghalaya

No headway in search for missing Indore tourist in Meghalaya

Rediff.com6 Jun 2025

Raja Raghuvanshi (29) and his wife Sonam had gone missing on May 23, hours after they checked out of a homestay at Nongriat village in Sohra area

India Unlikely To Retaliate Against US

India Unlikely To Retaliate Against US

Rediff.com1 Aug 2025

India would neither succumb to the Americans on issues of national security, such as its defence ties with Russia, nor cede ground on its domestic interests in the agriculture and dairy sectors.

'His Karma Was To Sacrifice His Life For The Nation'

'His Karma Was To Sacrifice His Life For The Nation'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2025

Major Padmapani Acharya was awarded the Mahavir Chakra for his courage in the Kargil War.

PIX: Pacers Rattle England After Gill Masterclass

PIX: Pacers Rattle England After Gill Masterclass

Rediff.com3 Jul 2025

Gill earns glory with maiden double hundred, puts India on top in second Test

'It's Not Possible That Some Warning Was Not There'

'It's Not Possible That Some Warning Was Not There'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2025

'If anything happened out of the normal, there would be instantaneous ECAM, EICAS warnings, the master caution or master warnings going off.' 'It would be like a Christmas tree in the cockpit if things start going wrong.'

PIX: Plucky Pant Etches His Name In Cricket Folklore!

PIX: Plucky Pant Etches His Name In Cricket Folklore!

Rediff.com24 Jul 2025

Pain, Punt and Pant: Keeper of India's fortune fights back with broken foot

How Don Got Its Breathless Pace

How Don Got Its Breathless Pace

Rediff.com22 Jul 2025

'While shooting the Don song, Chandra Barot ordered 30-40 paans and insisted Amitabh Bachchan eat them all.'

'Nobody Listened. The Bridge Collapsed'

'Nobody Listened. The Bridge Collapsed'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2025

'Who will answer for these lives crushed under their neglect?'

Childhood coach says Hussey key to Ayush's success

Childhood coach says Hussey key to Ayush's success

Rediff.com5 May 2025

'He has helped him a lot... Also MS Dhoni's actions speak louder than words - he backs everyone.'

DGCA audit reveals major lapses in flight safety

DGCA audit reveals major lapses in flight safety

Rediff.com25 Jun 2025

Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday said surveillance conducted at major airports revealed several defects in the aviation ecosystem, including multiple cases wherein the defects reappeared on aircraft and centre line marking faded on runway.

'We Were Hoping We Would Be Able To Catch Them Alive'

'We Were Hoping We Would Be Able To Catch Them Alive'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2025

'The CBI did a wonderful job of tracking down the killers, but at the end of the day, all the hard work went for a toss.' 'If we had caught them alive, the operation would have been successful completely.'

Aamir To Do A Superhero Film

Aamir To Do A Superhero Film

Rediff.com5 Jun 2025

Aamir is also reuniting with PK Director Rajkumar Hirani for a biopic on Dadasaheb Phalke, the Father of Indian Cinema.

4 children die, over dozen fall sick at Lucknow rehab; probe launched

4 children die, over dozen fall sick at Lucknow rehab; probe launched

Rediff.com27 Mar 2025

Four children died and several others fell ill, allegedly due to food poisoning at a government rehabilitation centre for children in the Para area here, officials said.

Varanasi gang-rape victim demanded money: Accused's kin

Varanasi gang-rape victim demanded money: Accused's kin

Rediff.com18 Apr 2025

Families of accused in the alleged gang-rape of a woman in Varanasi have claimed inconsistencies in the survivor's account, leading police to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to examine both allegations. The SIT will investigate the survivor's claims of being raped by 23 people and the counterclaims from the accused's families who allege inconsistencies in her statements.

Op Sindoor: India targeted 9 Jaish, LeT, Hizbul terror sites

Op Sindoor: India targeted 9 Jaish, LeT, Hizbul terror sites

Rediff.com7 May 2025

The nine targets struck under 'Operation Sindoor', four in Pakistan and five in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, were chosen by the IAF after receiving intelligence inputs about terror camps operating under the guise of health centres to evade detection at these sites, officials said on Wednesday.

Sidda suspends Bengaluru police chief, orders RCB representatives' arrest

Sidda suspends Bengaluru police chief, orders RCB representatives' arrest

Rediff.com6 Jun 2025

Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting, the chief minister also announced a one-man judicial probe, headed by Justice Michael D'Cunha, a retired high court judge of Karnataka, into the tragic incident.

AI Crash Report Raises More Questions: Pilots

AI Crash Report Raises More Questions: Pilots

Rediff.com14 Jul 2025

Pilot groups have accused the AAIB of portraying the pilots as responsible for the incident, with vague and selective presentation of cockpit conversations.

Celtic thrash Dundee Utd to seal Scottish title in style

Celtic thrash Dundee Utd to seal Scottish title in style

Rediff.com26 Apr 2025

Celtic clinched a 13th Scottish Premiership title in 14 seasons after Saturday's 5-0 victory at Dundee United gave Brendan Rodgers's side an unassailable lead with four games to spare.

Crash Puts Spotlight On DGCA Warnings To Air India

Crash Puts Spotlight On DGCA Warnings To Air India

Rediff.com20 Jun 2025

The DGCA has issued multiple fines and warnings to Air India over the past three years, flagging serious concerns in flight operations, cockpit discipline, and internal accountability.

Murshidabad violence: Two brothers held in father-son murder case

Murshidabad violence: Two brothers held in father-son murder case

Rediff.com15 Apr 2025

Two brothers have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a father-son duo during communal violence in Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The arrests bring the total number of people apprehended in connection with the recent violence in the district to 221. The violence erupted during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act.

Army to visit homes of Kargil heroes' families ahead of Vijay Diwas

Army to visit homes of Kargil heroes' families ahead of Vijay Diwas

Rediff.com9 Jun 2025

The visiting personnel will also ascertain difficulties, if any, being faced by the "families of our war heroes", he said.

WTC Final PIX: South Africa Conquer TEST Pinnacle!

WTC Final PIX: South Africa Conquer TEST Pinnacle!

Rediff.com14 Jun 2025

South Africa beat Australia by five wickets to win World Test Championship

'Rinku is special, Jaiswal is a cricket nut'

'Rinku is special, Jaiswal is a cricket nut'

Rediff.com16 Mar 2024

'Another one of those for me is Ruturaj Gaikwad. He is an all-format player and should have played for India a lot more than he has but the competition is so much that he hasn't played much. '

Sinner considered quitting tennis during doping controversy

Sinner considered quitting tennis during doping controversy

Rediff.com30 Apr 2025

Sinner's settlement brought plenty of criticism from both current and former players, with Serena Williams saying she would have been banned for 20 years and had her Grand Slam titles taken away had she tested positive in a similar fashion.

WC Qualifiers: Aus seal spot; Uruguay close in

WC Qualifiers: Aus seal spot; Uruguay close in

Rediff.com11 Jun 2025

Saudi Arabia took third place in Group C and will feature in a fourth phase of qualifiers in October alongside Indonesia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Oman.

'I Was Only Left In My Underwear'

'I Was Only Left In My Underwear'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2025

'As they assaulted me, they kept shouting, "So, you rascal, you speak against officers? Against ministers?" -- and each accusation was accompanied by more blows. 'Seeing that I could not get up, they began stamping on me with their feet and continued until they were exhausted.' Pinarayi Vijayan -- now Kerala's chief minister -- was imprisoned during the Emergency. This is his account of what the police torture he suffered in jail. A revealing excerpt from Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai's Democracy Enchained, Nation Disgraced: Dark Days Of India's Emergency. The first of a series to mark 50 years of the Emergency.

Tickets nearly sold out for 1st T20I at Eden Gardens

Tickets nearly sold out for 1st T20I at Eden Gardens

Rediff.com19 Jan 2025

The 15-member squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 and ODI series against England were announced on Saturday.

Tytler and Kamal Nath are next: BJP after Sajjan Kumar's sentence

Tytler and Kamal Nath are next: BJP after Sajjan Kumar's sentence

Rediff.com25 Feb 2025

The BJP has demanded the death penalty for former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The party's leaders have called for the CBI to appeal the verdict, saying it was not an ordinary murder case but a genocide. The BJP has also said that the "wheels of justice" are starting to turn and that other Congress leaders involved in the riots will soon face consequences.

Dhankhar's Exit: Why RSS Won't Rock Modi's Boat

Dhankhar's Exit: Why RSS Won't Rock Modi's Boat

Rediff.com30 Jul 2025

'Modi's charisma may have weakened as last year's Lok Sabha poll results showed but in the eyes of the Sangh Parivar, it has not waned.' 'Minus a strong BJP government at the Centre for another decade and more, there is apprehension that an anti-Hindutva government could reverse many of the ideological gains that the Modi dispensation has achieved through its three terms,' points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

'Next Time It Could Be Lahore and Rawalpindi'

'Next Time It Could Be Lahore and Rawalpindi'

Rediff.com8 May 2025

'Unlike the surgical strikes and the Balakot air strikes across the LoC, we have gone further inside Pakistan and raised the bar of escalation.'

Champions Trophy: 'Pakistan Have A Good Chance'

Champions Trophy: 'Pakistan Have A Good Chance'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2025

'As players, you need to stay calm, try and block that noise out, and just play with the same intensity as you would play Australia or any other team.'

21 killed in firecracker warehouse blast in Gujarat

21 killed in firecracker warehouse blast in Gujarat

Rediff.com1 Apr 2025

Eighteen people were killed and five others injured after a firecracker warehouse exploded and collapsed in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Tuesday. The incident occurred in an industrial area near Deesa town around 9:45 a.m., killing workers from Madhya Pradesh and their family members. The warehouse was used to store firecrackers, but there is no evidence that firecrackers were being manufactured there. The Gujarat government has announced financial assistance for the victims' families.

Exiled Afghan women players seek FIFA recognition

Exiled Afghan women players seek FIFA recognition

Rediff.com31 Mar 2025

'If there is one thing that I would request from the athletes all around the world, it would be it is time that we unite together. And it's time that women support other women.'

Badlapur accused's death: HC pulls up Maha for lack of FIR against cops

Badlapur accused's death: HC pulls up Maha for lack of FIR against cops

Rediff.com25 Apr 2025

The Bombay High Court expressed its dismay over the Maharashtra government's failure to register an FIR against five policemen involved in the custodial death of Akshay Shinde, despite an explicit court order. The court, alleging a deliberate attempt to disregard its directives, threatened contempt proceedings against senior CID officers for non-compliance. The case pertains to Shinde's death while in police custody, accused of sexually assaulting two kindergarten girls in Badlapur. An inquiry report by a magistrate indicted the five policemen, suggesting a possible fake encounter. The court emphasized the importance of following the rule of law and stated that the government's inaction would send a detrimental message to society.

Why Did Thug Life Make Trisha Nervous?

Why Did Thug Life Make Trisha Nervous?

Rediff.com21 May 2025

After all, she was working with three legends -- Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam and A R Rahman.

Disha Salian death: MLAs seek Aaditya Thackeray's resignation

Disha Salian death: MLAs seek Aaditya Thackeray's resignation

Rediff.com26 Mar 2025

Disha Salian, former manager of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, died on June 8, 2020, after falling off the 14th floor of a residential building in Mumbai's Malad area, six days before Rajput allegedly committed suicide in his apartment in Bandra.

2 Chinese arrested for smuggling 'biological pathogen' into US

2 Chinese arrested for smuggling 'biological pathogen' into US

Rediff.com4 Jun 2025

FBI director Kash Patel confirmed the arrest on X and called the case a "sobering reminder" that the CCP is working to deploy operatives and researchers to infiltrate American institutions and target the food supply in the US.

SC upholds murder charges on Punjab cops in 2015 fake encounter case

SC upholds murder charges on Punjab cops in 2015 fake encounter case

Rediff.com15 Jun 2025

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also restored the destruction of evidence charge levelled on deputy commissioner of police Parampal Singh for directing the removal of the number plate of the car after the firing incident in 2015 in which a driver was killed.

Iranian port blast toll rises to 14, about 750 hurt

Iranian port blast toll rises to 14, about 750 hurt

Rediff.com27 Apr 2025

The Iranian government has said that the explosion was likely related to chemicals being stored.