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Shiroor mutt seer passes away, poisoning suspected

Shiroor mutt seer passes away, poisoning suspected

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

The hospital said the seer was found to be critically ill with breathlessness, severe hypotension and massive gastrointestinal bleeding when he was brought.

IPL PIX: RR humble LSG, inch closer to play-offs

IPL PIX: RR humble LSG, inch closer to play-offs

Rediff.com16 May 2022

IMAGES from the IPL 2022 game between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants in Mumbai on Sunday.

How Bihar failed its children

How Bihar failed its children

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

An entirely preventable disease claimed the life of 173 children -- thanks to state apathy.

India to help build 49,000 houses for displaced SL Tamils

India to help build 49,000 houses for displaced SL Tamils

Rediff.com17 Jan 2012

War-displaced Tamil civilians in northern Sri Lanka can now hope to have better dwelling facilities, with India and Sri Lanka on Tuesday signing a memorandum of understanding for construction of 49,000 houses at a cost of $260 million (about Rs 1,352 crore).

Ayodhya verdict does not herald Hindu rashtra

Ayodhya verdict does not herald Hindu rashtra

Rediff.com15 Nov 2019

The Ayodhya verdict heralds not the beginning of theocracy or Hindu rashtra (that never existed in 5,000 years), but marks the end of a divisive phase of our history.

2nd ODI: What India needs to do to stay alive in series

2nd ODI: What India needs to do to stay alive in series

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

KL Rahul will have to show drastically improved leadership acumen when he leads India against a buoyant South African side in the second ODI on Thursday.

Islamic State in India: The Jihadist Reboot

Islamic State in India: The Jihadist Reboot

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

'The undiminished threat, therefore, has the potency of sustaining itself in multiple ways in the near and medium term.' 'The state agencies need to utilize innovative methods in countering radicalization and violent extremism to address this growing threat'.

Syed Modi GP: Sindhu, Srikanth sail into quarters

Syed Modi GP: Sindhu, Srikanth sail into quarters

Rediff.com26 Jan 2017

Star India shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth notched up comfortable victories but it was young Mumbai player Harsheel Dani who hogged the limelight at the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold when he stunned H S Prannoy in straight games to storm into the quarter-finals in Lucknow on Thursday.

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

590 cricketers -- including 370 Indian players and 220 overseas players -- will go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.

Heavy rain, floods in Karnataka: Red alert sounded in 7 districts

Heavy rain, floods in Karnataka: Red alert sounded in 7 districts

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

According to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, there would be heavy rain for the next 24 hours in coastal areas, in the northern and in the interior parts of the south.

Lankan PM offers worship at Guruvayur temple

Lankan PM offers worship at Guruvayur temple

Rediff.com18 Apr 2015

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe on Saturday offered worship at the famous Lord Krishna Temple in Kerala amid heavy security.

Rupee may end 2020 as worst performing currency in Asia

Rupee may end 2020 as worst performing currency in Asia

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

Rs 1,000 now buys $13.5 against $14 a year ago.

Working Committee meet adjourned over Srinivasan's presence

Working Committee meet adjourned over Srinivasan's presence

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

High drama was witnessed at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's crucial Working Committee meeting in Kolkata on Friday over the presence of Narayanswami Srinivasan, prompting president Jagmohan Dalmiya to adjourn it sine die over lack of legal clarity on the sidelined former chief's status.

Will find pragmatic solution to fishing row: Lanka

Will find pragmatic solution to fishing row: Lanka

Rediff.com7 Feb 2011

India on Monday conveyed its "deep concern" over killing of its fishermen allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy as External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met his Lankan counterpart G L Peiris, who said the two countries were working to find a "sensible and pragmatic" solution that endures.

SA Tour: Why Kohli may lose ODI captaincy

SA Tour: Why Kohli may lose ODI captaincy

Rediff.com5 Dec 2021

Virat Kohli's position as India's ODI captain, his Test deputy Ajinkya Rahane's future as vice-captain in the longest format along with 100-Test man Ishant Sharma's place will be up for discussion when the national selectors pick the jumbo squad for the tour of South Africa later this week.

'Lanka must devolve powers in very visible manner'

'Lanka must devolve powers in very visible manner'

Rediff.com19 Jan 2012

India on Thursday underlined the need for Sri Lanka to devolve powers to Tamil-dominated provinces envisaged under a key constitutional amendment in a "very visible manner" to fulfill the political aspirations of the minority ethnic community.

Develop political solution of Tamil issue: India to Lanka

Develop political solution of Tamil issue: India to Lanka

Rediff.com17 Jan 2012

Keen to see the decades-old ethnic crisis resolved, India on Tuesday told Sri Lanka that the "most important" issue before it was to come out with a political solution that fulfills the aspirations of the minority Tamils.

Navneeth Murali is 2019's Spelling Bee Champion

Navneeth Murali is 2019's Spelling Bee Champion

Rediff.com19 Aug 2019

Indian-American teen wins 2019 South Asian Spelling Bee contest.

Desecration of statues in AP sparks controversy

Desecration of statues in AP sparks controversy

Rediff.com10 Mar 2011

Destruction of 16 statues of prominent leaders of coastal Andhra on Tank Bund in Hyderabad during Thursday's Telangana 'Million March' has turned in to a raging controversy with all the prominent political leaders joining hands to strongly condemn the incident.

A Last Christmas for Santha Bakery

A Last Christmas for Santha Bakery

Rediff.com27 Oct 2022

December 2022 could be the last Christmas for Santha Bakery, a business drawing its lineage from the first Christmas cake baked in Kerala.

Sports Shorts: Sameer, Gurusaidutt to meet in Hyderabad Open semis

Sports Shorts: Sameer, Gurusaidutt to meet in Hyderabad Open semis

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

Top seed Sameer, who won the Swiss Open earlier this year, had to dig deep into his reservoir to outwit compatriot Pratul Joshi 16-21, 26-24, 21-7 in 55 minutes. In another quarter-final, Gurusaidutt, a former Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, recovered from a game down to beat Malaysia's Lim Chi Wing 13-21, 22-20, 21-11 in 59 minutes.

Peerless Buttler Set To Finish As IPL 2022 MVPI

Peerless Buttler Set To Finish As IPL 2022 MVPI

Rediff.com29 May 2022

Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list Rediff.com's 50 Most Valuable Players ahead of Sunday's IPL 2022 final between the Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals.

India Open: Saina, Sindhu, Sameer sail into second round

India Open: Saina, Sindhu, Sameer sail into second round

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

Olympic medallists P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal made a resounding start to their women's singles campaign but it was Sameer Verma who hogged the limelight with a stunning straight-game win over Korean Son Wan Ho in men's event in the opening round of the India Super Series in New Delhi on Wednesday.

India discusses resettlement of Tamils with Lanka

India discusses resettlement of Tamils with Lanka

Rediff.com23 Sep 2009

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met his Sri Lankan counterpart Rohitha Bogollagama in New York and discussed the issue of the resettlement of over 280,000 IDPs in the island nation. "The discussion covered the settlement of displaced persons primarily," Krishna said, adding, "They have told us that the process of de-mining is going on. Simultaneously the resettlement also is being done." Colombo has come under strong international criticism for human rights violations

IPL 2022: Andre Russell Leads MVP Race

IPL 2022: Andre Russell Leads MVP Race

Rediff.com16 May 2022

The Most Valuable Player Index table is telling another (worrying?) story: Performance from players in teams that are not going to make the top four is dropping somewhat alarmingly. The IPL is gruelling and cruel. It can do wonders to your career, but can also seriously hurt your international prospects if you get injured in a match that is essentially inconsequential. Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after Game 63.

Krishnappa Gowtham ready to soar under Dravid's wings

Krishnappa Gowtham ready to soar under Dravid's wings

Rediff.com11 Jun 2021

Gowtham is among the six uncapped players picked for India's white-ball tour of Sri Lanka

Foreign Secretary Rao to visit Lanka

Foreign Secretary Rao to visit Lanka

Rediff.com28 Aug 2010

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will undertake a three-day visit to Sri Lanka from Monday. She is expected to visit the north eastern provinces of Sri Lanka -- including Vayunia, Yazhpanam and Trincomalee -- to check the rehabilitation of the Tamil population, who were displaced by the military's offensive against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Rao is also expected to prepare the ground work for the official visit of External Affairs Minister S M Krishna to Colombo.

Time for India to inflict pain on China

Time for India to inflict pain on China

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

'China has gone too long as a rogue power, trashing international norms, agreements, and treaties as if they were not the paper they were written on.' 'The ill-advised attack on Ladakh may be the beginning of the end of that nonsense,' advocates Rajeev Srinivasan.

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

Rediff.com20 Sep 2022

Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

SAG: India consolidate top spot; widens gap with rivals

SAG: India consolidate top spot; widens gap with rivals

Rediff.com6 Dec 2019

Track and field athletes, who were leading the Indian charge in the past few days, fetched the maximum 12 medals but just two of them were gold.

Why are Covid cases going up in Kerala?

Why are Covid cases going up in Kerala?

Rediff.com13 Oct 2020

'It is a political failure, and not a medical failure.'

Can India Deal with Halahal In Amrit Kaal?

Can India Deal with Halahal In Amrit Kaal?

Rediff.com15 Aug 2022

We have our own problems for sure and they are not trivial, but for now, our economy is in not too bad a shape, our politics is as personality-driven and authoritarian as that of most countries in the world. We must make the best of what we have and not be excessively unhappy looking at the grass on the other side of the septic tank which may not be greener after all!, observes Shreekant Sambrani.

Can India Be A 'Vishwaguru'?

Can India Be A 'Vishwaguru'?

Rediff.com4 May 2022

Many of the stories, the pictures going out of India worldwide lately with these provocative processions, taunting of Muslims, bulldozers targeting mostly their properties, the sweeping 'othering' of a community of 200 million are painting the front pages and TV screens in the democratic world. That is where most of the friends we covet lie. Soon enough, these will also make our vital friends among the Muslim nations, from Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, uneasy. The best time for course correction is now, asserts Shekhar Gupta.

Punjab splurge on Livingstone, Mumbai invest on injured Archer

Punjab splurge on Livingstone, Mumbai invest on injured Archer

Rediff.com13 Feb 2022

England batter Liam Livingstone fetched a staggering Rs 11.50 crore deal from Punjab Kings, who also roped in West Indies fast bowler Odean Smith, for Rs 6 crore, on Sunday, Day 2 of the TATA Indian Premier League 2022 Player Auction, in Bengaluru.

15,000 revel at Utah Holi celebration

15,000 revel at Utah Holi celebration

Rediff.com8 Apr 2009

In one of the largest Holi celebrations in the United States, more than 15,000 people, including school and college students, played with colors at a festivity facilitated by the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah.

SL assures India over resettlement of Tamils

SL assures India over resettlement of Tamils

Rediff.com4 Dec 2009

"We continue to work with the Sri Lankan government to ensure the resettlement of all Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)," External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said in a statement in the Rajya Sabha.

Did India's secularism die on August 5?

Did India's secularism die on August 5?

Rediff.com20 Aug 2020

'Indian secularism doesn't deserve a tombstone. It needs a new shrine,' argues Shekhar Gupta.

'I owe the start of my Hollywood journey to...'

'I owe the start of my Hollywood journey to...'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

This Khan superstar told Gulshan Grover, 'Go ahead, become a star in Hollywood.'

Telangana: Andhra Pradesh CM Reddy meets Sonia

Telangana: Andhra Pradesh CM Reddy meets Sonia

Rediff.com12 Jul 2013

Ahead of the crucial Congress meeting on Telangana, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kirankumar Reddy on Friday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and briefed her about the political situation in the state.

Travel 2015: What should you celebrate this March?

Travel 2015: What should you celebrate this March?

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

In the third of a 12-part series, we list out all the places you should visit and all the festivals you should celebrate through the New Year.