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2 terrorists killed in encounter, 1 crossing the LoC

2 terrorists killed in encounter, 1 crossing the LoC

Rediff.com24 Jan 2017

The troops detected the movement of terrorists along the LoC

London inferno: Death toll at 17, 'miracle' if anymore survivors

London inferno: Death toll at 17, 'miracle' if anymore survivors

Rediff.com15 Jun 2017

London Fire Brigade fire fighters worked through the night to try and account for whole families that are still missing in the huge fire at the Grenfell Tower on the Lancaster West Estate in Latimer Road.

Mercedes unveils safest car, S600 Guard at Rs 8.9 crore

Mercedes unveils safest car, S600 Guard at Rs 8.9 crore

Rediff.com21 May 2015

Mercedes India say they have already secured many pre-orders for the S600 Guard.

Will players help Kane handle England captaincy?

Will players help Kane handle England captaincy?

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

The experienced members of England's World Cup squad must step up

'China-sponsored group snooping on India for a decade'

'China-sponsored group snooping on India for a decade'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

A suspected Chinese government sponsored group is understood to have snooped on inaccessible government computer networks in India for over a decade, a cyber security group claimed.

Europa League PIX: Manchester United and Arsenal lose

Europa League PIX: Manchester United and Arsenal lose

Rediff.com29 Nov 2019

Kazakhstan's Astana fought back to beat a youthful Manchester United side 2-1 at home, Arsenal's woes continued as Frankfurt's Daichi Kamada scored twice to secure a 2-1 win.

Vijay appointed advisor of Delhi's new shooting range

Vijay appointed advisor of Delhi's new shooting range

Rediff.com4 Mar 2013

The capital has got a new state-of-the-art 10-meter shooting range, which will have London Olympics silver medallist marksman Vijay Kumar as its advisor.

72-hours on, 3-year-old boy remains stuck in borewell

72-hours on, 3-year-old boy remains stuck in borewell

Rediff.com28 Oct 2019

Rescuers have been engaged in digging another borewell since Sunday to reach an appropriate depth to get to the boy and now a heavy drilling machine of German make has been deployed to expedite the efforts.

Football Extras: 'I'm an Aussie': refugee footballer Araibi

Football Extras: 'I'm an Aussie': refugee footballer Araibi

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.

The most wow gadgets of 2017

The most wow gadgets of 2017

Rediff.com26 Dec 2017

This is what tech head heaven looks like.

EPL PIX: Perfect start for Liverpool; Villa beat Fulham

EPL PIX: Perfect start for Liverpool; Villa beat Fulham

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

Premier League champions Liverpool maintained their 100 per cent start to the season with a 3-1 win against Arsenal at Anfield on Monday leaving them level on nine points with pacesetters Everton and Leicester City.

Now, women can play all roles in US military

Now, women can play all roles in US military

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

They'll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars, and lead infantry soldiers into combat. They'll be able to serve as Army rangers and green berets, Navy SEALS, Marine Corps infantry and Air Force para jumpers.

RCB 'under the pump', but quite positive

RCB 'under the pump', but quite positive

Rediff.com4 Apr 2019

Royal Challengers Bangalore are definitely feeling "under the pump" after four straight defeats, admitted opener Parthiv Patel, adding they actually do not deserve to be in such an embarrassing situation.

Power generation at Dabhol plunges

Power generation at Dabhol plunges

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

India's largest gas-fired power plant at Dabhol in Maharashtra has seen power generation plunge to less than 450 mega-watt against the total capacity of 1,967 MW, on falling natural gas supplies.

JeM behind Uri attack; DGMO calls Pak counterpart

JeM behind Uri attack; DGMO calls Pak counterpart

Rediff.com18 Sep 2016

At least 20 other soldiers are injured including some very seriously.

Sports Shorts: India lose to Australia in final hockey match

Sports Shorts: India lose to Australia in final hockey match

Rediff.com17 May 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday

Navy lacks institutional framework to deal with safety: CAG

Navy lacks institutional framework to deal with safety: CAG

Rediff.com21 Jul 2017

The report said a dedicated organisation for dealing with safety issues awaits government's sanction.

'Amitabh Bachchan does bully a lot'

'Amitabh Bachchan does bully a lot'

Rediff.com2 Sep 2021

'He will keep saying that I won't do it, but he still comes and does it; that's part of who he is.' 'He is certainly a prankster.'

The wine hubs of Bengaluru

The wine hubs of Bengaluru

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

'Wine bars there are, in plenty, in Karnataka,' notes Alok Chandra.

As finance secretary, Garg rubbed too many the wrong way

As finance secretary, Garg rubbed too many the wrong way

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

Owing to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman being new to her role, a number of crucial announcements in the Budget bore Garg's imprint, especially the decision to borrow in overseas markets, reduce the fiscal deficit as a percentage of gross domestic product, and resort to off-Budget borrowing to meet that target, says Arup Roychoudury.

Soccer PIX: Inter lose, top-four finish in balance

Soccer PIX: Inter lose, top-four finish in balance

Rediff.com20 May 2019

Galatasaray win 22nd Turkish title after beating closest rival

Jaspal Rana equals world record

Jaspal Rana equals world record

Rediff.com8 Dec 2006

Jaspal Rana equalled the world record in the men's 25m centre fire pistol event by aggregating 590 points at the 15th Asian Games.

Volkswagen cars meet Indian emission norms

Volkswagen cars meet Indian emission norms

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

As India is progressing towards Bharat Stage IV (BSIV) emission norms, most cars still run under BSIII standard.

She is talented, young and India's new shooting sensation

She is talented, young and India's new shooting sensation

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

Manu Baker won two gold medals in as many days on a World Cup debut

Indian-origin Michelin-star chef sacked over anti-Islam tweet

Indian-origin Michelin-star chef sacked over anti-Islam tweet

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

Atul Kochhar caused a furore after taking a dig at Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra over an episode in American television series Quantico that purportedly portrayed Hindu nationalists as terrorists.

PIX: Bayern thumped at home; Dortmund top Bundesliga

PIX: Bayern thumped at home; Dortmund top Bundesliga

Rediff.com7 Oct 2018

Borussia Dortmund stayed top of the Bundesliga by beating Augsburg 4-3, while titleholders Bayern Munich were thumped 3-0 at home by Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Will hold tricolour and J-K flag together: Mehbooba

Will hold tricolour and J-K flag together: Mehbooba

Rediff.com9 Nov 2020

"We are the people, especially in the Kashmir Valley, who upheld the tricolour high over the years at the cost of thousands of our workers who were martyred," Mufti told reporters in Jammu at the end of her five-day visit to Jammu -- her first after release from over one-year-long detention under the Pubic Safety Act (PSA).

Timeline: When cricket was held hostage by terrorism

Timeline: When cricket was held hostage by terrorism

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

Cricket teams have previously abandoned tours amid outbreaks of violence.

Markets are sending clear message

Markets are sending clear message

Rediff.com24 Dec 2020

The broadening of the market rally sends the signal that growth will be broad-based, observes Akash Prakash.

Kohli needs to respect the opposition: Prasanna

Kohli needs to respect the opposition: Prasanna

Rediff.com31 Mar 2015

Virat Kohli is expected to captain India in all formats at some point but before that happens, the star batsmen must start taking more responsibility towards his team, former India spin great Erapalli Prasanna said.

Adani bets big on renewable energy

Adani bets big on renewable energy

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

Eyeing to become India's largest player in 2020 Adani Group plans to invest 70 per cent of its capital expenditure in clean energy and energy efficient systems.

'India is not producing sufficient good quality jobs'

'India is not producing sufficient good quality jobs'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

'The jobs that are being created now are the delivery boy jobs which are of extremely poor quality, or contractual jobs where you hire a person on a per piece basis.'

Chicago gurdwara locked down over safety violation

Chicago gurdwara locked down over safety violation

Rediff.com12 Dec 2011

Gurjot Parkash Sahib gurdwara, located in the suburb of Island Lake, was locked down by police on December 8 because of certain safety violations that had put public safety in jeopardy.

Australia to have behaviour 'charter' in wake of ball-tampering

Australia to have behaviour 'charter' in wake of ball-tampering

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

Cricket Australia will draw up a 'charter' governing player behaviour in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal that has rocked the nation over the last fortnight, chairman David Peever said on Friday.

India's 13 biggest cos saw 121 deaths due to accidents

India's 13 biggest cos saw 121 deaths due to accidents

Rediff.com1 May 2019

The 13 firms under consideration had nearly a million employees as of March 2018, including contractual and temporary workforce.

If you fail democracy fails, NSA Doval tells young police officers

If you fail democracy fails, NSA Doval tells young police officers

Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

NSA Ajit Doval on Thursday told young police officers heading the district force to be "credible and fair" and warned them that if they fail, democracy would also fail. During his lecture, organised by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) under the Union home ministry, Doval laid special emphasis on police and policing and asked the new officers to ensure that the man in 'khaki' is seen as fair by a common person. The comments from the National Security Advisor (NSA) assume significance in the wake of the recent riots in Northeast Delhi where the role and effectiveness of the police in controlling the violence have been questioned.

Tejas LCA sprints towards IAF's frontline squadron

Tejas LCA sprints towards IAF's frontline squadron

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

The Tejas has flown an unprecedented 450 test flights this year towards a splashy ceremony in Bangalore scheduled for December 20, where Defence Minister AK Antony will preside over its induction into the Indian Air Force, says Ajai Shukla.

Do you have Aadhaar helpline number in your phone contact list?

Do you have Aadhaar helpline number in your phone contact list?

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

French hacker Elliot Alderson had earlier pointed out UIDAI helpline (1800-300-1947) could just be "the tip of the iceberg", hinting there could be additional data or trackers on Indian phone manufacturers' devices.

Non-compliance of procedure led to Chaibasa jail break, police admits

Non-compliance of procedure led to Chaibasa jail break, police admits

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

Non-compliance of standard operating procedure by prison guards was a major reason that allowed undertrial prisoners including seven naxalites to escape from Chaibasa divisional jail in West Singhbhum district on Tuesday, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.

Vijay Kumar strikes gold at Asian shooting

Vijay Kumar strikes gold at Asian shooting

Rediff.com20 Jan 2012

Vijay Kumar earned India's a fifth gold medal at the Asian Shooting Championships when he finished on top in the Standard Pistol event in Doha on Friday. However, there was no Olympic Quota place for the country from the event, as it does not feature in the quadrennial extravaganza.