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Why You Should NOT Give Your Child Or Young Teen A Smartphone

Why You Should NOT Give Your Child Or Young Teen A Smartphone

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

Screen time expert Emily Cherkin discusses the risks you must consider.

Did you see... 'different version of SKY'?

Did you see... 'different version of SKY'?

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

Suryakumar Yadav and captain Hardik Pandya held their nerves to guide India to a hard-fought six-wicket victory over New Zealand

CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince ordered murder of Khashoggi: Report

CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince ordered murder of Khashoggi: Report

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

The CIA found that 15 Saudi agents flew on government planes to Istanbul and carried out the killing at the Saudi consulate, the report said, adding that it could complicate President Donald Trump's efforts to preserve US ties with one of the closest American allies in the region.

'US-India initiatives will face new scrutiny'

'US-India initiatives will face new scrutiny'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

'This incident offers ammunition to those inside the US government and elsewhere who question the wisdom of trusting India, so it will have a lasting consequence no matter how it is managed.'

Tax rules could force Bezos to play active role at WaPo

Tax rules could force Bezos to play active role at WaPo

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

Amazon chief has said he plans to focus on his day job but 10 hours a week at Post may be needed for tax benefit

US Ambassador to Pakistan to quit

US Ambassador to Pakistan to quit

Rediff.com8 May 2012

"Munter announced to his staff Monday morning that he was stepping down this summer after serving less than two years on the job," the Washington Post reported, saying that the word was that he wasn't a good fit with the Pakistani government.

Trump ignored 12 of CIA's warnings on COVID-19

Trump ignored 12 of CIA's warnings on COVID-19

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

Current and former US intelligence officials told The Washington Post that Trump, in the month of January and February, had repeatedly ignored warnings conveyed in issues of the US president's Daily Brief, a sensitive report that is produced before dawn each day and designed to call the president's attention to the most significant global developments and security threats.

US army suicide toll surpasses combat numbers

US army suicide toll surpasses combat numbers

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

Comparatively, 229 troops were killed in the combat in Afghanistan, Washington Post reported, saying that Pentagon was grappling with an issue which senior military commanders have said has reached epidemic proportions.

Trump, Biden teams gear up for legal battle in US Supreme Court

Trump, Biden teams gear up for legal battle in US Supreme Court

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

The race for the White House appears to be headed towards an uncharted territory with the Trump and Biden campaigns gearing up for a protracted legal battle in the US Supreme Court as the election results in some of the key battleground states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan still being counted.

Vivek Ramaswamy hints at joining Trump as his running mate

Vivek Ramaswamy hints at joining Trump as his running mate

Rediff.com26 Aug 2023

Rumours of a joint ticket between the two men in the 2024 race were fanned by the Trump campaign's praise for Ramaswamy after the first Republican primary debate on Wednesday, in which he emerged as a breakout star.

Karzai sacks his interior minister, security chief

Karzai sacks his interior minister, security chief

Rediff.com7 Jun 2010

Afghan President Hamid Karazai ousted his security minster as well as his interior minister in an unexpected decision on Sunday.

Columnist LITERALLY eats his words on Donald Trump

Columnist LITERALLY eats his words on Donald Trump

Rediff.com13 May 2016

An American journalist has kept his promise of literally eating his words if Donald Trump clinches the Republican presidential nomination as the scribe consumed a nine-course meal featuring newsprint from his column.

ISI chief meets CIA head Petraeus in US

ISI chief meets CIA head Petraeus in US

Rediff.com21 Sep 2011

As pressure mounted on Islamabad to move against the Haqqani network, accused by United States of carrying out a spate of attacks in Kabul, Inter-Services Intelligence chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha rushed to Washington to hold a quite meeting with the new Central Investigation Agency head Gen David Petraeus.

Clinton leads Trump in two new opinion polls

Clinton leads Trump in two new opinion polls

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

Hillary Clinton has surged ahead of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race, two new opinion polls showed on Monday, as the Democratic presumptive nominee capitalised on the controversial Republican leader's recent campaign missteps.

Why would one of the world's finest reporters join Starbucks?

Why would one of the world's finest reporters join Starbucks?

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

Rajiv Chandrasekaran wrote Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Baghdad's Green Zone, based on his days as the Washington Post's correspondent in Baghdad. It was made into a movie, starring Matt Damon.

Wait, your US visa could be coming from China!

Wait, your US visa could be coming from China!

Rediff.com31 Mar 2023

Due to the huge pile-up of visa applications, the US consular officers in the neighbouring country are now adjudicating Indian visa applications where interview requirements have been waived.

Hu's 4 points to peaceful co-existence with US

Hu's 4 points to peaceful co-existence with US

Rediff.com17 Jan 2011

In written responses to questions from The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal published on Monday, Chinese President Hu Jintao insisted that his country believes in the principle of peaceful co-existence, as he prepared to meet his counterpart Barack Obama at the White House next week.

Spy balloon raises tension between US, China; Beijing clarifies

Spy balloon raises tension between US, China; Beijing clarifies

Rediff.com3 Feb 2023

A suspected Chinese spy balloon, said to be the size of three buses, was spotted over the United States' airspace, the Pentagon has said, a development that has further strained the already tense bilateral ties as Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday abruptly postponed his key visit to Beijing.

Pak working on more 'destructive' nukes

Pak working on more 'destructive' nukes

Rediff.com29 May 2009

'Pakistan is likely supplementing or replacing its current uranium-based nuclear weapon arsenal with plutonium-based weapons which will be more destructive and deliverable,' said Institute for Science and International Security in response to a news article in Washington Post published on Pakistan's nuclear programme.

'Modi has gone further than any PM to strengthen ties with the US'

'Modi has gone further than any PM to strengthen ties with the US'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2022

'While the US-Pakistan relationship has been stabilised, it's still mired in uncertainty.'

Pak detains 5 for Times Square bombing: Report

Pak detains 5 for Times Square bombing: Report

Rediff.com22 May 2010

The Pakistan government has detained a co-owner of an upscale catering company in Islamabad and at least four others in connection with the botched Times Square bombing plot for which Pakistani-American terror suspect Faisal Shahzad has been arrested in the United States, a media report said in Washington on Saturday. The suspects, including Salman Ashraf of 'Hanif Rajput Catering Service', were taken into custody following the May 1 Times Square terror plot.

23 killed in arson attack at Mexico bar

23 killed in arson attack at Mexico bar

Rediff.com29 Aug 2019

The fire broke out at the El Caballo Blanco bar after being deliberately set by unknown assailants.

US reports first 'isolated' coronavirus case

US reports first 'isolated' coronavirus case

Rediff.com29 Feb 2020

Health officials in United States on Friday confirmed that a resident of Oregon has tested positive for coronavirus with no known history of travel to countries severely affected by the outbreak and no known contact with infected individuals.

Target: Eject Modi!

Target: Eject Modi!

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

The full-court press on India over Ukraine, the BBC 'documentary', the Oxfam report, the Hindenburg attack on Adani and obliquely on the Indian economy, and any number of other acts are signs that India is a target, warns Rajeev Srinivasan.

Obama's warning forced Pak to go after Taliban

Obama's warning forced Pak to go after Taliban

Rediff.com19 Feb 2010

A blunt warning sent by US President Barack Obama in November 2009, prompted Pakistan to go after the Afghan Taliban leadership, and is being cited as the turning point in the strategic relationship between the two countries.

New plagiarism charge against Fareed Zakaria

New plagiarism charge against Fareed Zakaria

Rediff.com15 Aug 2012

Indian-American journalist and author Fareed Zakaria, who has been suspended by CNN and Time magazine after he admitted to plagiarism, is now accused of publishing without attribution a passage from a 2005 book, a charge vehemently denied by him as "totally bogus".

COVID-19 vaccine will be available by year end, says Trump

COVID-19 vaccine will be available by year end, says Trump

Rediff.com4 May 2020

"I think we'll have a vaccine by the end of the year," Trump said at a Fox News virtual town hall. "We'll have a vaccine much sooner rather than later."

3rd gatecrasher at Obama dinner came in Indian bus

3rd gatecrasher at Obama dinner came in Indian bus

Rediff.com5 Jan 2010

"It appears at this point that the subject travelled from a local hotel, where the official Indian delegation was staying and arrived at the dinner with the group, which was under the responsibility of Department of State," the Secret Service said.

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