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Foreign media on Mars mission: A technological leap

Foreign media on Mars mission: A technological leap

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

India's successful launch of its Mars mission has been described by the mainstream American media as "technological leap" and "a symbolic coup" against China in this field.

'BSP Is Not Somebody's Private Property'

'BSP Is Not Somebody's Private Property'

Rediff.com1 Jul 2024

'Mayawatiji no more controls the bahujan vote in UP.' 'In this election more than 40 per cent of the BSP's core voters blessed the SP without the SP even asking for it.'

Meet Sub-Lt Anamika, Navy's first woman helicopter pilot

Meet Sub-Lt Anamika, Navy's first woman helicopter pilot

Rediff.com8 Jun 2024

In another feat, Lt Jamyang Tsewang, the first commissioned naval officer from Ladakh, also successfully graduated as a qualified helicopter pilot, according to the Indian Navy.

Lt Gen Manoj Pande named as next Army chief, first from Corps of Engineers

Lt Gen Manoj Pande named as next Army chief, first from Corps of Engineers

Rediff.com18 Apr 2022

The central government on Monday appointed Army Vice Chief Lieutenant General Manoj Pande as the next chief of Indian Army.

India's first woman permanent representative to UN assumes charge

India's first woman permanent representative to UN assumes charge

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

A 1987-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, Kamboj was previously Ambassador of India to Bhutan and was in June appointed India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, succeeding Ambassador T S Tirumurti.

Pakistan rakes Kashmir at UNGA, India hits back

Pakistan rakes Kashmir at UNGA, India hits back

Rediff.com18 Nov 2022

The General Assembly held a plenary meeting on Thursday on the issue of UN Security Council reforms during which Pakistan yet again raked up the issue of Jammu and Kashmir.

Israel sends new Ambassador to India

Israel sends new Ambassador to India

Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

The Israeli government on Sunday approved the appointment of Reuven Azar as the new Ambassador to India.

'Mission Shakti' cleared 2 yrs ago: DRDO chief

'Mission Shakti' cleared 2 yrs ago: DRDO chief

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

He said the country now possesses the capability to strike satellites in outer space with centimetre-level accuracy and precision.

Sudan situation highly volatile; focussing on evacuation: Foreign secy

Sudan situation highly volatile; focussing on evacuation: Foreign secy

Rediff.com27 Apr 2023

Briefing reporters on the ongoing evacuation mission 'Operation Kaveri', Kwatra said approximately 1,700 to 2,000 Indian nationals were moved out of the conflict zones and they included the citizens already evacuated out of Sudan as well as those who are on their way to Port Sudan from capital city Khartoum.

Children gather in schools to witness moon landing

Children gather in schools to witness moon landing

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

An entire nation waited, praying and hoping fervently, as the countdown to touch down on the moon wound to a slow close on Wednesday with many thousands gathering in schools, places of worship and elsewhere and scientists doing last minute checks to ensure Chandrayaan-3 makes a soft landing on the lunar south pole.

India, US special forces hold mega exercise in HP, focus on anti-terror ops

India, US special forces hold mega exercise in HP, focus on anti-terror ops

Rediff.com28 Aug 2022

The Indian Army said the exercise Vajra Prahar was "significant" in terms of security challenges faced by both nations in the backdrop of the current global situation.

'Modi will win with largest majority ever recorded'

'Modi will win with largest majority ever recorded'

Rediff.com25 May 2024

Ron Somers, founder and CEO of India First Group and the former President of leading business advocacy group US-India Business Council said that when Lok Sabha election results are declared on June 4, "I believe that Narendra Modi will win Parliament by the largest majority ever recorded in the country's history.

Modi promises 30 mn 'Lakhpati Didis', higher MSP

Modi promises 30 mn 'Lakhpati Didis', higher MSP

Rediff.com15 Apr 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday pledged to make 30 million 'Lakhpati Didis', up from the 10 million rural women who have already achieved the feat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released the BJP's manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The manifesto says the ruling party will continue the quarterly financial disbursements under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN) yojana.

Gazans flee after Israel warning, Indian woman among them

Gazans flee after Israel warning, Indian woman among them

Rediff.com14 Oct 2023

An Indian woman and her family living in Gaza have left her home and are waiting for safe passage near the coastal strip's southern border with Egypt after Israel ordered some 1.1 million Palestinians on Friday to evacuate northern Gaza and head to the southern part of the besieged territory.

Indian Army officer injured in fresh firing in South Sudan

Indian Army officer injured in fresh firing in South Sudan

Rediff.com30 May 2015

An Indian colonel was injured in fresh firing in the troubled Malakal region in South Sudan

NASA launches world's first mission to 'touch' the Sun

NASA launches world's first mission to 'touch' the Sun

Rediff.com12 Aug 2018

The mission's findings will help researchers improve their forecasts of space weather events, which have the potential to damage satellites and harm astronauts on orbit, disrupt radio communications and, at their most severe, overwhelm power grids, NASA said.

France grounds flight carrying 303 Indians on human trafficking suspicion

France grounds flight carrying 303 Indians on human trafficking suspicion

Rediff.com23 Dec 2023

The Indian embassy in France has reached and obtained consular access.

UN: 'Crimes against humanity' in China's Xinjiang

UN: 'Crimes against humanity' in China's Xinjiang

Rediff.com1 Sep 2022

The UN report stated that the allegations of sexual and gender-based violence, including of rape, "appear credible and would in themselves amount to acts of torture or other forms of ill-treatment."

Chandrayaan-3 is triumph of Indian innovation: Former NASA official

Chandrayaan-3 is triumph of Indian innovation: Former NASA official

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Official Mike Gold has said Chandrayaan-3's success is a triumph of Indian innovation, human capital and the capabilities that will take India even further.

Khobragade reassigned to UN mission, but will US approve her new visa?

Khobragade reassigned to UN mission, but will US approve her new visa?

Rediff.com19 Dec 2013

'Dr Khobragade is now a Counsellor without any specific work responsibility at the PMI. There is not going to be any work for her at the mission at least for now. This is an interim measure to help her so she can get diplomatic immunity and get over this situation.'

Iran abolishes 'morality police' in face of anti-hijab protests

Iran abolishes 'morality police' in face of anti-hijab protests

Rediff.com5 Dec 2022

Iran's Attorney General Mohammad Javad Montazeri said that the morality police 'was abolished by the same authorities who installed it', The New York Times reported.

Bypoll results see NDA inching closer to majority in Rajya Sabha

Bypoll results see NDA inching closer to majority in Rajya Sabha

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

Union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and George Kurian were elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha Tuesday along with senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi and former minister Upendra Kushwaha.

India stands united as a nation today

India stands united as a nation today

Rediff.com30 Sep 2016

'The government has sent a clear message to Pakistan: It is no longer business as usual.' 'The rules of the game have changed and a new game is at play,' says Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).

Value-add target in new PLI scheme for electronics manufacturing may double

Value-add target in new PLI scheme for electronics manufacturing may double

Rediff.com19 Jun 2024

In a move to deepen manufacturing in electronics in India, the Centre is targeting 35-40 per cent value-addition through the yet-to-be launched production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for electronics components, sources in the government

How Modi Has Been Cut To Size

How Modi Has Been Cut To Size

Rediff.com6 Sep 2024

In the event of the BJP's poor performance in the assembly polls this year and in early 2025, Modi's hold will get further weakened because he will no longer remain the invincible electoral persona tightly controlling the machine at his disposal, asserts Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.

'Desh Se Bada Kuch Bhi Nahi Hai'

'Desh Se Bada Kuch Bhi Nahi Hai'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

'He fulfilled his farz to his country,' a grieving mother says of Major Mustafa Bohara who was awarded the Shaurya Chakra, the nation's third-highest medal for gallantry in peacetime. 'He fulfilled his farz to his country,' said his proud mother of her soldier son.

On UN's 75th anniversary, Modi calls for reformed multilateralism

On UN's 75th anniversary, Modi calls for reformed multilateralism

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

As the UN marks 75 years of its existence, the 193-member UN General Assembly adopted a forward-looking political declaration that gave a clarion call for strengthening mechanism to combat terrorism, reformed multilateralism, inclusive development and better preparedness to deal with challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic.

'Chandrayaan data to be crucial for settlement on moon'

'Chandrayaan data to be crucial for settlement on moon'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

India's lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 holds immense potential for gathering critical data and will significantly contribute to the understanding of the Moon, a former top National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) official has said, describing India-United States space partnership further moving to the moon.

The Soldier Who Became A Legend

The Soldier Who Became A Legend

Rediff.com20 Jun 2024

On the 25th anniversary of the battle that made his war cry 'Dil Maange More' part of national lore, we republish that feature to salute Captain Batra's ultimate sacrifice for the nation.

Pannun 'Plot': 'US and India have bent backward...'

Pannun 'Plot': 'US and India have bent backward...'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

'...to prevent this episode from disrupting ongoing cooperation.' 'The discovery of this plot had the potential to derail much of what has been achieved in the relationship during this administration's tenure -- I don't think that fact has been sufficiently appreciated in India.'

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

The world needs to wake up to this new dimension of war at sea and be prepared to face the 'unknown enemy' who have the advantage of attacking at their choice of location and time, cautions Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).

How foreign media covered Chandrayaan-3 landing

How foreign media covered Chandrayaan-3 landing

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

From The New York Times to BBC and The Guardian to The Washington Post, the historic event in India's space programme on Wednesday made headlines across the globe.

TMC's national ambitions hit after debacle in Goa, Tripura

TMC's national ambitions hit after debacle in Goa, Tripura

Rediff.com14 Mar 2022

Having failed its litmus test, the Bengal's ruling party is back to square one, trying to draw up a fresh strategy ahead of the polls in Meghalaya and Tripura.

Vande Bharat Mission: Naval ship, flights bring over 1,000 Indians home

Vande Bharat Mission: Naval ship, flights bring over 1,000 Indians home

Rediff.com10 May 2020

Kerala top the list of state-wise break-up of repatriation requests with 25,246, followed by 6,617 from Tamil Nadu and 4,341 from Maharashtra. A total of 3,715 people from Uttar Pradesh requested for evacuation, 3,320 from Rajasthan, 2,796 from Telangana and, 2,786 from Karnataka.

Chandrayaan-3: Cong accuses PM of 'hogging limelight'

Chandrayaan-3: Cong accuses PM of 'hogging limelight'

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

'ISRO Chairman Dr. Somanath's leadership truly created history and we extend our hearty congratulations to him and his team,' Venugopal said on X, formerly Twitter.

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044. Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding - and it is this trifecta India needs to work on, systematically, asserts Prem Panicker.

An Indian mission to Venus?

An Indian mission to Venus?

Rediff.com19 Jul 2015

India, with its demonstrated capabilities of undertaking low cost high value inter-planetary travel, offers great opportunities for NASA to work with.

'UN mission in Kashmir can be terminated only by UNSC'

'UN mission in Kashmir can be terminated only by UNSC'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2013

As India and Pakistan clashed in the Security Council over relevance of the United Nations observer group at the Line of Control, a spokesperson for UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the force can be terminated only by a decision of the 15-nation body.

Modi Is Going Nowhere!

Modi Is Going Nowhere!

Rediff.com6 Jun 2024

He will be around for another crack at the elections, and a clear majority, predicts Saisuresh Sivaswamy.