News for 'Visakhapatnam'

Oil tanker arrives in Vizag after Iran release

Oil tanker arrives in Vizag after Iran release

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

Shipping Corporation of India's oil tanker, MT Desh Shanti, which was detained in Iran for 26 days, arrived at Visakhapatnam port in the early hours on Wednesday, sources said.

IOC threatens to cut fuel supply to Air India

IOC threatens to cut fuel supply to Air India

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

The disinvestment-bound carrier, which is incurring Rs 15 crore loss per day, has huge dues towards oil companies and Airports Authority of India, among others.

Numbers game: No stopping Ashwin, Kohli

Numbers game: No stopping Ashwin, Kohli

Rediff.com23 Nov 2016

Virat's 248 runs in the second Test, the highest by an Indian captain against England. Ashwin, only the second Indian bowler to take 50 wickets in consecutive years. Rajneesh Gupta looks at the numbers from the Vizag Test.

PHOTOS: Team India sweat it out in the nets before 5th ODI

PHOTOS: Team India sweat it out in the nets before 5th ODI

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

Scroll down for images from the training session held on Wednesday.

Shaili Singh credits her success to her mother

Shaili Singh credits her success to her mother

Rediff.com25 Aug 2021

Shaili Singh's progress as an athlete has a lot to do with her coach Robert Bobby George but it was her "strong and determined" mother, who helped her daughter take first big leap when she sent her to Bengaluru for training, much against the 'advice' of well-wishers.

Preview: India, Australia look to put final touches before World Cup

Preview: India, Australia look to put final touches before World Cup

Rediff.com23 Feb 2019

For Kohli, who led India to their first Test series victory in Australia but skipped the second half of the New Zealand tour, the series will be the last chance to identify the batsman to fill a middle order spot in an otherwise settled side.

Kohli breaks Miandad's 26-year-old record of most ODI runs against Windies

Kohli breaks Miandad's 26-year-old record of most ODI runs against Windies

Rediff.com11 Aug 2019

Kohli broke the record of Pakistan's Javed Miandad and became the leading run-scorer against West Indies in ODIs.

Taxman to go after hospitals fleecing Covid patients

Taxman to go after hospitals fleecing Covid patients

Rediff.com19 May 2021

The finance ministry has asked the tax department to impose hefty penalties on those hospitals found with unaccounted cash, and such entities could be booked under anti-money laundering laws and prosecuted, reports Shrimi Choudhary.

MSD@40: Dhoni's Awesome Journey

MSD@40: Dhoni's Awesome Journey

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

As the legend turns 40, we take a look at his journey in cricket and life.

CBI books 5 Lt Col-ranked officers in Army recruitment scam

CBI books 5 Lt Col-ranked officers in Army recruitment scam

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

The agency has booked 23 Army personnel and civilians, including relatives of officers, for allegedly demanding bribe and facilitating bribery, they said.

Teams arrive in Bhubaneswar for ODI series decider

Teams arrive in Bhubaneswar for ODI series decider

Rediff.com19 Dec 2019

The players along with the management staff were taken to a fortified hotel in the state capital amidst tight security by platoons of armed police force.

AP CM assures land for Sindhu to set up academy

AP CM assures land for Sindhu to set up academy

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Friday promised to allot five acres of land in the port city of Visakhapatnam to ace shuttler P V Sindhu for setting up a badminton academy for girls.

Road ahead for 'mock meat' is long but holds promise

Road ahead for 'mock meat' is long but holds promise

Rediff.com30 Jan 2022

India's plant-based meat market is estimated at $30-40 million, largely driven by consumer packaged food. The market size in India is likely to touch $500 million in three years.

Kohli breaks Tendulkar's record; fastest to 10000 runs in ODIs!

Kohli breaks Tendulkar's record; fastest to 10000 runs in ODIs!

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

Virat Kohli, who needed 81 runs coming into the match, brought up the landmark in his 205th innings as compared to Tendulkar, who took 259 innings to reach the landmark.

Harbhajan takes a dig at SA via Jonty

Harbhajan takes a dig at SA via Jonty

Rediff.com17 Oct 2019

On Wednesday, former South Africa batsman Jonty Rhodes shared a picture on Instagram in which he sported South Africa's jersey and captioned the post as "Feels good to be back in the green and gold, even if it is only for a shoot at the iconic #mehboobstudio in Mumbai #stillflying.

Vizag Test: Rohit-Agarwal emulate Sehwag-Dravid

Vizag Test: Rohit-Agarwal emulate Sehwag-Dravid

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal on Thursday became only the third Indian opening pair to share a 300-run partnership in Test cricket.

Dhawan may debut; all eyes on Yuvraj

Dhawan may debut; all eyes on Yuvraj

Rediff.com19 Oct 2010

Following the absence of the regular openers, Shikhar Dhawan is likely to be handed his international debut in Wednesday's second ODI between India and Australia at Visakhapatnam, says Harish Kotian.

Jabalpur-Ajmer express train derails near Jaipur

Jabalpur-Ajmer express train derails near Jaipur

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

No passenger injured in the mishap but there were mild injuries to the driver, police said.

Proteas send message of intent for rest of India series

Proteas send message of intent for rest of India series

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

Dean Elgar and Quinton de Kock's showing represented an important turning point for South Africa's relatively inexperienced batting line-up as they head into an important summer that also includes a home Test series against England.

PHOTOS: Ashwin puts India on top after Elgar, de Kock hundreds

PHOTOS: Ashwin puts India on top after Elgar, de Kock hundreds

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

Dean Elgar and Quinton de Kock struck commanding hundreds to author South Africa's spectacular fightback before Ravichandran Ashwin wrested back India's control with a five-wicket haul on the third day of the opening Test.

Kohli wants India to step out of comfort zone ahead of World T20

Kohli wants India to step out of comfort zone ahead of World T20

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

India failed to capitalise on an aggressive start and ended with a below-par 134 for 9.

Opportunity for Kohli to improve Barabati record in series decider

Opportunity for Kohli to improve Barabati record in series decider

Rediff.com21 Dec 2019

In an optional net session, Kohli batted for a significant time, going for aerial as well as ground strokes.

Defence ministry report ignores Ladakh stand-off

Defence ministry report ignores Ladakh stand-off

Rediff.com14 Jan 2022

The ministry's year-end review is silent on the continued occupation by Chinese troops of territory that India has always claimed and patrolled.

Bhuvneshwar back in Indian Test squad, Gambhir dropped

Bhuvneshwar back in Indian Test squad, Gambhir dropped

Rediff.com22 Nov 2016

Opening batsman Gautam Gambhir was dropped while India's medium pacer Bhuvaneswar was recalled to the 16-man squad for the next three Tests against England.

PHOTOS: Raging inferno envelops bio-diesel unit at Vizag

PHOTOS: Raging inferno envelops bio-diesel unit at Vizag

Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

The fire broke out around 12 am at Biomax Fuels Limited, a bio-diesel manufacturing unit in the Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone, Duvvada area.

Shreyas Iyer: Flamboyant, matured, responsible

Shreyas Iyer: Flamboyant, matured, responsible

Rediff.com21 Dec 2019

Shreyas Iyer showed his worth with half centuries in the first two One-day Internationals against the West Indies.

Rain prevents play on Day 1 of India-NZ 'A' teams' match

Rain prevents play on Day 1 of India-NZ 'A' teams' match

Rediff.com28 Aug 2013

The first day of the three-day match between India 'A' and New Zealand 'A' at the Port Stadium in Visakhapatnam was called off due to heavy rain, on Wednesday.

Death toll in cyclone rises to 26 in AP

Death toll in cyclone rises to 26 in AP

Rediff.com15 Oct 2014

The death toll in the devastating cyclone Hudhud rose to 26 on Wednesday with the report of one more death in the cyclone-hit Andhra Pradesh while over 1.35 lakh people are rehabilitated in the relief camps set up by the state government.

India test-fires SMART torpedo to target submarines

India test-fires SMART torpedo to target submarines

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

India on Monday successfully flight-tested its indigenously developed SMART torpedo system, which DRDO said will be a "game changer" in anti-submarine warfare, marking yet another milestone in strengthening the country's maritime strategic capabilities, defence sources said.

Check out Dhoni's TOP five knocks for India

Check out Dhoni's TOP five knocks for India

Rediff.com17 Aug 2020

A look at Mahendra Singh Dhoni's top five knocks in international cricket.

Highest salary offered to IIM-Amritsar graduate is Rs 54 lakh

Highest salary offered to IIM-Amritsar graduate is Rs 54 lakh

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

Seven students were made international offers.

Sachin 10,000 ODI runs/259 innings. Virat 10,000/205!

Sachin 10,000 ODI runs/259 innings. Virat 10,000/205!

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

His first 5,000 runs came in 114 innings. His second 5,000 runs came in 91 innings. Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers on an amazing feat.

Over 2 lakh evacuated as 'Hudhud' set to hit AP, Odisha coasts

Over 2 lakh evacuated as 'Hudhud' set to hit AP, Odisha coasts

Rediff.com11 Oct 2014

Over 2 lakh people living in and around the vulnerable coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have been evacuated with Cyclone 'Hudhud' set to hit the two states no Sunday with winds gusting up to 195 kmph.

GCA terminates tainted cricketer Gautam's contract

GCA terminates tainted cricketer Gautam's contract

Rediff.com7 Nov 2019

Gautam, a former Karnataka wicketkeeper-batsman, was earlier on Thursday arrested by the Bengaluru Central Crime Branch along with Abrar Kazi for allegedly accepting money to spot-fix in the scandal-ridden Karnataka Premier League (KPL).

Navy's action-packed prep ahead of fleet review

Navy's action-packed prep ahead of fleet review

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

Visakhapatnam is buzzing with excitement as residents have been thronging every available vantage point, parks and footpaths to witness the ongoing rehearsals for the international fleet review.

Hudhud will take 'very severe' turn in next 12hrs: IMD

Hudhud will take 'very severe' turn in next 12hrs: IMD

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Cyclonic storm Hudhud will turn take a 'very severe' turn in the next 12 hours, bringing with itself very heavy rainfall and gusty winds as it inches closer to the coast, the MeT department has said.

'Tired of answering questions on Rishabh Pant'

'Tired of answering questions on Rishabh Pant'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2020

Batting coach Vikram Rathour is not amused any more to answer questions on Rishabh Pant

Numbers Game: High-flying India continue record-breaking run

Numbers Game: High-flying India continue record-breaking run

Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

India's winning streak of eight successive bilateral series is a new record for the Men in Blue.

Hudhud fallout: 9 more death cases; Vizag on road to normalcy

Hudhud fallout: 9 more death cases; Vizag on road to normalcy

Rediff.com15 Oct 2014

District authorities on Wednesday reported nine more death cases in the wake of the devastation caused by cyclone Hudhud even as the worst-hit Visakhapatnam city was limping back to normalcy with adequate supplies of essential commodities.

Naval computer network hacked, no system compromised: Govt

Naval computer network hacked, no system compromised: Govt

Rediff.com22 Aug 2012

The computer network of Visakhapatnam-based Eastern Naval Command was attacked by hackers in November last year, but none of the systems there was found to have been compromised, the government told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.