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Monsoon onset over Kerala likely on June 1: IMD

Monsoon onset over Kerala likely on June 1: IMD

Rediff.com28 May 2020

The IMD, in its onset date forecast on May 15, had said the monsoon is likely to hit the southern state on June 5, four days after its normal arrival.

The new revolution that is transforming America

The new revolution that is transforming America

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

The US is still a place for innovation and entrepreneurship, and it is good to see Indian Americans and immigrants contributing to this in a major way, says K V Seshasayee who visited the US after four years and found the gloom had dissipated.

After Kerala rain fury, focus shifts to cleaning houses, public places

After Kerala rain fury, focus shifts to cleaning houses, public places

Rediff.com22 Aug 2018

More than 3,000 squads under health and local self-government departments have started the process of cleaning houses and public places, official sources said.

Xi, Modi to vie for investments on rare simultaneous US visits

Xi, Modi to vie for investments on rare simultaneous US visits

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

Modi is scheduled to meet over 50 CEOs of Fortune 500 companies over dinner hosted in New York on September 24.

Bolt fires two goals in Mariners trial

Bolt fires two goals in Mariners trial

Rediff.com13 Oct 2018

The 32-year-old Jamaican, who is hoping to win a contract ahead of the Mariners' 2018-19 A-League campaign, was in the thick of the action as the Mariners recorded a 4-0 win over Macarthur South West United.

Who really blew up Pakistan terror boat?

Who really blew up Pakistan terror boat?

Rediff.com18 Feb 2015

Contradicting statements have been made about who really blew up the Pakistan terror boat

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.

Fani to make morning landfall; 11 lakh evacuated

Fani to make morning landfall; 11 lakh evacuated

Rediff.com2 May 2019

According to the SRC, the evacuation of eight lakh people is the largest-ever evacuation operation in the country.

Fishing boat sinks off Mumbai, 14 rescued, 3 still missing

Fishing boat sinks off Mumbai, 14 rescued, 3 still missing

Rediff.com18 Sep 2016

While 14 fishermen were rescued on Saturday, two Naval divers were deployed to locate the others.

Ukraine: India Refuses To Toe US Line

Ukraine: India Refuses To Toe US Line

Rediff.com16 Apr 2022

The Americans have expended a lot of diplomatic energy to coax India into toeing their line but India has refused to buckle under pressure. As Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said, India has not taken anyone's side but its own side, points out Virendra Kapoor.

Silicon Valley to honour Jaitley; discuss some contentious issues

Silicon Valley to honour Jaitley; discuss some contentious issues

Rediff.com13 Jun 2015

His 7-day long trip to the United States starts on June 17.

Cyclone 'Fani' intensifies, likely to hit Odisha on Friday

Cyclone 'Fani' intensifies, likely to hit Odisha on Friday

Rediff.com30 Apr 2019

Centre ordered release of Rs 1,086 crore to four states as advance financial assistance for undertaking preventive and relief measures to deal with the cyclone.

BJP leader: 'Jagan won't be spared'

BJP leader: 'Jagan won't be spared'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2019

'The BJP will take time to come to power in Andhra.'

PIX: Arsenal outclass Bournemouth; Kane sets record

PIX: Arsenal outclass Bournemouth; Kane sets record

Rediff.com21 Aug 2022

A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.

India must stop ignoring the Andamans

India must stop ignoring the Andamans

Rediff.com19 Dec 2017

'The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are an asset that any country aspiring to become a major power would give anything to own.' 'It is disappointing that India has not capitalised on this potential,' says Vice Admiral Premvir Das (retd).

PIX: Brentford thrash Manchester Utd; Champs City cruise

PIX: Brentford thrash Manchester Utd; Champs City cruise

Rediff.com14 Aug 2022

A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.

Over 3 lakh evacuated as Cyclone Titli inches closer to Odisha

Over 3 lakh evacuated as Cyclone Titli inches closer to Odisha

Rediff.com10 Oct 2018

The India Meteorological Department said rainfall would be accompanied by gale wind speed reaching 140 to 150 kmph and gusting to 165 kmph along and off Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts.

India's Submarine Dilemma

India's Submarine Dilemma

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

Hydrography (underwater geography) prevents the Indian Navy for opting for an all-conventional, or all-nuclear submarine fleet.

Rebalancing India-China, The Sri Lanka Way

Rebalancing India-China, The Sri Lanka Way

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

Colombo seems to be veering to the middle path between China and the US on global matters, but in regional matters of strategic security, it is increasingly identifying with India, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

Sensex hits 28K; Nifty ends at 52-week high on GST hopes

Sensex hits 28K; Nifty ends at 52-week high on GST hopes

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

Financial shares were among the top gainers with HDFC leading the gains.

EPL PIX: Chelsea profit as Man City lose; Liverpool held

EPL PIX: Chelsea profit as Man City lose; Liverpool held

Rediff.com31 Oct 2021

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.

Ask Ajit: 'Bought shares at peak; please advice'

Ask Ajit: 'Bought shares at peak; please advice'

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

Drugs worth Rs 600 crore recovered from Pakistani boat

Drugs worth Rs 600 crore recovered from Pakistani boat

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

The Indian Navy and the Coast Guard intercepted a boat off the Porbandar coast on Monday that came from Pakistan.

11 road trips you must take with your family

11 road trips you must take with your family

Rediff.com18 Aug 2019

These trips will fill you with wanderlust.

Rainfall deficiency hits 43%; monsoon progress likely in the next 2-3 days: IMD

Rainfall deficiency hits 43%; monsoon progress likely in the next 2-3 days: IMD

Rediff.com16 Jun 2019

By now, monsoon should have reached the central India, including parts of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, but it is yet to reach Maharashtra.

Disasters displaced 5mn in India, the highest in the world

Disasters displaced 5mn in India, the highest in the world

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

The displacements were a result of a combination of increasing hazard intensity, high population exposure and high levels of social and economic vulnerability, a report says.

Kaepernick ad spurs Nike boycott campaign

Kaepernick ad spurs Nike boycott campaign

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

Shares in the Beaverton, Oregon-based Nike Inc fell more than 2 percent after Kaepernick posted a black-and-white close-up of himself on Instagram on Monday featuring the Nike logo and "Just do it" slogan.

Cyclone Fani leaves 12 dead; PM to visit Odisha

Cyclone Fani leaves 12 dead; PM to visit Odisha

Rediff.com4 May 2019

The extremely severe cyclonic storm, which made landfall at Puri on Friday, unleashed copious rain and windstorm that gusted up to 200 kmph, blowing away thatched roofs of houses, swamped towns and villages, before weakening and entering West Bengal

Obama nominates Vince Chhabria to US District Court

Obama nominates Vince Chhabria to US District Court

Rediff.com26 Jul 2013

United States President Barack Obama created another historic moment for the Indian American community Thursday by nominating Vince Girdhari Chhabria, 43, to become a federal judge on the US District Court for the Northern District of California. If confirmed, Chhabria will be the first person of South Asian descent to ever serve as an Article III judge in California's history.

Will debris help find MH370?

Will debris help find MH370?

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

Was Flight MH370 diverted en route Beijing? What exactly caused the fatal crash? Even as Malaysia confirms that the wing part washed ashore Reunion Island was from the missing jet, crucial questions remain unanswered

Cyclone Nilofar: About 30,000 to be evacuated on Wednesday

Cyclone Nilofar: About 30,000 to be evacuated on Wednesday

Rediff.com29 Oct 2014

An estimated 30,000 people along coastal areas will be moved to safer places in Kutch district of Gujarat from Wednesday as the very severe cyclonic storm Nilofar hurtles towards the state and slams it by November 1 afternoon.

Over 17,000 people evacuated as Nilofar nears Gujarat

Over 17,000 people evacuated as Nilofar nears Gujarat

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

More than 17,000 people living near the coastal areas in Gujarat have been evacuated by authorities in view of the approaching tropical cyclone Nilofar which, however, has gradually weakened and is expected to hit the state merely as a "depression".

Ask Ajit: Stocks to BUY, HOLD, SELL

Ask Ajit: Stocks to BUY, HOLD, SELL

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

PIX: Man City on brink of title, Chelsea bolster top-4 hopes

PIX: Man City on brink of title, Chelsea bolster top-4 hopes

Rediff.com2 May 2021

Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.

Cyclone 'Kyarr' intensifies; causes heavy rain in K'taka, Goa

Cyclone 'Kyarr' intensifies; causes heavy rain in K'taka, Goa

Rediff.com26 Oct 2019

Isolated heavy rainfall is also very likely over north Konkan region during the same period, it said.

Cyclone Komen makes landfall in Bangladesh, heavy rains in Bengal, Odisha

Cyclone Komen makes landfall in Bangladesh, heavy rains in Bengal, Odisha

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

The storm has claimed 27 lives in Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Super cyclone 'Amphan' weakens, lakhs evacuated in WB, Odisha

Super cyclone 'Amphan' weakens, lakhs evacuated in WB, Odisha

Rediff.com19 May 2020

The weatherman said when 'Amphan' makes the landfall between West Bengal's Digha, some 180 km from Kolkata, and Hatiya island in Bangladesh on Wednesday afternoon or evening, it will pack sustained wind speed of 155 to 165 kmph, gusting at 185 kmph. The gale-force wind, blowing at a speed of 240 to 250 kmph and gusting to 275 kmph at one point, had lost intensity and was moving at a speed of 200 to 210 kmph, gusting to 230 kmph on Tuesday evening.

EPL: Leicester leave it late to salvage point

EPL: Leicester leave it late to salvage point

Rediff.com28 Oct 2018

Wilfred Ndidi netted a dramatic late equaliser on Saturday to help Leicester City secure a 1-1 draw with West Ham United, who played more than half the game with 10 men after Mark Noble was shown a straight red card.

'Make in India missing from Modi's solar energy push'

'Make in India missing from Modi's solar energy push'

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

If even a fraction of the 175 GW target is achieved, India's reliance on coal and oil would be reduced, says expert.

What Hurricane Irma left behind

What Hurricane Irma left behind

Rediff.com19 Sep 2017

Hurricane Irma hopscotched up Florida's west coast making two landfalls and driving a wall of water and winds that submerged Miami. Here are some of the most telling images from the ground from Irma's path.