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Shershah Will Never Be Forgotten

Shershah Will Never Be Forgotten

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

A bust of Captain Vikram Batra Param Vir Chakra was unveiled at the Palampur military station by his parents Mr G L Batra and Mrs Kamal Kanta Batra on Wednesday, January 19, 2022.

8 Tihar Jail staffers suspended over murder of gangster Tajpuriya

8 Tihar Jail staffers suspended over murder of gangster Tajpuriya

Rediff.com6 May 2023

A senior prisons department official said they conducted a departmental inquiry based on which eight staff members were suspended.

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.

Asian Para Games: India bag 17 medals, including 3 gold

Asian Para Games: India bag 17 medals, including 3 gold

Rediff.com24 Oct 2023

Prachi Yadav became the first Indian to win a para canoe gold in the Asian Para Games.

Bathinda army camp killings: No clue on attackers yet

Bathinda army camp killings: No clue on attackers yet

Rediff.com14 Apr 2023

The Army jawans were killed in their sleep in the firing which took place in their barracks early Wednesday morning.

Rohini court shootout accused killed in Tihar Jail

Rohini court shootout accused killed in Tihar Jail

Rediff.com2 May 2023

Jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuriya, an accused in the Rohini court shootout, was killed in a morning attack by rivals inside Tihar Jail, officials said on Tuesday.

Actor in Lord Shiva dance show dies on stage in Jammu

Actor in Lord Shiva dance show dies on stage in Jammu

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

A male artist performing the role of goddess Parvati in a Lord Shiva's dance opera died after he collapsed on stage in Jammu city outskirts, and the video of his last moments went viral on social media.

India players refused to play fifth Test vs England, says Ganguly

India players refused to play fifth Test vs England, says Ganguly

Rediff.com13 Sep 2021

Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly said their players refused to play the fifth and final Test against England due to COVID-19 concerns and denied that the upcoming IPL had played any part in the decision.

Canadian security officer meets Gujarat cops over deaths near US border

Canadian security officer meets Gujarat cops over deaths near US border

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

Three Gujarat-based "illegal immigration" agents, who facilitated the family's ill-fated journey, were later arrested.

With 74 Foreign Visits, Modi Is Most Travelled PM

With 74 Foreign Visits, Modi Is Most Travelled PM

Rediff.com8 Sep 2023

While Modi has spent fewer days abroad than his predecessor (270 days versus Dr Singh's 306), he has travelled more extensively and actively than any other Indian PM.

How the Narwals overcame grief to pursue Olympic dreams

How the Narwals overcame grief to pursue Olympic dreams

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

The 17-year-old Shiva finished a distant 14th after the qualification round and missed the eight-shooter individual finals.

WFI elections rescheduled! Here's why

WFI elections rescheduled! Here's why

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

The IOA ad-hoc panel on Wednesday rescheduled the WFI elections to July 11.

Muhammad Iqbal never believed in 'Sare Jahan Se Acha': DU VC

Muhammad Iqbal never believed in 'Sare Jahan Se Acha': DU VC

Rediff.com31 May 2023

Iqbal wrote songs supporting the 'Muslim League' and the 'Pakistan Movement'. He was the first to raise the idea of the partition of India and the establishment of Pakistan, the VS said.

MSCB case: Ajit Pawar's associates get assets at throwaway prices, says court

MSCB case: Ajit Pawar's associates get assets at throwaway prices, says court

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

The case pertains to an alleged scam in the Sahakari Sakhar Kharkhana (co-operative sugar factories) and Sahakari Soot Girnis.

When Munna Bhai Was In Jail

When Munna Bhai Was In Jail

Rediff.com1 Jan 2024

A day before the event, I learnt from an old Mumbai crime branch informant that a group of gangsters were planning to serve breakfast to the prisoners at Balgandharva Rangmandir prior to the show.

Another blow to Uddhav, Ramdas Kadam resigns as Sena leader

Another blow to Uddhav, Ramdas Kadam resigns as Sena leader

Rediff.com18 Jul 2022

He was not given any ministerial post when the Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi was in power (from November 2019 to June 2022) and was apparently sulking.

Rajasthan bandh called over Karni Sena chief's murder; guv dials Shah

Rajasthan bandh called over Karni Sena chief's murder; guv dials Shah

Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

Gogamedi, the chief of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena, was shot dead in Jaipur on Tuesday by unidentified bike-borne criminals.

Eminent Citizens Write To Prez, CJI Against Newsclick

Eminent Citizens Write To Prez, CJI Against Newsclick

Rediff.com11 Aug 2023

Over 250 eminent citizens, including former judges and ambassadors, have written to the President and Chief Justice of India calling for strong action against online news portal NewsClick, which is alleged to have received dubious funds from American billionaire Neville Roy Singham to spread Chinese propaganda.

In non-cigarettes push, how ITC built more than 25 FMCG mother brands

In non-cigarettes push, how ITC built more than 25 FMCG mother brands

Rediff.com4 Jan 2024

A young couple sharing a laugh - in the living room over a Polish joke book, on the beach, in the rain - with the tagline, "Made for each other", hung from billboards at prominent street corners from the 1960s to the 1990s. It was a campaign for one of the largest selling cigarette brands in India, Wills (Navy Cut) from the ITC stable, that resonated with a generation of smokers and non-smokers alike till the curtains came down on tobacco advertising in 2004. As we prepare to welcome 2024, ITC has metamorphosed from a tobacco giant into a conglomerate straddling multiple large-sized businesses. In the mind space of Gen Z or millennials, the company represents a gamut of branded products - from frozen food (ITC Master Chef), noodles (YiPPee!), and cookies (Sunfeast) to snacks (Bingo!) and notebooks (Classmate), and so on and so forth.

Uddhav sacks senior Shiv Sena leaders for 'anti-party' activities

Uddhav sacks senior Shiv Sena leaders for 'anti-party' activities

Rediff.com18 Jul 2022

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday sacked senior leader Ramdas Kadam and former MP Anandrao Adsul for indulging in 'anti-party' activities.

Farewell, Generals

Farewell, Generals

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

General Manoj Mukund Naravane, chief of the army staff, bids farewell to some of the Indian Army's top generals.

100-feet Tricolour in Gulmarg, Kashmir

100-feet Tricolour in Gulmarg, Kashmir

Rediff.com11 Aug 2021

The Indian Army installed an 100-feet national flag in Gulmarg.

Video footage reveals how rivals murder gangster Tajpuriya inside Tihar jail

Video footage reveals how rivals murder gangster Tajpuriya inside Tihar jail

Rediff.com5 May 2023

The video, captured by a CCTV camera inside the high-security jail, showed the attackers descending from the first floor by clinging to bed sheets using them as a rope and then barging into Tajpuriya's cell on the ground floor to attack him.

The man behind these amazing songs

The man behind these amazing songs

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Yogesh, who worked across generations with everyone from Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna to Amol Palekar and Shah Rukh Khan, passed away on May 29.

Controversy erupts as DU replaces paper on Gandhi with Savarkar in BA syllabus

Controversy erupts as DU replaces paper on Gandhi with Savarkar in BA syllabus

Rediff.com27 May 2023

The paper on Mahatma Gandhi will now be taught in semester VII, they said, adding this would mean students opting for a three-year graduation course instead of a four-year programme will not study Gandhi.

India's players test negative, 5th Test to go ahead

India's players test negative, 5th Test to go ahead

Rediff.com9 Sep 2021

The fifth Test match between England and India, which starts in Manchester on Friday, is doubtful after Team India's support staff tested positive for COVID-19.

G20 Summit: Time For India To Raise Stature

G20 Summit: Time For India To Raise Stature

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

'The group commands 85 per cent of the global GDP, and if you are able to convey your point of view effectively to this group then you have reached more or less all the important players that matter.'

Paralympics: Kathuniya wins silver in men's discus throw F56 event

Paralympics: Kathuniya wins silver in men's discus throw F56 event

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

Discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya clinched a silver medal in the men's F56 event in the Tokyo Paralympics on Monday as athletics remained India's happy hunting ground at the Games.

'The nation stands proud of your inspirational achievements'

'The nation stands proud of your inspirational achievements'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu also congratulated the para athletes for bringing glory to the country.

Four more MLAs join Shiv Sena rebels' ranks in Guwahati

Four more MLAs join Shiv Sena rebels' ranks in Guwahati

Rediff.com22 Jun 2022

Another chartered plane with four MLAs from Maharashtra arrived in Guwahati on Wednesday to join the rebel Shiv Sena legislators who reached the city earlier in the day, sources said.

PM-led panel seeks wider panel of names for next AIIMS-Delhi chief: Sources

PM-led panel seeks wider panel of names for next AIIMS-Delhi chief: Sources

Rediff.com21 Jun 2022

The tenure of the incumbent AIIMS director, Dr Randeep Guleria, which was set to end on March 24, was extended by three months.

Scores of protesting Kashmiri Pandits detained in Jammu

Scores of protesting Kashmiri Pandits detained in Jammu

Rediff.com15 Feb 2023

Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits employed in the Valley under the Prime Minister's package moved to Jammu last May following the killing of two colleagues -- Rahul Bhat and Rajini Bala -- by terrorists.

Maha to probe alleged job fraud linked to Aaditya Thackeray's cousin

Maha to probe alleged job fraud linked to Aaditya Thackeray's cousin

Rediff.com30 Dec 2022

The move has come days after the state government announced to form a special investigation team to probe into the death of Disha Salian, the former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

Kashmiri Pandits protest killing, seek relocation outside Valley

Kashmiri Pandits protest killing, seek relocation outside Valley

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

Scores of protesting Kashmiri Pandit prime minister's package employees on Monday reiterated their demand for relocation outside the valley, saying their worst fears have come true with the latest killing of a community member in Pulwama.

4 reasons why Zomato is a great buy at the current levels

4 reasons why Zomato is a great buy at the current levels

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

Zomato has lost over 9 per cent thus far in calendar year 2023 (CY23) and has underperformed the S&P BSE Sensex that has slipped nearly 5.3 per cent during this period. Despite this underperformance, analysts at HSBC think that the stock can hit Rs 87 going ahead - up over 64 per cent from the current levels. The food delivery industry, wrote Yogesh Aggarwal and Abhishek Pathak of HSBC in a recent note, has slowed considerably in the last few months.

What Ashwin was up to during rain break

What Ashwin was up to during rain break

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

The spinner enjoyed a game of darts indoors with Physios Nitin Patel and Yogesh Parmar, and Video Analyst Hari Prasad Mohan.

Kashmiri Pandits protest killing of Krishan Bhat by terrorists

Kashmiri Pandits protest killing of Krishan Bhat by terrorists

Rediff.com15 Oct 2022

Puran Krishan Bhat was fired upon by terrorists near his residence in the Chowdhary Gund area of south Kashmir's Shopian district this afternoon, resulting in his death.

'Pawar shouldn't...': Baramati rallies behind 'saheb'

'Pawar shouldn't...': Baramati rallies behind 'saheb'

Rediff.com2 May 2023

'It is everyone's desire and demand that Pawar saheb remains the NCP chief'

Fight for justice proving an expensive affair for wrestlers

Fight for justice proving an expensive affair for wrestlers

Rediff.com28 Apr 2023

'We will buy coolers if the need arises. It's very hot out there. We had brought Rs two lakh cash with us but have already spent about 5-6 lakh rupees so far.'

Ranji Trophy: Belief carries comeback kid Jaiswal

Ranji Trophy: Belief carries comeback kid Jaiswal

Rediff.com22 Jun 2022

'Working (hard) every day is important, because then I'll become consistent. When I was dropped from playing XI in IPL, every day I was working with Zubin sir (Zubin Bharucha, director of cricket at RR) and training really well with support staff like Raj Muni and Yogesh. Zubin sir was keeping me motivated all the time.'