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Christmas Recipe: How to make a Yule Log

Christmas Recipe: How to make a Yule Log

Rediff.com23 Dec 2020

Chef Merajuddin Ansari shares his recipe.

The young women at the forefront of the covid war

The young women at the forefront of the covid war

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

'Florence Nightingale made her mark serving wounded soldiers in a war.' 'This is our time to serve in another health crisis.'

Trinamool MP asked to leave RS over Agusta issue

Trinamool MP asked to leave RS over Agusta issue

Rediff.com2 May 2016

Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Roy wanted to know who has taken bribe in the deal to buy 12 VVIP helicopters.

Jailed MLA not to contest against Modi to avoid division of votes

Jailed MLA not to contest against Modi to avoid division of votes

Rediff.com10 Apr 2014

Jailed MLA of Quami Ekta Dal Mukhtar Ansari will withdraw his candidature from Varanasi against BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, "to strengthen secular forces and avoid division of votes".

Bihar doctors die of COVID, govt looks away

Bihar doctors die of COVID, govt looks away

Rediff.com19 May 2021

116 doctors treating COVID patients in Bihar have succumbed to the disease. The family of only one doctor has received compensation.

From finding love, to being taken by spies: Case of missing Indian in Pakistan

From finding love, to being taken by spies: Case of missing Indian in Pakistan

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

An Indian national, who went missing in Pakistan's restive northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in 2012, was taken away by intelligence agencies from a police station before his disappearance, police has said.

Another Patna blasts suspect detained from Bihar's East Champaran

Another Patna blasts suspect detained from Bihar's East Champaran

Rediff.com30 Oct 2013

A serial blast suspect Arshad Ahmad has been picked up for questioning from a village in Bihar's East Champaran district, police said on Wednesday.

37 years later, children of Bhopal still bear scars of gas tragedy

37 years later, children of Bhopal still bear scars of gas tragedy

Rediff.com3 Dec 2021

Thirty-seven years and some three generations later, the darkness of that night when 40 tonnes of lethal methyl isocyanate leaked out of the Union Carbide plant hangs like an impenetrable cloud over the lives of untold thousands, including children as young as three whose parents were exposed to the toxin when they themselves were children.

2006 Mumbai train blasts case: Court likely to give verdict on Fri

2006 Mumbai train blasts case: Court likely to give verdict on Fri

Rediff.com10 Sep 2015

Nine years after seven RDX bombs kept in Mumbai suburban trains exploded killing 188 people, a Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court is likely to pronounce its verdict on Friday.

7/11 Mumbai train blasts: What role did the convicts play?

7/11 Mumbai train blasts: What role did the convicts play?

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

On Wednesday, the special MCOCA court in Mumbai awarded death sentences to Kamal Ahamed Ansari, 37, Mohd Faisal Shaikh, 36, Ehtesham Siddiqui, 30, Naveed Hussain Khan, 30 and Asif Khan, 38, for the role they played in the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts, which claimed the lives of 188 people.

HC directs videography of autopsies of people killed in Delhi riots

HC directs videography of autopsies of people killed in Delhi riots

Rediff.com6 Mar 2020

A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and I S Mehta directed the authorities to preserve the DNA samples of all the bodies and not to dispose of any unidentified body till Wednesday, the next date of hearing.

'Bhagwat's Hindu nation comment made in social context'

'Bhagwat's Hindu nation comment made in social context'

Rediff.com24 Aug 2014

Bharatiya Janata Party Minority Morcha on Sunday said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat's 'Hindu nation' comments were made in the social context and not a religious one.

Karnataka: Top JD-S leader joins Congress

Karnataka: Top JD-S leader joins Congress

Rediff.com13 Jul 2010

The Congress in Karnataka got a shot in the arm with former state minister and JD-S leader Iqbal Ansari joining the party on Tuesday.

10 Things Yogi told The Hindu

10 Things Yogi told The Hindu

Rediff.com4 Aug 2021

'You cannot hide data of deaths'

Gangster Munna Bajrangi shot dead in UP jail

Gangster Munna Bajrangi shot dead in UP jail

Rediff.com9 Jul 2018

Terming the incident as serious, UP CM Yogi Adityanath has ordered a probe.

Turbulence strikes Varanasi's Muslims

Turbulence strikes Varanasi's Muslims

Rediff.com4 Apr 2014

"Our only solace is that Modi will win Varanasi, but there will be a by-election here. Modi will not be able to cobble 272 seats to become prime minister so he will remain the chief minister of Gujarat. He will resign from Varanasi and then we will ensure Kerjiwal's handsome win." Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt reports on how Varanasi's 300,000 Muslim voters are strategising their vote.

'There can be no divorce, just because someone utters talaq, talaq, talaq'

'There can be no divorce, just because someone utters talaq, talaq, talaq'

Rediff.com9 Apr 2017

Vice President Hamid Ansari's wife Salma Ansari has said that uttering 'talaq' thrice does not amount to divorce and asked Muslim women to read the Quran thoroughly instead of relying on clerics.

Why Shabana Azmi's latest film is a must-watch!

Why Shabana Azmi's latest film is a must-watch!

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

'It is very important for actors to do films that open up dark spaces in our society,' she says.

Sitharaman, Javadekar take oath in Rajya Sabha

Sitharaman, Javadekar take oath in Rajya Sabha

Rediff.com7 Jul 2014

Union ministers Prakash Javedkar and Nirmla Sitharaman and senior Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav and Nationalist Congress Party's Praful Patel on Monday took oath as members of Rajya Sabha.

Paris Fashion Week: Priyanka, Sonam get a front row view

Paris Fashion Week: Priyanka, Sonam get a front row view

Rediff.com5 Jul 2017

Take a look at the Indians who were in attendance at the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week.

Love Jihad must be declared ultra vires in 2021

Love Jihad must be declared ultra vires in 2021

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

The most strident criticism of UP's anti-conversion ordinance has come from the judiciary with several retired Supreme Court and high court judges having described it as being violative of Article 14 (Right to Equality), 15 (Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion), 21 (Right to Life) and 25 (Freedom of conscience) of the Constitution, points out Rashme Sehgal.

'I won't go back, I will stay in my village to survive'

'I won't go back, I will stay in my village to survive'

Rediff.com22 May 2020

'Unlike Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu, there is no opportunity for workers to earn a livelihood in Bihar.'

Modi barely escaped SIMI-IM attack in Patna

Modi barely escaped SIMI-IM attack in Patna

Rediff.com25 Apr 2014

Flawed execution by SIMI operatives resulted in many bombs, including the one under Narendra Modi's stage during his Hunkar rally in Patna in October 2013, not going off

Shift Ramgopal to back benches: Mulayam to RS chairman

Shift Ramgopal to back benches: Mulayam to RS chairman

Rediff.com9 Jan 2017

Mulayam Singh Yadav wrote to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari informing him about the expulsion of Ramgopal Yadav.

BJP MP to foot legal expenses of Jharkhand lynching accused

BJP MP to foot legal expenses of Jharkhand lynching accused

Rediff.com15 Jun 2018

Dubey alleged that the tribals were arrested in connection with the June 13 incident due to pressure from the Congress and demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe in the case.

Prez, PM attend prayer meet for Gandhi death anniversary

Prez, PM attend prayer meet for Gandhi death anniversary

Rediff.com30 Jan 2015

Inter-faith prayer meeting held on Friday at Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi.

India, Brunei ink 3 agreements; endorse code of conduct on SCS

India, Brunei ink 3 agreements; endorse code of conduct on SCS

Rediff.com3 Feb 2016

India and Brunei on Tuesday emphasised the need for a peaceful solution to the South China Sea issue through discussions as Vice President Hamid Ansari held wide-ranging talks with the top leadership here, with the two sides signing three agreements including on defence.

India's great leap forward in Peru

India's great leap forward in Peru

Rediff.com1 Nov 2013

Vice President Hamid Ansari's visit is billed as a game-changer for India's relationship with mineral-rich Peru, Latin America's fastest growing economy. Nikhil Lakshman reports from Lima.

Fidel 'frail', but still the revolutionary of old

Fidel 'frail', but still the revolutionary of old

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

Vice President Hamid Ansari discovers the iconic Fidel Castro in fine form during a rare 65-minute encounter. Nikhil Lakshman reports from Havana

Opposition protests NOTA option for Rajya Sabha elections

Opposition protests NOTA option for Rajya Sabha elections

Rediff.com1 Aug 2017

Angry members of the Congress and other opposition parties forced adjournments of the proceedings as they questioned the NOTA provision for these elections.

India's great leap forward in Peru

India's great leap forward in Peru

Rediff.com29 Oct 2013

Vice President Hamid Ansari's visit is billed as a game-changer for India's relationship with mineral-rich Peru, Latin America's fastest growing economy. Nikhil Lakshman reports from Lima.

8 killed, 44 injured in suicide attack on church in Pak

8 killed, 44 injured in suicide attack on church in Pak

Rediff.com17 Dec 2017

The Bethel Memorial Church has been the target of a terrorist attack in the past.

Tried to protect Constitution, not just in letter but in spirit as well: Prez

Tried to protect Constitution, not just in letter but in spirit as well: Prez

Rediff.com23 Jul 2017

Members of Parliament on Sunday bid adieu to outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee.

Gandhi Peace Prize conferred upon ISRO by President Mukherjee

Gandhi Peace Prize conferred upon ISRO by President Mukherjee

Rediff.com10 Sep 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday gave away Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 to ISRO in recognition of its services in transforming India through the use of space technology.

Bollywood's bouncers struggle to survive

Bollywood's bouncers struggle to survive

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Not directly connected to the stars, who have their own security, they are part of the unregulated work force that keeps the engines running smoothly in the showbiz industry.

Congress's 'secular' game in Varanasi

Congress's 'secular' game in Varanasi

Rediff.com10 Apr 2014

Was Ajay Rai put up just to hobble Kejriwal in Varanasi?

India struggles to meet milk demand

India struggles to meet milk demand

Rediff.com26 Apr 2011

Per capita availability of milk in India is lower than the world average.

Yogi's Hindu Yuva Vahini leader booked for derogatory FB post

Yogi's Hindu Yuva Vahini leader booked for derogatory FB post

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

The offensive post has been removed from Pandit's Facebook wall.

Oldest litigant in Ayodhya dispute gives up hope

Oldest litigant in Ayodhya dispute gives up hope

Rediff.com13 Feb 2011

Ninety-year-old Ansari, who initiated moves for a final settlement on the vexed issue through negotiations, was compelled to take the decision following much opposition from various interested parties.

Ranji Roundup: UP thrash Saurashtra; Pujara flops; Delhi miss bonus points

Ranji Roundup: UP thrash Saurashtra; Pujara flops; Delhi miss bonus points

Rediff.com28 Dec 2019

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Saturday.