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'Disgusting To See Bangladeshis Turning Backs On India'

'Disgusting To See Bangladeshis Turning Backs On India'

Rediff.com28 Feb 2025

'The present generation, either due to historical amnesia or political propaganda, has been fed a narrative that paints India as an adversary rather than an ally.'

Pak cricketers to visit terror-hit Army School in Peshawar

Pak cricketers to visit terror-hit Army School in Peshawar

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

Left dismayed by the terror strike in Peshawar which left 132 children dead, Pakistan's cricket team is planning to visit the attacked Army school and pay its tributes.

Pak SC grills Imran in 2014 Army School massacre case

Pak SC grills Imran in 2014 Army School massacre case

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

The apex court gave a month-long deadline to the government to determine the responsibility for security failure in the horrific attack in which 147 people, 132 of them children, were killed when Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants stormed the Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar.

Proud of my son, says martyred Army captain's father

Proud of my son, says martyred Army captain's father

Rediff.com16 Jul 2024

Father of martyred Army captain Brijesh Thapa on Tuesday said he was proud of his son who was killed in action while fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda.

NEET paper leak: 'There must be a retest'

NEET paper leak: 'There must be a retest'

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

'I do not think the scam is limited to 1,563 students. The number is too low to have caused such an inflation in the marks'

Army schooling for executives

Army schooling for executives

Rediff.com8 Jan 2007

The Army Institute of Management, Kolkata is gearing up to provide tailor-made courses to executives who have finished college a while ago but want to do additional courses to face the changing world scenario.

Ex-NITI Aayog employee dies in freak accident in London

Ex-NITI Aayog employee dies in freak accident in London

Rediff.com25 Mar 2024

Cheistha Kochhar, 33, was a Doctoral Candidate studying behavioural research since she moved to London from Gurugram, Haryana, last year.

Gujarat: Pak man who got Indian citizenship in 2005 held for spying

Gujarat: Pak man who got Indian citizenship in 2005 held for spying

Rediff.com20 Oct 2023

ATS has found that Labhshankar Maheshwari, a native of Pakistan who was granted Indian citizenship in 2005, had agreed to be part of the conspiracy to expedite the visa process for him, his wife and two other family members wanting to visit the neighbouring country to meet relatives.

The 7 Year Old With Down Syndrome Trekking To Everest

The 7 Year Old With Down Syndrome Trekking To Everest

Rediff.com26 Apr 2022

'The Mount Everest Base Camp is at a height of 5,364 metres and no child with Down Syndrome has trekked till there at such a young age; Avnish is only seven years old.'

Smriti Irani buys plot for home in Amethi, says no MP has lived there

Smriti Irani buys plot for home in Amethi, says no MP has lived there

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

Union minister Smriti Irani on Monday bought a plot of land in Amethi to build a house for herself and, in an apparent dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, said no member of Parliament from here ever made the constituency his house.

Pak army retaliates to Peshawar attack, kills 57 militants

Pak army retaliates to Peshawar attack, kills 57 militants

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

Pakistan army retaliated to the deadly Taliban attack at Peshawar school by killing 5 militants in massive airstrikes in the Khyber tribal region where the suicide bombers were reportedly trained.

Army seeks help from India Inc for Leh school

Army seeks help from India Inc for Leh school

Rediff.com12 Aug 2010

The Ladakh Scouts of the Army has sought financial assistance from India Inc for re-building the lone Army school in Leh which has been badly damaged by the cloudburst.The Army school, which caters to nearly 200 students, was hit by hundreds of boulders that rolled down the hill along with slush on the night of August 5. The classrooms are now filled with slush and boulders. The hostel too has been severely hit.

Taliban terrorist who shot Malala escapes Pak prison

Taliban terrorist who shot Malala escapes Pak prison

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

Ehsanullah Ehsan said that he will release a detailed statement later in which he will mention the agreement he made with the Pakistani security authorities.

Dronacharya awardee boxing coach O P Bhardwaj dies

Dronacharya awardee boxing coach O P Bhardwaj dies

Rediff.com21 May 2021

Tokyo-bound AFI medical commission chairman AK Mendiratta dies of COVID-19.

When Priyanka-Nick danced and danced!

When Priyanka-Nick danced and danced!

Rediff.com3 Dec 2018

'It is an amazing start to a lifetime of togetherness.'

Year after Peshawar attack: 'Everyone is still traumatised inside the school'

Year after Peshawar attack: 'Everyone is still traumatised inside the school'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

Pakistan honoured the victims of the Peshawar's Army Public School massacre in a sombre ceremony at the school as the country marks the first anniversary of the attack.

Peshawar school attack mastermind killed in US drone strike

Peshawar school attack mastermind killed in US drone strike

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

Officials said Umar Mansour, alias Umar Naray, had been killed in the US drone attack in the Bandar area of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday.

Pak Supreme Court dismisses petition against death penalty

Pak Supreme Court dismisses petition against death penalty

Rediff.com26 May 2015

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking abolition of the death penalty saying that the "right to life and liberty is not absolute" in the constitution.

12 death row prisoners executed in Pakistan

12 death row prisoners executed in Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

Pakistan on Tuesday executed 12 prisoners convicted under militancy and murder charges

Pak sealed 182 madrassas since Peshawar school attack

Pak sealed 182 madrassas since Peshawar school attack

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

Law-enforcement agencies have registered 2,337 cases for hate speeches and material and arrested 2,195 people.

Does Ravan make Modi-Shah-Yogi nervous?

Does Ravan make Modi-Shah-Yogi nervous?

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

'There are around 400 Lok Sabha constituencies where Dalits and Muslims combined constitute 30% of the electorate.' 'Also, 90% to 95% of Dalits and Muslims go out and vote.' 'So, if they are come together, they become significant electorally.'

Pakistan executes 2 convicts; 70 executed since death penalty revival

Pakistan executes 2 convicts; 70 executed since death penalty revival

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

Pakistan on Wednesday hanged two more death-row prisoners, taking the total number of executions to 70 since the country reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December after the Taliban school massacre.

Pakistan executes nine more convicts

Pakistan executes nine more convicts

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

Pakistan on Wednesday executed nine death-row prisoners, a day after 12 others were hanged

US designates Pak Taliban chief as global terrorist

US designates Pak Taliban chief as global terrorist

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

The US on Tuesday designated Maulana Fazlullah, the chief of Pakistani Taliban, as a global terrorist and slapped sanction against him.

India to train US National Guards

India to train US National Guards

Rediff.com17 Sep 2005

The training would be part of joint Indo-US exercises code-named Yudh Abhyas. The US contingent would comprise 40 personnel from the 25th infantry division and the National Guards.

PHOTOS: Boxer Amir Khan in Pak to help Peshawar victims

PHOTOS: Boxer Amir Khan in Pak to help Peshawar victims

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

British two-time world champion Amir Khan arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday to fulfill his promise of helping the victims who were attacked by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists in a school in Peshawar.

Pak Army chief in Kabul to seek extradition of man behind Peshawar tragedy

Pak Army chief in Kabul to seek extradition of man behind Peshawar tragedy

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday dashed off to Afghanistan to seek extradition of Taliban leader Mullah Fazlluah, whose group claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on an army school in Peshawar, which left 141 people, mostly children, dead.

Pak army kills 67 militants near the Pak-Afghan border

Pak army kills 67 militants near the Pak-Afghan border

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

Stepping up the campaign against terrorists, Pakistani security forces killed at least 67 militants in a countrywide swoop on Friday, taking the number of insurgents killed to 124 after the brutal Peshawar school massacre that left 148 people dead.

6 most horrifying terror attacks on schools

6 most horrifying terror attacks on schools

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

Rediff.com presents a list of most gruesome terror attacks on schools through the years.

Civilian killings: Bandh in J&K, protestors set school ablaze

Civilian killings: Bandh in J&K, protestors set school ablaze

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

Normal life across Kashmir was affected on Monday because of the strike called by separatist groups to protest against the killing of two youths in alleged army firing in Valley's Bandipora district.

PHOTOS: First women soldiers from US army's toughest school

PHOTOS: First women soldiers from US army's toughest school

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

Captain Kristen Griest and 1st Lt Shaye Haver are the first women ever to graduate from the United States army's Ranger School, designed to produce elite and tough leaders.

No good or bad Taliban, we will eliminate terrorists: Sharif

No good or bad Taliban, we will eliminate terrorists: Sharif

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

Shaken by the Taliban terror attack in which 148 people, including 132 school children, were killed in Peshawar on Tuesday, Pakistan has pledged to announce a "national plan" to tackle terrorism within a week with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif saying "this entire region" should be cleaned of terrorism.

Pak bans JuD, FIF; arrests JeM chief Masood Azhar's brother

Pak bans JuD, FIF; arrests JeM chief Masood Azhar's brother

Rediff.com5 Mar 2019

According to Pakistan's National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) list, which was updated on Tuesday, JuD and FIF were among 70 organisations proscribed by the ministry of Interior under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.

Pakistan hangs 17 death row prisoners across the country

Pakistan hangs 17 death row prisoners across the country

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

Pakistan on Tuesday hanged 17 prisoners, the highest number of executions on a single day

Pak seals JuD HQ; detains over 120 suspected terrorists

Pak seals JuD HQ; detains over 120 suspected terrorists

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

At least 56 seminaries and facilities being run by JuD and its wing FIF in Pakistan's southern Sindh province have been taken over by authorities.

Pakistan executes 4 more terrorists on death-row

Pakistan executes 4 more terrorists on death-row

Rediff.com21 Dec 2014

Four more death-row convicts were executed on Sunday in Pakistan for their involvement in an attack on former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf after the country lifted a ban on the death penalty following last week's deadly Taliban attack on a Peshawar school.

Pakistan attack: Repeat of 2004 Russian school tragedy

Pakistan attack: Repeat of 2004 Russian school tragedy

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Taliban attackers' brazen assault on a school in Pakistan's Peshawar city that claimed the lives of over 150 students on Tuesday has brought back chilling memories of a similar bloodbath in Russia in 2004 when Chechen rebels stormed a school.

He is a hero: Top army commander meets slain Umar Fayaz's family

He is a hero: Top army commander meets slain Umar Fayaz's family

Rediff.com13 May 2017

The General Officer in Command of south Kashmir-based Victor Force, Major General B S Raju, who visited Fayaz's residence on occasion of chahrum (the fourth day mourning), praised the "brave family" of the officer and said the army will always stand by them.

18 armymen arrested for Nashik police station attack

18 armymen arrested for Nashik police station attack

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

As many as 18 troopers of Army's School of Artillery have been arrested for allegedly vandalising a police station on the Nashik-Pune Highway and attacking policemen on duty, prompting the Army to initiate a probe into the incident.

Called Pakistan to ensure Lakhvi doesn't roam free: US reacts to 26/11 planner's release

Called Pakistan to ensure Lakhvi doesn't roam free: US reacts to 26/11 planner's release

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

The United States said it wants more progress from Pakistan in tackling terrorism.