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Australia's road to sixth ODI World Cup trophy

Australia's road to sixth ODI World Cup trophy

Rediff.com19 Nov 2023

After defeats in their opening two matches, Australia came roaring back, winning their next nine games in succession

India's Omicron count rises to 422; active Covid cases lowest since Mar 2020

India's Omicron count rises to 422; active Covid cases lowest since Mar 2020

Rediff.com26 Dec 2021

As many as 422 Omicron cases have been detected across 17 states and Union Territories in India so far and 130 of these people have recovered or migrated, according to Union health ministry data updated on Sunday.

Punjab defeat Services by six wickets

Punjab defeat Services by six wickets

Rediff.com25 Nov 2005

Hosts Punjab won with a day to spare and earned full four points on Friday.

Atiq's killing: Security upped across UP, Internet shut in Prayagraj

Atiq's killing: Security upped across UP, Internet shut in Prayagraj

Rediff.com16 Apr 2023

Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) have been issued in all districts of Uttar Pradesh to prevent any untoward incident.

My speech came from heart: TMC MP on plagiarism charge

My speech came from heart: TMC MP on plagiarism charge

Rediff.com4 Jul 2019

The 42-year-old, who is a former investment banker, trended on social media after her speech on June 25 during a debate on the president's address.

EV dealers find that without FAME there's no fortune

EV dealers find that without FAME there's no fortune

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

Subsidies have been stopped for several manufacturers that are under investigation for alleged violations of local-sourcing rules.

Farmers' stir: 5th round of talks today, govt to offer 'solutions'

Farmers' stir: 5th round of talks today, govt to offer 'solutions'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2020

According to sources, the government has worked out possible solutions to the provisions on which farm leaders have raised objections.

No stone being left unturned: PM on coronavirus fight

No stone being left unturned: PM on coronavirus fight

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

Modi also hailed the contribution of doctors, nurses and healthcare workers in fighting the virus and said the country will always cherish their contribution.

15% Protein Powders Are Of Poor Quality

15% Protein Powders Are Of Poor Quality

Rediff.com12 Jan 2023

Health experts express concern about the unsupervised consumption of dietary supplements, warning poor-quality products can affect cardiovascular health and kidneys.

Slogans rent the air as Gen Rawat, wife are cremated

Slogans rent the air as Gen Rawat, wife are cremated

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

The plaintive strains of bugles sounding the last post broke through the hush, men in uniform clicked their heels and a 17-gun salute rang out as Gen Bipin Rawat and his wife were cremated on Friday evening -- the sun setting on a day written into India's military history and on the life of its most senior military officer.

80 dead, 136 injured in 5 states due to lightning strikes, thunderstorms

80 dead, 136 injured in 5 states due to lightning strikes, thunderstorms

Rediff.com14 May 2018

Thunderstorms and dust storms are 'very likely' on Tuesday too, the weather office warned.

Uttarakhand disaster: 13 more bodies recovered, toll rises to 51

Uttarakhand disaster: 13 more bodies recovered, toll rises to 51

Rediff.com14 Feb 2021

Rescue teams on Sunday recovered 13 more bodies, including the first ones to be pulled out from the sludge-choked Tapovan tunnel where a massive operation to reach about 30 people trapped inside began after a flash flood in Chamoli district a week ago.

Inside Tapovan tunnel, rescue ops continue with hope

Inside Tapovan tunnel, rescue ops continue with hope

Rediff.com16 Feb 2021

Groups of relatives have gathered at the Tapovan tunnel, hoping that their loved ones will emerge alive from its mouth.

PIX: Australia fight back but India take Day 1 honours

PIX: Australia fight back but India take Day 1 honours

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

Images from Day 1 of the second Test between India and Australia, at the Arun Jaitley stadium, in Delhi, on Friday.

A dog witnesses Chamoli rescue op in hope to find missing puppies

A dog witnesses Chamoli rescue op in hope to find missing puppies

Rediff.com14 Feb 2021

It stands at a distance watching soundlessly as multiple teams work to reach those buried under mounds of debris and is sometimes heard breaking into howls of anguish -- a canine sentinel watching the rescue mission in its search for its missing puppies.

Health minister suggests 'fully-vaccinated' stickers for families

Health minister suggests 'fully-vaccinated' stickers for families

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday suggested that stickers for houses to notify completion of both doses of COVID-19 vaccines should be given to fully vaccinated families to encourage uptake of vaccine among the population.

Multi-agency rescue op inside Uttarakhand's Tapovan tunnel underway

Multi-agency rescue op inside Uttarakhand's Tapovan tunnel underway

Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

A multi-agency operation to rescue an estimated 34 people trapped inside a big tunnel at Tapovan was carried out overnight after a glacier burst-triggered deluge killed 10 people in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district while over 140 are missing, officials said on Monday.

The Heroes Who Made India Proud In War

The Heroes Who Made India Proud In War

Rediff.com24 Jan 2023

On January 23, the N D Modi government named 21 uninhabited islands in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar after recipients of Param Vir Chakra, the country's highest wartime gallantry award.

R-Day violence: Cops receive 1,700 clips, CCTV footage

R-Day violence: Cops receive 1,700 clips, CCTV footage

Rediff.com30 Jan 2021

Delhi witnessed violence during the January 26 tractor rally organised by protesting farmer unions to highlight their demand for repeal of the Centre's three farm laws.

3.32 lakh Covid cases, 2,263 deaths - India's new daily high

3.32 lakh Covid cases, 2,263 deaths - India's new daily high

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

The active cases increased to 24,28,616 comprising 14.93 per cent of the total infections.

SC rejects CBI review plea against Chidamabaram's bail

SC rejects CBI review plea against Chidamabaram's bail

Rediff.com5 Jun 2020

A bench headed by Justice R Banumathi rejected the review plea filed by the CBI saying the last year verdict does not suffer from any error apparent warranting its reconsideration.

21 islands in Andamans named after Param Vir Chakra bravehearts

21 islands in Andamans named after Param Vir Chakra bravehearts

Rediff.com2 Dec 2022

The government has decided to name 21 uninhabited islands in the Union territory of Andaman & Nicobar after recipients of Param Vir Chakra, the country's highest wartime gallantry award.

SC has no role in resolving 'political deadlock' over farm laws: Union

SC has no role in resolving 'political deadlock' over farm laws: Union

Rediff.com11 Jan 2021

The Union accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of "shirking political responsibility" of resolving the crisis.

India's Covid-19 tally crosses 1,50,000-mark, toll at 4,337

India's Covid-19 tally crosses 1,50,000-mark, toll at 4,337

Rediff.com27 May 2020

According to the ministry's website, more than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities.

'Thought Taliban gunmen might kill us'

'Thought Taliban gunmen might kill us'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

'The Taliban are on the streets due to which there is an atmosphere of fear. The Taliban are constantly appealing to the people of the country that no person should leave Afghanistan and that that they won't let anyone cause any trouble'

Cops search Kejriwal's house, seize hard disk

Cops search Kejriwal's house, seize hard disk

Rediff.com23 Feb 2018

'When will Amit Shah be questioned in connection with Judge Loya's death,' Kejriwal asked.

119 of 160 Cong candidates for UP polls are debutants

119 of 160 Cong candidates for UP polls are debutants

Rediff.com22 Jan 2022

Of the total 166 names declared so far by the Congress, 119 candidates will be making their electoral debut.

Strictly enforce one hand bag rule: Govt to airlines

Strictly enforce one hand bag rule: Govt to airlines

Rediff.com22 Jan 2022

Airline executives said the rule is conflicting as regulator's own rules permits a passenger to carry multiple other things like laptop bag, ladies' hand bag, blanket, item bought at duty free shops, reports Arindam Majumder.

COVID-19 tally crosses 90k-mark as India sees biggest single-day jump

COVID-19 tally crosses 90k-mark as India sees biggest single-day jump

Rediff.com17 May 2020

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 53,946, while 34,108 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said.

On Bose's birthday Modi names 21 Andaman islands after PVC awardees

On Bose's birthday Modi names 21 Andaman islands after PVC awardees

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

In a ceremony on Monday on the occasion of Parakram Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi named the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar after Param Vir Chakra awardees.

Ranji roundup: Delhi thrash Mumbai for first win of season

Ranji roundup: Delhi thrash Mumbai for first win of season

Rediff.com20 Jan 2023

Vaibhav Rawal scored a fine century before pacer Divij Mehra's dismantled Mumbai with a five-wicket haul to power Delhi to an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the Ranji Trophy Group B match.

JEE-Mains results out, 24 students score 100 percentile

JEE-Mains results out, 24 students score 100 percentile

Rediff.com11 Sep 2020

A total of 8.58 lakh candidates had registered for the JEE-Mains exam for admission to engineering courses in IITs, NITs and Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) while only 74 per cent of them had appeared for the exam.

Govt-judiciary 'bhai-bhai', but Collegium unconstitutional: Rijiju

Govt-judiciary 'bhai-bhai', but Collegium unconstitutional: Rijiju

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

The minister said the Constitution of India is a 'religious document' for everyone, especially the government, and 'anything which is alien to the Constitution merely because of the decision taken by the courts or some judges, how do you expect that the decision will be backed by the country'.

This year too, FM brings tablet wrapped in 'bahi khata'

This year too, FM brings tablet wrapped in 'bahi khata'

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

She posed for the traditional 'briefcase' picture outside her office along with her team of officials before heading to meet the President. She, however, was holding a tablet instead of a briefcase to present the Budget in a digital format.

Land for mosque: Waqf Board to decide on Nov 26

Land for mosque: Waqf Board to decide on Nov 26

Rediff.com10 Nov 2019

Sunni Central Waqf Board Chairman, Zufar Farooqui said some persons are advising that land should not be taken for the Babri mosque.

Farmers, ministers meet for fourth round of talks

Farmers, ministers meet for fourth round of talks

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, and Railways and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday held a meeting at the Vigyan Bhawan with a delegation of farmers, including the leaders of several farm organisations holding protests in the national capital against the recent farm laws.

India's spin trio have outbatted Australia too!

India's spin trio have outbatted Australia too!

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel scored 177 runs in India's 400 in the first Test in Nagpur, while in Delhi they contributed 134 priceless runs out of a team total of 262.

Blame The Players, But No Touching BCCI Please!

Blame The Players, But No Touching BCCI Please!

Rediff.com12 Jun 2023

Has any cricketing legend asked the all-powerful BCCI Secretary Jay A Shah how selections are taking place without a chief selector in place for the last four months? Who takes all the important decisions at selection meetings?, asks Harish Kotian.

Ind vs SA: Odisha CM buys first ticket of 2nd T20I

Ind vs SA: Odisha CM buys first ticket of 2nd T20I

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

The second match will be played on June 12.

Ask tough questions, but let govt respond: PM to Oppn

Ask tough questions, but let govt respond: PM to Oppn

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Speaking with reporters ahead of the start of the session, Modi said he wants meaningful discussions in Parliament over the Covid pandemic which has gripped the entire world.