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Pak blames India for worsening smog in Lahore

Pak blames India for worsening smog in Lahore

Rediff.com4 Nov 2024

Toxic grey smog has sickened tens of thousands of people, mainly children and elderly people, since last month when the air quality started worsening in Lahore, the city bordering India.

Chandigarh welcomes Deepika

Chandigarh welcomes Deepika

Rediff.com23 Feb 2010

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been upto.

10 Year Old Who Teaches Traffic Awareness

10 Year Old Who Teaches Traffic Awareness

Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

Check out Aditya Tiwari's unique approach towards creating awareness about traffic rules.

Over 80 flights receive bomb threats today

Over 80 flights receive bomb threats today

Rediff.com24 Oct 2024

More than 80 domestic and international flights of various Indian airlines received bomb threats on Thursday, according to sources.

Movies and glamour in Chandigarh

Movies and glamour in Chandigarh

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

Aseem Chhabra attends an unusual medley of movies and literature in Chandigarh.

Poll diary: Chandigarh's date with dimples

Poll diary: Chandigarh's date with dimples

Rediff.com19 Mar 2014

Sitting MP Pawan Kumar Bansal faces two dimpled beauties. Which one will the city choose?

Ranji Roundup: Drama in Agartala as Mumbai escape with a draw

Ranji Roundup: Drama in Agartala as Mumbai escape with a draw

Rediff.com29 Oct 2024

In Agartala, the Group A match between Mumbai and Tripura ended in a draw with the reigning champions earning three points by virtue of the first-innings lead.

Guess How Tall Hyderabad's Lord Ganesha Is?

Guess How Tall Hyderabad's Lord Ganesha Is?

Rediff.com17 Sep 2024

At 70 feet, Hyderabad's Khairatabad Ganesha is one of the tallest Lord Ganesha installations this year.

Champions Trophy: 'India not travelling to Pakistan as things stand'

Champions Trophy: 'India not travelling to Pakistan as things stand'

Rediff.com8 Nov 2024

'It is never BCCI's call whether to travel to Pakistan but Indian government's. Nothing changes on that front.'

Farmer leader Dallewal's fast-unto-death enters Day 17, condition worsens

Farmer leader Dallewal's fast-unto-death enters Day 17, condition worsens

Rediff.com13 Dec 2024

Dallewal has been on a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri border since November 26 to press the Centre to accept demands including a legal guarantee to the MSP on crops.

Heavy security arrangements in place ahead of farmers' Delhi march

Heavy security arrangements in place ahead of farmers' Delhi march

Rediff.com5 Dec 2024

A group of 101 farmers will march to Delhi on Friday from the Shambhu border protest site, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher has said. The march will begin at 1 p.m. and the group will face heavy police and security presence. The farmers are demanding a legal guarantee for minimum support price of crops, a farm debt waiver, pension for farmers and farm labourers, no hike in electricity tariff, withdrawal of police cases and "justice" for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence. The farmers have been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 after their march to Delhi was stopped by security forces.

Arshdeep mulls over likelihood of Test debut for India

Arshdeep mulls over likelihood of Test debut for India

Rediff.com19 Jul 2024

Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh, who played an instrumental role in Men in Blue's T20 World Cup triumph, opened up on Friday about getting a chance in Test cricket

Badal shooter visited Golden Temple day before attack

Badal shooter visited Golden Temple day before attack

Rediff.com5 Dec 2024

Narain Singh Chaura, a former Khalistani terrorist, attempted to kill Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Chaura, who had been visiting the temple for two days, opened fire at Badal from close range but missed as he was overpowered by plainclothes policemen. The police have seized a 9 mm pistol from Chaura and are investigating whether any organization was behind the incident or if it was carried out to "gain sympathy".

Cold wave grips north, east India; Srinagar shivers at minus 5.3 degrees C

Cold wave grips north, east India; Srinagar shivers at minus 5.3 degrees C

Rediff.com17 Dec 2024

A cold wave has gripped many parts of north and east India, with Srinagar recording a minimum temperature of minus 5.3 degrees Celsius. Other areas experiencing below-freezing temperatures include Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Konibal, Qazigund, Kupwara, and Kokernag in Kashmir. Himachal Pradesh has issued an orange warning for severe cold wave conditions in several districts. Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 5.9 degrees Celsius, while Faridkot in Punjab was the coldest in the region at 0 degrees Celsius. Extreme cold conditions also continued in parts of Rajasthan and Jharkhand. The Met office has forecast mainly dry weather until December 26, with the possibility of light snowfall in the higher reaches of Kashmir on the intervening night of December 21-22.

Rs 2.19 lakh crore given to MHA; majority for CAPFs

Rs 2.19 lakh crore given to MHA; majority for CAPFs

Rediff.com23 Jul 2024

The Union Budget 2024-25 on Tuesday allocated Rs 2,19,643 crore to the Ministry of Home Affairs with the majority of it -- Rs 1,43,275 crore -- being given to central police forces like Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) which are responsible for internal security, border guarding, and security of vital installations.

Union minister Suresh Gopi booked for 'misusing' ambulance in Kerala

Union minister Suresh Gopi booked for 'misusing' ambulance in Kerala

Rediff.com3 Nov 2024

The case was registered following a complaint filed by KP Sumesh, a local Communist Party of India leader, seeking legal action against Gopi for allegedly misusing an ambulance to reach the Pooram venue flouting police restrictions.

Before Buying Home, Consider This...

Before Buying Home, Consider This...

Rediff.com26 Dec 2024

'Consider your household's financial health and all your other goals.' 'Buying a house might seem like an urgent goal, but it is rarely the only one.'

CCTV footage shows Chandigarh stalkers buying alcohol before chase

CCTV footage shows Chandigarh stalkers buying alcohol before chase

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

n another damning evidence in the Chandigarh stalking case, a CCTV footage has been recovered of August 4th which clearly shows accused Vikas Barala purchasing alcohol before chasing down Varnika Kund

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