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22 dead in flash floods, landslides in Himachal Pradesh

22 dead in flash floods, landslides in Himachal Pradesh

Rediff.com20 Aug 2022

The maximum damage has been reported from Mandi, Kangra and Chamba districts, he said, adding that so far 36 weather-related incidents have been reported from the state.

Major Review

Major Review

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

Major is in a perennial state of exaggeration. The sighs, the misty eyes, the mushy speeches, its details are invested in highlighting all things in-your-face, observes Sukanya Verma.

Leaders pay rich tributes to Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Leaders pay rich tributes to Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Rediff.com14 Aug 2022

Jhunjhunwala passed away early on Sunday morning due to a cardiac arrest, a source in his newly set up airline said.

4 things to know before investing in ULIPs

4 things to know before investing in ULIPs

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

Investing in a Unit Linked Insurance Plan increases your life cover and also helps you save tax, says Vivek Jain.

Justice Lalit delivered key verdicts during 74-day stint as CJI

Justice Lalit delivered key verdicts during 74-day stint as CJI

Rediff.com8 Nov 2022

CJI Lalit concurred with the minority view of Justice S Ravindra Bhat who held the EWS quota as "unconstitutional" for excluding poor among SCs, STs and OBCs.

COVID-19 effect on healthcare may kill 6,000 kids daily: UNICEF

COVID-19 effect on healthcare may kill 6,000 kids daily: UNICEF

Rediff.com14 May 2020

As the coronavirus outbreak enters its fifth month, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) requested $1.6 billion to support its humanitarian response for children impacted by the pandemic. The health crisis is 'quickly becoming a child rights crisis. And without urgent action, a further 6,000 under-fives could die each day', it said.

Hema Malini blames father of girl killed in road mishap

Hema Malini blames father of girl killed in road mishap

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

BJP MP Hema Malini on Wednesday blamed the father of the four-year-old girl for the child's death in the road accident involving the actress' Mercedes.

'Modi's emotional appeals have begun earlier this time'

'Modi's emotional appeals have begun earlier this time'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

'The biggest problem that faces the Opposition in Gujarat is just a day or two before voting is scheduled, Modiji goes on a spree of emotional appeals.' 'That process has been set in motion much earlier this time in Gujarat.'

Kerala health dept on high alert after fresh Nipah outbreak

Kerala health dept on high alert after fresh Nipah outbreak

Rediff.com5 Sep 2021

As Kerala reeled under a daily increase of nearly 30,000 cases of COVID-19, the deadly Nipah virus has come as another thorn in its side, prompting the state to further heighten the alertness of its health machinery to prevent an outbreak of a different infection.

'Authorities Want Every Prisoner To Die Neglected'

'Authorities Want Every Prisoner To Die Neglected'

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

'That is how our machinery operates and sees every prisoner.'

Kalyan Singh cremated, top leaders attend funeral

Kalyan Singh cremated, top leaders attend funeral

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

The two-time CM, who had also been the Rajasthan Governor, died at a Lucknow hospital on Saturday after prolonged illness.

Kerala passes resolution urging Centre for free vaccination for all

Kerala passes resolution urging Centre for free vaccination for all

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

The Kerala Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the Centre provide COVID-19 vaccines free of cost to all states, even as the ruling and opposition members clashed over the COVID-19 fatality numbers in the state.

Muslim wife files PIL against polygamy, court seeks Centre's stand

Muslim wife files PIL against polygamy, court seeks Centre's stand

Rediff.com2 May 2022

The Delhi high court on Monday sought the Centre's stand on a PIL to declare that bigamy or polygamy by a Muslim husband in the absence of prior written consent of the existing wife or wives and arrangements for her accommodation and maintenance is unconstitutional and illegal.

The Actor Who Corrected Dilip Kumar!

The Actor Who Corrected Dilip Kumar!

Rediff.com13 Dec 2022

During rehearsals, when Dilip Kumar improvised, Gulshan Grover was quick to point out that he had got the lines wrong.

Kaanekkaane Review

Kaanekkaane Review

Rediff.com26 Sep 2021

Kaanekkaane is Suraj's triumph all the way, declares Divya Nair.

Royal mourning to last for 7 days after Queen Elizabeth's funeral

Royal mourning to last for 7 days after Queen Elizabeth's funeral

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

An official period of state mourning is underway in the United Kingdom on Friday, a day after Queen Elizabeth II died at her Balmoral Castle residence in Scotland, and there has been an outpouring of grief from members of the public who have been laying flowers at royal residences around the country.

Doctors. MURDERERS. ROBOTS

Doctors. MURDERERS. ROBOTS

Rediff.com9 Nov 2021

Long distance love, heroic doctors, murderers masquerading as witnesses, pet-friendly robots, Sukanya Verma gives you your OTT fix of the week, take your pick from this eclectic menu.

Russian Missiles Hit Kyiv First Time Since April

Russian Missiles Hit Kyiv First Time Since April

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

According to one newspaper report, Tu-95 strategic bombers fired the missiles from the Caspian Sea, located more than 1,000 miles from the Ukrainian capital.

How Covid-19 cases have risen week after week

How Covid-19 cases have risen week after week

Rediff.com1 Jul 2020

Chithra Radhakrishnan/Rediff.com analyses the week-wise incidence of Covid-19 cases from April 1 till June 30, 2020.

Vaani Gets Lost...

Vaani Gets Lost...

Rediff.com23 Sep 2021

Sonakshi has an announcement to make... Sophie holidays in Kashmir...

Uttam's Take: Lynching raises its ugly head again

Uttam's Take: Lynching raises its ugly head again

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the mob lynching that took place in Palghar, Maharashtra, on the night of April 16, 2020.

'Skin-to-skin' case only 2nd time when A-G has appealed on criminal side

'Skin-to-skin' case only 2nd time when A-G has appealed on criminal side

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

The Supreme Court, which quashed the controversial skin-to-skin judgment of the Bombay high court in a case under the POCSO Act, said on Thursday that this was the second instance where the attorney general filed an appeal on the criminal side challenging a high court order.

World's poor headed for better lives in 2030: Gates

World's poor headed for better lives in 2030: Gates

Rediff.com22 Jan 2015

The predictions appear in the annual letter from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, chaired by the Microsoft Corp co-founder and former chief executive and his wife.

Why Did Pandu Narote, 35, Have To Die?

Why Did Pandu Narote, 35, Have To Die?

Rediff.com26 Aug 2022

This is not the first time the Nagpur Jail authorities are being accused of negligence towards their inmates.

Pakistan is a 'well of death', says Uzma after returning to India

Pakistan is a 'well of death', says Uzma after returning to India

Rediff.com25 May 2017

Uzma, accompanied by Indian mission officials, crossed the Wagah Border near Amritsar.

Molnupiravir not to be included in Covid treatment now

Molnupiravir not to be included in Covid treatment now

Rediff.com11 Jan 2022

The Indian Council of Medical Research's national task force for COVID-19 has decided against including antiviral drug Molnupiravir in the clinical management protocol for COVID-19 as of now, official sources said on Tuesday.

Hardik Now Needs A Head For Strategy

Hardik Now Needs A Head For Strategy

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

With time on his side, that Hardik Patel will one day occupy the top spot in Gujarat is a no-brainer. But the BJP doesn't like rabble-rousers.

19 kids, aged 7-10 yrs, among 21 shot dead in Texas school shooting

19 kids, aged 7-10 yrs, among 21 shot dead in Texas school shooting

Rediff.com25 May 2022

In one of the worst school shootings in American history, an 18-year-old gunman has killed 21 people, including 19 children, and two adults at an elementary school in Texas state, with an emotional President Joe Biden urging lawmakers to 'turn this pain into action' to control the powerful gun lobby.

'Fadnavis is as ruthless as Modi-Shah'

'Fadnavis is as ruthless as Modi-Shah'

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

It was not a one-way ride up though for the man who now could potentially become the BJP's national president over time.

The Best of Priyanka Chopra, RANKED!

The Best of Priyanka Chopra, RANKED!

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

One of the most famous Indian faces on the planet, everything Priyanka Chopra Jonas learned, she learned it on the job.

Blonde Review: Marilyn Monroe Deserves Better

Blonde Review: Marilyn Monroe Deserves Better

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

Marilyn Monroe is always seen as a cautionary tale of how the pressures of celebrity could destroy a fragile mind, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Call to treat widows with dignity grows after Maharashtra village shows way

Call to treat widows with dignity grows after Maharashtra village shows way

Rediff.com20 May 2022

Days after Herwad village in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district passed a resolution to ban the customs associated with widowhood to maintain women's "right to live with dignity", those spearheading the campaign are now following up with the state government, demanding that a law be framed to end the "regressive" traditions.

Italy quake: Death toll rises to 247 as search for survivors continues

Italy quake: Death toll rises to 247 as search for survivors continues

Rediff.com25 Aug 2016

Rescuers were working through the night to pull survivors from the rubble and "won't slow down".

Kargil's Forgotten Hero

Kargil's Forgotten Hero

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

'Sepoy K Ashuli displayed nerves of steel, exemplary courage, fearlessness under enemy fire, unparalleled devotion to duty and camaraderie of the highest order in keeping with the finest traditions of the Indian Army.'

21 Photos That Defined 2021

21 Photos That Defined 2021

Rediff.com1 Jan 2022

Images that capture what it was like living through 2021.

Indian student shot dead in Canada, Jaishankar expresses condolences

Indian student shot dead in Canada, Jaishankar expresses condolences

Rediff.com9 Apr 2022

The victim, identified as Kartik Vasudev, had been shot at an entrance of the subway station in Toronto.

Crude blast kills 7-yr-old in poll-bound Bengal, EC seeks report

Crude blast kills 7-yr-old in poll-bound Bengal, EC seeks report

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

A seven-year-old boy was killed and another child injured in a crude bomb explosion in Burdwan city in West Bengal on Monday, triggering tension in the area ahead of the elections amid a political war of words over the law and order situation in the state.

Assam on edge over AASU leader's lynching, cops arrest 13

Assam on edge over AASU leader's lynching, cops arrest 13

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

At least 13 people, including the prime accused, have been arrested so far for allegedly lynching an All Assam Students' Union leader in Jorhat city, while the outfit on Tuesday vowed not to keep quiet until the culprits were given 'exemplary punishment.'

Busted! 10 myths about parenting

Busted! 10 myths about parenting

Rediff.com10 Jul 2019

Don't get bullied into doing anything that does not make you uncomfortable. The key is truly to trust yourself and your instinct.