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Vijay Hazare: Sreesanth leads Kerala to win with first five-wicket haul

Vijay Hazare: Sreesanth leads Kerala to win with first five-wicket haul

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

Sreesanth, who was not shortlisted in IPL 2021 auction's final list, returned figures of five for 65 in his first List A game in more than eight years.

Gunjan Saxena: IAF's negative portrayal is overstated

Gunjan Saxena: IAF's negative portrayal is overstated

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

'I did not find anything atrociously out of place about the depiction of the IAF's image,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).

AP: TDP leader held for Maoist link

AP: TDP leader held for Maoist link

Rediff.com6 Jan 2007

Andhra Pradesh police recovered Rs 32 lakh in cash and arrested two persons, including a Telugu Desam Party leader, after a brief encounter with Maoists in Bhadrachalam forest area in Khammam district on Friday.

What was Edward Snowden doing in India?

What was Edward Snowden doing in India?

Rediff.com13 Jan 2014

Intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden worked at the United States Embassy in India and took a course in "ethical hacking" in Delhi, about three years before he leaked the NSA's surveillance programmes that embarrassed the Obama administration.

Pics: Three generations of the Bachchans in one frame

Pics: Three generations of the Bachchans in one frame

Rediff.com4 Aug 2017

Take a look at the best red carpet looks from the Vogue Beauty Awards 2017.

US slaps espionage, theft charges on NSA whistleblower

US slaps espionage, theft charges on NSA whistleblower

Rediff.com22 Jun 2013

Edward Snowden, a former private contractor with Central Intelligence Agency who leaked details of America's controversial secret surveillance programme, has been charged with espionage and stealing government property.

NSA NOT listening to phone calls of Americans: Obama

NSA NOT listening to phone calls of Americans: Obama

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

United States President Barack Obama has defended the controversial surveillance programme of the National Security Agency, saying such secret operations are 'transparent' as these were carefully supervised and controlled. Edward Snowden, a former NSA systems analyst contractor, has leaked documents revealing the Obama administration's spying programmes that gather phone records of Americans and track the use of United States-based internet servers by foreigners.

Don't put your lives at risk, be patient: Maha CM to migrants

Don't put your lives at risk, be patient: Maha CM to migrants

Rediff.com8 May 2020

Thackeray said he was in constant touch with the Centre over the issue of running more trains to ferry migrant labourers, stranded due to the coronavirus-enforced lockdown, to their native places.

Soni Sori, accused of Naxal links, granted bail by SC

Soni Sori, accused of Naxal links, granted bail by SC

Rediff.com12 Nov 2013

Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Soni Sori, a tribal teacher, and journalist Lingaram Kodopi in a case lodged against them for allegedly receiving money from Essar Group on behalf of Maoists.

SEZ sops not for contract work: FinMin

SEZ sops not for contract work: FinMin

Rediff.com6 Mar 2007

But commerce ministry works on rules for exemption to contractors.

Indian arrested in US for murder plot

Indian arrested in US for murder plot

Rediff.com23 Feb 2007

Contractor allegedly wanted the families murdered so that he could take over their convenience store business in Moultrie, he said. He was arrested in Lake City, Florida and brought back to Colquitt County on Monday.

GAIL agrees to infuse Rs 500 cr in Dabhol

GAIL agrees to infuse Rs 500 cr in Dabhol

Rediff.com6 Jun 2007

GAIL (India) Ltd has agreed to infuse an additional Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) into Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd to enable the owner of the beleaguered Dabhol plant to clear pending dues of contractors.

Medical studies in Russia? Beware

Medical studies in Russia? Beware

Rediff.com12 Jul 2006

'Who are we to forgive Narendra Modi?'

'Who are we to forgive Narendra Modi?'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

Many Muslims in Ahmedabad today have come a long way since the brutal riots of 2002, and see genuine hope in their leader Narendra Modi as they admit that they haven't been excluded from the circle of development. Prasanna D Zore reports.

Temple fireworks mishap: 13 persons arrested; death toll up to 110

Temple fireworks mishap: 13 persons arrested; death toll up to 110

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

The five were absconding soon after one of the worst temple tragedies Kerala has witnessed which has claimed 110 lives so far and left over 350 injured.

Illegal mining a way of life in this town

Illegal mining a way of life in this town

Rediff.com7 Jul 2014

Everyday coal is illegally ferried on around 5000 bicycles out of the mines of Central Coalfield Limited in Giridih, Jharkhand but no seems to mind. Shahnawaz Akhtar reports

Parking woes hit India's border trade with Bangladesh

Parking woes hit India's border trade with Bangladesh

Rediff.com21 Feb 2018

While the Bongaon municipality accommodates 1,200 trucks, the rest are at the mercy of private parking lots, where contractors charge an upfront fee of about Rs 4,000 per day.

FABULOUS pix from Veere Di Wedding

FABULOUS pix from Veere Di Wedding

Rediff.com22 May 2018

Girl power, bang on display!

Naxals extort Rs 140 crore from corporates every year

Naxals extort Rs 140 crore from corporates every year

Rediff.com12 Feb 2014

Naxals are possibly receiving foreign funds but the chunk of their money comes from extortion of corporate houses and 'levy' imposed by them on mining, the government said on Wednesday.

Is GeM a threat to Flipkart and Amazon?

Is GeM a threat to Flipkart and Amazon?

Rediff.com8 Nov 2019

Initially, private buyers will be able to make bulk purchases on Government e-marketplace, it will subsequently be broadened to small-ticket buying as well.

Al Qaeda nerds in Pakistan working on drone killers

Al Qaeda nerds in Pakistan working on drone killers

Rediff.com4 Sep 2013

Pakistan-based Al Qaeda engineers are making several efforts including developing a laser warning system and shoulder-fired missiles to counter American drones, according to a report.

MP: BJP MLA, wife stabbed to death

MP: BJP MLA, wife stabbed to death

Rediff.com21 Oct 2006

Kishori Lal Verma was the state education minister during the then-BJP government in the early 1990s.

After the tragedy: We don't need politics please!

After the tragedy: We don't need politics please!

Rediff.com2 Apr 2016

'There is no difference morally between politicians scoring points amid the rubble and non-politicians who assume that politics and corruption necessarily had something to do with it,' says Mihir S Sharma. 'Both are twisting a tragedy to their own ends.'

15 policemen, driver killed in Naxal attack in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli

15 policemen, driver killed in Naxal attack in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli

Rediff.com1 May 2019

Maharashtra Director General of Police Subodh Kumar Jaiswal said that the attack was not a result of intelligence failure.

Snowden betrayed us, DO NOT help him: US

Snowden betrayed us, DO NOT help him: US

Rediff.com24 Jun 2013

The United States has warned countries against giving shelter to fugitive Edward Snowden or letting him travel internationally. The former Central Intelligence Agency contractor is currently believed to be in Moscow and may be on his way to the South American country of Ecuador through Havana and Venezuela.

Maha poll: BJP manifesto proposes Bharat Ratna for Savarkar

Maha poll: BJP manifesto proposes Bharat Ratna for Savarkar

Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

One of the other key takeaways of the manifesto is setting up a separate maintenance department for the national and state highways, where repairs and other works are currently done by the road construction contractors.

Domestic warehousing struggles with reduced staff

Domestic warehousing struggles with reduced staff

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

JNPT, the country's largest container port, would soon move into congestion if cargo does not get lifted by importers in the next few days.

Why Gadkari may have spoken up

Why Gadkari may have spoken up

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

He is among the contenders for the top job in the event the BJP gets fewer seats in 2019. That may have something to do with him picking up the cudgels for Sushma Swaraj when many in the party kept mum, says Aditi Phadnis.

Six months on, migrants caught between hope and despair

Six months on, migrants caught between hope and despair

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

Six months after the lockdown was imposed, two dozen migrant workers were interviewed across five villages of Prayagraj. As the economy opens up, most of them are either hunting for a job or desperately waiting for a phone call from their previous employers. But the bruises of the lockdown are still fresh in their minds. Somesh Jha reports.

Rs 24 crore in new notes seized from Vellore

Rs 24 crore in new notes seized from Vellore

Rediff.com10 Dec 2016

With this amount, the total seizure in the case has now gone upto Rs 166 crore in a single case.

I-T raids unearth massive black money -- and almost Rs 6 cr in new notes!

I-T raids unearth massive black money -- and almost Rs 6 cr in new notes!

Rediff.com2 Dec 2016

The biggest-ever seizure of cash in new currency grew to over Rs 5 crore on Friday even as the Income Tax department said it detected unaccounted income worth Rs 152 crore after it conducted searches in a dozen premises in Bengaluru and other locations.

Govt slaps $380 mn additional penalty on Reliance

Govt slaps $380 mn additional penalty on Reliance

Rediff.com18 Aug 2016

The output was behind target in 2015-16 as well and the government is yet to issue a cost disallowance notice for that

OilMin grapples with payment options for RIL's KG-D6 gas

OilMin grapples with payment options for RIL's KG-D6 gas

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

As per the 15-day billing cycle, gas producers are to raise the first invoice at the revised price of $5.61 per million British thermal unit this weekend.

Obama to raise minimum wage for contract workers

Obama to raise minimum wage for contract workers

Rediff.com29 Jan 2014

Seeking to energise his second term, US President Obama on Tuesday said he will issue an executive order to raise the minimum wage for government contract workers to $10.10 an hour, a step which he argued would help reduce poverty in the country.

AP: Pregnant woman carried on pole to hospital, delivers midway

AP: Pregnant woman carried on pole to hospital, delivers midway

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

A youth shot the video of the trek of the pregnant woman on his mobile phone and posted it on social media, saying he wanted to highlight the misery suffered by people of the tribal villages.

Kerala HC bans high-decibel fireworks in places of worship; Kollam toll 113

Kerala HC bans high-decibel fireworks in places of worship; Kollam toll 113

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

The court asked the state government to examine whether a Central Bureau of Investigation probe is necessary to go into the Paravoor temple tragedy.

'Kunderan was a thorough team man'

'Kunderan was a thorough team man'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2006

Nari Contractor described Budhi Kunderan, who passed away in Scotland, as a flamboyant cricketer

Builders lose interest benefit

Builders lose interest benefit

Rediff.com21 Oct 2005

As India steps on gas for infra building, repairs are left out

As India steps on gas for infra building, repairs are left out

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

Little attention is being paid to keep roads, bridges and flyovers in good shape

44 dead, 34 hurt as bus falls in drain in HP

44 dead, 34 hurt as bus falls in drain in HP

Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

The private bus (bearing registration number HP 66-7065) fell into the over 300-metre-deep nullah near the Dhoth Morh in Banjar tehsil of the district, Kullu Superintendent of Police Shalini Agnihotri said.