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Mother Teresa's charity requested bank account freeze: Govt

Mother Teresa's charity requested bank account freeze: Govt

Rediff.com27 Dec 2021

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday said the Missionaries of Charity's application for renewal of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration was refused on December 25 for not meeting eligibility conditions as some adverse inputs were received.

PIX: Bayern Munich win Bundesliga, PSG secure Ligue 1

PIX: Bayern Munich win Bundesliga, PSG secure Ligue 1

Rediff.com24 Apr 2022

Bayern Munich eased past title rivals Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Saturday to secure their 10th consecutive Bundesliga crown in front of a sold-out home crowd and with three games to spare, while Paris St Germain secured a record-equalling 10th French top flight title after stuttering to a 1-1 home draw by 10-man RC Lens.

Dhoni's CSK first team to be eliminated from IPL 2020

Dhoni's CSK first team to be eliminated from IPL 2020

Rediff.com26 Oct 2020

Three-time champions Chennai Super Kings have been knocked out of the race to secure an IPL play-offs' berth for the first time in 13 years after Rajasthan Royals defeated Mumbai Indians by eight wickets in Abu Dhabi.

No other military could do what US did in Afghanistan: Defence secy

No other military could do what US did in Afghanistan: Defence secy

Rediff.com31 Aug 2021

'No other military in the world could accomplish what we and our allies and partners did in such a short span of time. That is a testament not only to our forces' capabilities and courage but also to our relationships and the capabilities of our allies and partners,' Austin said in a statement at the conclusion of the American mission in Afghanistan.

Bhopal hospital fire: 4 newborns die before they could be named

Bhopal hospital fire: 4 newborns die before they could be named

Rediff.com9 Nov 2021

The newborns, who were just about one to nine days old, had not even been named by their parents as they were admitted to the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of the government-run Kamala Nehru Hospital for treatment.

Pope Francis breaks silence on China's persecution of Muslims

Pope Francis breaks silence on China's persecution of Muslims

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

"I think often of persecuted peoples: the Rohingya, the poor Uyghurs, the Yazidi -- what ISIS did to them was truly cruel -- or Christians in Egypt and Pakistan killed by bombs that went off while they prayed in the church," Francis says in a new book, Let Us Dream: The Path to A Better Future, published on Monday.

ASK ANU: 'He finds a million ways to torture my sister'

ASK ANU: 'He finds a million ways to torture my sister'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

ASK ANU: My child and I can't take this emotional abuse'

ASK ANU: My child and I can't take this emotional abuse'

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

How I slayed my demons and won an Olympic medal

How I slayed my demons and won an Olympic medal

Rediff.com26 May 2020

'Sport is cruel, as is life, which is why winning becomes sweet.'

I am destined to win Olympic medal: Boxer Vikas

I am destined to win Olympic medal: Boxer Vikas

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

Boxer Vikas Krishan prefers US Pro bouts to National camp in Patiala

Mamata meets Pawar, flays Cong; urges regional parties to unite against BJP

Mamata meets Pawar, flays Cong; urges regional parties to unite against BJP

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she had suggested to the Congress that an advisory council comprising prominent personalities from civil society be set up to give a direction to the opposition, but rued that the plan did not materialise.

'To beat a top side like India by 10 wickets in amazing'

'To beat a top side like India by 10 wickets in amazing'

Rediff.com25 Oct 2021

Former Test pacer Aaqib Javed said that Shaheen Shah Afridi's burst of two wickets with the new ball and Hasan Ali's one wicket put India on the back foot and they never recovered after that.

RRR Review

RRR Review

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

A copious amount of blood, beating, crying, saving, sacrificing, nationalism fills up its staggering three hours running time. Emotions run sky high, but you feel nothing, sighs Sukanya Verma.

'I didn't want to quit Ukraine like a coward'

'I didn't want to quit Ukraine like a coward'

Rediff.com11 May 2022

'I want to be with the Ukrainian people and serve those I know here.'

Repeal farm laws without making it prestige issue: Oppn in RS

Repeal farm laws without making it prestige issue: Oppn in RS

Rediff.com4 Feb 2021

Participating in the discussion on the Motion on Thanks to President's Address to the joint sitting of Parliament, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress member Ghulam Nabi Azad suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself should make the announcement on repeal of the laws. Modi was present in the House at the time.

Bid to distort history: Chidambaram on Modi's Nehru remark

Bid to distort history: Chidambaram on Modi's Nehru remark

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

In an interview with PTI, Chidambaram also stressed that no Congress MLA elected in the upcoming assembly polls can be poached by the Bharatiya Janata Party in Goa this time, saying 'our house is well-guarded' and though the 'thief' is still out there, the people 'will teach him a lesson'.

We will never know the real Sidharth Shukla

We will never know the real Sidharth Shukla

Rediff.com4 Sep 2021

'I've only received love and appreciation. Maybe I only see the love because that's what I want to see,' the actor, who died suddenly on Thursday, once told Subhash K Jha.

A SPECIAL DAY For Kangana

A SPECIAL DAY For Kangana

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

Rashmika completes five years in showboz... Parineeti thanks 2021... Sonakshi gets to chat with Thor...

Police beating reminds HC of George Floyd's 'I can't breathe' moment

Police beating reminds HC of George Floyd's 'I can't breathe' moment

Rediff.com8 Nov 2021

"Let no one have to repeat the tragic words like George Perry Floyd, Jr: 'I can't breathe'", the Delhi high court has said, holding that the law does not permit people to be beaten up in police custody or during interrogation as the punishment for a criminal act is to be determined by a court of law.

8 dead in violence as SUVs run over farmers protesting UP Dy CM visit

8 dead in violence as SUVs run over farmers protesting UP Dy CM visit

Rediff.com3 Oct 2021

Angry protesters allegedly forced the two vehicles to stop and set them on fire.

Club World Cup: Late Firmino strike sends Liverpool into final

Club World Cup: Late Firmino strike sends Liverpool into final

Rediff.com19 Dec 2019

Liverpool never truly imposed themselves on the game but their trademark perseverance paid off and earned them a place in Saturday's final.

Rahul wants Punjab Kings to play 'fearless cricket'

Rahul wants Punjab Kings to play 'fearless cricket'

Rediff.com17 Apr 2021

'It's important that we learn from our mistakes and that's the sort of team we want to be'

How Dhoni attacked with Chahar's 4 overs at the start

How Dhoni attacked with Chahar's 4 overs at the start

Rediff.com17 Apr 2021

Dhoni is extremely pleased with the growth of Deepak Chahar

Kerala woman killed in rocket attack in Israel

Kerala woman killed in rocket attack in Israel

Rediff.com12 May 2021

Soumya Santosh worked as a caregiver attending to an old woman at a house in the southern Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon.

Finally, two actors stand up for Rhea Chakraborty

Finally, two actors stand up for Rhea Chakraborty

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

'I can only imagine the pain the entire family is going through with these so-called media trials.'

Maha seeks clarity from railways on train fares for migrants

Maha seeks clarity from railways on train fares for migrants

Rediff.com6 May 2020

These workers do not have jobs and the Railways should not charge train fare from them, Deshmukh said in a video message. The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said the Railways has subsidised 85 per cent of ticket fare for special trains being run to transport migrant workers and the state governments have to pay the remaining 15 per cent.

Kannada actor Puneet Rajkumar dead

Kannada actor Puneet Rajkumar dead

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

Well-known Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar died in Bangalore on Friday, October 29, following a heart attack, hospital sources said.

NEET-PG counselling: Govt talks to striking doctors, urges to call off stir

NEET-PG counselling: Govt talks to striking doctors, urges to call off stir

Rediff.com28 Dec 2021

Intensifying their stir over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling, a large number of resident doctors on Tuesday protested on the premises of Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital while the Centre urged them to call off the agitation.

Lijo Jose Pellissery's Women And Mine

Lijo Jose Pellissery's Women And Mine

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

Pellissery's women continue to express the beauty in our common humanity. And often, these women go so far into expressing our hopes, desires, absurdities and follies that they end up acting at variance with the ethical prescriptions of our age. And this, I believe, is precisely why they remain "invisible" to a whole bunch of viewers, says Sreehari Nair.

US report calls out India over its 'several' human rights issues

US report calls out India over its 'several' human rights issues

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

The State Department in its report listed more than a dozen significant human rights issues for India. Prominent among them are unlawful and arbitrary killings, including extrajudicial killings perpetrated by police; torture and cases of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by some police and prison officials; arbitrary arrest and detention by government authorities; harsh and life-threatening prison conditions; political and prisoners or detainees in certain states.

'The Russians Are Like Demons'

'The Russians Are Like Demons'

Rediff.com18 Apr 2022

'Another friend told me that the Russians had come to their homes, killed their neighbours and raped his neighbour's wife, and they killed even children in Bucha.'

Dhoni tells CSK players to keep enjoying the game

Dhoni tells CSK players to keep enjoying the game

Rediff.com25 Oct 2020

Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni says 'you have to enjoy the game no matter where you are on the points table'.

The REAL Story Of The 1 Billion Vaccines

The REAL Story Of The 1 Billion Vaccines

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

We should be relieved that we got the doses but we must also know where they came from and who was and who was not responsible for this achievement, notes Aakar Patel.

'Kaushik dedicated his entire life to hockey'

'Kaushik dedicated his entire life to hockey'

Rediff.com9 May 2021

When Maharaj Krishan Kaushik and Ravinder Pal Singh stood on the victory podium in Moscow 40 summers back, little did they know that cruel twist of fate would put them together in life and now in death.

Elgar case: Will get Navlakha medically examined: Maha govt to HC

Elgar case: Will get Navlakha medically examined: Maha govt to HC

Rediff.com2 Sep 2021

In his plea, Navlakha, 69, also sought that the HC direct authorities of the Taloja prison in neighbouring Navi Mumbai to get him medically examined for a lump developed in his chest.

'You don't play characters. You own them'

'You don't play characters. You own them'

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

'Why would Destiny play such a cruel game?'

Protests against Agnipath scheme turn violent; trains, vehicles torched

Protests against Agnipath scheme turn violent; trains, vehicles torched

Rediff.com16 Jun 2022

Trains were set afire and blocked, and public vehicles attacked as protests over 'Agnipath' swept across several places in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Jammu on Thursday amid partisan political voices in favour and against the new recruitment scheme for the defence forces that has set off a firestorm.

Business can't alone build a country, Nirmalaji

Business can't alone build a country, Nirmalaji

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

Had Finance Minister Sitharaman thought a little more about the middle class, disadvantaged sections, and the poor who are struggling, it would have been an inclusive Budget that would have made history, notes Ramesh Menon.

After offering VRS, SBI now plans to hire 14k staff

After offering VRS, SBI now plans to hire 14k staff

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

'Second Innings Tap VRS-2020' will be opened to all permanent officers and staff who have put in 25 years of service or completed 55 years of age on the cut-off date.

I-T Portal: Infosys Deserved Better

I-T Portal: Infosys Deserved Better

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

The tax portal problem is a goof-up by both sides, and making Infosys the only villain in the story is quite unfair, argues Shyamal Majumdar.